February Sketch Challenge

Welcome to February and a brand new sketch created by our sketch designer, Michele Singh.  Since this is known as the month of LOVE, Michele has created a romantic sketch for you to work with, complete with a heart.  Of course your project doesn't need to be love-themed --- you can interpret our sketch any way you'd like. 

Let's see how our Creative Team interpreted our February sketch.

Zaneta Glowa using Ombré Dreams Collection and Blue Fern chipboard

Marie-Josée Hamel using Ombré Dreams Collection and Blue Fern chipboard

Karita Vaino using Sanctuary Collection and Blue Fern chipboard

Ulrika Blomfelt using Ombré Dreams Collection and Blue Fern chipboard

Keren Tamir using Sanctuary Collection and Blue Fern Chipboard

Kim Price using  Montage Collection and Blue Fern chipboard

Melinda Thompson using Ombré Dreams and Blue Fern chipboard

What's next?

One lucky winner, selected by a random draw, will receive a prize package of Blue Fern Studios chipboard!

In addition, we will also select 3 (or more) layouts to feature.

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! 

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 28, 2015

We look forward to seeing how you use our sketch and Blue Fern products!

An InLinkz Link-up

Off the Page Projects from our Creative Team

We thought the last day of January would be a good day to share some Off the Page projects from our Creative Team.  Of course our beautiful paper, chipboard designs, and our new stamps are used a lot for layouts, but it's also perfect for other projects, as well.   Let's take a peek at what our Creative Team has been up to:

A Mini Canvas by Galina Savonova
created to remind her of summer.  She has used Blue Fern chipboard on the canvas.

Artist's Trading Cards (ATC) by Patter  Cross using various chipboard pieces.

Kim Price added this ships wheel chipboard piece as the final touch on the journal cover.

Here's a look at a project Jelissa Mei created for a friend - a canvas and an album, both embellished with Blue Fern chipboard.

Einat Kessler used chipboard and paper from our Sanctuary Collection to create this mixed media perpetual birthday calendar.  What a great idea!

The Blue Fern Beaded Flourish chipboard frame is stunning on Angelica Franssen's canvas.

Karita Vaino chose our Shabby Brick Bits to place behind the framed image on this canvas piece.

And lastly, Marie-Josée Hamel used the Chain Link panel to create gorgeous texture on this simple, but elegant canvas.

We sure hope you found these projects inspiring!

New Products and another look at Love Story

Today we would like to show you how some members of our Creative Team have used our new paper collection, Love Story.  We really love this beautiful collection!

Fabulous by Patter Cross

                       Blue Fern Products Used:

Love Story Collection: Concerto Love Story Collection: Sweet Song  Love Story Collection: Amazing Heart  Love Story Collection: Twenty-One

Love Story Stamp 2

Chipboard: Mesh Bits, Fabulous, and Broken Rings  Adore by Angelica Franssen Blue Fern Products Used: Love Story Collection: Cotillion Love Story Collection: Calling Cards Love Story Collection: Amazing Heart Stamps: Texture Set One, Love Story Set One  Chipboard - Ornate Shelf, Tattered Diamond Bits, Love, Cherish, Adore Set Angel by Valerie Serfozo Blue Fern Products Used: Love Story Collection: Twenty-one Love Story Collection: The Grand Ball Love Story Collection: Calling Cards Love Story Stamps: Set Two Chipboard: Angel (from Baby Words set), Hexagon Bits In addition to our Love Story paper collection and stamps, we now have these chipboard pieces created to coordinate with Love Story. Love Story Adornments Love Story Accents Card Suites Medley We have also added these 3 unique chipboard pieces: Estate Railing Industrial Bulbs Goggles We hope you love our Love Story Collection and new chipboard pieces!

My First DT Projects - Galina Sazonova.

Hello!

I am pleased to welcome you on BFS blog and to share my first projects as  an designer Blue Fern Studios.

And a little bit about myself )...

My name is Galina and I'm 46 years old. I come from Belarus, 

but now live with my family in Moscow. I am a happy wife and mother of two children, 5 year old boy and 21 year old girl) My profession - Landscape designer, but not so long ago I discovered scrapbooking and he soon became a part of my life!

I get my inspiration from different things and events, as well as

from people and emotions. I really love life, therefore I create a lot of layers and colours in my
projects .) I like the different styles and the opportunity to try something new.

Hope you enjoy my creations!

Welcome to my blog:

http://galadreams.blogspot.ru/

Canvas "Angel Eyes"
Here is the first one of my projects for this month. This nostalgic canvas about my childhood. Little girl with sad eyes in the photo - it's me) ....

More details:

Blue Fern Studios products used:

• Chipboard - Textures - Checker Bits
• Chipboard - Words - Spiritually Speaking

Layout "Birdie"

My second project was created on the basis of the January sketch. In the photo I'm in my new small hat birdie.)

And more details:

Blue Fern Studios products used:

• Paper - Sanctuary -  Bountiful
• Paper - Montage - Society, Wisdom
• Chipboard - Textures - Tattered Diamond Bits
• Chipboard - Words - The Optimist Word Set

Project "Angel on duty"

And at last my third project - gift wrapping based of kraft .

More details:

Blue Fern Studios products used:

• Chipboard - Textures - Ornate Heart
• Chipboard - Words - Spiritually Speaking

I wish you a creative mood and good day!)

Galina.)

Bente's first post for Blue Fern Studios.

Hi there!...*waving from Sweden*.

My name is Bente and some of you may have seen my creations around the internet for a few years now. I started scrapping about six years ago and never stopped to look back. I've tried many other creative outlets like knitting, sewing and embroidering, but scrapbooking is by far my favourite.

I am a native of Norway although I have lived more than half my life away from there. I have had my permanent address in the south of Sweden for many years, but have spent a few years in exciting places like Chile, Mexico and the UK. Loved that!

My three beautiful daughters are my main inspiration and we also have a cute but spoilt kitty.

I am so happy to be on the 2015 creative team here at Blue Fern Studios!

To see more of my work please visit me here:

Paper and Glue Heaven. 

Now for my first creations here on the blog:

Here I used the Roman Clock set and the Arrow Words set. 

To add colour to the pieces and create a coherent look I coloured the pieces with an ink chalker.

I love the feminine look created by lifting and layering a piece of the pretty Montage paper.

My next page features the youngest members of the family. 

-My DD and Lady, the royal princess of our house :-)

Again I used the beautifully decorated papers from the Montage collection.

The large frame is called Shabby Layered Frame.

In the corners you can see some Tattered Diamond bits.

I love these pictures that I took a while back. 

I love the look of the enamel dots on the black painted frame.

 Finally to round off this post I created a couple of cards using the lovely Sanctuary collection.

I used the pretty Roman Clock set and the Arrow words  here as well.

On this card is also a small piece from the Ironwork Accents set.
The Tattered Diamond bits were painted inked and stamped with a musical note pattern.

Products used: Papers from the Montage collection and the Sanctuary collection, Roman Clock set, Arrow Words set, Shabby Layered frame, Tattered Diamond bits, Ironwork Accents.

I hope you liked my first creations as a DT member for Blue Fern Studios.

Thanks for looking!