August projects by Tartine Peluche

Hi everyone!
I'm back today for share with you a few inspiration for the new collection''WANDERLUST'' from Blue Fern Studios, and also one layout from ''GARDEN LIFE''
Two wonderful collections!!!

PLAYGROUND

My first layout is created from the paper ''MOUNTAIN VIEW'' I used side B.

 At first I stamped several parts of the stamp '' DEPARTURE''
I put the accent on green and brown on my background to bring out my photo, unfortunately, we don't see very well, it was rather pale initially.

At the top of my page, I used WANDERLUST VINE and LACE 4 with a piece of WHIMSY FLOURISH chipboard to start my layout.
WHIMSY FLOURISH was embossed with HOT COCOA embossing powder.

I used a piece of LACE 3 to separate the background from my photo.

In order, starting from the bottom, we can see a piece of
WHIMSY FLOURISH embossed with HOT COCOA embossing powder.
Then a part of chipboard CORNER FLOURISH embossed with AVOCADO embossing powder
and on the top, under the picture, I used SWALLOW BORDER,
also embossed with  HOT COCOA embossing powder .
The small boat, it is I who did it, with some pieces of wood found outside.

I cut the title in two. I wanted to use both parts but I could'nt find

 the good place for the second piece. What gives only as title: PLAYGROUND.
I used the embossing powder SUMMER BREEZE.

Here is in close-up the effect rendered by this magnificent chipboard.

To finish this layout, here in close-up the flowers I used, from the kits WANDERLUST LILIES and WANDERLUST VINE.
We don't see very well but I put on all flowers a little bit of MELTED BUTTER glitter.

Products I used:
PAPER:
Mountain View
CHIPBOARDS:
SWALLOW BORDER
NATURE'S PLAYGROUND
WHIMSY FLOURISHES
CORNER FLOURISH
EMBOSSING POWDER:
AVOCADO

HOT COCOA

SUMMER BREEZE
GLITTER:
MELTED BUTTER
STAMPS:
DEPARTURE
LACE:

LACE 3

LACE 4

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SETTING SAIL
For the second layout, I used side B of LAKESIDE paper.

For my background: white gesso, ink and glitter.
I maked flakes with RUSSETT glitter and I added just a little shiny with VINTAGE JADE glitter.
All this makes the LACE 4 more showy.

I used the chipboard NATURAL FRAME to accentuate my photo.
It was embossed with STORMY SKIES embossing powder.

We see more the chipboard NATURAL FRAME on this picture.
Let's talk about the majestic flowers ... I'm in love with the WANDERLUST LILIES flowers!!!

SETTING SAIL was embossed with HOT COCOA embossing powder.

Really beautiful color!!!

Here is a close-up of photo part.

To finish, I used patterned rings from WANDERLUST PATTERNED CHIPBOARD.
They are beautiful, repeating the wooden pattern of the paper I used.

PRODUTS I USED:
PAPER:
LAKESIDE

CHIPBOARD:
NATURAL FRAME

SETTING SAIL

EMBOSSING POWDER:
HOT COCOA

STORMY SKIES

GLITTER:
VINTAGE JADE

RUSSETT

LACE:

LACE 3

LACE 4

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And here is my last one:

BE A PINEAPPLE ...

I used a paper from the collection Garden life for this one: SUN KISSED.

For the background, pieces of chipboard QUILTED PAGE PANEL, ink, modeling paste and white gesso ... a lot of gesso! to fade my colors ultra flash. I rarely use colors also showy...
Look like these beautiful flowers! They are from kit GARDEN BLOOMS.

WILD FLOURISH BUNDLE was embossed with BABY PINK embossing powder.

I used SUNLIGHT ROSE embossing powder on my piece of LAYERING STEMS chipboard and peach ATTIC CHARM DAISIES.

Products I used:
PAPER:
SUN KISSED
CHIPBOARDS:
QUILTED PAGE PANEL
WILD FLOURISH BUNDLE
LAYERING STEMS
EMBOSSING POWDER:
SUNLIGHT ROSE
BABY PINK

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That's all for this month, I hope to have inspired you
for your own projects with Blue Fern Studios products.

Thank you for stopping by!
See you next month for anothers projects.
Tartine xxx

Introducing our August Blue Fern Fan of the Month

Hello everyone.  It's difficult to believe that it is August already.  But with each new month, we get an opportunity to introduce you to a new Blue Fern Fan of the Month.  For the month of August, please join us in welcoming Mariusz Gierszewski from Poland.  He is a fabulous designer and you will love  how he uses our products.  You are sure to be inspired!

We will turn it over to Mariusz so he can tell you a little about himself:   

My name is Mariusz Gierszewski. I come from Poland. I'm 26 years old and I'm young men who love papers, flowers and scissors. I live in Łodź in central Poland. My passions are scrapbooking, and card making.  Recently I tried to create something with mixed media. 

First work I ever made was in August, 2012. My favorite styles are vintage and shabby. Blue Fern products are awesome for my shabby style. I love to make cards and albums, sometimes layouts.  I have been an educator and designer for several manufacturers.  I hold a lot of workshops each month in many countries like Spain, Latvia, Greece, Indonesia, Brasil, Sweden, Norway or Slovakia. 

In my cards I try to show as much value as possible to the collection of paper. For this card I used the Garden Life collection.  These papers are awesome for shabby style and to the vintage look you can see on my cards. 

I cut some flowers from papers and make the composition with 3D effect. 

Afther that I attached fabric flowers from Garden Florals and Dark Tropic Lilies.  At the end I used 

gesso to reduce intensive color.  In this way I receive soft and shabby effect. 

Please be sure to check back next Wednesday when we will have another project from Mariusz.

Wanderlust Inspiration by Kris Berc

Hi, Blue Fern Studios fans! It's Kris here to share my August projects with you.  I have three layouts using the new Wanderlust collection to show you today...oh how I adore the colors and patterns in this collection!

I Think You're Wonderful

I started with the gorgeous Wanderlust Ocean Voyage paper and prepped it with clear gesso.  I couldn't resist coloring the paper with yellow spray inks to match those beautiful, vibrant yellow flowers in the Wanderlust Vine! I then applied modeling paste through a stencil and some black stamping here and there with the new Travel Time stamp.

I treated the title chipboard piece with two embossing powders: Summer Breeze and Starry Night.

I used the same treatment on the Garden Lattice Bits chipboard.

I tucked a Wanderlust printed chipboard piece in at the bottom right of the photo, then layered on a Wanderlust Vine, a Wanderlust Lily, and a white rose from the Happy Roses set.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Wanderlust - Ocean Voyage
Wanderlust - Seascape

Chipboard

I Think You're Wonderful
Garden Lattice Bits
Wanderlust Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powder

Summer Breeze
Starry Night

Stamp

Time Travel

Flowers

Wanderlust Vine
Wanderlust Lilies
Happy Roses

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Happiness

For my second layout, I started with the gorgeous Wanderlust Mountain View paper. This time I was inspired by the blue pool water in my photo to add various colors of blue spray ink.  I then applied modeling paste through a stencil and some random stamping in black with the new Departure stamp.

I embossed the Happiness chipboard piece with Ebony embossing powder.  I embossed the sides of the Natural Frame chipboard piece with Hot Cocoa embossing powder, and then embossed the foliage areas of it with Avocado embossing powder.

My flower clusters include yellow and blue Wanderlust Lilies, a blue lily from the Dark Tropic Lilies set, and yellow blooms from the Spring Florals set.

Below is a closer look at the Avocado embossing powder...isn't it lovely?!

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Wanderlust - Mountain View
Wanderlust - Petites

Chipboard

Good Vibes set
Natural Frame

Embossing Powder

Ebony
Avocado
Hot Cocoa

Stamp

Departure

Flowers

Wanderlust Lilies
Dark Tropic Lilies
Spring Florals

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This Moment

I changed things up a bit for my third layout and focused more on the Wanderlust collection's neutral tones.  I started with the B-side of a piece Wanderlust Calling Cards paper and then layered strips of Wanderlust Pacific Coast paper (both sides) horizontally.  After a treatment of clear gesso, I painted the paper a bit with tan and brown spray inks, followed by stamping here and there in black with the new Dispatch stamp.

I embossed the "this Moment" chipboard piece with Mushroom embossing powder and then grunged it up a bit.  Above the chipboard piece, you can see some of the new Ivory Braided Trim.

The Swallow Border chipboard piece is another new item!  I treated it with Mushroom embossing powder and then added some Speckled Mint embossing powder in random areas.  It's layered on top of some of the new Ivory Venise Lace and topped with a Wanderlust Lily.

The Fern Leaves chipboard pieces are new, too! I treated two of them with the new Avocado embossing powder and tucked them into my embellishment clusters.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Wanderlust - Calling Cards
Wanderlust - Pacific Coast
Wanderlust - Souvenir

Chipboard

This Moment
Swallow Border
Wanderlust Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powder

Mushroom
Speckled Mint
Avocado

Stamp

Dispatch

Flowers
Wanderlust Lilies

Lace
Ivory Braided Trim
Ivory Venise Lace

Thank you for stopping by today.

I hope I have inspired you to create with your Blue Fern Studios products!

July projects by Vera Shelemekh

Hello Blue Fern Studios fans!

Vera Shelemekh is here and I'm completely ready to share Wanderlust inspiration with you. This month I've made an experiment. I've used products from the new Blue Fern Studios release only. This was so fun and I love the result.

My first layout is about family vacation. I used Wanderlust - Pacific Coast as background.

I decorated the lo with some cut elemennts from Wanderlust - Souvenir and Wanderlust - Calling Card.The picture is framed with the Wanderlust - Printed Chipboard.

 I painter the background with watercolors and the Embossing Powder - Summer Breeze and applied some stamping with the new stamps.

The title is the Great Outdoors chipboard with Wanderlust Lilies in the middle.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Wanderlust - Pacific Coast
Wanderlust - Souvenir
  Wanderlust - Calling Card

Chipboards:

Wanderlust - Printed Chipboard

Great Outdoors

 

Embossing powder:

Summer Breeze

Stamps:

Stamp - Journey

Flowers

 Wanderlust Lilies

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The other layout is made on Wanderlust - Memento background.

 

The composition is built of  Wanderlust - Printed Chipboard title, stamped elements and Curling Corner chip paintet with white acrylic paint.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Wanderlust - Memento 

 Wanderlust - Souvenir
  Wanderlust - Calling Card

Chipboards:

Wanderlust - Printed Chipboard

Curling Corner

 

Stamps: 

Stamp - Seaside Memories

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And my third inspiration project is the decorated notepad. I  used Wanderlust - Petites for background.

The notepad is decorated with Lace 3, elements cut from Wanderlust - Souvenir, Fern Leaves covered with Avocado Embossing powder and the Wanderlust Vine

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Wanderlust - Petites

 Wanderlust - Souvenir   

Chipboards:

Fern Leaves

  

Embossing powder:

Avocado

Flowers

 Wanderlust Vine

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That's all for today. I wish you a good crafty month and see you in August ;)

Summer Breeze by Tracy Funk

We still have one more layout from our July Blue Fern Fan of the Month to share with you.  I think Tracy just might have saved the best for last.  The colors she has used are absolutely beautiful! It has been our pleasure to share her layouts with you this month.   Each one of them is filled with inspiration and her use of Blue Fern products is amazing. Thanks so much, Tracy, for sharing your vintage look and creative style with us.

  Here is Tracy to tell you all about her layout:

"Summer Breeze" is my final layout for Blue Fern Studios as their fan of the month for July.  It features a photo of  my husband's grandmother, Audrey.  I had a wonderful time working with Blue Fern Studios products this month.

For this layout I used papers from the Garden Life collection.  I used the back of the Calling Cards paper as the background and the back of the Flower Bed paper for the die-cuts.

I did some random stamping on the background with dark grey ink using the Tattered Newsprint stamp.

I used several pieces of Blue Fern Studios chipboard (Dangled Lace, Garden Daisies-small and Layering Stems).

I coated the Dangled Lace piece with matte medium, then applied white crackle paint. When that was dry, I brushed it with black artisan powder, wiping off the excess with a damp cloth and then rubbed it with a bit of orange ink.

I painted the Garden Daisies grey and then brushed watery white paint over the petals.  I glued a mixture of beads in the center of each flower.

I painted the Layering Stems green then applied white glue to the petals and heat-embossed them with orange embossing powder.

I also used some printed chipboard from Blue Fern Studios' Garden Life and Happy Accident collections.

I used some alphabet stamps with dark grey ink to put the name on the printed chipboard piece.


I used the white and peach-coloured Happy Roses and applied orange ink to the edges of the petals.

List of Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Garden Life - Calling Cards paper

Garden Life - Flower Bed paper

Happy Roses

Garden Life - Printed Chipboard

Happy Accident - Printed Chipboard

Dangled Lace chipboard

Garden Daisies (small) chipboard

Layering Stems chipboard

Tattered Newsprint stamp

Thank you again to Blue Fern Studios for giving me this opportunity to work with their beautiful products.