May Creations with Jelissa

Hello Blue Fern fans!

I'm so glad to be back here to share two layouts with you, created with gorgeous BFS papers and chipboards.

"Blessings"

I wanted a light white-washed look for this layout and treated my Blue Fern Studios chipboards accordingly.

I used the "Blessings" word from "Spiritually Speaking" word set as my title and kept it very simple with a coat of gesso, some dabbing with grey chalk ink and distressed the edges with some black ink.

And layered in between my patterned papers are pieces from "Mini Ring Things". I covered with a coat of gesso and painted with watercolours to match my background. This was followed by colored texture pastes to give more dimension.

Blue Fern products used:

Spiritually Speaking word set

Mini Ring Things

"Moments"

My second layout uses the gorgeous Blue Fern Garden collection papers. I have very few 12x12 sheets left for my background, but am really fortunate to have one last sheet of "Parlour" left! I love the light blue and green with just a tinge of brown in the wood grain design, which matches my photo perfectly.

I have several scrap pieces of Blue Fern Garden left as well and those are just ideal for layering.

I used the Wildflower Flourish Bundle chipboard here. 

A word cut out from "Calling Cards" which I used as my title. 

Tucking in Checker Bits and the Graduated circles chipboard pieces into the main cluster.

Just in case you're wondering how I put this page together, below is a start-to-finish video tutorial I put together. Hope you enjoy watching it and find the techniques for altering the chippies useful!

Blue Fern products used:

Blue Fern Garden "Parlour"

Blue Fern Garden "Calling Card"

Checker Bits

Graduated Circles
Wildflower Flourish Bundle

Thank you again for dropping by. Do check back on our blog regularly for more wonderful inspiration from the rest of the design team.

love,
Jelissa

Hello all BFS Fans. Today I'm coming with 3 mixed -media projects.

First one is Little canvas in summer colors with my son on it. I use Dot Grid Panel as background to my project. Those panels from BFS are awesome You can use them to whole 12''x12'' work or cut to pieces so many ways of use a single product ! . one of Memory Frames become frame to my photo and Dream Big sign is title and filling to my composition

This work is girly and messy. I made  background using leftovers from circlce pannels I had. I glued them layered , and covered all with gesso . I recomend thick product to do that . Then i made composition using Graduated Circles and Blue Fern Bits and one of theValentine's Word Set is title.

This work was inspired by amazing photo of little girl.  I use Beaded Strings The Optimist Word Set, Heart Set and Jeweled Page Dangles to enhance delicacy of this picture.

Some More Designer Inspiration!

Today we have another burst of inspiration for you from our design team, just to pull you through the last part of the month! And as we approach the weekend, you just might need it as you make a little extra crafty time for yourself. 

So go on...indulge!

Yuko Tanaka

Evgenia Petzer

Jackie Clark

Kelly Foster

Leila Cardoso

Maja Stokk

Marie-Josee Hamel

Rae Moses

Thanks for letting us inspire you today :)

We hope you have a fabulous weekend!

'Capture the Moment' by Lisa Griffith

Hello Blue Fern Studio fans! 

I was looking at my projects to share this month and I realized something funny.... I think when 

it comes to scrapping I have a split personality! On the one hand I love a light, pretty shabby page

with lots of white, but I also love a really grungy messy page with lots of torn papers

and splashes of ink. I was thinking that Blue Fern Studio chipboard is not only beautiful, 

but it is also versatile, and can be altered and used in very different styles. 

My first layout is very grungy with a vintage style.

I am not very good with titles, so I LOVE the word chipboards.
Here I have used 'Captured Words' and pieces of the 'Chickenwire Panel'
that I painted black and then covered with Glossy Accents.

I knew this was going to be a grungy look, so I altered the chipboards in a messy way.....

My next project is a tag that I made with a piece of the new Blue Fern Studios paper collection 

called 'Charlotte's Dream'. The new papers are so beautiful in real life! I got my set just in time

to make a shabby/grungy tag that I made for my mother's birthday present.

Here I used a piece from a chipboard called 'Organic Vine Corner' and also 

a piece from the 'Bohemian Butterfly' set that I embossed in white.

And my last project is a layout I created using the May Blue Fern Studios

sketch in a very romantic and shabby style.

I wanted a soft romantic look so I did a lot of masking with gesso and kept the colors very light. 

I used a Blue Fern Studios chipboard called 'Film Strips' and a piece from the 'Bohemian 

Flower' set which I kept simple with just a coat of white acrylic paint. 

The BFS paper 'In Bloom' was perfect for the base of this layout.

I also used pieces of the paper 'Calling Cards' to create my background.

There is still time to enter the Blue Fern Studio May sketch challenge!

Here is the beautiful sketch....

I hope you have enjoyed my projects today! I wanted to show that by trying out 

different techniques and colors, you can use BFS pieces to perfectly fit your style......

(Even if you have more than one!)

Until next time....

Hugs, Lisa 

Kelly's May Projects

Good morning, Blue Fern fans! Kelly here today.

Have you had a peek at the new Ombré Dreams paper collection? It is absolutely stunning..and I had a chance to create with it in time for my post this month :)

"You Color My World"

I was immediately drawn to the purple/yellow colors in "Julianna's Dream" for my background paper. I added some mixed media work atop that, then layered in strips torn from "Shannon's Dream." My title was cut from the "Dream Cards" sheet.

In addition to the gorgeous new papers, I have used some new chipboard designs, as well, including this Treasured Floral Frame, which was given a coating of gesso and then sprayed with a few pastel mists to match the background colors.

I also cut a few pieces from the Quilted Page Panel, painted with gesso, sprayed with mists, then dusted gently with Primary Elements Artist Pigments for lots of shimmer.

"Simply Beautiful"

This next page is a bit more subdued and simple. I chose the Blue Fern Garden "Signature" paper for my background, as I thought the subtle texture and color was perfect for my photo. I then layered scraps from other Blue Fern Garden papers, cardboard, fabric, and tissue paper for lots of texture.

Above you can see I have used one of the Symphony Corners - Medium, which was embossed with two different embossing enamels, sprayed with mists, then gently dabbed with gesso. Into the cluster I also added bits of the Berry Stems.

At the top corner of my photo, I added one of the Symphony Corners - Small. This piece was treated the same as the other, and once again I tucked in pieces of the Berry Stems here and there.

"Dream"

This last page, I simply pulled various scraps from my stash, (including a few of the cut off strips from the bottoms of Blue Fern Garden papers!) and layered up my background. To really draw focus to the photo, I framed it twice using Circle Links and Beaded Strings. These were both given a coat of a few colors of chalk ink, then painted using Silks in various colors. The photo doesn't quite capture it, but they are super shimmery!

On either side of the photo I have also added an arrow from the Directions set. These were treated the same as the frames.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Directions

Beaded Strings

Circle Links

Blue Fern Garden Paper Collection

Ombré Dreams Paper Collection

Berry Stems

Symphony Corners - Small

Symphony Corners - Medium

Treasured Floral Frame

Quilted Page Panel

Thank you so much for looking through my projects today, have a great day!

*Kelly*

Rae's May Projects

Hello, everyone! It's Rae with you today, sharing my May projects, including one with the amazing new BFS paper collection, Ombre Dreams!

"Sunshine after Rain" Card

I have used up nearly all of my Blue Fern Garden paper! In fact, when I made this card, I only had a mound of scraps to work with, so I decide to tear up some strips and make this layered design. 

I used some small Spring Iris chipboard pieces that I cut up. I usually prime my chipboard with gesso, but I decided to use white chalk ink, and it created a dull effect when I added some green paint. 

To treat this Petite Window, I used Martha Stewart crackle effect medium. Once it was dry, I added some light brown distress ink for a worn look to blend in with the rest of the card's tone. 

  Altered Notebook

I like to keep a notebook handy so I can jot down any scrappy ideas I have throughout the day. I was in need of a new one, and wanted to add some Blue Fern chippies to this canvas journal to make sure it looked AWESOME!

I just ADORE the Petite Windows! This is another from the set. I used the same technique I used on the window I put on the card. This time I added a cherub button I had in my stash.

Here's a close up of the Wild Flourish Bundle. I used one of my favorite techniques where I prime the chipboard with a heavy coat of gesso, and sprinkle with various embossing powders, making sure to leaves some of the gesso untouched, then dry with a heat gun. Once dry, I add different shades of mists, saturating the chipboard, and drying again with a heat gun to dry the "pools" of mists.

"Sunshine" Layout

I am so in love with the Ombre Dreams paper! I love the array of colors! When I saw the blues and purples, I knew I wanted to use those first, and add some grey for a pretty vintage look.

This layout is based on the May sketch.

Here's a close up of the bottom left corner. I used some silver metallic paint and black chalk ink on the bird cage from the Veranda Cage Set.

I painted the title, "Sunshine," from The Optimist Word Set with gesso and Glimmer Glam.

The purple damask shape is a negative piece from the Damask Panel that I traced on the Joyce's Dream paper, then cut and sanded onto the panel piece.

I used gray chalk ink and several colors of Silks acrylic glaze paints on the Spring Frame. I covered up the flowers with dimensional flowers, and added some blue pearls to the scallops.

Thanks for checking out my projects today!

Rae

WINNERS of our Ombré Dreams GIVEAWAY!!

I'm sure you've all been anxious to find out who were the winners of our Ombré Dreams Giveaway- but we didn't make you wait long {aren't we nice?!}. 

Today we are very happy to announce that FOUR lucky individuals will be receiving a complete collection of our gorgeous and well-received new paper line! Thank-you to everyone who entered, shared, followed, spread the word, and left such supportive and sweet comments regarding Ombré Dreams. We're so happy you like it!

Let's announce some winners now, shall we??

CONGRATS TO.......

#69 Wendy Williams Orme

#134 adziamar

#22 Theresa Petermann

#87 Jaya Raghuvanshi

***Please email me {erin@bluefernstudios.com} within 7 days to claim your prize!!***

Congrats to our lucky winners!

And thank-you once again to all who took part in our giveaway :)