Altered bag with Radiance

Hi everyone! Henriëtte here. Today I'll be sharing another project I've made

using the Radiance collection.

I've altered a simple brown paper bag, decorated it with flowers, lace and chipboard and 

also added a big tag.

Before I started decorating the bag I painted the edges with a layer of white gesso and 

flipped the bottom to create a pocket.

I cut the Radiance papers to size and glue them on the bag.

This time I used the peach colored papers from the collection.

 They are so beautiful!

On the edge of the pocket I glued a piece of gorgeous lace and added a few matching flowers.

There is also a Radiant charm.

On the top of the bag I glued a big chipboard. It's the ornate florisch corner which I heat embossed with oatmeal embossing powder.

Then I made a big tag with a lovely flower ephemera center piece and 

a flower charm.

The backside of the bag is also decorated with the Radiance papers.

How a simple brown paper bag can turn into a beautiful gift bag!

Products used:

Papers:

Radiance collection

Charms:

Radiant charms

Embossing powder:

Oatmeal

Flowers:

Basic flowers Radiance 

Blue Fern Studios flowers

Lace:

Lace no. 15

Chipboard:

Ornate florisch corner

Thanks for stopping by the blog today!

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Radiance collection layout - by Vicky Alberto

I am sharing a layout created with the new Radiance collection from Blue Fern.  These papers and blooms are truly gorgeous.  This collection also features some pretty silver charms and lace too!  I accented with bling and a doily from my stash to pull everything together for a vintage look.  For the title I even used an adhesive shape from the Remnants collection... that just fit perfectly on here.

On the close-up you can see the cute butterfly charm, Radiance and Apricot collection blooms, Mina's border chipboard (randomly distressed inked it) and some of that gorgeous vintage green lace.

Thanks for taking a peek at my project today!

If these walls could talk - layout by Vicky Alberto

This is the cute bungalow we moved from last year (yet remained in the same community), after purchasing our lake house. I still get emotional when I think of almost 18 years worth of memories in that place. 

For this layout I used Blue Fern's gorgeous Remnants paper collection, coordinating adhesive shapes, lace, flowers, garden daisies chipboard and tattered walls ephemera. A few little embellishments from my stash to tie everything together.

On the close-up, you can see that I used Blue Fern's lavender seedlings on the garden daisies chipboard. They perfectly matched the purple lilacs in the photo. I still miss all the pretty lilacs we had on that property! Well, as always... thanks for stopping by to take a peek at my project today.

Hello Dreams Panel

Hello Crafter Friends, I'm Aida from @aidaville, it's lovely to see you back at the Blue Fern Studios Blog and hopefully the Design Team's projects have kept you inspired and creating. This week I have a Hello Dreams panel featuring a theme that will resonate with all of us.

These are the Blue Fern Studios products I used :

Wanderlust - Calling Cards  |  Seascape

Swan Gate Chipboard  |  Valerie's Butterflies Chipboard

Tattered Walls Ephemera  |   Flowers - Apricot Blooms.

Lace no. #2

Other supplies : 6x8 Flat Back Canvas Panel, Dye Inks, Vintage Silver Embossing Powder, Gesso, Crayons.

The faded blue woodgrain of the Wanderlust  Seascape paper is a wonderful background for the Swan Gate Chipboard which was given a vintage shine with some heat embossing.

I just love the sentiment "go where your Dreams take you" ... it's what we all wish for ! The Butterfly chipboard was given just a touch of heat embossing in the center for a worn-away effect. You will see underneath it, how the large flourish from the Tattered Walls Ephemera and Lace #2 add more dimension to the panel.

Here's a closer look of the Chipboard Swan Gate and the contrasting background paper accentuates the gate even more.

Layering all the bits of ephemera and paper makes the panel look interesting and just calls out for you to touch the details. 

The Butterfly perfectly anchors the panel with a shabby prettiness.

Creating this panel was so much fun, I truly enjoy layering papers and embellishments. If all this seem difficult to you, don't worry ..... a little practice and experience will make sure you get good at this.

Thank you for stopping by, stay creative ! 

Aida Haron @aidaville

Altered Can and Jar - Vicky Alberto

I decided to have some fun altering a tomato can and a plastic mayonnaise jar...

I just can't seem to get enough of Blue Fern's Homespun and Heartland collections, so I mixed them together! 

On the tomato can, I added an adhesive butterfly from the Remnants collection, Tattered walls ephemera and Blue Fern flowers too. Nothing from my stash on here... this is ALL gorgeous Blue Fern product.

On the mayonnaise jar, Homespun adhesive shapes, Tattered walls ephemera, Blue Fern flowers, ribbon and flourish heart chipboard were added... again nothing from my stash on this project either!

On the heart chipboard I inked in dark pink and then randomly glued some Blue Fern pink embossing powder on top, for a thick shabby look. Well... once again thanks for stopping by to take a peek at my projects!

Easter basket with Spring Parade

Hello everyone,  DT Henriëtte here today sharing an Easter basket featuring the 

Spring Parade collection.

The idea for the Easter basket I got from Tara's craft studio.
I made the basket from white sheets of chipboard and decorated it with papers,
 lace, flowers and chipboard pieces.

I colored the chipboard eggs and bunny with inks.

On the top corners of the basket I glued spring colored flowers.

It was a fun project to make and I love the spring colors and flowers.

As my own daughter is to old to go egg hunting I'll be giving this basket to the neighbors children with some chocolate eggs in it.

I hope you like my Easter project. 

There's still some time to make one for Easter.

Products used:

Papers: 

Spring Parade

Chipboard:

Bunny Basket set

Lace:

Lace 6

Lace 2

Flowers:

BFS flowers

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Secret Book Box

Hi and welcome to the Blue Fern Studios blog.

In my previous blog post  I shared two cards made with the Remnants collection.

 I love this collection so much that I made another project with them. 

This time I made a secret book box.

I had never made a secret book box before so I watched a few tutorials and pictures

 and made one myself  from white chipboard sheets.

The box measures about 4,7 x 6,2 x 1,5 inches (= 12 x 16 x 4 cm).

I colored the entire book box with grey ink.

Then I glued Remnants papers on the in- and outside of the box.

I decorated the box with chipboards. These are brown colored and I also added a touch of 

copper wax to give them a nice shine.

Furthermore there are some flowers and Remnants chipboard shapes added.

On the inside I glued a free vintage family photo I found on internet.

This book with the secret compartment is a fun way to give a gift to someone or 

to hide your own special bits and pieces in.

Here is a list of the products I used:

Patterned Paper:

Remnants collection

Chipboard:
Remnants printed Chipboard shapes
Deja vu border chippie
fancy fob watch

Flowers:

Blue fern studios flowers

Thanks so much for visiting.

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Love cards with Amber & apricot

 Hello everyone,

today i share a couple of soft cards made with

"Amber & apricot" collection.

 I have used lots of laces,flowers and chipboard pieces embossed

with glitter embossing powders

Products used:

Paper

Amber & apricot - Friendship , Joyful , Chapters

Embossing powder

 Coral , Glistening sand 

Flowers

Late winter lilies , Homespun

Chipboard

Elegant flourish , Moldings

Amber & apricot printed chipboard

Laces

Happy accident ephemera pack

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy crafting,