April Projects by Catherine Giguère

Hello Blue Fern Studios Fans!  Here's my turn to share my April projects with you. This month, I  worked with the Spring Parade collection and with the Courtship Lane collection.

Bonheur

For my first layout, I used 'Marketplace' paper from the BFS Spring Parade collection. I did a textured background with stencil, modeling paste, BFS 'Tattered Newspaper' and 'Essential Textures Stamps', art stones and different inks (blue, violet and yellow).

I embossed my chipboards 'Folkart Frame' and 'Organic Vine Corner' with BFS Imagine Ink 'Antique Gold'. 

I embossed my title (Bonheur) with  BFS Imagine Ink 'Amethyst'.

I cut the 'Organic Vine Corner' in half to put the pieces under my flowers. Then, I add a lot of BFS flowers.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

Spring Parade 'Marketplace'

Spring Parade 'Spring Petites'

Chipboards

Folkart Frame

Organic Vine Corner

French Words

Stamp

Tattered Newsprint

Essential Textures

Embossing Powder

BFS Imagine Ink 'Antique Gold'

BFS Imagine Ink 'Amethyst'

Flowers

Christmas Blooms

Courtship Roses

Dark Tropic Lilies

Attic Charm Daisies

Spring Florals

Spring Peony and Berries

Special

For my second layout, I used the paper 'Sunday Best' from the new BFS Spring Parade collection. I used modeling paste, stencils, green, aqua and brown inks and the BFS stamps 'Making Plans', 'Coarse Fabrics' and 'Tattered Newsprint' to do my background. 

I embossed all my chipboards with BFS Imagine Ink 'Ginger'.

I add a lot of BFS green, yellow and white flowers and I glued my title on them.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

Spring Parade 'Sunday Best'

Spring Parade 'Spring Petites'

Chipboards

Rock Wall Bits

Bits of Honey

Perfect, Adorable, Special

Stamp

Making Plans

Coarse Fabrics

Tattered Newsprint

Embossing Powder

BFS Imagine Ink 'Ginger'

Flowers

Attic Charm Glitter Roses

Attic Charm Daisies

Christmas Blooms

Courtship Roses

Late Winter Lilies

Merveilleux

For my last layout this month, I used the paper 'Concert Hall' from the Courtship Lane collection. 

I embossed my BFS chipboards 'Classic Ornement', 'Grand Ornement' and my title 'Merveilleux' with BFS Imagine Ink 'Coral'.

I glued my title on my flowers and I cut my chipboards 'Grand Ornement' and 'Classic Ornements' in two pieces and I glued them under my picture.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

Courtship Lane 'Concert Hall'

Courtship Lane 'Calling Cards'

Chipboards

Classic Ornaments

Grand Ornament

French Adjectives 1

Stamp

Serendipity Medley

Embossing Powder

BFS Imagine Ink 'Coral'

Flowers

Chesterville Blooms

Late Winter Lilies

I hope you have found some inspiration. I wish you a nice crafty day!

Catherine Giguère

Memoires inspiration by Pascale

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Blue Fern Studios with three new projects featuring the new collection designed By Michelle " Memoires ".  For the first one, I chose a photo I've taken during a trip in Montrésor (Loire Valley, France), one of the most beautiful villages in France. The bridge came from the Eiffel workshop.

I started to cut the "Remember When" paper in two which I glued it on a cardboard. Then I primed the new background.

I  embossed the Organic Vine with the Black Sand embossing powder. I painted the Classic Ornament with black gesso, then I covered it with Graphite Paste.

I embossed the title Peaceful with the Sand and Sea embossing powder. I embossed it a second time with the Pearl embossing powder and I started again with the Sand and Sea.

I cut a few Post Cards from the Photographic Record paper to add under the photo. I glued all the embellishments.

To finish the layout, I added some texture to the background with the Scratched stamp and the Sand and Sea embossing powder.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Papers - Memoires (Remember When, Photographic Record)
Chipboards - Organic Vine; Classic Ornaments; Peaceful, Stillness & Contentment
Stamp - Scratched
Imagine Ink - Embossing Powders (Black Sand, Sand and Sea, Pearl)

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Here is my second project : an art journal page. After my New York Journal and my Family Journal, I decided to start a new Journal with all the castles I visited in the Loire Valley. Here is the first page with the castle of Chaumont-sur-Loire (Loire Valley, France)

I glued the left-overs from the different chipboards (Turkish Panel, Dot Grid Panel, Quilted Panel, Flutter Medley, Floral Lattice Bits...) to add texture to the page. I primed them with white gesso.

I added more texture with different stamps and embossing powders : the Journey stamp with the Black Sand powder, ...

... the Arcadia Texture with the Pearl and the Grungy Grid with the Sand and Sea. Then I sprayed different inks. The embossing powders have a resist effect.

I splattered some ink and sprinkled some Black Sand embossing powder while it was still wet and heat set it. 

I cut some Post Cards from the Calling Cards and the Photographic Record to add under the photo.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Papers - Memoires (Calling Cards, Photographic Record)
Stamps - Grungy Grid, Journey, Arcadia Texture
Imagine Ink - Embossing Powders (Black Sand, Sand and Sea, Pearl)

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Here is my third October's project for Blue Fern Studios. I work again with the Memoires collection. I chose a photo of Rock of Cashel I've taken during my trip in Irlande.

I primed the Tales of Treasures paper with clear gesso. Then I stamped with different stamps. First Ione was the stamp collage from the Journey set with black ink. I stamped again with one of the Ornamental Edges set and the Grungy Grid and embossed the prints with the Antique Gold powder. I stamped one last time with the second stamp from the Ornamental Edges set and used the Sand and Sea  powder to emboss the prints.

I added a design with a stencil and two differents medium: 3D gloss gel and clear crackle paste. I let dry naturally before adding some colors.

I painted the chipboard with a gold paint. I cut a few Post Cards from the Photographic Record paper to add under the photo. 

I die-cut some leaves in a watercolor paper.  I colored them with the same inks I used to color the background and  I sprinkled the rose leaves with the Antique Gold embossing powder while they were still wet to add some texture.

I colored the flowers with the same inks I used to color the background and the leaves. When They were dry I added a little touch of gold paint.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Papers - Memoires (Tales of Treasures, Photographic Record)
Chipboard - Trailing Scrolls
Stamps - Journey, Ornamental Edges, Grungy Grid
Imagine Ink - Embossing Powders (Sand and Sea, Ancient Gold)

July share from Karine

Hi there, Blue Fern Studios fans,

It's Karine here with you today to share the three layouts I created this month.

Happy

My first layout was created using the Hushed paper from the Tranquility collection. I based my color combo on the colors in the paper. I stamped a few times with the Making Plans stamp.

My layout is based on the Crosshatch frame that I embossed with Imagine Ink auburn and garnet embossing powders. 

To add more interest around my picture, I used the Ironwork Edges, that I embossed with a dark brown embossing powder. 

As for embellishments, I used some Courtship Blooms dans some Attic Charm Daisies. 

My title, the Happy word from The Optimist Word Set, was left raw.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Hushed paper from the Tranquility collection

Making Plans stamp

Crosshatch frame, The Optimist Word Set and Ironwork Edges

Courtship Blooms, Attic Charm Daisies

Imagine Ink Auburn, Garnet embossing powders

Smile

Next, I got to play with the beautiful Seaside Cottage collection. For this layout, I used the Mermaid paper. I altered it with two different stencils and with two texture paste: one white, one a gorgeous sandy color. I also used a blue ink spray.

I choose the Persian Ornament to go under my picture. I embossed it with Imagine Ink snow embossing powder.

To go over my picture, I chose the oval frame from the Mini Frames set, which I embossed also using the snow embossing powder. 

I used some of the Tranquil Roses and Lilies in my flower arrangements. 

My title piece, part of the Funny, Giggle, Smile set, was embossed in snow. Look at this close up on the paper. Isn't it just gorgeous?

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Mermaid paper from the Seaside Cottage collection

Persian Ornament

Mini Frames

Funny, Giggle, Smile

Imagine Ink snow embossing powder

Tranquil Roses and Lilies

Magique

My last layout uses the Regalia paper again from the Seaside Cottage collection. I just loooooove this paper! On my background, I used the Postal Textures stamps.

On the left side of the layout, I used the Royal Border, which I painted with an aqua metallic paint. While the paint was still wet, I sprinkled some Imagine Ink pearl embossing powder and heat set it. I love the end result. I also used a speech bubble with a heart (I hid the tail of the speech bubble under my flowers) from the Picture Perfect set. It was given the same treatment as the Royal Border.

To frame my main composition, I cut one of the Classic Ornaments in half and used both pieces (painted and embossed) around my flowers.

I used flowers from the Seaside Lilies, Tranquil Blooms and Tranquil Roses and Lilies. The little heart shape above the large mint flower comes from the heart speech bubble from the Picture Perfect set. 

My title is part of the French Adjectives 2 set. It was coated with white gesso, and then painted with cream ink.

Blue Fern Studios product used:

Regalia paper again from the Seaside Cottage collection

Royal Border

Classic Ornaments

Picture Perfect

French Adjectives 2

Postal Textures stamps

Seaside Lilies

Tranquil Blooms

Tranquil Roses and Lilies

Imagine Ink pearl embossing powder

I hope this inspires you to get creative!

Have a nice day.

EnregistrerEnregistrer

Blush ,Timeless,Serendipity collection layout Yuko

Hello!  Yuko here!

I made 3 works newly this month!

I use different collection for each.

Those collection is characteristic, and anything is very beautiful!

【Sweet】

I use Blush collection!  I love This collection!!! 

  Particularly this paper is a favorite in that!

I used favorite emboss powder oatmeal for a title.

<Blue Fern Studios Products>

Paper   Blush collection   Calling Cards/Celebration/Cupid's Folly/ Reminisce

Chipboard  Cute, Sweet, Sassy/ Flourish Hearts

Embossing powder   oatmeal

【cute】

I used serendepity collection for this work.

This series is very chic, and it is beautiful!

The chip board of the big heart has to paste the paper.

Balloon of chip board was also to paste the paper.

Small heart took advantage of the part that does not need a another chip board.

That was a good accent!

Chip board of the title will use the Sea Mist of embossing powder

It was sprinkled artsuger of Prima after applying a heater.

<Blue Fern Studios Products>

Paper　Serendipity collection   Calling Cards/ Glee/Imagination/ Merriment

Chipboard  Cute, Sweet, Sassy/2 Hearts Set/Frilly Hearts/Mini Ring Things

Embossing powder   Sea Mist

【Adorable】

The third of the work was to use the TIMELESS collection. 

It's really is cool I TIMELESS collection!

Cool finished in chic, can either girls elegant.

And have a first glance seems difficult, I thought it was very easy-to-use collection.

I used VERDANT of the emboss powder for the cardboard of the leaf.

It is different from sage which I introduced last time in this color again, and a gold color strongly appears when I expose a heater and dissolve it.

 I repeat black from emboss of the gold.

The title is CELESTIAL of the emboss powder.

It was the finish which the lam of various colors entered the black, and thought whether it was flamboyance more, but was unexpectedly blackish.

<Blue Fern Studios Products>

Paper　TIMELESS　collection   Calling Cards/Maconnerie/ Abode/Artistique

Chipboard  Classic Ornaments/Perfect, Adorable, Special

Embossing powder   CELESTIAL/GINGER/EBONY/VERDANT

Thank you for looking!