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



February Projects by Halyna Protsenko

Hello dear friends!  It's Halyna here with you today to share the four layouts and step-by-step layout video tutorial I created this month.

"Dream" layout

The first layout about my beautiful friend Olga. Her eyes are two bottomless ocean!!! And I used the Chesterville - George and Preston papers to create this project, because I like this new Chesterville collection!!!

I started with the Preston paper from the Chesterville collection and I layered pieces of the George paper from the Chesterville collection. And I added some pieces of the resist canvas and tags. 

Сhipboard element Chesterville Doodle I covered with Imagine Ink Oatmeal and Fern embossing powder. 

Here's the Video tutorial, I hope you find inspiration!!!

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:

Paper
- Chesterville - Preston
- Chesterville - George

Chipboard
- Chesterville Doodle

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder
- Fern
- Oatmeal

Flowers
- Attic Charm Glitter Roses

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 "Love" layout

My second layout about big and beautiful love. And  I used Chesterville papper collection for this work again, becouse it perfectly complements this photo!!!

I started with the Holmes paper from the Chesterville collection. I layered pieces of the George paper from the Chesterville collection and I added some pieces of the resist canvas.

Сhipboard element Textured Wildflowers I covered with beautiful Imagine Ink Celestial embossing powder.

I added blue flowers from the Attic Charm Glitter Roses collection. This rose is so cute on the layout! 

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:

Paper
 Chesterville: George, Holmes

Chipboard
- Textured Wildflowers

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder
- Celestial

Flowers
- Attic Charm Glitter Roses

Stamps
- Forever

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"Little Miss" layout

The third layout is about pretty little miss. On the photo - beautiful doughter my friend Olga. She is so tenderness girl. I used "Courtship Lane" papper collection for this work. This series is very chic, and it is beautiful!

This chipboard is the "Spirit of Heartland". I like to emboss chipboard with a few shades of embossing powder to create a color transition. Here I have used Breeze, Coral, Pink Peppermint and Pearl Embossing Powder.

Blue Fern Studio Supply List:

Paper  

- Courtship Lane - Concert Hall

Chipboard
- Spirit of Heartland

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder
- Breeze
- Coral
- Pink Peppermint
- Pearl

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"Follow your Heart" layout

My fourth layout is very romantic! It is about my friend with very big and kind heart!!! So I used Heartland papper collection for this work. This is very cute collection!!!!!!

I chose chipboard Follow your Heart as the title. I used the Imagine Ink Antique Gold embossing powder to color the chipboard.

Beautiful flowers Heartland Blossoms and Heartland Roses and Blooms add a special charm to this layout.

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:

Paper
 Heartland: All You Need, Love Notes, XOXO

Chipboard
- Follow your Heart

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder
- Antique Gold

Flowers
- Heartland Blossoms
- Heartland Roses and Blooms

I hope you enjoy viewing my projects))) See you next time!

Hugs, Halyna.

My layout for October by Marie-Eve Bernard

Hello,

I'm back with my three layout for October.  The first two are with the Seaside Cottage, I just wanted to keep summer here a little longer.  My last one is more seasonal with the fall color palette.

Mommy's Boy

My first layout is featuring my baby boy...and me!  It's not often that i use a picture of me on one of my project but I really like this one. For this layout, i use less medium as usual.

On the chipboard of the title, I apply a coat of gesso and add blue spray ink. For the squares, i just apply gesso.  

Blue fern Studios list of supplies

Papers

Seaside cottage, Calling Cards

Seaside cottage, Voyage

Chipboards

Mommy's Boy

Mod Sqares

A walk on the beach

On this second layout, I use plenty of Imagine Ink embossing powders on my chipboard pieces. To decorate, I use the Blue Fern Studios flowers and to have the total beachy look, i add some real seashells and starfish.

Blue fern Studios list of supplies

Papers

Seaside cottage, Embarck

Chipboards

Screen panel

A walk on the beach

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder

Ginger

Mushroom

Nutmeg

Seven seas

Breeze

Flowers

Harvest Lilies

Seaside Roses

Magique:

I really enjoy the fall color and wanted to use it on this layout.  I use a variety of paper collections on this one.  I mist colours of Imagine Ink embossing powders on my chipboard pieces.  On my background, I stamp with the Essential Texture Stamp set and emboss it with the Ebony powder.  

Blue fern Studios list of supplies

Papers

Serendipity, Fascination (background)

Tranquility, Peaceful

Timeless, Adobe

Timeless, Couture

Chipboards

Notebook Edges

French Adjective 2

Folkart frame

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder

Ebony

Mushroom

Nutmeg

Chili powder

Tangerine

Auburn

Stamps

Essential Texture

Hope you enjoy my october share!  See you next month!

Marie-Eve Bernard 

September inspiration by Pascale

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Blue Fern Studios blog with three new projects. The first one featured the Tranquility collection: it was perfect for this photo of Marilyn Monroe.

I started to cover the Hushed paper with a thin coat of clear gesso; Then I added a design with a stencil and two pastes: black heavy gesso and platinum crackle paste.

When dry, I added more texture with the Arcadia Texture stamp and the Magenta embossing powder.

I just painted the Chelsea Vines with black gesso.

I embossed the Corner Flourishes with Pearl embossing powder.

Then I glued all the embellishments (flowers, chipboard and lace) with a 3D gel. 

Blue Fern Studios products:

Papers - Tranquility (Hushed, Calling Cards) ;
Chipboards - Chelsea Vines, Corner Flourishes ;
Stamp - Arcadia Texture ;
Imagine Ink - Embossing Powders (Pearl, Magenta) ;
Flowers - Courtship Roses, Tranquil Lillies and Roses, Seaside Lillies.

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The second layout feature the Timeless collection which is perfect for this photo I've taken in the park of the castle of Chaumont-sur-Loire (Loire Valley, France). It's a sculpture from Giuseppe Penone: “Trattenere 8 anni di crescita (Continuerà a crescere tranne che in quel punto), 2004-2012”.)

As usual, I primed the Abode paper I chose as background with clear gesso. Then I added a design with a stencil and platinum crackle paste. I sprinkled Foll's Gold and Pyrite glitters while the paste was still wet.

I splattered watered gesso and let dry. Then I continued some splattering with gold and rust mica powders mixed with water and gel medium as well as gold paint.

In the meantime, I painted the Roman Clock with a gold acrylic paint. When dry, I added a coat of clear crackle paste and let dry naturally. I added some rust mica powder to darken the crackle as well as some pale silver mica powder to lighten the clock face.

First I embossed the Stillness title with the mushroom embossing powder. While the powder was still hot I sprinkled some pearl embossing powder as well.

I primed the Arching Leaves with white gesso, then I painted it with a rust mica powder. Then I added a coated of clear crackle paste.

When all the embellishments were glued, I added some micro beads.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Papers: Timeless (Abode, Main Street)
Chipboards - Roman Clock Set - Small ; Arching Leaves ; Peaceful, Stillness, Contentment
Imagine Ink - Embossing Powders (Musrooms, Pearl) ;
Imagine Ink - Glitters (Foll's Gold, Pyrite).

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I chose to work with the Tranquility collection again for my third layout.

I primed the background with clear gesso. Then I added a design with a stencil and clear crackle paste: I covered randomly the stencil with two chalk inks before applying the crackle paste through it.

While the crackle paste was still wet I sprinkled some Pyrite and Blue Ice glitters.

I sprayed all the chipboards with two inks: a brown and a teal and dried them. Then I added the same chalk inks I used previously with the stencil, sprayed some water.

I kept the Floral Garden Bits like this and I covered the Layering Stems with Glossy Accent.

I die-cut some leaves in the Jubilation paper and I colored the flowers lightly with a beige watercolor.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Papers - Tranquility (Blissful, Jubilation) ;
Chipboards - Floral Lattice Bits, Layering Stems ;
Imagine Inks - Glitters (Pyrite, Blue Ice).