May Design Team Projects by Wendy Scholten

Hi Everyone,

Today i'm up on the blog to show you my design team projects for this month.

It features Happy Accident and one older collection Serenditpity.

This is the first one:

Sunshine

 This one features the Serendipity collection, i loved the background, it didn't need anything more than a stencil with some moddeling paste and a small piece of burlap behind my photo.

 I used one of the Whimsey Flourishes and 2 pieces of the Floral Lattice Bits.

For the title i used Sunshine from the Optimist Word Set

 On the Whimsey Flourish and the Sunshine title i used Snow embossing powder and on the Floral Lattice Bits i used Sand & Sea embossing powder to let it stand out more on the lace i used.

 For my flowers i used the white Heartland Blossoms, the small blue chesterville Blooms and i cut a few leaves of the Spring peony

 I used a few small flowers from my own stash, a few baubles, see through glass beads and a button with some string around it.

Blue Fern Studios Products used:

Paper:

-Serendipity

Chipboard:

-Whimsey Flourishes

Floral Lattice Beats

-Sunshine from the Optimist word set

Flowers:

-Heartland Blossoms

-Chesterville Blooms

-Spring Peony and Berries

Embossing powders:

-Snow

-Sand & Sea

And then the Second one:

Angel Eyes

For this layout i used the Happy Accident Collection. Beautiful background papers!

I used the back of the Layering Cards paper. I used the Coral and Speckled Mint embossing powders and a stencil to give a bit more color to my background to match my picture.

 I used the Happy Accident Dangles, the Happy Accident Frame and the matching chipboard inspiration piece. I also used the Angel Eyes chipboard piece from Spiritually speaking word set.

I used some paint to give it the colors i wanted.

 i used a few flower pieces from the Spring Peony and the Chesterville Florals, and a few harvest lilies.

 I also used a few small flowers from my own stash

 and some rhinestones to finish it.

Blue Fern studios Products used:

Papers:

-Happy Accident- Layering Cards

Chipboard:

-Happy Accident Dangles

-Happy accident Frame

- Angel Eyes from the Spiritually Speaking word set

Flowers:

-Chesterville Florals

-Spring peonies and berries

-Harvest Lilies

-Embossing Powder:

-Coral

-Speckled mint

And the last one:

XOXO

I used the Happy accident Fate paper and a piece of the Layering Cards to back up my photo.

 For my chipboard pieces i cut 2 pieces of the Blue Fern Frame, a heart from the Chunky Heart Panel and the title XOXO

 I used the Plum and Antique Gold embossing powders on my chipboard, i love those colors, they are so beautiful.

 I stamped some more images on my background with the Deja-vu, Grungy Grid and Tattered Newsprint stamps with some black ink.

 For my flower clusters i ude the Late winter and Harvest Lileis as well as a few of my own stash.

 For the rest of my embellishments i used a botton, a few leaves, some beads and some rhinestones.

Blue fern Studios products used:

Paper:

-Happy accident

-Fate

-layering cards

Chipboard:

-Blue Fern Frame

-Chunky Heart panel

-XOXO word set

Stamps:

- Deja-vu

-Grungy Grid

-Tattered Newsprint

Flowers:

-Late Winter Lilies

-Harvest Lilies

Embossing Powders

-Plum

-Antique Gold

Thanks so much!

Hugs wendy



April Projects by Halyna Protsenko

Hello Blue Fern Studios Fans! This month I have 2 very different layouts and tenderness canvas for you. I  worked with the new Spring Parade collection and with the Courtship Lane collection.

"Beautiful" layout

For my first layout about my dearest friend Lika I chose Rememrance and April Medley paper from the Spring Parade collection. And I added some pieces of the Nature paper from the Paisley & Vine collection. This birds are amazing!!!! 

 Сhipboard element Rings Panel I painted to pastel colors of sprays.

 I used the Dark Tropic Lilies and other flowers in my flower cluster.

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:

Paper

- Spring Parade - Rememrance

- Spring Parade - April Medley

- Paisley & Vine - Nature

Chipboard

- Rings Panel

Flowers

- Dark Tropic Lilies

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"Memories Captured" canvas

For my second project I decided to create a "Memories Captured" canvas about my beautiful friend Yulia. I used Remembrance, Spring Petites, Sunday Best, June papers from the Spring Parade collection to create the layers on my canvas. 

I embossed the chipboard elements Ginger's Poppies and Memories Captured Titles with embossing powders: Lilac and Morning Sun. 

I used the new Spring Peonies, Chesterville Blooms and Attic Charm Glitter Roses

in my flower cluster.

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:

Paper

- Spring Parade - Spring Petites

- Spring Parade - Remembrance

- Spring Parade -Sunday Best 

- Spring Parade -June

Chipboard

- Ginger's Poppies

- Memories Captured Titles

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder

- Morning Sun

- Lilac

Flowers

- Chesterville Blooms

- Spring Peonies

- Attic Charm Glitter Roses

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"Tenderness" layout

And my third layout this month is a "Tenderness" pastel layout using the Parkway paper from the Courtship Lane collection as the background. This is a cute picture of my beautiful friend Olga!!

Also I used the pieces of Attic Charm paper collection - Haberdashery, Mercantile and Serendipity paper collection - Calling Cards.

 Сhipboard element Ginger's Poppies I covered with Imagine Ink Lilac embossing powder.

The flowers, chipboards and lace I decorated with Glitter - Blue Ice and Pink Carnation. This is very gorgeous!!!

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:

Paper

- Courtship Lane - Parkway

- Attic Charm - Haberdashery

- Attic Charm - Mercantile

- Serendipity - Calling Cards

Chipboard

- Ginger's Poppies

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder

- Lilac

Glitter

- Blue Ice

- Pink Carnation

I hope you enjoy viewing my projects. See you next time!

Hugs, Halyna.

February Inspiration by Halyna Protsenko

Hello Blue Fern Studios fans! 

Today I want to share my inspiration with you!!! I created light mixed media layout "Dreams have not limits" and recorded video tutorial for you))))

And more details)))

Here's the video step-by-step layout tutorial, I hope you enjoy it!

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

- Serendipity - Reminisce

- Tranquility - Calling Cards

- Autumn Anthology - Newsworthy

Embossing powders:

- Oatmeal

Flowers:

- Attic Charm Daisies

- Attic Charm Glitter Roses

- Harvest Lilies

I hope you enjoy viewing my projects))) See you next time!!!

Hugs, Halyna.

~ Designer Favorites 2016 ~

Have you ever created a project that instantly became a fave? Maybe your photo spoke to memories past, or your new art supplies really got the creative juices flowing or even the mood you were in  as you created.  But somehow, it became a fave. 

Well, we decided to ask our Creative Team to show us THEIR favorite Blue Fern Studios project for 2016! 

They all agreed it was very hard to choose! 

But here is what they finally settled on  … 

Nicole Doiron - Canada

Here's what Nicole said about her choice:

"I chose this layout as my favorite Blue Fern Studios DT creation because frankly, it is one of my all-time favorite any DT creations! But of course, Blue Fern Studios is the reason why it is so special. I am in love with woodgrain pattern and this one from the Tranquility collection with its teal blue tint is just gorgeous. I love the softness and serene feeling that this layout evokes with a very simple photo and a very inspiring quote. Every time I take a look at the chipboard focal piece, La Plume, I get a sense of peace and hope."

Keren Tamir - Canada

Designer Keren Tamir is a master at doing beach themed projects! Give her some blue and green and she's happy! Here, she took one of our Seaside Cottage papers and created this amazing calm and peaceful scene! Her chipboard choices are exquisite and replicates the ripples of the ocean! Ah, so relaxing! 

  Marilyn Rivera - United States- Video Educator

Marilyn Rivera also found it hard to choose just one project! Her background in fashion design is almost always incorporated in her layouts, most notably her fabulous pleating of her paper. Here, it seems the bride is pulling aside a curtain. Marilyn likes to frame her photos with embellishments, flowers, stenciling, ink and pearls. This is also a favorite photo of hers. 

Renea Harrison - United States

Just one peek at this beauty and you can see Renae Harrison's love for mixing unexpected textures together.  The feminine photo, flowers, pearls and lace work beautifully against her rolled paper pieces, twine and wood sprigs. The chipboard was left almost natural to blend with her theme. 

Pascale Bernard - France

Pascale is a master at making her photos the focus of her layouts. Here she has taken a vintage photo and clustered it with chipboard and flowers while still allowing the paper to shine! We adore the unique circular design. We will miss her amazing sneak peeks of her chipboard alterations. 

Debbie Burns - United States

Here's what Debbie had to say about her fave:

"Here is my favorite from the Seaside Cottage Collection. I wanted to use the picture of my friend's daughter walking on the beach. Everything on this layout came together perfectly. Love the soft colors of the papers, flowers and embossing powders on the chipboard."

Cathi O’Neill - Ireland

Cathi O'Neill is a fan of our older Ombre Dreams collection and it worked perfectly for this beach photo of her daughters! Her cluster of chipboard, flowers and shells are perfect accents. We love that she's including some stamping to create more dimension. Great choice! 

Karine Gagnon - Canada

Here is what Karine told us about her "second favorite" project:

(Her actual favorite was recently used in her December post, so she chose another.) 

"I love this layout because it has everything I love about scrapbooking: memories, texture, chipboards, flowers and beautiful colors."

Marie-Eve Bernard - Canada

Marie-Eve had this to say about this layout of her sweet baby:

"It is My favorite because of the Mémoires collection That i just love!  It also included some texture chipboard , my favorite ones. Finally, It is a picture of my precious baby boy."

Elena Volchkova- Ukraine 

Elena also had a hard time choosing but finally settled on this one. Her style is always soft in texture but she often includes a few bright pops of color as she does here. You might notice this paper is that same one that Cathi chose. 

Sandi Clarkson - United States

Sandi said:

"I finally settled on this layout as my favorite because I loved the grunge-y photo of my youngest daughter and took my inspiration from it. I had so much fun altering the chipboard pieces to complement the photo and the Serendipity paper. Also, because I usually do more shabby, romantic pages, this was an artistic departure for me." 

Maja Nowak - Poland

From Maja:

"I loved making each and every one of my projects for Blue Fern Studion during my term on the team, putting my heart into every creation. So if I have to pick just one most favourite, my choice is based on the amount of fun I had while creating, measured by the amount of BFS products used for it. :) And thus my pick is the mini I made for my June post, Crazy Cousins. It marks my absolute record with 21 chipboard pieced from 14 various sets, 13 embossing powders and 23 motives from 13 stamp sets. Plus fun photos I was working with." :) 

Karolina Czajkowska - Poland

Karolina said this about her favorite:
We agree this is an amazing piece! 

"It was so hard to choose only one, so I needed more time. Here is my favorite. I picked this one because I love a marine style and colors and all details of this layout."

Yuko Tanaka - Japan

How could one ever decide on a favorite of Yuko Tanaka? She is known for  her great use of multiple photos and unique fussy cutting placement. Here she has used one of her wedding photos as well as a more recent one taken at the same chapel.  Her white chipboard just shines against her Timeless papers.   Such a soft, feminine page! 

Jelissa Mei - Singapore - Video Educator

Video Educator Jelissa Mei always wows with her unique backgrounds and great chipboard techniques. We thought this sweet photo of her baby girl with her daddy needed to be highlighted today. Jelissa makes great use of white space (Blush) around the photo cluster to really draw the eye towards it. We will miss Jelissa's great video tutorials but encourage you to visit our You Tube channel (link on the right sidebar)  in case you missed one. 

We have had a great year here at Blue Fern Studios! 

Lots of new products have been released and thoroughly enjoyed. 

We want to thank each and every designer who has been a part of this year for all your inspiration and dedication to the Creative Team.  

Here's to a great 2017! 

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