Royal Bird Frame - One Chipboard For Two Layouts

Adding chipboard pieces to your pages and projects are a sure way to add that wow factor. These beautiful laser cut pieces come in small sizes, medium sizes, and some come in a size that can almost cover your entire 12 x 12 layout. Some people have a hard time using these larger pieces. I would like to share with you how I used one large piece (Royal Bird Frame) in not one layout, but in two single pages!

I cut the chipboard in two pieces and used it as :

1. At the top part of the page. I wanted it to look like it was part of the background so I coated it in white gesso. I adhered it to the page then misted both the chipboard and the page with pink mist. That way it seems to pop up because of its dimension, yet still blend in because of the colors.

 Royal Bird Frame

2. Next, I used the bottom part and then added a Twiggy Branch just right where I cut the Royal Bird Frame. I covered the areas which were cut with embellishments so that the viewer can not really tell where the chipboard piece ends.

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Twiggy Branch 

Before, I end my post for the month, here is another layout using one more of the larger chipboard designs from Blue Fern Studios... The Sweetheart Dress Form...

I hope these pages will inspire you to use your larger pieces in a different way. You can always cut-up pieces and combine them with other chipboard pieces to make a design that is unique and truly your own.

Have a creative day everyone!

Hugs!

Iris

Blue Fern Studios goes spring with Eila

Hello there! Eila here to share 3 pages with you. We are having promises of spring in my parts of the world, although we've still got many weeks to go before all the snow is gone. The light is different and even the air has got something special to it.

Here is the first page - "Adorable" and gosh isn't he just one cute bubba, the son of my youngest cousin!

The pretty title chippie Adorable is from the BFS set of words called GOOD VIBES (074899). I simply inked it in Archival Ink in Black to make it stand out and show the beautiful "handwriting".

 

(074899)

I have also used the top half of the BFS ROYAL BIRD FRAME (074592) which I flipped over.

I used mist and a couple of different inks on it.

 

(074592)

I also used one of the BFS SPRING IRIS - SMALL (074912) on my page.

 

 (074912)

Glimmer Glaze and Glimmer Glam were added on the flowers before black ink was applied to the edges. 

Other products used from my stash: Prima papers, Prima resin, Prima embellishment, Prima masks, Prima stamps, Melissa Frances resin, Webster's Pages lace/ribbons, Tattered Angels mists, Glaze and Glam, and Ranger inks.

My second page is called Love. 

The chipboard title is from the same BFS set of words called GOOD VIBES that I used for my previous page. 

I so adore the BFS butterflies in the BRIGITTE BUTTERFLY SET! (074387) such perfect sizes and perfect number of 3 in the package. Here I have used 3 equally small ones.

 

(074387)

I accentuated the misted shimmer by painting the butterflies in Glimmer Glaze. Now we're talking about shimmer, just like flashes of jewels when the sun hits butterfly wings! I then added some silver sequins to them.

Other products used from my stash: Prima papers, Prima note cards, Prima flowers, Prima stamps and mask, Zva pearl swirl, doilies, lace, gold acrylic paint, generic silver sequins, Tattered Angels mist, Glaze and Glam.

My third page is called Happiness and that's because I just love potting flowers and seeing things grow.

I have used the gorgeous PRINCESS WINDOW (074578) under the photos.

 

(074578)

The weathered-flaking-paint effect was achieved by dabbing the chipboard in acrylic paint and distress ink before painting the chipboard in Glimmer Glaze in Saffron. 

I have also used a Spring Iris - Large (074875) to the right of the photos.

 

(074875)  

The stems were painted heavily in a yummie green Glimmer Glaze and the flower heads were misted in heavily to get intense pooling. The dark pinkish is Tattered Angels Glimmer Glam in Lipstick Pink.

The title Happiness is from the word set GOOD VIBES (074899) that I have used on both previous layouts. It was treated in the same way as the Princess Window.

Other products used from my stash: Prima papers, Prima flowers, Prima resins, Prima stamps and mask, Petaloo flowers, Webster's Pages lace/ribbon, MME twine, acrylic paint, inks and mists.

Thanks ever so much for your visit! please do come back for some more yummie inspiration from our DTs! See you!

Eila

Royal Bird Frame Layout

First of all, I would like to congratulate Blue Fern Studios on their launch! I'm so honored to be part of the team here.

I’m Irene Tan a member of the Blue Fern Studios DT! Sometimes, people know me by the name, “Scrapperlicious”. I live in a small island, Penang in Malaysia. I live here with my family which consists of my the other half, Danny, my two kids, Ryan (9) and Chloe (6) and my furkid, a Siberian Husky named Hiro (3).

I started scrapping since 2007 and a couple months later, I’ve discovered my absolute love for stamping and inking. I love to add a little ink or paint to everything I create. As for my style, I think you all should judge that by yourself after looking at my project below. I love to get all dark and grungy but sometimes, I can be colorful and clean. Combining tons of different elements and textures to a project is what I love to do!

Here's my layout using Blue Fern Studios Royal Bird Frame.

I've misted the frame with some paints and later distressed it with gesso. When it's dry, I've cut it up into two and placed them separately on the layout.

Here is a picture of the Blue Fern Studios chipboard used:

Royal Bird Frame

Do check back for more projects from the DTs using the gorgeous chipboard designs by Blue Fern Studios.

We are offcially open for business!!

Yes - today is the day that we are officially open for business!  I am excited and scared all at the same time, but feel confident this business will grow and succeed while offering some beautiful products for the crafting industry!

So a little bit about me - my name is Leslie Kammerdiener and I am the owner of Blue Fern Studios.  I am a single mother of two grown children and have a most adorable grandson, lol.  I have been part of this industry for about 10 years; first starting up a kit club many years ago called ScrapMuse (sold multiple times until it closed down) and I am currently also the owner of C'est Magnifique Kit Club.

Since the scrappy bug bit me all those years ago, I have wanted to own a manufacturing company, but the timing was never right.  It took me meeting Michele to realize that the time is finally here and after months of hard work - we are open for business!

Since we are a manufacturer, we do only sell to stores at this time.  Please tell your favorite scrapbook store about us as 'word of mouth' is the best form of advertisement.  In the meantime, you can start purchasing from my retail store - C'est Magnifique.  Please keep checking the 'Retailers List' on the site though for your favorite store.  It will be created as we add companies to the list that carry our products.

Here are two layouts that I designed this week using some Blue Fern chippies!  Each of these layout features one of my children - the first is of my son, Kevin, and the second is my daughter, Brianna.

 In this layout I used the Blue Fern Frame that I distressed intermittently with a copper dabber and some black dylusions spray.

 

On this layout, I used the Royal Bird Frame.  I simply just sprayed it with the Black Marble Dylusions.  I wanted that 'pop' of color.

So over the next month, you will be seeing blog posts from each of our design team members.  In their posts, you will meet them, learn more about them and see some of the beautiful projects they have designed using our chippies.  Be prepared for an inspiring journey each month at Blue Fern Studios!