Wednesday, August 2, 2017

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.

Tuesday, August 1, 2017

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!

Thursday, July 27, 2017

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 ;)

Wednesday, July 26, 2017

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.

Tuesday, July 25, 2017

July inspiration by Wendy Scholten

Hi All,
July is almost at the end, wow how time flies when you are having fun ;-)
And fun i did have with this new gorgeous collection Wanderlust.
In real life it's even better then on the pictures!
Just love this collection, it's so perfect for your (holiday) pictures,
if they are made in the mountains, at the beach or on the water.

I have 2 layouts and a mini album for you this month all featuring the Wanderlust Collection

So let's start with my first layout called:

'Mountain View'

This picture was made in Yangshuo-China where i went with my sister last year on a road trip. Just love those mountains, this was our view from the hotel terras.

I used the Wanderlust- Ocean Voyage paper and the word explore from the calling cards paper.
I used a stencil with moddeling paste and the Departure stamp to create my background.
For my chipboard i used the Natural Frame which i embossed with the oatmeal embossing powder and the Mountain view title with Hot Cocoa embossing powder. I also used a brown frame from the printed chipboard pieces.
Have you seen Blue Fern studios newest product? Their lace is gorgeous, i love to work with lace so i'm very happy they have it now. I used the Lace 3 and the Ivory Braided Trim on this layout. And i cut out a flower from the Lace 1.
The new collection comes with beautiful flowers which match the papers very well, the Wanderlust Lilies, i used one in my flower cluster. And i used a few embellishments from my own stast like a small bottle filled with glitter, a button, small flowers and some chrystals.
Blue Fern Studios products used:

          Papers: Wanderlust
  - Ocean Voyage
 - Calling Cards
Chipboard:
  -Mountain View
-Natural frame
Printed Chipboard
Stamp:
-Departure
Flowers:
-Wanderlust Lilies
Embossing powder:
-Oatmeal
    -Hot Cocoa
Lace:
 - Lace 1 
 -Lace 3
                     -Ivory Braided trim

And my second layout:

'Explore'


I think this photo is so cute of our daughter with her 2 nieces, they are so fond of eachother, it's so adorable!
I used the Wanderlust Calling Cards paper and the Petites paper.
The only thing i did for my background was using the Departure Stamp. And a few calling cards.

For my chipboard i used the Seaside Frame and the word Explore from the Wanderlust Words.
I embossed them all with the Hot Cocoa embossing powder.
I cut out pieces of the Lace 4 to tuck behind my flower clusters, where i also used a Wanderlust Lilie.
And a piece of the Printed chipboard which i cut in half.
I also used some shells, small flowers, acrylic pebbles and metal embellishments from my own stash.

Blue Fern studio's products used:

Papers: Wanderlust
-Calling Cards 2x
-Petites
Chipboard:
-Seaside Frame
-Explore from the Wanderlust Words
Printed Chipboard
Stamp:
-Departure
Embossing powder:
-Hot Cocoa
Lace:
-Lace 4
Flowers:
-Wanderlust Lilies

And this is my mini album in a box:

'Journey'


 It's a chipboard box and album where i used the Wanderlust papers on and a sheet of acrylic paper.
We went sailing on a small boat last summer with our daughter and my family in-law.
She and her nephew had the best time ever!
For the top off the box i used a piece of the Road Trip paper, a piece of the Ivory Braided Trim, the Curling Corner which i cut in half and embossed with the Hot cocoa Embossing powder as well as the word Journey from the Wanderlust Words set, a wanderlust Lilie and some embellishments from my own stash. 
I used some ink on the edges of the box and also the edges from the entire album.
And binded the album with some string.
For the front of the album i used an acrylic sheet behind my cover, so i could use the other piece of the Curling Corner and glue it on there, i embossed it on both sides so the inner side also has color.
I usd the Departure Stamp to give my paper some texture.
A few flowers, a piece of the Lace 3 and a piece of the calling cards paper to finish it.
For the inside pages i used some pieces from the Calling cards, Printed Chipboard, stamps, lace and some other small embellishments, below the last picture you can find a list from what i used in this album.



(My daughter put the shell and flower embellishments before my album, i think she did a good job, it looks good, lol!)



 Blue fern studios products used:

Papers: Wanderlust
-Petites
-Seascape
-Memento
-Roadtrip
Chipboard:
-Curling Corner
-Wanderlust Words
Printed Chipboard
Stamps:
-Departure
-Travel Time
Embossing powder:
-Hot Cocoa
Lace:
-Ivory Braided Trim
-Lace 3
Flowers:
-Wanderlust Lilies


Thanks for looking!
And have a nice week.


Hugs wendy