November Sketch Challenge Winner and our Featured Layouts

Today we would like to wrap up our November Sketch Challenge by announcing our winner, 

and featuring some of the layouts from the challenge.

Our winner this month is..............

Entry #17 belongs to Sonia Thomason of Australia.  Congratulations Sonia! 

You have won an awesome prize package from Blue Fern Studios!  

Please send me an e-mail, within the next 7 days, 

at {valerie(at)bluefernstudios(dot)com} to claim your prize.

 

Here is the lovely layout Sonia created using paper from the Blue Fern Montage Collection.

 

 

 

The entries in the November Sketch Challenge we stunning!  Here are a few, in no particular order, that we would like to feature this month:

 

 

The first layout is from Shizuka who used our popular "Capture the Moment" title.  She sure did capture a precious moment when she snapped this photo.

 

 

Priscilla Lim of Singapore began this layout with paper from our Ombre Dreams collection, but due to a mishap (we all have those!), she had to cover it with gesso.  But the beautiful Blue Fern Ornate Frame in the center of the layout and the "These Were the Days" tag from our Montage collection sure do stand out beautifully.

 

 

The third layout we are featuring this month is from Anna Rogalska, of Poland.  Her entry for the sketch challenge began with this stunning paper from the Montage Collection and she built from there.  What she has created in the center of her layout really makes the photo stand out!

Congratulations to our prize winner and those who were featured this month.  

Thank you also, to everyone who entered our sketch challenge.  

The December sketch has been posted (see link in right sidebar). 

We hope you will all participate!

 

Once Upon A Time with the new Sanctuary papers

Hi friends!

Today I'm up on the Blue Fern Studios blog with a video tutorial for you. And I'm so excited about this one because it features the amazing new paper collection Sanctuary by our new designer Manuela Zimmerman. If you're a fan of shabby romantic papers like me, you must hoard this collection NOW.

So I found this beautiful winter scenery photo while searching for inspiration on Pinterest (it's December after all) and it is just perfect for the dark pensive tones of the Sanctuary papers. This collection may seem nature-themed, but I found it to be perfect for my winter layout as well. That's how versatile it is!

Here's the project:

And some close-ups:

Love those chipboards! I've used Holiday Vine (snipped into 3 pieces and tucked everywhere), Shabby Flakes and Winter Trees. 

Making my own snow here - it's so much fun :D

And here's the video of how I created this layout:

Don't forget, every month Blue Fern Studios has a sketch challenge going on. Here is this month's sketch by Michelle Singh:

So gorgeous isn't it? I'm so inspired I'll be using it for some of my other DT projects as well. 

That's all I have for you now. Meanwhile, happy crafting!

love,

December Sketch Challenge

Welcome to December, the month that is filled with lots of things to do and people to see, but we still have a sketch for you.   Hopefully you will take some time for yourself this month and create.  This month's sketch would be a perfect place to start.  We would love to see your sketch entered in our sketch challenge.

Here is our December sketch, designed by Michele Singh, exclusively for Blue Fern Studios.  You have the entire month to create a project using our sketch and linking it below. 

And now we'll show you how our Creative Team used this sketch to create some 

stunning projects.  Each designer has used Blue Fern Studios paper and/or chipboard.

Keren Tamir

Camilla Ekman

Marie Josée Hamel

Leila Cardoso

Yuko Tanaka

Maja Stokk

Rae Moses

Patter Cross

Lisa Griffith

Jackie Clark

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 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 December 31st, 2014.

We look forward to your entries!

An InLinkz Link-up

November New Products

We hope you all enjoyed this weekend of giving thanks and the start of the holiday shopping season.  Today we are excited to show you the new products we released during the month of November.

The month began with the release of our 4th paper line - the beautiful "Montage" collection.  We have been very busy shipping it to retailers and hopefully it is available in your area.  Here's a peek at it in case you haven't seen it (or want to look at it again!):

This month we have added new chipboard designs by Michele Singh, Glenda Schoepp-Drake, 

Janene Meyerowitz, and Keren Tamir.  We think you will like the variety!

Collage Border

Flutter Wands

Holiday Postage

Unbelievable Set

Floral Spray

Keepsake Frame

Radiant Suns

Flourish Medley

Notebook Frame

Dresden Corsage

Connectors

Organic Coins

Delight Set

Astro Moon & Stars

Heart Hugs

Wind Up

Buttons and Bows

Butterfly Frame - Round

Grid Pieces

Lightbulbs

Floral Medley Frame

Winter Forest

Thanks for stopping by to see what's new at Blue Fern Studios!

Mixed media canvas. New Sanctuary paper collection

Hello everyone. Tiffany here. I am sharing with you a canvas I created using the new Sanctuary paper collection and some chipboard pieces. 

The canvas is 6x6. I tore some paper for the bottom layer and cut out some images from the paper as well. I used the Swirly doodle and added some Spray on it after I covered it with gesso. I used some flowers and more images from the collection and layered them. I used the Smile phrase and covered it with Gesso and then used some spray for color. 

You can see how I created the whole canvas in this video. 

Here are some more pictures 

BFS products used: 

Sanctuary paper 

Swirly doodle 

Smile 

I hope you enjoyed. Be sure to stop by the facebook page for latest news. 

Thank you for stopping by.