Thursday, September 25, 2014

Designer Inspiration!

As we near the end of the week- as well as the month- we thought you might like an extra shot of inspiration! Our design team is always busy putting Blue Fern to work in many of the projects that they do. 

Here are a few of them...

Jackie Clark

 Jelissa Mei

Keren Tamir

Leila Cardoso

Lisa Griffith

Maja Stokk

Olga Heldwein

Patter Cross

Yuko Tanaka

I hope you've enjoyed these lovely projects today!

Have a wonderful Thursday and we'll see you back here again soon :)

Wednesday, September 24, 2014

3 Layouts

Hello its Olga here!


My first work for today is soft Layout with picture of my friend. I use violet Ombre Dreams papers Joyce's and Charlotte's dream  to make layered background. As part of my construction in background I use parts of chickenwire panel, Under composition I put one of Frilly hearts and saying adore from Adore , Love Cherish set





This work is also with photo of my Friend. This time I use pink shades of Ombre Dreams papers I use Shanon's and Leslie Dream and little bit of Julianna's dream in base composition. I added some gauze and Ornate Frame . As title I use chunky words and add one of Ginger poppies under main composition







This work is lift of my last work with tutorial for BFS . I used different colors and elements. I made it wit picture of my son, some direction arrows, arrow Words and seeing Stars for my mom ( she really liked first one ) Base where scraps of green BFS Ombre Dreams papers



Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Cherish with Adrienne Ford

Hello Everyone! 
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I have a new video up to share with you today! This one is featuring the beautiful new Montage Paper Collection and an array of new Blue Fern Chippies! Very exciting new products! I really enjoyed working with Montage Papers as they are so shabby and beautiful. I paired it with a - photo of my daughter as a newborn- there are so many variations and themes you can use it for! 

For my Blue Fern Chipboard I went for a layered look, trying something a bit different- layering embossing techniques and watercolor over top. The result was very unique!




Blue Fern Supplies: 

Montage Collection: Invitation
652765 Adore, Love, Cherish
651669 Ornate Frame
651263 Mini Flourishes

Here is my video using this wonderful new products! Enjoy!



Until Next Time,

Adrienne

Monday, September 22, 2014

'Love Always' by Lisa Griffith

Hello everyone!

By now you've all seen the beautiful new collection 'Montage' by Blue Fern Studios,
such lovely papers to work with. Here I chose the paper 'Society'.


I did a lot of masking and stamping in the background and then added the following chipboard pieces that I kept simple with a coat of white acrylic paint, 'Love Always', 'Circle Flourish', 'Veranda Cage Set', and 'Wild Flourish Frame'.




My second project is a card I made with the paper 'Julianna's Dream' as my base,
and then added lots of masking, misting and stamping.


I added two pieces of the small 'Roman Clock Set' which I painted white, 
then added some flowers and some paint splashes.

And finally, the layout I created for the September sketch challenge, 
which you still have plenty of time to enter before the end of the month!

Here is the gorgeous sketch designed by Michele Singh:


Remember, you don't have to use the exact chipboard that is in the sketch,
but you must use Blue Fern Studios products.

Here is my layout using the September sketch:


I had so much fun creating this, experimenting with my new gelatos, and I love the bright sweet colors, a perfect addition to the beautiful 'Shannon's Dream' paper from the 'Ombre Dreams' collection. I used several pieces from the 'Roman Clock Set' again and also a piece called 'Circle Flourish' that I painted white and then painted with my gelatos to match my background.

I hope I inspired you a little today!
Until next time....Lisa xo








Sunday, September 21, 2014

Montage with Patter

I am so excited to share the new Montage papers with you this month along with some of the new chipboard pieces. Let's look at what I have for you today.

A Joyful Heart
For this 8 1/2 x 11 layout, I traced one of the Graduated Squares chipboard pieces onto the Montage Bouquet paper and cut it out to use as a third square on the layout.

Also, when trimming this gorgeous 12x12 piece of Montage Fairyland paper down to 8 1/2 x 11, I unfortunately had to cut off two of the beautiful edges. But it was easily solved. I stitched the bottom piece back onto the layout. I chose to leave the right edge bare but I could have easily stitched that on also. So don't ever hesitate to cut down these papers for smaller layouts.

To treat the chipboard pieces, I painted them all in black gesso. Easy but I love the "pop" that black provides to a creation.
Blue Fern Studios products used:
Montage Fairyland
Montage Bouquet
Graduated Squares chipboard

What a Day
For this 8 1/2 x 11 layout, I used several new pieces of Blue Fern Studios chipboardWhat a Day, Printer's Bits, and Arrow Words. I just love all of these pieces. The gorgeous papers I used are Montage Now and Then and Calling Cards.

Again, I covered most of the chipboard pieces in black gesso except the Printer's Bits (the number 20). I used gelatos to color the numbers and then covered each one in Glossy Accents.

Blue Fern Studios products used:
Montage Now and Then
Montage Calling Cards
What a Day chipboard
Printer's Bits chipboard
Arrow Words chipboard


September Sketch
Have you joined in on the September Sketch Challenge yet? If not, be sure to click here for the details and to join in the fun. Remember you can do anything with these sketches! I turn the 12x12 Blue Fern Studios sketches into 8 1/2 x 11 layouts, art journal pages, and cards. This is the card that I created using the September Sketch.
To cover the Roman Clock set chipboard, I put on a layer of gesso. Then I spritzed with three different colors of Prima Color Bloom Mists to match the Blue Fern Studios Ombre Dreams paper.
Blue Fern Studios products used:
Ombre Dreams
Roman Clock Set Small chipboard

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope you have enjoyed seeing the newest products in action! Blessings,

Saturday, September 20, 2014

"Montage" Layouts with Rae

Hello everyone! It's Rae sharing some new projects I've made using the fabulous new Montage paper collection! This collection is PURE JOY to work with, and I'm excited to use it to create many more projects. Here are my first three that I've made to show you this month:

"Happiness is the Sunshine of the Soul" Layout



For this layout I used the "Invitation" and "Bouquet" papers from the Montage collection. 


In this closeup, you can see part of the JEWELED FRAME chipboard. I treated this by using several embossing powders, and randomly touching it with an archival ink pad.

Here's another one:



On the edges of the layout,  I placed some TURKISH BITS that I embossed. I also used more embossing powder to treat the MINI FLOURISHES.




"Take Time..." Layout


For this layout I used "Bouquet," "Calling Cards," and "Now and Then" from the Montage paper collection.

I covered three PARTY FLAGS with various Montage papers, then threaded the holes with jute twine.

For this LEAFY BOUGH, I cut it in two to wrok better with my design. I left it "naked" then used glitter glue and loose glitter on top of it and used a heat gun until it bubbled.


"Sitting Pretty" Layout



From the Montage collection, I used "Calling Cards," "Wisdom," "Invitation," and "Bouquet" papers.

I cut a piece from GINGER'S POPPIES, and embossed it with a vintage pink embossing powder.


 I painted the ORNATE SHELF with black milk paint which gave it a matte finish.


I took the inserts of the ORNATE SHELF out of the main piece, and used one of them for an accent piece on the side of the photo.


And, I used the MINI FLOURISHES again, this time using gesso, embossing powders, and a green mist for this shabby chic finish. 

Thanks for checking out my projects today!

Rae

Friday, September 19, 2014

Kelly's September Video

Good morning!
Kelly here today with my video for this month!
This month's project is all about bold and fun - using an awesome new panel piece {Printer's Drawer} as my focus.

Enjoy :)

"Home"




Here's the video:



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Have a great weekend!!
*Kelly*