Borders, flourishes and corners

Hi there, Eila here!

This post is my last one as a design team member for this wonderful company. 

I am forever grateful to Leslie for having had me on the Blue Fern Studios inaugural team. What an honour it has been to work together with a group of such enormously talented ladies! 

I am wishing the new team lots of creative fun and for taking over the baton, continuing to spread the word about the gorgeous BFS chipboards to the world! 

First the sweet memory of Summer's Last Blooms;

I just love how versatile the borders, flourishes and corners are. They can be cut in smaller pieces or used as they are, they always make for pretty layers and accents.

Another one of my favourites is the Lattice Gate.

 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

A Moment In Time ( 074844)

 

Lattice Gate (074950)

 

Symphony Border (074530)

On my next page, I have used The Royal Border and layered it with one of the Brigitte Butterflies.

Another favourite is the Garden Daisies. It can be dressed in numerous ways and look entirely different depending on what medium is used. Here I have covered it in micro beads in gold.

 BFS has a marvellous selection of titles, all of them beautifully cut.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Brigitte Butterfly Set (074387)

  

Royal Border (074370)

 

Blooming Beauty (074554)

With these pages I sign off and thank you for letting me share them with you. 

I say Toodelipip! just as I do at the end of all posts over at my own blog www.dollopsofscrap.blogspot.com

It would be lovely to have you for a visit, bye for now!

xox Eila

Think pink

Hi! Camilla here with my June projects. 

And the theme this time is pink. 

First a layout using a title chipboard and two corner chipboards.

I started preparing the chipboards by painting them in pink using acrylic paint. 

Then I added a layer of glossy accent and sprinkled some pink micro beads over them.

Blue Fern Studio products used:

Then I made a romantic card using the same technique for the chipboard pieces.

Blue Fern Studio products used:

The third project is also a card for a creative friend. 

This Blue Fern Studio balloon is sooooo gorgeous.

Blue Fern Studio products used:

Thank you!

Blue Fern in Classic and Modern Styles

Hello dear scrappy friends! 

Svetlana Austin here with my June projects. 

This post is my last one as a design team member for this amazing company. 

It was such a big honor for me to serve this term on the very first design team 

together with so many amazingly talented ladies. 

But I am surely not saying good bye to any of them or to all the pretty chipboard pieces from BFS. 

I will be more than happy to continue using it in my projects.

Now let's see what I have for you today.

My first projects is an altered vinyl record.

Here I used the gorgeous Floral Clock chipboard piece. 

It is no surprise that this beautiful design so quickly became very popular with so many of you.

To "dress up" the clock I painted it roughly with gesso leaving some areas raw. 

Then I stamped it lightly and rubbed some areas with blue liquid pearls. 

Blue Fern Studios products used for this project:

Floral Clock

My next project is a decorated wooden canvas with mixed media touches.

It is very bright and really happy looking. 

It is quite small in size - only 8'' by 8''.

Most of the time I start with a layer of gesso on my chipboard pieces. 

Here I added a little bit of yellow paint patches on the title word and the Damask Flourish, which I cut in two pieces. I also applied liquid pearls to the Damask Flourish for extra color and shimmer.

Blue Fern Studios products used for this project:

Damask Flourish

Good Vibes

I will finish off with a layout in a completely different style.

I made a very bright and modern double pager using some little chipboard pieces from Widgets and Urban Acronyms packs.

Here you can see one of the layouts a bit closer.

Some of the chipboard pieces I painted with acrylic dubber paint and some I left raw.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Good Vibes

Urban Acronyms

Widgetworks

And that is all from me. 

Thank you for letting me share with you my projects at Blue Fern Studios blog!

I hope you will keep on visiting me on my personal blog - Colorful Memories

Keep well, everyone! ♥

Two Layouts by Kelly Foster

Hi everyone - Kelly here! So glad you have stopped by..I have two layouts to share, and I'll just get right to it!

A Beautiful Day

I created this layout, taking photos from one of the first days of spring we had here, and wanted to create an earthy but springy-vibrant page. I used one of the Organic Vine Corners, and I cut it in two, to place opposite one another in my clusters. I love how the one below the photos sort of mimic's my daughter's hair blowing in the wind! I dabbed various inks onto the chipboard using a sponge, and then added a touch of a textured medium to give it more dimension.

Below you can see the other half, which was treated the same way.

Below I have used one of the gorgeous Regal Ornaments, to which I applied the same techniques above, then tucked under my flower cluster.

Organic Vine Corner

Regal Ornaments

Cherished

On this layout, I have used just one piece of chipboard, but it is what I think of as a "statement piece" in that it is just SO beautiful and really added something awesome to my page. The Bordeaux Layered Frame is two pieces, so it can have a really dimensional look. 

The technique on this frame, well it was all a big experiment, and this is the result of layers and layers of "trying this and that." I simply painted the back panel of it white with gesso so that the ornate part would really stand out. I then did some embossing, painting with multiple colors of spray mist, dabbing with gesso where things got too dark, then repeat, until I got what I was going for! I also wrapped a bit of jewelry wire around the left side of the frame.

I love that even though my background and embellishments are quite "busy," this beautiful frame piece really draws the eye to the photo.

Bordeaux Layered Frame

Thanks a bunch for stopping in today!! Have a wonderful day!

Our May Sketch Challenge WINNER & Features!

Hello everyone! The time has come to announce the winner and features from our May Sketch Challenge! Thank-you once again to those of you who played along- we truly love seeing our products put to work by you! 

SO- without further adieu, here is the lucky randomly drawn winner of the chipboard prize pack!

CONGRATS to Dawn Edwards!!! 

 

Please email me (erin@bluefernstudios.com) to claim your prize!

 

Dawn was also in our Top 3 Features :)!!

#7 Dawn Edwards

Dawn's layout is simply stunning! What an incredible design and color palette and the bits of Blue Fern are the perfect little touches to polish it all off. We fell in love with the treatment of the Brigitte Butterfly- so sweet! Thank-you, Dawn for sharing your entry with us :)

And we have two more amazing features to share with you!

#4 Roslyn

What a classy layout by Roslyn! Such stunning photos paired with just the right amount of embellishing made this entry an easy feature for sure! We love how she used one of the Double-Dutch Flourish Set pieces as the backdrop for her quote. Amazing work, Roslyn!

#6 Rita Barakat

We love seeing the creative ways you piece apart our chipboard, and Rita has done just that with the Blue Fern Frame here! Such a beautiful accent to her photo span- and by using "just what you need" on one project leaves more for the next project! Incredible work, Rita! So happy you shared your creativity with us!

How would YOU like to be one of our lucky features? Or a winner of a fabulous pack of chipboard yourself? Then take a moment to check out our June Sketch Challenge HERE! Michele Singh has created another amazing sketch for you to work with and the rules are SO simple! 

 Just use the sketch to inspire a project (layouts, cards, altered- whatever!) and incorporate at least one piece of Blue Fern Studios chipboard. Then be sure to link up at the bottom of the June Sketch Challenge post before the closing date of June 30th, 2013 at midnight EST. 

EASY. So why not start today and get yourself entered? We LOVE to see what you do!

Have a wonderful day and look forward to seeing those entries!