Tuesday, March 13, 2018

March Inspiration by Debbie Burns

Hi everyone!  Debbie back with you today to share my March layouts.   I have two created with the In The Mood Collection and the third one featuring the Happy Accident collection.

"All  You Need Is Love"
 I used the Attracted paper for my background.  Love the beautiful colors and details. Michelle designed such a beautiful collection! I added a light spray of some peony mist to the background along with some pieces from Lace 12.  

Lot of layering behind the photo using the Optimistic and Dreamy papers 
along with the printed chipboard. The chipboard pieces behind the photo were embossed with Blue Fern Ivory Embossing Power, and the leaves with Avocado and sprinkled with some Meadow Seedlings. 



I used a butterfly stamp and embossed two butterflies, one in ebony and the other in Pink Dust.  I placed lots of flowers around photo from Apricot Blooms, Moody Florals and Moody Blooms.

I applied some white mircobeads from my stash all around the layout and added some Blue Fern Tickled Seedlings and Pink Pearl Glitter.

Blue Fern Studios Products:
In The Mood Paper
Attracted
Dreamy 
Optimistic

In The Mood Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powders
Ivory
Pink Dust
Avacado
Ebony

Flowers
Moody Forals
Moody Blooms
Apricot Blooms

Seedlings
 Meadow
Tickled

Lace
Lace 12

Glitter
Pink Pearl
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"Sweetheart"
The background paper is Peaceful (Side B).   I applied some Lace 4 behind the photo and splatters of white paint.  Lots of layering behind the photo using  the printed chipboard and Dreamy, Blissful and Ecstatic papers.

I embossed the chipboard pieces behind the photo with a mixture of Blue Fern Ivory and Petal Embossing powders.  The leaves were embossed with Blue Fern Green Ivory. I added flowers from Moody Blooms, Apricot Blooms and Harvest Lilies.

I fussy cut flowers from the Ecstatic paper and tucked them behind the photo. 

The title is from the In The Mood printed chipboard.
  
Blue Fern Studios Products:
In The Mood Papers
Peaceful (Side B)
Dreamy
Blissful
Ecstatic

In The Mood Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powders
Ivory
Petal
Green Ivory

Flowers
Moody Blooms
Apricot Blooms
Harvest Lilies

Lace 4
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"Wonder"
I used the Windfall paper from the Happy Accident Collection, both sides.  Lots of layering with the B side of the Windfall paper along with the printed chipboard. I applied some stamping on the background using the Halftone, Postal Textures and Tattered Newsprint stamps.

I used the Blooms & Stems stamp on some vellum and  embossed with Auburn .  I added some Solar Flare Glitter to the centers of some of the flowers.  Flowers are from  Christmas Blooms, Harvest Lilies and Spring Peonies.

The large chipboard pieces behind the photo were embossed with a mixture of Auburn and Honey Embossing Powders, and the leaves with Avocado. All around the layout I added some art stones and microbeads from my stash along with some Harvest Seedlings and additional Solar Flare Glitter.

The butterfly was embossed with a mixture of Blue Fern Speckled Mint and Auburn Embossing Powders and solar flare Glitter.

The title was embossed with Blue Fern Speckled Mint.

Blue Fern Studios Products:
Happy Accident Papers
Windfall

Happy Accident Printed Chipboard

Embossing Powders
Auburn
Honey
Avocado
Speckled Mint 

Flowers
Christmas Blooms
Spring Peonies
Harvest Lilies

Stamps
 Halftone
Blooms and Stems
Postal Textures
Tattered Newsprint

Thanks for stopping by.
I hope I have inspired you!
I'll see you next month.

. . . Debbie

Friday, March 9, 2018

Sharon's March Pages!

Hi Everyone!

It's so nice to be here again today!  I am excited to share 3 layouts that I made for March.  ♥

Without further ado, here are my projects . . .


Layout #1:  Memories. . .

Featuring Homespun:


I have been going through old photos and attempting to organize them.  In the process, I have found beloved pictures that I want to scrap!  This one is of my oldest daughter, Katie, and is a definite favorite of mine.  I loved telling her, through this scrapbook page, to keep her beautiful inner light shining!

I used the beautiful "Homemade" paper from the Blue Fern Studios Homespun Collection and mounted it on the Wanderlust "Road Trip" paper because I loved the newspaper look.  And I had an amazing time framing the photo with the beautiful swirly chipboard that I embossed with Goldenrod embossing powder.  

Here are some close ups:




Here's my Blue Fern Product List:
Paper: Homespun "Homemade," backed with Wanderlust "Road Trip"
Chipboard: Ornate Wreath, In the Mood Printed Chipboard Shapes, Homespun Printed Chipboard Shapes
Embossing Powder: Goldenrod
Flowers: Happy Roses
Seedlings: Twig
Lace:  Ivory braided trim


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Layout #2:  Best Friends . . .

Featuring In the Mood:


Again, as I went through my photos, I found an old one that I absolutely love.  It is one of my twin sister and me when we were toddlers.  Just look at those hair cuts!!  I love the way we were holding hands.

For this page I used "In the Mood" papers, flowers and printed chipboard!  I also used Shabby Brick Bits chipboard that I embossed and spruced up with some ink.

Here are some close ups for you to see:




And here is my Blue Fern Product List:
Paper: In the Mood "Peaceful;" backed with In the Mood "Ecstatic"
Chipboard: Shabby Brick Bits, In the Mood Printed Chipboard Shapes,
Embossing Powder: Black Sand, Baby Pink
Flowers: Moody Florals, Remnants Blooms
Seedlings: Mauve
Lace:  Lace 11


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Layout #3: Family is a Circle of Love . . .

Featuring Amber & Apricot:


For my third and final layout, I used a recent photo that I took of my family with my tripod and timer at a nearby park!  We love this park and go for walks there all the time.  This photo was also used for our annual Christmas card.

I featured the amazing Amber and Apricot Collection here - it's so beautiful and a dream to work with.  Lace 9C is absolutely beautiful, too!

Here are some close ups so you can get a better look:




My Blue Fern Product List:
Paper: Amber & Apricot "Birdsong" and "Busy Bees"
Chipboard: Wicker Wreath,  Amber & Apricot Printed Chipboard Shapes
Embossing Powder: Antique Gold, Garnet, Ivory
Flowers: Moody Florals, Remnants Blooms
Glitter: Cranberry
Seedlings: Harvest
Lace:  Lace 9C


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I hope I was able to inspire you to scrap some of your treasured photos!  I find that using the Blue Fern Studios paper collections and products makes scrapping so easy and fun.

Thanks so much for your visit!  I am looking forward to seeing you again next month. ♥

Wednesday, March 7, 2018

Layouts & Vision Board by France Ringuette

Hi bloggers, I can't believe that it's March already. Time is flying but, but I am enjoying crafting for the Blue Fern Studios Design team. This month, I'll be sharing 2 layouts and 1 off the page project. 

Capture the Moment Layout #1



The starting point for this layout was this beautiful picture of my 2 sons and I taken during our Riviera Maya vacation last summer. I wanted to extend on my layout the colors of my picture, so a blue background with a sandy beach.

I chose the beige background from In the Mood - Flirty paper. Once covered with Gesso, I layed my foundation of ink on the top half.


I wanted to have multi tones on my chipboard to give it more dimension. I opted to cover my clock and rectangle pieces in Ginger, Black & Gold and finally a touch of Oatmeal embossing powders.

The bottom of the layout, in order to create a beach feel effect I worked with cheese cloth and wool fibers that I glued with gel medium. Then I added touches of small stones and 4 colors of seedlings: Paprika, Twig, Gold Nugget & Glass.



Once my background was complete, I chose to build my layers. For my title, I chose to use 14 Karat embossing powder. I love the glitter it adds to the layout.


This last picture shows the beautiful Blue Fern flowers, more details on the embossed chipboard & seedlings. I also included Rose Gold glitter but it's impossible to capture the glitter on my picture.


Blue Fern Studios product used on this layout:

Paper Collection: In the Mood Flirty & Pensive

Seedlings:
Paprika
Twig
Gold Nugget
Glass

Embossing Powders:
Black & Gold
Ginger
Oatmeal
14 Karat

Glitter: Rose Gold

Flowers :
Chesterville blooms
Homespun blooms
Heartland blossoms

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Formidable layout # 2

Time for another magnificent picture of my gorgeous niece with her family. I just love the vibrancy of the red in the picture and chose to use that for my highlights.

 Remnants Westfield is my chosen paper for this layout.


I had fun playing with different techniques on this layout. The first step was to emboss different sections with the Green Ivory Embossing Powder.  I used 2 stamps to emboss on my background paper: Weathered Doily & Honeycomb.


I chose to alter the circle chipboard with black gesso, and some waxes to give them an antique look & feel.

I love adding the small sentiments from the Remnants printed chipboard set.

Can you see the top of my tags? I like making my own tags, they make wonderful ornaments for my layering. Here is used leftovers of my Remnants collection. 


I wanted to add some shine to my flowers, so I added touches of white & gold glitter


Blue Fern Studios product used on this layout:

Paper Collection: Remnants Westfield

Embossing Powder: Green Ivory

Glitter: White & Gold

Stamps:
Weathered Doily
Honeycomb

Chipboard:
French adjectives
techno Rings
Printed Remnants

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Off the page project: Vision Board 2018

Have you ever made a vision board? This year at work, I hosted a team event where we I invited our team members to create their combined work & personal vision board for 2018.

The goal of a vision board is that if you see you goals on a daily level... you set-up you mind to making them happen.


To set-up my board I used many elements from my Blue Fern collection.

The first step was making my chipboard world map. I wanted it to pop out so I chose Blue Sky embossing powder:


Second elements where to use my gorgeous Blue Fern stamp sets. I love the words Family and Hopes & Dreams. I found them perfect for the family section of my board.



To create sections, I chose to use the frames in the Homespun printed chipboard set:

Here we can see a printed frame and the word Journey, both from my stamp stash.


And lastly, more of the Homespun printed chipboard elements. They are just adorable.


Disclaimer: I did pull off the internet and Pinterest some quotes that I found to complete the vision board. 

Blue Fern Studios product used on this layout:

Embossing Powder: Blue Sky

Stamps:
Hopes & Dreams
Distressed Titles
Floral Vignettes

Chipboard:
Printed Homespun


I hope you enjoyed my 3 projects for March and I wish you an amazing crafty month !