Marilyn here with you today to share two projects and a video tutorial with the new Vintage Christmas 2 collection.
I love the combinations of turquoise, beige and red colors in the Twas the night paper . The tree Trimming and the Holiday Cards papers made the perfect complement to my page.
The chipboard were embossed with snow and sea mist embossing powders.
I mixed the new Christmas Blooms and the Soft Blooms .
My title is the new "Twas the night before Christmas" chipboard.
Supplies: Christmas Vintage 2; Twas the Night, Holiday Cards, Tree Trimmings papers Chipboard: Twas the night, Large Flake Flowers: Christmas Blooms, Soft Blooms Embossing Powder: Snow, Sea Mist Here's the Video tutorial, I hope you find inspiration!!
A Christmas Greeting Box
My second project is an altered Christmas box . I played with the lines and design of the Holiday Treats paper around the box. I added one of the ornament of the Tree toys chipboard that I covered on Cranberry glitter.
Here's the back of the box, every side has a different detail.
Today is my turn on the Blue Fern blog and I'm excited to be showing you a couple of projects I've created with the beautiful new collection by Michele!
This collection had me digging up old photos from the attic. My first layout is one of my folks when they were on their honeymoon.
Keeping the background really toned down because of the details in the paper that I wanted to show.
Close-ups:
Mesh bits chipboard which I had altered with Clover and Grassy Knoll embossing powders.I also fussy cut an element from Calling Cards which made a lovely addition to this floral cluster.
Another cluster with the other half of the Mesh Bits chipboard, layered over another fussy cut from Calling Cards and a bit of the Cuckoo Clock chipboard.
The Cuckoo Clock chipboard which I painted with copper metallic paint and added a couple of shiny bits on.
My title piece which I altered with Copper, 14 Karat and Antique Gold EP.
My second project is a video tutorial which I had created with also papers from the Memoires collection. This features a photo of my dad and me on a holiday trip.
A fair bit more details in the background as the paper was suitable for some playing around with. I also deliberately chose the Daisy Collage chipboard to match the paper because of the brick motif.
The clock piece from Cuckoo Clock chipboard, of which the main clock was used in the first layout. I also used Late Winter Lilies throughout the layout because they added so much softness to the page.
Sparkly antique feel created for the Ever After Frame.
Daisy Collage tucked between the paper layers.
More of the Daiy Collage.
You can view the creative process in this video:
Blue Fern Studios products used:
paper: Memoires - Tale of Treasures, Nature's Novel, Autumn Biography
chipboard: Cuckoo Clock, Daisy Collage, Ever After Frame set
September is now upon us, and the weather here is becoming a little cooler with more rain. But I'm still very much in a summer mood because of the Seaside Cottages collection. Today I'm here to share two more creations with you.
This has to be one of the simplest layout I have made in a long time with just splashes of paint in the background because the paper is too pretty to cover up. The photo is one of my boys on the day we landed in Okinawa after a really long flight. We had made our way to a sea salt factory and the view out is just amazing, with the sun starting to set.
Some details:
The Seaside Charms chipboard, which I had painted with gold acrylic paint and covered with a layer of crackle paint.
My title piece which I had embossed with Breeze and Sky Blue embossing powders.
The top half of the Seaside Charms chipboard which I had snipped off.
Blue Fern Studios products used:
paper: Seaside Cottages - Calling Cards, Regalia, Gala, Embark chipboard: End of a Perfect Day, Seaside Charms
embossing powders: Breeze, Blue Sky
My second share is another layout of my second boy when he was a baby. I love how the colors of the photo matched the background paper Embark so perfectly that I built the whole layout around this.
Details here:
Altered seashell and anchors matched with the seaside lilies.
My title piece
Fussy cut details
Mesh bits chipboard tucked behind my photo
More chipboard goodies!
And here is the start to finish video of how I put this layout together:
July has been very exciting and now that August is here, I'm looking to better times ahead! Today I'm so glad to be sharing with you two creations using the fabulous new collection Seaside Cottages. This set of papers speak right to my heart and to say it was love at first sight is a great understatement. Michele has outdone herself yet again with this gorgeous beach-themed collection filled with soft colours and stunning images.
My first layout is of my eldest having some fun with his feet in the sand. Woodgrain is really my thing and I had to use it for the background. Seeing that the paper is so full of details, I toned down my background work and used to it accent the colors on the page.
Details in the close-ups:
An anchor from part of the Seaside Flourish chippie which I had embossed with Copper EP from Imagine Ink and painted some turquoise acrylic paint over for a tarnished look. The petals were sprinkled with Dusty Pink glitter.
Layer, layer, layer! That's what you do when you have so many pretty papers at hand! Here, I built up lots of dimension with scraps from Calling Cards, Voyage and Splendour.
Using a Calling Card sentiment as my title. The little stars on the flourish chipboard were also given a nice coat of Sunshine glitter.
Blue Fern Studios products used:
papers: Seaside Cottages - Calling Cards, Voyage, Splendour, Gala
chipboard: Seaside Flourish
EPs: Copper
Glitter, Dusty Pink, Sunshine
My second share is a mixed media canvas and I had used so many fun stuff on it! The starfish and shells that you see are actually from a potpourri set and they smell amazing!
This is the Seashell Frame which I had a lot of fun altering with EP and duo-toned acrylic paint.
A little sailboat from Nautical Set. Check out the background - it's one of the patterned papers from Seaside collection and I didn't have to do much to make it look so grungy and vintage all at the same time!
Who doesn't love a dolphin? I have one here with some seaweed chippies. Check out the Seaside Lilies that come as part of the coordinating flowers - they are so perfectly distressed that I didn't have to fiddle with them at all.
Mr Octopus saying hi.
I seem to have a thing for anchors again! This one is embossed and wrapped with a piece of twine.
A title piece from Calling Cards, matched by the Seaside Roses.
And here is the video of how I put everything together. Sit back and enjoy!
Blue Fern Studios supplies used:
paper: Seaside Cottages - Calling Card
chipboard: Nautical Set, By the Sea, Seashell Frame, Seaweed chippies
Hi, I'm so excited to bring you my first DT post for Blue Fern Studios.
Here is a little bit about myself
Hi, I’m Bec. I'm originally from New Zealand but I now live in Brisbane
Australia with my Husband and Daughter. During the week I work as a Chemist, but every other spare minute I spend in my craft space.
I started scrapbooking after my Daughter was born in 2006 and I have
just become more obsessed every year. In the last couple of years I have found
mixed media scrapbooking and that has become my new passion. I also love to
make altered art creations, canvases and card/tags. My scrap style is girly, I
have to add flowers and pearls to everything
I’m very grateful to be on some wonderful design teams and get to spend
my weekend doing what I love.
Joining the Blue Fern Studio team and creating with their amazing products is
a dream come true :)
Next up I have a layout created using the January Sketch
Here is this months sketch, there is still lots of time to get your entries in for this.
I used the Autumn Anthology collection for this layout.
I started the layout by using the Stamps Weathered Doilies and Brocade Texture with embossing ink and the embossing powders in Honey and Bonny Blue.
I added my colour with mists and then some modelling paste through a stencil to give the background more texture.
The chipboard pieces Flutter Medley and Arrow Word are coloured with the embossing powders - Bonny Blue, Petal, Oatmeal and Honey. I coloured the Floral Lattice pieces with peach mica powder.
I cut several pieces of the Autumn Anthology paper to layer under my photo, I distressed all the edges and added brown ink to give a shabby look.
Blue Fern Studios Products Used:
Papers: Autumn Anthology Collection - Robin and Le Ballon
Chipboard: Arrow Words, Floral Lattice Bits, and Flutter Medley
Embossing Powder: Bonny Blue, Petal, Oatmeal, and Honey
Stamps: Postal Texture, Brocade Texture, and Weathered Doilies.
