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

-------------------------

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

-------------------------

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!

July Inspiration by Kris Berc

Hi, Blue Fern Studios fans! It's Kris here to share my July projects with you.  I have three layouts to show you today that I hope will get you into a creative mood!

Wish

For this layout, I chose a beautiful paper called Concert Hall from the Courtship Lane collection.  I love how the paper matches the backdrop in this photo of my daughter.  This photo was taken at one of her recent dance competitions...it's a small group jazz number to "Bippity Boppity Boo"!

I treated the paper with drops of blue and pink spray ink, topped that with some white gesso through a stencil, and then used a stamp from the Forever stamp set with black ink.

I embossed the "Wish" title piece with three colors of Imagine Ink embossing powder (In the Navy, Bonny Blue, and Icicle).

I embossed the Manchester Frame in Imagine Ink Bonny Blue powder, and then layered on the Folkart Frame, which I embossed with Imagine Ink In the Navy powder.  I'm so pleased with the effect!  Don't be afraid to layer your chipboard pieces :)

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Courtship Lane - Concert Hall

Chipboard

Folkart Frame
Manchester Frame
Wish, Wonder, Dream

Embossing Powder

Bonny Blue
Icicle
In the Navy

Stamp

Forever

Flowers

Chesterville Blooms
Dark Tropic Lilies
Heartland Blossoms

-------------------------

Daddy's Little Girl

I chose a beautiful paper from the Serendipity collection called Imagination for my second layout.  I treated it with some white gesso, some drops of pink, peach, and orange spray ink, and some stamping in black with the Tattered Newsprint stamp.

Oh how I adore this Daddy's little Girl chipboard piece!  It comes as one piece, but I cut it into two pieces in order to suit my design.  It's embossed with Imagine Ink embossing powder in Antique Gold.  I used the same treatment on the Royal Monarch to the right of the photo.

I embossed two of the Berry Stems chipboard pieces with Sand & Sea Imagine Ink embossing powder and tucked those into the top and bottom of my flower cluster.  There are several berry stem pieces in the set!

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Serendipity - Imagination

Chipboard

Berry Stems
Daddy's Little Girl
Royal Monarchs

Embossing Powder

Antique Gold
Sand & Sea

Stamp

Tattered Newsprint

Flowers

Chesterville Florals
Harvest Lilies
Soft Blossoms
Spring Lilies

-------------------------

Joy

I went back to the gorgeous Courtship Lane paper collection for my third layout.  The paper is called Royal Street.  I kept the mixed media quite simple on this one.  As you can surely see, Blue Fern Studios papers and embellishments are gorgeous as they are and do not need extensive altering to look fabulous in your scrapbooks!  I simply added some drops of purple and teal mists, then stamped here and there with a stamp from the Forever stamp set.

I covered a Graduated Circles chipboard piece with Iridescent Grey Imagine Ink embossing powder.  What an awesome powder it is!  A favorite for sure.

The Joy chipboard piece from the Good Vibes set sums up the emotion of the photo of my daughter and her grandfather perfectly.  It was a joyful visit for sure :)  I embossed the chipboard with Imagine Ink embossing powder in the color Plum.  It's a lovely, rich color and it looks terrific with the plum colored berries!

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Courtship Lane - Royal Street

Chipboard

Good Vibes
Graduated Circles

Embossing Powder

Iridescent Grey
Plum

Stamp

Forever

Flowers

Dark Tropic Lilies
Happy Blooms

Spring Peony and Berries

Thank you for stopping by today.

I hope I have inspired you to create with your Blue Fern Studios products!

Garden Life Layouts by Kris Berc

Hi, Blue Fern Studios fans! It's Kris here to share a few new layouts with you.  All three feature the new paper collection called Garden Life.

Cute Stuff

My first layout features the Garden Life - Wallflowers paper. I treated it with gesso, drops of ink, modeling paste through a stencil, the Serendipity Medley stamp, and a stamp from the Forever stamp set.

I clustered some Garden Florals and Garden Blooms with a few other items from my stash.

I framed the photo with a chipboard piece from the Graduated Circles set embossed with 14 karat embossing powder.  The Garden Lattice Bits and the "Cute Stuff" title from the Good Vibes set were first embossed with Sunlight Rose embossing powder and then embossed a second time with Rusty Rose embossing powder.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Garden Life - Wallflowers

Chipboard

Garden Lattice Bits
Good Vibes set
Graduated Circles

Embossing Powder

14 Karat
Rusty Rose
Sunlight Rose

Stamps

Forever set
Serendipity Medley

Flowers

Garden Blooms
Garden Florals

-------------------------

Love

For my second layout, I used the Garden Life - In Bloom paper.  It's treated with gesso, drops of ink, and a stamp from the Essential Textures stamp set.

I embossed the Shabby Brick Bits chipboard piece with Snow embossing powder.  The Brick Rings chipboard pieces are first embossed with Baby Pink and then with Pretty in Pink embossing powder.

My flower cluster includes Garden Blooms, Garden Florals, and Spring Florals.  I have also used 3 pieces from the Garden Life Printed Chipboard set.

The "Love" chipboard piece is from the Good Vibes set.  It's embossed with Ebony embossing powder.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Garden Life - In Bloom

Chipboard

Brick Rings
Good Vibes
Shabby Brick Bits
Garden Life Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powder

Baby Pink
Ebony
Pretty in Pink
Snow

Stamps

Essential Textures

Flowers

Garden Blooms
Garden Florals
Spring Florals

-------------------------

Life is Full of Surprises

My last layout is made with the Garden Life - Snippets paper.  I treated it with gesso, the Tattered Harlequin stamp, and drops of white paint.

My flower cluster includes Chesterville Florals and Harvest Lilies. I sprinkled some microbeads from my stash for added texture.

 I framed the photo with a chipboard piece from the Splattered Circles set and a negative piece from the Brick Rings set.  They are covered with Sand and Sea embossing powder.  The title piece, Life is full of Suprises, is embossed in Ebony embossing powder.

I also layered 3 pieces of Garden Life - Felicity paper behind the photo.  This was a fun day, by the way... we surprised my daughter with her first trip to the roller rink, and she learned to skate in no time!

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Garden Life - Felicity
Garden Life - Snippets

Chipboard

Brick Rings
Life is full of Surprises
Splattered Circles

Embossing Powder

Ebony
Sand and Sea

Stamps

Tattered Harlequin

Flowers

Chesterville Florals
Harvest Lilies

Thank you for stopping by today.

I hope I have inspired you to create with your Blue Fern Studios products!

April projects by Wendy Scholten

Hi Everyone,

I'm so happy to show you my projects for this month.

I created 3 layouts with 2 different collections including one with the new Happy Accident papers.

They are really stunning!

So let's start with the first one.

I used the Spring Parade for this one, i wanted to keep it simple so the picture really stands out.

I wonder from who she get's her goofiness , lol!

'Happiness'

I used the Sunday Best paper, a stencil with modeling paste and oil pastels with some water for the background. Behind my photo i used a piece of the Market place paper.

I chose the Happiness word from the Good Vibes word set, i used it with the new lavender eggs embossing powder.

And the other chipboard pieces are the Ginger Poppies, i used those with the snow embossing powder and tucked them behind my photo.

For my flower clusters i used the Chesterville Blooms, Harvest Lilies and a few of my own stash.

I used a mix of sequins to give it more color and playfulness.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Spring Parade:

-Sundays Best

-Market Place

Chipboard:

-Happiness from the Good Vibes word Set

-Ginger Poppies

Embossing Powders:

-Lavender Eggs

-Snow

Flowers:

-Chesterville Blooms

-Harvest Lilies

and this is my second Layout this month:

"The Big Day'

For this layout i also used Spring Parade papers, the Remembrance backside. I used the paper twice, one i torn in half and place it on top of the whole paper, i tucked some lace behind it.

Behind my photo i used some moddeling paste with a baroque stencil and some sprays for the color.

I also used the tattered newsprint stamp with the vintage gold embossing powder to give my background more color.

As my chipboard title i used The Big Day from the Wedding Words set which i embossed with the vintage Gold Embossing Powder.

And to frame my photo i used the Bordeaux Layered Frame, the back i embossed with Snow Embossing Powder and the front with the Oatmeal embossing powder.

 For my flowers i used Heartland Blossoms and some of my own stash.

I also used some embellishments, stickers, a doily, glitter and some cheesecloth.

Blue fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Spring Parade

-Remembrance 2x

Chipboard:

-Bordeaux Layered Frame

-The Big day from the wedding words set

Stamp:

-Tattered newsprint

Flowers:

-Heartland Blossoms

Embossing Powder:

-Vintage Gold

-Snow

-Oatmeal

And my last one was made with the new Happy Accident Papers, it just arrived in time to make a layout for this months blog. The papers, chipboard pieces and flowers are gorgeous, not to mention the embossing powders and glitter. Love them!

"Joy"

For this layout i used the Incident paper, and a few pieces from the Layering Cards paper.

I used a stencil with moddeling paste and some sprays for the background.

And the Grungy Grid and Vintage Phrases stamps.

This collection comes with new chipboard pieces, i used a few on my layout, they match the papers so well. There are words, sayings, flowers, frames and more!

 For my other chipboard pieces i used the title Joy from the Chunky words set and a piece of the Rose Frame, i embossed them with Stormy skies embossing powder and the Pea Soup Glitter.

 For my flowers i used the Happy Blooms, Happy Roses and the Spring Lilies

The only thing i used more were some glass beads in 3 different matching colors.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Happy Accident

-Incident

-Layering Cards

Chipboard:

-Matching Happy Accident chipboard

-Joy from the Chunky words set

- piece of the Rose Frame

Embossing Powders:

-Stormy Skies

Glitter:

-Pea Soup

Stamps:

-Grungy Grid

-Vintage Phrases

Flowers:

-Happy Blooms

-Happy Roses

-Spring Lilies

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Hugs Wendy