Authentic Canvas

Hi everyone!  Today I have a mixed media canvas to share with you using the Happy Accident 2 collection.

I started off by stamping randomly on the canvas with the Grungy Grid and Forever stamps.  Next I added some flourishes with paint and a stencil, and then added some copper wax.  I created layers using the 

 Balmoral, Chase, Grubby and Faux papers from Happy Accident 2, along with some Happy Accident 2 ephemera.  

To the right I used the Blooms & Butterfly chipboard piece, which I cut in half.  I embossed it with Blue Fern Chile Powder Embossing Powder and dabbed on some blue paint and copper wax.  I tucked in a couple of flowers from Harvest Lilies and  Happy Floral. I covered the chipboard piece at the bottom with copper wax and stamped over it with the Grungy Grid stamp. 

Here I used the other half of the Blooms & Butterfly chipboard, along with some other Blue Fern Chipboard that I embossed with Chile Powder Embossing Powder, then dabbed with blue paint, added copper wax and some stamping.

The title is from the Arrow Words 2 set.  To finish off the canvas, I applied some mini art stones along with some Paprika and Evening Sky Seedlings.  

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Paper:  Happy Accident 2
Balmoral, Grubby, Chase & Faux
Ephemera

Chipboard:
Blooms & Butterfly, Arrow Words 2

Embossing Powder:  Chile Powder

Flowers:  Harvest Lilies, Happy Floral

Seedlings:  Paprika, Evening Sky

Stamps:  Forever, Grungy Grid

I hope I've inspired you.
Thanks for stopping by!
. . . Debbie

Loaded envelope with Homespun papers

Hello, DT Henriëtte here today sharing my first ever loaded envelope.

I used one of my favorite Blue Fern Studios paper collections "Homespun".

This was my first loaded envelope, so before I started I watched some video tutorials and just began by making the envelope from white cardstock.

I made three pockets and decorated them with "homespun" papers, chipboard shapes, calling cards,

 lace and flowers. I also made a  tassel out of white cotton twine and attached it to the side.

To fill the envelope I made a lot of "stuffers".

A loaded envelope wouldn't be complete without a wand.

I made these two wands.

I also decorated a little notebook with the homespun chipboard shapes.

This is such a sweet image with the cross stitching.

There's one big tag and two little tags in the envelope.

A few decorated little clothespins and two paperclips.

and of course a card.

I loved making all the stuffers for the envelop with this beautiful paper collection.

I hope you like it to.

Thanks so much for stopping by.

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Here is a list of the products I used:

Patterned Paper:

Homespun collection
Homespun calling cards

Chipboard:
Homespun Printed Chipboard shapes

Flowers:

Blue fern studios flowers

Lace:

Lace 3 Ivory Venice lace
Lace 4

white ribbons
twine

Layered Layout - Places to Go

Hello everyone, it's Aida here from @aidaville and I hope you're having a good start to this month of March !

I'm sharing a layout of my older daughter who faced lots of challenges getting to where is is today. A musician, committed animal activist, a full scholarship Graduate and currently a Teaching Assistant at the University while she completes her Masters in Political Science. The title "I've got places to go and people to see" perfectly sums up the full life she worked hard to carve out.

The Blue Fern Studios products used are :

Patterned Papers : 

Heartland - XOXO | Remnants - Westfield | Happy Accidents 2 - Tonic

Lace no. 5

Wanderlust Printed Chipboard

Chipboard - Widgets

Flowers : Happy Blossoms | Garden Blooms

Embossing Powder : Silver Bells

Others : 8 x 10" flat backed canvas.

I love the Wanderlust Printed Chipboard as it has some thickness to it for creating layers and edging the chipboards with contrasting acrylic paint, some Distress inking gives it depth. As you can see the photo was adhered inside the oval frame for prominence and the other chipboard pieces were added around it

Creating is so much easier, and fun when chipboard pieces have sentiments which can be used as titles like this one above !

Here is a closer look at the layers.

Very often lace is soft and may require a thin layer of transparent Gesso, stiffening them to make for easier handling. The Lace no.5 was trimmed into smaller manageable pieces, then inserted in between the flowers and chipboard and glued securely.

Silver Bells Embossing powder gave the chipboard Widgets interesting texture and the pieces were given a light daub of grey acrylic paint on the edges for more dimension.

Floral embellishments really do complete a layout and it looks so pretty ! For a shabby feel, I gently coated the blooms with thinned down white gesso.

I hope this layered layout has given you interesting ideas and shown how to create with Blue Fern Studios. Thank you for coming by,  have a happy, create-ful Sunday !

Gift box with Attic charm

Hello everyone,

Today i wanted to share a gift box made with gorgeous 

"Attic charm" collection

I have used layers of fussy cut elements,chipboard ,die cut leaves

and flower made from the pattern paper itself to decorate the box.

For the flower center i have used Seedlings.

Products used:

Paper

 Attic charm - Mercantile , Sachet , Haberdashery

Chipboard
Moldings

Embossing powder
Glistening sand 

Seedlings

Platinum

Thank you for stopping by.

Happy crafting,

Spread Your Wings and Fly-Canvas by Pam Ellis

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Blue Fern Blog.

Today I would like to share with you a canvas I made for my granddaughter Emily. 

 I used a 7 by 9 canvas. First I primed the entire piece with Gesso to save me from any misting mistakes. Then I added a little bit of brick wall stenciling with molding paste. I added some lace along the top and bottom (both from Blue Fern) then attached a piece of chipboard border Mina's Border also from Blue Fern.  I then went to work with my mists.

 

 I used blooms from the Attic Charm Collection.

I used the chipboard piece Spread Your Wings and Fly as my focal point. I used Peacock, Honey, Raspberry, and it's a Girl embossing powders to decorate the piece.

 

I covered the Mina's Border chipboard piece with mists.

 Masking work and some stamping using the Forever Stamp from Blue Fern. Aren't the lace pieces gorgeous!

 

Finally my last little bloom cluster. Again Attic Charm bloom with a small white flower also from Blue Fern that I don't have a name for.

Products Used

Patterned Papers

Smarty

Chipboard

And Fly

Mina's Border

Lace

Blue Fern lace

Embossing Powder

Peacock

Raspberry

It's A Girl

Honey

Flowers

Attic Charm Collection

white-unknown Blue Fern

Win or learn never lose

Hi everyone!  Debbie Burns here with you today.  I'm so excited to be back designing for Blue Fern Studios.  I've been a fan of their products for years and was lucky to have the opportunity to design for Blue Fern Studios over the last few years.   I look forward to sharing my projects with you this year.  

I've been paper crafting for the past twenty years, and I am always experimenting with various mixed media techniques.   Today I have a mixed media canvas to share with you that I created using the 

Happy Accident 2 collection.

I started off with blank canvas and added texture with paints, waxes, modeling paste and papers. Lots of layering using the Suave and Grubby papers and ephemera from the Happy Accident 2 collection.

The title is from the Happy Accident 2 printed chipboard.   To the right I used a Late Winter Lily which I dabbed with some brown rust effect paste and added some Blue Fern Paprika and Twig Seedlings.

I placed a few pieces of chipboard among my layers.  To the right I used the Criss Cross chipboard, embossed with Blue Fern Melon Embossing Powder.  To the left I used a Classic Mini Frame chipboard, painted Blue and gold.

To the left and right of my layering I placed a Chesterville Blooms coral flower which I dabbed with some gold wax.  I also placed a Swirls &Twirls chipboard piece, covered with gold wax.  Tucked beneath the Late Winter Lily I used a blue flower from The Chesterville Blooms.  The finishing touch, Twig and Paprika Seedlings.

I hope I have inspired you.  Thanks for stopping by!
. . . Debbie

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Paper:  Happy Accident 2

Suave, Grubby

Printed Chipboard, Ephemera

Chipboard:

Criss Cross, Swirls & Twirls, Classic Mini Frames

Embossing Powder: Melon

Flowers:  Chesterville Blooms, Late Winter Lilies

Seedlings:  Paprika, Twig

Two cards with Heartland papers

Hi, DT Henriëtte here today sharing two card I've created using the heartland papers.

This paper collection is gorgeous and perfect for your love themed project.

I used the heartland papers to make the card bases and dimensional layers.

For the card on the left I colored the "Love Story Adornments" chipboard with red ink 

and placed it behind the die cut circle frame.

I've added white lace and flowers in the lower right corner.

For the other card I colored the chipboard frame with pink and green inks to match the papers and glued behind it a cut out from the Heartland "Love notes" paper.

I added flowers, a cute bow made from dyed seam binding, some die cut leaves

 and a stamped sentiment.

Here is a list of the products I used:

Patterned Paper:

Heartland collection

Chipboard:

Love Story Adornments

Breezy's frame

Flowers:

Garden Blooms

BFS flowers

Lace:

Lace 4

Stamp:

Sweet Titles

Thanks for stopping by!

Hugs, Henriëtte.