Dream Big Decor Panel

Hello everyone, my name is Aida Haron from Singapore and let me say this is such an huge thrill, a real honor to be with a team of talented Creatives. February marks the first time I'm posting for the Design Team at Blue Fern Studios ..... can you tell how excited I am ?  

Married to a very patient husband, we have 2 girls (26 and 21 years) and currently I conduct workshops for Art Journals in sunny Singapore. My journey in the crafting industry has taken many turns from card making, scrapping to mixed media, projects displayed at Creativation ...... all the phases have been amazing, I'm grateful and feel very lucky for the tremendous creative opportunities.

My online homes are a blog Aida Haron, Art Journal and on Instagram I am @aidaville.

With our girls being older older, it means we have fewer photos and scrapbooking in the physical sense has changed. Now I mostly Art Journal and create decor panels for display around the home or as gifts for special occasions. Today, I am sharing this Dream Big decorative 8 x 10" canvas panel layered with gorgeous Blue Fern Studios products.

The supplies used :

Happy Accident 2 Grubby patterned paper

Chipboards : Dream Big, Boston Lattice, Willow Flower

Assorted Blue Fern Studio Flowers and Lace.

The Dream Big chipboard was treated with white gesso, and heat embossed with a cream and glitter powder. Once cool to touch, lightly rub in a layer of yellow or orchre crayon in little areas on the words to deepen the dimension.

The base of this project is a 8 x 10" flat back canvas painted a pale blue using acrylic paints. The Grubby patterned paper has an industrial design making it a good contrast to the other more feminine elements like flourishes and flowers.

The Boston Lattice chipboard was given a base coat of white gesso and grit paste for texture. Once dry, it was painted with a grey/blue acrylic paint. I love how the grit paste created the shabby feel ! 

For the Willow Flower chipboard, I pressed pale Oxide inks on to the surface for colour. When you are in a hurry, this is a no mess, easy option for colouring chipboards.

To match the patterned paper Grubby Happy Accident 2 and the blue of the Lattice chipboard, I chose a mix of light orange, yellow and cream flowers.

Thank you for stopping by to spend a few moments with me. I hope this Dream Big Decor Panel will inspire you to create with Blue Fern Studios.

Happy Crafting !

Blog : Aida Haron, Art Journal 

Instagram : @aidaville.

First Design Team project by Phoebe Tonosaki

Hello all, it is my greatest pleasure to be here with you all.

My name is Phoebe Tonosaki.
I am from Hong Kong, 

I get married with a Japanese at 2004 and moved to Japan since then.

I have always loved paper crafting and any creative activities.

I started my art journey a few years ago to explore myself and also

challenge to things that I was not able to when I was young.

I started off with altered arts and then soon fell in love with scrapbooking as well.

Beautiful papers, bright colorful flowers and shapes of chipboards stimulate my 

imagination a great deal and I get comfort and peace when creating them.

Blue Fern Studios has always been my first choice when doing mixed media layout.
The designs are always the most mesmerizing ,

and the paper quality is always on the top rank especially because I love to do heavy layering.

I am thrilled to be able to on the design team 2019!

Hoping to share many inspiring and interesting projects with you all !

So here please let me share my first project !

Since this is the first time many of you get to know me.
I want to show you some of myself !

This is me !  a fun photo taken with snap chat :D

 I chose Purple and Green as the main colors cos they are my favorite colors.

I started with using Stamp - Home Accents to make subtle and brief pattern on random area. I used   "Spring Parade" as the base, matching up with chipboard Jeweled Page Baubles which embossed with embossing powder "Pansy", then a piece fm the self adhesive printed chipboard shapes "Artisan Collections Remnants"to create the layers.

Then I used multiple Blue Fern Studios flowers in purple and mint green to add more elements to the whole piece. 

As I aim for simple beauty for this layout, 

I only added very briefly sprays around the two areas to link up all the colors.

I hope you like my first work and looking forward to hear fm you !

Greetings fm Japan !

Phoebe Tonosaki

www.phoebetonosaki.com

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/phoebetonosaki/

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/tonosakiphoebe

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pt.masen

Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/phoebetonosaki/

Pinterest - https://www.pinterest.com/phoebetonosaki

Announcing the 2019 Blue Fern Studios Design Team

We are so excited to announce the 2019 Blue Fern Design Team!!!  These ladies are so talented and we can't wait to see the beautiful creations they will share with us this year.  

Please share some love with the new design team members and follow them on all of your favorite social media sites...

Aida Haron

Instagram: http://instagram.com/aidaville 

Blog: http://www.aidaharon.com/Blog/

Henriette Van Mierlo 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henriette_van_mierlo/

Blog: http://hmier.blogspot.nl/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/henriette.vanmierlo.3

Pinterest: https://nl.pinterest.com/hmier/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX7cGlRveDAf22C4r5QZ1ig/featured?view_as=subscriber

Hema

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sj_hema/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HemaVelCraft

Blog: http://velcraft.blogspot.com/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/hemasai1972/

Vicky Alberto

Blog:  http://simplypaperandcreativity.blogspot.com

Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.ca/vickyalberto/pins/

Gallery: http://www.scrapbook.com/profiles/444271.html

Phoebe Tonosaki

Website: www.phoebetonosaki.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/phoebetonosaki

S. Kavitha

Blog: https://kalalayaa-artclub.blogspot.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/s_kavi/

Pamela Ellis

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

Blog: http://mybeaner.blogspot.com/

Debbie Burns

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/debbieb823/

Blog:  http://lovelifeslittlepleasures.blogspot.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/debbie.burns.161

Welcome ladies!  Thank you for joining our Team in 2019!!!!

Honoring the 2018 Design Team---Debbie Burns!!!

Last, but not least, we want to say thank you to Debbie Burns!  Debbie's creations over the last year are so beautiful and inspiring...

You can see more of Debbie's projects here, here, and here.  Thank you for sharing your talents with Blue Fern last year, we are THRILLED to have you continue on the Design Team in 2019.

Speaking of the 2019 Design Team, stay tuned, the complete 2019 Design Team will be announced on January 30!!!

Saying Goodbye to the 2018 Design Team---Thank You, Sharon Fritchman

Today, we are saying goodbye to Sharon Fritchman.  The Blue Fern projects she created as a design team member are just exquisite.

You can find more of Sharon's projects and details about the projects above here, here, and here.  Thank you, Sharon, for all of the gorgeous creations you have shared with us!!!

Saying Goodbye to the 2018 Design Team---Thank You, Megan Gourlay

Today we are saying farewell to Megan Gourlay.  Her stunning projects showcased Blue Fern products so beautifully.  

You can see some detail shots and more of Megan's beautiful work here, here, and here.  Megan, thank you for sharing your talent with Blue Fern in 2018!!!

Saying Goodbye to the 2018 Design Team---Thank You, Tartine Peluche

Today, we would like to thank Tartine Peluche for the stunning layouts and artwork she created for Blue Fern Studios in 2018.  The depth and intricate layers of her projects are truly amazing to look at.

You can see more of Tartine's incredible artwork and the specific products she used on these projects here, here, and here.

Thank you, Tartine, for all of your work for Blue Fern Studios in 2018.

Saying Goodbye to the 2018 Design Team---Thank you, Jessica McFall

Today, we would like to thank Jessica McFall and take a look at some of the fabulous projects she created for Blue Fern in 2018.

You can see more of Jessica's layouts and tutorials for some of the details pictured above here, here, and here. 

Thank you Jessica, for all of your inspiration in 2018.

 

Saying Goodbye to the 2018 Design Team--Thank You, Jennifer Jacques

Before introducing our 2019 Design Team, we wanted to take a few days to thank our 2018 Design Team and look back at some of their beautiful work.  We would like to start with Jennifer Jacques.  Over the past year, Jennifer has shared some amazing layouts & projects.  They are so elegant, with all the little layers and details, as you can see below. 

You can see more of Jennifer's work and these completed layouts here, here, here, and here.  

Thank you, Jennifer, for all of your stunning layouts and projects in 2018!!!

2019 Design Team Call

A new year is coming, and a new beginning for us at Blue Fern Studios.  We are searching for some talented designers to be a part of our 2019 Design Team.  Blue Fern Studios is continuing to grow and we need paper-crafters of all styles to help showcase our beautiful, high quality patterned paper, chipboard, flowers, stamps, embossing powder, glitter, printed chipboard, and Seedlings.  This call is open to all countries. 

To Apply:

Please email the following information to applications@bluefernstudios.com and include "design team application" in the subject line.

Full Name

E-Mail Address

Country

Link to your Blog

Link to your YouTube Channel (if you create videos)

List of Current Design Teams (and terms)

Please let us know if you design for any stores (brick & mortar, or online)

Links to any Current Online Galleries

Please include photographs of three projects that best showcase your style, preferably using Blue Fern chipboard, stamps, and patterned paper.  If you do not have access to Blue Fern products, please use products with a similar style.  We are looking for diversity in your projects, think about sending in photos of altered items, cards, mixed media, or home decor in addition to scrapbook layouts.  When viewing your photographs we will be looking for sharp focus, good lighting, and accurate illustration of color.  Please resize all images to 650 pixels.

Application deadline is Monday, December 31, 2018 at 11:59pm US EST.

If selected, successful applicants will create 3-4 projects per month (your choice of a combination of layouts, mixed media, art journal pages, altered items, or cards) and will be compensated with a generous selection of Blue Fern Studios products. 

New additions to our team will be notified once the selection is complete.  The 2019 Creative Team will be announced Monday, January 7, 2019 on the Blue Fern Studios blog and Facebook page.

We look forward to reviewing your applications, and wish you all the best of luck!

Hello from Blue Fern

BFS Will Live ON!

It's Official! I have sold Blue Fern and am very excited for the new owners and the possibilities that await them! It has been sold to 3 friends in Arizona and they are at BFS right now loading all the u-haul trucks to transport tons of product across the country.

The new owners will be creating a post shortly introducing themselves. I am so excited for them.

Thank you all for your support of Blue Fern for the past 7 years! I can't tell you enough how much I appreciate each of you! And now I am signing off as Chief of Blue Fern!

September inspirations by Jennifer Jacques

Hello Blue Fern Studios fanatics!

Here are 3 layouts, all made with the brand new HAPPY ACCIDENT 2!!!

As Happy accident was my all-time favorite from BFS,

 I was thrilled to work HA2 as part of this design team.

So here is my first one 

I used "Faux" and "Suave" as my background paper.

Above, the title was embossed with Black Sand embossing powder and below, 

you  can see the new Criss Cross chippies who are embossed also but

 with Oatmeal embossing powder.

I've made some random stamping with the music sheet from the stamp set "For the birds".

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection Happy Accident 2

-Faux

-Suave

Chipboards

-Criss cross

-Breaking the rules

Stamp

-For the birds

Embossing Powder

-Oatmeal

-Black sand

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My second layout was a beachy theme creation.

The "Smarty" paper (b-side) is used as my background on this one.

 Use some ephemeras here and there also to complete my focal point.
My focal point is based on the Swirls and Twirls chippies
and were embossed with 2 colors:
Sea mist and Breeze.

Some Wanderlust lilies around my picture...

Some  stamping with Swiss dots and also with Halftone stamps.

Below: Waderlust and Ephemeras again :)

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection Happy Accident 2

-Smarty (b-side)

Chipboards

-Swirls and twirls

Stamps

-Swiss dots

-Halftone

Embossing Powder

-Sea mist

-Breeze

Flowers
-Wanderlust lilies

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Last one for this month, still with Happy Accident 2!

Frivolous paper :D

Some Close-ups

Above, Boston lattice with black gesso and waxes.

Lace #2 sprayed to match my layout.

Some ephemeras also ...

My title was covered with the beautiful Rose Gold glitters

And finally, Lush leaves were embossed with Avocado embossing powder, 

one of my favorite green from BFS.

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection

-Frivolous

Chipboards

-Boston lattice

-Classy and Sassy

-Lush leaves

Embossing Powder

-Avocado

Glitter

-Rose gold

Lace

-2

This is it!!!

Thanks for passing by xx