June inspiration by Elena Volchkova

Hi everyone! Today, I have prepared three layouts using Attic Charm Collection. And I'm happy to show it to you. They are very romantic. Because this collection is very romantic and tender. But you are now convinced.

"Little princess roses" layout

This layout about one pretty girl. This layout for the little princess, who loves flowers. I used the Attire paper from the Attic Charm Collection as my background paper. Very gentle scrap paper!

This large butterfly from "Tattered Butterflies" set flew to greet our princess.

"Great Outdoors" from All Natural Set I covered with Imagine Ink Fuchsia embossing powder. And the green leaves covered with Imagine Ink Lime embossing powder and watercolor paints.

Two butterflies - large butterfly from "Tattered Butterflies" set was covered with mixture of Imagine Ink embossing powders in Mystic Plum and Fuchsia, which give the the perfect combination! A little butterfly - it from vellum on which you can see Serendipity Medley Stamp with Imagine Ink Fuchsia embossing powder.

Blue Fern Studio Supply List:

Paper: Attic Charm - Attire
Chipboard:  All Natural Set, Tattered Butterflies

Stamps: Serendipity Medley

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Fuchsia, Mystic Plum, Lime 

Flowers:  Courtship Roses

"Love is in the air" layout

This layout is about a young couple who are so in love and happy.
The mix of a great paper for background Curio and Generation from Attic Charm collection.

Love is in the air...

Flying heart from the "Valentine Hearts" set was covered with mixture of Imagine Ink embossing powders in Melon, 14 Karat, that so good together.

And then you can see in the background mix of glitters - Sunshine and Orange Peel. They are so sunny!

Flower from "Tranquil Blooms" set and "Tranquil Roses and Lilies" set create a romantic atmosphere for lovers.

Making Plans Stamp on the background and chipboard Shabby Brick Panel complicate the background. Make it fun!

Shabby Brick Panel I colored with 14 Karat and Copper Imagine Ink Embossing Powders.

Blue Fern Studio Supply List:

Paper: Attic Charm - Curio, Generation
Chipboard:  Shabby Brick Panel, Valentine Hearts

Stamp: Making Plans

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Melon, 14 Karat, Copper 

Glitters: Sunshine, Orange Peel

Flowers:  Tranquil Blooms, Tranquil Roses and Lilies

"In the Garden of Eden" layout

My third june project you can already see. This layout I have made for the Blue Fern June sketch.
I used the Curio paper from the Attic Charm Collection as my background paper. And a lot of romantic details, I invite you to consider.

 In this paradisiacal garden birds sing and grow roses from the "Attic Charm Glitter Roses" flowers set. Bird from the "Little Birds" set was covered with mixture of Cotton Candy Imagine Ink embossing powders and Sunshine Glitter.

Сute little elements and Sunshine Glitter. Love it!

Dress Shop Stamp on the background.
"Glee" I covered to with Imagine Ink Bonny Blue embossing powder.
And Ironwork Arch was covered with Petal Imagine Ink embossing powder.

Blue Fern Studio Supply List:

Paper: Attic Charm - Curio
Chipboard:  Little Birds Set,  Ironwork Arch

Stamps: Dress Shop, Serendipity Medley

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Petal, Cotton Candy, Bonny Blue 

Glitters: Sunshine

Flowers:  Attic Charm Glitter Roses

I hope you enjoy viewing my projects. See you next time :)
Hugs, Elena

Weekend Inspiration from YOU!

Summer is an especially busy time for everyone, but that doesn't mean that that our creative minds stop working.  If you're like many, you see things every day that inspire you with their design or colors.  Today we would like to share projects from a few Blue Fern fans.  We were impressed by their creative use of Blue Fern products.

First up is this romantic album by Cheryl Kearns.  The entire album was created using paper from our Attic Charm Collection.  Each and every page is a piece of art.  The person who ends up with this album is going to be extremely happy!

We found this lovely vintage-inspired layout in an online gallery.  It was created by Bonprof using the Autumn Anthology Collection.  We see many of you use Blue Fern paper with your vintage photos to add a sense of days gone by.  This is a beautiful example.

What could possibly be sweeter than an infant?  This adorable photo was used by Cathy Cafun as the centerpiece for this layout.  We are so glad she chose to use Blue Fern's Tranquility Collection for this one.  The colors and design are so complimentary, and allow the photo to be the star!

Ever need to put together a quick card, and have absolutely no mojo?  That happens to all of us.  A quick solution is to pull out your Blue Fern Studios paper (Serendipity was used in the example below).  Our paper is filled with detailed images that are perfect for cards, and it's just what you need to get started.  We spied this charming card, created by Marylou (Meggies Nana) in an online gallery.

Sometimes the most gorgeous layouts are those that have a lot of white space.  This layout, created by Tatiana Yemelyanenko, is an ideal example.  She chose to cluster everything around this precious photo, and left everything else simple.  Doing this gives the eye a place to rest,  and lets the beautiful design of this paper do the rest (from the Timeless Collection).

We hope you enjoyed this unique collection of Blue Fern projects.  

We are so very flattered when you use our paper in ways that never cease to amaze us.

Enjoy your weekend, everyone! 

Three Tranquility Layouts with Karine

Hi there, Blue Fern Studios fans,

I hope this post finds you well and that summer is arrived in your part of the world. I'm sharing with you today three layouts I did in the past week or so. I used one of the last collection: Tranquility. I think it's my favorite collection ever!

All You Need Is Love

For this layout, I stepped out of my comfort zone. Orange is a scary color for me, but this Keepsakes paper from the Timeless collection is so beautiful, I couldn't resist.

My main chipboard piece is the Circle Vine. I coloured it with brown ink, and then partially embossed it with Imagine Ink Honey and Chili Powder embossing powders. I just love how it turned out.

As for my background work, I used the Serendipity stamp with brown ink and the Garden Frolic stamp with orange ink. I also used some withe and gold texture paste, to add interest to the background. Brown ink drops complete the work.

My title piece is simply coloured with brown ink.

I must say, my layout is also inspired by the beautiful orange flowers, part of the Tranquil Blooms set. I just can't get enough of those gorgeous flowers. I also used some of the Courtship Blooms.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Keepsakes paper (Timeless collection)

Serendipity and Garden Frolic stamps

Chipboards: All You Need is Love and Circle Vine 

Imagine Ink Honey and Chili Powder embossing powder

Tranquil Blooms and Courtship Blooms flowers

Serenity

My second layout features the Contentment paper from the Tranquility collection. When I got the collection, I wanted to create something special with this paper. It is just gorgeous. I decided on a layout about me, since I rarely use a picture of me.

For the background, I wanted to match what was already in the paper and that reminded me of sand or some rough texture. I used some stone effect medium with a stencil or simply applying it with a palet knife, and while it was still wet, I sprinkled some Imagine Ink Seven Seas and Honey embossing powders and heated it. I LOVE the result.

I did the same thing with my chipboards (the Crackle Bits). Look at this texture!

My title piece comes from the Serenity, Cam, Hushed set.

To mat my photo, I used the Jubilation and the Calling Cards papers, also from the Tranquility collection.

To embellish, I used two large flowers and some pale yellow lilies from the Tranquil Roses and Lilies set.

To add a bit of interest to my background, I partially stamped using the Serendipity Medley and the Making Plans stamps with blue ink, and the Postal Textures stamps with grey ink.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Contentment, Jubilation and Calling Cards Papers (Tranquility collection)

Serendipity Medley, Postal Textures and Making Plans stamps

Crackle Bits and Serenity, Calm, Hushed chipboards

Tranquil Roses and Lilies

Imagine Ink Seven Seas and Honey embossing Powders 

Perky

My last layout features the Stillness paper from the Tranquility collection. I mated my picture with the Serenity paper, also from the Tranquility collection.

I wanted a masculine feel to this one, so I used the Grid Pieces on which I used clear crackle medium and some brown paint to make the cracks stand out more. I love the result. It matches the grid pattern in the paper. I also used a grid stencil with modeling paste and a grid stamp, along with the Texture 1 and Making Plans stamps sets.

Look at the texture on the chipboards pieces.

My title is part of The Optimist Word set. I left it raw.

To embellish everything, I used the Tranquil Blooms (green) and some Courtship Blooms (kraft and dark brown). Aren't those flowers simply amazing?

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Stillness and Serenity papers (Tranquility collection)

Texture 1 and Making Plans stamps

Grid Pieces and The Optimist Word set chipboards

Tranquil Blooms and Courtship Blooms flowers

I hope you have a great day.
Karine

Attic Charm inspiration by Pascale

Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Blue Fern Studios blog with 3 new projects featuring the new paper collection: Attic Charm. The first project  is a canvas I made for a friend whose son get married last month.

I started to glued a tissue paper to the canvas and covered it with a thin layer of gesso. Then I layered together some paper strips (Haberdashery, Sachet, Generation), lace, drywall tape, ...  and covered them with a thin layer of gesso too. 

I added a design with the Serendipity Medley stamp that I embossed with Honey Imagine Ink. I colored the background with different colors of watercolor, Bister and Primary Element. 

I primed the chipboard with white gesso. I colored the French Word "Bonheur" with a Primary Element. as well as the Jeweled Frame. 

I stamped and embossed also the "Jeweled Frame" with the Serendity Medley stamp and the Honey embossing powder.

I die-cut some leaves in the Generation paper. I sprinkled them lightly with the Verdant embossing powder that I heat set.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Attic Charm papers - Haberdashery, Sachet, Generation

Flowers  - Attic Charm Daisies

Chipboards  - French Words, Jeweled Frame
Stamp - Serendipity Medley

Imagine Ink - Embossing Powder - Verdant, Honey

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My second project showcase a photo of the Castle of Brézé (Brézé, Loire Valley, France). You can't see it on the photo, but there is an underground castle under this one that is quite impressive. 

I cut the Sachet paper in the middle and glued the edges together so they were in the middle. Then I added a layer of clear gesso. When dry, I added a design with a stencil and a white crackle paste.

I primed the French Ironwork with white gesso and the Spring Branch with a clear gesso. 

Then I colored the chipboards with some Twinkling H2O. While the watercolor were still wet, I sprinkled the Spring Branch with Sage, Lime and Nutmeg embossing powders. I added also some Icicle emboosing powder to the French Ironwork.

When the crackle paste was dry, I colored the backgroung, before gluing all the embellishments.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Attic Charm collection: Sachet, Haberdashery
Flowers - Attic Charm Glitter Roses
Chipboards - French Ironwork, Spring Branch
Imagine Ink - Embossing Powders - Sage, Lime, Nutmeg, Icicle

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The third project showcase a photo that was also taken at the Castle of Brézé. I was trying to find the right angle to take my photo, when I was startled by these bee: I haven't notice that she was in the flower, but I was lucky enough to have time to take these photo; it was only when I print the photo that I discover there was more than one inhabitant in this rose...

As usual I started to primed the background (Generation) with a clear gesso. While it was drying, I mixed some Mica Powder with a soft gel and texture powder: I used this paste to add a design with a stencil.  

When dry, I added some white crackle paste. I let dry again before adding some color. 

I stamped randomly the background with one of the Circle Textures stamp (music notes) and a metallic paint.

I colored the Floral Lattice Bits and the Tranquil Foliage with a metallic paint and a pink watercolor to the latter. Then I dried brush the flowers with a white gesso to add some light.

Blue Fern Studios products:

Attic Charm collection - Generation, Mercantile, Calling Cards
Chipboards - Tranquil Foliage, Floral Lattice Bits
Stamp - Texture Circles