Fall & Winter- By Keren Tamir

Hello Everyone,

Its Keren here with two projects for the Blue Fern Studios blog. 

The first one is a layout depicting the beautiful colours of fall.

The second project is a winter wonderland double shadowbox canvases.

"An Autumn Story"

I used the Deja Vu- Un Voyage a Paris paper for the background. Then I started drawing brown leaves with some water-colour oil pastels to mimic the leaves on the ground.

I stamped the brick pattern out of the Essential Texture stamp on the background and I also used the Shabby brick bits behind the photo to double the brick effect.

I also used a chipboard Photo arch on the side of the photo along with "An autumn story" title.

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"Noel Blessings"

My second project this month is a set of two 6x6 shadowbox canvases with a wintery theme.

I used the winter flakes and covered them with diamond dust to make them look realistic.

I also used the Winter Forest chipboard set which was covered in gold glitter.

Then I used two separate titles from the Winter title set which I painted in copper acrylic paint.

I used cheese cloth and many other mixed media elements to create this winter wonderland!!

Thank you so much for visiting the Blue Fern studios blog

Have a wonderful day!!

Keren

Christmas altered art by Marie-Josee

Hello folks!

This is my last post for Blue Fern Studios and I have three projects to show you, all created with the Vintage Christmas collection.

Box card

I did a bit of fussy cutting for the card. I cut the child and the Christmas tree out of the Calling Cards paper. I used a piece of the Country Picket Fence chipboard between the child and the Christmas tree and a piece of the Winter Flakes chipboard set. Both were altered with white gesso.

 

 

 

Gift bag

I created this gift bag from scratch, using a Vintage Christmas paper. I cut small pieces of the Mini Rings Panel and glued them to each side of the bag. Then, I applied gesso randomly with a sponge. I also added Imagine Ink Embossing Powder in Poinsettia.

 

 

Christmas scene

Finally, here's a Christmas scene in a box. I created the box from scratch using kraft paper. I cut the bottom and used parchment paper as a background (you can also use vellum paper). I used various Vintage Christmas papers and a die to create the houses. I added gesso to the edges, as if it is snow. I also altered the two snowflakes from the Winter Flakes set with gesso.

I used parchment paper as a background to be able to light the scene with battery-powered tea lights, which I put behind my Christmas scene, so that it creates a soft glow.

 

 

Inspiration from Elena Morgun

Hello!

Today Elena Morgun is here. Glad to see you here, I hope you are having great sunny days! I am happy to share my newest creation using lots of gorgeous Blue Fern Studios products. I also made with a video tutorial.

Everything is quite easy, but the result is quite impressive!

New Blue Fern Embossing powder is just wonderful. Enjoy the video.

Blue Fern Studios product used

• Autumn Anthology paper
• Vintage Christmas paper

• Stamp: Forever
• Stamp: Journey

• Chipboard: Graduated Squares
• Chipboard: Flutter Medley
• Chipboard: Sweet Dreams

• Imagine Ink: Embossing powder - Fern
• Imagine Ink: Embossing powder - Petal

Also I would like to share a tags today.

Blue Fern Studios product used

• Autumn Anthology paper

• Chipboard: Shabby Brick Panel
• Chipboard: Roman Clock Set - Small

• Imagine Ink: Embossing powder - Fern
• Imagine Ink: Embossing powder - Petal

Hope to see you soon again!

Take care,

Elena Morgun

Blush

Hello everyone.  We showed you a close-up of our new Timeless paper collection at the end of last month and now it's time to reveal the new Blush paper collection.   

With names like Sweetheart, Fondness, Devoted, and Charmed, you can see where designer Michele Singh was going with this collection.  The designs are so sweet and delicate, with images of bows, garland, flowers, and of course hearts! Oh the beautiful projects you will be able to create with this collection. 

 The Timeless and Blush collections will be arriving in Store soon!

Thanks for stopping by today.  XO

December Inspiration with Melinda Thompson

Hello my crafty friends :)

This is my final projects for Blue Fern Studios.  My 12 month term finishes at the end of December and I can't believe how quick that 12 months went!

With my last 2 projects I used the new Vintage Christmas paper range. Its a beautiful paper range with such a range of colours to choose.

In my first project I was inspired by the gorgeous pinks, reds and aqua's. Such a pretty combination.

"Merry Christmas"

Lots of paper strips and fussy cutting...oh what fun! Chipboard pieces have been lightly painted in Gesso first and then covered with mists, inks and glitter :)

Paper: Vintage Christmas

Chipboard: Holiday Frame, Holly Sprigs, Word Ornaments

My second project is full of glitter and shine! I have used the new Imagine Ink Glitter range - Carribean and Pyrite on my chipboard pieces and a sprinkle here and there in my paper. I was truly shining after this project!!! :):)

"Magical"

Paper: Vintage Christmas

Chipboard:  Winter Village, Winter Titles, Winter Page Dangles, Christmas Ornaments, Beaded Strings

Thanks for stopping by today, I hope you feel inspired to create this holiday season. Thank you Blue Fern Studios for having me on the team this past 12 months...its been absolutely fun!

Take care

Melinda xo

It's Time to Select a Winner & Featured Layouts

Hello everyone!  We hope your weekend is off to a good start.  We're here today to announce the winner of our November sketch challenge, and to feature a few layouts.

Let's start by selecting a winner:

Entry #5 belongs to Kathleen White!  Congratulations, Kathleen.  As the winner, you will receive a package of Blue Fern Studios chipboard.  Please send an e-mail, within the next 7 days, to {valerie(at)bluefernstudios(dot)com} to claim your prize.  Kathleen created this festive layout using paper from the Vintage Christmas collection. 

We have also selected 3 layouts to feature from those entered in our sketch challenge.  

Marina Gridasova

We loved the beautiful colors Marina used for this layout, and the leaves that are scattered around.  The top paper is from the Blue Fern Ombre Dreams collection and she has also used a couple of chipboard pieces.

 

 

France Ringuette 

France has used an awesome title for her layout - "I am Simply Me" which tells her story of believing in herself.  Love how she has added the Blue Fern chipboard frame behind her photos, and added a splash of color to her layout.

Marie-Eve Bernard

Our third feature this month comes from Marie-Eve who will be joining the Blue Fern Creative Team in 2016.  Don't you just love how she has used the Chunky Heart Panel on this layout?

We hope you have enjoyed this look back at our November sketch challenge.

Thanks to all of you who created a layout for our challenge.  We love seeing how you use our products. 
Our December sketch challenge has been posted and you can find a link on our sidebar. 
We hope you will join us this month!