Layered Layout - Places to Go

Hello everyone, it's Aida here from @aidaville and I hope you're having a good start to this month of March !

I'm sharing a layout of my older daughter who faced lots of challenges getting to where is is today. A musician, committed animal activist, a full scholarship Graduate and currently a Teaching Assistant at the University while she completes her Masters in Political Science. The title "I've got places to go and people to see" perfectly sums up the full life she worked hard to carve out.

The Blue Fern Studios products used are :

Patterned Papers : 

Heartland - XOXO | Remnants - Westfield | Happy Accidents 2 - Tonic

Lace no. 5

Wanderlust Printed Chipboard

Chipboard - Widgets

Flowers : Happy Blossoms | Garden Blooms

Embossing Powder : Silver Bells

Others : 8 x 10" flat backed canvas.

I love the Wanderlust Printed Chipboard as it has some thickness to it for creating layers and edging the chipboards with contrasting acrylic paint, some Distress inking gives it depth. As you can see the photo was adhered inside the oval frame for prominence and the other chipboard pieces were added around it

Creating is so much easier, and fun when chipboard pieces have sentiments which can be used as titles like this one above !

Here is a closer look at the layers.

Very often lace is soft and may require a thin layer of transparent Gesso, stiffening them to make for easier handling. The Lace no.5 was trimmed into smaller manageable pieces, then inserted in between the flowers and chipboard and glued securely.

Silver Bells Embossing powder gave the chipboard Widgets interesting texture and the pieces were given a light daub of grey acrylic paint on the edges for more dimension.

Floral embellishments really do complete a layout and it looks so pretty ! For a shabby feel, I gently coated the blooms with thinned down white gesso.

I hope this layered layout has given you interesting ideas and shown how to create with Blue Fern Studios. Thank you for coming by,  have a happy, create-ful Sunday !

Journey Decor Panel

Hello Everyone, welcome back to the Blue Fern Studios Blog !

Have you felt that life is always a Journey of some sort ? I've been trying really hard to simplify my life, to need less and have more time doing things I am passionate about especially in crafting and Art Journals. Today's Decor Panel has the perfect title Journey with lovely layers in Chipboard, Paper, Lace and Flowers which is quintessentially Blue Fern Studios.

Here are the supplies :

Glam Frame Chipboard

Amber and Apricot Collection : 

Chapters, Sunny Disposition, Busy Bees

Wanderlust Printed Chipboard Shapes

Tattered Walls Ephemera

Seedlings : Meadow  |  Lace : No. 4

I love working with flat back canvases as they are sturdy to build on, can take layers of paper and paint without crumbling or bending out of shape. The overall design for this project is a "shabby and sweet with vintage touches" and hopefully you will be inspired to pull out your Blue Fern Studios supplies to create a similar piece ! 

To begin, a 10 x 8" canvas was given a base coat of Gesso and a very pale gray-green acrylic. Next I tore pieces of Chapters paper from the collection Amber and Apricot and adhered to the canvas randomly.

Add colour to the Chipboard Glam Frame with a vintage Bronze paint. As you can see the Frame was cut in two and the larger piece used on top layer, the smaller underneath.

I used different sizes of paper to create layers, keeping to matching colours and the style consistent. The use of sticky foam squares helps lift the papers and the Flowers for dimension. The Wanderlust Lilies are just too gorgeous and a wonderful addition to the project. Seedlings in Meadow was adhered to small areas creating texture.

Stiffen the Lace No. 4 with acrylic paint to make it manageable, then cut it into small pieces to use for layers.

The Wanderlust Printed Chipboard Shapes have words and shapes you can use to add a theme to your projects and so simple to use - just peel the backing paper and stick down !

Thank you for visiting the Blue Fern Studios Blog. I hope this Journey Panel sparks an inspired work by you and perhaps tell a story or reflection of your own creative process.

See you soon ! 

Aida

Dream Big Decor Panel

Hello everyone, my name is Aida Haron from Singapore and let me say this is such an huge thrill, a real honor to be with a team of talented Creatives. February marks the first time I'm posting for the Design Team at Blue Fern Studios ..... can you tell how excited I am ?  

Married to a very patient husband, we have 2 girls (26 and 21 years) and currently I conduct workshops for Art Journals in sunny Singapore. My journey in the crafting industry has taken many turns from card making, scrapping to mixed media, projects displayed at Creativation ...... all the phases have been amazing, I'm grateful and feel very lucky for the tremendous creative opportunities.

My online homes are a blog Aida Haron, Art Journal and on Instagram I am @aidaville.

With our girls being older older, it means we have fewer photos and scrapbooking in the physical sense has changed. Now I mostly Art Journal and create decor panels for display around the home or as gifts for special occasions. Today, I am sharing this Dream Big decorative 8 x 10" canvas panel layered with gorgeous Blue Fern Studios products.

The supplies used :

Happy Accident 2 Grubby patterned paper

Chipboards : Dream Big, Boston Lattice, Willow Flower

Assorted Blue Fern Studio Flowers and Lace.

The Dream Big chipboard was treated with white gesso, and heat embossed with a cream and glitter powder. Once cool to touch, lightly rub in a layer of yellow or orchre crayon in little areas on the words to deepen the dimension.

The base of this project is a 8 x 10" flat back canvas painted a pale blue using acrylic paints. The Grubby patterned paper has an industrial design making it a good contrast to the other more feminine elements like flourishes and flowers.

The Boston Lattice chipboard was given a base coat of white gesso and grit paste for texture. Once dry, it was painted with a grey/blue acrylic paint. I love how the grit paste created the shabby feel ! 

For the Willow Flower chipboard, I pressed pale Oxide inks on to the surface for colour. When you are in a hurry, this is a no mess, easy option for colouring chipboards.

To match the patterned paper Grubby Happy Accident 2 and the blue of the Lattice chipboard, I chose a mix of light orange, yellow and cream flowers.

Thank you for stopping by to spend a few moments with me. I hope this Dream Big Decor Panel will inspire you to create with Blue Fern Studios.

Happy Crafting !

Blog : Aida Haron, Art Journal 

Instagram : @aidaville.