Megan's May Inspiration

Hi Everyone!
Today I have a couple of layouts to share plus an OTP project that I had banging around in my head as soon as I saw the HomeSpun Collection, just loved these papers :)

I took an ATC sized craft coloured box and used this as my base, covering the inside and outside with patterned paper, and inked the edges in pinecone ink.

I chose quite a few of the printed chipboard elements and used these in the middle of the box to support all the fussy cut pieces I used throughout.

A birds eye view gives you a perfect view of all those layers I assembled.

Isn't that little sewing machine super cute?!

On the back of the box I used one of the 6x6 patterned pieces and layered another chipboard element on top.

Products Used

Patterned Paper:

HomeSpun

Minis, Tea Time, Crafty, Homegrown, Calling Cards

Printed Chipboard:

HomeSpun

My first of two layouts uses paper from the Wanderlust collection.  The neutral colour scheme of this collection makes it so versatile!

This photo had such lovely memories of fabulous weekend away we had and this particular day was at Mt Cook village, such a beautiful part of our country. :)
On my background I used clear gesso and then applied different sprays.  Once all the layers were dry I mixed 3D gloss gel with glitter to create a paste and applied that to my stencil.  Then I stamped randomly over my page, using white and black ink.

To glitter my chipboard title I painted it a coordinating colour and while still wet sprinkled glitter on it.  It was originally just embossed but just didnt seem to stand out, this worked much better!

To get the best out of my chipboard I used the positive and the negative pieces from the cogs set and cut apart the bits I wanted from the numbers set.  The cogs are just inked with pinecone while the rest is embossed with wheat embossing powder.

Products Used

Patterned Paper:

Wanderlust - Lakeside

Printed Chipboard:

Wanderlust

Glitter:

Russet, Blue Ice

Embossing Powder:

Wheat

Stamps:

Tattered Newsprint

My last project used paper from the Remnants Collection.

 On this background I also applied clear gesso and used a two toned spray, and again randomly stamped over the design.  There are a number of layers to this layout - 4! - giving it depth and a bit more interest.

Cannot get enough of those Lillies!! <3
Two layers of chipboard this time, one left black and the other embossed with powder so the two layers looked separate and didnt blend into each other.

I fussy cut around the floral cluster piece of the printed chipboard - to do this I carefully separated the layers that make up the chipboard til I was left two, making it much easier to trim around.

Products Used

Patterned Paper:

Remnants - Beaumont

Printed Chipboard:

Remnants

Stamps:

Tattered Newsprint

Seedlings:

Leaf

Embossing Powder:

Glitter:

In the Forest

Chipboard:

Floral Lattice Bits

Thanks for popping by and having a look this month!  See you next time :)

Lanette's May Inspiration with Video Tutorial

Hello All Land the Here, 

This month I was lucky enough to create with Blue Ferns Newest Collection Tattered Walls.

For this layout I wanted to keep it light a bright.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used: Tattered Walls Pattern Paper Collection- Apartment B, The Reading Room, The Maids Room, Suite 204. Tattered Walls- Ephemera Die Cuts. Seedlings- Mauve, Meadow. Glitter- Rose Gold. Embossing Powder- Antique Gold. BFS Raw Chipboard- Elegant Flourish, Classic Mini Frames & Love this Moment. BFS Flowers- Garden Blooms, Garden Florals, Spring Blooms & Summer Blooms.

Here you can see a few of the details...

You can see my complete process here on the Blur Fern YouTube Channel...

And for my second layout I continued creating with the Tattered Walls Collection.  For this layout I used a bit more color a splash of green and blue as you can see...

Blue Fern Studios Products Used: Tattered Walls Pattern Paper Collection- Apartment B, The Reading Room & The Powder Room. Glitter- Sliver Prism. Seedlings- Fir Tree & Sterling Sliver. BFS Raw Chipboard- Classic Mini Frames, Embellished Frame & Love this Moment. BFS Flowers- Spring Blooms & Summer Blooms.

A few details just for fun...

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

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Sharon's May Pages!

Hi Everyone!

I can't believe that May is here already. ♥ I am very excited to be sharing my layouts with you this month!  

Here are my 3 scrapbook pages . . .  

♥ My First Layout:  Home Sweet Home

I used the Homespun collection for my first page.  Isn't it gorgeous?  I love the flip side of "Tea Time"(as seen below) and used it as the basis for my first layout:

Here is my 12 x 12 page:

I picked our family's Christmas card photo from 2016, which is one of my all-time favorite photos of our family.  This gorgeous paper compliments it beautifully, I think.  

A close up:

And a different view:

I especially enjoyed embellishing the raw chipboard floral/flourish wreath with embossing powder and glitter; and using the Homespun Printed Chipboard on this page.  I mixed things up by adding some Remnants Blooms here, too.

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Homespun: "Tea Time," "Homestead," and "Homegrown"

Chipboard: Homespun Printed Chipboard Shapes, Floral/Flourish Wreath

Embossing Powder: Ivory, Ivory Green, Garnet, Pure Red

Stamp: Arcadia Texture, Coarse Fabrics

Glitter: Rose Gold, Army Dust

Flowers: Remnants Blooms

Seedlings: Twig

Lace:  Lace 6


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My last two pages were made with the beautiful "In the Mood" collection.  I think this collection is perfect for romantic, dreamy, and happy photos as you will see . . .

♥My Second Layout:  Spring Fever

I picked a photo that I took of Anne way back in 2010 when she was enjoying a Spring day.

Some close ups to give you a better look at the details:

And a different view:

This layout was so much fun and very easy to make!  I LOVED using the gorgeous "In the Mood" collection.  The BFS glitter really jazzed it up, too!

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: In the Mood "Pensive" "Attracted," and "Dreamy"

Chipboard: In the Mood Printed Chipboard Shapes

Embossing Powder: Ivory

Stamp: Grungy Grid

Glitter: Rose Gold, Ruby Slippers

Flowers: Remnants Florals, Fresh Florals, Moody Florals, Apricot Blooms

Seedlings: Pink Topaz

Lace:  Lace 3B, Lace 10

♥My Third Layout:  Each Day

This page was so much fun to make!  I especially loved embellishing the beautiful chipboard "Castle of Dreams."  I found it complemented a photo of me (from back in 2002) perfectly.  I actually met Cinderella at Disney World and have a funny story to tell about that experience.  I told my story in hidden journaling on the back of my page.

Here are some close ups:

And a different view:

I have to mention that both of my daughters absolutely love this page, especially the castle! ♥ 

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: In the Mood "Mellow"and "Optimistic"

Chipboard: Castle of Dreams, Each Day

Embossing Powder: Baby Pink, Antique Gold

Stamp: Arcadia Textures

Seedlings: Pink Topaz

Lace:  Lace 3B, Lace 9C

I sure do hope that you get a chance to get some scrapbooking in this moth!  Using Blue Fern Studios' products makes it totally fun and easy!

Happy Scrapping! ♥ I can't wait to show you what I have in store for you in June!!
Thank you so much for stopping by.

May Layouts by Jessica

"Happiness is Homemade"

Hello friends!  My first layout for the month uses the Homespun Collection.

Using the Homemade paper for my background and Home Sweet Home for matting, I used the printed chipboard under the picture and as my title.  I used Glass seedlings and Army Dust glitter along with the Crackle Texture Stamp with green mists to create the background.

To the left of the picture you will see the the heart from the XOXO Title chipboard primed with gesso then painted in 2 different colors of pink mists.  The lily on this side is from the Harvest Lillies set.

To the right of the page, you can see a piece of the Wanderlust Vine Set and flower from the Dark Tropic Lillies Set.  I used a piece of Lace #12 to decorate the bottom.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Homespun - Homemade

Homespun - Home Sweet Home

Chipboard

Xoxo Title Set

Homespun Printed Chipboard

Flowers

Harvest Lillies

Dark Tropic Lillies

Wanderlust Vine

Stamp

Crackle Texture

Seedlings

Glass

Glitter

Army Dust

Lace

Lace #12

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"'arty"

My next layout is pretty basic.  The background paper is Tweet Melody from the Amber & Apricot Collection.

I took four metal embellishments from my stash and painted them with black gesso.  Then I embossed them with Pearl embossing powder.  While the Pearl was still hot, I sprinkled Baby Pink embossing powder over it in spots to melt them together.  While they were still hot, I sprinkled some Petunia glitter over the embellishments.  For the background, I used a stencil with matte gel and Beating Heart seedlings.  You will also see the Tattered Newsprint stamping and the vertical stamping with one of the Distressed Titles stamps.

The Honey Comb Bits chipboard were embossed with Baby Pink and Coral embossing powder.

The pink lily is from the Harvest Lillies set and the little white bloom is from the Apricot Blooms set.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Amber & Apricot - Tweet Melody

Chipboard

Honeycomb Bits

Flowers

Harvest Lillies

Apricot Blooms

Glitter

Rose Gold

Petunia

Embossing Powder

Baby Pink

Pearl

Coral

Seedlings

Beating Heart

Stamps

Distressed Titles

Tattered Newsprint

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"Sweet and Happy"

My last project features the Remnants Collection.  The background paper is Devonshire, and I also used Bloomsbury paper and Mini Remnants paper pieces for my background work under the mists.  To make the tag under the photo, I used the Bloomsbury paper with the Tattered Newsprint Stamp.

All of the chipboard on this page is the Remnants Printed Chipboard.  Some of them I even used with gesso to create part of the background and adhered it to the paper with matte gel.  The title pieces are also part of the Printed Chipboard Pieces set with glossy adhesive medium applied to the tops.

The lilies are part of the Harvest Lillies set.

The frame behind the picture is actually from the Printed Chipboard pieces.  I embossed it with Green Ivory embossing powder and sprinkled some Dark Chocolate embossing powder on top while it was still hot.  I randomly applied Burgundy seedlings in spots around the picture.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Remnants - Devonshire

Remnants - Bloomsbury

Remnants - Mini Remnants

Chipboard

Remnants Patterned Chipboard

Embossing Powder

Green Ivory

Dark Chocolate

Seedlings

Burgandy

Stamp

Tattered Newsprint

Flowers

Harvest Lillies

Well, that's all for this month!  I will see you back here in June with some new projects to share.  Have a great May!

~Jessica

May Inspiration by Debbie Burns

Hi everyone!  Debbie here with today to share my May projects.  I have three layouts using various Blue Fern Studios papers and products.

"Delightful"

I used three paper collections when creating this layout, Happy Accident, Garden Life and Heartland.  The background paper Fortuity is from Happy Accident.  I did some light masking and misting on the background.  I built up layers under the photo using additional papers from Happy Accident, Fluke, Lucky, Quirk and Windfall.  I did a lot of fussy cutting from In Bloom and Wallflower from Garden Life, and Bicycle for two and Love Song Serenade from Heartland.

Lots of beautiful flowers including Chesterville Florals, Apricot Blooms, Attic Charm Daisies and Moody Blooms.  I embossed the chipboard piece under the photo with my favorite Blue Fern Embossing Powder, Ivory and used a mixture of Sage, Green Ivory and Ivory on the leaves.

More layering under the photo with flowers cut from Garden Life and Heartland papers.

The chipboard title was covered with some pink spray and ink.  To the left of the title you can see more flowers that I fussy cut.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Paper:  Happy Accident

Fortuity, Flike, Lucky,

Quirk and Windfall

Paper:  Garden Life

In Bloom, Wallflowers

Paper:  Heartland

Bicycle for Two, Love Song Serenade

Flowers

Chesterville Florals, Apricot Blooms,

Attic Charm Daisies, Moody Blooms

Embossing Powder

Ivory, Sage, Green Ivory

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My next two layouts feature papers from the Wanderlust collection.

"Capture The Moment"

I used the Ocean Voyage paper for my background.   I used Calling Cards and Souvenir to build up layers under the photo of my mom and her family out on the lake.  I stamped with Tattered Newsprint, Grungy Grid and Forever stamps.  I applied some light brown misting.  

In this picture as well as the one below you can see the Wanderlust Lilies.  I applied some Twig and Gold Nugget Seedlings to the lilies as well as the background.

The chipboard pieces on each side of the photo were embossed with Taupe powder.

The title was also embossed with Taupe Embossing Powder.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Paper:  Wanderlust

Ocean Voyage

Calling Cards

Souvenir

Flowers

Wanderlust Lilies

Embossing Powder

Taupe

Seedlings

Twig

Gold Nugget

Stamps

Tattered Newsprint

Grungy Grid

Forever

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"Destination Unknown"

 I used side B from the Memento paper for the background.  I applied some misting and stamping with the Tattered Newsprint stamp.   Next I used stencils and applied some soft mat gel and embossed with Taupe and Azure embossing powders.  I built up layers under the photo using Wanderlust Petites, Souvenir and Calling Cards.  This lovely lady was my grandmother.  

I altered the Wanderlust Lilies with some white gold paste and a light misting.   I misted  the Heartland Blossom with a touch of gold.

I applied some Gold Nugget and Twig Seedlings to the flowers and background.

Under the photo I used a piece from the Wanderlust Printed Chipboard.

The title came from the Calling Cards paper.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Paper:  Wanderlust

Memento

Calling Cards

Souvenir

Wanderlust Petites

Chipboard:
Wanderlust Printed Chipboard

Flowers

Wanderlust Lilies

Heartland Blossoms

Embossing Powder

Taupe

Azure

Seedlings

Twig

Gold Nugget

Stamps

Tattered Newsprint

I  hope I have inspired you today.

Thanks for stopping by and I'll see you in June!

. . . Debbie