Pop & Grandma's House (3rd layout for Blue Fern Studios October Fan of the Month)

The gorgeous Blue Fern Studios new Homespun paper collection has such a nice nostalgic feel!  

The Homestead page immediately brought back wonderful memories of going to Pop & Grandma's House!

I usually have a photo as the focal point on my layouts, but I did something I've never done before 

and here is what I came up with!

There are so many wonderful cards on the Calling Cards page!  

I went all out, but hey, they fit the theme of my layout - Grandma's fabulous cooking!  

The fussy cut corner pieces are adhered with foam tape for dimension.  

The center focal area is a 6x6 piece from the backside of the page Picturesque. 

I made this into a pocket using foam tape on three sides and then placed it in the center of the page. 

I decorated it using cut outs from the Calling Cards page and some cute flowers. 

Blue Fern's Scalloped Border chipboard is heat embossed with their lovely new color Goldilocks.  

To coordinate with the layout, I lightly brushed it with white gesso and added some mini pink & mint roses.

Next I printed (using a piece from the page Crafty) some memories I have as a very young child going to Pop & Grandma's.  My journaled card fits perfectly inside the pocket.  I punched & inked the edge for femininity.  

A small wooden clothes pin is decorated with words from the Calling Cards page and some gold nail heads.

Here is the front of my journaled card:

see below the photo for the journaled words

Pop & Grandma’s House

Delightful scents from Grandma’s kitchen

always filled the entire house.

Everything was made from scratch and

never once was a written recipe used!

My very most favorites that Grandma cooked

were her Rump Roast with dark Southern gravy & 

her homemade Fig Tarts were the ultimate best!

She would walk around the table to make sure that everyone

had filled their plates before she would serve herself.

What a darling love she was!

My love of cooking has been handed down from Grandma Romero.

I learned how to cook several family recipes & carry on tradition.

Now when I smell my own “roast with rice & gravy”

or take the exhausting time to make homemade fig tarts,

I just can’t help but remember those wonderful smells

from Grandma’s kitchen!

 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~

On the back of the card I adhered a laminated photo of Pop & Grandma Romero

 celebrating their 50th Anniversary!  This is exactly how I remember them. 

Notice that the backside of the clothes pin has the rest of the sentiment on it. : )

I'm speechless with the stunning wedding lace from Blue Fern!!

I just HAD to use it on this page!

After all, not only does it look super fabulous, but it significantly resembles 

Pop & Grandma's Golden Anniversary!  How perfect is that?!

I placed a photo of Pop & Grandma's house where it could be easily seen.  

I don't know when it was taken but I'm guessing from the style of the cars 

that it could possibly be in the 1930's. 

Now it's time for my most favorite part of the decorating process....Creating beautiful flower clusters!

I used Blue Fern's Christmas Blooms and they are gorgeous!  

The Blue Fern Seedlings I used inside some of the flowers look fantastic don't they?

The backside of Blue Fern's Timeless collection page Maçonnerie was used to die cut the piney leaves.

I just LOVE the house printed on this Homestead page!

This has been one of the most enjoyable layouts to create!

I so appreciate you stopping by to take a look.
You can also go to Blue Fern's site for my post there.

I'll be back for my final Fan of the Month layout next Wednesday & hope you'll drop by!

Have a wonderful week!  Lisa : )

Products used:

Blue Fern Studios - 

Homespun paper collection:

"Homestead" - main layout

"Calling Cards" - cut out decorations

"Picturesque" - backside 6x6 piece for pocket

"Crafty" - printed journaled card

Timeless paper collection:

Maçonnerie (backside for piney leaf die cuts)

Embellishments:

Christmas Blooms

Scalloped Border

Lace 9C

Imagine Ink Media:

Goldilocks

Fir Tree

Mauve

Martha Stewart Punches - 

Crotchet Loop

Doily Lace

Rose Leaf

Tattered Lace dies - 

Ornate Leaves

Wild Orchid Crafts - 

2-tone Mixed Open Roses - 10mm (used mint)

2-tone Champagne Pink Open Roses - 20mm

Mixed Pink Open Roses-10mm (used pale pink)

2-tone Mixed Open Roses - 10mm (used pale pink & rose centers)

Sizzix - 

Big Shot

Magnetic Platform

Michael's - Gold Nail Heads; small wooden Clothes Pin

ColorBox Pigment Inks - Hunter Green; Rouge; Berrylicious

Creamy Brown & Chestnut Roan
(Nightfall Petal Point)

Adhesives - 

Foam Tape (cards & fussy cutting)

Beacon (flowers & piney leaves)

Tombow (chipboard)

Scor-Tape (photo on back of journaled card)

Pretty as a Picture (2nd layout for Blue Fern Studios October Fan of the Month)

Today I'm very happy and excited to show you the second layout I've created 

as the Blue Fern Studios October Fan of the Month!

 This is my beautiful Mom when she was just 18 years old in 1948.

I knew this lovely photo would be perfect for the breathtaking page named 

Picturesque in the Blue Fern Studios Homespun collection!  

My designs always coordinate around pretty paper, rather than covering it up.  

That's exactly what I've done here.  

Not only is the gorgeous paper a stand out, but so are all of the embellishments!

Every one of my creations has special meaning for me in some way.  

This one of course is my dear mother, but also I noticed that she's wearing a pearl necklace.  

I rummaged through the costume/faux jewelry pieces of hers and found a pearl necklace!
 Some snippets from it really add a little bit more of 'her' in this layout.

  

I was especially excited to see things about sewing in this gorgeous Homespun collection!

My mother could sew very well and often made dresses for me when I was a child. 

She later made many of them for my daughter too!

I fussy cut & edge inked some ornate scissors from the Crafty page. 
They fit nicely at the bottom of the 'frame'.

  

On the Calling Cards page were lots of choices too!  

The 'Simple Sewing Cards' is adorable and a great corner fit!

Also, how perfect it is to use the word 'Homemade'.  

A Homespun Bloom really dressed up these cute cards!

The photo is placed on cardboard for added dimension & then framed by a pretty floral piece 

that is found on the backside of the Picturesque page. 

The beautiful Blue Fern chipboard piece, Royal Border, is heat embossed in Rusty Rose.

The entire piece was then lightly brushed with matte gel and heavily coated with Ruby Slippers glitter. 

I let this dry and set, then brushed off excess areas with my fingertip and a dry paint brush.  

Look how gorgeous it turned out!

I made two matching flower clusters for each side of the photo with the pretty Homespun Blooms.  

Red Christmas berry picks were added to match the printed ones on the page!  

Blue Fern's beautiful flesh toned Lace 3 was the perfect size.

Thank you so much for stopping by today.

I'm anxious to get started on next Wednesday's layout and I hope you'll be back to see it!

Have a great week everyone!

Lisa : )

Products used:

Blue Fern Studios - 

Homespun paper collection:

Picturesque

Calling Cards

Crafty

Imagine Ink Media:

Rusty Rose (EP)

Ruby Slippers (Glitter)

Embellishments:

Royal Border chipboard

Homespun Blooms #837388

Lace 3

Wild Orchid Crafts - 

2-tone Yellow Aster Daisies

Rose Leaves 40mm

MINI Red mix Sweetheart Blossoms

Hobby Lobby - Red Christmas berry picks

Blue Fern Studios October Fan of the Month - 1st layout

Hi everyone!  I'm so happy to share some exciting news with you!  

I was chosen to be the October Fan of the Month for Blue Fern Studios!!  

Every Wednesday in October I will present a brand new creation on their site, as well as here on my blog. 
I'm THRILLED because I've used their products for quite a long time.

  Their paper collections are my favorite!  

The first layout for October is one that I previously made - Lucy's Beloved String .  

I used many Blue Fern products on this one.  It's one of my most favorites of Lucy. 

I chose this layout as my first presentation because it speaks volumes about who I am.....

a cat lover (especially of Lucy & Miss Gali). >^..^<  

Hope you will have time to hop over and read my bio and see my first post on the Blue Fern Studios site!  

Just click here.

Have a wonderful day!  Lisa : )

Blue Fern Studios Products used:

Happy Accident paper "Blessing" backside

Essential Textures Clear Stamp Set - bricks

Imagine Ink embossing powders - Oatmeal & Starry Night

Chipboard - Doodle Corners