March inspiration from Camilla

Hi all! This month I have a layout and a card to show you. For both projects I have used the new Blue Fern Garden papers and some fabulous BFS chipboards.

First my layout... The paper from the Blue Fern Garden collection is a beautiful piece of art. I have just added some mist and some texture paste here and there. The Jeweled Page Dangles and the Manor Hinges chipboards are painted in white and the misted on using a mask.

For my card I used another paper from the Blue Fern Garden collection. I added some texture paste on a mask and decorated with some flowers. The BFS Romantic Page Dangles chipboard is raw.

I hope you enjoyed my projects! Keep coming back to see more inspiration from the design team.

February Sketch Challenge Winners!

We had another great batch of entries last month for our monthly sketch challenge, and now it's time to reveal our winner and features!

As a reminder, here is the chipboard prize pack that was up for grabs:

And our randomly drawn winner, as selected by Random.org...

BIG congrats to Twila Young!!!

Twila, please email me {erin@bluefernstudios.com} within 7 days to claim your prize!

Now, on to our Top 3 Features!

Ayumi Morimoto

Debby L

 Kathleen White

Congrats, girls! Your projects were all so beautiful, it is never easy to narrow down our selections.

Join us this month for our March Sketch Challenge- we'll see you there!

2 layouts and a BEFORE and AFTER from Lisa

 Hi there!! Lisa here with 3 projects to share with you.
This first layout I fussy cut a piece of the lattice in the Blue Fern Garden paper and used pop dots under it to give it depth. I also inked the edges slightly. The title word Heaven Sent is from the Spiritually Speaking set. I scanned a portion of the paper with the butterfly image so that I could make a file of the butterflies to match. I fussy cut them, finger painted them with Rock Candy Stickles and placed them randomly around the page.

I chose to use the  Bordeaux Layered Frame without the base as I wanted an airy and lacy look. I will save the base for another time. I used white acrylic paint for the base. i  then painted a piece of plastic bag using 2 colors and layed it on the chipboard paint side down while the paint was still wet, then peeled it off of the chipboard for a variegated look.

I used the same paint technique for the Veranda Bird Cages and "hung" them from the lattice.

 I wanted to create a fun layout for the photo of my daughter in law who dressed like Barbie last year. I fussy cut the photo. Lots of Barbie Pink.

Chunky Heart Panel

I decided to do something a little different for this post. I did a layout that I was completely satisfied with. I started to pull out Blue Fern Studios Chip board and thought I could just add to my already completed layout. And that is what I did. Just by adding a few pieces  using an additional color, it changed the whole layout. Now I love it even better. So if you think you love your layouts and projects now, try adding a few pieces of Blue Fern Studios chip board. You will be amazed at the difference!! 

                                         BEFORE                                         AFTER

I used the Shabby Layered Frame 

to frame my photo. I used a metallic rub for the base and an acrylic glaze for the top detailed layer.

I used the same acrylic glaze for the   Lace Heart Border  which I cut down and only used 2 hearts from the strip.

And once again I used the same acrylic glaze for my  Love Always chipboard. I did not base coat the chip board this time, just 2 coats of the glaze left a beautiful richness to the color over the chipboard.

Thanks for the visit today. I hope you check out Blue Fern Studios Blog to see all of the beautiful inspiring creations by our design team. They constantly amaze me with the use of each and every piece.

March Sketch Challenge!

Good morning, Blue Fern Studios fans!

After a short month in February, it's no surprise that March has come so soon :)

And the turning of the page on the calendar means it's time to reveal our latest sketch! 

And if you need a little help, we've got some great samples from our amazing design team! This month, they all feature papers from our Blue Fern Garden Collection- just look at all the different ways it can be used!

Joyce Lawrence

Camilla Ekman

Maja Stokk

Jelissa Mei

Yuko Tanaka

Kelly Foster

Jackie Clark

Leila Cardoso

And we have a brand NEW batch of goodies for you too- including some of our NEWEST designs, hot off the press! Take a look at what one lucky randomly drawn winning participant will win from this month's sketch challenge:

In addition to our prize winner, we will also select a Top 3 to feature in our winner post!

 

We have just a few simple rules to follow if you would like to participate in our sketch challenge:

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! **Please note that you can do whatever type of project you please- a layout, card, tag, canvas, altered item- whatever suits your mood and style! We would love to see the different ways our sketch can be used.**

2.) 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!}

3.) Upload your project using the Inlinkz tool below by midnight EST on March 30th, 2014.

We look forward to your entries!

An InLinkz Link-up

3 Layouts by Leila Cardoso

Hello Ladies

Here I am again to show you some projects using Blue Fern Studios projects. I hope you like it!

Let's see...

"Happiness"

I used the Signature paper from Blue Fern Garden Collection, also the Shabby Brick Panel and the word "Happiness" from Good Vibes set.

In detail the panel that I colored with vintage photo Distress Ink...

The word Happiness I colored with acrilic paint and put some blue gelatos...

"The Best Day Ever"

In this one I used the wave from By the Sea Set and title The Best day Ever, both I colored with 2 colors of gelatos and put some gesso too.

And the last one...

"Pretty as a Picture"

All chipboards I colored with pink acrilic paint and add gelatos in gold color...

I used In Bloom paper - Garden Collection,  Circle Groups, butterfly by All Natural Set, one flower by Bohemian Flowers, the title Pretty as Picture and Romantic Page Dangles.

Thanks for stopping by and look my projects for today!!!

xoxo

Leila

February Projects w/Erin Blegen

Good morning, my Blue Fern Studios friends!

Erin Blegen here with you today to share my February projects. I have a bit of a variety for you, so I hope you have a moment to scroll on through :)

"Snapshots" Canvas

What I tried to focus on this month was specializing each piece with some special chipboard, and showing how you can create something great without a ton of effort. As you can see here, I've left this chipboard film strip raw. I loved the contrast against my brightly colored canvas and it was just what I needed to tone this project down and ground it appropriately.

I really tried to take advantage of this film strip and use its openings to showcase embellishments and even my title quote. 

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Film Strips

On my next two projects I've showcased the "Blue Fern Garden" paper collection.

First, I have a card to share:

"You Are So Loved" Card

I'm still so blown away by the incredibly realistic details on these papers. Look at that butterfly- doesn't it appear to be dimensional, ready to fly away? It's hard to believe that this is a flat patterned paper!

I've chosen to showcase one of the Royal Page Baubles pieces on this card. I first painted it with gesso before using a chalk ink to stamp a design over top. Before the ink had an opportunity to dry, I dusted it with clear embossing powder and set with a heat gun. Finally, I backed the middle of the chipboard piece with a transparency.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Blue Fern Garden: Parlour

Royal Page Baubles

Finally, I have a handmade notebook/mini album/journal to share :)

"Blue Fern Garden Journal"

The base of this journal is cardboard from an empty cereal box. I covered it with Blue Fern Garden papers before hand stitching several pages into the inside.

A really great feature of these papers is it offers the best of both worlds: fantastic imagery which allows you to minimalize your own embellishing, and amazing background papers which work great with mixed media and journaling while providing a pleasant contrast to the more bold papers.

Blue Fern Studios Products Used:

Blue Fern Garden Collection

Romantic Page Dangles

Thank-you for stopping by today!
Have you finished off your submission for our sketch challenge yet? We have a short month this month, so don't delay- the challenge closes tomorrow!