Monday, November 27, 2017

November inspiration by Pascale

Hello Sweeties

Today I'm up on Blue Fern Studios blog with three new projects.The first one is a layout featuring both Vintage Christmas collections.


I primed the background with clear gesso. Next, I stamped randomly with the Jingle Bells and the Christmas Collage stamps. When done, I added a design with a stencil and Platinum crackle paste. I let dry naturally.


In the meantime, I primed all the chipboards with white gesso. I embossed the snowflakes with the Icicle embossing powder.


I painted all the leaves with a green watercolor, then I sprinkled them with the Fern and the Clover embossing powders to add some texture.


I cut a few pieces of paper to add under the photo as well as a piece of lace. 


The crackle paste dry, I added some green to the background before gluing all the embellishments with a 3D gel. 


To finish the layout I added some seedlings.

Blue Fern Studios products:
Vintage Christmas 2 - Let it Snow
Vintage Christmas 2
Let it Snow
Vintage Christmas 2 - Twas the Night
Vintage Christmas 2
Twas the Night
Vintage Christmas - Magical
Vintage Christmas
Magical
Vintage Christmas - Greeting Cards
Vintage Christmas
Greeting Cards
Homespun Blooms
Homespun Blooms
Apricot Blooms
Apricot Blooms
Stamp - Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
Stamp - Christmas Collage
Christmas Collage
Shabby Flakes
Shabby Flakes
Rose Leaves
Rose Leaves
Fern Leaves
Fern Leaves
Lace 8
Lace 8"
Embossing Powder - Clover
Clover
Embossing Powder - Fern
Fern
Embossing Powder - Icicle
Icicle
Seedlings - Flaming
Flaming
Seedlings - Fir Tree
Fir Tree
Seedlings - Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
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My second project featured also the Vintage Christmas collection. I worked with white and gold colors to remind those of the Christmas tree.


First I primed the background with clear gesso. When dry, I added an embossed design made with the Jingle Bells stamp and the Honey embossing powder. Next, I added another design with a stencil and Platinum crackle paste.


While the crackle paste was drying, I primed the Rose leaves, the Fern leaves, and the Snowflakes with white gesso as well as the flowers. I covered the Swirl Ornaments with Gold crackle paste.


I splattered the background with acrylic paints: one gold, the other white pearl. I used those same paints to color the Snowflakes and the Amber Blooms.


I covered the Rose and the Fern leaves with Platinum Crackle paste and let them dry naturally.


I cut a few papers to add under the photo and I glued all the embellishments with a 3D gel.


To finish the layout I added seedlings and glitter.

Blue Fern Studios products: 

Vintage Christmas - Noel
Vintage Christmas
Noel
Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday Treats
Vintage Christmas 2
Holiday Treats
Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday Cards
Vintage Christmas 2
Holiday Cards
Autumn Anthology - Cottage
Autumn Anthology
Cottage
Rose Leaves
Rose Leaves
Fern Leaves
Fern Leaves
Shabby Flakes
Shabby Flakes
Winter Flakes
Winter Flakes
Swirl Ornaments
Swirl Ornaments
Apricot Blooms
Apricot Blooms
Happy Roses
Happy Roses
Stamp - Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells
Embossing Powder - Honey
Honey
Seedlings - Glass
Glass
Seedlings - Sterling Silver
Sterling Silver
Glitter - Silver Prism
Silver Prism
Glitter - White Gold
White Gold

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Here is my last November project: I made three simple Xmas cards with lace, paper and embossing powder.


The three cards are made on the same model.


I cut a triangle in the Homemade paper from the Homespun collection to make the Xmas tree.


I covered the triangles with laces.


I used some left over from the Quatrefoil panel and from the Quilted Page panel to represent the Christmas Tree balls. I embossed them with the Ginger and the 14 Karat powder. 


The card bases were stamped with Versamark and embossed.


Blue Fern Studios products:

Homespun - Homemade
Homespun - Homemade
Lace 4
Lace 4
Lace 5
Lace 5
Lace 9B
Lace 9A
Stamp - Christmas Collage
Christmas Collage stamp
Quilted Page Panel
Quilted Page Panel
Quatrefoil Panel
Quatrefoil Panel
Stamp - Jingle Bells
Jingle Bells Stamp
Embossing Powder - Ginger
Ginger
Embossing Powder - Icicle
Icicle
Embossing Powder - Antique Gold
Antique Gold
Embossing Powder - 14 Karat
14 Karat

Thursday, November 23, 2017

November inspiration and Video tutorial by Vera Shelemekh

Hello Blue Fern Studios fans!
Vera Shelemekh is here all over in tinsel and glitter  Why? Just because Christmas is coming. And I don't know a scrapbooker who didn't pile the crafty space with Christmas paper and embelishments.
I did! And today I'll show you two Christmas layouts + a video tutorial with the amazing Vintage Christmas collection.

The fist layout is about my son and snowy Christmas eve. The picture was taken last year. Colors fit the Vintage Christmas collection perfectly. I used Let it snow paper as background.
Winter trees chipboards are covered with green acrylic paint and Blue Fern Studios Avocado Embossing powder
 
I also included deer in the composition. It's covered with Icicle Embossing powder.



Have you seen the new fantastic Vintage Christmas printed Chipboards? I've used the piece with the house.

The leaves die cuts are made of Vintage Christmas 2 - Twas the Night. And I laso cut some flowers from Holiday cards and Vintage Christmas - Deck the Halls

 Please, enjoy my video tutorial from which you will learn how this layout is made.


Blue Fern Studios products used:
Papers:
Vintage Christmas 2 - Let it snow
Vintage Christmas 2 - Twas the Night
Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday cards
Vintage Christmas - Deck and Halls 
Vintage Christmas 2 - Jolly
Chipboards:
Vintage Christmas printed chipboard
Winter trees
Winter deer
  Cozy Christmas

Embossing powder:
 Icicle
Avocado

Seedlings: 
Seedlings - Flaming
  Seedlings - Fir Tree

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And one more Christmas layout about our family tradition to gather in my Father's in law place and have fun sledging and playing snowballs. Hopefully snow falls soon))
There is another family tradition to hide presents under Christmas trees and in piles of snow and search them at night)) So we pretend Santa is nearby)
For the background I used Vintage Christmas 2 - Tree Trimmings.

Framed winterwords are used as Title. All the chipboards in this layout are covered with Icicle Embossing Power.

Santa is cut from  Vintage Christmas 2 - Jolly

I love how the Tweet friends chipboard looks in the sceene.

I embelished the layout with a cup from cozy Christmas set and pieces of Lace 6.

Blue Fern Studios products used:
Papers:
Vintage Christmas 2 - Tree Trimmings.
Vintage Christmas 2 - Twas the Night
Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday cards
Vintage Christmas 2 - Jolly
Chipboards:
  Cozy Christmas
Tweet friends
Framed winter words

Embossing powder:
 Icicle

Stamps:
Gift Tag Kit

Lace:
Lace 6

Thank you for stoppong by. Enjoy your Christmas preparation, the time will pass very quickly, and see you in December *)

Thursday, November 16, 2017

November inspiration by Annie Samson

Hi Blue Fern Studios fans, 

This month, I have 3 layout I want to share with you. 

Hapiness


For this layout, I have used the Homespun collection. I chose the Hoapitality paper.
I have use the Ebony embossing powder to altered my Roman clock set chipboard.
Than I have used Pearl embossing powder on my title Hapiness and Ginger's popies chipboard.
I wanted to create a clean an simple layout, so no medium where used on this layout.
I used Blue Fern Studio Flowers and Lemon lime glitter to complete my layout.




Blue Fern Studios product used

Paper
Hoapitality - Homespun 

Chipabord
Roman clock set 
Hapiness
Ginger's popies

Embossing powder
Ebony
Pearl

Glitters
 Lemon lime

Flowers 
Fresh floral
Garden blooms
Wanderlust vine

Noel


For this Christmas layout, I used the Noel paper of the Vintage Christmas collection.
I have use the Mushroom embossing powder on my Winter forest and Holliday Deer, Santa's suit embossing powder on the  word Noel from Winter title kit and Baby pink embossing powder on the Snow medley chipoards.
I have added some pieces from the coordinate chipboard kit.
I have use Blue Fern Studios flowers.
For the final touch, I have added Flamming Seedling.




Blue Fern Studios product used

Paper
Noel - Vintage Christmas 

Chipabord
Winter forest
Holliday Deer
 Noel - Winter title
Snow medley

Embossing powder
Mushroom
Santa's suit
Baby pink

Flowers 
Christmas blooms
Courtship roses
Garden florals

Seedling
Flamming

Joy


For my last layout this month, I have choose to use the Auld lang syne paper from the Vintage Christmas collection.
I have used the Forever and Jingle Bells stamp set on my back ground.
Than I have used pieces from Lace 9c to make more texture.
I have used See mist embossing powder on the Frosty flake chipboard and 14 karat embossing powder on my title Joy and Shabby flake chipbaords.
I have used Blue Fern Studios Flowers.
And to add more details on my layout I have added Mustard seedling.




Paper
Auld lang syne - Vintage Christmas

Chipabord
Frosty flake
Joy
Shabby flake

Embossing powder
14 karat
See mist

Flowers
Christmas blooms
Fresh florals
Spring floral

Seedling
Mustard

Stamp set
 Forever
Jingle Bells

Lace
Lace 9c


See you in December for my last month with the beautiful family of Blue Fern Studio,
Annie XX

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Hello December

Hello Blue Fern Fans.  I case you haven't noticed, December is not far away!  We are excited to share with you today another project from Dorota Kopec, our November Fan of the Month.  For this beautiful layout, Dorota has chosen the Wonderland paper from our Vintage Christmas collection as the background.  The more I look at it, the more I see.  This layout is the definition of eclectic - not following one system, but selecting and using what are considered the best elements of all systems.

The chipboard pieces used are the Stars & Berries Frame which is layered beneath the photo.  
 Peeking out from the floral clusters you can see holly from the Holly Sprigs set.  
And lastly, the dangling snowflake is from the 3-piece set of Winter Page Dangles.



This close-up shows just what I'm talking about when I say her layout is eclectic.  Here is a gorgeous vintage photo, and the paper certainly has a vintage feel.  But she has used a frame that would be considered modern, and stenciled numbers on the background.  And there is nothing vintage about the color combination, but it all combines for a cohesive look.


In the corner, Dorota has put together a little vignette by cutting the Santa and his sleigh image from the Holiday Cards paper (Vintage Christmas II) and adding it to the design that is already on the paper.  How cute is that?  


Dorota will have one more project for us this month, so be sure to check back.