Saturday, March 26, 2016

March Projects  with Yuko



Hello!Friends!Yuko is here.

I introduce a layout using new work Courtship Lane collection 
and a layout using Serendipity collection today!



【Fairy Tale】

This Courtship Lane collection works for the feeling that purple has good!


It is a flower of this Courtship Lane collection which purple and a pink flower release from Blue Fern Studios 
As size is just right, it is easy to use it.

After the cardboard did emboss in Pearl
 I attached MYSTIC PLUM glitter here and there.
It is the color that this glitter is beautiful!




I painted title cardboard with the Opal white of the liquid pearl.


This Green used emboss powder (VERDANT).
This color is a calm good feeling, too.



<Blue Fern Studios Products>
Paper- Courtship Lane collection    Town Gossip/Calling Cards/Lover's Lane/Parkway
Chipboard - Story, Fairytale, Magic/Swan Gate/Whimsy Flourishes
Glitter -MYSTIC PLUM
Embossing Powder - Pearl/VERDANT








【Cute】
This uses Serendipity.
I made it with every possible bright feeling in this series.
Blue Fern Studios is apt to look elegant by all means.
But I made it so that such a casual photographs were put together
 as there was not only such a photograph which fitted elegantly.


This cardboard did emboss in emboss powder (Oatmeal).
Yellow-green of the leaves is also embossing powder (LIME).
Dark even in the same green-green, yellow-green, there are many variations.




The emboss powder of Oatmeal is an all-around player fitting elegantly casually!



<Blue Fern Studios Products>
Paper  Serendipity - Fascination/Calling Cards/ Imagination
Chipboard- Cute, Sweet, Sassy/Little Baskets/Butterfly Friends
Embossing Powder -oatmeal/LIME







Next is a work using the sketch of March.



This layout using Courtship Lane collection.


I added gradation to the cardboard of the title with emboss powder.

As for the light purple, LILAC, dark purple are IRIS. I covered it with some glitter DUTY ROSE from the top.






This ribbon cut a stamp and used it.

Stamp - Key To My Heart - Click Image to Close


I added DUSTY ROS glitter to paper.
Several colors such as white, silver, purple, light purple, pink are mixed and are very beautiful



<Blue Fern Studios Products>
Paper - Courtship Lane collection  Calling Cards/Bourbon Ave/Main Street
Chipboard-True Romance
Stamp-- Key To My Heart
Embossing Powder - LILAC/IRIS
 Glitter- DUTY ROSE




Thank you for looking!




Friday, March 25, 2016

Today it's all about YOU!

It's always a special day when we feature layouts that have been created by YOU!  We love exploring and finding beautiful projects using Blue Fern products.  Today we would like to share some awesome layouts that were created by five very talented ladies.  Be prepared to be amazed!

Michelle McDonald



Lisa Landry


Annie Carignan




Evelyn Walter



Lisa Griffith



Congratulations and thanks to each of you for showing off Blue Fern products so creatively.  
We hope you will leave these ladies some love!







Thursday, March 24, 2016

In love with the Courtship Lane collection (Karine)

Hi there, Blue Fern Studios fans,

I can't believe spring is here! And what better way to celebrate it than with our new Courtship Lane collection? It's gorgeous colors and pretty patterns are perfect for the season!

Love


For this layout, I used two paper as my background: Town Gossip and Concert Hall. I altered them with modeling paste and a stencil, and I added color with watercolor. I also used a card from the Calling Cards paper in my paper cluster.


My main chipboard piece is the Bordeaux Layered frame which come in two parts. The bottom one, I painted with white gesso and sprayed mists over it, to match the color in the background paper. For the swirly top part, I covered it with white gesso. I chose to leave it white because I thought it was contrasting over the pink chipboard.


While I was looking in my box of smaller chipboards, I found a little piece (you can see it in the picture above, just below my frame) that came from a flourish from the Leafy Page Accents. I painted it with white gesso also, to match the frame. I thought it filled the gap between my flower and my frame perfectly. I never throw away even the tiniest pieces: you never know when they can come handy.


My title piece, from the Adore, Love, Cherish set is also painted plain white.

Perfect


My second layout is way much colourful.than my first one. I chose the Parkway paper as my background. I was inspired by the colors of the feather on the left of the page. 


My composition on mainly based on the Whimzy Flourishes that frame my picture. I embossed them with Imagine Ink Garnet embossing powder. 


I created my flowers clusters around the two flourishes. I also fussy cut some flower from the Calling Cards paper to put in my clusters, to give dimension. You can see, in a few places, that I used the Forever stamp set to add a bit of texture to my background. 


My title, part of the Perfect, Adorable, Special set, is embossed with Imagine Ink Iris embossing powder.

Happy


My last layout uses the beautiful West Plaza paper. I chose the colors of my layout based on the damask pattern of the paper.


I used the Garden Frolic stamp set to stamp randomly on my background.


To frame my picture, I used the Celebration Hearts, which I embossed with Imagine Ink Snow embossing powder. I built my flower clusters around them.


My title piece, from The Optimist Word Set, was embossed with Imagine Ink Lilac embossing powder and glued over my embellishments.

I hope my creations inspired you.
Have a nice crafty day.

Karine

Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Courtship Lane inspiration by Pascale


Hello Sweeties,

Today I'm up on Blue fern Studios with 3 new projects using the Courtship Mane collection. .

In the first one I chose a photo of my daughter when she was almost 3 years old, no need to say it was some time ago.







And here is the beautiful sketch I follow to make the layout.

You still have time to upload your project until the 31st March here.

I started to add a layer of clear gesso to the background to protect it. While it was drying, I cut several strips in the Est Plaza paper. Then I glued them to the background and added a thin layer of white gesso. When dry, I stamped randomly with an archival black ink with the Garden Frolic design.


I added also a design with the Essentiel Textures and the Snow embossing Powder. 


I primed the  French Word with white gesso and the Turkish Panel with clear gesso. Then I colored the chipboards with different colors of Twinkling H2Os. 


I used the same colors on the background and the flowers in order to have a monochromatic layout. I finished the page with some glitters. 


Blue fern Studios products used:

Courtship Lane collection - Bourbon Ave, Est Plaza, Calling Cards
Chipboards - Turkish Panel, French Words
Stamps - Essentiel Textures, Garden Frolic
Embossing Powder - Snow
Glitter - Dusty Rose, Peridot

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My second layout with the Courtship Lane collection showcase a photo I've taken of my friend during our last photo shoot. 


Here are some close-ups:






And a step-by-step video:


Blue Fern Studios products used:

Courtship Lane collection - Parkway, TwonGossip
Chipboards - Serenpidity Words 2, Folkart Frame
Stamps - Arcadia Textures, Vintage Edges
Embossing Powders - Sage, Verdant, Ginger
Flowers - Courtship Blooms

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For the last layout I chose to work with the green paper from the collection. It was the perfect match for this photo of the Saint Martin Wash House I've bought during a trip to Rennes (France)


I started to apply a layer of clear gesso. Then I added a design with a light modeling paste and a stencil. While the paste was still wet I sprinkled several colors of embossing powders and heat set them. 


I cover the Organic coins with a layer of clear crackle paste and let to dry. When the paste was completly dry, I colored it with a mica powder.


I colored the die-cut leaves with different shades of green and browns that match the photo and sprinkled them with different embossing powders and heat set them.


I used a Primary Element to color the Courtship Roses.


I  finished with splatters of black and white gesso and some random stamping with the Postal Textures stamp.


Blue Fern Studios products used:

Courtship Lane collection - Love Affair
Chipboard - Organic Coins
Embossing Powders - Nutmeg, Ginger, Verdant, Sage, Lime
Flowers - Courtship Blooms, Courtship Roses
Stamp - Postal Texture

Tuesday, March 22, 2016

March Inspiration with Marilyn

Hi everyone! Marilyn here with you today to share two layouts and a video tutorial using the beautiful Courtship Lane collection and the new Courtship flowers by Blue Fern.

"I Think You're Wonderful" Layout
I made this dimensional background with two East Plaza papers from the  Courtship Lane collection and  you can see all the process in the video tutorial.

The Ruth Doily and the title chipboards were embossed with Pearl and Lilac embossing powders.


I put the chipboard title over a piece of cardboard and added the Courtship Blooms and Roses.  

I painted the Chelsea Vines with distress ink.

I stamped with the Forever-stamp. 


I hope you find some inspiration ...Enjoy the video tutorial!





 "Adorable"
For this page, I used the West Plaza and the Concert Hall papers from Courtship Lane collection.

I embossed the Gazebo chipboard with Pearl embossing powder.

The Adorable (title) and the Whimsy Flourish chipboards were embossed with Iris  embossing powder.

The final touch,  these Courtship blossom and roses that coordinates perfectly with these papers.

Thanks you so much for stopping by....until next time!
Marilyn Rivera