January inspiration by Vera Shelemekh

Hey Blue Fern Studios fans! Vera Shelemekh is here for another wonderful creative term :)

Let me write a couple of words about myself for those who has recently joined the blog.

I'm Russian living and working in Moscow - the capital city. I'm a big fan of scrapbooking, papercrafting and quilting. I can't imagine my crafty space without paper and scissors.

Almost all of my layouts are telling stories about my family which consists of two young men: my 6 year old son and my hubby.

Scrapbooking is not only my hobby. It is my job and my lifestyle. I own a small shop on Etsy and occasionally teach people papercrafting.

You can find more information about me on social media:

Instagram @vera_shelemekh

Blog https://verusha-ru.blogspot.ru/

FB https://www.facebook.com/vera.shelemekh 

Last year I started to make my Wedding album with amazing Blue Fern Studios papers and embelishments but I feel like I need more layouts to achieve the goal. So today I will share some new wedding layouts with Remnants papers and printed chipboards.

The first one is experimental as I've never made layouts with huge photos.

I've taken Remnants - Devonshire for the background and embelished it with Remnants printed chipboards, the fence covered with Antique gold embossing powder and leaves covered with Lime and Aocado embossing powder.

 

 With some Meadow seedlings, Apricot and Heartland blossoms and Lace the layout looks full of tender feelings.

 

 

 

 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

Remnants - Devonshire

 

Chipboards:

Remnants printed chipboard

 

Embossing powder:

 Lime

Avocado

Antique gold

 

Stamps:

Sweet titles

Seedlings

Meadow

Flowers:

Apricot blooms

Heartland blossoms

Lace:

Lace 4

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The other layout is more brutal, One of the photo locations was a brick wall so I tried to imitate the pattern on the background with the help of Essental Textures stamp and the new Ivory Embossing powder.

 

To the background I also added butterflies with the Stamp - Garden Frolic

 

 

 Chipboard butterflies are covered with Soot glitter and Iridescent Grey and Icicle embossing powders

 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers: 

Remnants - Callaway

Remnants - Vignette

 

Chipboards:

Remnants printed chipboard

 

Embossing powder:

Icicle

Ivory

Iridescent Grey

14 Karat

 

Stamps:

Essential textures

Garden Frolic

Deja vu

Seedlings 

Gold Nugget

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And for the dessert today I prepared two Valentine cards for someone really special. 

I switched my attention to the amazing Heartland collection which I love with all of my heart. 

Heartland - Bicycle for Two and  Red Rose Ball as background and for fussy cutting.

 

And the Angel is cut from Heartland Love notes. I covered hearts and  vine chipies with the mix of lime and avocado embossing powder. I also added some Mauve seedlings here and there and bits of Lace 3

 And of course you have noticed the Fresh florals.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers: 

Heartland - Bicycle for Two

Heartland - Red Rose Ball

Heartland -  Love notes

 

Embossing powder:

Avocado

Lime 

Glistening sand

 

Seedlings 

Mauve

 

Flowers

Fresh florals 

Lace

Lace 3

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I thank everyone for stopping by and wish you a good crafty season with Blue Fern Studios!

See you in February ;)

December inspiration by Vera Shelemekh

Ho ho ho, Vera Shelemekh is knocking at the door)
Merry Christmas to all Blue Fern Studios fans all over the world!

Let me share some sparkling Christmas layouts and one extra off the page project which I'm sure you will enjoy.
First I'll share a very festive layout made with the brand new Remnants collection. I've used Remnants - Beaumont dark side as background and some Remnants printed chipboards in decor.

I've applied a huge variety of wonderful Blue Fern Studios chipboards: Graduated Circles,

hat from Cozy Christmas set, Holiday Treats, Holly Sprigs, Winter flakes and the title. The gingerbrad man is covered with Antique gold Embossing powder.

 

The background is shining with Fire engine glitter, Flaming and Fir tree seedlings and 

Holly springs are covered with Avocado embossing powder and the circle frame with Glistening sand.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

Remnants - Beaumont 

 

Chipboards:

Remnants printed chipboard

Graduated Circles

Cozy Christmas set

 Holiday Treats

 Holly Sprigs

Winter flakes 

Title

Embossing powder:

 Icicle
Avocado

Antique gold 

Glistening sand

Seedlings: 

Seedlings - Flaming

  Seedlings - Fir Tree

 

Glitter

Fire Engine 

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I have two more layouts with both Vintage Christmas collections. These are gifts for my good Instagram followers.

 This one is very tender and full of sweet romance with Vintage Christmas - Auld Lang Syne as background. And the frame is taken from the new Vintage Christmas printed chipboards set.

 I added Snow Medley and covered it with fools gold glitter. Therelayout is embelished with bits of fussy cut flowers from different collections.

 The black and white photo demands some contrast black elements, so I added some stamping with Holiday Wreath. And the title Heartland hoho chipboard perfectly fits the story.

 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

Vintage Christmas - Auld Lang Syne 

Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday Cards

 

Chipboards:

Vintage Christmas printed chipboard

Heartland hoho

Snow Medley

Embossing powder:

 Icicle

 

Glitter

Fool's gold

Stamps:

Jingle bells

Holiday Wreath

Flowers:

Apricot blooms

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One more Christmas layout  and it seems the stories and pictures are never ending ) It was such a fun mixing Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday treats paper sheet with fussy cut elements from Holiday cards.

 

The photo is framed into Sweet Home Vignette chipboard covered with Antique gold embossing powder. 

 
I also added festive Flaming and Mustard seedlings and covered the gesso pattern with Fire Engine glitter

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday treats

Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday Cards

 

Chipboards:

Vintage Christmas printed chipboard

Sweet Home Vignette 

Cozy Christmas

Embossing powder:

 Icicle

Antique gold

 

Glitter

Fire engine

Stamps:

Christmas chimney

Seedlings

 Flaming

Mustard

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And for the dessert I prepared a couple of crafty fir tree toys made of adhesive tape bobbins.

They are so tiny and cute! I decorated inner parts with trees from Winer forest chipboards set and characters cut from Vintage Christmas holiday cards.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers: 

Vintage Christmas - Noel

Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday cards

 

Chipboards:

Winter forest

Embossing powder:

Avocado

 

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I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy new year!

See you in January *)

November inspiration and Video tutorial by Vera Shelemekh

Hello Blue Fern Studios fans!
Vera Shelemekh is here all over in tinsel and glitter  Why? Just because Christmas is coming. And I don't know a scrapbooker who didn't pile the crafty space with Christmas paper and embelishments.
I did! And today I'll show you two Christmas layouts + a video tutorial with the amazing Vintage Christmas collection.

The fist layout is about my son and snowy Christmas eve. The picture was taken last year. Colors fit the Vintage Christmas collection perfectly. I used Let it snow paper as background.

 

Winter trees chipboards are covered with green acrylic paint and Blue Fern Studios Avocado Embossing powder

 

 

I also included deer in the composition. It's covered with Icicle Embossing powder.

Have you seen the new fantastic Vintage Christmas printed Chipboards? I've used the piece with the house.

The leaves die cuts are made of Vintage Christmas 2 - Twas the Night. And I laso cut some flowers from Holiday cards and Vintage Christmas - Deck the Halls

 Please, enjoy my video tutorial from which you will learn how this layout is made.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Vintage Christmas 2 - Let it snow

Vintage Christmas 2 - Twas the Night

Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday cards

Vintage Christmas - Deck and Halls 

Vintage Christmas 2 - Jolly

Chipboards:

Vintage Christmas printed chipboard

Winter trees

Winter deer

  Cozy Christmas

Embossing powder:

 Icicle
Avocado

Seedlings: 

Seedlings - Flaming

  Seedlings - Fir Tree

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And one more Christmas layout about our family tradition to gather in my Father's in law place and have fun sledging and playing snowballs. Hopefully snow falls soon))

There is another family tradition to hide presents under Christmas trees and in piles of snow and search them at night)) So we pretend Santa is nearby)

For the background I used Vintage Christmas 2 - Tree Trimmings.

Framed winterwords are used as Title. All the chipboards in this layout are covered with Icicle Embossing Power.

 

Santa is cut from  Vintage Christmas 2 - Jolly

I love how the Tweet friends chipboard looks in the sceene.

I embelished the layout with a cup from cozy Christmas set and pieces of Lace 6.

 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Vintage Christmas 2 - Tree Trimmings.

Vintage Christmas 2 - Twas the Night

Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday cards

Vintage Christmas 2 - Jolly

Chipboards:

  Cozy Christmas

Tweet friends

Framed winter words

Embossing powder:

 Icicle

Stamps:

Gift Tag Kit

Lace:

Lace 6

Thank you for stoppong by. Enjoy your Christmas preparation, the time will pass very quickly, and see you in December *)

September inspiration by Vera Shelemekh

Hello Blue Fern Studios Fans! Vera Shelemekh is here with amazing Amber and Apricot inspiration. I'm in a flourish mood this month so all of my projects are full of wonderful Apricot flowers.

The first layout is dedicated to a bicycle ride. This photo was taken specially for the russian Scrapbooker of the year contest last summer (I never ride a bike with a newspaper in my hands in normal life).

This piece of printed chipboard inspired my to create this layout.

 

I framed the photo into small Krystal's frame covered with my favourite icicle embossing powder. In the layers of flowers you will also find beautiful Fading blooms chipboards covered with baby pink and avocado embossing powders.

 The layout is decorated with fussy cut flowers from the Amber and Apricot Tweet meloody and the Flora papers.

  I also added some elements from Lace 4.

 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

Amber & Apricot - Friendship

Amber & Apricot - Flora

Amber & Apricot - Tweet melody

 

Chipboards:

Amber & Apricot - Printed Chipboard

Small Krystal's frame

 Fading blooms

 

Embossing powder:

 Avocado

Icicle

Baby pink

Lace:

Lace 4

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The second layout is about my little son. He has got a funny hat and looks like a Bee man in it )

I've used Amber & Apricot - Joyful as background.

With a lot of yellow and brown flowers it makes Autumn so soft and warm. The composition consists of  Amber & Apricot printed chipboards, fussy cut roses from Yesteryear paper...

The is also some Honey bits stamping on background.

 and I added here and there bees stamped with Amber accents.

I love the look of Mustard Seedlings here. Just like drops of honey )

 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

Amber & Apricot - Joyful

Amber & Apricot - Flora

Amber & Apricot -Yesteryear

 

Chipboards:

Amber & Apricot - Printed Chipboard
Basic Stems

 

Embossing powder:

 Chilie Powder

Seedlings:

Mustard

 

Stamps:

Honey bits

Amber accents

 

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And now my traditional out of page project.

This is a box for knits and needles decorated with elements from Miss Tailor set. The elements are covered with Antique gold embossing powder.

I also used a couple of tender Apricot blooms and a Happy Rose.

You can also notice some Lace 4 and Tweeg seedlings in the decor. 

Papers:

Amber & Apricot - Chapters

 

Chipboards:

Amber & Apricot - Printed Chipboard

Miss Tailor Set

 

Embossing powder:

 Antique gold

Lace:

Lace 4

 

Flowers:

 Happy roses

Apricot Blooms

Seedlings:

Tweeg

Thank you for stopping by, wish you a happy Indian summer and see you in October *)