Sharon's July Layouts!

Hi everyone!  It's hard to believe that it is July already!   We are in the middle of a heat wave here in Pennsylvania - we have a high heat/humidity advisory for the next few days, so it's a perfect time to stay indoors scrap! 

Today I am excited to share my July layouts with you . . .

Layout #1: One Cute Chick

I went straight to the beautiful "Tattered Walls" collection.  This time, I used "The Carolina Room" as the basis for my page.  I utilized both sides:

It's such gorgeous paper, I knew exactly which photos I wanted to use for my layout.  The sweet pictures of my daughter, Anne, were taken on Mother's Day, 2009.  Every time I look at her smile, my heart melts!♥

Back to scrapping . . . I really enjoyed using the "One Cute Chick" chipboard and embossed it with "Pixie Dust" embossing powder.  

It's a DREAM to work with!!!  I also used one of the birds from the "A Spring Day" collection and embossed it with the sparkly "Goldenrod" embossing powder!

Here are is a close up:

And a different view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Tattered Walls "The Carolina Room" (Both sides!)

Chipboard: A Spring Day, "One Cute Chick"

Embossing Powder: Pixie Dust, Goldenrod

Flowers: Garden Blooms, Moody Florals

Seedlings: Gold Nugget

Glitter: Solar Flare, Gilded Rose

Lace: Ivory Braided Trim, Lace 1, Lace 6, Lace 10

Ephemera: Tattered Walls

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Layout #2: Blessed

I already had this photo of my daughters, Katie and Anne, in mind when I started making this page.  This picture was taken back in November of 2013 for our Christmas card.  Once again, I thought the "Tattered Walls" collection was perfect for y treasured picture! 

I used the flip side of "The Garage:"

Isn't it cool that all of these papers are named after a room?  I love that!

I also used "The Powder Room" to back my photo and to punch out my snowflakes:

I embossed the "Blessed" and "Christmas Tree" chipboard pieces with the amazing "Ivory" embossing powder.  I have to mention that I have never found better embossing powder than that made by Blue Fern Studios!  The Ivory EP is wonderful and no others match up to it!  And because it's a neutral, I use it all the time, and now I have to order more . . .

Here are some close ups of my layout:

I really had fun decorating my tree with pieces from Lace 9C!!!

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Tattered Walls "The Garage," "The Powder Room"

Chipboard: Christmas Tree, "Blessed"

Embossing Powder: Ivory

Flowers: Courtship Roses, Harvest Lilies, Late Winter Lilies

Seedlings: Twig

Glitter: Solar Flare

Lace: Lace 9C, Lace 10

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Layout #3:  Love This Moment

I totally enjoyed making this last page using a photo of the group of children that were adopted with Anne when we got together at Pearl S Buck for an adoption picnic.  This "travel group" photo was taken in the summer of 2009!

I adore the Homespun collection and thought it was perfect for this photo.  

I used the flip side of "Hospitality:"

I altered these chipboard pieces:  

"Opulence:"

and "Love This Moment:"

This time I embossed both pieces with "Taupe" embossing powder, then to change things up a bit, I distressed each piece.  

Here are some close ups:

I also enjoyed embossed directly on my page using the "Christmas Collage" stamp set and "Pearl" embossing powder.

Here's a different view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Homespun "Hospitality" 

Chipboard: "Love This Moment," "Opulence"

Embossing Powder: Taupe, Pearl

Flowers: Homespun Blossoms, Fresh Florals

Seedlings: Wintergreen

Glitter: Army Dust

Stamp Set: Christmas Collage

Lace: Lace 3

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I would like to take a moment to thank you so much for stopping by the Blue Fern Studios blog today.  I enjoyed making these pages using the BFS amazing products and especially loved sharing them with all of you!  Thank you!

I cannot wait to see you again next month!

Until then . . . Happy Scrapping♥

Sharon's March Pages!

Hi Everyone!

It's so nice to be here again today!  I am excited to share 3 layouts that I made for March.  ♥

Without further ado, here are my projects . . .

Layout #1:  Memories. . .

Featuring Homespun:

I have been going through old photos and attempting to organize them.  In the process, I have found beloved pictures that I want to scrap!  This one is of my oldest daughter, Katie, and is a definite favorite of mine.  I loved telling her, through this scrapbook page, to keep her beautiful inner light shining!

I used the beautiful "Homemade" paper from the Blue Fern Studios Homespun Collection and mounted it on the Wanderlust "Road Trip" paper because I loved the newspaper look.  And I had an amazing time framing the photo with the beautiful swirly chipboard that I embossed with Goldenrod embossing powder.  

Here are some close ups:

Here's my Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Homespun "Homemade," backed with Wanderlust "Road Trip"

Chipboard: Ornate Wreath, In the Mood Printed Chipboard Shapes, Homespun Printed Chipboard Shapes

Embossing Powder: Goldenrod

Flowers: Happy Roses

Seedlings: Twig

Lace:  Ivory braided trim

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Layout #2:  Best Friends . . .

Featuring In the Mood:

Again, as I went through my photos, I found an old one that I absolutely love.  It is one of my twin sister and me when we were toddlers.  Just look at those hair cuts!!  I love the way we were holding hands.

For this page I used "In the Mood" papers, flowers and printed chipboard!  I also used Shabby Brick Bits chipboard that I embossed and spruced up with some ink.

Here are some close ups for you to see:

And here is my Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: In the Mood "Peaceful;" backed with In the Mood "Ecstatic"

Chipboard: Shabby Brick Bits, In the Mood Printed Chipboard Shapes,

Embossing Powder: Black Sand, Baby Pink

Flowers: Moody Florals, Remnants Blooms

Seedlings: Mauve

Lace:  Lace 11

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Layout #3: Family is a Circle of Love . . .

Featuring Amber & Apricot:

For my third and final layout, I used a recent photo that I took of my family with my tripod and timer at a nearby park!  We love this park and go for walks there all the time.  This photo was also used for our annual Christmas card.

I featured the amazing Amber and Apricot Collection here - it's so beautiful and a dream to work with.  Lace 9C is absolutely beautiful, too!

Here are some close ups so you can get a better look:

My Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Amber & Apricot "Birdsong" and "Busy Bees"

Chipboard: Wicker Wreath,  Amber & Apricot Printed Chipboard Shapes

Embossing Powder: Antique Gold, Garnet, Ivory

Flowers: Moody Florals, Remnants Blooms

Glitter: Cranberry

Seedlings: Harvest

Lace:  Lace 9C

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I hope I was able to inspire you to scrap some of your treasured photos!  I find that using the Blue Fern Studios paper collections and products makes scrapping so easy and fun.

Thanks so much for your visit!  I am looking forward to seeing you again next month. ♥