November Inspiration by Wendy Scholten

Hi All,

Hope you are enjoying November as much as i do although i must say i'm looking forwards to december. I just love that month with our little girls birthday and Christmas.

The sparkling lights, cozy inside with hot cocoa and off course the Christmas tree.

I have 3 layouts this month to share with you, from which one of them of course features the vintage Christmas collection.

So let's start with the first one:

Memories

It features an older collection, Timeless, but those papers are still gorgeous!

I started with some gesso to secure my paper and used a stencil with moddeling paste and 3 different colors of sprays to give my layout some more texture.

I placed a little piece of cardboard and paper behind my photo to give it some depth and embossed my chipboard pieces. The title Memories with Stormy skies embossing powder, the scalloped border with oatmeal embossing powder and Heidi's Emblem with Taupe Embossing powder.

I decided to give the Garden Florals a brown color with a spay to match my layout a bit more.

And made flower clusters with the Garden Florals, Wanderlust Lilies and Apricot Blooms.

Next i used some metal embellishments and pebbles to finsh my layout.

Blue fern Studios products used:

Paper:

-Timeless

Chipboard:

-Scalloped Border

-Heidi's Emblem

-Memories from the Chunky Word set

Flowers:

-Garden Florals

-Wanderlust Lilies

-Apricot Blooms

Embossing Powder:

-Stormy Skies

-Oatmeal

And now my next one:

Warm and Cozy

This one features the Vintage Christmas 2 collection. Are those Christmas papers gorgeous or what!

I used the backside of the Let it Snow paper and used some Gesso, moddeling paste and a snowflake stencil for my background, i also used 3 different shades of color spary and the Jingle Bells Stamp.

I love Lace number 8, it's so pretty so i had to use it on this layout.

The title Warm and Cozy was cut out of a framed winter word and i embossed it with Fern and antique gold embossing powder as well as the Snow medley chipboard.

I used some Garden Blooms and Homespun Blossoms for my flowers and finished my layout with glass and sweet pea seedlings.

Blue Fern studios products used:

Paper:

-Vintage Christmas: Let it snow

Chipboard:

-Framed Winter Words

-Sow Medley

Flowers:

-Garden Blooms

-Homespun Blossoms

Embossing powder:

-Fern

-Antique Gold

Stamp:

-Jingle Bells

Lace;

8

Seedlings:

-Glass

-Sweet Pea

And my last one this month features the Homespun Collection

Delightful

I used the Hospitality paper, and a placed a piece of the Crafty paper on top. To create some texture i used a doily and a stencil with moddeling paste.

I framed my photo with a piece of coordinated chipboard from the Homespun Collection.

For my chipboard pieces i used the title Delightful from the optimist word set which i embossed with Taupe embossing powder, The Classic Corners with Pink dust and the Mesh Bits with Snow embossing powder.

I finished my layout with Mauve and Wintergreen Seedlings and some flowers from my own stash.

Blue Fern Studios Products used:

Paper:

-Homespun: Hospitality and Crafty

Chipboard:

-Delightful from the optimist word set

-Classic Corners

-Mesh bits

Embossing powder:

-Snow

-Taupe

--Pink dust

Coordinated Chipboard

Seedlings:

-Mauve

-Wintergreen

Hope you enjoyed this inspiration and have a great week!

Hugs wendy



Memoires with Jelissa

Hello friends! 

Today is my turn on the Blue Fern blog and I'm excited to be showing you a couple of projects I've created with the beautiful new collection by Michele!

This collection had me digging up old photos from the attic. My first layout is one of my folks when they were on their honeymoon.

Keeping the background really toned down because of the details in the paper that I wanted to show.

Close-ups:

Mesh bits chipboard which I had altered with Clover and Grassy Knoll embossing powders.I also fussy cut an element from Calling Cards which made a lovely addition to this floral cluster.

Another cluster with the other half of the Mesh Bits chipboard, layered over another fussy cut from Calling Cards and a bit of the Cuckoo Clock chipboard.

The Cuckoo Clock chipboard which I painted with copper metallic paint and added a couple of shiny bits on.

My title piece which I altered with Copper, 14 Karat and Antique Gold EP.

Blue Fern Studios products used:
paper: Memoires - Chronicles, Nature's Novel, Songbird Drama, Calling Cards

chipboard: Cuckoo Clock, Mesh Bits, Everlasting Love

embossing powder: 14 Karat, Antique Gold, Copper, Clover, Grassy Knoll

stamp: crackled textures

My second project is a video tutorial which I had created with also papers from the Memoires collection. This features a photo of my dad and me on a holiday trip.

A fair bit more details in the background as the paper was suitable for some playing around with. I also deliberately chose the Daisy Collage chipboard to match the paper because of the brick motif.

The clock piece from Cuckoo Clock chipboard, of which the main clock was used in the first layout. I also used Late Winter Lilies throughout the layout because they added so much softness to the page.

Sparkly antique feel created for the Ever After Frame.

Daisy Collage tucked between the paper layers.

More of the Daiy Collage.

You can view the creative process in this video:



Blue Fern Studios products used:

paper: Memoires - Tale of Treasures, Nature's Novel, Autumn Biography
chipboard: Cuckoo Clock, Daisy Collage, Ever After Frame set

EP: Copper

Glitter: Dijon, Autumn, Burnt Copper, Fool's Gold

flowers: Late Winter Lilies

Memoires Inspiration with Cathi

Hello again scrappy friends, Cathi here!! I can't believe how fast this year has flown by, how is it November already??  This month I have some project to share from the gorgeous new Memoires collection.  My first project I feature another photo found on my iPad courtesy of my eldest selfie taking daughter! As they have gotten older, I find I am much worse about capturing them in photos and it is something I need to improve, thank goodness for one daughter who loves to take photos of herself which I promptly coopt for my layouts and Project Life!!

For my first layout I chose the Remember When paper as my base. I used some layers underneath my photos from the Calling Cards paper and the Tales of Treasure paper.

Here in this close up you can see the beautiful Memoires Blooms and Lilies cluster on Jasmine Collage and the Dream chipboard.  For the Jasmine Collage I used the Melon Imagine Ink Embossing Powder and for the Dream chipboard I used the Buttercup Imagine Ink Embossing Powder.

On this photo you see another Memoires Bloom I used as well as some background stamping using the  Scratched and Crackle Textures stamps.

To frame my layout I finished it off with the gorgeous Manor Hinges chipboard embossed in the 14 Karat Imagine Ink Embossing Powder.

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:

Paper:

Blue Fern Studios Memoires Collection~Remember When

Blue Fern Studios Memoires Collection~Calling Cards

Blue Fern Studios Memoires Collection~Tales of Treasure

Chipboard:

Jasmine Collage

Manor Hinges

Wish Wonder Dream

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:

Melon

Buttercup

14 Karat

Stamps:

Scratched

Crackle Textures

Flowers:

Memoire Blooms

Lilies

For my second layout I chose a gorgeous turn of the century photo of a Parisian model. I thought it went perfectly with the beautiful Photographic Record paper. Clustered underneath my photos I again had the beautiful Calling Cards cutouts and the Tales of Treasures paper. My title in the bottom corner is inoubliable chipboard from the French Words set, the French word "Unforgettable" which was embossed in the 14 Karat Imagine Ink Embossing Powder.

Here in this photo you can see the beautiful Spring in Paris chipboard which I have also embossed in the 14 Karat Imagine Ink Embossing Powder.  The embossing powder did not cover the chipboard perfectly and instead of trying for perfect coverage I left it a bit distressed and added some Black Soot Distress Ink.  Here you can also see the fleur de lis shaped hinge from the Manor Hinges set, perfect for this layout!! I added some metallic pearls to finish off the chipboard along with the 14 Karat Imagine Ink Embossing Powder.  I added a few Lilies to the layout for some gorgeous detail.

I used several sets of stamps to build up my background: Grungy Grid, Texture 1 and Coarse Fabrics. I also added some brown and blue splashes from mists in my stash.

Here you can see more background stamping, splashing and a bit of texture tucked in with the Mesh Bits pieces embossed in Frozen Imagine Ink Embossing Powder.

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:

Paper:

Blue Fern Studios Memoires Collection~Photographic Record

Blue Fern Studios Memoires Collection~Calling Cards

Blue Fern Studios Memoires Collection~Tales of Treasure

Chipboard:

Spring in Paris

French Words

Manor Hinges

Mesh Bits

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:

14 Karat

Frozen

Stamps:

Texture 1

Coarse Fabrics

Grungy Grid

Flowers:

Memoires Blooms

Lilies

For my next project I made a set of cards.  This collection had an awesome sheet perfect for cardmakers: Grand Sequel.  The back side of this paper had a collage of four of the sheets from the collection in 6x6 size!!

I just love this idea!! I was able to use the smaller sizes of these designs for gorgeous card backgrounds.

For my first card I fussy cut the typewriter from the Chronicles paper.  I added a Memoires Bloom and Attic Charm Daisy to the card and tucked in some Bits of Honey pieces embossed in 14 Karat Imagine Ink Embossing Powder.  The golden typewriter font letters saying hello and the stitching finished off this card.

I always love to make cards using vintage images I find.  I added some twine and a doily under this image and some beautiful Blue Fern Lilies to this card. I added the gorgeous flower from the Layering Stems chipboard set and embossed it in Raspberry Imagine Ink Embossing Powder. Again I finished off the card with stitching and it was done!

For my final card I found this adorable vintage girl image. I tucked in some paper and this fussy cut bird/watch image from the Calling Cards paper.  The leaves are from the Layering Stems set and are embossed in Sage Imagine Ink Embossing Powder to match the green in the girls dress and hair ribbon.  A little bit of stitching around the card finishes off this set.

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:

Paper:

Blue Fern Studios Autumn Anthology Collection~Grand Sequel

Blue Fern Studios Seaside Cottage Collection~Calling Cards

Chipboard:

Layering Stems

Bits of Honey

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:

14 Karat

Raspberry

Sage

Flowers:

Memoires Blooms

Attic Charm Daisies

Lilies

Thank you so much for stopping by to have a look at my projects. Aren't the new Memoires papers and new flowers just amazing?  Looking forward to seeing you next month with the gorgeous Vintage Christmas collections for my final month here with Blue Fern Studios!

September Share by Karine

Hi,

I can't believe it's already the end of September! Were did the summer went? Oh my...

September 24th means it's my day here at Blue Fern Studios. So lets start with my first share.

A Walk on the Beach

You have probably seen this layout already, as I presented it September 1st for the moodboard reveal.

I started out with the Contemplation paper from the Serendipity collection.

All around my picture, I used some cards from the Calling Cards, along with some scrap pieces from the Fascination and Anticipation papers, also part of the Serendipity collection.

To add some interest to my background, I used the Brocade Texture and the Arcadia Textures stamps and embossed the patterns with snow Imagine Ink embossing powder. You can see some of the texture created on the picture above, over the flowers.

To embellish, I used some Seaside Lilies, Seaside Roses and Tranquil Roses and Lilies.

Lastly, my chipboard pieces, the Mesh Bits and my title (A Walk on the Beach) are covered with sandy paste and dry brushed with white gesso.

Glee

My second layout uses the Stillness paper from the Tranquility collection.

On my background, i used the Serendipity Medley and Essential Textures stamps.

I decided to cut apart the Dresden Corsage and to emboss the flowers I created with some Garnet Imagine Ink embossing powder. 

To go with the flowers, I also used the Spring Branch that I cut in pieces and embossed with Fern Imagine Ink embossing powder. To add some interest, I used a sponge to add some white gesso while the powder was still hot.

I used some flowers from the Attic Charm Daisies set and some from the Tranquil Blooms set.

Finally, my title piece is part of the Serendipity Words 2 set. I coloured it with ink.

Delightful

Finally, my last layout is called Delightful. I started with one of my all time favorites collection: Ombré Dreams. The background paper here is called Ginger's Dream.

I used the Forever and Serendipity Medley stamps to stamp on my background.

I cut the Turkish panel and embossed the pieces with Imagine Ink snow embossing powder.

Over that, I used the Blooming Flourish that I cut and embossed with Sea Mist Imagine Ink embossing powder. 

My title piece, part of The Optimist Word Set, is embossed with Auburn Imagine Ink embossing powder.

I hope it inspires you.

Have a nice day.