Blue Fern Studios sad news and 3 new pages for September

Hi everyone . . . September is here and with it came very sad news about the closing of Blue Fern Studios.  I know that the scrapbook world will never be the same.   Please take a moment to read Leslie's post here.

Today I would like to share 3 new layouts that I made with BFS products. Two of my pages were made with their newest collection, "Happy Accident 2," but first, I would like to share a layout that I made using the "In the Mood" collection, which is one of my favorites!

Layout #1:  Sweethearts

I used a photo of my mom and dad on their wedding day.  She was 19 and he was 21 when they got married.  The "In the Mood" collection seemed so perfect for this treasured photo.  

Here is a close up:

And another view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: In the Mood "Pensive," "Flirty," and "Blissful"

Chipboard: In the Mood printed chipboard, Plenty O' Gems

Embossing Powder: Taupe

Flowers: Happy Blossoms, Heartland Blossoms, Remnants Blooms

Seedlings: Pink Topaz

Lace:  Lace 3, Lace 3B, Lace 10

My last two layouts were made with the newest and awesome Happy Accident 2 collection:

Layout #2:  Smile Because it Happened

I featured a photo of my daughter, Anne and three of her friends taken at "Chinese Camp" 

in 2012.  

Here is a close up:

And a different view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Happy Accident 2 "Suave" and "Tonic"

Chipboard: Arrow Words, "Smile because it Happened"

Embossing Powder: Ivory, Baby Pink

Flowers: Moody Florals

Seedlings: Sterling Silver

Stamp: Fleur Wallpaper

Lace: Ivory Braided Trip

Ephemera: Tattered Walls

Layout #3:  Be the Light

Once again, I used papers from the gorgeous Happy Accident 2 collection.  

For this layout, I scrapped a photo of my daughters, Katie and Anne taken when we were walking at Jacobsburg Park last summer.  I love how the light is shining through the woods in the photo, which inspired this entire pare.  

Here is a close up:

 I used the Scripture from Matthew 5:16 on my journaling tag from the Ephemera pack.

Here's a different view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Happy Accident "Smarty" and "Faux"

Chipboard: "Be the Light," Lovely Roses, Swirls and Twirls

Stamp:Accidental Collage

Embossing Powder: Buttercup, Blue Sky

Flowers: Wanderlust Lilies

Seedlings: Lemonade, Veridian

Lace: Lace 6

Ephemera: Tattered Walls

It has been a pleasure sharing my September pages with you!  If you have a moment, I would love it it you stopped by my blog post at BFS!! And it has been more than a pleasure and an honor to be on the BFS design team. 

Thank you for stopping by my blog.  HUGS!!!  

3 New Blue Fern Studios' Layouts for July!

Hi everyone!  It's hard to believe that it is July 13 already!  As I write this post, we are in the middle of a heat wave here in Pennsylvania - we have an extremely high heat/humidity advisory for the next few days, so it's a perfect time to stay indoors scrap!! 

Today I am excited to share my July Blue Fern Studios layouts with you . . .

Layout #1: One Cute Chick

I went straight to the beautiful "Tattered Walls" collection.  This time, I used "The Carolina Room" as the basis for my page.  I utilized both sides:

It's such gorgeous paper, I knew exactly which photos I wanted to use for my layout.  These sweet pictures of Anne were taken on Mother's Day, 2009.  Every time I see that smile, my heart melts!♥

Back to scrapping . . . I really enjoyed using the "One Cute Chick" chipboard and embossed it with "Pixie Dust" embossing powder.  

It's a DREAM to work with!!!  I also used one of the birds from the "A Spring Day" collection and embossed it with the sparkly "Goldenrod" embossing powder!

Here are is a close up:

And a different view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Tattered Walls "The Carolina Room" (Both sides!)

Chipboard: A Spring Day, "One Cute Chick"

Embossing Powder: Pixie Dust, Goldenrod

Flowers: Garden Blooms, Moody Florals

Seedlings: Gold Nugget

Glitter: Solar Flare, Gilded Rose

Lace: Ivory Braided Trim, Lace 1, Lace 6, Lace 10

Ephemera: Tattered Walls

Layout #2:  Blessed

I already had the photo of my daughters, Katie and Anne, in mind when I started making this page.  I took this photo for our Christmas card in November of 2013.  Once again, I thought the tattered walls collection was perfect for this treasured picture.  

I used "The Garage."

Isn't it cool that all of these papers are named after a room?  I love that!

I also used "The Powder Room" to back my photo and to punch out my snowflakes:

I embossed the "Blessed" and "Christmas Tree" chipboard pieces with the "Ivory" embossing powder.  I have to mention that I have never found better embossing powder than that made by Blue Fern Studios!  The Ivory EP is wonderful and no others match up to it!  (And because it's a neutral, I use it so often that I need to order more soon.)

Here are some close ups of my layout:

And I really had fun decorating my chipboard Christmas tree with pieces from Lace 9C:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Tattered Walls "The Garage," "The Powder Room"

Chipboard: Christmas Tree, "Blessed"

Embossing Powder: Ivory

Flowers: Courtship Roses, Harvest Lilies, Late Winter Lilies

Seedlings: Twig

Glitter: Solar Flare

Lace: Lace 9C, Lace 10

Layout #3:  Love This Moment

I totally enjoyed making this last page using a photo of the group of children that were adopted with Anne when we got together at Pearl S Buck for an adoption picnic.  This "travel group" photo was taken in the summer of 2009!

I love the Homespun collection and that it was perfect for this photo.  I used the flip side of "Hospitality:"

I altered these chipboard pieces:  

"Opulence:"

"Love This Moment:"

This time I embossed both pieces with "Taupe" embossing powder, then to change things up a bit, I distressed each piece.  

Here are some close ups:

I also enjoyed embossed directly on my page using the "Christmas Collage" stamp set and "Pearl" embossing powder.

Here's a different view:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Homespun "Hospitality" 

Chipboard: "Love This Moment," "Opulence"

Embossing Powder: Taupe, Pearl

Flowers: Homespun Blossoms, Fresh Florals

Seedlings: Wintergreen

Glitter: Army Dust

Stamp Set: Christmas Collage

Lace: Lace 3

I would like to take a moment to thank you for stopping by my blog today.  I truly enjoyed making these pages using the amazing Blue Fern Studios products and loved sharing them with all of you!  

I cannot wait to share more with you next month!

Until then . . . Happy Scrapping♥

Three New Blue Fern Studios Pages for April!

Good Morning Everyone!

I have been anxiously awaiting Spring and it seems to finally be here. We may even get into the 70's this weekend.  YAY!

I am very happy and excited to be sharing the layouts that I created for Blue Fern Studios for April! ♥  So here goes . . .

My first two pages were made with the amazing "Wanderlust" collection:

To me, this collection is perfect for vacation and summer photos.

♥ My First Layout:  Fantastic Getaway

I fussy cut a favorite photo of my daughter, Anne, taken back in the Summer of 2013 to use as the basis for my page.  I thought it would be wonderful to use "Seascape" as my background paper.  Isn't the paper beautiful?

I featured 2 different laces here - Lace 6 and Lace 11.  And I LOVED embossing directly on my page using the Buttercup Embossing Powder along with one of the crackle texture stamps in the "sandy" area of the background paper. 

Here are some close ups:

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Wanderlust "Escape"

Chipboard: Wanderlust Chipboard Shapes

Embossing Powder: Buttercup

Stamp: Crackle Texture

Flowers: Chesterville Blooms

Seedlings: Glass

Lace:  Lace 6, Lace 11

♥My Second Layout:  Enjoy the Journey

I found a wonderful photo of the carousel at Bryant Park that I took during one of our visits to NYC!  I thought the lyrics from a favorite Joni Mitchell song of mine, "Circle Game," would be perfect here.  

Again, I thoroughly enjoyed using the paper from the Wanderlust Collection.  This time I picked  the flip side of "Pacific Coast" to use in my background: 

I just love these beautiful colors!!

And I decorated the chipboard carousel horse here on my page, too.

Here are some close ups:

I also want to mention that I loved working with the Ivory, Green Ivory and Antique Gold embossing powders and the Wintergreen Seedlings to create my Carousel Horse!

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Wanderlust "Pacific Coast" and "Memento"

Chipboard: Carousel Horse, Wanderlust Printed Chipboard Shapes

Embossing Powder:  Ivory, Green Ivory, Antique Gold

Flowers: Apricot Blooms, Chesterville Blooms

Seedlings: Wintergreen

I thoroughly enjoyed making both of these pages using Blue Fern Studios' Wanderlust

collection  - using all of their items made it a pleasure to scrap!♥

And my third page was made using the gorgeous "Remnants" collection:

♥My Third Layout: Remember this Day

I came across this treasured photo of my dad and I taken on my wedding day on March 3, 1990.  I have always loved this photo and thought that using the "Remnants" collection would be a perfect way to scrap it. 

Just gorgeous!!!

I used the lyrics from Amy Grant and Gary Chapman's song 

"My Father's Eyes."  I get teary eyed just thinking of this moment!!!

Some close ups:

I totally enjoyed using the Turkish Panel chipboard embossed with "Ivory" embossing powder!  And embossing directly on my page using the firework-like stamps from the "Christmas Collage" stamp set.

I am going to cherish this page for years to come thanks to the Blue Fern Studios products!

Blue Fern Product List:

Paper: Remnants "Westfield"

Chipboard: Turkish Panel, Remnants Printed Chipboard Shapes

Embossing Powder: Ivory

Stamp: Christmas Collage

Flowers: Happy Roses, Fresh Florals, Remnants Florals

Seedlings: Mauve, Sterling Silver 

Lace:  Lace 3

I hope that I inspired you to create.  I find that it easy and fun when I use Blue Fern Studios stuff!!

Thank you so much for stopping by my blog today . . .  and happy scrapping everyone!♥