March inspirations by Jennifer Jacques

Hello Blue Fern Fans!!!

It's my turn today on the Blue Fern Studios blog and 

I'm glad to show you my three layouts for March.

 

For the first one, I've chosen to go with the latest collection, the lovely In the mood.  

"Attracted" was the paper I've chosen as my background.  I applied clear gesso, then permanent ink through a stencil and, finally, some stamping here and there.  

There is also a piece of "Blissful" paper (b-side) under my picture.

Above, you can see that I've placed my picture on a piece of chipboard, that I've had embossed with Oatmeal embossing powder.  Higher, you can also see the stamping with Grungy grid Stamp, one of my favorite.  Lace #4 is used in little parts, here and there, as an ornement by itself.

Did you know that pink is my favorite color?  I was so happy when I saw the collection, and look at this beautiful paper flower...  Pale pink, just like I adoooooore!!!  Came from Moody florals set.  Pieces of Lace #4 again, and Forest embossing powder on my chipboard leaves.  

Next, a complete picture of what I've done to my title.

I applied some heat and stick powder, than my Mocha glitters.  I fell in love.  Isn't it beautiful???

Again, you can partly see under my title the Grungy grid stamping but also some with a 

Texture circles ( I've chosed the script lettering one).

Some white gesso splattering, a little bit of sequins and that was it!

Blue Fern Studios products used on this layout:

Papers: Collection In the mood

-Attracted

-Blissful

Stamps

-Grungy grid

-Texture circles

Embossing Powder

-Oatmeal

-Forest

Glitter

-Mocha

Lace

-#4

Flowers
-Moody florals

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Next, my favorite one!

Wanderlust collection this time.  Can't believe it was my first time with that beautiful collection.

Two papers were used as the background.  The upper part is Memento (b-side) and Ocean Voyage as the lower one.  The green part in the middle is Ocean voyage b-side.  Clear gesso and some sprays as watercoloring in some places to add some colors under my focal point.

Then, I've added some stamping with three differents stamps: Crackle textures (black ink), Swiss dots (light brown ink) and Tattered  newsprint (pale navy blue one).

Did you notice the lace under my picture?  It's the lovely Lace #12.  I  loved that one sooooo much that I've had almost finish what I have on hand loll.

I've cutted my title and then embossed it with the Taupe embossing powder.  Really love that color.  Like a browny-gold shimmery color... It's beautiful, really!

Above, between the layers of papers, I stuck some flowers that I've folded to make them more dimensional.  The white one in the left corner is from Christmas blooms set and the kaki-green one beside, is a yellow flower that I've misted to match the color of my layout and came from Fresh Florals.

Finally, some personnal touches like white gesso splatters, some flairs and some butterflies.

Blue Fern Studios products used on this layout:

Papers: Collection Wanderlust

-Memento (B-side)
-Ocean Voyage (and its B-Side)

Stamps

-Crackle textures
-Swiss dots
-Tattered newsprint

Embossing Powder

-Taupe

Lace

-#12

Flowers
-Christmas blooms (white one)
-Fresh florals (yellow one+ green spray)

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Finally, the third one with Heartland collection!

Perfectly matches my picture, no???

 My background is the "Love blooms" paper (B-side) and I've placed some pieces of "Love notes" under the pictures.  It is all on a big piece of chipboard panel that I've embossed with the Snow embossing powder, then add some metallic blue paint that I've sanded after it was dry.  After that, I've done some stamping with the Grungy grid stamp and a black permanent ink.

I've stamped the weathered doilie twice on my background.  Just a black permanent ink.  

Love the distress look of that stamp.

As ornements, I've added many flowers on that layout.  The bold blue ones, and the whites with the pearls are from Heartland blooms.  Others are from my personal stash.

My title is also embossed but with the Ebony embossing powder.

Finally, I've added some die-cut leaves that I've made with the "Sweet on you" paper with my flowers clustering, some flairs and 

some white gesso splatters as usual.

Blue Fern Studios products used on this layout:

Papers: Collection Heartland

-Love Blooms (B-side)
-Love notes
-Sweet on you (used to cut my leaves)

Stamps

-Weathered doilie
-Grungy grid

Embossing Powder

-Snow
-Ebony

Flowers
-Heartland (bold blues and white with pearls)

Thank you for coming by!
See you in April xxx!

January Inspiration with Megan

Hi Everyone! Im very excited to begin 2108 with a new team, and one of my favourite scrapbook companies :) :), so to kick off heres a few things about me.

I live in the South Island of New Zealand, which also means its Summer here :)  I live just outside of Christchurch with my husband Forbes and our two dogs, Dougal and McKenzie, and I work part time as a Registered Nurse.  Ive been scrapbooking for awhile now and in that time I have cultivated quite the passion for fussy cutting, flowers and chipboard.  Hmmmm, and paper!  ;) I hate getting messy! but I love dabbling in mixed media - its a bit of a love hate thing lol.

My Blog: weemegsstudio.blogspot.com
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.nz/weemegs/my-creativity/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Weemegs-Studio-Creations-1744557915863106/

Anyway, here are my projects for this month.
The first layout I have for you is a photo Ive put off using for a while - I just couldn't decide what to do with it.  And then I saw the Remnants collection and I had a plan!

To create the background I used rust paste with a stencil, then watered it down to create paint splatters. I used three different stamp sets in the background as well - Christmas Collage, Label Frames, and Tattered Newsprint.

 To alter the chipboard, I used different techniques - crackle paint to the clock faces, black archival ink to the cogs and Mushroom Embossing Powder to Printers Bits chipboard - these pieces I also inked slightly with black ink and randomly stamped on.

Ive created three layers to page, popping each layer up with scraps of chipboard.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Remnants Paper Collection:

Callaway

Chipboard

Remnants Printed Chipboard

Cogs and Gears

Printer Bits

Floral Clock

Stamps

Christmas Collage

Tattered Newsprint

Label Frames

Embossing Powder

Mushroom

For my second layout I also used the Remnants collection, but this time I wanted a more feminine look to the page.  I used two pieces of patterned paper from the collection, Mayfair and Bloomsbury, and utilised both sides of the papers to create the different layers you see. I also used the Printed Chipboard that comes with the collection for accents.

I loved the glittered look to the new embossing powders Wheat and Night Sky,  they are just stunning in real life!  I also used some mauve seedlings sprinkled in the background.

Again I have lots of layers in this layout, four in total.  Ive split the chipboard frame in half giving two frames, and layered the chipboard phrase on top - Ive split this also so I can place it exactly where I wanted it and you can't even tell it was all joined together initially :).

For the background, this time I used a mixture of colours splattered over the page, gold, white and mauve.  Ive used the Remnants Collage stamp for the background.

Blue Fern Studio Products Used:

Remnants Paper Collection

Mayfair

Bloomsbury

Chipboard

You are my Inspiration

Remnants Printed Chipboard

Stamps

Remnants Collage

Seedlings

Mauve

Embossing Powder

Wheat

Night Sky

My final project is a wooden letter for a friends little girl - S is for Sadie :). I used a piece from the Frolic collection, fussy cutting some of the decorative elements from the paper to use in my cluster.

I have again used a variety of stamps, this time with grey ink - Tattered Newsprint and Arcadia Textures.  The Eclectic Hearts chipboard I gave some dimension to by using an embossing folder, and then Pink Embossing Powder.  The Mini Flourish chipboard pieces were embossed with Pearl Embossing Powder.

Blue Fern Studio Products Used:

Frolic Patterned Paper

Chipboard

Mini Flourish

Eclectic Hearts

Stamps

Tatetred Newsprint

Arcadia

Seedlings

Mauve

Embossing Powder

White

Pink

Well thats it from me :) thanks for popping by, see you next time!

August Inspiration by Babi

Hi Everyone,

Today it's my turn to share with you my new projects using gorgeous Wanderlust and Amber & Apricot collections.

For the first, I used Memento and Pacific Coast papers for a project which I named "Fun Times".

To add texture, I used stencil and Distress on the main paper. Then, I stamped a few images  with  Departure Stamp.

The Natural Frame chipboard was covered with Snow Embossing Powder.

I used Lace 4,  Spring Lilies and Wanderlust Printed Chipboard to decorate the rest of the layout.

I finished the layout by adding microbeads, gesso and other embellies. 

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:

Papers:

Pacific Ocean

Memento

Chipboads:

Wanderlust Printed Chipboard

Natural Frame

Flowers:

Spring Lilies

Embossing Powder:

Snow

Stamps:

Tattered Newsprint 

Lace 4

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For my second project I decided to create a layout called "Unforgetable".

The background was created by gluing  Road Trip and Lakeside paper,  also from the Wanderlust collection. 

Then, I added some texture with stencil, modeling paste, watercolor paint  and Tattered Newsprint stamp.  

To create the layers, I used Ocean Voyage and Calling Cards Papers. Then, proceed to emboss the the Fading Bloom and Grid Pieces chipboards with  Avocado and Snow embossing powder. 

Afterwards, I added some gel and seedlings Twing and Green Leaf.

To finish the project, I used flowers from Apricot Blooms, Wanderlust Lilies and Chesterville Blooms. 

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:

Papers:

Ocean Voyage
Lakeside
Road Trip
Calling Cards
Memento

Chipboads:

Fading  Bloom
Grid Pieces 

Flowers:

Chesterville Blooms
Wanderlust Lilies
Chesterville Blooms

Embossing Powder:

Snow
Avaocado

Stamps:
Tattered Newsprint

Seedlings:

Twig

Green Leaf

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I decided to finish my monthly inspiration with two cute cards from the new collection Amber & Apricot.  I trully love this collection and so far it is one of my favorite: very girly, delicate and with a hint of Fall. 

I used Flora, Birdsong and Joyful papers to create my first card.  Then, I added some texture with stencil and modeling paste. 

I added Lace 6, Apricot Blooms and some leaves that I die cut with Ocean Voyage paper (Wanderlust collection).  

This beautiful title is a stamp called Sweet Titles (Amber & Apricot) that I heat embossed with Antique Gold. 

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On my second card I used  Tweet Melody, Sunny Disposition, Flora, and Joyful papers. 

Then, I decorated it with some leaves and flowers that I "fussy cut" from Flora paper. Next, I added some Apricot Blooms (it's a must have) and this gorgeous title is from Amber and Apricot Printed Chipboard. 

Blue Fern Studios Supplies for both cards:

Papers:

Ocean Voyage

Flora

Birdsong

Tweet Melody

Joyful

Sunny Disposition

Chipboads:

Amber & Apricot Printed 

Flowers:

Apricot Blooms

Embossing Powder:

Antique Gold

Stamps:

Sweet Titles

Seedlings:

Twig

Green Leaf

Lace:

Lace 6

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I hope you enjoy it and thanks for stopping by.

Babi 

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.

June Projects by Lydia Guijt

Hello Blue Fern Studios and paper friends. 

This is my last month on the Design Team and it's been a great time. I would like to thank Blue Fern Studios for giving me this wonderful opportunity and their great support. 

For this month I have made a canvas and 2 layouts. 

For the canvas I used the Happy Accident  Collection and for the 2 layouts the brand new beautiful Garden Life Collection. 

Let's get started!

Canvas 

I started of with painting the sides of the canvas with some acrylic, with a second dry-brush coat in blue. Once this was dry I used the Tattered News Print Stamp randomly for some effect. 

The front of the canvas I covered with Happy Accident : Fluke with on top a smaller piece from the same sheet, distressed at the edges. Again I used the Tattered News Print Stamp for some details around the canvas and used a stencil with Graphite paste to create texture.

The Blue Fern Studios chipboard pieces Stick Stacks are embossed with Starry Night to pick up the beautiful light blue from the paper. Having done my preparations it's time to start my layers.

Happy Accident is the first collection to have it's own accompanying Printed Chipboard Shapes sheet and it makes for a wonderful way to add layers, features and titles to your projects. For my canvas I made great use of them.

Also adding ribbon, lace, netting and thread to the mix before finishing off the project with the gorgeous Chesterville Florals and Blooms.

Paper

Happy Accident : Fluke

Chipboard

Stick Stacks

Happy Accident : Printed Chipboard Shapes

BFS Embossing

Starry Night

Stamps

Tattered Newsprint

Flowers

Chesterville Florals 

Chesterville Blooms

The End of a Perfect Day

At the end of May we had a great trip to Disney World it had been quite a while since the last time we had been there, but no matter what age, it's always great. Even Tinkerbell joined in for fun!

For this layout I used the brand new Garden Life Collection. The Felicity page for the background and Calling Cards pieces for layering. For the background work I used the Tattered News Print and the Tattered Harlequin stamp, a stencil and mists.

The Honey Bits chipboard pieces are embossed with a mixture of a few embossing powders. Sunlight Rose, Morning Sun, Pink Dust & Copper.

The other chipboard pieces, Graduated Circles, Perfect Day, Roman Clock were first embossed with Sand & Sea with a second coat of Iridescent Grey giving it a beautiful sparkle.

Now that we have prepared all the parts it's time to put the layout together. Stacking the pieces of  embossed chipboard, Garden Life - Printed Chipboard Shapes, pieces of paper and the beautiful Blue Fern Studios flowers, Garden Florals, Harvest Lilies & Chesterville Blooms, 

Paper

Garden Life : Felicity, Calling Cards

Chipboard

Perfect Day

Bits of Honey

Graduated Circles

Roman clock set Small

Garden Life : Printed Chipboard Shapes

BFS Embossing

Sunlight Rose

Morning Sun

Pink Dust

Copper

Sand & Sea

Iridescent Grey

Stamps

Tattered Harlequin

Tattered News Print

Flowers 

Garden Florals

Harvest Lilies

Chesterville Blooms

Disney World

On one of the evenings in Disney World we so enjoyed the fireworks. What a show they put on. The castle has this spectacular light show and with the fabulous music it's just perfect.

For this photo I chose the Garden Life : Calling Cards sheet as the base of my layout. To continue on the fireworks I used the Christmas Collage Stamp and used it with a silver ink and Antique Gold Embossing Powder. A large diamond stencil with a mixture of gold & silver paste and some white gesso to give the background texture. 

The Floral Lattice Bits were first embossed with Sand & Sea Embossing Powder and a second layer with Iridescent Grey. The Seeing Stars and Disneyworld chipboard pieces first got a Antique Gold coat with embossing powder and then a second layer with Goldenrod Glitter.

Having prepared all the pieces I postioned them on the page where I wanted them and layered everything. Adding embellishments and Blue Fern Studios flowers Spring Florals and Garden Blooms. As finishing touches I splattered a variety of mists.

Paper

Garden Life : Calling Cards

Chipboard

Seeing Starts

Disney World

Floral Lattice Bits

BFS Embossing

Sand & Sea

Iridescent Grey

Antique Gold

Glitter

Goldenrod

Stamps

Christmas Collage

Flowers 

Spring Florals

Garden Blooms

It's been an absolute honor to work for this wonderful company.  

I hope I've managed to inspired you 

See you around the world!

Happy travels!

Lydia