Seaside Cottage and Tranquility collections with video by Wilma Voermans

So happy to show you two layouts with the new Seaside Cottage collection.

It was a last minute, since I just got my papers in, but I managed .

Scrapbooking is a great hobby to  relax after busy days at work :) 

My first choice of the collection is this SUPER background paper.

It is the B-side from the Mermaid paper.

The Seaside collection has a lot of great background papers for more masculine pages.

And the boys have to be scrapped too .

I am not sure or I  did it ever before, 

but I found out that alcohol ink is perfect for coloring chipboard.

It dryes quick, covers in one time and gives a beautiful mat finish.

Besides that it soakes into the chipboard ,  so the sides are colored too.

In the background I used Gold embossing powder and two  colors alcohol ink.

If I may say so myself...LOVE IT 

Chipboard that I used:

Celebration heart

XOXO set

Ornate frame

Number Grid small

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The second layout I made is also from the Seaside Cottage collection.

Its called Gala.

And yes, also the B-side..

I just love that paper with the Italian map image and the beautiful old color rosa.

The ornate frame was first embossed with oatmeal.

After that I brushed it with distress ink which was the right color for me.

I gave it a quick spray with a sealer to make the ink stay.

In the background I used Ginger embossingpowder

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My last layout is made on a pattern paper from the Tranquility collection.

I can explain what I did, but it is much easyer to watch the video I made .

A start to finish process video.

I hope you find the time to watch it here:

A few closeups:

Chipboard used:

Blooming foliage

Circle panel

Flowers all Blue Fern Studios..

Thank you so much for visiting the blog!

x Wilma x

Two Layouts with Attic Charm- with step by step and video Tutorials by Keren Tamir

Hi Everyone,

Keren here and this month I've created two layouts with the Attic Charm collection.

The first layout has a step by step PDF tutorial and the second layout has a step by step video tutorial.

Enjoy!!

"Sweet"

My first layout this month is a "Sweet" pastel layout using the Attic Charm Mercantile paper as the background. This is a cute picture of my daughter with our dog Cookie!!

Below is a step by step tutorial on how I created this layout.

The Bourbon Street stamp was used below:

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Here is my second layout. This one has a video tutorial below.

"Contentment"

Here is the video tutorial:

and here are some close-ups of the layout!!

Thank you so much for visiting the Blue Fern Studios Blog

Have a wonderful day!!

Keren

July Social Media and YOU!

Hello, Blue Fern Studios followers!

Sandi here with you today sharing my monthly Social Media post.
This month I've taken some screen shots of projects posted to Instagram. If you're not there, you should make an effort to check it out! A quick and fun way to see some gorgeous creations.
Please tag us there so that we can find you! Also, do the same when visiting Pinterest. We have a full Pinterest board that features YOUR creations.

Seungeun Lee of Korea, @seungeunlee82 on Instagram, created this with white card stock, watercolors and a stencil. The Blue Fern Studios Splattered Circle Chipboard piece really takes center stage on her fantastic composition. Of course, the watercolors are wonderful! Here is a link to her Blog.

Lilliana Guerrero created this sweet layout of her daughter and used our papers as her background. You can visit her Blog to see more of her work. Thanks for sharing, Lilliana. We hope to see more of your work!




Kimberly Murray,@theswaggyplanner, created this gorgeous gatefold mini album created for a  DT assignment. We love how that violin image really takes center stage. Well, we're dying over the fork, too! Wouldn't you just love to flip through this beauty?

Yuko.a5577 has no further information in her bio on Instagram, so we'd love to know who you are and give you credit for this exquisite piece! Yuko has used the popular Blush collection for this wonderful layout. The fussy cutting and chipboard treatment really caught our eye.

Karin, from Sweden of  Karin's Blog made this fantastic card full of die cut butterflies and used paper from the Timeless collection as her base. This was a DT assignment for a company who is in the die-cut industry. But, wow! Isn't this amazing?!

And lastly, this is a repost of Jan Hobbins' Instagram post. 

Her little village was created with dies and using our Tranquility paper collection. This is one of those jaw-dropping beauties that just makes you want to run to your scrap room and create! 

Full details and more photos are on this Post on Jan's blog. What an amazing creation to complete our post today! 

We hope you have check out our new Seaside Cottage paper collection along with the coordinating chipboard, flowers and all our new embossing powders! And stamps! We haven't talked about stamps much lately but we need to do a full post on those alone! 

Thank you for using Blue Fern Studios products! 

And keep posting those chipboard title ideas! 

July Layouts by Maja

Hello everyone, welcome to the Blue Fern Studios blog :-)

I have three layouts to share today. The first one is made using the Tranquility collection and features a photo of my son on one of our sailing trips:

I love wood-patterned papers! And I used three wood desings for the background of the layout. To mat my photo, I also used the Crackle Bits chippes heat-embossed with 14 Karat ep:

Then I embossed the fascination, serenity and stillness words with the Breeze ep and used them for the title of my page.

Another chipboard piece I used is the beautiful Seaside Charms piece. I used two embossing powders to add colour to it: Copper for the "charms" and Oatimeal for the rest.

Then I completed my design with Tranquility flowers, real seashells, pearl beads, cheesecloth and glitter :-)

Fascination, Serenity, Stillness:
Papers: Tranquility: Contentment, Calm, Jubilation, Calling Cards
Chipboard: Crackle Bits, Serenity, Calm, Hushed; Peaceful, Stillness, Contentment; Serendipity Words 2; Seaside Charms
Flowers: Tranquil Blooms
EP: 14 Karat, Breeze, Oatmeal, Copper
Glitter: Pyrite


My next two layouts feature the beautiful Attic Charm collection, filled with soft pastel colours and vintage images. It's perfect for sweet gilry projects, like this page :-)

I layered two pink papers and arranged layered calling cards to mat my photo.

I added pieces of lace in between the layers for a more delicate, romantic look:

I used the beautiful Circle Flourish Large piece as a frame for my photo. I painted it with golden acrylic paint and added some flowers from various sets to match the chipboard ones:

For the title I used the Blooming Beauty piece: I used an embossing pen to trace along separate words and embossed the Beauty with 14 Karat and the Blooming with a mix of Fuchsia and Petal.

I added more flowers down the page and a birdcage from the Veranda set to make a cluster with the printed mannequin image:

Blooming Beauty:
Papers: Attic Charm: Calling Cards, Attire
Chipboard: Blooming Beauty, Circle Flourish Large, Veranda Cage Set
Flowers: Attic Charm Daisies, Attic Charm Glitter Roses
EP: 14 Karat, Fuchsia, Petal


But the Attic Charm collection is not only for girly projects :-) I selected the ecru and soft blue papers for this boy page:

I first layered the Curio and Haberdashery sheets and added some stamping in the background with motives from the Beads&Chamrs, Forever and Deja Vu stamp sets:

I used the middle clock from the Roman Clock Set Large, coloured it with mists, applied upon the Sachet paper, cut out and used it as the frame for my photo:

The title for the layout is the Loving You piece coloured with mists and glitter, added some clock hands from the clock set and completed my design with pieces from the Cogs and Gears set and  Tranquility and Courtship flowers:

Loving You:
Papers: Attic Charm: Curio, Haberdashery, Sachet
Chipboard: Loving You, Cogs and Gears, Roman Clock Set Large
Stamps: Beads&Charms, Forever, Deja Vu,
Flowers: Tranquil Roses and Lilies, Courtship Roses
EP: Ginger, 14 Karat, Ebony, Breeze

That is all for today, thank you for visiting and I hope you have been inspired :-)

First Look at Seaside Cottage!

Today we are super excited to share with you our first layout using the new Seaside Cottage Collection.  Creative team member Sandi Clarkson has created an elegant layout using the Whitewash paper along with the coordinating Calling Cards.  

The gorgeous Seashell Frame chipboard piece was embossed with Oatmeal, 

Ginger, Mushroom and Nutmeg Embossing Powder over wet gesso. 

 

 

Another item created especially for this collection is

 "A Walk on the Beach" chipboard title, which Sandi also embossed 

with Blue Fern Studios Ginger Embossing Powder.

 The finishing touches were added, and the layout was embellished with 

 flowers from the Seaside Lilies and Seaside Roses flower collections.

 If you haven't yet seen this collection, head over to THIS POST for a close-up look 

at each sheet of paper in this collection of 10 double-sided paper.  

What could be more alluring than thoughts of a cottage along the seaside?

This is just the first look at Seaside Cottage.  Be sure to check back when other members 

of our Creative Team will be here to show you how they have used this collection!

July Projects plus Video by Bec

Hi, everyone. Today I'm sharing my July projects.
I made a canvas with video tutorial and a layout.

Remember Moments

First up I made this 8x10 burlap canvas using the Tranquility collection, chipboard and lots of embossing powders.

Here is my video:

And my close ups:

Blue Fern Studios Products used:

Paper:

Tranquility Collection: Hushed and Peaceful

Chipboard:

Remember Moments

Beaded Flourish

Embossing Powder:

Cotton Candy

Snow

Oatmeal

Mushroom

14 Karat

Glitter:

Pyrite

Flowers:

Attic Charm Daisies

Attic Charm Glitter Roses

Courtship Blooms

Courtship Roses

Tranquil Roses and Lillies

Adorable

For this layout I used the Courtship Lane Collection. I LOVE the soft pastel colours in this collection.

The papers are perfect to pair with flowers, lace and ribbons.

I chose the Courtship Lane Royal Street paper as my background. I added delicate details to this paper using distress ink and a stencil, along with a stencil and texture paste.

I used embossing powder to colour my chipboard pieces. For the word Adorable I used Mystic Plum and Petal. For the Swirly Circle I used Mystic Plum, Cotton Candy, Petal, and Lilac embossing powders.

I finished my layout with a generous amount of flowers and lace. I also used the embossing powder in Snow to stamp butterfly images onto Vellum paper.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Courtship Lane Paper:
Royal Street
Town Gossip
Calling Cards

Chipboard:
Swirly Circle
Good Vibes Set

Embossing Power:
Mystic Plum
Cotton Candy
Petal
Lilac
Snow


Thanks for stopping by today

Bec