Friday, October 2, 2015

Frolic Fun with Jelissa

Hello friends!

How time flies and we're already in the month of October! Honestly I can't wait for the rest of the year to come by as I know the weather will be a lot cooler (and the northeast winds will be blowing the haze from Indonesia far, far away....)

I'm up today on the Blue Fern Studios blog with two creations for this month. Firstly is this layout of my second boy when he was still a little baby. When our little girl was born she looked exactly like her eldest brother. But as the days went by and I looked at her again, she resembles her second brother! It's amazing how babies change over time in character and appearance.

I'm using the oh-so-gorgeous Frolic collection designed by Michelle Singh. Just love the bright happy colors perfectfor a day out under the sun or just about any other memory that warms your heart. My background work is simple because there were just so much detail in the papers that I wanted to show off.

Some close-ups:


The Deja Vu Atelier chippie which I have covered with a few different mediums. What you see here is crackle paint in pewter (for some reason my cracks are not showing up nicely all over), Perfect Pearls and Sticklers.


For this part of the same chippie, I've painted the flowers with matt paints and leaves with Twinkling H2Os.


Some more detailing here with plastic fillers on one of the chipboard flowers and silver microspheres dotting the leaves. I've layered my photos with pieces from "Calling Cards" from the collection.


My title piece double heat-embossed and sprinkled with distress glitter.

And my balancing cluster with simple fussy cut designs.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper: Frolic - Calling Cards, Friendship, Petite Moments, Veranda, Secretary
Chipboard: Deja Vu Atelier chippie, Mommy's Boy


 My second creation is a layout with a video tutorial. This one is of one of my cats who passed on some years back at the age of 13. Grumpy one she was, but always so elegant and graceful (until the day she tried to sneak up on a grasshopper and it backfired spectacularly).



I used lots of pinks from the Frolic collection because she was such a lady.

Some close-ups:


The Framington Medley chipboard layered on top of fussy-cut frames.


Chained Bits chipboard which I snipped and tucked all over.


My title piece from the Love Story collection. It was sitting in a box full of these cut outs and looked perfect for this layout.


My floral cluster.

And here is the video of how I put everything together. Sit back and enjoy the process!


Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper: Frolic - Secretary, Amoroso, Allegro
Chipboard: Chained Bits, Framington Medley



And that's all I have for today. Thanks for dropping by!

love,


Thursday, October 1, 2015

It's Time for our October Sketch Challenge

Hello everyone and welcome to a new month.  Our tradition is to begin each month with a fresh dose of inspiration in the form of sketch challenge.  Not only do we give you a new sketch to work with, we also show you how some of our talented Creative Team have used the sketch.  Here is this month's sketch, designed by the very talented Michele Singh.



Marie Josee Hamel





Keren Tamir



Marilyn Rivera



Debbie Burns



Sandi Clarkson


Wow, our design team outdid themselves this month.  Excellent job, ladies!
Now it's your turn to show us how you will interpret the sketch.
One lucky winner, selected by a random draw, will receive a prize package 
of Blue Fern Studios chipboard!

In addition, we will also select 3 (or more) layouts to feature.
 
We have just a few simple rules to follow if you would like to participate in our sketch challenge:

1.) Feel free to interpret the sketch as you please by means of taking it as-is or 
flipping/turning/mirroring it to suit your needs, but please make sure your layout resembles the sketch.

2). Please note that you can do whatever type of project you please - a layout, card, 
  canvas, altered item- whatever suits your mood and style! 
We would love to see the different ways our sketch can be used.

3.) You must use at least one piece of Blue Fern Studios chipboard OR use Blue Fern Studios paper on your project. Please note that you do not need to use the pieces featured in the sketch
- use whatever suits your fancy! You can find the store nearest you HERE.
 {Do not use any other brand of chipboard on your project, please!}

4.) Upload your project using the Inlinkz tool below by midnight EST on October 31, 2015

We look forward to seeing how you use our sketch and Blue Fern products!
 
Enter Here:


Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Are You Thinking Ahead to Christmas?

We are, at Blue Fern Studios!  And we have the perfect collection to get you ready to start tackling those holiday projects.   If you plan to make cards, tags, or gifts for your family and friends, we have a beautiful collection to get you started.  And don't forget those projects for your home, or how about displaying a few layouts with photos of Christmas past?  The Blue Fern Vintage Christmas collection is just what you need.  Here's a close-up look at this elegant paper collection featuring shades of blue, green, red, pink, and neutral tones, all with a true vintage look. 







We are also excited to introduce a brand new line of products called Imagine Ink.  These products were created to coordinate with our Vintage Christmas line.  No more searching for just the right color of mist, embossing powder, or glitter.  We have done all the work for you!

Our three new mists are Cotton Candy, Jingle Bells, and Winter Mint and they are sure to add just the right amount of luster and interest to your projects.



We have also added glitter!  These three colors, Phoenix, Caribbean, and Pyrite will bring just the right amount of sparkle!



And wouldn't it be wonderful to have some coordinating Embossing Powder?  We have taken care of that, too.  What an awesome way to enhance our chipboard designs!  Once again, we have taken the guess-work out of it by selecting four colors that will coordinate with the Vintage Christmas collection - Lucky, Poinsettia, Petal, and Fern. 


We sure hope this has put you in the mood for Christmas.  We will be showing you projects from our Creative Team later this month.  Wait until you see how they are using these products!

And of course, we have designed some beautiful chipboard pieces, just in time for your holiday and winter creating.   Be sure to check back next week when we reveal the new designs.

Sunday, September 27, 2015

'Memories' by Marta Lapkowska

Hi everyone,

It's Marta Lapkowska here! Are you rady for some inspirations ?
I have made two layouts for today's post. Two different styles but two equally interesting projects.

First page is totally mixed media based layout.


I used brand new paper collection 'Autumn Anthology'. For some interest I added some white string across the page.


I have added some modelling paste through the stencil. Everythig was coloured with sprays.



As my final touch I added chipborad 'Clip Frames'.
You can follow the whole creative process on the video tutorial.
I hope you will enjoy it:


My second make is plain and clean.
As you can see this layout is flat and easy to store. Even tho I am a mixed media girl I like to make sometimes easy pages which could be challening for me. No art mediums ? Oh yes, just stunning papers and few wonderful chipboards!


I must say I love the papers from 'Frolic' collection. Bright, very colourful and beautiful!


I embossed all the chipboards with yellow embossing powder.


I love fussy-cutting :)


I wish you a very creative day !
Love, Marta xx

Saturday, September 26, 2015

autumn Anthology layouts with Yuko


Hello!It's Yuko here!
I was pleased very much at the moment when I had "autumn Anthology " in my hand!
There are very beautiful!!!

I made 2 layouts Very fun!



【story】
I often take a picture together with my daughter.

That's a very important memory.



After painted gesso for this chip board, we put a partially lame.

A stamp of brick used this.
Stamp: Essential Textures - Click Image to Close



Repeatedly to cut out a lot of paper.



Banner is a stamp that was released this time.
It is very easy to use even feel the right size!

  



 

<Autumn Anthology>
Balcony/Calling Cards/Perfumeries/Mercantile
<stamps> Flight&Flair
<chipboard>   Ironwork Edges/Story, Fairy tale, Magic/Mesh Bits






【memories】
We went to grape picking the other day.
It was very fun!



Clip Frames - Click Image to Close
Various size sets the cardboard of this frame and seem to play an active part again from now on.


There so many beautiful patterns in the paper.
It is to be fun to cut.







<Autumn Anthology>
Gazebo/CallingCards/Perfumeris/ Newsworthy/Penmanship
<chipboard> Clip Frames
<mists> Leaf
The Christmas line was announced the other day, too!
It is very wonderful, and that is a pleasure now, too❤



Thank you!