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

Tattered Walls Layouts by Jessica

Hi everyone and happy July!  I have a few layouts to share with you this month using the newest Tattered Walls Collection.  On with the show!

"Love"

My background paper is "The Powder Room" from the Tattered Walls Collection.  Under the photo I used a piece of "The Reading Room" paper painted brown around the edges.

I used a lot of different flowers from various sets on my layout.  To begin, I took the pink flower from the Summer Blossoms collection and took the two pieces apart.  I then had two buds to use for my project - I just folded them and put them in place.  The flower with the blue gem in the middle is from the new Spring Blooms set.  The off-white flower is from the Fresh Florals set.  I removed the stamens, added a gem and put the new Aquamarine Seedlings around it.

The large blue flower is from the Heartland Blossoms set and the pink petals under it is half of a flower from the Spring Florals set.  The vine you see around the picture is from the Wanderlust Vine set spritzed with a shimmering brown spray mist.  I used the Garden Daisies chipboard behind my flowers and embossed it with Ivory embossing powder.

I used various pieces of the Tattered Walls Ephemera around my layout for interest.  The title Love is from the Adore, Love, Cherish chipboard set.  I first embossed it in Ivory, then I used the Crackle Textures stamp to emboss the crackles with the new Sparkling Navy embossing powder.  I did the same thing with the new Glam Frame behind the picture.

The background was just created by using texture paste with a stencil.  Then I used the Crackle Textures stamp with Sparkling Navy embossing powder for more texture.  I then added a blue spray mist over it.

Products Used:

Paper

Tattered Walls - "The Powder Room"

Tattered Walls - "The Reading Room"

Tattered Walls Ephemera

Flowers

Fresh Florals

Spring Blooms

Summer Blooms

Spring Florals

Hearland Blossoms

Wanderlust Vine

Chipboard

Glam Frame

Adore, Love, Cherish

Garden Daisies

Embossing Powder

Ivory

Sparkling Navy

Seedlings

Aquamarine

Stamps

Crackle Textures

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"Hello"

For my second layout I used the back side of the Tattered Walls Apartment B paper.  It is difficult to see under all of the paints and gesso, but I used strips of the orange Tattered Walls The Reading Room paper.  As matting under the picture, I used an old scrap piece of the Amber and Apricot Chapters paper with the London Chronicles stamp.

The white and peach roses are from the Happy Roses set.  I added some Mocha Glitter on the tips.  The title "Hello" is a piece of the Tattered Walls Ephemera.  I also added a couple of pieces of Lace 3B.  Around the picture area, I used the Crackle Textures stamp with the new Sparkling Navy embossing powder for interest.  In addition, I used the Tattered Newsprint stamp with black solvent ink around the white gesso areas.

Next, you can see the Paprika seedlings that I added around the picture.  I also put some Silver Seedlings around these areas because they match well with the picture.  The rose buds are the two pieces of one of the Christmas Blooms flowers tucked under the roses.

Under the picture, I have tucked in a few pieces of the Tattered Walls Ephemera.  The chipboard I used is the new A Spring Day chipboard that I cut into 3 pieces then I embossed the pieces with the new Azul embossing powder.  Finally, below the Silver Seedlings, I added some Clear seedlings.

Products Used:

Paper

Tattered Walls - Apartment B

Amber and Apricot - Chapters

Tattered Walls - The Reading Room

Tattered Walls Ephemera

Flowers

Happy Roses

Christmas Blooms

Chipboard

A Spring Day

Embossing Powder

Azul

Sparkling Navy

Seedlings

Paprika

Silver

Clear

Glitter

Mocha

Stamps

London Chronicle

Crackle Textures

Tattered Newsprint

Lace

3B

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"Journey"

Finally, my last layout uses The Powder Room paper from the Tattered Walls Collection.  To soften the background, I put on two coats of diluted gesso.  I chose to use the Journey chipboard title at the bottom.  All of my chipboard was painted with a blue paint first, then I used Pearl embossing powder to emboss the pieces.

Next to the photo, I chose to use two pieces from the new Classic Mini Frames set (painted blue then embossed with Pearl embossing powder).

The blue flowers are from the Chesterville Blooms set.  The new flowers with the blue gems are from the Spring Blooms set.  For the stenciled areas, I used clear crackle texture paste and added Blue Ice glitter over the areas.  I used the crackle texture paste so that when I painted around the stenciled areas, the paint would repel from the glittered areas.  You can see around my stenciled area that I used the music notes from the For the Birds stamp set embossed with our new Azul embossing powder.

And lastly, you can see the Tattered Walls Ephemera that I used under my picture.

Products Used:

Paper

Tattered Walls - The Powder Room

Tattered Walls Ephemera

Chipboard

Journey

Classic Mini Frames

Embossing Powder

Azul

Stamps

For the Birds

Flowers

Chesterville Blooms

Spring Blooms

Glitter

Blue Ice

I hope everyone has a wonderful July!  I will see you back here next month.

~ Jessica ~

June "Tattered Walls" Pages by Sharon!

Hi everyone!  I am thrilled to be here today sharing three new scrapbook pages that I made using the gorgeous "Tattered Walls" paper collection:

To me, this is a "must-have" collection for any scrapbooker.  It is so versatile and each and every page is absolutely beautiful.  So without further ado, here are my layouts . . .

Layout #1:  Family

I decided to use the cool "Powder Room" paper:

One of my favorite parts of making this page was using the "Stone Cottage" chipboard piece.

  I decorated it with Taupe and Blue Sky embossing powder

And I did the same with the Chipboard "Family" word, too.

Here's a different view:

I especially liked scrapping a treasured family photo of the four of us using this beautiful collection.  

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Tattered Walls "the Powder Room"

Chipboard: Stone Cottage, "Family"

Embossing Powder: Taupe, Sky Blue

Flowers: Spring Blooms, Wanderlust Lilies

Seedlings: Aquamarine

Lace:  Lace 1, Lace 2, Lace 10

Ephemera:  Tattered Walls

Layout #2:  Sweet Memories

I came across some old photos from my wedding day, and just had to scrap this one!

I used the stunning "Maid's Rom" paper:

Here is a close up so that you can get a better look:

The "Glam Frame" and "Memories" chipboard pieces worked well here.  And the taupe embossing powder is a dream to work with!

Also, I stamped the musical notes and embossed directly on my page using the 

"For the Birds" stamp set:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Tattered Walls "the Maids Room"

Chipboard: Glam Frame, "Memories"

Embossing Powder: Taupe

Stamp: For the Birds

Glitter: Pink Carnation

Flowers: Garden Blooms, Spring Blooms

Seedlings: Red Grape

Lace:  Lace 3, Lace 10, Lace 12

Ephemera:  Tattered Walls

Layout #3:  Our Story

I used the other side of "the Maid's Room" paper because it resembled a book and went perfectly with my "Our Story" theme, which is based on my daughter's love for each other.

The centerpiece of this page is this beautiful "Fancy Love" stamp set:

I embossed directly on my page, and stamped over the embossing in black to bring out "Love One Another" better:

And here is a different view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Tattered Walls "Apartment B" and "the Maid's Room"

Chipboard: Embellished Frame, "Our Story"

Embossing Powder: Ivory

Stamp: Fancy Love, Home Accents

Glitter: Gilded Rose

Flowers: Remnants Blooms

Lace:  Ivory Braided Trim, Lace 12

Ephemera: Tattered walls

I want to take a minute to thank you for stopping by the BFS blog today! I also want to let you know how easy and fun it is to create beautiful scrapbook pages when you have the right supplies that add so much to your layouts.  Please take a moment to check out the BFS retail store.  

I can't wait to share more with you next month. 

Happy Scrapping! ♥

June Inspiration by Debbie Burns

Hi everyone!  Debbie here with today to share my June projects using the new Tattered Walls collection.  Truly a beautiful collection perfect for your everyday and vintage pictures.  

"Family"

I used the Powder Room paper for my background and pieces from the Ephemera  pack to mat the photo of my mom and her brother.  I applied some light misting of blue along with some splatters of black.  I love the randomness of the print on the paper.  

Lots of beautiful flowers including the new Spring Blooms, Chesterville Blooms  and Memories Blooms. Love the subtle touch of purple on the new Spring Blooms.

Lots of new chipboard pieces with the new collection.  Here I've used the Briella's Mini Frames and Elegant Flourish.  Both were embossed with Black Sand embossing powder.

The chipboard title was embossed with a mixture of Black Sand and Azul embossing powders.  I applied some art stones along with Aquamarine Seedlings.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Paper

The Powder Room

Embellishments

Ephemera Pack

Chipboard
Family
Briella's Mini Frames
Elegant Flourish

Flowers

Spring Blooms,
Chesterville Blooms

Memories  Blooms

Embossing Powder

Black Sand
Azul

Seedling
Aquamarine

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"Our Story"

I used Suite 204  paper for my background.   I used The Maids Room and The Garage (side B) to build up layers under the photo.  

I embossed the title with Mushroom Embossing Power.  Lavender, Maroon and Gold Nugget Seedlings are used  in various places throughout the layout.

Here I've used a piece from the Ephemera Pack along with more Seedlings.

More from the Ephemera pack, the word Smile.  To the right of Smile is a white flower from the Spring Blooms.  I also used flowers from Chesterville Blooms and Wanderlust Lilies. Chipboard pieces on both sides of the photo were embossed with Mushroom

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Paper

Suite 204

The Maids Room

The Garage

Embellishments

Ephemera Pack

Chipboard
Our Story

Flowers

Spring Blooms
Wanderlust Lilies
Heartland Blooms
Summer Blooms

Embossing Powder

Mushroom

Seedlings

Lavender
Maroon

Gold Nugget

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"Love This Moment"

 I used Apartment B paper for the background.  I built up layers under the photo using Garage (side B) and The Maids Room  and pieces from the Ephemera Pack.    I placed chipboard under and around my photo using A Spring Day and Glam Frame.  I felt that the raw chipboard complemented the background paper.  On each side of the photo I used a doily die cut and the Sun Room paper.  Tiny leaves were cut from the Library paper.

Tucked within the flowers from the Summer Blooms is the word Joy from the Ephemera pack.

I cut the title into two pieces and left it untreated.   More flowers from the Summer Blooms, Moody Blooms and Fresh Florals.

Here you can see part of the untreated Glam Frame and A Spring Day Chipboard.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Paper

Apartment B

The Garage

The Maids Room

The Sun Room
The Library

Embellishments

Ephemera Pack

Chipboard:
Love This Moment
Glam Frame
A Spring Day

Flowers

Summer Blooms

Moody Blooms
Chesterville Blooms
Fresh Florals

Embossing Powder

Taupe

Azure

I  hope I have inspired you today.

Thanks for stopping by!
I'll see you next month!

. . . Debbie

Tattered Walls by Tartine Peluche

Hello sweeties!
I'm back to share with you my inspiratons using the new BFS collection '' Tattered Walls ''.
I really love the loo of this one, neutral and polyvalent ...
YOU MUST HAVE this collection! :D

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*Move mountain...*

The Chipboard '' CHAIN '' is embossed with TAUPE

Pink lilies from DARK TROPC LILIES.
Whites flower from FRESH FLORALS.
Seedling Maroon and Glitter Gilded Rose in the white flower.

Feathers , birdcage and the bird are stamped with FOR THE BIRD STAMP.
Tag come from the EPHEMERA Kit.


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Blue Fern Studios products used

Papier: Suite 204
Chipboards: - Love this moment
- Glam Frame
Ephemera Tattered Walls
Embossing Powder: - Snow
- Napa Valley
- Taupe
Glitter: Gilded Rose
Flowers: -Spring Blooms
- Fresh Florals
- Dark Tropic Lilies
Stamps: - For The Bird
- Tattered Newsprint
Seedlings: Maroon
Laces: Lace 7B White
Lace 1

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*In The Moment*

The blue flowers in the Spring Blooms kit are so beautiful!!
They have a touch of purple on some petals ... I love!

 LOOK AT THIS COLOR !!! I ADORE the new embossing powder SPARKLING NAVY.
Metallic color with glitter LOVE this so much !

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Blue Fern Studios Used:
Paper: - The Reading Room
- Apartment B
Chipboards: - Classic Mini Frames
- A Spring Day
- Embellished  frames
- Shabby Brick Bits
Embossing Powder:  - Azul
-Sparkling Navy
- Snow
Flowers: Spring Blooms
Seedlings: - Lavender
- Aquamarine
- Red Grape
Lace: 11

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I hope you have enjoyed my projects.

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a very crafty month!
See you soon ...
Tartine xoxo