October projects and Video tutorial by Marilyn

Hi everyone!!  It's Marilyn here with you today to share two projects and a video tutorial featuring the Autumn Anthology collection, the new embossing powder and ink mist.

My first project is a layout about a lovely Halloween's day memory when my boy was four years old .  I made the video tutorial of this page that you can see it at the end of the post.  The papers are the Penmanship and the Balcony from the Autumn Anthology collection

I selected the Blooming Curls chipboard and I used the new Blue Fern embossing powders, you will see all the process in the video.

My title is the Halloween word and I used the new  Imagine Ink-Winter Mint in the background.

Supplies: Autumn Anthology collection: Penmanship and Balcony. Imagine Ink- Winter Mint, Embossing powder- Poinsettia, Blooming Curls & Halloween chipboards.

Here's my video tutorial...I hope you enjoy it!! :)





"FAMILY TIME" this page is inspired on the October sketch

I used the Garden Lattice Bits chipboard that I gave a coat of black chalkboard paint. I also used the Imagine Ink- Leaf in the background.

I cut out my title from one of the papers from the collection.

I stamped with the Essential Textures stamp and cut out the butterflies from one of the papers.

Supplies: Autumn Anthology collection, Imagine Ink- Leaf, Essential Textures-stamp, Garden Lattice Bits chipboard.

Thanks for stopping by...until next time!!
Marilyn 

Bentes October projects.

Hi there.

Today it's my turn to blog some Blue Fern goodness and to start with I have a page that I made
with the lovely Autumn Anthology. 

I used the Robin paper as a base and the Cottage paper on top.  I used a brayer to add a thin layer of gesso to prime my paper for the Imagine Ink Sky mist and the Love Story 2 stamp set.

I cut a piece from the Shabby Brick Panel chipboard and haphazardly  painted it white. I then just gave it a slight splash of the same mist I used earlier.

I picked a choipboard title to suit my page and after priming with gesso I paintd it with blue acrylic paint. To finish the look I added some Distress stickles on top. I useda third choipboard piece here as well, but it may be hard to detect,....-It's the arrow from the Directions set. 

But instead of painting it, this time I covered it in a cute washi tape. 

 So here's a last look at the pretty colours in this page, and as you see I also cut some strips of other pretty papers in this collection just so I could do a little layering.

My second project is a little different for me. I don't usually do scrap on canvas, 

but this round one looked fun, so I decided to give it a try!

Here's how it turned out;

As further inspiration for this canvas I used the October sketch. I turned it upside down and took  a free approach as you should with a sketch, but I think you can still see the resemblance.

Here's the sketch:

Read all about the challenge HERE.

I used calling cards from the Frolic collection as a title for my canvas/page.

The Butterfly Friends chipboard rceived a coat of white paint, some glitter and a light application of the green mist Imagine Ink Leaf. Also the large Frolic Mesh Bits chipboard was treated similarly.

I added a few leftover pieces of chipboard here and there, you can see them in the photo above. 

I dont ever throw those little tresures away :-)

Finally a close up of the gorgeous Butterfly Friends again!

Thank you so much for looking in today :-)

Blue Fern Studios Design Team Call!

Hello Blue Fern fans.  We are excited to announce that we are looking for new designers and video educators to join our 2016 Creative Team and represent our fast-growing company.  We are looking to add a few designers and video educators who specialize in layouts, mixed media, altered items and/or cards.  If you love creating with our high-quality patterned paper and chipboard, we would love to review your application.


To Apply:

Please email the following information to submissions@bluefernstudios.com. Be sure to include "Design Team Application" in your subject. Application deadline is November 10th, 2015 at Midnight US EST.

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 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,  please use products with a style similar to Blue Fern.

Please resize all images to 650 pixels.

If selected, successful applicants will serve a 1 year term, creating (3) projects per month (choice of a combination of layouts, mixed media, altered items, or cards) and will be compensated with a generous selection of our products. New designers will be notified once the selection is complete.  The 2016 Creative Team will officially be announced November 20, 2015 on the Blue Fern Studios blog.

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

Vintage Christmas with Angelica

Hello friends! Today I'm sharing my BFS projects for the month of Octobers. I was so excited to get my design team package. Why you ask!??! Because it was packed with the new Vintage Christmas Collection. Also included was matching chipboard, mist and glitter! Happy Day!

I started this page with masking and misting the background. Then just layered. I painted the winter page dangles and use the new glitter. It's ultra fine and a beautiful color!



Products used:

Noel

Magical Stripe

Deck the Halls

Greeting Cards

Winter Page Dangles

Phoenix Glitter

Cotton Candy Mist

 

This layout is based on the October Sketch. Again I did some masking and misting for the background. I painted all the chippy pieces with gesso then added some texture and glitter.

 Products used:

Auld Land Syne

Wonderland

Winter Page Dangles

Winter Title

Let it Snow

Snowflake Frame Square

Wintermint Mist

Sky Mist

 

This paper is to pretty to cover up. So I went for a simple design in the middle. For the chipboard pieces I painted then mist with the wintermint mist. Then used the new glitter! So sparkly!

 Products used:

Magical

Greeting Cards

Holiday Vine

Holly Sprigs

Wintermint Mist

Caribbean Glitter

 

Thanks for taking a peek!

All Natural with Autumn Anthology- By Keren Tamir

Hi Everyone

Its Keren here on the Blue Fern Studios Blog featuring the Autumn Anthology collection again.

"All Natural"

For this first layout I used the Gazebo paper which features a beautiful Gazebo across the right side. I used it to surround the chipboard frame around the photo.

I used the chipboard shrine frame around the photo. I primed it with white gesso and then sprayed it with the Blue Fern Studio Leaf spray and mixed it with another yellow coloured spray. Then I stamped on it with the brick stamp from the essential textures set.

I added flowers, butterflies and also used the brick stamp around the page to add to the garden feel of the layout.

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"Cute Smile"

For this layout I used the Autumn Anthology Balcony paper.

I smeared some white gesso on the background and then sprayed all three Blue Fern Studios sprays for this collection: Leaf, Persimmon and Sky.

Then I stamped the sprayed area with one of the Weathered Doilies from the stamp set.

I framed the photo in the smile clip frame from the set. Then I used the Paisley and Vine medley chipboard and the Cute title word to embellish. All chipboard pieces where inked with both Leaf and Persimmon sprays.

Thank you so much for visiting the Blue Fern Studios blog

Have a wonderful day!!!

Keren

Autumn Anthology With Debbie

Hi everyone!  Debbie back again, to share two layouts I created 

with the Autumn Anthology Collection.

Lots of paper layering and  fussy cutting on this layout, showcasing a picture of my children from years ago.  I used several papers from the Autumn Anthology collection:  Gazebo, Newsworthy, LeBallon, Cottage and Calling Cards.

Here are a few closeup of the chipboard I used:

Ironwork Edges sprayed with Imagine Ink Mist Sky and dabbed with some dark blue ink.

Willow Wild Flower sprayed with Imagine Ink Mist Persimmon and dabbed with some dark brown ink.

Layering Stems sprayed with Imagine Ink Mist Persimmon.

And for my title Yesterday from Today, Tomorrow, Yesterday sprayed with Imagine Ink Mist Sky and dabbed with some dark blue ink.

My next layout was created using the October sketch using papers from the Autumn Anthology Collection.

I used Calling Cards, Gazebo and LeBallon papers on my layout. 

Lots of layering under my photo along with a Double Swirl Small chipboard piece which I sprayed with Imagine Ink Mist Sky.  I also used the Floral Lattice Bits chipboard which I painted apricot.

The Always and Forever chipboard was sprayed with the Imagine Ink Mist in Sky.

A lovely cluster of flowers and another view of the Floral Lattice Bits Chipboard.

I hope I have inspired you with my layouts!  Autumn Anthology is a beautiful collection of papers.

For more inspiration and a look at the October sketch please click here.  You still have plenty of time to join us this month.

Thanks for stopping by!

. . . Debbie

Natural look with Vintage Christmas collection by Wilma.

                 
                    For this picture I wanted a  natural looking layout with a winter feeling.
                   I found the perfect background paper in the Vintage Christmas collection.

As you see I left a small strip on the right side. 

It is the brandname strip and I can always use them or parts of it.

The title poste is a picture I made from a very old postbox in Locarno .

They still use it!

Today I waited a few hours with this post , hoping we get some sunlight.

But nothing is happening......

This because I used the new glitter Blue Fern Studios brings out.

It is so fine and beautiful in real life.

But no sun, no glitter showing up on my pictures...

Next time :) 

The red spatters in the background are made with imagine mist .

Color Persimmon

Behind my photocluster I used the Twiggy Branch chipboard.

One of my favorites, it is so shapeable.

To give it this nature look I painted it with 3 colors acrylic paint in the brown tones .

Thats it for today, thanks for visiting the blog.

Have a great weekend!

x Wilma x