Hello December

Hello Blue Fern Fans.  I case you haven't noticed, December is not far away!  We are excited to share with you today another project from Dorota Kopec, our November Fan of the Month.  For this beautiful layout, Dorota has chosen the Wonderland paper from our Vintage Christmas collection as the background.  The more I look at it, the more I see.  This layout is the definition of eclectic - not following one system, but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems.

The chipboard pieces used are the Stars & Berries Frame which is layered beneath the photo.  

 Peeking out from the floral clusters you can see holly from the Holly Sprigs set.  

And lastly, the dangling snowflake is from the 3-piece set of Winter Page Dangles.

This close-up shows just what I'm talking about when I say her layout is eclectic.  Here is a gorgeous vintage photo, and the paper certainly has a vintage feel.  But she has used a frame that would be considered modern, and stenciled numbers on the background.  And there is nothing vintage about the color combination, but it all combines for a cohesive look.

In the corner, Dorota has put together a little vignette by cutting the Santa and his sleigh image from the Holiday Cards paper (Vintage Christmas II) and adding it to the design that is already on the paper.  How cute is that?  

Dorota will have one more project for us this month, so be sure to check back.

October inspiration by Pascale B.

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Blue Fern STudios blog with three new projects. For the first one, I worked with the new collection Homespun. I chose a view from the Monastery of Claregalway I've taken during my trip in Ireland. 

First I primed the background with clear gesso. Next, I added a design with modeling paste and a stencil.

Then I colored the area with the design with different colors of watercolors. 

I primed the Garden Lattice with black gesso before coloring them with waxes.

I primed the Rose leaves with white gesso. Then I colored them with watercolors and sprinkled with the Black Sand and the Taupe embossing powders to add some texture.

I also colored the flowers with a light brown watercolor. I cut a few papers to add under the photo and I glued all the embellishments along with sisal.

To finish the layout I added Silver Sterling and Twig seedlings.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Hospitality	Homespun Picturesque	Homespun Minis	Homespun Blossoms
	Garden Lattice Bits	Rose Leaves
Black Sand	Taupe	Twig	Sterling Silver

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Here is my second October project for Blue Fern Studios. I use the new collection Homespun for this landscape of Connemara.

First I primed the background with clear gesso. Next, I added a design with a stencil and clear crackle paste.

Then I colored the area with the design with watercolors and Mica Powders

I primed the Leafy Twigs with white gesso. Then I covered them with watercolors and added some Taupe embossing powder.

I covered the Crossing the Lines chipboard with white crackle paste.

I cut a few papers from the Wanderlust collection to add under the photo and I glued all the embellishments.

To finish the layout, I added some seedlings and glitter.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Homespun Homegrown

Wanderlust Souvenir

Wanderlust Seascape

Christmas Blooms

Wanderlust Vine

Leafy Twigs

Crossing the Lines

Taupe

Goldilocks

Twig

Sterling Silver

Blue Ice

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Here is my last October inspiration for Blue Fern Studios. This time I used the Vintage Christmas collection with a photo of the Xmas decoration from the castle of Chenonceau.

I primed the background with clear gesso. I cut a few pieces of papers in different sheets of the Vintage Christmas 1 collection. I glued them and added a thin layer of gesso.

Next, I used the Jingle Bells and the Christmas Collage stamps to add two different designs with the Taupe and the Goldilocks embossing powders. Next, I added some colors with different watercolor.

While the background was drying, I altered the frame with the Rust Effect paste. I primed the Holly Sprigs with clear gesso, then I colored them with watercolor. While the watercolor was still wet I sprinkled some embossing powders and heated set them.

I glued all the embellishments with a 3D gel along with mosses.

To finish the layout, I added some seedlings as well as glitter.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Vintage Christmas Wonderland	Vintage Christmas 2 Holidays Cards	Vintage Christmas 2 Jolly	Vintage Christmas 2 Twis the Night
Jingle Bells	Star and Berries Frame	Holly Sprigs	Christmas Collage

Homespun Blooms

Taupe

Goldilocks

Orange Peel

Twig

Paprika