February Layout Inspiration - Joanne Bain

Hi Everyone!!

Joanne here with you today to share some layouts. Its a bit of a mixed basket this month for me as I created with 3 different collections.

My first layout was created with the absolutely gorgeous Wanderlust collection. I simply love the wash of colours in this collection. They have such a summery beachy feel to them.

'Forever'

For the base of my layout I chose to use the Seascape patterened paper from the Wanderlust collection. To create my main cluster I started with Blue Fern chippy Hexagon Bits and build up from there. All chipboard was painted with white gesso and then coloured with watercolour.

I then went about layering lots of Blue Fern lillies and blooms. The white blooms from the Apricot Blooms set were watercoloured with my chosen colours to blend with my page theme. The Wanderlust Lillies were left as they were and as you can see they are beautiful. The larger cream blooms from the Chesterville set were also watercoloured and pulled apart to from the back matting behind my photo.

I added some torn cheesecloth for added softness and texture for the page. The cheesecloth was also watercoloured to blend with the theme of my page.

For added texture and to help give a little more of a beachy feel Gold Nugget Seedlings and art stones were added.

Blue Fern Studios

Materials List

Papers

825989 Wanderlust - Seascape

Chipboard

Hexagon Bits

Roman Clock Set - Large (hands)

996619 Techno Rings

Flowers

833489 Apricot Blooms

825187 Wanderlust Lillies

814587 Chesterville Blooms

Seedlings

845987 Gold Nugget

Stamps

834783 Honey Bits

For my next page I went back to my traditional love of a white background and created my own watercolour background to blend with fussy cut pieces from the Amber & Apricot collection.

'Delightful'

I think it has a very fresh and crisp feel to it. leaves and flowers were fussy cut from the Flora and Friendship papers from the Amber & Apricot collection. I am not a big fan of Apricot as a colour but I do like how this turned out.

The Blue Fern Shabby Brick Bits and Techno Square chipboard were embossed with Dark Chocolate embossing powder and I then added a sprinkling of Russet glitter. This turned out beautifully, it looks so pretty when the light catches the colours and they really standout on the white background.

The fancy square frame behind the photo was embossed with Green Ivory embossing powder and then a sprinkling of Solar Flare glitter was added. This colour is amazing, its so bright and vibrant.

The fussy cut paper pieces were layered in amongst the apricot blooms and chipboard. By doing this it helps to create detail and dimension. To add a soft texture to the page I added a little natural cheesecloth fabric.

Blue Fern Studios

Materials List

Papers

Amber & Apricot Collection

827181 Flora

827389 Friendship

Chipboard

274558 Shabby Brick Bits

Techno Squares

Delightful (Title)

Flowers

833489 Apricot Blooms

Embossing Powder

813580 Dark Chocolate

843488 Green Ivory

Glitter

844683 Solar Flare

122279 Russet

For my final page I chose to use one of my all time favourite collections Deja' Vu.

'Perfect Moment'

I cannot speak more highly of this collection, it is simply beautiful! This collection has been in my stash forever and I am so happy to be able to now use it.

The layout features 3 of the papers from the collection, Un Voyage A' Paris, Frisperies and Petites Cartes.

Some were used for fussy cutting while other pieces were used for matting in my cluster.

The Blue Fern Monarch Butterfly chippys take centre stage on this page, they have so much detail to them. I used the large and medium butterflies from the set. I cut both in half and layered on top of each other attaching with chipboard offcuts to help keep them open.

Behind the main photo cluster is the Blue Fern chippy Thistle Spray. The chipboard had texture paste added to it then painted with white gesso, I then added Blue Fern Snow Embossing powder and a very light sprinkling of White Gold glitter. You cant really see in the photo but it is quiet pretty and a little sparkly.

Showing a little of the dimensional details.

Blue Fern Studios

Materials List

Papers

Deja' Vu Collection

Un Voyage A' Paris

Friperies

Petites Cartes

Chipboard

Royal Monarch Butterflies

Thistle Spray

Embossing Powder

842184 Ivory

113871 Snow

Glitter

142079 White Gold

Well I hope I have inspired you a little this month, I will be back again next month with some projects using the gorgeous new In The Mood collection.

Joanne

xx

January Inspirations and Video Tutorial by Lanette

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope your year is off to an amazing start! I must say that I am pretty happy with the way my year is starting out, I am super excited to be joining this amazing team! I really can't wait to share my layouts with you...

But before I do let me introduce myself....

 My name is Lanette Erickson I live in southeastern Michigan with my husband two sassy daughters and one crazy doberman. I’m an ex-banker turned stay at home mommy and one crazy crafter.  I have always been a crafty person, but my love of scrapbooking began a little over 13 years ago. Over the years my passion has evolved from pure paper to more of a mixed media affair.  I truly love all mediums and I am happiest when my hands are messy, I love to experiment with new products and try new techniques.

I’m not sure I have a scrappy style, I always try to showcase the picture I a scrapping. But If I had to define it I would say Romantic and playful.

I am super excited to be part of the Blue Fern Design Team! I hope that I my art will help inspire you to get your hands messy and create something you love!

You can find me here:

Blog: http://stacksofscraps.blogspot.com/

Scrapbook.com Gallery: http://www.scrapbook.com/places/Biro

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lanette23/?hl=en

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lanette323/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lanette.stacksofscraps

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRhd2bMHrcLbC1a89xcWPQQ

But enough about me lets look at my layouts...

For my first layout this month I decided I wanted to play with the  Newly Released Remnants Collection!

For this layout I used an older picture of me and my hubby :)

I just love the vintage feel of this collection, As you can see I played up the green in the Memories Chipboard with a bit of color spray. Additionally I colored all my flowers for a more uniform look..

And now for a bit of the details...

Here you can see the tiny Printed chipboard from the set tucked in the corner of my picture, with lots of lovey Blue fern Flowers that have been altered a bit with color spray paint BFS Micro Beads & Glitter too!

Here you can see a bit more of my lovely flowers and the printed chipboard and parts of the swirl from the BFS flourish chipboard that I colored using BFS-Taupe Embossing Powder.

Lots of lovely BFS White Gold Glitter and Fir Tree Seedlings.

Here you can see a bit of the Tattered Diamond Chipboard bits, they are colored with BFS Night Sky Embossing Powder a touch of paint and wax.

Blue Fern Products Used: 
Pattern Paper- Remnants Collection
Callaway
Mini Remnants
Westfield -is the Base

Chipboard
Heart Flourish
Tattered Diamond Bits
Printed Chipboard- Remnants Collection

Flowers
Apricot Blooms
Garden Blooms

Chesterfield Blooms

Wanderlust Lilies

Seedling
Fir Tree

Glitter
White Gold
Pea Soup

Embossing Powder
Taupe
Night Sky

For my next layout I really wanted to play with the Happy Accident Collection, I love soft colors in this collection plus I had the perfect picture...

Lots of lovey flowers, splatters and sparkles...

Here you can see the Mod Squares that I double Embossed using

 BFS Ivory and Pearl Embossing Powders.

Now you can hop on over and see how I created this layout start to finish! over on the Blue Fern  Youtube Channel, make sure that you subscribe while you are there! 

Blue Fern Products Used: 

Pattern Paper- Happy Accident Collection

Fortuity

Lucky

Fluke- Is the Base

Chipboard

Mod Squares

Winter Titles

Printed Chipboard- Happy Accident Collection

Flowers

Apricot Blooms

Garden Blooms

Chesterfield Blooms

Wanderlust Lilies

Remnants Florals

Seedling

Mauve

Sweet Pea

Glitter

White Gold

Blue Ice

Embossing Powder

Ivory

Pearl

Stamp
Tattered Newsprint

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope that I have inspired you in some way, but if you are looking for more inspiration make sure you stop by and join the Blue Fern Fanatics Face Book Group!

See you next month.

~Lanette

How Sweet it is to be Loved by You.

Hello Blue Fern Studios Fans!  Phyllis here to share my last layout for Fan of the Month. I created a layout using the Amber & Apricot collection.  So Gorgeous!  I love colors of fall.

First off I started with Amber & Apricot's Joyful paper and cut off the edges then did some distressing.  I added Amber & Apricot's Faded Blooms paper for my backing.  I love how the brownish tan and beautiful design looks behind Joyful paper.  I also distressed the edges.   I used Birdsong and tore around the birds and a portion of the paper for my design.  Then I used the other side of Birdsong for some contrast and tore some more paper. 

I added texture paste through a stencil, and then added Blue Fern Studios Blood Orange embossing powder.  It was exactly what I was hoping for, just enough glitter and color.  I also used the Blue Fern Studios Crackle & Grunge Grid Stamps for more texture.  

For layering I added Blue Fern Studios flowers and chipboard - Apricot Blooms, Wanderlust Lilies, Fern Leaves, Manchester Frame and Roman Clock chipboard pieces.  I added Blue Fern Studios embossing powders Avocado and Chili powder to the Manchester Frame, and then added some Blood Orange to it.  For the Roman Clock I used Blue Fern Studios Chili Powder.  I painted the Fern Leaves chipboard pieces with gold acrylic paint.  For the last part of creating my layout I added some Blue Fern Studios Twig & Mustard Seedlings.  For the title I used the Amber & Apricot Sticker Chipboard piece,  How Sweet it is to be Loved by you.

Blue Fern Studios Products:

Amber & Apricot Collection:  Birdsong,  Joyful,  & Faded Blooms

 Chipboard:  Fern Leaves,  Manchester Frame & Roman Clock

Embossing Powders:  Chili Powder,  Blood Orange,  Avocado

 Seedlings:  Twig & Mustard

 "How Sweet it is to be Loved by You" Sticker Chipboard piece

 Apricot Blooms 

 Wanderlust Lilies

 Crackle Stamp & Grunge Grid Stamp

I really enjoyed trying some new products from Blue Fern and felt honored they asked me to be Fan of the Month!  They always have gorgeous paper collections and so many other fun products to create with!  

I hope you have a chance to play with Blue Fern Studios - you will love their products!  Thank you so much for stopping by at Blue Fern Studios!    Happy Creating!

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A big thank you to Phyllis for sharing her creativity with us (and you!) during the month of September, and allowing us a peek inside her process.  Your projects have been amazing Phyllis!  

September inspiration by Annie Samson

Hello Blue Fern Studios fans,

I am verry happy to share 3 layouts with you today  !

One with Happy Accident collection and two others with Amber and Apricot collection.

Born to be wild!

For my first layout, I have used the Quirk paper and Blessing pieces of paper 

of the Happy Accident collecction.

I added some green ink on my back ground.

Than I added texture with the Forever stamp set.

I have used Stormy sky embossing powder on my Turkish Bites chipboard and Avocado embossing powder on my Abstracted chipboard.

My title ''Born to be wild!'' has been altered with Breeze embossing powder. I really like to use different colors of embossing powder on the same layout !

To embellish my layout, I choose some beautifuls Blue Fern Studio flowers.

Here some closed up :

Here the liste of the Blue Fern Studios products used for this layout:

Papers:

Quirk - Happy Accident

Blessing - Happy Accident

Stamp set:

Forever

Embossing powder:

Stormy sky

Avocado

Breeze

Chipboard:

Turkish Bites 

Abstracted

Flowers:

Garden Florals

Honney

For this layout, I have useed Freindship paper from Amber and Apricot collection.

I wanted to create a layout where the flowers would be my focal point and for this matter, I did not use any mixed media on this layout except  white gesso splashs.

I choose to use one of the coordinated chipboard pieces as my title.

 I have also incorporate coordinated chipboard under my picture. 

I have use Coral embossing powder on my two pieces of chipboard the one under my clustering, Cricle Vine and the one on top of my picture Looped Frame.

Than I have add Blue Fern Studios flowers from differents collections.

Here some closed up of my layout:

Here the liste of the Blue Fern Studios products used for this layout:

Paper:

Freindship - Amber and Apricot

Chipboard:

Coordinated chipboard - Amber and Apricot

Circle Vine

Looped Frame

Embossing powder:

Coral

Flowers:

Apricot bloom

Happy litle moment

For my last September layout, I wanted to create a more dramatic and romantic layout.

I choose the Chapters paper from the Amber and Apricot collection.

I have use some cracle modeling past and different color of ink to create my background.

Than I have used paint to create a rust effect on my Shabby brick bites 

and Bordeau layered frame chipboards.

I have used some pieces from Lace 1 under my picture.

Than I add Blue Fern Studios flowers from the Wonderlust and Chesterville collection.

Here the liste of the Blue Fern Studios products used for this layout:

Paper:

Chapters - Amber and Apricot 

Chipboard:

 Shabby brick bites 

Bordeau layered frame

Lace:

Lace 1

Flowers:

Apricot Blooms

Chesterville Blooms

Happy roses

Wanderlust lilies

See you next month for more inspiration, Annie XX

Journey by Phyllis Fernandez

Hey Blue Fern Studios Fans, Phyllis here to share another layout using papers from the Wanderlust collection!  I'm a huge fan of shades of blues. It reminds me of the water at a beach!  

 

I started stamping with Blue Fern Studios Arcadia Textures stamp and Crackle Textures stamp.  After stamping I did some stenciling using White Crackle Texture paste and molding paste.  For the burlap texture I added some of Blue Fern Studios Embossing powders for hints of color.  Then with my other stencil I only added the White Crackle Texture paste,  it gives it just enough texture to my background.

I also used Blue Fern Studios Corner Flourish chipboard to my layout,  I heat embossed Blue Fern Studios embossing powder and then dry brushed Gesso to soften the colors so they blend in a little bit.

 

 

I did some diecutting with the Wanderlust papers for more texture.  I added Wanderlust Lilies flowers and a few flowers from the Apricot Blooms flowers.  The "Journey" chipboard sticker from Wanderlust collection went perfect with this layout!

 

 

For more texture (because I can never have enough) I added beads,  art stones and Blue Fern Studios seedlings and embossing powder glitter.  I gathered some embellishments from my stash to complete this layout!

 

 

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:

Wanderlust Calling Cards Paper

Wanderlust Pacific Coast Paper

Wanderlust Wanderlust Petites Paper

Crackle Texture Stamp

Arcadia Texture Stamp

Corner Flourishes Chipboard

Apricot Blossoms

Wanderlust Lilies

Glistening Sand Embossing Powder

Mustard Seedlings

Fern Embossing Powder

Breeze Embossing Powder

 

This layout was fun to create using lots of Blue Fern Studios items!  The paper is Amazing,  I still have a hard time cutting into it though!

Thank you for stopping by Blue Fern Studios today,  I hope I've inspired you to create something beautiful day!

Happy Creating!

August inspiration by Wendy Scholten

Hi all,

Today's my turn on the Blue Fern Studios Blog with my projects for August.

This is my firts layout called:

'Happy'

I used the Wanderlust collection, the Pacific Coast paper on the background and a piece of the Memento paper on top. I also used a piece of the Roadtrip paper behind my photo.

A piece of lace 3 used to cover the seem.

 I also cut out some flowers from the lace 4 to tuck behind my flower clusters.

 I embossed the Swallow border with Snow embossing powder and cut it in pieces to fit my photo and the word Happy with the Sand and Sea embossing powder.

 For the flowers i used the Wanderlust Lilies and some of my own stash.

Blue Fern Studio's products used:

Papers: Wanderlust

-Memento

-Pacific Coast

-Road trip

Chipboard:

-Happy from the Chunky words set

-Swallow Border

Embossing powders:

-Snow

-Sand and Sea

Lace:

-3

-4

Flowers:

-Wanderlust Lilies

My second layout:

'Nature's playground'

I also used the Wanderlust collection for this layout.

I used the Ocean Voyage paper and a small piece of the Roadtrip paper behind my photo.

For my background i used a stencil and moddeling paste as well as some color sprays.

I cut a piece of lace and placed it behind my photo.

I embossed the Hot Cocoa embossing powder for my Nature's Playground title that i cut in half.

The Oatmeal embossing powder for the Leaf Swirled Frame and the Avocado embossing powder for the Fern Leaves.

 I also used the Late Winter Lilies and the Heartland Blossoms.

Blue Fern studios products used:

Papers:

-Ocean Voyage

-Roadtrip

Chipboard:

-Nature's playground

-Fern Leaves

-Leaf Swirled frame

Embossing Powder:

-Snow

-Avocado

-Hot Cocoa

Lace:

-4

Flowers:

-Late Winter Lilies

-Heartland Blossoms

And my last one this month:

'Happy Moment'

I used the new Amber and Apricot Collection.

For the background i used the Chapters paper and tore the Birdsong paper a bit so you can see the background. I also used 2 sets of stamps, the Honey Bits and the Sweet titles to give my background a bit more texture.

 I embossed the Happy Moment ( i cut it out of the frame) with the Hot Cocoa embossing powder and the Krystals Frame small with the Glistening sand embossing powder.

I also used a few pieces of the printed chipboard.

 For the flower clusters i used the new Apricot Blooms and the Fresh Florals.

Blue Fern Studios Products used:

Papers:

-Chapters

-Birdsong

Chipboard:

-Krystals Frame Small

-Happy moment

-Printed Chipboard

Embossing powder:

-Glistening Sand

-Hot Cocoa

Stamps:

-Honey Bits

-Sweet titles

Flowers:

-Apricot Blooms

-Fresh Florals

Thanks for stopping by and have a nice day!

Hugs wendy