June projects by Vera Shelemekh

Hello Blue Fern Studios fans!
Vera Shelemekh is on air and I'm happy to share with you my projects featuring the new collection Garden Life which inspires to create wonderful flourish layouts.

I'll start with a fairy tale layout about my son and his girlfriend. Garden Life - Morning Dew paper as background does not require too many embelishments. It's so beautiful itself.

I added cut elements from Garden Life - Snippets and Garden Life - Flower Bed paper sheets. All these characters and flowers make the fairy tale.

I used  Stamp - Wedding Sentiments for the header.

I can't leave my layouts without wonderful Blue Fern Studios chipboards. In this I used Leafy Bough bits covered with lime embossing powder. And one more small header from the set of Garden Life - Printed Chipboard

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Garden Life - Morning Dew
 Garden Life - Snippets
 Garden Life - Flower Bed

Chipboards:

Garden Life - Printed Chipboard

 Leafy Bough

 

Embossing powder:

Lime

Stamps:

Stamp - Wedding Sentiments

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The other layout is for my Wedding album. I decided to divide the Garden Life - In Bloom paper and fussy cut the elements from the upper part. I replaced the cut part with some craft paper and adhered many cut flowers on it.

The header is made with Follow Your Heart chipboard covered with Icicle embossing powder and soot glitter.

The Spring frame is covered with Icicle embossing powder and  Glitter - Fool's Gold. For the backgroung I used Leafy florals Stamp.

 I also used the round piece of chipboard from the Garden Life - Printed Chipboard set.

and also many wonderful cut elements from  Garden Life - Snippets and Garden Life - Flower Bed

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Garden Life - In Bloom
 Garden Life - Snippets
 Garden Life - Flower Bed

Chipboards:

Garden Life - Printed Chipboard

Spring frame

Follow your heart

Embossing powder:

Icicle

Glitter:
Soot
Fool's gold

Stamps:

Leafy florals

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.. and for the desert two birthday cards.
I cut Garden Life - Merriment into two pieces, folded them and cut up to the size of 10x15 cm
The cards are decorated with frames from Ever after frame set, elements cut from  Garden Life - Snippets and the remnants of the basement.

The frames are covered with Embossing Powder - Iridescent Grey. I made two layers of powder.

I also added Heartland Blossoms white flowers. They look so tender.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers:

Garden Life - Merriment
 Garden Life - Snippets

Chipboards:

Ever after frame set

Embossing powder:

Icicle
 Iridescent Grey

Stamps:
Essential Textures

Flowers: 
Heartland Blossoms

Wish you all a wonderful summer full of adventures. Thank you for watching and see you later in July!

March projects for Lydia Guijt!

Hello Blue Fern Studios friends! 

Lydia Guijt here again with some new creations for March.

My first layout will be accompanied with a tutorial. You'll find that below.

For my second feature I've made something completely different. I hope you'll like it.

Memories

The new Spring Parade Collection has a beautiful color combination. For this layout I chose the Susie's Garden sheet.

 For my background I started off using the Tattered Harlequin stamp for embossing and the Tattered News Print stamp for inking. After this I used a stencil and paste. After the background work is done I prepared the chipboard pieces. 

Crossing the Lines with Speckled Mint and some Peacock Feathers. Wild Field Stem with Lavender Eggs on the flower part and Verdant with some sprinkling of Antique Gold. The same process for the Leafy Twigs. The title Memories - Chunky Words Halftone was done in Pink Dust. Once that was all done it was time to assemble the layout. I used the new Spring Peonies and Late Winter Lilies in my flower cluster. To finish off the page I added some further touches. 

Below you'll find the video with the whole process of making this layout. 

Enjoy!

Paper

Spring Parade - Susie's Garden

Chipboard

Crossing the Lines

Wild Filed Stem

Chunky Words Halftone

Leavy Twigs

BFS Embossing Powder 

Pink Dust

Speckled Mint

Lavender Eggs

Verdant

Antique Gold

Glitter

Peacock Feathers

Stamps

Tattered News Print

Tattered Harlequin

Flowers 

Spring Peony and Berries

Late Winter Lilies

Follow your Heart

For my second project I wanted to do something different. 

Our Blue Fern Studios Chipboard is so nice and sturdy, it's perfect to use for Mixed Media projects.

I got a double sided canvas and tore out the center to open it up. I used pastes and stencils to created textures on the outside and center part. Once it was all dry I started with the Shabby Bits Bricks Chipboard pieces as the bast to build the center part on. 

Using other materials like cardboard and metal embellishments stacking and tucking in and under to create interest and textures. On one of the top layers a couple of Leafy Page Accents. Around the edges I used the Note book Edges and having the Layering Stems fall over the edges.

With all the items in place and stuck down it was time to paint everything with black gesso. Once that was all dry it's time paint on all the the accents. The Follow your Heart title was first embossed and further highlighted with some acrylics and pastes.

Chipboard

Notebook Edges

Shabby Brick Bits

Layering Stems

Leafy Page Accents

Follow your Heart

Embossing Powder

Antique Gold

Spring Greetings

For the last project this month I decided to make a set of cards using the new Spring Parade collection.

I started of with cutting different sizes of paper and played around with them creating a layered look. Once it was right I started filling it in with some doilies and some lace. For the Easter card I used one of the Easter Egg Ornaments and embossed it with Lavender Egg. Giving it some extra glitter with Peacock Feathers. The Spring card has a Spring Trinkets chipboard piece and is treated the same way. 

To finish off the cards I used Later Winter Lilies and Soft Blossoms and some other decorations. The final touches were some mist splatters and we're all done with our card set.

Paper

Spring Parade -  Susie's Garden, Market Place, Spring Petites

Chipboard

Easter Egg Ornaments

Spring Trinkets

BFS Embossing Powder 

Lavender Eggs

Glitter

Peacock Feathers

Flowers 

Soft Blossoms

Late Winter Lilies

Thank you so much visiting the blog and looking at my projects! 

Hope to see you again next month!

Lydia Guijt

January Inspirations plus a VIDEO tutorial by Catherine Giguère

Hello Blue Fern Studios fans! I am thrilled to write my first blog post as Blue Fern Studios Design Team member! It's a dream come true for me!

Let me first introduce me. I am 39 years old and I live in Quebec City, Canada. I'm a 4th grade teacher and a mother of two children of 6 and 4 years old that are the main stars of my layouts. I do scrapbooking for 11 years now and this is my passion. I love doing romantic layouts full of flowers. I also love mixed media.

You can find me on:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cat_gig/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/catherine.giguère.98
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWRWvTLyPhi9IOYtwvyXEQA
Pinterest: https://fr.pinterest.com/catemet/
sb.com: https://www.scrapbook.com/myplace/index.php?mod=galleries&login=1
Blog: http://www.lescrapdecat.blogspot.com

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Here's my first projects as Blue Fern Studios Design Team member.

'Follow Your Heart'

For this first layout, I made a step-by-step video tutorial that you can watch below. I used the paper Heartland XOXO to start this project. First, I made a textured background with a stencil and modeling paste. I used yellow and caramel inks to add colors. I also add details with the 'Making Plans' and 'Vintage Phrase' stamps.

Then, I embossed my chipboards 'Crackle Bits' with BFS Imagine Ink Embossing Powder 'In the Navy'. I used 4 pieces of this chipboard under my picture. I cut one piece to make the design I wanted. I used 3 others papers of the Heartland collection to put under my picture. 

I embossed my title 'Follow Your Heart' with BFS Imagine Ink Embossing Powder 'Honey'.

Then, I glued many Blue Fern Studios blue, yellow, white and turquoise flowers.

Here's the link to see the video tutorial: 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

 Heartland  XOXO

Heartland Kiss Kiss

Heartland Bicycle for Two

Heartland Love Song Serenade

Chipboards

Crackle Bits

Follow your Heart

Stamps

Vintage Phrase

Making Plans

Embossing Powder

BFS  Imagine Ink 'Honey'

BFS Imagine Ink 'In the Navy'

Flowers

Attic Charm Daisies

Attic Charm Glitter Roses

Dark Tropic Lilies

Harvest Lilies

'Magnifique'

I did my second layout on the gorgeous paper 'Wonderland' of the collection Vintage Christmas. I first did a subtile tone on tone background with modeling paste, stencil and brown inks. Then, I stamped with brown ink some words with the 'Vintage Phrase' stamp set. 

I embossed the 'Floral Lattice Bits' chipboards with BFS Imagine Ink Embossing Powder 'Garnet' to add a little bit of colour. I used pieces of Vintage Christmas 'Greeting Cards' paper and Vintage Christmas 2 'Holiday Cards' to put under my picture. 

I embossed the chipboard 'Circle Vine' with BFS Imagine Ink Embossing Powder 'Ginger' and my title 'Magnifique' from the French Adjectives 1 chipboard set with BFS Imagine Ink Embossing Powder 'Garnet'.

Then, I add many Blue Fern Studios flowers.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

Vintage Christmas Wonderland

Vintage Christmas Greeting Cards

Vintage Christmas 2 Holiday Cards

Chipboards

French Adjectives 1 (Magnifique)

Floral Lattice Bits

Circle Vine

Stamps

Vintage Phrase

Embossing Powder

BFS Imagine Ink 'Ginger'

BFS Imagine Ink 'Garnet'

Flowers

Attic Charm Glitter Roses

Late Winter Lilies

Soft Blossoms

I hope you have found some inspiration! I wish you a nice crafty day!

Catherine Giguère

January projects by Tartine Peluche

Hi everyone!

I'm so excited to share with you my first projects for Blue Fern Studios;

such an honor and a pleasure to be a part of this fabulous team.

So let me introduce myself.

My name is Melanie, Tartine Peluche on social media. I'm 34 years old and I live Quebec in Canada.

I do principally layouts, sometime cards and canvas. I've been scrapbooking for several years, starting with cards. Since a year I've changed for layouts and I really love that. My style is mostly shabby but I like touch everything and discover new techniques.

What is sure, my style is very detailed and full of flowers.

This is me

My works are always evolving and that's one of things why I love this art.

You can find me on:

BLOG: http://tartinepeluche.blogspot.ca/

FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/tartinepeluche

INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/tartinepeluche/

PINTEREST:https://www.pinterest.com/tartinep/

I hope to inspire you all year long.

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My First layout: I'm dreaming of a white Christmas.

I used the back of " Wonderland " paper from the Vintage Christmas collection for the background.

I simply put some texture paste and added a little brown ink and I finished with crackles textures stamps that I emboss with snow embossing powder

and grungy grid stamp emboss with ginger embossing powder.

The main chipboard of this layout is Snowflake Frame-Square. I started by embossing it in snow embossing powder. Then I used crackles textures stamp with brown ink pad and finish with grungy grid stamp emboss with ginger embossing powder.

To add contrast to the main chipboard I used Shabby Flakes. I made a mix of snow embossing powder and vintage gold glitter that I used to emboss the flakes.

Under the flakes I used two pieces of kit Mini Flourishes. I simply embossed with Ginger Embossing powder to bring out the flakes.

I used two deer from the kit Winter Deer also embossed in Ginger Embossing Powder.

I added dimensional paint for simulate snow.

You can better see the effect of mixing glitter and embossing powder on snowflakes here and dimension of white paint on deer.

You can see also the shinning of background create with stamps and embossing powder.

I kept the most beautiful for the end. These flowers are so beautiful. They are perfect!

I add a few micro beads on the pistils.

And a small snowflake to decorate the metallic golden deer.

Love this.

Blue Fern Studios products I've used:

Paper:

- Wonderland - Vintage Christmas

Chipboards:

- Snowflake Frame-Square

- Shabby Flakes

- Mini Flourishes

- Winter Deer

Embossing Powder:

- Ginger

- Snow

Glitter:

- Vintage Gold

Stamps:

- Grungy Grid

- Crackles Textures

Flowers:

- Late Winter Lilies

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My second project is " Follow your heart "

I use the " Love Song Serenade " paper from the Heartland collection as my background paper.

I added white gesso, a doily stencil and just a little bit of teal ink.

I covered the chipboard "Follow Your Heart " with black gesso and give some shinning with pigment ink silver. I added some small details with teal wire thread.

I cut the chipboard Rose Frame and after putting white gesso I added a small layer of metallic teal paint. Some flowers and beads added the final touch of the top part.

Here I used the same procedure on another piece of chipboard Rose Frame

and completed with flair. Still some beads and small

piece of cheesecloth and this part is finished.

This is my favorite part of my layout.

I covered with white gesso and emboss with Snow embossing powder

I decided to customize my chipboard Treasured Floral Frame with flowers and wire thread, exactly like the chipboard. I really love the result.

Under This chipboard I added other pieces of Rose Frame chipboard,

still altered with white gesso and metallic paint.

Then I used the white flowers Christmas Blossom and coated the center of Caribbean glitter.

Some beads ans stars sequins to add a littles details .

Blue Fern Studios products I've used:

Paper:

Heartland - Love song serenade

Chipboard:

- Rose Frame

- Treasured Floral Frame

- Follow Your Heart

Imagine ink Embossing Powder

- Snow

Glitter

- Caribbean

Stamps

-Grungy Grid

Flowers

-Heartland Roses and Blooms

- Christmas Blooms

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My last layout " These moment "

 I used the back of  " Love Blooms " paper from the HEARTLAND collection. I love this blue!

I slightly bleached the paper with white gesso, I used crackle textures stamp with black ink pad then I applied with texture paste. To finish the background I added a little bit of spray ink with a brush.

I used the chipboards Heartland XOXO, the bird of chipboard Spirit of Heartland

and one heart of  Heart Set. I first applied white gesso and I painted all the chipboards

 in the same way, with metallic

watercolor paint teal, white and blue.

You can see more the shinning of the paint on this picture on the chipboard with this picture.

I really love the lilies flowers of Blue Fern Studios. For this projet I chose to use the light blue of kit Spring Lilies. They are so beautiful and really perfect for my layout.

To finish I simply added several small details

everywhere on my creation: pearls, sequins and brads.

Blue Fern Studios products I've used:

Paper:

Heartland -  Love Blooms
Chipboards:

Heartland XOXO
Spirit of Heartland
Heart Set

Stamps:

Crackle Textures

Flowers:

Spring Lilies===============

Thank you for stopping by!

See you soon.

Tartine xxx