Blue Fern Studios + 7 Dots Studio = Love...My Blue Fern Studios September Blog Post

Hi Blue Fern Studio Fans!!I have a new set of layouts for your viewing pleasure. I hope to inspire you this week with my work.  What a delightful surprise when we found out that we were doing an awesome swap with 7 Dots Studio. It was like a match made in heaven!! But then again, Blue Fern Studios chip board will go with any paper or medium!! This first layout was done with the 7 Dots Studios collection Messy Head. I simply adore the wood grained pattern paper. I topped it with the print pattern paper and edge punched it. The paper and Twiggy Branch inspired me to use this photo of Flamingo's I took at Sunken Gardens a few years ago. They truly are "delightful" creatures.

I decided to leave the branch in a more natural color considering the wood grained paper went with it so well. I did rub a little Ranger Rock Candy Stickles on it to give it a little sparkle. Then I just added some tiny flowers that I die cut.

  I love the word sets. I base coated the word with gesso and after it was dry, I dabbed on 2 different color glazes. I used Splash Of Color  Luminarte Silks Acrylic Glaze in Apricot Nectar and Coral Berry.

I used a white acrylic gesso to coat the BFS Doily Bunting and the butterflies, and while the paint was thick and still wet, I sprinkled some Martha Stewart Micro Beads in 2 different colors onto it and pressed them into the wet  paint.

A detailed look of the microbead/gesso technique. 

This is just a little tearout with some tiny Recollection roses and Sizzix leaves to fill them.

Twiggy Branch

Doily Bunting

The Optimist Word set

                            
                                                                   Brigitte Butterfly Set

For this next layout I used 7 Dots Studios Messy Head once again. I cant tell you how beautiful the 7 Dots paper is!!

On the flourish I used some Viva White Crackle Paint. When the paint was dry and crackled, I rubbed some soft chalk ink over it so that it seeped into the cracks. Then I just dry rubbed the ink off of the paint leaving it on very lightly in some spots. .

I did the same Viva White Crackle Paint treatment to the Circle Motifs. Then I added a bit of Luminarte Silks Paint in Pink Grapefruit and rubbed it lightly over the whole surface. You can see some splashes of splats and circles that look like I layed a wet glass on my paper. It is actually new wonderful stamp from BoBunny. It is the Stained Textures Stamp. I painted some Luminarte Silks Acrylic Glaze in the same pink Grapefruit onto the stamp surface and stamped away on my paper!! I love the look as the glaze is transparent and the pattern on the paper shows through.

I took one of the circle Morifs and cut it in half. I positioned the pieces on the edges of the layout. They look like 2 different pieces. I only used 1 piece, and there are 3 pieces in the set.

               
 I love the little cutouts in the Messy Head Collection. I just edge inked them and used pop dots underneath to give them dimension. All around the photo and the peek-a-boo tearout I used a  Viva Pearl Pen in Ice White. They look like little pearls.

 I ripped and folded back the paper creating some peekaboo spots, and used a bit of lace from Tresors de Luxe. If you haven't seen these laces, you must go visit and grab some. They are gorgeous!! 

Just a closeup of the flowers and butterflies. I inked the butterflies for a more weathered look and rubbed them in Rock Candy Stickles.

                                
                                                                   Blooming Flourish

                                                                        Circle Motifs

                                                                    
You can buy a lot of your Blue Fern Studios chip board at BlueMoon Scrapbooking!! Scott and the BlueMoon family is absolutely the best in customer service!!! Thank you for taking the time to stop by and check out my creations this week. I surely had a wonderful time with my Blue Fern Studios chip board pairing it with 7 Dots Studios. Be sure to check back frequently at the Blue Fern Studios Blog often as the designers share their work and techniques. You are sure to be inspired.  You might be wondering why I am using Splash Of Color products on my layouts...hhhmmmm Stay tuned and you will soon find out!!!! xoxo

Here is the Butterfly file that I created for your use. I hope you enjoyed my post this week.

Blue Fern Studios Partners with 7 Dots Studio the month of September and the BFS September Sketch Challenge

 What a wonderful month at Blue Fern Studios  this month. The Design Team got to partner up with 7 Dots Studio for our projects. This is cross promoting at it's best. Blue Fern Chip board and 7 Dots, just go hand in hand. For this layout I used the gorgeous 9th Wave. The colors and the patterns are simply beautiful!!

 Here is the beautiful sketch

created by the very talented Michele Singh

 I used the large Organic Vine Corner in place of the floral cluster on the sketch. I explain in the closeup post how I achieved the finish. That wonderful double circular stain you see on the page is actually a new BoBunny stamp. I just adore it!! It has smaller splatters in the set as well.

 
  I used the word Happy from the Optimist Set. This set goes a long way when you want to create titles. Or you can use multiple words on one page. I just inked it with some Vintage photo distress ink.

 I used some inked corrugated card board behind a tear out and added some lace and a flower.

 I used a variety of flowers for  the cluster. Lots of old Prima from my stash. And some Kaiserkraft.

I used a Sizzix embossing folder to create the leafy vines and just cut out the raised part of the design. I added a little ink on the raised parts for a little color.

Here is a closeup of the vine. 

I decided to use 2 photos on this layout and topped them with a Sizzix die cut and inked it with some Vintage Photo distress ink.  Then I framed one of the photo's with some twine.

For the  Large Organic Vine Corner, I painted it with some Silks Acrylic Glaze in Afrikan Jade and Guatemalen Green, then after it dried, rubbed some Viva Inka Gold Metallic Rub in Gold over the surface ever so lightly for a patina finish. The Blue Fern Studios chipboard takes on so many mediums brilliantly. This technique is so rich looking. In real life it looks like a piece of fine forged metal.

  The Optimist Set

       Large Organic Vine Corner

     

Thank you for stopping by to check out new ways to use the beautiful Blue Fern Studios chip board. Please visit the Blue Fern Studios Blog for much more beautiful inspiration from the design team.

Scraps Of Elegance Kit reveal ***Simply Shabby Chic***

 What more could you ask for when you have  FabScraps and Prima papers and an assortment of yummy embellies to work with!! Welcome to September and the wonderful Scraps Of Elegance Kit Reveal. This is my first post as an official Sponsored Designer for SOE and I am very excited and having a wonderful time working with Simply Shabby Chic!! This is the amazing kit!!

And as if the kit weren't enough, don't forget the add-ons, so that you can adorn your pages to the max with coordinating embellies!!! So head on over to the store to see what you can purchase to add to your stash.

Patterned Paper: 



Coordinating Paper:


Card stock:


Embellishments: 


Flowers:


Color:


Mini Album:


And then there is the beautiful sketch created by the very talented  Charlotte Jenkins (Suepup) to get your creative juices flowing.

Here is my first layout created using papers in the kit from the Prima Delight collection. I did some sewing and a little distressing creating a shabby chic feeling. 

All of the flowers and leaves were created using 1 piece of cream card stock in the add on kit. I used a little Pan Pastel to rub in some of the blue, then sprayed the whole flower with Shimmerz in gold.

The middle of the larger flower was created using a Prima Flair Button and some ZVA pearls around it.

 A closeup of the cluster.

 I added a little Shimmerz around the tags and just rubbed it into the sides. I will leave them blank for future journaling.

Just another closeup of the flowers. 

I used some texture paste with a Crafters Workshop mask from my own stash. They add wonderful texture to your pages!!

 I added more texture paste using a Prima Gate mask and after it was dry, rubbed some yellow Pan Pastel over it for a bit of color. I was inspired by the add on mini album cover design. I love ornate gates. 

Here is a file of the butterflies I used on my layout. For the size on my layout, I printed them up on a 4x6 piece of white card stock, cut them out and spread some Rock Candy Stickles on them. I colored the antennae with a permanent marker. Folded and shaped the wings slightly and adhered them to the page y the body only leaving the wings free for dimension.