August inspiration by Elena Volchkova

Hi everyone! Today, I have prepared three layouts and I'm happy to show it to you. Our new sea collection Seaside Cottage is so beautiful! Inspiring! Ideal for August! Personally I have always the mood of the sea in August, even if I stay in the city. I hope you like my marine layouts.

"Mermaid" layout

This layout is created for my friend, she is like a beautiful Mermaid. For her, I wanted to create this magical world. I used the Mermaid paper from the Seaside Cottage Collection as my background paper. And a lot of romantic and magic details.

Beaded Strings was covered with mixture of Imagine Ink embossing powders in Pearl and Breeze. Dream I covered with Imagine Ink Seven Seas embossing powder. And the pieces of Seashell Frame was covered with Imagine Ink Oatmeal embossing powder.

Magic sparkle appeared by adding Pyrite, Blue Ice and Silver Prism Glitters.

Wonderful goldfish cutting from Calling Cards paper.

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:
Paper: Seaside Cottage - Mermaid
Chipboard: Beaded Strings, Seashell Frame, Circle Groups, Wish, Wonder, Dream
Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Seven Seas, Pearl, Breeze, Oatmeal
Glitters: Pyrite, Blue Ice, Silver Prism
Flowers: Seaside Lilies

"Summer Vacation" layout

My second layout about the summer vacation, when there is time to be with family. And just to catch this happiness! I used the Gala paper from the Seaside Cottage Collection as my background paper.

The letters seemed to are airy and sun light! It's magic Honey Imagine Ink Embossing Powder. 

A bit lower you can see jewelry bell from the Jeweled Trinkets set.

The grass was covered with mixture of Imagine Ink embossing powders in Lime and Copper.

I added Vintage Edges Stamps on the background. And you can see pieces of vellum decorated Weathered Doilies Stamp with Lime Imagine Ink Embossing Powder.

Flowers Attic Charm Daisies is ideally suited for this summer history.

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:
Paper: Seaside Cottage - Gala
Chipboard: Summer Vacation, Jeweled Trinkets, Layering Stems
Stamps: Weathered Doilies, Vintage Edges
Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Lime, Honey, Copper
Glitters: Sunshine, Peridot
Flowers: Attic Charm Daisies

"A Walk on the Beach" layout

The third layout today is very romantic and feminine. About walks on the beach. I used the Glory paper from the Seaside Cottage Collection as my background paper. And beautiful roses cutting from paper Papillons (Timeless collections).

And the pieces of Seashell Frame was covered with Imagine Ink 14 Karat embossing powder.

A Walk on the Beach was covered with Imagine Ink Mystic Plum embossing powders. It is so beautifully with roses!

I added Brocade Texture Stamp with Imagine Ink 14 Karat embossing powder on the background. It is difficult to show on the pictures. But so beautiful shine!

Blue Fern Studios Supply List:
Paper: Seaside Cottage - Glory
Chipboard: A Walk on the Beach, Seashell Frame
Stamps: Weathered Doilies, Brocade Texture
Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: 14 Karat, Mystic Plum

I hope you enjoy viewing my projects. See you next time :)

Hugs, Elena

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.

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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!

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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.

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!

February Inspiration by Elena Volchkova

Hi everyone! Today, I have prepared for you three layouts using the beautiful Blue Fern Studio materials.

The first two are from the wonderful new Serendipity collection.

Spring in the Air layout

The first layout is of the blossoming spring. When around bird song, the soul also sings.

On the photo - my friend Irina. She is so good in a natural style.

In the background you can see the fence from Country Garden stamp with  Imagine Ink Honey Embossing Powder.

 I like to emboss chipboard with a few shades of embossing powder to create a color transition. Here I have used Nutmeg and Honey Embossing Powder. 

Sage and lime green also combine well together to create a very interesting transition of color!

Blue Fern Studio Supply List:

Paper:  Serendipity: Chronicle

Chipboard: All Natural Set, Layering Stems, Shabby Brick Bits

Stamp: Country Garden

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Nutmeg, Honey, Sage, lime

Sea Romance layout

My second layout is very romantic and all about the dreams of a young girl.
About the purest of feelings and about the sea!

For this layout I have added natural shells and various small things - beads, thread, sequins, paillettes. The Seaweed сhipboard was covered with mixture of Imagine Ink embossing powders in Sea Mist and Breeze, which give the the perfect combination!

 Here I used the Imagine Ink Cotton Candy embossing powder to color the chipboard word "Cherish".

Magic butterflies carry away our dreams!

Blue Fern Studio Supply List:

Paper:  Serendipity: Merriment

Chipboard: Jeweled Page Dangles, "Adore, Love, Cherish", Seaweed

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Sea Mist, Breeze, Cotton Candy

 

 

Summer Joy Layout

This layout I have made for the Blue Fern February Sketch 
using the Paisley & Vine paper, which is ideal for summer photos. Blush and Timeless collections add the wonderful blooming accents.

The Flutter Medley chipboard is so interesting.  I used a mix of Imagine Ink embossing powder to color the chipboard. Cotton Candy and Mystic Plum - they look good together!

Blue Fern Studio Supply List:

Paper:  Paisley & Vine: Whimsy
Blush: Fondness
Timeless: Calling Cards

Chipboard: Flutter Medley, Valentine Hearts
Stamp:  Washi Strips

Imagine Ink Embossing Powder: Cotton Candy, Mystic Plum

I hope you enjoy viewing my projects. See you next time :)

Hugs, Elena

Maja's February Projects

Hello, Blue Fern Studios Fans and welcome to the blog today :-)

For my today's post I created various projects, so I hope everyone would find something for themselves to get inspired. All of them feature our latest release, the Serendipity collection.
Let's start with the layout:

I first layered two papers in contrasting colours for the background and added some stamping. For the title, I traced the words of the "Always Remember" chipboard with embossing marker and heat-embossed them separately with Heavenly and Ginger embossing powders:

Then I cut out some journaling cards to mat my photo. I tucked some flowers in between then layers,  I also included some loose brick pieces I found with my Shabby Brick Panel (you can also find them in the Extra Bits sets :-)) that I covered with subtle crackle paint.

I created a custom button by attaching an epoxy sticker to the bird image and cutting it out. As for the extra pieces you might get with your chipboard, I decided to keep them and use for some interesting decor element :-) I first removed the pieces from the chipboard, covered them with various eps and but them back together, creating kind of a mosaic/stained glass element (to be able to mount it on 3D dots, I matted the shapes with some paper on the back side):

For the word part, I first embossed the background pieces with Breeze ep and then re-heat it a bit so that particles of Oatmeal ep would stick to it and embossed again to get a shabby chic look:

Always Remember:

Papers: Serendipity: Anticipation, Fascination, Imagination, Chronicle
EP: Ginger, Heavenly, Azure, Seven Seas, Breeze, Oatmeal
Chipboard: Always Remember, Charmed Page Dangles, Shabby Brick Panel/Extra Bits
Stamps: Photography, Forever, Vintage Edges

I used this mosaic/stained glass technique for my next project too, an OTP home decor piece with the beautiful Couture chipboard as the main image:

Just as with the Charmed dangle, I removed the pieces, covered them with Lilac and Mystic Plum eps and but them back into the main piece that I covered with 14 Karat ep.

For the background, I layered some papers, put some lace in between the layers and stamped a dangle from the Deja Vu stamp set, then added some dimensional elements to it:

I also included a flower cluster with a button and metal wing charm in it. Beneath my composition I put the Inspiration chipboard on the passe-partout I splashed with black ink:

Inspiration:

Papers: Serendipity: Inspiration, Merriment, Reminisce
EP: Lilac, Mystic Plum, 14 Karat
Chipboard: Couture, Serendipity Words 1
Stamps: Deja Vu

I also made two cards for this post - here's a wedding card that features the Boston Lattice chipboard piece:

I think it makes a beautiful bakcground for the flower cluster, and it also reminds me of a wedding pergola :) For the background, I layered two sides of the Glee sheet:

 I covered the chipboard with white chalk mist and used the extra pieces as propping places to hide 3D dots:

Wedding card:
Papers: Serendipity: Glee
Chipboard: Boston Lattice


It wouldn't make a February post without a Valentine's card ;) Here's one I gave to my own personal hubby:

I used the True Heart stamped image for the main motif: I stamped it on watercolour paper, coloured it with Distress inks, cut out and mounted on layered papers that I also stamped with Journey stamps:

For the sentiment, I used the "love" word from the Chunky Words set, covered it with glue and dipped in the Fool's Gold glitter. Just to make sure it would fall off, I secured it with glossy accents. 

Love card:
Papers: Serendipity: Contemplation, Inspiration
Chipboard: Chunky Words
Glitter: Fool's Gold
Stamps: Journey, True Heart

I wish you a lot of creating time - and see you next time!

Maja Nowak