Christmas Morning with Blue Fern Studios

 Hello and welcome to my blog. I have a wintery layout for you today called Christmas Morning using the Christmas Cheer Collection from Blue Fern Studios.

 This photo was taken in 1967! And yes that is me on the left in red. This was taken Christmas Morning before Christmas Mass. I remember how proud I was of my red coat that my mother had painstakingly made for me. (She made my sister's as well). For my background I used the Delighted paper.

 I did some background work with stencils and glitter paste. (It sparkles so much in person) 

I used a variety of chipboard pieces on this layout starting with this tag from the Good Tidings Tags set. I heat embossed it with Ginger embossing powder and added some Flaming Seedlings for contrast.

I used this adorable holly from the Holly Days Flourish set and embossed it with Ginger, Garnet and Sage. I cut the chipboard into two pieces so I could stretch it more.

Some at the top of the page as well.

I used the numbers and tree from the tag as additional embellishments within my flower cluster. I also used some Berry Stems (love these!) and Lush Leaves.

 I used a variety of blooms from Prima, Petaloo and 49 & Market. Once the page was done I went over everything with a light dusting of gesso to give it a more snowy look.

I also used some lace from Blue Fern Studios.

Two little Christmas bells were the finishing touch.

I love this time of year. It is for sure the most hectic for me as I do a ton of baking for my family and some elderly people in my community. Plus the shopping, decorating and general having fun! It is also when I celebrate my Birthday. My mother was born Christmas Eve, I was born on the 18th. 

I wish you all the very best this holiday season and may you have a very Merry Christmas! 

Products Used:

Papers
Delighted
Merry

Joyful

Cheery Cards

Chipboard

Good Tidings Tags

Holly Days Flourish

Lush Leaves

Berry Stems

Embossing Powder

Sage

Garnet

Ginger

Seedlings

Flaming

Lace

Unknown

All the best! :)

Sparkle all the way

I have a Christmas layout for you today using the new Christmas Cheer collection from Blue Fern Studios.

 This collection is full of traditional Christmas colors which I love as well as blues.

 I used a stencil from Fabrika Decoru and added some trees. I used liquids pearls and stickles to decorate them. I also added some snowflakes.

 I used Jolly, Merry and Ecstatic papers to frame my photo.

 I used the chipboard Sparkle Snowflakes for my title. I heat embossed my title with Ginger embossing powder.

  I used some Blue Fern lace and sprayed it with Queen of Hearts mist and used it to divide my page. I also painted the chipboard snowflakes with gesso then sprinkled red glitter over them for some added sparkle. 

I used beautiful Prima Flowers to embellish this page.

Last close-up.

I hope you enjoyed my layout and I will see you soon!

All the  best! :)

LOVE

Hello! Welcome to my blog. Today I am sharing a layout done with the gorgeous new Eclectic Collection from Blue Fern Studios.

 I've been waiting a long time to scrap this photo of my daughter Jessie with her beloved dog Rufus. Sadly Rufus is no longer with us and I decided to make an album of all the great photos of Jess and Rufus together for her 30th birthday. These papers are filled with rich blues,purples and green which was perfect for this pic 

 For my background I did several things. First I covered my page in transparent gesso to prepare it for all the mediums I wanted to use. I then stamped around my photo area with the Fancy Clock stamp with embossing ink and then heat embossed it with Lilac embossing powder. I then added a damask design with a stencil and covered it again with transparent gesso to make sure my colors came out right. I used dark blue and different purples to get my desired effect. 

I fussy cut some elements from the papers as extra embellishments.

I used some Lavender Seedlings for extra texture. I also used the Flourish and Flowers chipboard pack to embellish my page. I covered all the chipboard with white gesso and then colored them with a variety of embossing powders.

I used the LOVE chipboard that came in the pack as my title and embossed it with Ginger to match my page.

For my flower cluster I used some misc purple flowers from Blue Fern and some berries from the Spring Peony and Berries pack. There are also flowers from Prima, 49 & Market and Petaloo. 

A couple of additional pics.

I really enjoyed playing with these papers and can see myself using this line a lot in the future!

Products Used

Paper

Mercantile

Picturesque

Calling Cards

Chipboard

Flourish and Flowers

Embossing Powder

Ginger

Plum

Sage

Avocado

Ivory

Lilac

Seedling

Lavender

Flowers

Spring Peony and Berries

Misc purple

Stamps
Fancy Clocks
Scripted Melody

Have a great day! All the best! :)

Fly with Blue Fern Stduios

I am back to you today with another layout featuring the new Bird Waltz collection from Blue Fern Studios.

My beautiful GD Lilly a few years ago. These papers are thick and great to add mediums to. For my base I used Overture. 

I did some stencil work on my page using Prima's Icing Paste in Gold. This is the first opportunity I've had to try out this paste and I have to admit that I love it and plan on buying the rest of the colors!

I used the Dragonfly Melody chipboard to frame my photo. I cut the chipboard as I often do and used Ginger, Fern and Wheat embossing powders to color it.

This collection has some beautiful graphics and I did some fussy cutting and popped up these elements with some 3D dots. 

I used some miscellaneous flowers from Blue Fern (older collection) and added some turquoise seedlings to the petals.

For my title I used a piece from the matching Ephemera pack. 

And that's a wrap for today.
All the best! :)

Products Used

Paper
Overture
Dragonfly Opus
Bird Calls

Chipboard
Dragonfly Melody

Embossing Powder
Ginger
Fern
Wheat

Flowers
Misc

Seedlings
Turquoise 

Swan Song

Hello again. Welcome to my blog.I have  been away for a bit trying to work on some complications from my operation. I am hoping that things will settle down now.  Pray they do! Today I would like to share a layout done using the new Bird Waltz paper line

 This photo was taken outside my daughter's home. This pair of swans inhabit this lake and can be seen every morning like clock work. The colors in the photo were a perfect match for these gorgeous papers. 

 I did some backgrounds work with a stencil and molding paste. Added some Art Stones and mist. The flowers are from Blue Fern and 49 & Market.

 I did a bit of fussy cutting and popped up the cut elements with foam dots.

One more picture.

PRODUCTS USED

Paper

Dragonfly Opus

Birds Calls

Butterfly in F Minor

Flower

Blue Fern misc 

dear Santa

Hello and welcome to something different, Summer in July here at Blue Fern! For my part I did a Christmas layout.

For Dear Santa I used the beautiful Vintage Christmas and Vintage Christmas 2. paper lines. I love theses papers as they have so many pretty graphics to fussy cut and they use traditional Christmas colors. 

I used a mask on my background from Fabrika Decoru to imitate falling snow. Sadly you can't really see it in this photo. I used number 2 lace and sprayed it with gold paint. I also used the Christmas Collage Stamp to stamp little golds bursts across the page. I heat embossed the bursts with Glistening Sand. A bloom from Prima and two small white roses from the Heartland Collection added a nice touch.

I fussy cut some elements from the papers and popped them up for added dimension.

I used the ornate wreath chipboard to frame my photo and heat embossed it with Glistening Sand and Garnet. I wanted to stay with the colors on my page. I also heat embossed some drywall tape for added dimension on my page.

Another fussy cut character.

My last close-up for today.

Hope you enjoyed!

All the best!

Products Used

Papers 

Vintage Christmas 2  

 Let it snow

Jolly

Vintage Christmas    

Magical
Deck the Halls 

Chipboard
Ornate Wreath

Embossing Powder
Glistening Sands
Garnet
Avocado

Lace #2

Seedlings
Flaming

Fabulous

Hello! Welcome back to my blog. I am back today with a layout done using new the Radiance Collection from Blue Fern Studios.

 This photo is of my exceptionally talented granddaughter Emily striking a pose in her dance costume.

For the background I did my usual prep. Then added some color with a  Tim Hotlz Distress Ink pad.I then stenciled some designs around the photo. I used the chipboard word Fabulous for my title. I heat embossed it with bubblegum embossing powder.

I used a piece of the new chipboard from the Radiance collection I believe it's called medallion. I cut it up (I usually cut up my chipboard to make it last longer or to have more options for my page). I heat embossed it with the new sparkly yellow embossing powder also from the Radiance line. I used some Art stones for extra texture.

I used several Dark Tropic Lilies and Radiance Blooms for this cluster. I also used seedlings in Tickled and Glass to put on my flowers and around my title.

This collection comes with adorable metal charms. I used the Radiant flower charms.

I also used several pieces of ephemera to add more layers to my layout.

And last close up for today!

Products used:

Papers

Radiance

Effervescence

Bonjour

Embossing Powder

Bubblegum

Radiance yellow

Stamps

Scripted Medley

Chipboard

Fabulous word piece

Medallion

Ephemera

Radiance

Seedlings

Tickled

Glass