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Wednesday, August 8, 2018

August Layouts and Video Tutorial by Jessica

"Our Story"

Hi everyone!  My first layout I want to share with you this August features the Tattered Walls Collection and I included a video tutorial that you can find below.


The main background paper is "The Reading Room" and I added a strip of "The Garage" paper.


The Our Story chipboard was first given a coat of gesso, then painted with white acrylic paint.  Next I embossed the whole title with Pearl embossing powder.  Then using the Super Grunge stamp, I embossed the title with Ivory embossing powder.  I love the effect!  The Bits of Honey chipboard pieces were embossed with Fern embossing powder.


The red rose buds are actually from the Homespun Blooms flowers that I took apart and made into rose buds (you can see it in my tutorial).  The rest of the flowers on the page are from the Homespun Blossoms collection and look really nice with the colors in the picture.  Below the flower you are able to see the Green Ivory embossing powder that I used with the Crackle Textures stamp.  You can also see the Marine glitter on the flowers and Lemonade Seedlings that I added around the flowered areas and other spots around the picture.


In this picture you can see more details and see the Tattered Newsprint stamping that I did around the picture.


The Tattered Walls Ephemera was a nice touch to accent the areas around my picture.


And now, here is the video tutorial I created.  I hope you find it helpful and fun. :-)



Products used:

Paper
Tattered Walls - "The Reading Room"
Tattered Walls - "The Garage"
Tattered Walls Ephemera

Chipboard
Bits of Honey
Our Story

Embossing Powder
Fern
Pearl
Ivory
Green Ivory

Flowers
Homespun Blossoms
Homespun Blooms

Stamps
Crackle Texture
Tattered Newsprint
Super Grunge

Glitter
Marine

Seedlings
Lemonade

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"Love This Moment"

My second layout for August also features the Tattered Walls collection.  My background paper is "The Maid's Room" from the Tattered Walls Collection.  I wanted to use the colors blue, red, and yellow so I chose blue as the dominant color, red is the secondary color, then tiny bits of golden yellow as accents.  On three small areas on the background, I used matte gel and a soft floral stencil, then sprinkled some Beating Heart seedlings and some Blue Ice glitter over top.


The title chipboard Love This Moment was first embossed with Azul embossing powder.  Then I embossed over it with Pearl embossing powder.  This seemed to soften the sparkles from the Azul embossing powder.  On this side of the picture, the white flower is from the Christmas Blooms set.  I created the two red rose buds on this page by separating the pieces of one of the Homespun Blooms and folding them into place.  I did the same thing with the off-white Chesterville Florals flower to make some rose buds.


In this picture you can see more of the Beating Heart seedlings surrounding some tiny accent flowers I had from my stash.  The oval frame chipboard piece under my picture was cut in half (to fit the size of my picture) and embossed with Azul embossing powder.  The Gold Nugget seedlings add the touch of golden yellow that I wanted for the layout.


I used the Journaling Cards stamps on watercolor paper and embossed them with Azul Embossing Powder (and added the bits of Gold Nugget Seedlings).  The Card to the left of the picture has a piece of Tattered Walls Ephemera under it for dimension.


The two off-white flowers are both part of the Chesterville Florals set.  The red rose bud was made from one of the Homespun Blooms.  And the blue flower is from the Dark Tropic Lilies set.


Products Used:

Paper
Tattered Walls - "The Maid's Room"
Tattered Walls Ephemera

Flowers
Dark Tropic Lilies
Homespun Blooms
Christmas Blooms
Chesterville Florals

Chipboard
Oval Frame
Love This Moment

Embossing Powder
Azul
Pearl

Seedlings
Gold Nugget
Beating Heart

Glitter
Blue Ice

Stamps
Journaling Cards

I hope you enjoyed my layouts and video tutorial this month!  Stay tuned for more inspiration from the other lovely designers here at Blue Fern Studios.  Have a lovely day :-)

  • ~ Jessica ~

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

May Layouts by Jessica

"Happiness is Homemade"

Hello friends!  My first layout for the month uses the Homespun Collection.


Using the Homemade paper for my background and Home Sweet Home for matting, I used the printed chipboard under the picture and as my title.  I used Glass seedlings and Army Dust glitter along with the Crackle Texture Stamp with green mists to create the background.


To the left of the picture you will see the the heart from the XOXO Title chipboard primed with gesso then painted in 2 different colors of pink mists.  The lily on this side is from the Harvest Lillies set.


To the right of the page, you can see a piece of the Wanderlust Vine Set and flower from the Dark Tropic Lillies Set.  I used a piece of Lace #12 to decorate the bottom.


Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper
Homespun - Homemade
Homespun - Home Sweet Home

Chipboard
Xoxo Title Set
Homespun Printed Chipboard

Flowers
Harvest Lillies
Dark Tropic Lillies
Wanderlust Vine

Stamp
Crackle Texture

Seedlings
Glass

Glitter
Army Dust

Lace
Lace #12

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"'arty"

My next layout is pretty basic.  The background paper is Tweet Melody from the Amber & Apricot Collection.


I took four metal embellishments from my stash and painted them with black gesso.  Then I embossed them with Pearl embossing powder.  While the Pearl was still hot, I sprinkled Baby Pink embossing powder over it in spots to melt them together.  While they were still hot, I sprinkled some Petunia glitter over the embellishments.  For the background, I used a stencil with matte gel and Beating Heart seedlings.  You will also see the Tattered Newsprint stamping and the vertical stamping with one of the Distressed Titles stamps.


The Honey Comb Bits chipboard were embossed with Baby Pink and Coral embossing powder.


The pink lily is from the Harvest Lillies set and the little white bloom is from the Apricot Blooms set.


Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper
Amber & Apricot - Tweet Melody

Chipboard
Honeycomb Bits

Flowers
Harvest Lillies
Apricot Blooms

Glitter
Rose Gold
Petunia

Embossing Powder
Baby Pink
Pearl
Coral

Seedlings
Beating Heart

Stamps
Distressed Titles
Tattered Newsprint

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"Sweet and Happy"

My last project features the Remnants Collection.  The background paper is Devonshire, and I also used Bloomsbury paper and Mini Remnants paper pieces for my background work under the mists.  To make the tag under the photo, I used the Bloomsbury paper with the Tattered Newsprint Stamp.


All of the chipboard on this page is the Remnants Printed Chipboard.  Some of them I even used with gesso to create part of the background and adhered it to the paper with matte gel.  The title pieces are also part of the Printed Chipboard Pieces set with glossy adhesive medium applied to the tops.


The lilies are part of the Harvest Lillies set.


The frame behind the picture is actually from the Printed Chipboard pieces.  I embossed it with Green Ivory embossing powder and sprinkled some Dark Chocolate embossing powder on top while it was still hot.  I randomly applied Burgundy seedlings in spots around the picture.


Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper
Remnants - Devonshire
Remnants - Bloomsbury
Remnants - Mini Remnants

Chipboard
Remnants Patterned Chipboard

Embossing Powder
Green Ivory
Dark Chocolate

Seedlings
Burgandy

Stamp
Tattered Newsprint

Flowers
Harvest Lillies

Well, that's all for this month!  I will see you back here in June with some new projects to share.  Have a great May!

~Jessica

Wednesday, February 14, 2018

Remnants Video Tutorial and In the Mood Layout

Hello everyone and happy Valentine's Day!  Today I am up on the Blue Fern Studios blog to share a couple of layouts with you for February.

"Forever"

My first layout features the Remnants Collection.  I am very inspired by the whole collection so I decided to make another video tutorial for this layout.  You can see the video tutorial below.



I chose the Callaway paper for my background.  The Remnants Printed Chipboard pieces with a thin coat of gesso under my picture added just the right amount of dimension.  The circular chipboard pieces around the picture are from the Floral Circles Chipboard and the thin circle frame right behind the picture is from the Tattered Butterfly Chipboard.  I also used the word "Forever" from the Families are Forever Chipboard for the title.


Each piece of chipboard on my layout was first painted with two layers of gesso.  Then I double embossed the chipboard pieces with Pearl Embossing Powder.  Before the embossing powder dried, I sprinkled some White Gold Glitter on the wet embossing powder to add some shimmer.


All of my flowers in my layout have some gesso on the tips, and they were lightly sprinkled with Red Wine Glitter while it was still wet.  


To the right of the picture, I used a rose from the Happy Roses set, and the rose to the left of the picture is from the Spring Florals set.  The other three flowers on my layout with the pearls in the center are from the Remnants Florals set.


My picture is mounted on a torn piece of the Mini Remnants Paper.  To add the final touches,  I used a very small amount of Purple Haze Seedlings in various areas around my picture and flowers.

I hope my video tutorial will provide you with some inspiration for your next layout!  Don't forget that I would love to answer any questions you may have. :-)




Products Used

Paper
Remnants - Callaway
Mini Remnants

Chipboard
Remnants Printed Chipboard
Floral Circles
Families are Forever
Tattered Butterfly

Glitter
White Gold
Red Wine

Flowers
Happy Roses
Spring Florals
Remnants Florals

Embossing Powder
Pearl

Seedlings
Purple Haze

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"Remember"

My second layout for this lovely February features the newest In the Mood Collection.  I chose to use the Pensive Paper for my background and mounted my photo on a torn piece of the Mellow Paper.


I applied modeling paste and stencil then added pink and brown mists to the background.  When it was dry, I used the Crackle Textures Stamp with archival ink.


Next I embossed the Treasured Floral Frame with Pixie Dust and Baby Pink Embossing Powder.  I glued it to the paper, then I used matte gel to attach the Lace 12.


While the matte gel was still wet, I sprinkled some Tickled and Sweet Pea Seedlings.  Next I splattered some diluted black gesso then glued the torn Mellow Paper.


I decided to use small pieces of the Floral Lattice Bits Chipboard embossed with Peacock Embossing Powder and added some Army Dust Glitter.   I glued the pieces under the flowers from the Moody Florals Set.  Finally, I attached the Lace 10 around the side of the picture and randomly added some Emerald Seedlings.


I hope I gave you some inspiration today as you create new layouts from this lovely collection!  Take care!

~ Jessica McFall


Products Used

Paper
In the Mood - Pensive
In the Mood - Mellow

Chipboard
Memory Frames
Floral Lattice Bits
Treasured Floral Frame

Glitter
Army Dust

Flowers
Moody Florals

Lace
Lace 10
Lace 12

Embossing Powder
Pixie Dust
Baby Pink
Peacock

Seedlings
Tickled
Sweet Pea
Emerald

Stamp
Crackle Textures

Sunday, November 27, 2016

November inspiration by Elena Volchkova

Hi everyone! Today, I have prepared for you two layouts and two cards. And I'm happy to show it to you. 

"Turquoise Tenderness" layout

The first layout for a very romantic girl. It was created for the Our November Challenge and you can already see it. But consider all the parts you can now :)

I used the Сhronicles paper from the Memoires collection as my background paper. Additional flowers were cut from Memoires and Timeless collection.

Сhipboard element Whimsy Flourishes I covered with Imagine Ink Coral embossing powder. And titlre "Each Day" was covered with Imagine Ink Breeze embossing powder.

Elegant turquoise lilies - of sets "Dark Tropic Lilies" and "Spring Lilies"



Blue Fern Studios Supply List:
Paper: Memoires - chronicles
Chipboard: Each Day, Whimsy Flourishes
Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Coral, Breeze
Flowers: Dark Tropic Lilies, Spring Lilies


"Jubilation" layout

The second layout is also very delicate and sensual. Many cating elements, lace and pearls. And stunning chipbord elements. Very feminine and so romantic!

I used the so beautiful Contentment paper from the Tranquility collection as my background paper.

Сhipboard element Jubilation I covered with Imagine Ink Celestial embossing powder. Such festive hue!

And "Helen's Doily" was covered with mixture of Imagine Ink embossing powders in Pearl and Petal, which give the perfect tenderness combination!


Blue Fern Studios Supply List:
Paper: Tranquility - Contentment
Chipboard: "Blissful, Jubilation, Patience" set, Helen's Doily
Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Celestial, Pearl, Petal
Glitter: Sunshine, Pyrite


Vintage Christmas cards

And finally, a bit of Christmas magic. The wonderful collection Vintage Christmas 1 & 2 collections - they gave me the inspiration for two cards!

I cutting elements and combine it again! Great vintage mood! The wonderful pictures!

Сhipboard element Symphony Border I covered with Imagine Ink Coral embossing powder.

The other card's side is also decorated.


The second card is about a boy who brings gifts to all :)


Tenderness pink flower from "Soft Blossoms" set.

Сhipboard Berry Stems was covered with Imagine Ink 14 Karat embossing powder.


Blue Fern Studios Supply List:
Paper: Vintage Christmas - Magical, Greeting Cards
Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday Cards, Let it Snow
Chipboard: Berry Stems, Symphony Border
Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: 14 Karat, Coral
Flowers: Soft Blossoms

Ahead of us the most magical month! I wish you all a wonderful preparation for the holidays! I wish you to create and find the desired gifts to your family and friends! ;)

I hope you enjoy viewing my projects. See you next time :)
Hugs, Elena