Loads of Color with Patter Cross

Happy Wednesday! It's Patter Cross here, and today I am sharing two layouts with you. The fun part is that they are 8 1/2 x 11, and I have not scrapped that size in probably 10 years or more! Let's look at them in detail.

"You Today"

This precious little one zones out when she is ready for a nap. So, here you see that adorable expression on her face as she waits for her bottle. I chose to use the Blue Fern Studios Brigitte Butterfly Set. I put down a light layer of gesso on the chipboard then painted it with Adirondack pool paint dabber. While the paint was still wet, I spritzed it with Heidi Swapp mint green color shine. In person it has a bit of a marbled look but I wasn't able to capture it on camera.

Brigitte Butterfly Set, 074387

"Cute Stuff"
My next layout is done in the colors of the baby's room. I love the bright colors so I went bright with this layout. It was a bit hard to photograph because of the white background. The close-up photos show the colors best.

The Blue Fern Studios chipboard I used was the Good Vibes set for the title "Cute Stuff," and the Organic Vine Corner which I cut in half to use on both sides of the picture.

For the Organic Vine Corner, I painted it with gesso and then spritzed with SEI Tumble Dye desert purple mist. I was able to get it darker in some areas so it gave it a very fun look.

The title I painted with gesso and Adirondack raspberry paint dabber. I needed it to be bright.

Good Vibes, 074899

Organic Vine Corner, 074622

Now remember, you still have time to enter the Blue Fern Studios April Sketch Challenge. I hope you will join in as there is a wonderful Blue Fern Studios prize pack up for grabs! :) Thanks for stopping by!

"Smile" and "Kindness" - by Vibeke Harila

Hi again!! 

So happy you are here again:)

Today I want to show you 2 new layouts.

"Smile"

The first one is called "Smile" I love my daughters smile on this.

The frame is from the set "Picture Perfect".

So cool - and perfect for my scrapbooking.

This chipboard piece have I made with gesso, paste and a bit Crackle Paint.

The yellow is Distress Paint - I love this!! Some stamping at the end.

Look at this frame. Stunning!!

I have used Crackle Paint and Distress Paint.

Picture Perfect

Model: 074131

Damask Motif

Model: 074905

"Kindness"

Here is my second layout.

The lady on the picture is my lovely grandmother.

I love butterflies!! You can use them on everything.

I have used gesso, paste and brown mist.

Some crackle accent and stamping.

This looks so good!!:)

 Doodle Corners

Thank you for stopping by. 

I hope you liked my work.

Have a nice day:)

Hugs 

Swirlydoos' Blog Hop

Welcome to the Swirlydoos' April Kit Reveal Blog Hop Block Party!!

If you came here from Rae's blog (http://scrappingfancy.blogspot.com/), then you are on the right track.  If not, go back to Swirlydoos' blog (http://www.swirlydoos.blogspot.com/) and start from there.  We have some amazing projects for you to see today !!  

Make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs for a chance to win!!!  
Check out Swirlydoos on Facebook and Like Us!!!

In case you're not familiar with Blue Fern Studios, we are a U.S. company founded with the idea of providing unique and sophisticated papercrafting designs, fulfilling the need for a more discriminating paper crafter.  We offer exquisitely detailed products to inspire all styles of craft artists.  Our products can be used for scrapbooking, mixed media, general crafting and more.  Let our designs inspire you!

We are pleased to join the Swirlydoos Blog Hop and have put together a collection of Blue Fern Studios Chipboard for one lucky winner.  We hope you will scroll down on our blog and see how our Design Team uses our beautiful chipboard.

You have until midnight, eastern time, on Wednesday 4/17 to complete the hop. Winners will be announced on the Swirlydoos Blog on Thursday 4/18.  In order to qualify to win here is what you need to do:

1:  Visit all of the blogs and leave a comment on each. This way we know you were there. Become a follower if you're not already. Take your time. There are REALLY beautiful things to see along the way.

2:  Before you leave each blog, look for the “special” words and write it down.
Once you have visited all the blogs and collected all the special words, they will create a sentence. 

3:  Finally, go back to the Swirleydoos Blog and leave a comment letting us know how much fun you had, and tell us the sentence that was created with all of the special words you collected. Can't wait to hear from you!

My special word is : "you"

The party continues over at Heidi's blog (http://seesterk.blogspot.com/).  Have fun!

Here is the order and blog addresses:
Swirlydoos CLICK HERE

Miranda - CLICK HERE
Paulien -CLICK HERE
Donna Salazar - CLICK HERE
Angelica - CLICK HERE
Lisa V - CLICK HERE
Rae Moses - CLICK HERE
Blue Fern Studios - CLICK HERE
Heidi - CLICK HERE
Vicky - CLICK HERE

Back to Swirlydoos!!

Making Chipboard the Project Focus~!

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Blue Fern Studios blog! Erin Blegen here with you today to show you how to take your favorite chipboard pieces and make them the shining star on your projects. I've got three different examples for you, featuring three different types of projects- all of varying sizes- so you can see how easily you can incorporate our amazing products into whatever you love doing best!

"The Wait is Long"

First up we have an 8"x10" canvas. My inspiration for this piece was the Grand Balloon. And paired with this sweet photo of my son as he patiently awaited a deer to his "stand", I found my match! It was perfect for putting together this whimsical scene and truly does take center stage on my canvas.

For the stars, I used the centers of the Ornate Medallions.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Grand Balloon 075100

Vintage Locks 074783

Ornate Medallions (centers) 074462

"Pixie Tag"

 Next we have a smaller piece, a tag. And taking center stage we have one of the Regal Ornaments and Vintage Keys, inked and layered to create a wonderful centerpiece for this feminine project.

I just love the dimension! And so simple to create coordinating pieces with a coverage of chalk inks.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Regal Ornaments 074479

Vintage Keys 075032

"Forever" Card

Finally, I have a "dressed up" card for you! I knew that the Charlotte's Dress Set would be perfect for a wedding card, though I hadn't exactly intended for it to be a Bohemian-style wedding- but that is just the way it goes sometimes, isn't it? :)

I used plenty of fabric, trims, wire, pearls, liquid pearls, and microbeads to bring this dress to life. What would you do with yours??

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Charlotte's Dress Set 075056

Thank-you for the visit today! Enjoy the rest of your weekend :)

Vibrant spring

Hello there, Eila here with some vibrant spring colours for you! Spring has been long overdue in Sweden so we are really longing for budding trees and blooms. The pages that I am sharing with you today are bursting with the vibrant colours of spring - yellow, purple and fuchsia.

Here is the first layout that I have called "Blooming".

 I misted the chipboard several times in denim blue and really love how the title pops.

The Seasonal Wildflower is one of my favourite Blue Fern Studios chipboards, so versatile. Dressing it in paint or mists with a sprinkle of pearls makes it truly gorgeous.

Blue Fern Studios products used on this project:

Blooming Beauty (074554)

 Seasonal Wildflower (074394)

My next page "Cute Stuff" is in bold purple.

Here I have stipled white acrylic paint and heavy modelling paste on the Royal Border - Large to get some structure before inking it in pale pink and dabs of brown.

The title was painted in white acrylic paint and then misted in several different hues of purple.

I used a mask and modelling paste on the Tropical vine before misting it in pinks and the same purples used for the title.

The flourished holder for the Fancy Birdcage was painted white and dabbed with fluid chalk in pale pink and grey.

Blue Fern Studios products used on this project:

 

Royal Border - Large  (074615)

 

 Good Vibes (074899)

 

Tropical Vine (074936)

 

Fancy Birdcage (074677)

My last project is about enjoying the little things in life, such as seeing crocuses sprouting in the flower beds.

 

 

The Picket Fence was dabbed with modelling paste for a knobbly effect and then painted in brownish Glimmer Glaze. The Organic Vine was first painted in green crackle paint and while still wet, I dusted it in greenish Cosmic Shimmer iridiscent pigment powder.

Blue Fern Studios products used on this project:

 

Evening Lamp Post (074660)

 Country Picket Fence (074561)

 

Organic Vine (074516)

Thank you so much for your visit to our blog today! We would love to see what you create with the Blue Fern Studios chipboards, please do share your projects with us in the Blue Fern Studios gallery! Happy creating!

Cheers!