May Inspirations by Jennifer Jacques

Hi all Blue Fern Studios fans!

It's Jennifer here, with my 3 layouts as May inpsirations!

First of all, I'll start the month with a layout with "Happy Accident".

I choose to work with "Lucky" paper as my background.

I added a bit of texture paste through a stencil and displayed my picture on a die cut doilie.  You can see in the clustering below that I also tucked in two pieces of Checker bits chipboard that I have embossed with the Honey embossing powder.

My chipboard title is from the Remnants collection and here, this is the Sunlight Rose embossing powder that I've chose to embossed with.  You'll see underneath the Fern Leaves embossed with Green Ivory embossing powder.  Did you see the beautiful lilies from the Wanderlust Lilies set? They really are my favorite Blue Fern flowers. On the next corner, the white flower is from Homespun blossoms set :)

Below, I've made some ornements out of velum paper with the Texture circles stamp and Ivory embossing powder.  I've put together one clustering on each side of my focal point with 

Apricot blooms and some stuff from my own stash.

So, here is the list of the products I've used on that layout

Papers: Collection Happy Accident

-Lucky

Chipboards

-Checker bits 

-Dream

-Fern leaves

Stamps

-Texture circle

Embossing Powder

-Honey

-Sunlight rose

-Green Ivory

Flowers

-Wanderlust lilies

-Apricot blooms

-Homespun blossoms

-Fresh floral

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Second layout with In the moods collection.

This time, this is B-side of "Dreamy" paper that is my background.  Clear gesso, some sprays as watercolor effect and texture paste through a stencil again.  You can see below that I've displayed my picture on a piece of Mémoire "post cards" paper.

On the left of my picture, there is some chipboards.  The Flutter page dangles is embossed with Stormy skies, a beautiful blue-grey color.  Really love that metallic effect.  Right on the background, a Petite boutique Frame which is colored with some wax.

Here. my title is a piece from  Remnants collection chipboard that I've cut to use only the word "You".  I've tried very hard to show you the beautiful color of Vintage Jade glitter but I've failed.  It's magnificent, believe me! 💙💚  Again, some beautiful lilies from Wanderlust set.

Here, a Christmas blooms, with a pearl in her center.

Some sequins, flair and love quotes from my stash.  

Finally, to add some texture, some Silver seedlings  in different spots and some stamping with Tattered Newsprint stamp and permanent ink.

Again, here is the list of the products I've used on that layout

 Papers: Collection In the mood and Mémoire

-Dreamy (b-side)

-Post cards

Chipboards

-Petite Boutique Frame

-Flutter page dangles

-You (a part of Remnants title chipboard)

Stamps

-Tattered newsprint 

Embossing Powder

-Stormy skies

Glitter

-Vintage Jade

Flowers

-Wanderlust lilies

-Christmas blooms

Seedlings

-silver

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Finally, my last layout with In the mood again.

A soft layout, with "Amused" paper as the background.  No mixed media here.

The tag on the left was cut out of "Blissful" b-side paper.    My title, from the French words set is embossed with the delicate and sooooooo gorgeous  Pixie Dust embossing powder.  My set up is displayed on a big piece of a chipboard panel (which is no longer available, sorry!) that I've simply paint in black for a dramatic effect.

On the right, chipboard flower was simply stained in black and colored with wax.

Finally, to ornate the lower corner of my picture, Blue Fern Studios flowers :)

The white one is from Christmas blooms (but I've replaced the center to match my layout), the pink one is from Garden Blooms (here, I've put a pearl in the middle) and, the black one, a beautiful Dark Tropic lilies... A piece of "Pensive" paper in the upper right corner :)

It's a minimalist layout so I finished with some flairs and love quotes and that was it!

 Here is the products I've used on that layout this time

 Papers: Collection In the mood

-Blissful (b-side)

-Pensive (b-side)

Embossing Powder

-Pixie dust

Flowers

-Dark tropic lilies

-Christmas blooms

-Garden blooms

Seedlings

-silver

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So this is it!

Hope to inspired you and see you in June!

Remnants and Apricot and Blooms Inspirations by Jennifer Jacques

Good Morning all Blue Fern Studios fans!

I'm thrilled to present my first layouts as a member of this beautiful team.

First, let me introduce myself.

I'm Jennifer, Pinkypie on social medias.

 I live in Quebec, Canada with my two beautiful girls of 17 and 10 years old, who are my main inspiration, and with the love of my life, Mike,  and his son.

I've been obsessed with scrapbooking since, at least, 12 years now.  

My scrapbooking style  is all about softness, clustering and romance.  

Since I have used chipboards on my layouts, i've had a crush on Blue Fern Studios products.

That's why I'm here loll!

A dream come true !

You can find me on

Blog: http://unevienerose.blogspot.ca/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.ca/jennyj127/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pinkypie127/ 

Sb.com: https://www.scrapbook.com/myplace/index.php?mod=galleries&login=1

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jennifer.jacques.562

Hope to inspire you all year long here on the  Blue Fern Studios blog!

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And now, here are my three inspiration layouts for January.

Let's start with the first one.

  I used the beautiful new REMANTS collection products.

I first primed my background with clear gesso.  The background paper here is Remnants "Bloomsbury".  Also used "Mini-Remnants" paper in layers under my picture.

Then, I stamped here and there with brown ink and the Remnants Collage stamp 

on the backgroud paper.

See that beautiful pale pink Remnants blooms 😍😍

In order to place my chipboard title around my picture, I chose to cut it in two sections.  

I have embossed them with the Ivory embossing powder.  

I also placed under my picture some pieces of the 

Quatrefoil panel on which I used some red metallic paint.

Here, I printed the "Beautiful" word in the Distressed stamps set on some shrink plastic.  

Thanks to Tartine Peluche who remind me of this oldie stuff in my stash 😉  

It really makes a great effect, no?

It is placed on the white  Spring florals flower...

You can see on the next picture that I have used several colors of embossing powders on my chipboards in this  layout!  

I really fell in love with the green ones for the leaves.

Here is Avocado embossing powder on the Rose leaves chipboard and 

Forest embossing powder on the Thistle Spray chipboard.

Can you see the subtle tint of Green Ivory embossing powder on the 

Bohemian flower chipboard piece here, on the lace?  So soft ...

Finally, I have used some printed Remnants chipboards,some Burgundy seedlings and some other flowers from my stash to finish this layout.

Hope you like this one 🙈

Blue Fern Studios products used here

Papers: Remnants

- Bloomsbury

-Mini-Remnants

Chipboards

-Quatrefoil panel

-Rose Leaves
-Bohemian flowers
-Thistle Spray
- Printed Remnants chipboard shapes

Stamps

-Remnants collage

-Distressed titles

Embossing Powder

-Ivory
-Green Ivory
-Avocado
-Forest

Seedlings

-Burgundy

Lace

-7A ivory

Flowers
-Remnants blooms
-Spring Florals

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Now, my second Remnants collection layout.

My background here is the beautiful "Callaway" paper.  

Also primed it with clear gesso.  

Under my picture, "Chancery lane" and b-side of "Mayfair" paper.

Next, to make my focal point, I placed my pic on some parts of Quilted page panel chipboard.

 I've used Black Sand embossing powder on this one and really like the 2 tones effect with beautiful "sandy" texture.  You can see on this next picture that I have paint in black a butterfly that I have cut from some Flutter page dangles chipboard piece, also add some mists. 

 After that, I embossed it with Ebony embossing powder and the Penned Flourishes stamp.  

See the Remnants blooms that I have sprayed also to coordinate  the colors of my layout.

The Arrow word " Sweet" with  Ebony embossing powder as the title: simple as that 😏

Can also see the heartbreaking white Remnants florals.  Love those ones...

Some printed Remnants chipie and Garden Blooms too.

As embellishments, I used here and there some vellum circles on witch I embossed the
Texture circles stamps with the Ebony powder.

Here, I just left the Branch set chipboard pieces natural cause it matched my layout that way loll.

Some Tickled and Purple haze seedlings and white drops as final touches.

Blue Fern Studios products used here

Papers: Remnants collection

- Callaway

-Chancery lane
-Mayfair (b-side)

Chipboards

- Quilted page panel
-Arrow words
-Flutter page dangles
-Branch set
- Printed Remnants chipboard shapes

Stamps

-Texture circles
-Penned flourishes

Embossing Powder

-Ebony
-Black sand

Seedlings

-Tickled
-Purple haze

Flowers
-Remnants blooms
-Remnants florals (white)

-Garden blooms (pink)

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For my last layout this month, I chose the Amber and Abricot collection 

which was one of my favorite last year.

Here, I used two papers as the background: "Birdsong" and a piece of the b-side "Yesterday" paper that I've placed in the middle of the first one.  

Primed them with clear gesso, then add some texture with modeling paste through a stencil.

  Finally, I've done some watercoloring with yellow mists and the background was done.

I've just used the Amber and Abricot printed chipboards here.  

Some chipie under my picture and two borders below.

Here is a chipboard from Serendpity words1 as the title.  

Embossed it with the Hot cocoa embossing powder.

Another "glittery" color that I've fallen in love with 😍

Some random stamping with brown ink and the Honey bits stamp.

You can see above some beautiful flowers from 

Fresh floral (ivory) and Apricot blooms (white) kits.

Below, Homespun blooms (brown) and white Apricot blooms again.

 

After that, I've made my usual final touches, some white drops and add a mix of 

Paprika and Twig seedlings.

Blue Fern Studios products used here

Papers: Amber and Apricot collection

-Birdsong

-Yesterday

Chipboards

-Amber and Apricot printed chipboard shapes
-Serendipity words 1

Stamps

-Honey bits

Embossing Powder

-Hot cocoa

Seedlings

-Paprika
-Twig

Flowers
-Apricot blooms
-Fresh florals
-Homespun blooms

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Hope you have found some inspiration here.

See you next month 😊

July Inspiration with Jelissa

Hello friends,

how have you been? Half the year has been gone and summer is now upon us! It has been such a great and fulfilling year so far and I'm really thankful for all the people that have come into my life.

For my blog post today on Blue Fern Studios, I have two projects to share with you using some of my favourite past collections.

First is a shadow box display which I intend as a gift to a dear friend. I've done something different this time in that, I went without my usual mixed media background but instead, focused on the Blue Fern papers and chipboards. I've been meaning to do this but couldn't find the right project to start off. The shadow box I found in my LSS was just perfect!

Here is the piece, created using Autumn Anthology papers:

I'm particularly drawn to this collection because of the beautiful shade of cobalt blue mixed with coral Michele used in the papers. If you know me by now, blue is one of my favourite colors and I can't use enough of it. It's a good thing I have two boys that I can use the color for! There are also plenty of images that I can fussy cut out from this collection and you can see that I wasted no time in doing just that.

Some details in the close-ups:

 

Love this hot air balloon! A little tea cup basket does remind me of the spinning tea cup ride at amusement parks in my childhood. I've dabbed some Sticklers on for a nice glittery effect.

Chained Bits and Berry Stems chipboard which I had altered with Imagine Ink embossing powders.
For Berry Stems, I first painted with some shimmery watercolors before using Grassy Knoll EP randomly. For Chained Bits, I first used Auburn EP, followed by Mushroom and Buttercup EP before topping it off with Copper Glitter.

Using the Marseille Frame here, which fit the display perfectly. I first covered it with copper metallic paint before brushing on clear crackle paint for extra texture.

A Flutter Page Dangle which I had snipped up. I first colored it with Gelato, then stamped and embossed with Cotton Candy and Watermelon EPs.

A flower which I altered with glitter in Sunshine and Dusty Pink.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

paper: Autumn Anthology - Le Ballon, Balcony, Calling Cards

chipboard: Marseille Frame, Berry Stems, Chained Bits, Flutter Page Dangle
Imagine Ink: embossing powders - Grassy Knoll, Auburn, Mushroom, Buttercup, Cotton Candy, Watermelon
glitter - Copper, Sunshine, Dusty Pink

My second project is a layout using the Frolic collection. It matches the theme of my eldest playing in the grass field. The bits of yellow and blue really brings out the mood of feeling the sun on my face on a cloudless day. 

Details in the close-ups:

A subtitle from Calling Cards. 

Whimsy Flourish which I had altered.

My title piece, altered with embossing powders and glitter.

Fussy cutting here

Looped Frames which I had altered with embossing powders and glitter.

And here is the start to finish video:

Blue Fern Studios products used:

paper: Frolic - Veranda, Calling Cards, Dans le Jardin

chipboard: Looped Frames, Whimsy Flourish, Glee

flowers: Tranquility Blooms

Imagine Ink: embossing powder - Seven Seas, In the Navy, Cerulean, Bonny Blue, Buttercup, Snow

glitter - Sunshine, Gulf Coast