Bring on the Scraps! {with Erin Blegen}

Good morning! Erin Blegen here with you today with three "scrappy" projects. And I mean scrappy...literally. Each of my projects were made of scraps of some sort- and who doesn't like cleaning up their desk a little while creating at the same time?!

First up, a mini album:

"The Best"

Every paper in this album (including the pages) are scraps. I guess you could call this a "scrap album" for sure! ;)

 I even used chipboard "scraps" throughout this album- bits and pieces and leftovers of sorts...

 ...punched out bits from panels...

Products Used:

(L-R: Marrakesh Panel, All Natural Set, Village Sign Post, Tuscan Window, Vintage Locks, Heart Set, Leafy Page Accents, Best Day Ever, Small Garden Daisies)

Next, I have a layout:

"Six"

My oldest recently turned six and I took this sweet photo of him on his birthday :)

Another project inspired by scraps, I again added in some chipboard scraps as well...

One of the Tuscan Window shutters was cut in half and used to add texture to the left and right of my photo.

The gears looked great when I applied some molten metal embossing powder!

Products Used:

Tuscan Window

Widgetworks

Lastly, I have a tag to share:

"I Adore You"

Chipboard adds that "something extra" to my tags- and I love them for it! More scraps, some of the leftovers from my mini album :)

 I again used some fabulous molten metal embossing powder to bring this Doodle Corner to life!

...and some gold embossing powder to create this effect on the Vintage Keys piece :)

Products Used:

Doodle Corners

Vintage Keys

Whew! Are you still with me?!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! 

Be sure to check out this month's Sketch Challenge- there's still some time left to enter!

Projects by Kotlyarova

Hello, ladies!

Olga is here today to show newest project with Blue Fern Studios chipboards!

The first one named "2 minutes". I scrapped the first foto of my newborn daugter, she's 2 minutes old here ))

Picture Perfect

The second one is about a meeting with scrap-girls on one of the craft shows in Moscow.

Picture Perfect

Icon set three

Hope you're inspired! Have a nice weekend :)
xx

The NEWEST Designs from Blue Fern Studios!

Good morning everyone! 

It's time to reveal our latest chipboard designs! As always, we're keeping up with the different styles and tastes out there, and do our best to make sure there's something for everyone. We hope you love what we've got for you this month:

Popular Panels...

Circle Group Page Panel

 

 Mini Rings Page Panel

Wings & Whimsies...

Bohemian Butterflies

Bohemian Flowers

Grande Cages

Little Birds

Magical Monarchs

Swirl Doodle

Seaside Serenity...

Nautical Set

Seaside Seashells

Seaside Treasures

Holiday Time...

Cobwebs

Creepy Trees

Let it Snow

Winter Trees

Modern Must-Haves...

Film Strips

Frames

Tattered Diamond Bits

We hope you have enjoyed taking a look at our latest designs!

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Kelly's October Shares + Video Tutorial!

Hello!

Kelly here. I hope you are having a great weekend! We are seeing our first bit of snow where I live, but I still am sharing summer pages - perhaps I am in denial? That's OK with me!!

"Adorable"

Summertime with toddlers - well, we are all about the park - especially the swings! There is something *so sweet* about chubby little baby lets dangling from a baby swing!! 

The showcase piece on this page is the Chickenwire Panel..I used it as a textural element on my background as well as tucking into my clusters. I left it mostly bare, but did spray with a subtle gold shimmer mist. The pieces that are up top were just painted to match my background.

 Above you can also see some of the Natural Sprigs. These were water distressed, painted with a pearly paint, and then embossed with gold embossing enamel.

 Above, one of the clouds from Cloudy Skies - I have it a coat of gesso, a touch of stamping with a blue chalk ink, and gently blended the ink around the edges.

Lastly, above is the cute little birdie from the All Natural set, given a gold shimmer then detailed with pen. The word adorable is from the Good Vibes set - this was also painted with gesso and given a shot of gold mist.

                                            Chickenwire Panel:                      Cloudy Skies:

 

                                           Good Vibes:                                 Natural Sprigs:

All Natural Set:

"Enjoy The Little Things"

Blue Fern Studios chipboard often inspires me to create whimsical scenes on my layouts. I was totally inspired by the Spring Branch. I created a video on how I altered this piece:

I love the realistic look of it and was moved to make it a part of a tree for this page..I blended it in with lots of thread, flowers, wire curls, and paint.

Below, the Lattice Fence, All Natural Set, and bits of fibers, flowers, and thread completed the scene.

                                          Lattice Fence:                            All Natural Set:

Spring Branch:

I hope you have enjoyed my projects and my video today!

Have a wonderful week!
*Kelly Foster*