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

Three new layouts by Jessica

"Special"

My first layout I created for the Blue Fern Studios design team for April is titled "Special".  For this layout, I chose to use papers from the Heartland Collection.  The background paper is Love Blooms and I used the Love Notes paper to build the matting under the picture.

I applied clear gesso to the background paper then did some stenciling with modeling paste.  To add more white with the modeling paste, I used diluted gesso on a plastic bag and "smooshed" it up and down my page.  My next step for the background work was to use a different stencil with modeling paste in areas around the page.  While it was still wet, I applied Dark Chocolate embossing powder over the modeling paste then dried it with a heat gun.  I love embossing with texture paste - for the next step, I added blue mist with a paint brush to the areas around the embossed stenciling.

At this point, I put my picture and embellishments in place then splattered diluted gesso up and down my page to create a soft and relaxing feel to it.

The Blue Fern Flourish chipboard was first embossed with Dark Chocolate embossing powder, then I added some Solar Flare glitter randomly in spots with matte gel medium.  Both lilies are from the Wanderlust Lillies set.  The lily to the left of the picture has Blue Ice Glitter applied with matte gel.  The lily to the right has Black Ice glitter applied to the tips with matte gel also.

Here's my list of Blue Fern Studios products for this layout:

Paper

Heartland - Love Blooms

Heartland - Love Notes

Seedlings

Harvest

Glass

Glitter

Solar Flare

Blue Ice

Black Ice

Flowers

Wanderlust Lillies

Fresh Florals

Embossing Powder

Dark Chocolate

Chipboard

Special Title

Blue Fern Flourish

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"The Good Life"

My next creation features the Amber & Apricot collection.  My background paper is Sunny Disposition, and I love that I was able to  play with a lot of colors on this layout.

The Blue Fern Studios Seedlings with matte gel helped to accomplish the colorful and fun background.  I used Gold Nugget, Harvest, Pink Topaz, and Vivid Pink Seedlings.  The photo is mounted on the Amber & Apricot Birdsong paper pieces and some of the collection's Printed Chipboard.

I used flowers from two different sets: Dark Tropic Lilies and Wanderlust Lilies.  The white lace that is dangling to the left of the titled is Lace #10 from Blue Fern Studios - I love how it can twist and add dimension!  Here are a couple of closeups:

Here's my list of products:

Paper

Amber & Apricot - Sunny Disposition

Amber & Apricot - Birdsong

Chipboard

Amber & Apricot Printed Chipboard

Flowers

Dark Tropic Lilies

Wanderlust Lilies

Seedlings

Gold Nugget

Harvest

Pink Topaz

Vivid Pink

Lace

Lace #10

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"XOXO"

My final layout features the In the Mood collection background paper with Memoires Calling Cards paper as matting for the photo.

I used the Tattered Newsprint stamp with Pure Red embossing powder randomly on the background.  To add interest and softness, I used Lace #10 to the top of the picture and Lace #12 on the side.

The flowers coral roses on the page are from the Happy Roses set and the other flowers are from the Harvest Lilies set.

The chipboard on the page is the XOXO chipboard title and hearts on the side of the picture and I also used one of the keys from the Vintage Keys set.  All of the chipboard was embossed with Baby Pink and a sprinkle of Coral embossing powder.

The Blue Fern Studios products used on this layout:

Paper

In the Mood Collection

Memoires - Calling Cards

Chipboard

Vintage Keys

XOXO

Flowers

Happy Roses

Harvest Lilies

Stamp

Tattered Newsprint

Embossing Powder

Pure Red

Coral

Baby Pink

Lace

Lace #10

Lace #12

Thank you for stopping by and I will see you next month! *hugs*

~Jessica

May Design Team Projects by Wendy Scholten

Hi Everyone,

Today i'm up on the blog to show you my design team projects for this month.

It features Happy Accident and one older collection Serenditpity.

This is the first one:

Sunshine

 This one features the Serendipity collection, i loved the background, it didn't need anything more than a stencil with some moddeling paste and a small piece of burlap behind my photo.

 I used one of the Whimsey Flourishes and 2 pieces of the Floral Lattice Bits.

For the title i used Sunshine from the Optimist Word Set

 On the Whimsey Flourish and the Sunshine title i used Snow embossing powder and on the Floral Lattice Bits i used Sand & Sea embossing powder to let it stand out more on the lace i used.

 For my flowers i used the white Heartland Blossoms, the small blue chesterville Blooms and i cut a few leaves of the Spring peony

 I used a few small flowers from my own stash, a few baubles, see through glass beads and a button with some string around it.

Blue Fern Studios Products used:

Paper:

-Serendipity

Chipboard:

-Whimsey Flourishes

Floral Lattice Beats

-Sunshine from the Optimist word set

Flowers:

-Heartland Blossoms

-Chesterville Blooms

-Spring Peony and Berries

Embossing powders:

-Snow

-Sand & Sea

And then the Second one:

Angel Eyes

For this layout i used the Happy Accident Collection. Beautiful background papers!

I used the back of the Layering Cards paper. I used the Coral and Speckled Mint embossing powders and a stencil to give a bit more color to my background to match my picture.

 I used the Happy Accident Dangles, the Happy Accident Frame and the matching chipboard inspiration piece. I also used the Angel Eyes chipboard piece from Spiritually speaking word set.

I used some paint to give it the colors i wanted.

 i used a few flower pieces from the Spring Peony and the Chesterville Florals, and a few harvest lilies.

 I also used a few small flowers from my own stash

 and some rhinestones to finish it.

Blue Fern studios Products used:

Papers:

-Happy Accident- Layering Cards

Chipboard:

-Happy Accident Dangles

-Happy accident Frame

- Angel Eyes from the Spiritually Speaking word set

Flowers:

-Chesterville Florals

-Spring peonies and berries

-Harvest Lilies

-Embossing Powder:

-Coral

-Speckled mint

And the last one:

XOXO

I used the Happy accident Fate paper and a piece of the Layering Cards to back up my photo.

 For my chipboard pieces i cut 2 pieces of the Blue Fern Frame, a heart from the Chunky Heart Panel and the title XOXO

 I used the Plum and Antique Gold embossing powders on my chipboard, i love those colors, they are so beautiful.

 I stamped some more images on my background with the Deja-vu, Grungy Grid and Tattered Newsprint stamps with some black ink.

 For my flower clusters i ude the Late winter and Harvest Lileis as well as a few of my own stash.

 For the rest of my embellishments i used a botton, a few leaves, some beads and some rhinestones.

Blue fern Studios products used:

Paper:

-Happy accident

-Fate

-layering cards

Chipboard:

-Blue Fern Frame

-Chunky Heart panel

-XOXO word set

Stamps:

- Deja-vu

-Grungy Grid

-Tattered Newsprint

Flowers:

-Late Winter Lilies

-Harvest Lilies

Embossing Powders

-Plum

-Antique Gold

Thanks so much!

Hugs wendy



October Projects by Maja

Good morning, BFS Fans, welcome to the blog today :)

I'm happy to be here again to share three layouts. They feature different collections and themes, but have something in common - they all show the "backsides" of papers for the backgrounds :)
Let's begin with the one you might have spotted during our October challenge announcement:

I made the layout using the Seaside Cottage collection. I layered selected paper, going for the nice pastel teal Regalia sheet for the background. Then I added the chickerwire chipboard painted with white gesso. Then I mounted the title chippies on it, combining some Spiritually Speaking words to form "Heaven Sent Blessings. :

I also added XOXO chipies and a mixture of flowers to further decorate the page. I chose the word pieces to be embossed with the Ruby ep for a nice contrast against the white chickenwire:

Heaven Sent Blessings:

Papers: Seaside Cottage: Relics, Regalia, Splendor, Whitewash
Chipboard: Chickenwire Panel, Spiritually Speaking, XOXO
Flowers: Seaside Lilies, Attic Charm Daisies, Courtship Blooms,
EP: Ruby

Now on to two layouts I made using the latest release, the Memoirs collection.
The first one was a true challenge for me, as I bravely used an yellow-orange-blue palette I'd never used before! :) But this combo makes a perfect choice to scrapbook your autumn, school or Halloween photos:

The palette was detrmined by the photo of my younger son that I used :) And so I selected the vintage newspaper sheet for the bacground that reminds me of some old book page. I added some brick stamped directly on it:

Embossed the "Noted" piece from Arrow Words and the Mini Frame Dangle with Tangerine and Copper eps and added the flowers in yellow and orange. Then I cut out the books motit and used it as a separate embellishment:

The title piece, Back To School, is embossed with Sand and Sea ep, one of my favourite new colours :) I also used a dimensional epoxy sticker to make an embellishment with a cut-out writing hand image. Finally I added some crystal dots and splashes of glitter ink to finish my page off:

Back to School:
Papers: Memoirs: Tale of Treasure, Calling Cards, Chronicles, Grand Sequel
Chipboard: Back to School, Mini Frame Dangle, Arrow Words
Flowers: Memoirs Blooms, Attic Charm Glitter Roses, Tranquility Blooms
Stamps: Essential Textures
EP: Sand & Sea, Tangerine, Copper

And here's the second layout I made with the Memoirs papers, and look how different it is!

I really love the deep dark red colour of the Songbird's Drama sheet! I wanted it to play the leading role and so used few elements on the page, not to cover it too much. The photo is one of the old photo shoot (you can tell by a different hairdo of my elder son ;) ) that I really like and already scrapbooked a dozen of times ;) First I layered nicely contrasting grey and red papers and added some stamping in the corners:

I embossed the gorgeous Chelsea Frame piece with Snow to make it clear white and really pop out of the background. Then I embossed the "you" from the title piece with Black Sand and then the whole of the chipboard with Ebony. I really like the metallic gold peeping through the black!

And finally I added the flower cluster with a bow of beautiful guipure lace and some embellies:

Grateful For You:
Papers: Memoires: Tale of Treasure, Songbird's Drama,
Chipboard: Chelsea Frame, Grateful For You
Flowers: Harvest Lilies, Dark Tropic Lilies
Stamps: Beads&Charms, Deja Vu, Forever, Ornamentals
EP: Ebony, Black Sand


And what do you think of the Memoirs collection? I hope to see many beautiful creations of yours with these papers!

See you later - Maja