"Timeless" Chunky Mini Album with Steff Miller *NEW Video Team Member*

**** EXCITING NEWS ***

Hi Everyone! I have some fun news to share! My name is Stephanie Miller and I will be posting new mini album video's for Blue Fern Studios! I'm thrilled to be be a part of the NEW Blue Fern Studio's YouTube Channel Team and can't wait to share some of the amazing projects we have planned for you!

But first, here's a little info about me: 

I have been scrapbooking for over 16 years and have been sharing my creations with the on-line scrapbooking community since 2006. I have taught in beautiful places in the world and I enjoy the adventure of meeting others who love this craft as much as I do. Inspiring others to discover their own style of scrapbooking is a joy to me.

Currently, I am a Prima Educator and an on-line instructor for the Live with Prima Ustream program, which broadcasts live classes to crafters all over the world. 

From Southern California, I am a busy mom raising two boys with my husband along with our golden retriever chasing close behind. We are all enjoying the roller coaster way of life and stopping along the way for me to pull out my camera to capture those favorite moments that make me grin.

Steff Miller (steffogal1) 

Blog: WithAGrin.blogspot.com.

Email: steffogal1@gmail.com

Social medias: steffogal1

YouTube Channel (channel name is "steffogal1"): 

And now for my "Timeless" Chunky Mini Album project! 

I've created a gorgeous chunky "It's Timeless" Mini Album that was crazy easy and fun-fast to make featuring the Blue Fern Garden papers!! And, I have to say...  I love how it turned out! I also used Blue Fern Studio's chipboard pieces - which if  you've never used on any of your projects, I say ... "Give a go!! Their pieces are stunning with lots of great details!"

And remember -- YOU can create one of these fun mini albums --Yes, you can do it! This project is super easy and gorgeous!! Ok... so here we go ! I hope you enjoy! 

Tags with Camilla

Hi! It's my turn to give you some inspiration using gorgeous Blue Fern Studios products. I have created two tags, which could be given away as cards.

For my first tag I used paper from the Blue Fern Garden collection. The chipboards, Petite Windows and Veranda Cages, are painted in white and then stamped on using black ink.

For my second tag I used paper from the Ombré Dreams collection together with the chipboard pieces Organic Vine Corner and Brigitte Butterfly Set. The chipboards are painted in white and then I used some light green embossing powder.

Have a nice day and see you soon!

Camilla

Please Welcome Our Video Education Team {& a GIVEAWAY!!}

Today is very exciting for us as we finally get to announce to you the six talented and beautiful designers who will be making up our Video Education Team!!

Please join us in welcoming and congratulating the following:

Adrienne Ford

Kelly Foster

Olga Heldwein

Jelissa Mei

Steff Miller

Tiffany Solorio

We just know that these girls will do an incredible job bringing together products & techniques and sharing them with you all!

Now...we did mention that we have a giveaway going on to celebrate this new team, right? Of course we did! How about an Ombre Dreams paper collection up for grabs? Or better yet- how about TWO complete collections?

It's easy to win! 

Simply become a subscriber to our new YouTube channel, then check back here to leave a comment letting us know you did so. That is IT. 

You have until midnight, August 13th. 
{Two lucky winners will be selected via random.org}

Good luck all...and again CONGRATS to our new Video Education Team!!

July Sketch Challenge WINNER & Top 3 Features!

Good morning and welcome!

Today we announce the winner of the July Sketch Challenge prize package, as well as the Top 3 Features from July's fabulous batch of entries. We had the most amazing submissions, and choosing just 3 to feature seems a bit unfair. You are all incredible and your beautiful work is so appreciated :)

First up, we have a winner to announce. Here is what was up for grabs for July:

Congratulations to...............

Karen Conner!!

Please e-mail me {erin@bluefernstudios.com} within 7 days to claim your prize, Karen!!

*~*~*

 

Our Top 3 Features:

{Take a moment to click on their names and check out their blogs!}

 

Elena Volchkova

Päivi 

Ayumi Niijima

 

Congrats to you fabulous girls and your beautiful work!

And thank-you to all who took part in our July Sketch Challenge. You can check out our current sketch challenge {HERE}.

Designer Wanted!

We're looking to add to our product design department!

We are seeking freelance product designers that are proficient in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop (illustration skills a must).  Must be imaginative and able to create unique and sophisticated designs that are custom for Blue Fern Studios.

We are currently looking for chipboard, paper, stencil and stamp designers. 

Please send resume and sample designs to leslie@bluefernstudios.com

August Education Video with Jelissa

Hello friends,

today I'm sharing with you a start-to-finish video on making a mini canvas, as well as how to use the gel transfer technique to "print" designs on your favourite Blue Fern Studios chipboard products.

I've used the Tattered Diamond Bits for this project. This technique is suitable for chipboards with more surface as the images or designs you're transferring will be more visible. Some other suitable chipboard pieces would be "Manor Hinges", "Cloudy Skies", "Winter Trees"and "Nifty Tags".

Some close ups:

My mini canvas also made used of left over scraps from my Ombre Dreams papers which I used for layering as well as stamping my sentiment.

Here's the video, and I hope you enjoy it!

Blue Fern products used:

Tattered Diamond Bits
Charlotte's Dream

love,

Jelissa

August Sketch Challenge & a Preview of our NEW COLLECTION!

Good morning and welcome to a brand new month! We're heading into the back-swing of summer in the U.S. but things never cool down here when it comes to our inspirational sketches...

...OR when it comes to new paper lines!!

Let us tease you a bit with a preview of our up-and-coming paper collection "Montage":

{Are you excited yet?? We know we are!!}

Now let's take a look at the awesome sketch Michele Singh has drawn up for you this month:

August Sketch

And some inspiration from our wonderful design team...

Camilla Ekman

Jackie Clark

Keren Tamir

Leila Cardoso

Lisa Griffith

Maja Stokk

Marie-Josee Hamel

Patter Cross

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 August 31st, 2014.

We look forward to your entries!

An InLinkz Link-up