Ephemera folio

Hello crafty friends, I created this ephemera folio combining two
Blue Fern Studio paper collections, attick charm and homespun.

The idea and a tutorial I found here on Gayle Agostinelli's You tube channel.

It's a great project and a nice way to store your ephemera pieces.

I had a few pretty papers left from different Blue Fern collections and 

used these to make the booklet.

I decorated with some laces from my own stock.

Here are some more pictures of my folio.

I love how it turned out and how the papers coordinate together.

I have the booklet in use already to store in my ephemera's.

Papers used:

Attic Charm - Attic Key

Attic Charm -Attire

Attic Charm - Sachet

Attic Charm - Haberdashery

Home Spun - Crafty

Home Spun - Homemade

Thanks for visiting!

Have a great day.

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Easel card with drawer box

Hello, Blue Fern Studios friends, DT Henriëtte here sharing this easel card 

with drawer box.

There are many tutorials available on how to make such a project. I followed this photo tutorial.

To decorate the cardstock box and card I used the lovely Amber & Apricot  papers and 

printed chipboards. 

I embellished the easel card with yellow and orange flowers.

On the drawers I glued lace flowers and wooden beads.

It was a fun project to make and it will be a great gift to someone.

Products used:

Amber & Apricot papers and printed chipboards

Blue Fern Studios flowers

Lace no. 2

Thanks so much for stopping by the BFS blog.

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Double gatefold card with Attic Charm

Hello, welcome at the Blue Fern Studios blog.

Today I'm sharing a double gate fold card with you. I used the beautiful

Attic Charm paper collection, a large chipboard, laces and flowers.

First I made the base of the gatefold card using white cardstock.

(You can find a video tutorial by Kathy Clement on how to make one here)

I decorated the card with the Attic Charms papers.

Some of the paper panels have sewing on it.

On the front of the card I used a large chipboard frame  which I colored in 

similar colors as the papers.

The chipboard is called Glam Frame.

I glued lace and flowers on the frame.

Here's a picture of the inside of the card.

I made a pocket in the middle section.

Inside the pocket are two panels. You can write a birthday message on 

the larger one for example

Aren't these papers just gorgeous? I love the Attic Charm collection.

Products used:

Paper: Attic Charm

Chipboard: Glam Frame

Laces: no. 1 and 4

BFS flowers

Thanks for visiting!

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Card and box with Amber & Apricot

Hello and welcome to the Blue Fern Studios blog.

Today I'm sharing a card and matching box I made with the sweet Amber & Apricot collection.

I'm in love with this paper collection! The colors and the sweet flower patterns are so pretty.

I first made the box, using a template maker site,  out of white cardstock.

I covered the box with the patterned papers and added a ribbon.

Then I made the card. I made it so it could fit in the box.

I added lace, chipboard pieces, flowers, cuts from the papers, ribbon
 and a chipboard butterfly.

The card and box are a nice gift for a friend.

Here a list of the BFS products I used:

Papers:
Amber & Apricot

Chipboard:

Valerie's butterflies
Amber & Apricot printed chipboard

Lace:

 Lace 2

Seam binding

Flowers:

Apricot blooms

Thanks so much for visiting!

Hugs, Henriëtte.

Valentine inspiration by Henriëtte

Hi, my name is Henriëtte van Mierlo, I'm 49 years. I live in The Netherlands with 
my husband Robert and my 17 year old daughter Emma.
 I work parttime in financial administration and in my sparetime I love to craft, 
especially card making.

I’ve been making cards for many years, tried different styles but nowadays they are 

more shabby chic/vintage.

Besides card making I also like mixed media projects, flower making (foamiran, fabrics, paper), 

DIY projects, working with polymer clay and altering art.

When I'm not crafting I love reading books and I try to go to the gym twice a week.

Well, never a dull moment and often not enough hours in the day.

Here are the links to my blog, facebook, pinterest, instragram and you tube channel.

Blog: http://hmier.blogspot.nl/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/henriette.vanmierlo.3

Pinterest: https://nl.pinterest.com/hmier/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/henriette_van_mierlo/

You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX7cGlRveDAf22C4r5QZ1ig

I'm very excited to be on the Blue fern Studios design team and looking forward to share my creativity with you.

The first project I like to share is in style with today's occasion Valentine's day. 💘

I altered this heart shaped box using the beautiful Heartland papers.

First I cut all the paper pieces and glue them on, covering the box with the papers.

Then I decorated the box and lid with red ribbon, lace trim, BFS flowers and chipboard pieces.

I embossed the "love letters" chipboard with BFS "oatmeal" embossing powder. 

The chipboard heart and envelope are colored with inks.

Products Used

Patterned Paper:

Heartland - All you need, Love notes and Valentine party

Chipboard:

Love letters

Heart set
Remnants self-adhesive chipboard shapes

Embossing Powder:

Oatmeal

Flowers:

Garden Blooms

BFS flowers

Lace:

Red ribbon

Braided trim

I hope you like my first project. Thanks for stopping by! 

I appreciate your comments very much.

Hugs, Henriëtte.