October inspiration by Pascale B.

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Blue Fern STudios blog with three new projects. For the first one, I worked with the new collection Homespun. I chose a view from the Monastery of Claregalway I've taken during my trip in Ireland. 

First I primed the background with clear gesso. Next, I added a design with modeling paste and a stencil.

Then I colored the area with the design with different colors of watercolors. 

I primed the Garden Lattice with black gesso before coloring them with waxes.

I primed the Rose leaves with white gesso. Then I colored them with watercolors and sprinkled with the Black Sand and the Taupe embossing powders to add some texture.

I also colored the flowers with a light brown watercolor. I cut a few papers to add under the photo and I glued all the embellishments along with sisal.

To finish the layout I added Silver Sterling and Twig seedlings.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Hospitality	Homespun Picturesque	Homespun Minis	Homespun Blossoms
	Garden Lattice Bits	Rose Leaves
Black Sand	Taupe	Twig	Sterling Silver

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Here is my second October project for Blue Fern Studios. I use the new collection Homespun for this landscape of Connemara.

First I primed the background with clear gesso. Next, I added a design with a stencil and clear crackle paste.

Then I colored the area with the design with watercolors and Mica Powders

I primed the Leafy Twigs with white gesso. Then I covered them with watercolors and added some Taupe embossing powder.

I covered the Crossing the Lines chipboard with white crackle paste.

I cut a few papers from the Wanderlust collection to add under the photo and I glued all the embellishments.

To finish the layout, I added some seedlings and glitter.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Homespun Homegrown

Wanderlust Souvenir

Wanderlust Seascape

Christmas Blooms

Wanderlust Vine

Leafy Twigs

Crossing the Lines

Taupe

Goldilocks

Twig

Sterling Silver

Blue Ice

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Here is my last October inspiration for Blue Fern Studios. This time I used the Vintage Christmas collection with a photo of the Xmas decoration from the castle of Chenonceau.

I primed the background with clear gesso. I cut a few pieces of papers in different sheets of the Vintage Christmas 1 collection. I glued them and added a thin layer of gesso.

Next, I used the Jingle Bells and the Christmas Collage stamps to add two different designs with the Taupe and the Goldilocks embossing powders. Next, I added some colors with different watercolor.

While the background was drying, I altered the frame with the Rust Effect paste. I primed the Holly Sprigs with clear gesso, then I colored them with watercolor. While the watercolor was still wet I sprinkled some embossing powders and heated set them.

I glued all the embellishments with a 3D gel along with mosses.

To finish the layout, I added some seedlings as well as glitter.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Vintage Christmas Wonderland	Vintage Christmas 2 Holidays Cards	Vintage Christmas 2 Jolly	Vintage Christmas 2 Twis the Night
Jingle Bells	Star and Berries Frame	Holly Sprigs	Christmas Collage

Homespun Blooms

Taupe

Goldilocks

Orange Peel

Twig

Paprika

October inspiraiton with video process by Annie Samson

Hi Blue Fern Studios fans, 

I am very happy to share 2 layouts with you today.

One made with the Vintage Christmas collection and the second with the Homespun collection.

Wonder

For my first layout, I have used the Auld Lang Syne from the Vintage Christmas collection.

I have used a litle bit of brown ink on my backgroud.

Than to add dimention I have randomly add stamp with Jiggle bells and Holliday Wreath stamps sets.

I have used some pieces of the coordinated chipboards and some pieces of Turkis Bites embossed with Forest embossing powder under my picture.

Than I have used Sea Mist to embossed my Dangled Flake chipbaord and add it on top of my picture.

Than I have added beaudiful Blue Fern Studio flowers.

To add more texture to my layout, I have used Mustard seebling on top of my ornements. 

Blue Fern Studio products used

Paper

Auld Lang Syne - Vintage Christmas collection

Chipboard

Dangled Flake

Vintage Christmas coordination chipboard

Wonder

Turkish bits

Embossing powder

Sea mist

Taupe

Forest

Stam set

Jiggle bells

Holliday Wreath

Flowers

Christmas blooms

Garden blooms

Homespun blooms

Seedling

Mustard

Adorable

For this layout, I have used the Minis from Homespun collection as my background paper, than I have used pieces from several paper from the same collection to make my composition; Hospitality and Tea Time.

Than I have used pieces from the coordinated chipboards to create my focal point.

I have added the Dream Catcher chipboard embossed with Magenta and Buble Gum embossing powder under my picture.

Than I have added severals Blue Fern Studios flowers and the Berry Stems embossed with the Forest embossing powder.

To add more texture to my layout, I have used Green leaf and Sweet peas seebling on top of my ornements. 

You can see my creative process here:

Blue Fern Studio products used

Paper

Minis from Homespun collection

Hospitality from Homespun collection

Tea time from Homespun collection

Chipabord

Homespun coordinated chipboard

Dream catcher

Berry Stems

Adorable

Embossing powder

Buble gum

Magenta

Forest

Flowers

Spring Peony

Waanderlust lilies

Seedling

Green leaf

Sweet peas

See you next month Blue Fern Studios Fans, 

Annie XX

Pop and Grandma's House by Lisa Landry

The gorgeous Blue Fern Studios new Homespun paper collection has such a nice nostalgic feel.  The Homestead page immediately brought back wonderful memories of going to pop & Grandma's House.

I usually have a photo as the focal point on my layouts, but I did something I've never done before and here is what I came up with.

There are so many wonderful cards on the Calling Cards page. I went all out, but hey, they fit the theme of my layout - Grandma's fabulous cooking!   The center focal area is a 6x6 piece from the backside of the page Picturesque.  I made this into a pocket using foam tape on three sides and then placed it in the center of the page.  I decorated it using cut outs from the Calling Cards page and some cute flowers. 

 

Blue Fern's Scalloped Border chipboard is heat embossed with their lovely new color Goldilocks. To coordinate with the layout, I lightly brushed it with white gesso and added some mini pink and mint roses.

Next I printed (using a piece from the page Crafty) some memories I have as a very young child going to Pop & Grandma's.  My journaled card fits perfectly inside the pocket.  I punched & inked the edge for femininity.  A small wooden clothes pin is decorated with words from the Calling Cards page and some gold nail heads.

Here is the front of my journaled card.  You can read the journaling on my blog HERE. 

 On the back of the card I adhered a laminated photo of Pop & Grandma Romero celebrating their 50th Anniversary.  This is exactly how I remember them.  Notice that the backside of the clothes pin has the rest of the sentiment on it.

I'm speechless when it comes to the stunning wedding lace from Blue Fern.  I just HAD to use it on this page!  After all, not only does it look super fabulous, but it significantly resembles Pop & Grandma's Golden Anniversary  How perfect is that?

Now it's time for my most favorite part of the decorating process....creating beautiful flower clusters.  I used Blue Fern's Christmas Blooms and they are gorgeous. The Blue Fern Seedlings I used inside some of the flowers look fantastic don't they?

The backside of Blue Fern's Timeless collection page Maçonnerie was used to die cut the piney leaves.  I just LOVE the house printed on this Homestead page!

Blue Fern Products used:

Homespun paper collection  Homestead (for main layout page)
Picturesque (backside for pocket)
Calling Cards (for word cut outs)
Crafty (for journaled card)

Timeless paper collection
Maçonnerie (backside for piney leaf die cuts)

Flowers
Christmas Blooms

Lace
Lace 9C

Chipboard
Scalloped Border


Media
Embossing Powder - Goldilocks
Seedlings - Mauve & Fir Tree

This has been one of the most enjoyable layouts to create.  I so appreciate you stopping by to take a look.  I'll be back for my final layout next Wednesday and hope you'll drop by.

Have a wonderful week!  

Lisa : )

2018 Design Team Call!

It's time for us to start looking ahead to 2018, and we are searching for some talented designers to be a part of our Design Team.  Blue Fern Studios is continuing to grow and we need paper-crafters of all styles to help showcase our beautiful, high quality patterned paper, chipboard, flowers, stamps, embossing powder, glitter, printed chipboard, and Seedlings.  This call is open to all countries.  


To Apply:

Please email the following information to apply@bluefernstudios(dot)com and include "design team application" in the subject line. 

• Full Name

• E-Mail Address

• Country

• Link to your Blog

• Link to your YouTube Channel (if you create videos)

• List of Current Design Teams (and terms)

• Please let us know if you design for any Stores (brick & mortar, or online)

• Links to any Current Online Galleries

• Three projects that best showcase your style, preferably using Blue Fern chipboard and patterned paper.  If you do not have access to Blue Fern products,  please use products with a similar style.  When viewing your photographs we will be looking for sharp focus, good lighting, and accurate illustration of color.  Please resize all images to 650 pixels.

Application deadline is October 31, 2017 at Midnight US EST.

If selected, successful applicants will create (3) projects per month (choice of a combination of layouts, mixed media, art journal pages, altered items, or cards) and will be compensated with a generous selection of Blue Fern Studios products. New additions to our team will be notified once the selection is complete.  The 2018 Creative Team will be announced Monday, November 13, 2017 on the Blue Fern Studios blog and Facebook page.

We look forward to reviewing your applications, and wish you all the best of luck!