February Projects by Nicole Doiron

Already a month has passed by since my first DT reveal for Blue Fern Studios!

I was waiting with much anticipation to share with you some more creations

using these gorgeous papers and intricate chipboard pieces!

My first layout features the whimsical and oh so pretty Serendipity Collection!

I used a lot of chipboard on my page mixing some brand new pieces with a few classic ones.  In the close-up below you see some Leafy Page Accent that I cut into 2 pieces, using one half to frame the Serendipity calling card and the other is peaking out from under the photo.

Blue Fern Studios has a lot of chipboard sets that offer not just one, but numerous pieces in a set so you get much more for your money.  The Leafy Page Accents and the Ironwork Accents both seen above are just two of the many examples. You get up to 8-9 pieces in each set!

I never tire of using butterflies on my layouts (I am shabby chic after all!) and this one is called the Brigitte Butterfly.  I covered it with  Imagine Ink Petal embossing powder.  I did the same on the Floral Lattice Bits used around my flower clusters.

Here you see 2 newer pieces that have been designed to complement the Serendipity papers, the large and majestic Swan Gate that I treated with Fuchsia embossing powder and the word 'contemplation'.  The word as well as the Leafy Page Accent were simply painted white with a faint touch of pink.

Blue Fern Studios Supplies

Paper: Serendipity (Merriment, Calling Cards)

Chipboard: Swan Gate, Serendipity Words 1, Brigitte Butterfly Set, 

Ironwork Accents, Leafy Page Accents, Floral Lattice Bits

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Fuchsia, Petal

On my next project, I dug into some of my Blue Fern Studios papers and rediscovered this beautiful dark design from the Sanctuary collection which turned out perfect for this sweet picture mixed in with a little bit of Love Story to complete the title.

I layered some of the Tattered Diamond Bits, covered with Oatmeal embossing powder, and the gorgeous must-have Circle Flourish which I heat embossed with Garnet, then sprinkled with a little Phoenix glitter and dabbed with a little pearly shimmer paint.

A close-up from the other side...

You see below a little snippet of my background stamped with the brick design from the Essential Textures Stamps set and some Cotton Candy embossing powder.

This incredible photo was given to me by a friend a couple years back!

I have a whole collection and I absolutely love it!

Blue Fern Studios Supplies

Paper: Sanctuary (Bountiful, Calling Cards); Love Story (Calling Cards)

Chipboard: Circle Flourish - Small, Tattered Diamond Bits

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Garnet, Oatmeal

Imagine Ink Glitter: Phoenix

Stamp: Essential Textures set

And last, but certainly not least, let's take a look at my take on the February BFS sketch!

Here is the sketch, very romantic and perfect for the Blush Collection!

I did some stamping on my background with the Essential Textures set and used this sweet title.

On all my chipboard pieces, I put white gesso, then added some distress stain and added some Imagine Ink glitter, Caribbean.  I then dabbed on some more white gesso to soften them up.

There are so many gorgeous images on the Blush collection papers so I fussy cut a few of them, including those cute little butterflies from the title strips, and popped them up with foam squares to add dimension to my page.  I absolutely adore the Bits of Honey!

I have scrapbooked this picture of my sweetheart and I several times before, but I had another copy and I thought it matched perfectly with these romantic papers!

Blue Fern Studios Supplies

Paper: Blush (Enamored, Charmed, Key to my Heart, Calling Cards)

Chipboard: Sweet On You title, Bits of Honey

Imagine Ink Glitter: Caribbean

Stamp: Essential Textures set

I hope that looking at my creations this month has inspired you to create!

February Sketch Challenge

Welcome to February, everyone!  Today we have a brand new sketch for you designed by Michele Singh.  This month's sketch has a romantic feel to it, in honor of Valentine's Day.  Of course, you can use our sketch as inspiration for any theme you wish.  The February sketch has some beautiful layering, room enough for two photos, and a large title.  We can't wait to see how you use it!

To get you started, we have some beautiful examples from some of our Creative Team.  You will see the many ways they interpreted the sketch.  First up are the layouts that, like the sketch, use two photos.

Cathi O'Neill kept with the love-theme for her sketch layout this month, using paper from the Blush Collection.

Sandi Clarkson created her sketch layout using the beautiful "Celebration" paper from the Blush collection, for her dreamy layout.

This beautiful brown paper from the Timeless collection really makes the photos stand out in this layout created by Bec Genet.

Elena's Volckova's  layout began with a green background that mimics the background in her photos using paper from the Paisley and Vine collection,  She built layers with scraps from other collections.  Like the 3 shown above, Elena used two photos in her design.

As we mentioned, you don't have to use two photos with this month's sketch.  Let's take a look at some of the other Creative Team examples using just one photo.

 Maiko Kosugi used repeated hearts on her adorable layout using paper from the Blush collection.

 Staying with the love theme of this month's sketch, Nicole Doiron also used the beautiful Blush collection for her sweet layout.

The beautiful and romantic Blush collection is just perfect for February and ties in so well with  the theme of Yuko Tanaka's layout.  And what could be better than the Hugs & Kisses chipboard title.

Continuing with the love theme and use of paper from the Blush collection, here is Renea Harrison's  gorgeous layout. 

The next three examples use paper from the recently released Timeless collection.  First up is this precious layout from Marie-Eve Bernard.  

And Debbie Burns not only used the Timeless collection, she also used the Timeless chipboard title with this vintage photo.

Keren Tamir rotated the sketch and used the neutral Artistique paper from the Timeless collection which coordinates so well with the colors in her photo. 

Now it's your turn to join us.  We would love to see how you used the February Sketch as inspiration for your project.   We will have a prize for one lucky winner (from a random draw), and will feature a few projects from YOU at the end of the month!

We ask that you follow these guidelines:

1.) Feel free to interpret the sketch as you please by means of taking it as-is or 

flipping/turning/mirroring it to suit your needs, but please make sure your layout resembles the sketch.

2). Please note that you can do whatever type of project you please - a layout, card, 

  canvas, altered item- whatever suits your mood and style! 

We would love to see the different ways our sketch can be used.

3.) You must use at least one piece of Blue Fern Studios chipboard OR use Blue Fern Studios paper on your project. Please note that you do not need to use the pieces featured in the sketch

- use whatever suits your fancy! You can find the store nearest you HERE.
 {Do not use any other brand of chipboard on your project, please!}

4.) Upload your project using the Inlinkz tool below by midnight EST on February 29, 2016.

Please link your projects here:

An InLinkz Link-up

Blush,timeless collection layout! with Yuko.

Hi! Friends!　Yuko is here!
I am honored to be able to come here the third time!
Blue Fern Studios is no longer present a must-have for me.

 I love all products!!!

My name is  Yuko Tanaka and I live in Japan.
                   I live with my husband and a beautiful daughter.
                  After I got married in 2006,I started sorted our wedding photos and organizing
                  so that I could start “scrapbooking” in 2007.
                  I gave birth to the daughter of the wish to 2012. 

                 Now   I  eager in leaving the growth of the dearest daughter !

・Blog  http://wihtcolors.blogspot.jp/
・Fecebook  https://www.facebook.com/yuko.tanaka.102
・Instagram  https://www.instagram.com/sbyuko/
・Pinterest  https://jp.pinterest.com/yukotanaka102/




I made the layout using the First Blush collection!

【sweet on you】

It is a photograph of the birthday of my daughter.
Gift is a favorite Disney Princess picture book!

This title is a favorite
It was embossed with an embossing powder Oatmeal. This color love over! ! !

You get gold is strong when the light hits, but ease likely to match anything in the beige-ish color!

It dangles also I was embossed with Oatmeal.
Some Dangles paste a 4 of 4-year-old.

It has stamped in gold ink on mount of paper.

 

I used the doily on the bottom right.

*****BFS products*****

<paper>   Blush  calling cards/celebration /key to my heart

<chipboard>  sweet on you /Déjà Vu Dangles Chippies

<embossing powder> oatmeal

<stamp>Weathered Doilies

【WHAT A wonderful DAY】

Here chic TIMELESS collection.
It is a beautiful collection with elegant very classical.

Chip board of heart  I used 14karat of embossing powder.

I buried mesh after painting a cardboard with modeling paste, and attaching structure, and　add ink it with purplish red and brown ink.

*****BFS products******

<paper>   Timeless  calling cards/Main Street/Abode/song

<chipboard> Royal Heart Frame/Valentine Hearts

<embossing powder> oatmeal/14karat

The last is the layout using the January of the sketch.

【HUGS】

 Chip board of this heart, the arrow of the part and the heart is another chip board.

I was stuck by decomposition.

I cut off the heart of the arrow of the right middle and acquired the heart (cut a feather) with the upper feather.


And I used the feather which I cut for here.

Perfume bottles use by cutting cut what was stamped.

Beautiful bottles!!!

*****BFS products******

<paper>   Blush  calling cards/sweet heart/ Reminisce

<chipboard>  Valentine Hearts/Heart Hugs

<stamp> Bottled Sentiments

Thank you for looking!!!

Debbie's January Layouts

Hi everyone, Debbie here with you today!  

I'm thrilled to be continuing on designing for Blue Fern Studios.  

Such an honor and pleasure to be able to work with fabulous products.
Here's a little bit about me . . . 

I live in Maryland, about an hour from our nation's capitol and have two grown children and one furbaby.

By day I am an assistant project manager for a General Contractor specializing in commercial build outs.  I love to spend my free time in my scrapbook room creating away and when weather permits you can find me outside tending to my flower gardens. I love to incorporate mixed media with my shabby chic style.  

You can visit my blog Love Life's Little Pleasures here.   

Today I have two projects to share with you, using the new paper collections Blush and Timeless.  My first layout features Timeless, a beautiful vintage collection. I've used the Maconnerie (both sides) and Calling Cards papers to highlight a vintage photo of my Mom.  Lots of stamping on the background using the Arcadia Texture stamp along with some masking and lots of paint splatters.

Lots of layering beneath my photo primarily using the Calling Cards.  I embossed the Floral Wreath Chipboard with Mystic Plum embossing powder, and then embossed again using the Arcaidia Texture Stamp and Ebony Embossing Powder.  I cut the wreath into a few pieces and placed the pieces around the photo.

For my title I used Blooming Beauty and embossed it with a mixture of Mystic Plum and Garnet Embossing Powders, and then lightly inked it.

Blue Fern Studios Products

Paper

Timeless:  Maconnerie, Calling Cards

Chipboard

Floral Wreath

Blooming Beauty

Embossing Powders

Mystic Plum

Garnet

Ebony

Stamp

Arcadia Texture

My next layout features the Blush Collection.  Perfect for those special pictures of loved ones.  Here I've used a picture of my niece.

 For my background I used the Celebration paper and added lots of layering under the picture with the Fondness and Calling Cards papers.  Love the soft pastel colors and details in the Blush papers!  I added some masking on the background, paint splatters and misting with the Imagine Ink Mists in Cotton Candy and Sky Blue.

My title chipboard piece, Sweet On You was embossed with the Oatmeal embossing powder and then I randomly applied some pink paint.  Underneath the photo I used the Leafy Rings chipboard which I also embossed with the Oatmeal embossing powder.

A Jeweled Trinket chipboard piece hangs below my flower cluster, embossed with Oatmeal embossing powder and lightly applied pink paint.

Blue Fern Studios Products
Paper
Blush - Celebration, Fondness, Calling Cards

Chipboard
Jeweled Trinkets
Sweet On You
Leafy Rings

Embossing Powder
Oatmeal

I hope I have inspired you with my layouts.  The two new paper collections Timeless and Blush are gorgeous as are the new chipboard pieces, stamps and embossing powders.  I look forward to this designing this year and working with Blue Fern Studios!

Thanks for stopping by!
. . . Debbie