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!

New Items for Christmas

Want to spark your creativity?  What better way to do that than to add a few new items to your stash.   If you're like most of us, you are already thinking ahead to the upcoming holidays.  Our new items coordinate with our holiday collections, Vintage Christmas I and II.  Whether you are planning to create scrapbook layouts, make cards, create tags, or other projects, we have you covered.

First up, we have Printed Chipboard which contains 19 self-adhesive shapes.

We also have the following 4 stamps that are perfect for all your projects, including a gift tag set!

Thanks for stopping by today.  Have a great weekend!

September Inspirations by Catherine Giguère

Hello Blue Fern Studios Fans!  

Here's my turn to share with you three new layouts. This month, I had so much fun with the gorgeous Amber & Apricot paper collection. 

 'Incroyable' 

 For this layout, I used the Amber & Apricot "Birdsong" paper as background. I put a coat of clear gesso on it and I added texture by applying modeling paste through a stencil. Then, I applied yellow and green inks and I stamped many details with BFS stamps and brown ink.

I embossed my title 'Incroyable' with BFS Imagine Ink embossing powder 'Forest'.

I embossed one 'Trailing Scroll' with BFS Imagine Ink embossing powder 'Nutmeg' and the 'Krystal's frame' with BFS Imagine Ink embossing powder 'Ginger'.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

Amber & Apricot "Birdsong"

Amber and Apricot "Busy Bees"

Chipboards

Trailing Scrolls

Krystal's Frame- Small

French Adjectives 1

Stamps

Departure

Grungy Grid

Embossing Powders

BFS Imagine Ink 'Nutmeg'

BFS Imagine Ink 'Ginger'

BFS Imagine Ink ' Forest'

Flowers

Wanderlust Lilies

Harvest Lilies

Seedlings

Seedlings Twig

Lace

Lace 1

'Happy Smile'

For this layout, I used Amber & Apricot 'Chapters' paper. I first did a textured background with modeling paste, stencil, blue inks, brown modeling paste through a stencil, stamps and brown ink.

I embossed the 'Circle Code' chipboard with BFS Imagine Ink 'Dark Chocolate' embossing powder.

I embossed the 'Lace Round' chipboard with BFS Imagine Ink 'Snow' embossing powder.

I embossed the title with BFS Imagine Ink 'oatmeal' embossing powder.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

Amber & Apricot 'Chapters'

Amber & Apricot 'Busy Bees'

Chipboards

Circle Code

Lace Rounds

Arrow Words

Stamps

Departure

Travel Time

Embossing Powders

BFS Imagine Ink 'Snow'

BFS Imagine Ink 'Oatmeal'

BFS Imagine Ink 'Dark Chocolate'

Flowers

Chesterville Blooms

Apricot Blooms

Wanderlust Lilies

Seedlings

Seedlings Twig

Lace

Lace 6

'Wonder'

For this layout, I used the Wanderlust "Mountain View" paper as background. I put a coat of clear gesso on it and I added texture by applying modeling paste through a stencil. Then, I applied yellow ink and I stamped many details with BFS stamps and brown ink.

I embossed the 'Swirly Circle' chipboard with BFS Imagine Ink embossing powder 'Nutmeg'. 

I embossed the title with the same color. I glued many 'Twig' Seedlings to add texture to my background.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

Wonderlust 'Mountain View'

Wonderlust 'Lakeside'

Chipboards

Winter Titles

Swirly Circle

Stamps

Departure

Dispatch

Embossing Powders

BFS Embossing Powder 'Nutmeg'

Seedlings

Seedlings Twig

I hope you have found some inspiration. I wish you a nice crafty day!

Catherine Giguère 

A New Layout from our Fan of the Month!

Hey Crafty friends,  Phyllis here to share another layout using Blue Fern Studios products.  

The Correspondence paper from the Sanctuary collection is a gorgeous patterned paper with hues of

 brown and gray. I wanted to make sure that the pattern and color would show through, 

so everything else for this layout had to be light in color.  

Once I figured out my design I started placing my flowers and diecuts. 

 

Then I used Blue Fern Studios Tattered Diamond Bits Chipboard and heat embossed the bits.   

I added some cheesecloth, beads, and glitter to give alittle more interest.  

Once I adhered everything down I got my acrylic paint out and did some flicking with the paint.

I used a paper punch to cut out some flowers using my Blue Fern Scraps.   

I also used scraps to die cut and used them to create texture and my background.

Supplies:

Sanctuary Collection ~ Correspondence

Serendipity Collection ~ Imagination & Inspiration

Tattered Diamond Bits Chipboard

Breeze, Chili Powder and Fern Embossing Powders

I hope I've inspired you to create something beautiful today,  Blue Fern Studios has Amazing products to create with!

September Inspiration by Babi

Hi Everyone,

Today it's my turn to share with you my new projects using the Amber & Apricot, Wanderlust  and Courtship Lane collections.

I made my first layout using Yesteryear (Amber & Apricot) and Calling Cards (Wanderlust).

 Using stencil and Light Paste I added more texture to the papers.

The Happy Accident Frame chipboard was covered with  Oatmeal Embossing Powder. 

I also covered the Animals Forest chipboards with Snow Embossing. 

And finished the layout with lace, flowers, and other embellishments.

Papers:

Faded Blooms
Birdsong
Yesteryear 
Calling Cards (Wanderlust)

Chipboads:

Forest Friends
Happy Accident Frame

Flowers:

Apricot Blooms
Spring Lilies

Embossing Powder:

Oatmeal
Snow 

Lace:

Lace 6

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My second layout is called Honey which also incorporates papers from Amber & Apricot collection. 

I created the layers by adding Bits of Honey chipboard covered by Antique Gold Embossing Powder.  

Then, I cut a bunch a  of circles with birdsong paper and stamped it with Honey Bits to finish the layers. 

And finished the layout by adding flowers, branches, gesso and Printed Chipboard - Amber & Apricot.

Papers:

Friendship

Birdsong
Tweet of Melody

Chipboads:

Amber & Apricot Printed
Bits of Honey

Embossing Powder:

Stamps:
Honey Bits

Antique Gold

Lace:

Lace 6

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My last project is a mini album that I made with Courtship Lane collection. 

This is one of my favorite collections and I am also using it to create a special project for my Brazilian students.

I did a lot of "fussy cut" with the papers from this collection to decorate the pages. It's a very pretty and affordable way to embellish your projects. 

Even though it's not visible from the photo I created pages with lot of secret pockets and tabs.

and more pages...

Papers:

Bourbon Ave
Concert Hall
East Plaza
Parkway
Town Gossip
West Plaza
Bourbon Ave
East Plaza

Embossing Powder:

Antique Gold

Stamps:

Grunge Grid

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I hope you enjoy it and thanks for stopping by.

Babi 

Meet our September Blue Fern Fan of the Month!

We love the first week of each month because we get to introduce you to another Blue Fern Fan.  We are delighted to welcome the fabulous Phyllis Fernandez to Blue Fern Studios this month.  You are in for a real treat as she shares her stunning mixed-media style with us.  So, let's turn it over to Phyllis so you can get to know her a little more.  

Hello Crafty Friends,  my name is Phyllis Fernandez and I'm so honored to be Blue Fern Studios Fan of the month for September.  I love Blue Fern Studios paper and chipboard,  they're so Gorgeous and so fun to create with.  I won't lie......sometimes I don't even want to cut into the paper collections because they're soooo Gorgeous!  I finally had a chance to play with some of Blue Fern Studios Embossing Powders,  WOW I had no idea how awesome they are to create with!   

I have been crafting off and on for years but in 2005 I discovered card making and then I was introduced to Scrapbooking shortly there after.  I had no idea where this was going to take me but I was hooked!    I love creating Layouts,  mixed media canvases,  tags and on occasion I create cards.  

I hope you check back every Wednesday for my layouts I'll be creating using Blue Fern Studios.  

You can follow my blog for my latest projects:

http://scrapbookingbyphyllis.blogspot.com/

For this layout I used Blue Fern Studios paper:

-Chesterville George paper

-Happy Accident Windfall paper

-Happy Accident Quirk paper

-Happy Accident Fate paper

Blue Fern Studios Embossing Powders

-Rusted Roof

-Fern

-Breeze

-Chili Powder

-Coral

Blue Fern Studios Chipboard 

-And Fly

-Kevins Frame

-Memories

-Circle links

Blue Fern Studios Stamp

-Crackle 

Be sure to check back each Wednesday of this month when Phyllis will share another Blue Fern project with you!