December inspiration by Vera Shelemekh

Ho ho ho, Vera Shelemekh is knocking at the door)
Merry Christmas to all Blue Fern Studios fans all over the world!

Let me share some sparkling Christmas layouts and one extra off the page project which I'm sure you will enjoy.
First I'll share a very festive layout made with the brand new Remnants collection. I've used Remnants - Beaumont dark side as background and some Remnants printed chipboards in decor.

I've applied a huge variety of wonderful Blue Fern Studios chipboards: Graduated Circles,

hat from Cozy Christmas set, Holiday Treats, Holly Sprigs, Winter flakes and the title. The gingerbrad man is covered with Antique gold Embossing powder.

 

The background is shining with Fire engine glitter, Flaming and Fir tree seedlings and 

Holly springs are covered with Avocado embossing powder and the circle frame with Glistening sand.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

Remnants - Beaumont 

 

Chipboards:

Remnants printed chipboard

Graduated Circles

Cozy Christmas set

 Holiday Treats

 Holly Sprigs

Winter flakes 

Title

Embossing powder:

 Icicle
Avocado

Antique gold 

Glistening sand

Seedlings: 

Seedlings - Flaming

  Seedlings - Fir Tree

 

Glitter

Fire Engine 

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I have two more layouts with both Vintage Christmas collections. These are gifts for my good Instagram followers.

 This one is very tender and full of sweet romance with Vintage Christmas - Auld Lang Syne as background. And the frame is taken from the new Vintage Christmas printed chipboards set.

 I added Snow Medley and covered it with fools gold glitter. Therelayout is embelished with bits of fussy cut flowers from different collections.

 The black and white photo demands some contrast black elements, so I added some stamping with Holiday Wreath. And the title Heartland hoho chipboard perfectly fits the story.

 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

Vintage Christmas - Auld Lang Syne 

Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday Cards

 

Chipboards:

Vintage Christmas printed chipboard

Heartland hoho

Snow Medley

Embossing powder:

 Icicle

 

Glitter

Fool's gold

Stamps:

Jingle bells

Holiday Wreath

Flowers:

Apricot blooms

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One more Christmas layout  and it seems the stories and pictures are never ending ) It was such a fun mixing Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday treats paper sheet with fussy cut elements from Holiday cards.

 

The photo is framed into Sweet Home Vignette chipboard covered with Antique gold embossing powder. 

 
I also added festive Flaming and Mustard seedlings and covered the gesso pattern with Fire Engine glitter

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers:

Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday treats

Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday Cards

 

Chipboards:

Vintage Christmas printed chipboard

Sweet Home Vignette 

Cozy Christmas

Embossing powder:

 Icicle

Antique gold

 

Glitter

Fire engine

Stamps:

Christmas chimney

Seedlings

 Flaming

Mustard

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And for the dessert I prepared a couple of crafty fir tree toys made of adhesive tape bobbins.

They are so tiny and cute! I decorated inner parts with trees from Winer forest chipboards set and characters cut from Vintage Christmas holiday cards.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

 

Papers: 

Vintage Christmas - Noel

Vintage Christmas 2 - Holiday cards

 

Chipboards:

Winter forest

Embossing powder:

Avocado

 

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I wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and Happy new year!

See you in January *)

Merry Christmas Finn by Vija Anton

Hello Blue Fern fans.  Today we post the final layout from our December Blue Fern Fan of the Month, Vija Anton.  We have fallen in love with each of her unique projects this month, and can't wait for you to see this one.  Vija, it has been such a joy to have you create with us this month.  You have given us and our readers some awesome inspiration, and we were able to give you some mojo to begin creating again!

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This is my last layout as Blue Fern's Fan of the month. Thank you Blue Fern Studios for giving me this opportunity to work with your beautiful products. This layout features a facebook friend's dog, Finn. I will be sending her this layout so I hope she likes it! 

For the background I used the Magical paper and used the Wonderland and Homegrown papers for some fussy cutting. I love how these two collections compliment each other so well. 

 I have created dimension on my page by layering the elements. A double layer of foam tape under the cut out frame helps it sit nice and flat on top of the chipboard and that gorgeous lace.

I added touches of glitter here and there to give my layout a real Christmasy feel. 

For me Christmas = glitter and sparkle!!!! 

Blue Fern products used were:

Vintage Christmas papers: Magical and Wonderland

Homespun papers: Homegrown

Vintage Christmas printed chipboard

Chipboard: Holiday Vine and Folkart Frame 

Glitter: Vintage gold and Christmas pear

Embossing Powder: Sea mist and pearl

Seedlings: Wintergreen

Lace: 9c

Stamp: Jingle bells

Christmas blooms

From all of us, to all of you......

December Inspirations and VIDEO tutorial by Catherine Giguère

Hello BFS fans! It's been a year since I had the chance to be part of the Blue Fern Studios Creative Team. I had a blast. But now, it's time for me to say goodbye and thank you to Valerie and Leslie for this incredible opportunity. I have two last layouts and a video tutorial to share with you, I hope you will like it!

'Joy'

VIDEO TUTORIAL

I cut my paper Vintage Christmas Auld Lang Syne in two pieces and then I glued them on a 12 x12 chipboard. Then, I did a textured background with a stencil and modeling paste. I add brown ink and I stamped many details with brown ink again.

I embossed the Frame Collage and the Blooming Flourishes chipboards with Ginger embossing powder. I embossed my title with Forest powder.

Then, I add flowers and texture with Burgendy and Twig Seedlings.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

Vintage Christmas Auld Lang Syne

Vintage Christmas Greeting Cards

Chipboards

Frame Collage

Blooming Flourishes

Winter Titles

Vintage Christmas Printed Chipboards

Embossing Powder

Ginger

Forest

Seedlings

Burgendy

Twig

Stamps

Tattered Newsprint

Serendipity Medley

Flowers

Late Winter Lilies

Homespuns Blossoms

Lace

Lace 3

'Adorable'

For this layout, I used the gorgeous Remnants collection. I did my layout on the Mayfair paper. I put a thin coat of white Gesso with a spatula on the half right side of my paper. I put purple inks on it. Then, I add details with stamps and black ink and texture with a stencil and black modeling paste. 

I painted with black Gesso all my chipboards. I cut in pieces the Damask Panel and put these under my flowers and my picture.

I add a lot of flowers and texture with Seedlings. I put a thin layer of white gesso on my flowers to give them a vintage look.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

Remnants Mayfair

Remnants Callaway

Chipboards

Damask Panel

Splattered Circles

French Words

Stamps

Making Plans

Departure

Grungy Grid

Flowers

Remnants Blooms

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

Catherine Giguère 

Remnant inspiration from Annie Samson

Hi Blue Fern Studios fans, 

This month I would like to share 3 layouts made with the lastest collection Remnants,

Joy

Fort my first layout, I have use 3 differents paper Mayfair, Chancery lane and Highgate.

Than I have use the Red wine glitter mixed with gel medium to add texrure on my backgroud.

Than I have use several chippies from the coordinated chipboard to create my focal point.

Blue Fern Studios products used

Paper

Mayfair

Chancery lane

Highgate.

Glitter

Red wine

Chipboard 

Coordinated chipboard

Flowers

Garden blooms flowers

Every moment matter

For this layout, I have used the Vignette paper and leaft over from Beaumont paper.

First, I have mixed Red wine glitter, Tickled, Burendy and Purple haze seedling with gel medium and apply it on my backgroup trough a stensil.

I have use Night sky embossing powder on my Krystal's boader chipboard.

I Have used the Avocado embossing powder on my Fern Leafs and aroud the leafs of the Fading bloom chipboard, than I have used Plum embossing powder on the center flowers of the Fading bloom chipboard,

I use one chippies of the coordinated chipboard as my title.

To complete my layout, I have used flowers from Garden floral, garden blooms and Spring lilies,

Blue Fern Studios products used

Paper

Vignette

Beaumont

Glitter

Red wine

Seedling

Tickled

Burendy

Purple haze 

Embossing powder

Night sky 

Avocado

 Plum 

Chipboard

 Fern Leafs

 Fading bloom 

Flowers 

Garden floral

garden blooms

Spring lilies

 Life

This is my favorite layout this month ! 

I have use the Beaumont and Devonshire paper.

Than I have use a new technic for my chipoard, I apply gel medium with a paint brush and apply Meadow seeling on top of it. This is a very nice way to embellish the chipbaords.

I have use the Ivory and Green Ivory embossing powder on the Branch set and Thistle spray chipboards.

To complet my layout, I add Dark tropic lilies and Homespun bloom flowers.

Blue Fern product used

Paper

Beaumont

Devonshire

Seedling

Meadow 

Embossing powder

Ivory

Green Ivory 

Chipboard

 Branch

Thistle spray

Coordinated chipbaord

Flowers

Dark tropic lilies

Homespun bloom

Thanks, Annie Samson

Sparkle by Vija

Okay blog readers, I hope you are ready for this.  Vija Anton, our Blue Fern Fan of the Month, has created a layout that is sweet, adorable, cuddly, cute, and any other charming words that you can think of.  No matter how frazzled you may be as you prepare for the holidays, this layout is sure to warm your heart just a little and bring a smile to your face.  She even decorated the little Christmas tree!

Here it is her layout and what Vija has to say about it:

I love doing layouts using pictures of dogs, mine or friends, and prefer to use regular collections rather than dog specific papers as I feel it gives me more scope to incorporate some mixed media techniques. This layout features a cute little Bichon Frise named Jewel, who belongs to my best friend on Instagram. 

For the background, I used the Homespun paper as a frame and cut around the flower corner to slip the Vintage Christmas paper and die cuts in behind it. I also did a little bit of stencil work on this one to emphasise the lacy pattern on the patterned paper. 

I used texture paste on the Snowflake frame and sprinkled it with seedlings and glitter and the title was finished with more glitter using Silver Bells embossing powder. The gorgeous lace helps soften the layout and adds some further texture. I also 'decorated' the Christmas tree with seedlings. This layout is all about 'SPARKLE'!!

The Blue Fern Products used were:

Paper:

Vintage Christmas Wonderland paper

Homespun Homestead paper

Printed Chipboard:

Vintage Christmas printed chipboard

Chipboard: 

Snowflake frame 

Winter titles

Flowers:

Christmas Blooms

Lace: 

9A, 4

Seedlings: 

Sterling silver

Embossing Powder: 

Silver bells