Amber & Apricot Blue Fern Studios Layout

"The Good Life"

My next creation for Blue Fern Studios for April features the Amber & Apricot collection.  My background paper is Sunny Disposition, and I love that I was able to  play with a lot of colors on this layout.

The Blue Fern Studios Seedlings with matte gel helped to accomplish the colorful and fun background.  I used Gold Nugget, Harvest, Pink Topaz, and Vivid Pink Seedlings.  The photo is mounted on the Amber & Apricot Birdsong paper pieces and some of the collection's Printed Chipboard.

I used flowers from two different sets: Dark Tropic Lilies and Wanderlust Lilies.  The white lace that is dangling to the left of the titled is Lace #10 from Blue Fern Studios - I love how it can twist and add dimension!  Here are a couple of closeups:

Here's my list of products:

Paper

Amber & Apricot - Sunny Disposition

Amber & Apricot - Birdsong

Chipboard

Amber & Apricot Printed Chipboard

Flowers

Dark Tropic Lilies

Wanderlust Lilies

Seedlings

Gold Nugget

Harvest

Pink Topaz

Vivid Pink

Lace

Lace #10

"Special" Layout for Blue Fern Studios

"Special"

My first layout for the Blue Fern Studios design team for April is titled "Special".  For this layout, I chose to use papers from the Heartland Collection.  The background paper is Love Blooms and I used the Love Notes paper to build the matting under the picture.

I applied clear gesso to the background paper then did some stenciling with modeling paste.  To add more white with the modeling paste, I used diluted gesso on a plastic bag and "smooshed" it up and down my page.  My next step for the background work was to use a different stencil with modeling paste in areas around the page.  While it was still wet, I applied Dark Chocolate embossing powder over the modeling paste then dried it with a heat gun.  I love embossing with texture paste - for the next step, I added blue mist with a paint brush to the areas around the embossed stenciling.

At this point, I put my picture and embellishments in place then splattered diluted gesso up and down my page to create a soft and relaxing feel to it.

The Blue Fern Flourish chipboard was first embossed with Dark Chocolate embossing powder, then I added some Solar Flare glitter randomly in spots with matte gel medium.  Both lilies are from the Wanderlust Lillies set.  The lily to the left of the picture has Blue Ice Glitter applied with matte gel.

The lily to the right has Black Ice glitter applied to the tips with matte gel also.   

Here's my list of Blue Fern Studios products for this layout:

Paper

Heartland - Love Blooms

Heartland - Love Notes

Seedlings

Harvest

Glass

Glitter

Solar Flare

Blue Ice

Black Ice

Flowers

Wanderlust Lillies

Fresh Florals

Embossing Powder

Dark Chocolate

Chipboard

Special Title

Blue Fern Flourish

Thanks for visiting!

~Jessica~

"Rich at Heart" - Challenges Layout!

Hi everyone!  I created my new layout titled "Rich at Heart" for two different challenges this month.  For a list of products used, please see the end of this blog post.

I used the color scheme for the Words and Paintery Challenge:

For the Mixed Media & Art Challenge, I decided to incorporate the sketch for my layout by mirroring it.  I love the sketch this month and will use it on future layouts!  

Instead of embellishing or using color where the purple and green are, I added cheesecloth and feathers for a subtle touch for the layout.

Now for some different angles:

Thanks for the visit and have a wonderful week!
~Jessica~

Here is the list of products I used:

Paper

Blue Fern Studios - Amber & Apricot "Flora"

Stencils

13@rts

Little Birdie

Seedlings

Blue Fern Studios - Paprika

Blue Fern Studios - Gold Nugget

Glitter

Blue Fern Studios - Blue Ice

Chipboard

Blue Fern Studios - Regal Ornaments

Embossing Powder

Blue Fern Studios - Black & Gold

Stamp

Blue Fern Studios - Crackle Texture

Flowers

Blue Fern Studios - Wanderlust Lillies

Blue Fern Studios - Wanderlust Vine

Wild Orchid Crafts - Apple Blossoms

Wild Orchid Crafts - Wild Roses

Little Birdie Flowers

Mists/Sprays

Lindy's Stamp Gang - Fuzzy Navel Peach

Lindy's Stamp Gang - A Bit O' Bubbly

Prima Color Bloom Spray - Glistening Waves