March Projects with Cathi

It is March and that means spring will be here soon! I really hope so as it has been raining for days here in Ireland!! Since it is a new month it is also time for a new sketch!! This month my layout features the beautiful new collection Courtship Lane. I have used the gorgeous Town Gossip and Calling Cards papers as a base for my layout.

Here is the beautiful sketch for March:

Here you can see a close up where I used the gorgeous Imagine Ink Dusty Rose glitter through a mask using gel medium to adhere it to the layout through the mask. I chose some yummy flowers from my stash.

I used the Everlasting Love chipboard as my title, embossing it with the Imagine Ink Verdant embossing powder.  I have also tucked in some of the Mesh Bits texture chipboard to add some interest to the background of my layout. I embossed them with the really distressed looking Imagine Ink Oatmeal embossing powder.

I added some metal butterflies as well as a chipboard Royal Monarch butterfly which is covered again in the Imagine Ink Dusty Rose glitter. Here you can see several Calling Card pieces from the collection tucked in under my image. I finished off my layout with a cute little paper clip on the photo, been loving those lately on my cards and layouts.

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:

Paper:

Blue Fern Studios Courtship Lane Collection~Town Gossip

Blue Fern Studios Courtship Lane Collection~Calling Cards

Chipboard:

Mesh Bits

Everlasting Love

Royal Monarchs

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:

Verdant

Oatmeal

Imagine Ink Glitter:

Dusty Rose

Stamps:

Forever

Essential Textures

My next project is a another layout using the beautiful Courtship Lane papers. I just love the colors and designs in this new collection, vintage but fresh and spring like too with the gorgeous images and colors. I used the beautiful Lover's Lane paper as my base and both sides of the Main Street paper to build up my layers.

In this first closeup you can see the Turkish Bits chipboard. I colored this randomly for a distressed look with the gorgeous Imagine Ink Mystic Plum embossing powder.

I used stamps from the Forever stamp set in Seedless Preserves Distress Ink to give some great texture to my backgrounds. I also stamped a doily from the Weathered Doilies set in Walnut Stain Distress Ink. I used many flowers from my stash here and some fun piles of twine for texture.

At the bottom right of my layout I used several paper layers and the Amour chipboard from the French Words set.  I embossed this in Imagine Ink Mystic Plum embossing powder again. Here you can see more of my stamping and some splashing to pick up the purple.

In my main flower cluster I had a great time coloring the beautiful Symphony Corner chipboard piece. I added a mixture of Ginger Imagine Ink embossing powder and the Mystic Plum. I just love the look it gives!! The flowers are from my stash and build up the vintage colors in the papers and image. I added little bark heart from my stash to finish it off. This is one of my favorite layouts I have made lately, just love the unusual mix of colors inspired by this paper!

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:

Paper:

Blue Fern Studios Courtship Lane Collection~Lover's Lane

Blue Fern Studios Courtship Lane Collection~Main Street

Chipboard:

Turkish Bits

French Words

Symphony Corner 

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:

Mystic Plum

Ginger

Stamps:

Weathered Doilies

Forever

For my final March project I did a set of cards using the Montage paper collection. So bright and cheerful, I love how these cards turned out. 

I just love using the Calling Card and Bouquet papers to add details to these cards. For my first card I have used the Sweet sentiment from the Bouquet paper. The teacup is fussy cut from the Calling Cards paper. I have used two layers from the Invitation and Society papers from the collection. I have embossed the Leafy Bough chipboard in Imagine Ink Grassy Knoll and finished off the card with flowers from my stash and some stitching. I have stamped a bit of texture onto the card using the Essential Textures net stamp.

My second card features the Bouquet paper sentiment and the Now and Then and Wisdom papers. I layered them and added some stitching, flowers and a twine bow around my sentiment. To finish the card off I used a gorgeous Brigitte Butterfly embossed in the gorgeous Imagine Ink Oatmeal embossing powder.

For my final card I have used the Fairyland paper which I have stitched and stamped with the Essential Textures stamp set. I have layered lots of flowers from my stash and added some twine loops. My sentiment is from the Bouquet paper and I have added a beautiful chipboard heart from the Heart Set embossed in Imagine Ink Dusty Rose embossing powder.

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:

Paper:

Blue Fern Studios Montage Collection~Bouquet

Blue Fern Studios Montage Collection~Calling Cards

Blue Fern Studios Montage Collection~Invitation

Blue Fern Studios Montage Collection~Society

Blue Fern Studios Montage Collection~Now and Then

Blue Fern Studios Montage Collection~Wisdom

Blue Fern Studios Montage Collection~Fairyland

Chipboard:

Leafy Bough

Brigitte Butterfly Set

Heart Set

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:

Oatmeal

Grassy Knoll

Dusty Rose

Stamps:

Essential Textures

The new Courtship Lane papers are just stunning, I love the colors and the beautiful images in the designs and can't wait to play with the new flowers in the collection later this month!! I hope you will go have a look at the stunning new collection!!