The beauty of raw chipboard

Hi ya!

I often hear less advanced scrappers say how much they would love to use chipboard on their pages, but that they are a tad afraid of doing that because they think it takes a lot of difficult techniques to make them look good.

The 3 pages I am going to share with you today, show how easily chipboards can be tailored to suit those who are still experimenting with techniques.

My first page is kept in a muted shabby style and the chipboards I have used have been dressed to reflect the same.

 

The Art Nouveau Frame was painted, misted and chalked in many different hues of alabaster, cream, peach, marigold, orange and brown to blend in with the other details of the page.

The Country Picket Fence was randomly and unevenly primed with gesso before misted. Look how weather beaten it looks! I just love when the raw chipboard peeks out.

Chalk is a quick and easy way of achieving any colour effects you want.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Art Nouveau frame (074332)

  

Country Picket Fence (074561)

  

Good Vibes wordset (074899)

The next page also shows quick touches to colour match your chipboard with the colour scheme of your page.

 

The Calligraphic Border was cut in smaller sections and painted in a couple of different layers of pink. Cutting up pieces make them last longer and can be used on several layouts.

The Fancy Fob Watch had the same treatment as the Calligraphic Border.The chain that belongs to the Watch will be used on another layout.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

  

Calligraphic Border (074363)

 

Fancy Fob Watch (075148)

My last page shows again how beautiful peeks of raw chipboard can be. 

 

The Princess Window was not even primed before I just randomly swiped paint over it and then added a dab or two of gesso. The Royal Border - Large got the same treatment. Look how wonderfully their shape stand out.

 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Princess Window (074578)

 

Royal Border large (074615)

Thank you so much for your visit! There is still plenty of time to join in on our May sketch challenge - YOUR CAN FIND THE DETAILS HERE

Cheers! Eila

An Altered Project, A Mixed Media Canvas and a Layout...

Hi, Lisa here with 3 different projects for my May Blue Fern Studios Blog Post. To show you versatility using the wonderful Blue Fern Studios chip board, I give you an altered box, a mixed media canvas and a layout. With National Scrapbooking Day coming upon us this weekend, I was inspired to stretch my creativity. And here is what I came up with...


                                        The Button Box

 I aged the Vintage Lock by heat embossing it using a bronze embossing powder, and adhered it to the front flap on the box.

 I used a silver embossing powder on the scissors to give it an aged worn look, and while the melted powder was still wet, I wiped it off a little to make it appear as if the silver plate was flaking off.

 I used the Doodle Corners on the corners of my button box, heat embossing them with the same bronze powder I used on the Vintage lock. I also heat embossed the buttons and spools and scattered them among the flowers. I wound floss around the spools and tied floss in the button holes.

                                                                 
                                                                       Miss Tailor Set

                                                                       Vintage Locks

                                                                      Doodle Corners

                                                         
                                                      Mixed Media Canvas

 I used the Art Nouveau Frame for my 12 x 12 canvas. I white washed everything in Gesso, and used sprays and color mists on the chipboard pieces while they were still slightly damp. The color bleeds into the Gesso.

                                                                 Gabrielle Butterfly Set

                                                                   Art Nouveau Frame

 

                                                                       
                                                                      A Layout

 I cut the Damask Motif in half and used it to frame my photo for visual interest. I used crackle paint on the piece and sprayed a color mist after it dried.

 The beauty of Blue Fern Studios chip board is that it withstands just about any medium and holds up Really Really well. There isn't anything I wont try on it.

 The butterfly was base coated with Gesso and then sprayed with 2 different colors while it was still wet.

                                                                      Damask Motif

                                                                Gabrielle Butterfly Set

Thank you for joining me today for my May BFS Blog Post. I hope you pick up some pieces and start working on your own creative projects. Then hit us up and show us what you did!! We would love to see it! And don't forget our Sketch Challenge this month!! The sketch is really beautiful!!

2 layouts and 1 card from Vibeke Harila

Hi again:)

Vibeke here, and I am so happy to share some of

my projects with you. 

Today you will see 2 layouts and 1 card.

I hope you enjoy it.

"Girly girl"

Look at this beautiful piece of chipboard.

This is so pretty. I want it to look elegant in my layout.

I took  a bit white paint and a bit crackle paint.

Finally I took on clear embossing powder.

Sweetheart Dressform

Model: 074574

"Enjoy"

I rarely make cards.

But when you are lucky, you can use these great chipboard

- your work becomes much easier.

I am in love with this lovely birdcage.

It is perfect to all projects.

My birdcage got brown paint, some crackle paint and Distress Stain.

Finally I stamped a bit with a text stamp

.

Fancy Birdcage

"Trysil"

Look so great this frame is!!

I took some paste on - random. And 4 different green mist.

It is so good looking :):)

Art Nouveau Frame

I hope you liked my March projects.

Maybe you got some ideas how to use your chipboard?

See you later.

Hugs

Vibeke