July inspirations by Jennifer Jacques

Hello Blue fern studio's fans!

Here are my three inspirations for July.  

I'll start with the latest collection: Tattered walls.

Here i used "Suite 204" as my background.  Primed it with clear gesso, then added some textures with paste and sprays.  Also, some random stamping with Tattered Newsprint and the little border in the Flutter music set.

My title is from the Captured words set and is covered with the beautiful Gilded Rose glitters

Also, you can see under my focal point some pieces of Rose wreath chippies.  It is simply altered with black gesso and some waxes.

I finished this layout by adding some gorgeous BFS Flowers:

Above (in the corner) Homespun blossoms

Divided on each side from Remnants florals

and the Fuschia one is from Summer Blooms.

Some others flowers from my stash, stones and finally, Red grape seedlings as final touches.

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection Tattered Walls

-Suite 204

Chipboards

-Rose wreath

-Captured words

Stamps

-Tattered Newsprint

-Flutter Music

Glitter

-Gilded Rose

Seedlings

-Red grape

Flowers
-homespun Blossoms (in the corner)
-Remnants Florals (2 tone white and pink, in parts)
-Summer Blooms

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Second one with Tattered Walls which I loooooove.

Here, it's "The Library" that I've chose to work with.

Clear gesso, Dry brushed Heavy gesso under my focal point, some stamping with my usual Tattered Newsprint stamp, which is one of my favorites BFS.

Lots of Tattered walls Ephemeras were used here.  My chippie title is covered with Caribbean glitters... A fairy color I think...Really love that one

Finally, some flowers such as Fresh florals, flair, white splatters and that was it.

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection Tattered walls

-The Library

Chipboard

-Love this moment

Stamp

-Tattered Newsprint

Glitter

-Caribbean

Ephemeras
-Tattered walls

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Finally, the perfect Blue Fern Studios collection for vacation layouts is Wanderlust.

Background paper is Wanderlust Petites (b-side).  I've added clear gesso, Heavy gesso, some sprays and finally, some stamping with Crackle textures and brown permanent ink.

Above, the Seashell frame painted with black gesso and then, covered with wax.

My title is a chippie form the Seasons set, simply colored with a teal spray.

Some cheesecloth to set my focal point, a mix of Aquamarine and Wintergreen seedlings with some art stones, some flowers from my stash among some BFS ones such as Fresh florals (yellow, bottom left picture corner), Summer blooms (teal one but a little bit modified to fit in my clustering) and Christmas blooms (under upper left picture corner).  Some white splatters as final touches and voilà!

Blue Fern products used on this layout

Papers: Collection Wanderlust

-Wanderlust Petites (b-side)

Chipboards

-Seashell frame

-Seasons (Summer)

Stamp

-Crackle Texture

Seedlings

-Aquamarine

-Wintergreen

Flowers
-Fresh florals
-Summer blooms
-Christmas blooms

Thank you very much for your interest.
Hope I've had inspired you !
See you next month!

December inspirations by Tartine Peluche

Woah! Already a whole year since my first post with you here. :)
I'm really happy to present you again my inspirations. I'll start fist, by thanking you for all your good comments throughout the year, a lot of happiness every month. Thanks so much!

Let me introduce my first layout of month, where winter seems so sweet and magical...

... but it's just an illusion... LOL

*Let it snow !*
(Vintage Christmas)

I start by doing my central part using the chipboard *Holly Frame, I embossed it with Snow powder and I altered it with a little bit of gold wax paste. On the berry I added *Glass seedlings. Then I embossed with *Avocado powder my firs chipboards. I placed a few flowers of the collection *Wanderlust and Tranquil Roses & Lilies ( Sorry these are no longer available )

I cut my Title ''Let it Snow'' on the trim paper.

I used stamp * Jingle Bells with brown solvent ink pad, added some pretty flowers and leaves frome *Wanderlust Vine to which I added two shades of green seedlings,* Fir Tree and  * Green Leaf.

 My ''Homestead'' embellishment is made by stamping on shrink plastic, I love it!

You know  I'm addicted...

My deer... I'm in love with him ... LOL

I started by embossing in *Taupe, then I added *Hot Cocoa powder, two shades of

golden brown. Under the deer I placed some of the chipboard *Snow Medley

that I embossed with *Stormy Skies powder.

A little golden thread and you're done!

Some pieces of golden *lace 9C adds luxury to my layout.

To balance my layout of the color taupe, I added a small chipboard from Leafy Page Accents kit.

You can see the other piece of *Snow Medley under my flowers and fir. I cutted the bird on the paper Wonderland.

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*Products I've used:Paper:

* Greeting Cards

* Wonderland

* Let it Snow

Chipboards:

* Holly Frame

* Winter Forest

* Snow Medley

* Leafy Page Accents

* Wanderlust Words

* Vintage Christmas-Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powder:* Avocado

* Taupe

* Fern

* Stormy Skies

* Snow

* Hot Cocoa

Flowers:* Wanderlust Lilies

* Wanderlust Vine

* Tranquil Roses & Lilies (Discontinued)

Stamps:

* Christmas Chimney

* Jingle Bells

* Homespun Spots

Seedlings:

*Fir Tree

* Green Leaf

* Sterling Silver

* Glass

Lace:

* Lace 9C (gold)

* Lace 7B (white)

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*Hello December*
( Vintage Christmas )

My second layout also has Christmas theme.

I used 2 stencils and green ink, on my modeling paste I added *Snow* powder to emboss it.
Then I used the central part of the paper *Magical* to begin my arrangement.

In first, picture give all the magic to my layout, I've found it on Pinterest...
Then, the beautiful chipboard Holidays Bright embossed with *Oatmeal*.
Under this chipboard, a mix of BFS flowers, *Attic Charm Glitter Roses* and *Happy Roses* 

The small frame on the right side is in polymer paste and I embossed it with *Oatmeal* powder too.
The little girl come from paper *Let It Snow*. Under this frame you can see an half of the chipboard *Mandala Frame* embossed with *14Karats* I added a little bit of red ink on top.
Some seedlings on leaves, I choose two shades of green: Fir Tree and

Green Leaf and a bit of yellow: Mustard seedling,

Close up on the seedlings, I used also Flaming (red) on my background.

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Blue Fern Studios Products:
Papers:
- Noel
- Let it Snow
- Wonderland
- Magical
Chipboards:
- Mandala Frame
- Lace Rounds
- Holiday Bright
Embossing Powder:
- Oatmeal
- 14 Karats
- Snow
Flowers:
- Happy Roses
- Attic Charm Glitter Roses
Laces:
- Lace 6
- Lace 9C (Gold)
Seedlings:
- Fir Tree
- Green Leaf
- Mustard
- Flaming


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*Home Is Where The Heart Is*
( Homespun)

First, I must say that I did'nt know how to work this chipboard, and THE idea has arrived.
So I cut the chipboard and I only keep the part *WHERE THE HEART IS*

I used a part of stamp Christmas Chimney on my background.

To explain the different layers, start with the photo. Under this one a first chipboard, *Frilly Bauble* embossed with a mix of two powders: Baby Pink and Bubble Gum. I cut it in half  and I put on each side of the photo. Then, on each side again, two pieces of *Rose Wreath* embossed in snow
and to finish *Belfast Bouquet* also embossed with two powders, pink rose and bubble gum.
My title is a succession of error: embossed in *Baby Pink* after with *Ebony* powder and to finish with *Bubble Gum* ... Don't know if I do it again I can have the same result LOL

I used the lace7B that I've teinted for adding texture on my background. 

I stamped a butterfly ( from Spring Accents stamp) on a paper

I love lilies flowers , this one come from *Dark Tropic Lilies*
You can see, on the next photo, under *Belfast Bouquet* a piece of  Lace6 and another piece of Lace7B.
Between the laces *Checker Bits* embosed in *Baby Pink*

Blue Fern Studios Products:
Paper:
Calling Cards
Chipboards:
Home Is
Checker Bits
Frilly Bauble
Belfast Bouquet
Rose Frame
Rose Wreath
Embossing Powder:
Bubble Gum
Baby Pink
Snow
Glitters:
Soot
Stamps:
Christmas Chimney
Tattered Newsprint
Grungy Grid
Spring Accents
Flowers:
Dark Lilies Tropic
Lace:Lace 6
Seedlings:
Sweet Pea
Sterling silver



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*Not All Who Wander Are Lost*
(Happy Accident)

A simple layout, use only one stencil, ink and a lot of glitters.

For all my chipboards, I've colored with pencils and I added clear embossing powder.

I've mixed my glitters together and spread them with gel medium it seem like mica flakes...

I really love this stamps! Tattered Newsprint ...

Products I've used:
Paper:
* Windfall
Chipboard:
* Buttons and Bows
Glitters:
* Spring Posy
* Burnt Copper
Stamps:
Tattered Newsprint

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Thank you so much!
See you in 2018 for another inspirations.
Tartine xox

Happy Accident - Free - By Lydia Guijt

Hello Paper and Blue Fern Studios friends. 

We're so happy with the new Happy Accident Collection and brand new introduction of the  Happy Accident Printed Chipboard Pieces that I'm sharing an extra post with you this month.

For this layout I'm using a photo of my niece's little boy visiting a WWII memorial with his Granddad, which is very fitting for this time of the year when many countries have their own remembrance days. It's so important to teach our children their history. 

- Free -

I'm using the Happy Accident - Incident sheet as the base. For my background I chose the Texture Circles Stamp and embossed some of the prints with Snow Embossing powder and others I did in black ink. Some extra stamping with the  London Chronicle Stamp. After that I got out a stencil and created some texture over the page with some paste.

The Abstract Wire Frame got embossed with Stormy Skies. A beautiful new metallic blue color embossing powder. The Rose Wreath chipboard  was cut in a couple of pieces and embossed with Rusty Rose. I sprinkled some of the Pea Soup Glitter over the leafy parts of the Rose Wreath and heat set it.

Having done all the preparation work I was now ready to start putting my layout together. All these chipboard pieces make for some wonderful layers.

Adding Chesterville Blooms and other flowers to decorate. Some final ink splatters and we're all done. I hope you will have fun with this collection!

Paper

Happy Accident : Accident

Chipboard

Printed Chipboard, Abstract Wire Frame, Rose Wreath

Embossing Powder 

Snow,  Rusty Rose, Stormy Skies

Glitter

Pea Soup

Stamps

London Chronicle, Texture Circles

Flowers 

Chesterville Blooms

Thank you so much for having a look!

Hugs

Lydia Guijt

March projects by Tartine Peluche

Hi Everyone!

Today it's my turn and I'm so excited to share with you my new projects.

For beginning, here is my first layout..

I used a paper from Chesterville collection.

I worked a lot on my background again, and I really love the result.

-It's your story-

The main chipboard is Rose Wreath which I cut into parts.

I embossed with the Snow embossing powder.

I wanted to give impression that the chipboard flowers were packed in fabrics.

I use coarse fabric jute. All the background is created from pearls and small rocks such as a packing full of jewelry. Just add some flowers harmoniously and the trick is played.

This chipboard is the rest of the Spirit of Heartland which I used last month on another layout. I simply embossed with Sand & Sea Embossing Powder after putting white gesso.

For this page I wanted to use white flowers, so I chose that of Heartland Blossom tissue.

Blue Fern Studios products I've used:
Paper:
Chesterville - Whitford
Chipboards:
- Rose Wreath
- Rose Frame
- Spirit of Heartland
Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:
- Sand & Sea
- Snow
Flowers:Heartland Blossom

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For the second layout you can see my face, a page I made with everything I love.

This page is really me a condensed of my style. Hope you love it.

- Bonheur -

I started my layout with Generation from Attic Charms collection.

I created my background with Crackles Texture and Serendipity stamps. I put some texture paste and work with inks. A few small rocks and beads an a little bit of mika flakes and some bits of thread gave the result of my background ... and you know everything.

I chose the perfect flower, that of the collection Harvest Lilies.

For chipboard, I wanted a small frame to accompany that of paste fimo that I made.

The kit Sweet & Lucky was perfect to use as a frame; I used the '' Lucky ''. I started by coating it with white gesso and used a thermal powder ( heat & stick powder ) When heated to heat gun this powder becomes a super adherent for glitter. So for this one I put the powder and then Pyrite Glitters.

My Title comes from the French Words kit. I chose Bonheur ( Happiness ) because it reflected well the energy of the photo.

Blue Fern Studios products I've used:
Paper:Attic Charms - Generation
Chipboards:-Sweet & Lucky
- French Words
Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:
- Oatmeal
Imagine Ink Glitter:- Pyrite
Stamps:
- Crackles Texture
- Serendipity
Flowers:- Harvest Lilies

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And the last one for this month, my lovely dream catcher.

I really love this layout I'm really proud of the result.

- Believing -

I used Preston from Chesterville paper collection.
Like the other pages I made mybackground in the same way.

Texture paste, paints, inks and small embellishments.

I used two chipboards to create my dream catcher. The Jeweled frame and the dream catcher.
I altered them separately and then tied them together with a rope.
For chipboard Dream Catcher I simply covered with black gesso and used a mauve and opalescent fushia paint. Then I added some beads and rhinestones. The other chipboard, the jeweled frame, I made it simpler. Just a little powder to emboss silver on the chain parts and opalescent gray paint.

I used the pink flowers of Courtship Lane Collection, Courtship Roses.

I added a last chipboard, one from the Spring Trinkets kit, I worked like the Dream Catcher, black gesso and purple opal paint and fushia.

Blue Fern Studios products I've used:Paper:Chesterville - Preston
Chipboards:
- Jeweled Frame
- Dream Catcher
- Spring Trinkets
Stamps:
- Scratched
Flowers:
- Courtshipe Roses

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So there it is! Hope you like it.
Thank you for stopping by!
See you in April

Tartine xxx