Attic Charm Inspiration & More by Nicole

Every time Blue Fern Studios releases a new collection, I get a new favorite!

They are all designed so beautifully, with so much attention to detail, and Attic Charm certainly is no exception!  Soft and pretty with a touch of vintage - I absolutely adore it!

Here is my first layout created with this wonderful new line.

My page was inspired by the June BFS sketch challenge:

My favorite part of Attic Charm are these gorgeous paper daisies.

A very popular chipboard piece from BFS is the Music Box which is strikingly gorgeous.

I covered it with Cotton Candy Imagine Ink embossing powder and sprinkled a little Watermelon glitter to add a little sparkle and texture.  I then dabbed the piece with a little Pearl powder and white paint.

I combined the Attic Charm daisies with some fussy cut flowers from the papers and pale green Courtship Blooms and sneaked a Leafy Page Accents behind the flower cluster.

I added strips of the Tattered Diamond Bits to the layered paper strips below my picture, and used the word Heart, covered in Melon embossing powder, as part of my title.

Very shabby chic, indeed!

Blue Fern Studios supplies used:

Patterned papers: Attic Charm (Generation, Foyer, Haberdashery, Calling Cards)

Chipboard: Happy, Music Box, Leafy Page Accents, Tattered Diamond Bits

Flowers: Attic Charm Daisies, Courtship Blooms

Stamps: Weathered Doilies, Essential Textures

Imagine Ink: Embossing Powder (Cotton Candy, Pearl, Fuscia) / Glitter (Watermelon)

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I created another layout for my reveal using the Attic Charm collection,

this time with the Generation patterned paper as my base.

For my title, I decided to combine the words Blissful and Love from two different sets.

I colored Blissful in Melon embossing powder and Love in Mushroom.

I really loved this quote from the Calling Cards paper!  You can also framing my photo an older BFS chipboard piece, the Blue Fern Frame, that was in my stash even before I joined the DT.  I was waiting for the perfect opportunity to use it, and I thought it looked quite nice with this setup.  I cut it into pieces to add a piece on either side of my photo and covered it with my favorite Imagine Ink tone by far, Peacock.

A very romantic page for a very happy couple in love!

Blue Fern Studios supplies used:

Patterned paper: Attic Charm (Generation, Calling Cards) ***

Chipboard: Blissful, Love, Blue Fern Frame

Flowers: Attic Charm Daisies, Attic Charm Glittered Roses, Courtship Blooms

Imagine Ink: Embossing Powder (Peacock, Melon, Mushroom)

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For my final layout today, I went back in time a little and used the older collection, Autumn Anthology to go along with this fantastic photo taken by my friend Christine on her and her boyfriend's once in a lifetime trip to Turkey, last September.

Of course, due to the whole hot air balloon theme, I had to use this gorgeous piece called Olga's Layered Balloon.  I treated the bottom layer with black and espresso distress stains as well as dabs of blue paint, and covered the fancy top layer with Imagine Ink Melon embossing powder.

I stamped different travel-theme designs from the Journey and Postal Textures stamp sets on my background and fussy cut this pretty balloon from the papers.  The word Stillness seemed a perfect title for the photo and page!

I added the Organic Vine Corner that I separated and stuck each side of my flower cluster.

It was treated with distress stains, the same as the title and bottom layer of the balloon chipboard.

All main flowers are from Blue Fern Studios, including the blue flower which is from the Tranquil Roses set.  I altered it a little, removing its center and replacing it with a brown pearly brad.

How truly magical is this scene!?
My friend is very lucky to have been able to experience it and I wanted to create this layout for her as a keepsake.  I am sure that she will appreciate all the BFS goodies used on it!

Blue Fern Studios supplies used:

Patterned Papers: Autumn Anthology (Le Ballon, Robin)

Chipboard: Stillness, Organic Vine Corner, Olga's Layered Balloon

Stamps: Postal Textures, Journey, Love Story Set One

Flowers: Tranquil Roses, Courtship Blooms, Attic Charm Daisies

Imagine Ink: Embossing Powder (Melon)

I hope you have enjoyed my creations and you will visit my blog to see more!

Happy JUNE to all of you!

Tranquility Inspiration & More - by Nicole Doiron

You have seen lots of beautiful creations featuring Blue Fern Studios' latest collection Tranquility, and I am sure that you are in love with it!  I have to say that I absolutely adore all BFS collections, but this one is my new favorite!  It has everything to please my crafty heart from beautiful wood grain to soft earthy tones!!

Let's start my post today with more details on 2 layouts using Tranquility that you may have already seen on the blog, the first one being my take on the May sketch challenge

This is the gorgeous Blue Fern Studios sketch for May.

To coincide with the Tranquility collection, Blue Fern Studios has released a few sets of chipboard words that match the name of each paper in the collection.  I chose the word Jubilation for my layout in order to represent the blooming of nature that makes most everyone happy during this time of year... 

Springtime in the northern hemisphere!

I used a brand new Imagine Ink Embossing Powder color on my title and the Scalloped Border which is simply called Ruby, and I can tell that it will be used a lot on in future creating because the colour is so rich and beautiful!

On the Spring Trinkets, I used Tangerine.  And on my background, I embossed a stamp pattern using the Wallflower stamp and Chili Powder embossing powder.

As you may well know, Blue Fern Studios are making flowers now, and when I saw these orange pretties from the Tranquil Blooms set, I knew I had to use them right away.  They were the main inspiration,
along with the sketch, for my entire page.

Blue Fern Studios Supplies

Paper: Tranquility (Hushed, Peaceful, Serenity, Calling Cards)
Chipboard: Jubilation, Spring Trinkets, Scalloped Border

Flowers: Tranquil Blooms

Stamp: Wallflower

Imagine Ink Embossing Powders: Ruby, Tangerine, Chili Powder

  Next is this very serene layout created on some of that gorgeous woodgrain pattern I mentioned earlier.

The name of this collection is perfect... all papers give a soothing sense of calm...

And the title Serenity seemed to fit perfectly!  I embossed the bottom part of it first with Seamist, and then did the part with Snow, and I blended it together with a little pearly paint and some light touches of gold.

One of my favorite chipboard pieces is this delectable feather called La Plume.

I covered it with Snow embossing powder and dipped one side of it in metallic gold paint.

I absolutely adore this quote and found that it went perfectly with the my page.

Blue Fern Studios Supplies

Papers: Tranquility (Calm, Contentment)

Chipboard: Serenity, Checker Bits, La Plume

Stamp: Texture Set One

Flowers: Tranquility Blooms, Courtship Blooms

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Snow, Sea Mist, Mushroom

  And my last share for you today is this brand new layout created with older BFS papers, a combination of Sanctuary and Autumn Anthology collections as well as the pretty blue packaging cardstock 

that comes with all your Blue Fern Studios products.

Below you can see the Capture the Moment title covered with Breeze Imagine Ink embossing powder.  

I find it looks so nice against the rich burgundy background paper.

Another favorite chipboard piece of mine is this one called Deja Vu Atelier.  I love the combination of floral
and steampunk with fancy paneling.  I covered it with Garnet embossing powder.

On the upper right corner of my layout is a little cluster of embellishments,
including an Ironwork Accent and Leafy Page Accent.

You can see a glimpse here of my stamping work on the bottom layer of paper
using the Serendipity stamp and Blue Sky embossing powder.

I am so grateful to Blue Fern Studios for all these amazing products!

Blue Fern Studios Supplies:
Papers: Sanctuary (Botanical Garden, Calling Cards)
Autumn Anthology (Parfumerie)
Chipboard: DejaVu Atelier, Capture the Moment, Ironwork Accents, Leafy Page Accents
 Stamp: Serendipity Medley
Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Garnet, Breeze, Blue Sky

Frolic, Timeless and Autumn Anthology with Karine

Hi there,

It's my turn today on the blog. I have three layouts to share with you today. I was hoping to share some projects with the newest collection, but I haven't received my box yet, so I'll have to wait until next month.

It doesn't matter, I still love older collections.

Giggle

My first layout features the beautiful Frolic collection. I used the Friendship paper. I just can't believe how cute those little birds are. I think I have 6 or 7 copies of this paper! I love it!

I used modeling paste and a stencil to add texture on my background. Then, I glued thorn doilies with gel medium. Over that, I adhered dry wall tape. When everything was dry, I added my colors.

I layered parts of the Damask Panel underneath my picture and my flowers. I covered it with Snow embossing powder. While the powder was still hot, I sprinkled a little bit of Bonny Blue embossing powder and melted it again.

My title piece, part of the «Funny, Giggle, Smile» set, received the same treatment. I adhered it on top of my picture.

Famille

My second layout is more subtle. I used the Song paper from the Timeless collection. I love its colors.

My composition is based on the Aloha Flowers chipboard, which I painted with white gesso and covered with mist.

I also added the Chelsea Vines, that were coloured the same way.

You can see, in the background, that I used the Vintage Edges stamp with brown ink to add texture to my layout.

My title piece, part of the French Words set, was also altered with mists over gesso.

Special

My last layout features on of my favorite pictures of my daughter. Isn't she cute?

My background paper is called Newsworthy and it is from the Autumn Anthology collection. I chose it for its neutral colors. I added a little bit of color to the bird above, to help him match my layout. A light touch of white gesso helped to see all the details.

My layout is based on the Chelsea Medallion chipboard piece. I LOVE this piece! I embossed it with three colors of embossing powder: Fern, Cerulean and Azure.

To add a bit of interest below my picture, I layered two pieces of the Leafy Page Accents over my medallion. They were embossed with the same three powders as well as white gesso.

Lastly, my title piece, part of the «Perfect, Adorable, Special», was left raw, as it helped to bring the background color back into the layout.

I hope my layouts inspired you. Have a nice crafty day,

Karine

April projects by Karolina

Hi everyone! It's time for my next projects for the Blue Fern Studios blog! Today I will show you 3 ( 4 exactly) totally different projects. Hope you will like them and you will feel inspired! :)

Memories

So let's start! My first project is a canvas. 

I used papers from Autumn Anthology and Deja Vu collection and few chipboard pieces. First I cut papers into small pieces and I created a texture on the background, then I built a 3D composition with these same papers, photos and chipboards. Finally I added some flowers and embellishments and media of course. I used pastels and watercolors.

I covered chipboards with using two different colors of embossing powders - lilac and breeze and a chalk finish acrylic paint (background pieces).

I added also some stamps with using black ink to make some contrasting accents.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Papers: Autumn Anthology collection - Le Ballon, Mercantile, Deja Vu Collection - Lustre

Chipboard: Leafy Page Accents, Memory Frames

Embossing Powders: Lilac, Breeze

Stamps: Forever, Essential Textures

Inspiration

My second project is a layout with cute photo of me and my grandpa. I used papers from a Timeless collection. I really love a vintage look of these papers. 

I built a composition based on 2 circles using papers, embellishments and flowers. I also used 2 chipboards - Inspiration and a frame. 

I used a acrylic nk and black gesso to add some color to my chipboard pieces. 

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Papers: Timeless collection: Calling Cards, Couture, Freedom

Chipboard: Petite Boutique Frames, Contemplation

Stamps: Forever, Essential Textures

Cards

And finally last but not least I will show you my two cards which I created with very romantic Blush collection. If you love make cards you can successfully use smaller pieces but also a background chipboards. Of course you must cut them :)

On the first card I used very cute little balloon from the set "Love is in the air" and "Bits of honey". 

On the second card I used a beautiful openwork tag. I used chalk ink to make it blue.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Papers: Blush collection: Celebration, Key to my heart

Chipboard: Love is in the air, Bits Of honey, Stencil tag 1

And that's all! See you next month!