Monday, May 26, 2014

2 Layout and Card by Yuko



Hi! evryone! It's Yuko.
This month I made 2 layouts and 1 card.
I 'm  so happy sharing my projects to you!




【adorable】
This paper is one which I like very much.
Grain background is very nice!!!



  The letter of the title colors it with pink ink.
 I painted with jesso  at random after.


I      I added structure to Shabby Layered Frame with modeling paste.
I stacked the thing which cut a cardboard thin on the top.


I painted Manor Hinges with ceramic stucco.

<Blue Fern Garden Products>
Papers  /  Blue Fern Garden   In Bloom
Chipboards/Electorid Hearts .Good Vibes





【you】
 photo CIMG6688_zpsbd7e5f4d.jpgI wanted to make a translucent layout and colored white card stock with mists.


After the chipboard applied gesso,
 it included mist in the brush and it applied it partially. 



<Blue Fern Studio Products>
 Papers/Blue Fern Garden   Calling Cards
Chipboards/Valentine's Word Set.Beaded strings







【you】





<Blue Fern Studio Products>
 Papers/Blue Fern Garden Calling Cards .In Bloom
Chipboards/Ptite Windows.Renaissance Border



Thank you for lookig!

Yuko


Sunday, May 25, 2014

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









Saturday, May 24, 2014

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.

Friday, May 23, 2014

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!

Thursday, May 22, 2014

'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 







Wednesday, May 21, 2014

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*