March Inspiration with Jelissa

Hello everyone, March is here!

I cannot believe how quickly time passes seeing that we have only just celebrated our Lunar New Year here with lots of festivities, feasting and family gatherings. Today I'm up on the blog again to share two creations using two fabulous collections - Serendipity and Courtship Lane.

My first share is created with Serendipity. This is a truly amazing collection with all the lovely subtle details nested amongst darker shades. I find myself reluctant to do my usual kind of background work because I couldn't bear to cover up the details.

Because there is so much details on the pages, I can only imagine the number of photoshop layers that went into creating each piece of patterned paper. With that in mind, I did had several overlapping layers of patterned paper as my background to bring out the depth of this collection.

Details in the close-ups:

Heat embossing with Oatmeal EP. I wanted something dual-tone and subtle enough to blend into the background, so I used half-toned stamps to create the motifs.

Love these peekaboo chippies! They are just perfect for these sort of little nook and cranny. I used Garnet EP as my base, and while the melted powder is still hot, I sprinkled Ginger EP on top. The gold is really quite amazing!

My title piece which I had colored with gelato and sealed with a layer of Pearl EP.

Layering Stems which I first covered with Lime Ep, then with Ginger EP because I think I'm addicted to the lovely gold it gives. 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

paper: Serendipity - Calling Cards, Imagination, Contemplation

chipboard: Peek-a-boos, Layering Stems, Laughter Happy Smile

My next share is a video tutorial done with the gorgeous Courtship Lane collection. I'm really loving the color palettes that Michelle has used and pastels always speaks to me. 

I'm a sucker for wood grain motif so it was no surprise that I had to use Bourbon Avenue as my background. This is a photo of my second boy and my youngest girl - she looks exactly like him when he was just a baby. This moment was one in a million - my boys love to make a pouting funny face and I was only trying to capture the two of them looking at me. Never did I expect this cheeky girl to do the same without prompting - we all know how hard it is to get them to even look at the camera, let alone pose! - and I instinctively just froze this memory in time.

More details in the close-ups:

Berry stems layering over Shabby Brick bits with lots of textural detail in the background.

Clusters of embellishments

Painting directly over chipboard and paper for a nicely blended effect.

Fussy cut details everywhere.

And here is the start-to-finish video:

Blue Fern Studios products used:

paper: Courtship Lane - Bourbon Avenue, Town Gossip,

chipboard - Berry Stems, Shabby Brick Bits, Whimsy Flourish

embossing powder: Pearl, Iris, Lilac

stamps: Garden Frolic, Arcadia Textures

March Sketch Challenge & First Look at Courtship Lane Collection

Wow, March is here, so that means spring can't be far away!  And what better way to start the month than with a brand new sketch challenge, and a look at our upcoming collection, Courtship Lane, which will be coming very soon. To give you a better look at this gorgeous paper, each example below from our Creative Team, has been created using Courtship Lane.

Our sketch designer, Michele Singh, has a beautiful sketch for you this month.  There are so many ways to interpret this sketch, and we can't wait to see how you apply your style to it.

To give you a head-start, we have some examples from our Creative Team using the Courtship Lane collection. 

Sandi Clarkson 

Debbie Burns

Pascale B.

Nicole Doiron

Cathi O'Neill

Elena Volchkova

Keren Tamir

Yuko Tanaka

Karolina Czajkowska

 Now it's your turn to join us.  We would love for you to use the March Sketch as inspiration for your project.   We will have a prize for one lucky winner (from a random draw), and will feature a few projects from YOU at the end of the month!

We ask that you follow these guidelines:

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, but please make sure your layout resembles the sketch.

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 March 31, 2016.

An InLinkz Link-up

February Projects from Maiko

Hello Everyone! Maiko here with you today to share my February projects.
First, I made this Layout using lovey "Frolic" collection.

"Precious"

Blue Fern Studios used:
papers:
Frolic -Adom
Frolic - Secretary
Frolic - Allegro
Frolic - Calling cards
Frolic - Petits moments
Frolic - Amoroso
Frolic - Veranda

Chipboard:
Heart Borders
Frilly Hearts
Winter Page Dangles
Precious

Embossing Powder:
Cotton Candy
Pearl
Buttercup

The chipboard border is the "Heart Borders".
I cut this in half and arranged it in left and right of the layout.
I colored this with "Cotton Candy" embossing powder.

This chipboard is the "Winter Page Dangles".
First, I painted this with an acrylic paint, then I have heat embossed
using embossing paste and embossing powder "Cotton Candy", "Pearl" and "Buttercup".

These small hearts are inside the "Heart Borders".

These are so lovely.

I chose Precious as the title.

First, I painted it with an acrylic paint, colored it with pink ink,

and finally  I covered it in Glossy Accents.

I used the "Frilly Hearts" behind my picture. I simply covered it with with an acrylic paint.
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My  2nd and 3rd projects this month were created using the Serendipity collection.

This collection is so beautiful.

"Love"

Blue Fern Studios used:

papers:
Serendipity - Fascination
Serendipity - Calling Cards
Serendipity - Glee
Serendipity - Inspiration
Serendipity -Anticipation

Chipboards:
Shabby Flakes
Floral Lattice Bits
Happy, Heart, Love

Embossing Powder:
Sea Mist
Icicle

These "Shabby Flakes" are so Beautiful.
I colored these with Embossing Powder "Icicle".

I applied "Sea Mist" embossing powders to the"Floral Lattice Bits" chipboard .

I cut out this Flower from the "Fascination" paper to embellish my page.

 I chose this "Love" title for my layout.

My last creation today is...

"Key to my Heart"

Blue Fern Studios used:

papers:
Serendipity - Imagination
Serendipity -Contemplation
Serendipity -Anticipation
Serendipity - Calling Cards
Serendipity - Chronicle


Chipboards:

Tresured Floral

Bits of Honey

Key To My Heart

Stamp :

 Texture 1

Embossing Powder:
Oatmeal
Ginger

This Chipboard is the "Treasured Floral"

First, I painted this with an acrylic paint, then I have heat embossed
 using embossing paste and embossing powder "Oatmeal".

These are "Bits of Honey".

I sprinkled embossing powder and heated it up with a heater after these were taken on the paper.

To mat my picture, I used some cards from the Calling Cards paper.

That is all from me today.
Thank you for visiting!

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