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!

A Comfy Cozy Kitty, a Picture Wheel, and an Upcycled Wall Hanging

 Grab your Monday morning beverage. I hope you enjoy this Blue Fern Studios Blog Post today. Lisa here, with 3 new projects for your viewing pleasure. With the warmth of Summer around the corner, I hope June brings you much inspiration from Blue Fern Studios.

 My first Project is a 12x12 layout. This was inspired by our Sketch this month. Don't forget to join the June Sketch Challenge.

I used a cracklepaint directly on the chipboard daisies. Once the paint dried, I enhanced it further with a darker ink that bled into the cracks.

I painted the Vintage key with distress crackle paint. Once dry I hung the keys on the chain using small jump rings.

  I love the chain. The set comes with 2 pieces. I used the curved piece as shown in the sketch. I painted it wit crackle paint, and added some oval trunkets to match the shape of the chain link.

                                                                     Page Chains

Vintage Keys

  Garden Daisies - Small

This next project is a picture wheel that I created and wound some great silly pictures of my daughter mounted on a diecut filmstrip.

To keep the filmstrip wound round the reel, I tied it with some twine.

I heat embossed distress powder over the butterflies on both sides as you can see the underside when I folded the wings up for dimension. . The branch was inked with distress ink, cut apart, and tucked into the flower cluster.

 I found the Urban Words set to be so much fun, and perfect for these silly photos of my daughter as the words are integrated in her everyday language.

I opted to use the insides of the chipboard and save the other pieces for another project. Sometimes you throw away the cutout pieces, in this case I used them for this project.

 I used a distress ink with a foam applicator and rubbed it over the chipboard.

                                                                Brigitte Butterfly Set

Organic Vine

Urban Acronyms

The last project I want to share with you is little  wall hanging I created using the throwaway parts of a couple of products. The little wooden box that once held wooden shapes, and the background paper was once the packaging back of a pack of flowers.

 The gate was heat embossed with some distress powder, and I went over it twice to create a rusty old gate effect, rubbing some of the powder off after it dried.

I tucked some flowers, a tiny birds nest, and punched out butterflies into the little shadow boxes.

Here is another view of the sweet little wall hanging that now hangs in my scrap studio wall.

Garden Gate

Thank you for visiting Blue Fern Studios today. Come back for more inspiration on how to adore your chip board. I will be back on the 3rd of each month with a new blog post and more inspiration for you.
I would like to take this opportunity to bid a fond farewell to some of the current Design Team Members that are finishing up their term this month. It was a pleasure getting to know some of you, and a pleasure working with old friends, and glad to call you all my friends. I wish you all creative joy in your journeys as Scrap Artists.
 I would like to extend a warm welcome to the new Artists commissioned to the team. I look forward to getting to know you all.
I am honored and excited to be staying on with Blue Fern Studios for another term. I look forward to finding new ways to Jazz Up the gorgeous chip board from Blue Fern Studios. Thank you Leslie and Valerie for believing in my work. xo
What A Beautiful Mess

Our June Sketch Challenge!

Welcome back, Blue Fern Studios fans! It's a new month (can you believe it?!) and we're starting it up again with a new sketch challenge! We've also got some features and a prize winner for May coming up tomorrow- so don't stay away too long!

Let's take a look at the sketch for June, created by our very own Michele Singh:

How about some inspiration? Some of our team members have already had a play with the June sketch!

Eila Sandberg

Patter Cross

Kelly Foster

Jennifer Snyder

Wow! Are you ready to get started?? Well, if the inspiration wasn't enough to get you moving, how about taking a look at this month's prize!

Yes, this incredible selection of BFS chipboard could be all yours! Here is what you need to do to get yourself eligible:

1.) Feel free to interpret the sketch as you please by means of taking it as-is or flipping/turning/mirroring it to suit your needs! 

2.) You must use at least one piece of Blue Fern Studios chipboard- but you do not need to use the pieces featured in the sketch! You can find the store nearest you HERE. {Please do not use any other brand of chipboard on your project please!}

3.) Upload your project using the Inlinkz tool below by midnight EST on June 30th, 2013.

We look forward to your entries!

Fun layouts with BFS chipboards!

Hi everyone! It's me - Iris, for today's post of Blue Fern Layouts. First up is a fun layout I made about our  trip to Universal Studios. We were lucky to catch Big Bird early in the morning so we were able to take a family pic with him. The setting of this particular part of Universal Studios was like downtown city, so the lamp post went perfectly with the page. I added a picket fence too to mimick the fences and barricades surrounding the various rides and attractions.

Evening Lamp Post

Country Picket Fence

Next is a layout about our ride at "The Transformers"! I used industrial gears here to keep up with the theme of machines, robots etc...

Industrial Gears

Last one is a layout I made for the May Sketch. This time, I used the lamp post with the lattice fence to document the time my girls met Cinderella and Snow White at Disney Land....

 Evening Lamp Post

Lattice Fence

That's it for now guys! Till next month for my next (and last) batch of creations for the Blue Fern Studios Blog.

The new design team has been announced, and as sad as I may be to near the end of my term, 

I'm also very excited for the new batch of designers coming in and the ones staying on. 

They will surely inspire all of us. Congrats ladies!

All the best to Blue Fern Studios!

Hugs!

Iris