January Inspirations and Video Tutorial by Jessica

Hi everyone!  Hopefully you had a nice Christmas and New Year! I am super excited to be part of the awesome design team here at Blue Fern Studios for 2018.  I would like to introduce myself before I share my layouts.

My name is Jessica McFall and I tried mixed media scrapbooking for the first time in August, 2015.  I absolutely loved it!  In my personal life, I recently became an aunt to two awesome nephews!  They are TOO CUTE!  I am also the mother to my lovely cat Crimson. :-D  She is amazing, even if you are not a "cat person".  If my dad can grow fond of her, I think anyone can. haha

Here are the links to my websites:

Blog:  http://mixedmediamemories.blogspot.com/

Facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/jessica.r.mcfall

Youtube:  www.youtube.com/user/jessicajrf22ify

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/jessica.jrm22/

Pinterest:  https://www.pinterest.com/jessicajrm222/

Scrapbook.com:  http://www.scrapbook.com/places/Jessica.jrm22

Now, on with the show!

"Cherish Life"

For my first layout, I used the Beaumont Paper from the Remnants Collection for my background.

I cut one of the frames from the Ever After Frame Set in half, then used one of the halves on the left side of my page.  It was embossed with Night Sky Embossing Powder, and Red Wine Glitter was added in spots on the chipboard.  After that, I used the Penned Flourishes Stamp and embossed the image over it with Ivory Embossing Powder.

The flower on the left side of the page is from the Late Winter Lilies Flowers Set.  Using the Remnants Printed Chipboard, I decided to create the title for my layout - "Cherish Life".

My picture has been matted on parts of the Callaway Paper from the Remnants Collection.

Behind the picture, I added another frame from the Ever After Frame Set and embossed it with Green Ivory Embossing Powder.  Notice how the Meadow Seedlings add a nice touch to the chipboard.

To the left of the picture, I used a flower from the Remnants Blossoms, one from the Wanderlust Lilies set, and the rose at the bottom is from the Happy Roses set.

In the picture above, you get a nice closeup of the Branch Set Chipboard.

More Meadow Seedlings and Remnants Printed Chipboard to the right of the picture balances the layout very well.

The You Make Me Smile Chipboard in the center of the page was first embossed with Night Sky Embossing Powder, then I added Ivory Embossing Powder in spots over the Night Sky.

Papers

Remnants - Beaumont

Remnants - Callaway 

Chipboard

Remnants - Printed Chipboard

Branch Set

You Make Me Smile

Ever After Frame Set

Flowers

Wanderlust Lilies

Late Winter Lilies

Remnants Blooms

Happy Roses

Embossing Powder

Night Sky

Ivory

Green Ivory

Seedlings

Meadow

Glitter

Red Wine

Stamp

Penned Flourishes

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"Joy"

For my second layout titled "Joy", I included a video tutorial below mostly in fast forward.  I would love answering extra questions that you may have.  Please post them in the comments section here or on the Blue Fern Studios Youtube page and I will get back to you ASAP.

My background paper is Westfield from the Remnants Collection.  I used the Butterflies, Tattered Newsprint, and the Crackle Textures Stamps to create my background.

To the left and right edges of my layout, I embossed the Floral Lattice Bits Chipboard with Ivory Embossing Powder then Pearl Embossing Powder and added Burgundy Seedlings.

I also put the word Happy from the Remnants Printed Chipboard to the right edge of my page.

For this layout, I used two sets of flowers.  The Homespun Blossoms and Heartland Blossoms work well together since they both have beautiful white flowers.  The matting under my picture was created by embossing pieces of the Mini Remnants Paper with the Rose Frame and Journaling Cards Stamps with Dark Chocolate Embossing Powder.

To the right of the picture, pieces of the Ever After Frame Set were embossed with Ivory Embossing Powder.  The flowers have Russett Glitter added to the centers.

The title "Joy" comes from part of the Find Joy Chipboard and was embossed with Ivory Embossing Powder.

I randomly added some Meadow Seedlings in places around the page.

And here is my video tutorial that I promised.  My goal was to try and include a few explanations and tips that may not be in other video tutorials.  Anyhow, I hope it is fun and informative.  Have fun creating!

Papers

Remnants - Westfield

Remnants - Mini Remnants

Chipboard

Remnants - Printed Chipboard

Floral Lattice Bits

Ever After Frame Set

Find Joy

Flowers

Homespun Blossoms

Heartland Blossoms

Embossing Powder

Ivory

Pearl

Dark Chocolate

Seedlings

Meadow

Burgundy

Glitter

Russett

Stamps

Rose Frame Set

Butterflies

Journaling Cards

Crackle Textures

Tattered Newsprint

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"Wonderful"

My last layout I would like to share with you is a winter themed layout using several of the Vintage Christmas Collection papers.  I chose to use the Auld Lang Syne paper for my background.

After adding clear gesso to my paper, I used some matte gel medium to attach various cards from the Holiday Cards paper and Greeting Cards paper.  I also used some of these cards as matting for my picture.  After adding texture with a stencil and texture paste, I used a little bit of taupe mist around my stenciled area.  After I added all of my elements to my layout, I decided I wanted more color over the taupe mist.  I chose another stencil with matte gel medium then sprinkled some Mauve Seedlings over the matte gel.  I was very glad I did.  

I embossed the Ornate Medallions Chipboard with Pearl Embossing Powder, and while it was still hot, I sprinkled some White Gold Glitter on top to add a bit of sparkle.  To add more dimension to the page, I used some of the Vintage Christmas Printed Chipboard.  I LOVE how it can be used as a subtle accent to layouts or can be used as a focal point on a layout!  They are really versatile and fit the collections well.

The blue and white flowers are part of the Christmas Blooms set.  On the tips of each flower I added Blue Ice Glitter to make it have a frosty look.

The pink flowers on the page are part of the Remnants Blossoms set.  They also have some Blue Ice Glitter on the petal tips.

To help "anchor" the photo and the title, I added pieces of the Leafy Page Accents Chipboard.  I cut one of the chipboard pieces in half and embossed it with Green Ivory Embossing Powder.

I cut the word "Wonderful" from one of the Vintage Christmas Printed Chipboard pieces for the title of my layout.  I like how it looks like it is resting on the pink Remnants Blossoms flower.

Papers

Vintage Christmas - Auld Lang Syne

Vintage Christmas - Holiday Cards
Vintage Christmas - Greeting Cards

Chipboard

Vintage Christmas - Printed Chipboard

Leafy Page Accents

Ornate Medallions

Flowers

Remnants Florals

Christmas Blooms

Embossing Powder

Pearl
Green Ivory

Seedlings

Mauve

Glitter

Blue Ice
White Gold

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Thank you for taking a look at my layouts today!  I will see you next month!

~ Jessica

Meet our January Blue Fern Fan of the Month

Hello everyone.  We have moved our Fan of the Month feature post to Tuesdays this year, and we are excited to announce our first Fan of 2018 - Pam Ellis.  You are sure to love Pam's shabby chic style.  She has been a long time user of Blue Fern products and we can't wait to share her projects with you this month.  Now we will turn things over to Pam:

My name is Pam Ellis and I live in Gravenhurst, a small tourist town in Canada. I live with my hubby and dog Bruiser. I am a retired R.N. and also founded and ran a Family Violence Program in Toronto for 10 years. 

I am a mother of 5 daughters and Grandma to 5  grandchildren. I started scrapping in 2007 after the birth of my first grandchild. My style is typically shabby chic but I am evolving everyday. I typically scrap subjects close to me like my grandchildren. I try not to use pictures I didn't take unless I have to. I love scrapbooking (have a small store in my house lol) , camping, reading and cross-stitching. I have been in love with Blue Fern Studios since it opened it's doors!! I am a forever fan! I am so thrilled to be here with you this month!

Paper:

Amber & Apricot 

Printed Chipboard:

Amber & Apricot

Glitter:

Autumn

Chipboard:

All You Need is Love

Garden Lattice Bits

Flowers:

Courtship Blooms

Stamps:

Essential Textures

Thanks for stopping by.  See you next Tuesday!

January Inspirations and Video Tutorial by Lanette

Good Morning Everyone!

I hope your year is off to an amazing start! I must say that I am pretty happy with the way my year is starting out, I am super excited to be joining this amazing team! I really can't wait to share my layouts with you...

But before I do let me introduce myself....

 My name is Lanette Erickson I live in southeastern Michigan with my husband two sassy daughters and one crazy doberman. I’m an ex-banker turned stay at home mommy and one crazy crafter.  I have always been a crafty person, but my love of scrapbooking began a little over 13 years ago. Over the years my passion has evolved from pure paper to more of a mixed media affair.  I truly love all mediums and I am happiest when my hands are messy, I love to experiment with new products and try new techniques.

I’m not sure I have a scrappy style, I always try to showcase the picture I a scrapping. But If I had to define it I would say Romantic and playful.

I am super excited to be part of the Blue Fern Design Team! I hope that I my art will help inspire you to get your hands messy and create something you love!

You can find me here:

Blog: http://stacksofscraps.blogspot.com/

Scrapbook.com Gallery: http://www.scrapbook.com/places/Biro

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lanette23/?hl=en

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/lanette323/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lanette.stacksofscraps

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRhd2bMHrcLbC1a89xcWPQQ

But enough about me lets look at my layouts...

For my first layout this month I decided I wanted to play with the  Newly Released Remnants Collection!

For this layout I used an older picture of me and my hubby :)

I just love the vintage feel of this collection, As you can see I played up the green in the Memories Chipboard with a bit of color spray. Additionally I colored all my flowers for a more uniform look..

And now for a bit of the details...

Here you can see the tiny Printed chipboard from the set tucked in the corner of my picture, with lots of lovey Blue fern Flowers that have been altered a bit with color spray paint BFS Micro Beads & Glitter too!

Here you can see a bit more of my lovely flowers and the printed chipboard and parts of the swirl from the BFS flourish chipboard that I colored using BFS-Taupe Embossing Powder.

Lots of lovely BFS White Gold Glitter and Fir Tree Seedlings.

Here you can see a bit of the Tattered Diamond Chipboard bits, they are colored with BFS Night Sky Embossing Powder a touch of paint and wax.

Blue Fern Products Used: 
Pattern Paper- Remnants Collection
Callaway
Mini Remnants
Westfield -is the Base

Chipboard
Heart Flourish
Tattered Diamond Bits
Printed Chipboard- Remnants Collection

Flowers
Apricot Blooms
Garden Blooms

Chesterfield Blooms

Wanderlust Lilies

Seedling
Fir Tree

Glitter
White Gold
Pea Soup

Embossing Powder
Taupe
Night Sky

For my next layout I really wanted to play with the Happy Accident Collection, I love soft colors in this collection plus I had the perfect picture...

Lots of lovey flowers, splatters and sparkles...

Here you can see the Mod Squares that I double Embossed using

 BFS Ivory and Pearl Embossing Powders.

Now you can hop on over and see how I created this layout start to finish! over on the Blue Fern  Youtube Channel, make sure that you subscribe while you are there! 

Blue Fern Products Used: 

Pattern Paper- Happy Accident Collection

Fortuity

Lucky

Fluke- Is the Base

Chipboard

Mod Squares

Winter Titles

Printed Chipboard- Happy Accident Collection

Flowers

Apricot Blooms

Garden Blooms

Chesterfield Blooms

Wanderlust Lilies

Remnants Florals

Seedling

Mauve

Sweet Pea

Glitter

White Gold

Blue Ice

Embossing Powder

Ivory

Pearl

Stamp
Tattered Newsprint

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

I hope that I have inspired you in some way, but if you are looking for more inspiration make sure you stop by and join the Blue Fern Fanatics Face Book Group!

See you next month.

~Lanette

Have You Heard?

Have you heard that Blue Fern Studios now has a Facebook Group page?   We are the Blue Fern Fanatics and we would love for you join us!  

We are also bringing back our monthly challenges (Yeah!) 

and all the details are on our group page. 

This month, we are having a sketch challenge.

  So head over to Facebook and join the Blue Fern Fanatics group.  You will find posts from our design team, sneak peeks, and of course, our monthly challenge (which means prizes!).  It's also a place where you can share your projects with us.  We love to see how you use our products.

Then, grab your Blue Fern goodies and create a project using the sketch.  But remember, you can only enter through our Facebook group.  See you there!

Vintage Christmas & Remnants inspirations by Tartine Peluche

Hello everyone!
First of all, Happy New Year !!! I wish you all the best for 2018!

I'm so proud to share whit you my first inspirations of the year for Blue Fern Studios.
It's such an honor and a pleasure to be a part of this wonderful team for the second year.
THANK YOU so much BFS xxx

So let me introduce myself, for those who don't know me.
My name is Melanie, Tartine Peluche on social media. I'm 35 years old and I live Quebec in Canada.
I do principally layouts, sometime cards and canvas, I've been doing scrapbooking for several years, starting with cards, Since 2 years I've changed for layouts and I really love that,
My style is mostly shabby but I like touch everything and discover new techniques.
What is sure, is that my style is very detailed and filled with flowers!

My works are always evolving and that's one of things why I love this art.

You can find me on:

BLOG: http://tartinepeluche.blogspot.ca/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/tartinepeluche

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tartinepeluche/

PINTEREST:https://www.pinterest.com/tartinep/

I hope to inspire you all year long.

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*Handmade with love*
(Vintage christmas)

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To start I used a stencil and pink ink, then with a pink ink pad I stamped with Departure Stamp in a few places and thereafter always with the same stamp I stamped with a brown ink pad.
 That's all for the background.

I stamped on a watercolor paper several times the wreath motif of the stamp Holiday Wreath, then I colored them and cut in leaves only. I used them as foliage for my roses from the collection Garden Blooms to which I added some fake snow.

I altered my Shabby Flakes chipboards with SNOW embossing powder and I also added fake snow on these.A small printed chipboard from Homespun - Printed Chipboard and one white flower from Apricot Blooms finishes this side of my layout.

As a base, I used Vintage Christmas's printed chipboard oval and I created a wreath with the folliage remaining cut out earlier.

Of all the winter chipboards the Winter Deers are really my fav, just because i'm so in love with this wonderful animal. I could put on all my layout :)
This one is embossed with Copper and on top of it I added fake snow too, like my flowers...

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BFS products used:
Paper:
- Greeting Cards
Chipboards:
- Shabby Flakes
- Winter Deer
- Vintage Christmas - Printed Chipboard
- Homespun - Printed Chipboard
Embossing Powder:
- Bubble Gum
- Snow
- Copper
Glitters:
Burnt Copper
Pink Diamond
Flowers:
- Apricot Blooms
- Garden Blooms
Stamps:
- Holiday Wreath
- Departure
Seedlings:
- Sweet Pea
- Glass
Laces:
- Lace 4

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* Find Joy in the Journey *
( Remnants )

This background is a little more complicated, much texture and several pieces of chipboard Chain Link Panel that I embossed with Night Sky.

On shrink plastic I stamped a butterfly from the stamp Spring Accents after cooking it, I added some glitters ( Red Wine ) Some flowers and a piece of torn lace 5 complete this side.

I know we don't see much but I embossed my chipboard Rose Shield with Baby Pink. He is hidden by flowers and another piece torn of lace. My title cut in three pieces is embossed with Plum.

On my pink flowers from Spring Florals collection , another butterfly in shrink plasticstamped with Bourbon Street stamp.

I embossed my Organic Vine Corner chipboard and my cutout doily with Ivory powder.

On an acetate sheet, I stamped one butterfly from Butterflies stamp and I cut it.
Maybe you'll see better on the next picture.

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BFS products used:
Paper:
- Beaumont
Chipboards:
- Chain Link Panel
- Rose Shield
- Organic Vine Corner
- Find Joy
Embossing Powder:
- Night Sky
- Ivory
- Plum
Glitters:
- Red Wine
Flowers:
- Dark Tropic Lilies ( Black)
- Spring Florals ( Pink )
- Remnants Blooms ( Dark Pink )
- Remnants Florals ( Grey & Pink )
- Courtship Roses ( Pink )
Stamps:
- Tattered Newsprint
- Butterflies
- Spring Accents
- Bourbon Street
Seedlings:
- Purple Haze
- Mauve
- Sterling Silver
Laces:
- Lace 5


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* You Make Me Smile *
( Remnants )
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Another background a little complicated, that I will not explain to you, for lake of time ...
But I can tell you about this picture. you see myself in the company of my little cat saved. I found him abandoned by another human, just a few months old ... His name is Gaston and I love him so much, I can't see my life without him.

Sometimes, I think I should put less details LOL
I created from the Garden Window chipboard, a vine. All folliage used
are embossed with Green Ivory powder.

The chipboard embossed in Night Sky, on my background, is actually the interior of my Garden Window chipboard that I cutted. The leaves embossed in Green Ivory under the window shutter come from the Forest Branch chipboard. I will use the remaining branch and the bird later ...

I really love the effect of what the berries makes with the mix of flowers. Check in the description below for all details of what I've used. Under the flowers, the Blooming Flourishes chipboard also embossed in Green Ivory powder.
When you order them, you receive two identical pieces, I used both.

For my title, You Make Me Smile I embossed a first time in Baby Pink powder. Then, at just a few places, I used Lavender Eggs powder for a slight contrast and reminiscent of the purple of my layout.

I really love mini beads, and the Blue Fern Studio's seedlings are so cute and polyvalent. Here I've used Mauve and Purple Haze for adding texture and details.
I've mixed together two glitters : Pyrite & Spring Posy in a secret blend ... for make flakes.
 I added them on my background.

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BFS Products used:

Paper:

- Mini Remnants ( Side B )
Chipboards :
- Garden Window
- Blooming Flourishes
- You Make me Smile
- Forest Branch
Embossing Powder:
- Green Ivory
- Ivory
- Baby Pink
- Lavender Eggs
Glitters:
- Pyrite( Sorry, it's no longer available )
- Spring Posy

Flowers:
- Late Winter Lilies ( lavender )
- Remnants Blooms ( Light Pink )
Remnants Florals ( Light Pink )
Spring Peony & Berries ( Berries )
Stamps:
Tattered Newsprint
Seedlings:
- Mauve
- Purple Haze

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Thanks for stopping by.
I hope I have inspired you!
I'll see you next month for anothers inspirations.
Hugs ,Tartine xoxo

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