"Memories" Layout for Mixed Media and Art Challenge

Hello everyone! I have a new layout titled "Memories" that I want to share for the Mixed Media and Art challenge for July.

Here is July's mood board:

I wanted to make something using this picture of my sister and nephew. I really liked the sketch for the challenge and of course I had to use the blue from the mood board. The colors of my layout match the colors in my sister's house so she can hang it in a shadow box.

Here are more close-ups...

Thanks for stopping by and go and check out the July challenge!

~ Jessica ~

"Hello" - Tattered Walls Collection by Blue Fern Studios

Hi everyone!  I have another layout for Blue Fern Studios to share titled "Hello".   I used the back side of the Tattered Walls Apartment B paper.  It is difficult to see under all of the paints and gesso, but I used strips of the orange Tattered Walls The Reading Room paper.  As matting under the picture, I used an old scrap piece of the Amber and Apricot Chapters paper with the London Chronicles stamp.

The white and peach roses are from the Happy Roses set.  I added some Mocha Glitter on the tips.  The title "Hello" is a piece of the Tattered Walls Ephemera.  I also added a couple of pieces of Lace 3B.  Around the picture area, I used the Crackle Textures stamp with the new Sparkling Navy embossing powder for interest.  In addition, I used the Tattered Newsprint stamp with black solvent ink around the white gesso areas.

Next, you can see the Paprika seedlings that I added around the picture.  I also put some Silver Seedlings around these areas because they match well with the picture.  The rose buds are the two pieces of one of the Christmas Blooms flowers tucked under the roses.

Under the picture, I have tucked in a few pieces of the Tattered Walls Ephemera.  The chipboard I used is the new A Spring Day chipboard that I cut into 3 pieces then I embossed the pieces with the new Azul embossing powder.  Finally, below the Silver Seedlings, I added some Clear seedlings.

Products Used:

Paper

Tattered Walls - Apartment B

Amber and Apricot - Chapters

Tattered Walls - The Reading Room

Tattered Walls Ephemera

Flowers

Happy Roses

Christmas Blooms

Chipboard

A Spring Day

Embossing Powder

Azul

Sparkling Navy

Seedlings

Paprika

Silver

Clear

Glitter

Mocha

Stamps

London Chronicle

Crackle Textures

Tattered Newsprint

Lace

3B

I appreciate you stopping by today!  Come back soon.  :-)

~ Jessica ~

"Journey" Blue Fern Studios Tattered Walls Layout

Hello folks!  Another layout I created for Blue Fern Studios this month is titled "Journey".  I used The Powder Room paper from the Tattered Walls Collection.  To soften the background, I put on two coats of diluted gesso.  I chose to use the Journey chipboard title at the bottom.  All of my chipboard was painted with a blue paint first, then I used Pearl embossing powder to emboss the pieces.

Next to the photo, I chose to use two pieces from the new Classic Mini Frames set (painted blue then embossed with Pearl embossing powder).

The blue flowers are from the Chesterville Blooms set.  The new flowers with the blue gems are from the Spring Blooms set.  For the stenciled areas, I used clear crackle texture paste and added Blue Ice glitter over the areas.  I used the crackle texture paste so that when I painted around the stenciled areas, the paint would repel from the glittered areas.  You can see around my stenciled area that I used the music notes from the For the Birds stamp set embossed with our new Azul embossing powder.

And lastly, you can see the Tattered Walls Ephemera that I used under my picture.

Products Used:

Paper

Tattered Walls - The Powder Room

Tattered Walls Ephemera

Chipboard

Journey

Classic Mini Frames

Embossing Powder

Azul

Stamps

For the Birds

Flowers

Chesterville Blooms

Spring Blooms

Glitter

Blue Ice

Thanks for checking out my layout today!

~ Jessica ~

"Love" July Layout for Blue Fern Studios

Hey everyone.  I hope your July is going well!  My first Blue Fern Studios layout this month uses the new Tattered Walls Collection is titled "Love".

My background paper is "The Powder Room" from the Tattered Walls Collection.  Under the photo I used a piece of "The Reading Room" paper painted brown around the edges.

I used a lot of different flowers from various sets on my layout.  To begin, I took the pink flower from the Summer Blossoms collection and took the two pieces apart.  I then had two buds to use for my project - I just folded them and put them in place.  The flower with the blue gem in the middle is from the new Spring Blooms set.  The off-white flower is from the Fresh Florals set.  I removed the stamens, added a gem and put the new Aquamarine Seedlings around it.

The large blue flower is from the Heartland Blossoms set and the pink petals under it is half of a flower from the Spring Florals set.  The vine you see around the picture is from the Wanderlust Vine set spritzed with a shimmering brown spray mist.  I used the Garden Daisies chipboard behind my flowers and embossed it with Ivory embossing powder.

I used various pieces of the Tattered Walls Ephemera around my layout for interest.  The title Love is from the Adore, Love, Cherish chipboard set.  I first embossed it in Ivory, then I used the Crackle Textures stamp to emboss the crackles with the new Sparkling Navy embossing powder.  I did the same thing with the new Glam Frame behind the picture.

The background was just created by using texture paste with a stencil.  Then I used the Crackle Textures stamp with Sparkling Navy embossing powder for more texture.  I then added a blue spray mist over it.

Products Used:

Paper

Tattered Walls - "The Powder Room"

Tattered Walls - "The Reading Room"

Tattered Walls Ephemera

Flowers

Fresh Florals

Spring Blooms

Summer Blooms

Spring Florals

Hearland Blossoms

Wanderlust Vine

Chipboard

Glam Frame

Adore, Love, Cherish

Garden Daisies

Embossing Powder

Ivory

Sparkling Navy

Seedlings

Aquamarine

Stamps

Crackle Textures

Come back later this week for another Tattered Walls layout with a dark background!  Hope to see you soon!

~ Jessica ~

"Happiness is Homemade" for BFS!

"Happiness is Homemade"

Hello friends!  My first layout for Blue Fern Studios for May uses the Homespun Collection.

Using the Homemade paper for my background and Home Sweet Home for matting, I used the printed chipboard under the picture and as my title.  I used Glass seedlings and Army Dust glitter along with the Crackle Texture Stamp with green mists to create the background.

To the left of the picture you will see the the heart from the XOXO Title chipboard primed with gesso then painted in 2 different colors of pink mists.  The lily on this side is from the Harvest Lillies set.

To the right of the page, you can see a piece of the Wanderlust Vine Set and flower from the Dark Tropic Lillies Set.  I used a piece of Lace #12 to decorate the bottom.

Come on by my blog later this week for more inspiration!
~Jessica

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper

Homespun - Homemade

Homespun - Home Sweet Home

Chipboard

Xoxo Title Set

Homespun Printed Chipboard

Flowers

Harvest Lillies

Dark Tropic Lillies

Wanderlust Vine

Stamp

Crackle Texture

Seedlings

Glass

Glitter

Army Dust

Lace

Lace #12