February projects by Karita Vainio

Hi everyone! 

 I´m happy to be here today with you all!

Today I have a three layouts to share with you

and my first layout is made by following the february sketch. 

"Happy" layout of my sweet daughter.

For this layout I have used the beautiful Conservatory and Meadows of Time papers from the Sanctuary collection.
I have added some gesso and mists to the papers and also stamped a little bit from here and there.

Chipboards that I have used are Turkish Bits, Royal Monarchs and Happy.
I have painted the chipboards with Distress Ink  - Walnut Stain, except the Royal Monarch butterfly, which is painted with mists.

Paper: Sanctuary collection: Conservatory, Meadows Of Time

Chipboard: Turkish Bits, Royal Monarchy, Happy

And my 2nd layout. I called it "The Love Story"
 and I made it of my son and his girlfriend

For this layout I also used papers from the Sanctuary collection. They are called Birdsong Melody and Garden Plaza. And again I have added gesso and mists, my favourite tuff. 

Chipboards I have used are Shabby Brick Bits, Memory Frames and Arrow Words and I have painted them with a white acrylic paint.

Paper: Sanctuary collection: Birdsong Melody, Garden Plaza

Chipboard: Shabby Brick Bits, Memory Frames, Arrow Words

And my 3rd layout is made with the gorgeous papers from the new Love Story collection.
It´s called "Love" and it´s made of my darling husband.

For this layout I have used the Twenty One and Calling Cards papers.

 Added some gesso and mists and after that I have used the new Blue Fern Studios: Love Story 1 & 2 stamp sets.
Chipboards I have used are Mesh Bits, Love and Postage Frames and they are painted with white gesso.

Paper: Love Story collection: Twenty One, Calling Cards

Stamp: Love Story collection: 1 & 2

Chipboard: Mesh Bits, Love, Postage Frames

Thank you for looking!

From our Creative Team

We have a special treat for you today.   Our very talented Creative Team has been busy playing with our Love Story collection.  Each one has added their own special touches and used the collection in such a unique way.

Ulrika Blomfelt has created such a beautiful background using various papers from our 

 Love Story collection to hold this special black and white photo.

She then finished the layout with our "Key to My Heart" chipboard title, 

 layered over the Ornate Frame chipboard. 

Bente Fagerberg, also using the Love Story collection, has created this very elegant layout.  

Stamps from the Love Story collection have been used to add a beautiful frame around the edge 

of the layout, and some visual interest behind the chipboard dangle.

Look at the awesome texture that can be achieved with our chipboard!

Kim Price shows how absolutely striking a black background can be.  

The Amazing Heart paper from the collection has a beautiful border that frames the layout.  

The collection also has lots of images perfect for fussy cutting!

Melinda Thompson tells her own love story in a soft, light and airy way, choosing softer paper 

from the collection.   Her chipboard pieces were painted white, with small amounts 

of color added.  She has used some of our new stamps to add a border accent.

Thanks for spending some time with us today.  Let us know what inspires you!

This Week's New Chipboard Designs

What better way to start off today's new products post, than to introduce a couple of new titles that would be perfect for a project to express your feelings of love for someone. 

Screen doors...we have three of them!

Jane's Door

Donna's Screen Door

Sara's Screen Door

A beautiful winter frame.

Snowflake Frame (square)

We're all Mad Here

(come on, admit it, sometimes we all feel this way!)

And lastly, an eclectic mix of chipboard pieces.

Tri-light

Sun Compass

Hour Glass

That wraps it up for today.  We love hearing from you.  Tell us which designs you like best.

Take time today to celebrate love with the people in your life.  

Happy Valentine's Day from all of us at Blue Fern Studios.

Two layouts with the Love Story collection by Marie-Josée

Hello all!

I am happy to be back today to share two layouts made with the latest Blue Fern Studios paper collection, Love Story, as well as my sketch layout. Here they are!

"Famille" layout

For this layout, I used white cardstock as a base. Then, I tore the Grand Ball paper from the Love Story collection in two and used each side on my layout. I also added a piece of the Concerto paper at the top.

 

Here's a little trick: on this layout, I used two different chipboard that I cut in half.

Here's the Britannia Flourish (above and under my picture):

The title, Famille, is from the French Words set: 

And here is the Wild Flourish Bundle (on the left and right sides of my picture):

"Love Story" layout

Here's my second layout with the Love Story collection. I used the Twenty One paper for my background. As you can see, I used the "Love Story" words from the strip of paper we always cut and toss to create my title.

To frame my picture, I used a piece of the Lace Rounds set. Under it is the Symphony border. Both were altered with black spray ink

I cut a small piece of the Symphony border to put on the left side of my layout.
  

Sketch layout

And finally, here's the layout I created for the sketch challenge back at the beginning of February.

I used a paper from the Ombre Dreams collection to create my background, the Ginger's Dream paper.
 

Then, under my picture, I added the Boston Lattice chipboard. I altered it with gesso.

Then, on the left, I used the Fancy Signage chipboard, also altered with gesso, and on top, the word Amour from the French Words set.

"Love story" with Elena Morgun

Hello, everyone!

Elena Morgun here, today I'd like to show you a LO+video tutorial, and mini-album I created using new Love Story collection.

Layout "Always and forever"

Some close-ups: 

Enjoy the video!)

Blue Fern Products Used:

Paper

- Love Story: Amazing Heart

- Love Story: Sweet Song

- Love Story: Calling Cards

Chipboard

- Rings Panel

- Floral Medley Frame

- Mini Flourishes

Stamp

Forever Stamp Set One

Mini-album "Love story"

Mini-album, I want to show you in video format. Enjoy

Blue Fern Products Used:

Paper

- Love Story: Amazing Heart

- Love Story: Sweet Song

- Love Story: Calling Cards

- Love Story: The Grand Ball

- Love Story: True Harmony

Chipboard
- Ginger's Poppies
- Bohemian Flowers
- Mesh Bits
- Blue Fern Flourish
- Turkish Bits
- Roman Clock Set - Small
- Memory Frames

I hope I have inspired you today :)

Take care,

Elena Morgun

Today we Feature YOU!

We would like to thank all of you who use our products!  You are SO creative.  We see the layouts you create using our products on your blogs and in galleries.  Did you know Blue Fern Studios has a gallery?  We do, and you can find it here.  We hope you will upload your Blue Fern projects there.

This layout by Helena Johansson was created using paper from the Blue Fern Montage collection.  The swirls are our Mini Flourishes (set of 4).  The beautiful colors and texture really caught our eye.

 

Here's a layout created by Mes10doigts of Canada, that was uploaded to our gallery.  She has used the Blue Fern Graduated Circles on her layout that just screams sunshine!

Patti Hamel created this beautiful layout using paper from the Montage Collection.
This represents the best of neutrals!

Former Blue Fern Creative Team member Tiffany began with a blank canvas, layered it with chipboard pieces and paper from the Sanctuary collection, and then applied her magic.  What an incredible final project!

We found this fun, summery layout on Geraldine Pasinati's blog.  We love that she combined these two papers from our Sanctuary collection that mimic the sand and beautiful blue water!

 

The Calling Cards paper from the Sanctuary Collection can be used in so many creative ways.  Take a look at how Maggie used the cards to create a tag album.  Such a sweet treasure!

Thanks ladies!  You inspire all of us.

Love is Beautiful!

Ahhhh yes, love is beautiful, and so is our Love Story Collection.  It's the perfect choice for your love and Valentine projects.   Take a look at the beautiful card Marie-Joseé created using paper from Love Story and the Quatrefoil Garden Panel chipboard piece.  We love that she made it so personal by including a photo of herself!

Now take a look at the romantic layout Marie-Joseé created, layering several sheets of paper from the Love Story collection with some Bits of Honey chipboard pieces.  To top it off, she added some words of love from our French Words chipboard set.  What better way to show your special someone how much they mean to you?

If you've got a love story to tell, we have the perfect paper collection for you!