July Inspiration - Joanne Bain

Hi Everyone!!

Joanne here with you today sharing a couple of layouts featuring Tattered Walls, Wanderlust and Blue Fern Chipboard. Both projects have been created similar as I am creating a serious of layouts to hang on our hallway wall. This also will be my final post as part of this wonderful team, I would like to thank Leslie and Valerie for having me, I have really enjoyed being part of the team.

For my first page I chose to create with the new Tattered Walls collection. The papers of this collection are beautiful and are very versatile as they are suited for both male and female projects. Some papers have the most beautiful floral patterns.

'Follow Your Dreams'

I started this page by layering quiet a few pieces of Blue Fern chipboard. These were all painted with black gesso and on some of the pieces I added Blue Fern Soot glitter. This gave a little bit of a sparkle. 

I then painted the Wanderlust Lillies and Vine in black gesso. These were then all dry brushed with Finnabair waxes. I also added a sprinkling of Soot and Black Ice glitter.

I added some natural wooden buttons, jute and cotton thread for added texture.

Blue Fern Studios

Materials List

Papers

Tattered Walls Collection

The Garage

The Maids Room

Chipboard

Widgetworks

Industrial Corner

Flowers

Wanderlust Lillies

Wanderlust Vine

Glitter

Soot

Black Ice

For my second layout I mixed collections. I have used the Wanderlust collection and some paper from the Tattered Walls collection. It is quiet a dark page but I have given it a slight pop of purple to make it a little feminine.

'Let Your Light Shine'

This page was created in the same way as the page above except the main bulk of this cluster is the vine and flowers. I have coloured these once painted with black gesso with finnabair waxes.

I have used 2 Blue Fern chipboard corner flourishes. These were both cut in half and layered at both ends of the cluster. On the left side of the photo to create extra interest I have added and Opulence chipboard flourish.

I have once again added a slight sprinkling of Soot glitter just to give a slight sparkle when the light catches it.

Blue Fern Studios

Materials List

Papers

Tattered Walls Collection

The Carport

Wanderlust Collection

Lakeside

Chipboard

Opulence

Flourishes

Flowers

Wanderlust Lillies

Wanderlust Vine

Glitter

Soot

Well that is all from me. I hope I have inspired you to go and create.

Joanne

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Tattered Walls Layouts by Jessica

Hi everyone and happy July!  I have a few layouts to share with you this month using the newest Tattered Walls Collection.  On with the show!

"Love"

My background paper is "The Powder Room" from the Tattered Walls Collection.  Under the photo I used a piece of "The Reading Room" paper painted brown around the edges.

I used a lot of different flowers from various sets on my layout.  To begin, I took the pink flower from the Summer Blossoms collection and took the two pieces apart.  I then had two buds to use for my project - I just folded them and put them in place.  The flower with the blue gem in the middle is from the new Spring Blooms set.  The off-white flower is from the Fresh Florals set.  I removed the stamens, added a gem and put the new Aquamarine Seedlings around it.

The large blue flower is from the Heartland Blossoms set and the pink petals under it is half of a flower from the Spring Florals set.  The vine you see around the picture is from the Wanderlust Vine set spritzed with a shimmering brown spray mist.  I used the Garden Daisies chipboard behind my flowers and embossed it with Ivory embossing powder.

I used various pieces of the Tattered Walls Ephemera around my layout for interest.  The title Love is from the Adore, Love, Cherish chipboard set.  I first embossed it in Ivory, then I used the Crackle Textures stamp to emboss the crackles with the new Sparkling Navy embossing powder.  I did the same thing with the new Glam Frame behind the picture.

The background was just created by using texture paste with a stencil.  Then I used the Crackle Textures stamp with Sparkling Navy embossing powder for more texture.  I then added a blue spray mist over it.

Products Used:

Paper

Tattered Walls - "The Powder Room"

Tattered Walls - "The Reading Room"

Tattered Walls Ephemera

Flowers

Fresh Florals

Spring Blooms

Summer Blooms

Spring Florals

Hearland Blossoms

Wanderlust Vine

Chipboard

Glam Frame

Adore, Love, Cherish

Garden Daisies

Embossing Powder

Ivory

Sparkling Navy

Seedlings

Aquamarine

Stamps

Crackle Textures

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"Hello"

For my second layout I used the back side of the Tattered Walls Apartment B paper.  It is difficult to see under all of the paints and gesso, but I used strips of the orange Tattered Walls The Reading Room paper.  As matting under the picture, I used an old scrap piece of the Amber and Apricot Chapters paper with the London Chronicles stamp.

The white and peach roses are from the Happy Roses set.  I added some Mocha Glitter on the tips.  The title "Hello" is a piece of the Tattered Walls Ephemera.  I also added a couple of pieces of Lace 3B.  Around the picture area, I used the Crackle Textures stamp with the new Sparkling Navy embossing powder for interest.  In addition, I used the Tattered Newsprint stamp with black solvent ink around the white gesso areas.

Next, you can see the Paprika seedlings that I added around the picture.  I also put some Silver Seedlings around these areas because they match well with the picture.  The rose buds are the two pieces of one of the Christmas Blooms flowers tucked under the roses.

Under the picture, I have tucked in a few pieces of the Tattered Walls Ephemera.  The chipboard I used is the new A Spring Day chipboard that I cut into 3 pieces then I embossed the pieces with the new Azul embossing powder.  Finally, below the Silver Seedlings, I added some Clear seedlings.

Products Used:

Paper

Tattered Walls - Apartment B

Amber and Apricot - Chapters

Tattered Walls - The Reading Room

Tattered Walls Ephemera

Flowers

Happy Roses

Christmas Blooms

Chipboard

A Spring Day

Embossing Powder

Azul

Sparkling Navy

Seedlings

Paprika

Silver

Clear

Glitter

Mocha

Stamps

London Chronicle

Crackle Textures

Tattered Newsprint

Lace

3B

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"Journey"

Finally, my last layout uses The Powder Room paper from the Tattered Walls Collection.  To soften the background, I put on two coats of diluted gesso.  I chose to use the Journey chipboard title at the bottom.  All of my chipboard was painted with a blue paint first, then I used Pearl embossing powder to emboss the pieces.

Next to the photo, I chose to use two pieces from the new Classic Mini Frames set (painted blue then embossed with Pearl embossing powder).

The blue flowers are from the Chesterville Blooms set.  The new flowers with the blue gems are from the Spring Blooms set.  For the stenciled areas, I used clear crackle texture paste and added Blue Ice glitter over the areas.  I used the crackle texture paste so that when I painted around the stenciled areas, the paint would repel from the glittered areas.  You can see around my stenciled area that I used the music notes from the For the Birds stamp set embossed with our new Azul embossing powder.

And lastly, you can see the Tattered Walls Ephemera that I used under my picture.

Products Used:

Paper

Tattered Walls - The Powder Room

Tattered Walls Ephemera

Chipboard

Journey

Classic Mini Frames

Embossing Powder

Azul

Stamps

For the Birds

Flowers

Chesterville Blooms

Spring Blooms

Glitter

Blue Ice

I hope everyone has a wonderful July!  I will see you back here next month.

~ Jessica ~

July Inspiration with Debbie Burns

Hi everyone!  Can't believe it's July already. The months just seem to fly by in a flash. Hope you are enjoying your summer.   I have 3 layouts to share with you today featuring the Tattered Walls and Wanderlust collections.  Let's start with the newest of the collections, Tattered Walls.  I love how versatile this collection is.  I created one layout with a current photo and another with a treasured family vintage photo.

"Cherish"

I used Carport (side B) for the background, and applied some pearl bordeaux mist and grey ink splatters.

I sprayed pieces from Lace 4 with a Precious Stone mist.  Beneath the picture I placed the Embellished Frame chipboard, embossed with Iris embossing powder.

I used the Precious Stone Mist on some lilies from Dark Tropic Lilies.  Tucked beneath the dark lilies I placed roses from Courtship Roses and some light purple lilies from Spring Lilies.  Red Grape and Lavender Seedlings were applied randomly on the flowers and around the photo.

Placed beneath the photo I added some fussy cut flowers from the Carolina Room Paper.  The title "Cherish" is from the Remnants printed chipboard.

Blue Fern Studios Products:
Paper:  Tattered Walls
The Carport (Side B), The Carolina Room

Chipboard
Embellished Frame, Remnants Printed Chipboard

Flowers
Dark Tropic Lilies, Spring Lilies, Courtship Roses

Embossing Powder
Iris

Seedlings
Red Grape, Lavender

Lace
Lace 4
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"Memories"

The background paper is The Sun Room.  I applied some masking and paint splatters.  Layering beneath the photo is from The Library, The Maids Room and pieces from the Ephemera packet.  I placed the Stone Cottage chipboard beneath the photo and left it untreated.

Lots of flowers from Spring Lilies, Wanderlust Lilies, Wanderlust Vines and Moody Blooms.  I added some Dijon Glitter to the centers of the butterflies and art stones and Lemonade Seedlings on the flowers. 

Another closeup of the flowers.

The title is untreated.  Love how it blends with the papers and embellishments.

Blue Fern Studios Products:
Paper:  Tattered Walls
The Sun Room, The Library, The Maids Room

Chipboard
Memories, Stone Cottage

Flowers
Spring Lilies, Wanderlust Lilies,
Wanderlust Vines & Moody Blooms

Ephemera

Glitter
Dijon

Seedlings
Lemonade
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"Calm"

 My final layout features the Wanderlust Collection.  I used Ocean Voyage (Side B) for the background.    For layering beneath the photo l used Souvenir (Side B).  I used the Tattered Newsprint Stamp and added some paint spatters in various colors.

Beneath the layering I used the Quatrefoil Panel chipboard which I treated with some brown stain. I added some Gold Nugget and Aquamarine Seedlings.

Flowers are from  Wanderlust Lilies, Tranquil Blooms and Memories Blooms.  The Leafy Twig chipboard was embossed with Taupe embossing powder.

Here I've used a round calendar piece from The Wanderlust Printed Chipboard.  The doily was cut from Seascape Side B. The leaves are from the Forest Branch Chipboard.  I stained them brown and added some gold wax.

The title was stained brown .

Blue Fern Studios Products:
Paper:  Wanderlust
Ocean Voyage Side B, Souvenir Side B, Seascape Side B

Chipboard
Calm, Leafy Twigs, Quatrefoil Panel, Forest Branch,
Wanderlust Printed Chipboard

Flowers
Tranquil Blooms, Memories Blooms, Wanderlust Lilies

Embossing Powder
Taupe

Seedlings
Gold Nugget, Aquamarine

Stamp
Tattered Newsprint

I hope I've inspired you!
I'll see you next month.
. . . Debbie

May Layouts by Jessica

"Happiness is Homemade"

Hello friends!  My first layout for the month uses the Homespun Collection.

Using the Homemade paper for my background and Home Sweet Home for matting, I used the printed chipboard under the picture and as my title.  I used Glass seedlings and Army Dust glitter along with the Crackle Texture Stamp with green mists to create the background.

To the left of the picture you will see the the heart from the XOXO Title chipboard primed with gesso then painted in 2 different colors of pink mists.  The lily on this side is from the Harvest Lillies set.

To the right of the page, you can see a piece of the Wanderlust Vine Set and flower from the Dark Tropic Lillies Set.  I used a piece of Lace #12 to decorate the bottom.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Homespun - Homemade

Homespun - Home Sweet Home

Chipboard

Xoxo Title Set

Homespun Printed Chipboard

Flowers

Harvest Lillies

Dark Tropic Lillies

Wanderlust Vine

Stamp

Crackle Texture

Seedlings

Glass

Glitter

Army Dust

Lace

Lace #12

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"'arty"

My next layout is pretty basic.  The background paper is Tweet Melody from the Amber & Apricot Collection.

I took four metal embellishments from my stash and painted them with black gesso.  Then I embossed them with Pearl embossing powder.  While the Pearl was still hot, I sprinkled Baby Pink embossing powder over it in spots to melt them together.  While they were still hot, I sprinkled some Petunia glitter over the embellishments.  For the background, I used a stencil with matte gel and Beating Heart seedlings.  You will also see the Tattered Newsprint stamping and the vertical stamping with one of the Distressed Titles stamps.

The Honey Comb Bits chipboard were embossed with Baby Pink and Coral embossing powder.

The pink lily is from the Harvest Lillies set and the little white bloom is from the Apricot Blooms set.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Amber & Apricot - Tweet Melody

Chipboard

Honeycomb Bits

Flowers

Harvest Lillies

Apricot Blooms

Glitter

Rose Gold

Petunia

Embossing Powder

Baby Pink

Pearl

Coral

Seedlings

Beating Heart

Stamps

Distressed Titles

Tattered Newsprint

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"Sweet and Happy"

My last project features the Remnants Collection.  The background paper is Devonshire, and I also used Bloomsbury paper and Mini Remnants paper pieces for my background work under the mists.  To make the tag under the photo, I used the Bloomsbury paper with the Tattered Newsprint Stamp.

All of the chipboard on this page is the Remnants Printed Chipboard.  Some of them I even used with gesso to create part of the background and adhered it to the paper with matte gel.  The title pieces are also part of the Printed Chipboard Pieces set with glossy adhesive medium applied to the tops.

The lilies are part of the Harvest Lillies set.

The frame behind the picture is actually from the Printed Chipboard pieces.  I embossed it with Green Ivory embossing powder and sprinkled some Dark Chocolate embossing powder on top while it was still hot.  I randomly applied Burgundy seedlings in spots around the picture.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Remnants - Devonshire

Remnants - Bloomsbury

Remnants - Mini Remnants

Chipboard

Remnants Patterned Chipboard

Embossing Powder

Green Ivory

Dark Chocolate

Seedlings

Burgandy

Stamp

Tattered Newsprint

Flowers

Harvest Lillies

Well, that's all for this month!  I will see you back here in June with some new projects to share.  Have a great May!

~Jessica

April layout and Step by Step by France Ringuette

Hi Blue Fern Fans, it's my turn today on the blog and I have 2 layouts for you today.

Câlin Step by Step layout with Wanderlost collection

This month, I would like to show you a step by step on building the foundation for this layout:

I always start my process by coating my paper with clear gesso. The clear gesso will act as a barrier and let you add watercolors or sprays easily to your layout.

Once my gesso is dry, I use a stencil and mat gel medium. Then I add my embossing powder to my gel medium and heat emboss. I love adding embossing to my backgrounds. I've found that gel mat medium works really well to emboss this way. I used Honey Embossing Powder on my layout.

Then I like to add inks to my background. I try to match my inks to some of the darker colors already on the paper. In this case, a dark teal blue. I sprints some water on the edges to give it a blurry effect and let it dry. You can use a heat gun to goa faster if you wish. Once dry, I use the same ink and add splatters with a small fine tip paintbrush and let dry again.

Last step for the background is to add some die-cut pieces and white some white glue, I add on some seedlings for extra texture. On this background I used the Harvest Seedlings.

For dimension, I enjoy adding chipboards to my pages. I heat embossed with a slightly darker tone this time to give contrast with the initial one placed on the background. On my chipboard I used Ginger Embossing Powder. I LOVE the metal effect it gives. 

Last steps are just to layer your Pictures with different pieces of cut out paper, printed chipboard, flowers and ornements.

Here are a few more images of my layout:

The picture was taken at my son's high school graduation, it was a proud moment, I felt this quote was just perfect because it truly is what a hope for him to chose a career that will make him happy.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper: Wanderlust Memento

Embossing Powders: Ginger & Honey

Printed Chipboard: Wanderlust

Flower: Spring Lilies

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Sassy... Serendipity collection

This quote spoke to me.... The Best Moments Happen when they are Unplanned....

oh how true.... I am a girl that is often spontaneous, so this quote is truly one perfect for me.

I truly love this Chesterville flower, soft and delicate it was perfect tp highlight the light colors on this beautiful background.

I also added the leaves and small black flowers from the Wanderlust Vine set.

Behind the quote I used ginger embossing powder with the Vintage Edges stamp set to give some texture on my background.

I love this Sassy chipboard title and wanted it to pop off the page. I also wanted to give focus on the teal elements of this gorgeous paper. I chose to add only a layer of Caribbean glitter over the chipboard, wow it gave a spectacular finish. Underneath is another piece of chipboard heat embossed with Ginger Embossing Powder. This one is becoming part of my favorites.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper: Serendipity Imagination & Calling cards

Embossing Powders: Ginger 

Flower: Chesterville flower and Wanderlust vine set

Glitter: Caribbean

Chipboard: Sassy

Stamp set: Vintage Edges

I hope you have enjoyed my step by step and April layouts. Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a very crafty month !