August projects by Tartine Peluche

Hi everyone!
I'm back today for share with you a few inspiration for the new collection''WANDERLUST'' from Blue Fern Studios, and also one layout from ''GARDEN LIFE''
Two wonderful collections!!!

PLAYGROUND

My first layout is created from the paper ''MOUNTAIN VIEW'' I used side B.

 At first I stamped several parts of the stamp '' DEPARTURE''
I put the accent on green and brown on my background to bring out my photo, unfortunately, we don't see very well, it was rather pale initially.

At the top of my page, I used WANDERLUST VINE and LACE 4 with a piece of WHIMSY FLOURISH chipboard to start my layout.
WHIMSY FLOURISH was embossed with HOT COCOA embossing powder.

I used a piece of LACE 3 to separate the background from my photo.

In order, starting from the bottom, we can see a piece of
WHIMSY FLOURISH embossed with HOT COCOA embossing powder.
Then a part of chipboard CORNER FLOURISH embossed with AVOCADO embossing powder
and on the top, under the picture, I used SWALLOW BORDER,
also embossed with  HOT COCOA embossing powder .
The small boat, it is I who did it, with some pieces of wood found outside.

I cut the title in two. I wanted to use both parts but I could'nt find

 the good place for the second piece. What gives only as title: PLAYGROUND.
I used the embossing powder SUMMER BREEZE.

Here is in close-up the effect rendered by this magnificent chipboard.

To finish this layout, here in close-up the flowers I used, from the kits WANDERLUST LILIES and WANDERLUST VINE.
We don't see very well but I put on all flowers a little bit of MELTED BUTTER glitter.

Products I used:
PAPER:
Mountain View
CHIPBOARDS:
SWALLOW BORDER
NATURE'S PLAYGROUND
WHIMSY FLOURISHES
CORNER FLOURISH
EMBOSSING POWDER:
AVOCADO

HOT COCOA

SUMMER BREEZE
GLITTER:
MELTED BUTTER
STAMPS:
DEPARTURE
LACE:

LACE 3

LACE 4

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SETTING SAIL
For the second layout, I used side B of LAKESIDE paper.

For my background: white gesso, ink and glitter.
I maked flakes with RUSSETT glitter and I added just a little shiny with VINTAGE JADE glitter.
All this makes the LACE 4 more showy.

I used the chipboard NATURAL FRAME to accentuate my photo.
It was embossed with STORMY SKIES embossing powder.

We see more the chipboard NATURAL FRAME on this picture.
Let's talk about the majestic flowers ... I'm in love with the WANDERLUST LILIES flowers!!!

SETTING SAIL was embossed with HOT COCOA embossing powder.

Really beautiful color!!!

Here is a close-up of photo part.

To finish, I used patterned rings from WANDERLUST PATTERNED CHIPBOARD.
They are beautiful, repeating the wooden pattern of the paper I used.

PRODUTS I USED:
PAPER:
LAKESIDE

CHIPBOARD:
NATURAL FRAME

SETTING SAIL

EMBOSSING POWDER:
HOT COCOA

STORMY SKIES

GLITTER:
VINTAGE JADE

RUSSETT

LACE:

LACE 3

LACE 4

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And here is my last one:

BE A PINEAPPLE ...

I used a paper from the collection Garden life for this one: SUN KISSED.

For the background, pieces of chipboard QUILTED PAGE PANEL, ink, modeling paste and white gesso ... a lot of gesso! to fade my colors ultra flash. I rarely use colors also showy...
Look like these beautiful flowers! They are from kit GARDEN BLOOMS.

WILD FLOURISH BUNDLE was embossed with BABY PINK embossing powder.

I used SUNLIGHT ROSE embossing powder on my piece of LAYERING STEMS chipboard and peach ATTIC CHARM DAISIES.

Products I used:
PAPER:
SUN KISSED
CHIPBOARDS:
QUILTED PAGE PANEL
WILD FLOURISH BUNDLE
LAYERING STEMS
EMBOSSING POWDER:
SUNLIGHT ROSE
BABY PINK

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That's all for this month, I hope to have inspired you
for your own projects with Blue Fern Studios products.

Thank you for stopping by!
See you next month for anothers projects.
Tartine xxx

Summer Breeze by Tracy Funk

We still have one more layout from our July Blue Fern Fan of the Month to share with you.  I think Tracy just might have saved the best for last.  The colors she has used are absolutely beautiful! It has been our pleasure to share her layouts with you this month.   Each one of them is filled with inspiration and her use of Blue Fern products is amazing. Thanks so much, Tracy, for sharing your vintage look and creative style with us.

  Here is Tracy to tell you all about her layout:

"Summer Breeze" is my final layout for Blue Fern Studios as their fan of the month for July.  It features a photo of  my husband's grandmother, Audrey.  I had a wonderful time working with Blue Fern Studios products this month.

For this layout I used papers from the Garden Life collection.  I used the back of the Calling Cards paper as the background and the back of the Flower Bed paper for the die-cuts.

I did some random stamping on the background with dark grey ink using the Tattered Newsprint stamp.

I used several pieces of Blue Fern Studios chipboard (Dangled Lace, Garden Daisies-small and Layering Stems).

I coated the Dangled Lace piece with matte medium, then applied white crackle paint. When that was dry, I brushed it with black artisan powder, wiping off the excess with a damp cloth and then rubbed it with a bit of orange ink.

I painted the Garden Daisies grey and then brushed watery white paint over the petals.  I glued a mixture of beads in the center of each flower.

I painted the Layering Stems green then applied white glue to the petals and heat-embossed them with orange embossing powder.

I also used some printed chipboard from Blue Fern Studios' Garden Life and Happy Accident collections.

I used some alphabet stamps with dark grey ink to put the name on the printed chipboard piece.


I used the white and peach-coloured Happy Roses and applied orange ink to the edges of the petals.

List of Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Garden Life - Calling Cards paper

Garden Life - Flower Bed paper

Happy Roses

Garden Life - Printed Chipboard

Happy Accident - Printed Chipboard

Dangled Lace chipboard

Garden Daisies (small) chipboard

Layering Stems chipboard

Tattered Newsprint stamp

Thank you again to Blue Fern Studios for giving me this opportunity to work with their beautiful products.

May Projects by Babi

Hi Everyone,

Today it's my turn to share with you my new projects with the new Happy Accident collection.

I used the gorgeous Fate and Lucky papers  to create my first project, called "Creativity".

I applied some texture paste on a butterfly stencil to create a light texture to the main paper. Then, I glued a few strips of the Lucky paper to complete the background.

I covered the Berry Stems and Collage chipboards with Plum and Oatmeal embossing powder. It matched perfectly with the paper.

I stamped the Spring Accents on a vellum paper and cut it to create the cluster. Then, added some flowers and other embellishments to finish my page.

Supplies using Blue Fern Studios:

Papers: Fate and Lucky

Chipboard: Berry Stems and Collage

Embossing Powder: Oatmeal and Plum

Flowers: Happy Roses

Stamp: Spring Accents

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I'm also using the  Happy Accident Collection to create my second page called "Happiness".

I used the Incident paper as the main page. This paper has a lovely texture and I didn't feel the need to add much more to it.  I simply added some texture paste on a script stencil and poured some Honey embossing powder,  just to bring a little bit of attention to the middle of the page.

Then I stamped the background with black ink and my base is ready to be decorated.

I covered  Garden Lace and Turkish Bits with Snow and Stormy Skies embossing powder.  I basically covered the chipboards with  Snow Powder and sprinkled the Stormy Skies to add more contrast.

I finished with Printed Chipboards - Happy Accident, flowers and and cut leaves.

Supplies using Blue Fern Studios:

Papers: Incident

Chipboard: Garden Lace Bits, Turkish Bits and Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powder: Honey, Snow Stormy Skies

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My last project is a exploding box also with Happy Accident collection. I just love this "yellow - blue" color combo and decided to create something to go along with my second layout.

I used a kraft cardstock to create the base  and lid for my box.

I choose the following papers to decorate the layers and the interior of the box: Incident, Fluke, Fate and Chance. 

On the lid I used a beautiful frame that came in the Printed Chipboard sheet. I covered it with gesso to match the papers.

I also used Spring Flowers and Layering Stems that I covered with Snow embossing powder.

The interior  was decorated with the papers listed above and some flowers that I fussed cut from Fascination- Serendipity collection.

Some elements from Printed Chipboard to decorate the little squares.  I created two layers for the interior but it was quite difficult to photograph.

Then, added Turkish Bits chipboard which I embossed with Snow and  Breeze embossing Powder.

Flowers, laces and other embellishents for the final details.

Supplies using Blue Fern Studios:

Papers: Incident, Fluke, Fate and Chance - Happy Accident

Fascination- Serendipity

Chipboard:  Turkish Bits, Layering Stems and Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powder: Snow, Breeze

Flowers: Spring

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Hope you enjoy it and have lots of fun with this beautiful collection.

See y'all next month.

Babi

Vintage Christmas with Cathi

I can't believe a year has flown by and it is time to finish my term here at Blue Fern Studios!! I have loved working with the amazing products and my talented fellow team members.  I am so grateful for the wonderful opportunity to design here!!  For my last post here I have made two layouts and set of cards.

My first layout features the gorgeous Vintage Christmas collection Wonderland paper. I decided to do a snowy layout and just love these colors! I chose a gorgeous wintry vintage image of a family gathering pine boughs for the holidays.

Here in this first close up I have added some layers under the photo using the Vintage Christmas 2 Calling Cards cutouts. I love the Snowflake Frame which I have embossed with Imagine Ink Icicle Embossing Powder. I've added a snowflake from the Shabby Flakes collection which has been embossed with Icicle and Cotton Candy Imagine Ink Embossing Powder. 

In this photo you can see how I've used several background stamps to build up texture. I have used the Making Plans stamp, the Crackle Textures stamp and the Coarse Fabrics stamps using various distress inks. I also edged  my chipboard with Festive Berries Distress Ink to tie into the colors of the paper.

I've used some gorgeous flowers on this layout, the beautiful red Christmas Bloom and pink Soft Blossoms. For the title of my layout I used the Wonder chipboard from the Wish Wonder Dream set, and again used Icicle Imagine Ink Embossing Powder

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:

Paper:

Blue Fern Studios Vintage Christmas ~Wonderland

Blue Fern Studios Vintage Christmas 2 ~Calling Cards

Chipboard:

Shabby Flakes

Snowflake Frame

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:

Icicle

Cotton Candy

Stamps:

Making Plans

Coarse Fabrics

Crackle Textures

Flowers:

Christmas Blooms

Soft Blooms

My next project is a set of cards using both sides of the Vintage Christmas 2 Jolly paper. I always love to use the Calling Cards page with its gorgeous cutouts and images to make a set of cards when I can.

In my first card I used the beautiful Holiday Deer chipboard piece, embossed in Antique Gold Imagine Ink Embossing Powder. The Yours and Mine at Christmas Time actually came from the branding strip at the bottom of one of the papers!  The red and aqua flowers are part of the Christmas Blooms set while the white one is from the Soft Blooms set.  To finish off the card I used some ribbon from my stash and sewed in brown around the edge of the card.

I love the image on my next card, so much fun! I have added the Christmas Cheer sentiment from the Calling Cards paper as well.  Underneath my image I have added a bit of twine from my stash. The beautiful snowflakes are from the Let it Snow set, embossed appropriately in the Snow Imagine Ink Embossing Powder! The red flower is from the Memoires Blooms and the brown lilies are from the Winter Lilies set.  Again, I have finished off the card with some brown stitching along the edges.

For my final card, I've used the other side of the Jolly paper for the background and some papers from the Calling Cards sheet again.  The flowers are both from the Christmas Blooms set.  The foliage chipboard is from the Layering Stems set and is embossed in Sage Imagine Ink Embossing Powder. I have added some ribbon and a small pine cone from my stash and stitched along the edge to finish it off.

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:

Paper:

Blue Fern Studios Vintage Christmas 2~Jolly

Blue Fern Studios Vintage Christmas 2 ~ Calling Cards

Chipboard:

Deer Ornament

Let it Snow

Layering Stems

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:

Antique Gold

Snow

Sage

Flowers:

Memoire Blooms
Christmas Blooms

Late Winter Lilies

My final layout for Blue Fern Studios features another vintage image and the gorgeous Vintage Christmas Let it Snow paper as its base.

In this first close up you can see the beautiful Ruth's Doily peeking out from under the photo cluster, embossed in Golden Bricks Imagine Ink Embossing Powder. I have used more of the Calling Cards cutouts tucked underneath the image to build up the layers.

I have again used more of the beautiful red Christmas Blooms flower and the chocolate brown Late Winter Lilies as my flower cluster.  I have used a Mini Flourish chipboard embossed in the Pyrite Image Ink Embossing Powder as a finishing touch on the photo cluster.

The Night Before Christmas chipboard piece has been embossed in Ruby Imagine Ink Embossing Powder and you can see the background stamping I have done featuring stamps from the Forever, Essential Textures, and Texture Circles sets.  I finished off this cluster with another Late Winter Lily. 

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:

Paper:

Blue Fern Studios Vintage Christmas 2~Let it Snow

Blue Fern Studios Vintage Christmas 2~Calling Cards

Chipboard:

Ruth's Doily

Mini Flourishes

Night Before Christmas

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:

Golden Bricks

Ruby

Pyrite

Stamps:

Forever

Essential Textures

Texture Circles

Flowers:

Christmas Blooms

 Late Winter Lilies

I have really enjoyed my time here with Blue Fern Studios and look forward to seeing what new products and new inspiration arrive next year with the amazing new 2017 team. I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and a great 2017!!