February Inspirations by Catherine Giguère

Hello Blue Fern Studios Fans! I am so excited to share three new projects with you! This month, I had the chance to work with the soon to come Chesterville paper collection. This collection is absolutely gorgeous, it's a must have, trust me! First, let me show you my first layout I did with the Attic Charm collection.

'Incroyable'

I used the paper Attic Charm 'Sachet' to start this project. First, I made a textured background with a stencil and modeling paste. I used pink and yellow inks to add colors on my background. I also add details with the 'Vintage Phrase' and 'Essential Textures' stamps and black ink.

Then, I embossed my chipboard 'Leaf Swirled Frame' with BFS Imagine Ink Embossing Powder 'Cotton Candy'.  I used pieces of Attic Charm 'Calling Cards' paper to put under my picture. 

I add a lot of Blue Fern Studios flowers around my picture.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

Attic Charm 'Sachet'

Attic Charm 'Calling Cards'

Chipboards

Leaf Swirled Frame

French Adjectives 1

Embossing Powder

 BFS Imagine Ink 'Cotton Candy'

Stamp

Vintage Phrase

Essential Textures

Flowers

Attic Charm Daisies

Attic Charm Glitter Roses

Harvest Lilies

'Adorable'

I did my second layout on the gorgeous paper 'Barton' of the soon to come collection Chesterville. I did a background with modeling paste, stencil and brown paste. I add blue and brown inks on top of it.

I embossed my chipboards Printer's Bits with BFS Imagine Ink 'Nutmeg'. I embossed my title with BFS Imagine Ink 'Sand and Sea' embossing powder.Then, I add some Blue Fern Studios flowers. 

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

Chesterville 'Barton'

Chipboards

Printer's Bits

Perfect, Adorable, Special

Embossing Powder

BFS Imagine Ink 'Nutmeg'

BFS Imagine Ink 'Sand and Sea'

Flowers

Dark Tropic Lilies

Late Winter Lilies

Courtship Roses

'Moment'

I did my third layout on the Chesterville 'Breton' paper. I love this paper! I did a background with a stencil and modeling paste. I add texture with brown paste and color with pink ink.

I embossed my title with BFS Imagine Ink 'Oatmeal'.

I embossed the chipboard 'Beaded Flourish' with BFS Imagine Ink 'Mushroom'.

Then, I add many Blue Fern Studios flowers.

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Papers

Chesterville 'Breton'

Tranuility 'Calling Cards'

Chipboards

Beaded Flourish

French Words

Embossing Powder

BFS Imagine Ink 'Mushroom'

BFS Imagine Ink 'Oatmeal'

Flowers

Attic Charm Daisies

Dark Tropic Lilies

Courtship Roses

Heartland Roses and Bloom

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

Catherine Giguère

Plaisir (Pleasure) by Edith Cloutier

Hello Blue Fern Fans!  We welcome back our March Fan of the Month, Edith Cloutier.  You're going to love her second layout of the month.  The colors are beautiful, and the photo is amazing.  Everything just comes together so well.  

From Edith, describing her layout:

I used “George” paper from the new hottest collection Chesterville for my layout. I added texture paste to emboss with “Blue Fern Wheat Embossing Powder”. I used the same embossing powder on my title. 

I like to use some pieces of chipboard to add some dimension. Flowers were perfect to decorate my creation. On the final touch, I used glitters (Merlot) with glass beads and micro beads.

Paper:

Chesterville - George

 

Chipboard:

Boston Lattice

Turkish Bits

French Words

 

Flowers :

Attic Charm – Glitter Roses

Courtship Roses

Spring Lilies

 

Embossing Powder:

Wheat

 

Glitter:

Merlot

Heartland with Daria

Today we are excited to once again feature our "Blue Fern Fan of the Month", Daria Makarova.  For this week's layout, Daria has used the lovely "Sweet on You " paper from the Heartland Collection.

Daria used this paper "because it is very beautiful and romantic".  She has added some texture paste and a few layers of paper to build the background.  The chipboard pieces (Quatrefoil Panel and Chesterville Collage) have been painted, then embossed using Blue Fern Wheat Embossing Powder.

The leaf accents are from a stamped image that was embossed with Wheat Embossing Powder, then cut out and tucked behind the photo.

Daria has added flowers from the Heartland Roses and Blooms, Spring Lilies, and Courtship Roses.  Sprinkled throughout her layout you can also see where she has stamped bits of the Royale Collage Stamp.

A big thank you to Daria for using the Heartland Collection in such a gorgeous way.

Be sure to check back next week when we will have another layout from Daria!

February Scrapbook Page Inspiration by Kris Berc

Hello, Blue Fern Studios friends and fans!  It's Kris Berc here and I'm super excited to share three new scrapbook pages with you!

My first project was made with papers from the awesome new Chesterville collection (coming soon!).  Oh, just wait until you see this collection in person.  It's neutral color theme can be easily customized to coordinate with any project!

I Love You More

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper:

Chesterville "Buckley"
Chesterville "Bretton"

Chipboard:

I Love You More

Winter Page Dangles

Embossing Powder:

14 Karat

Flowers:

Attic Charm Daisies

Late Winter Lilies

Soft Blossoms

Stamps:

Forever

Making Plans

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Project number two was also made with soon to be released Chesterville papers!  This collection is wonderfully versatile. There are so many fabulous neutral-colored papers to choose from.

We do not Remember Days, We Remember Moments

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper:

Chesterville "Whitford"
Chesterville "Buckley"

Chipboard:

Circle Groups

Remember Moments

Embossing Powder:

Ebony

Flowers:

Attic Charm Daisies

Dark Tropic Lilies

Heartland Blossoms

Soft Blossoms

Stamps:

Crackle Textures

Essential Textures

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For my third page, I set the neutrals aside and chose a pretty pink background paper from the super pretty Blush collection.  It coordinated perfectly with the pretty pink frosting on my daughter's cupcake!

Special

Blue Fern Studios products used:

Paper:

Blush "Reminisce"

Blush "Key to my Heart"

Chipboard:

Grid Pieces

Perfect, Adorable, Special

Treasured Floral Frame

Embossing Powder:

14 Karat

Cotton Candy

Flowers:

Attic Charm Glitter Roses

Dark Tropic Lilies

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Thanks so much for stopping by today!

February projects by Tartine Peluche

Hi Everyone!

Today, it's my turn on the Blue Fern Studios blog and I'm so excited to share with you my new projects. A new collection will be soon announced and I had the pleasure to work it to show it to you.
One of my favorites at this time, I tell you, you must have it!

For beginning, here is my first layout : Believe.
I used a paper from the collection Timeless, another of my favorites.
I worked a lot on my background and used very few embellishments.
The chipboard being the main element of my page.

  

I choose the chipboard " Bordeaux Layered Frame " and I worked with texture paste.
Then I played the inks to give it a patina effect.

On the background I used the stamps Grungy Grid and Scratched with a solvent brown ink and a lot of work with texture paste, beads and others small embellishments gave the final touch of my layout.

I used several small flowers, including the white ones of the collection Heartland Roses and Blooms.
Then I emboss and cut a butterfly from a stamp, with Ginger embossing powder.

One of the details of my chipboard that I prefer is the lace that I glued to the back. It gives a totally shabby effect that I love.

Blue Fern Studios products I've used:

Paper:
Timeless - Couture
Chipboard:
- Bordeaux Layered Frame
Imagine in Embossing Powder:
- Ginger
Stamps:
- Grungy Grid
- Scratched
Flowers:
- Heartland Rose and Blooms

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My second layout and the last one are made with the new collection coming out soon: Chesterville

For the first of two: Que sera sera.
I used two papers: Chester and Holmes.
I simply put a brush stroke of black gesso in the top left corner to the bottom of the page. Then I added a piece of Holmes paper and I embossed it with stamp Scratched and Black Sand embossing powder. As the paper has a checkered background I used a stencil with the same pattern. I did the same thing in the other two corners.

Some close-ups:

For the main chipboard Treasured Floral Frame I applied white gesso and Black Sand embossing powder, then, with a brush, I painted some places with purple wax.

I covered the chipboard with white gesso and I embossed it
with Black Sand embossing powder then I applied a purple wax.

All small flowers were painted in purple and embossed
with the stamp Scratched and Black Sand embossing powder.

I used the purple flowers of the collection Courtship Roses.

Blue Fern Studios products I've used:
Paper:
Chester and Holmes from Chesterville collection
Chipboards:
- one from the new collection, Chesterville
- Treasured Floral Frame
Embossing powder:
Black Sand
Stamps:
Scratched
Flowers:
Courtship Roses

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My last layout for this month: Smile all day long.

For this one I had created also with papers from Chesterville collection.
Background was realised with texture paste and stamps Crackles Textures, Coarse Fabrics and Serendipity Medley, some times used with brown solvent ink and other times with Ginger embossing powder. All the rest was worked with inks and embellishments of different sizes.

I used two chipboards for this project. One from the new collection,Chesterville, that I just embossed with Black Sand embossing powder and the other one, Organic Vine,
that I painted in green ink by playing the shades of color.
The wonderful green flower of Late Winter Lilies was perfect, I also added white roses fromes Heartland Roses and Blooms. 

Blue Fern Studios products I've used
Paper:
Chesterville - George
Chipboards:
Chesterville coordinated chipboard
Organic Vine
Imagine Ink Embossing Powder:
Black Sand
Ginger
Stamps:
Crackles Textures
Coarse Fabrics
Serendipity Medley
Flowers:
Heartland Roses and Blooms
Late Winter Lilies

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I'm totally in love with the new collection Chesterville, watch the blog in order not to miss its release very soon. I'm sure that you will be charmed.

So, there it is! Hope you liked it.

All the photo are borrowed on Pinterest.

See you soon!
Tartine Peluche
xxx

Meet our February Blue Fern Fan of the Month

One of the most amazing aspects of this creative outlet is that we are able to share our love of paper crafting with people from all over the world!  This month, our Blue Fern Fan is Daria Makarova, from Russia.  You are going to love her style!  Below is a little more about her and one of her stunning layouts using the Blush Collection.

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My name is Daria. I am 28 years old and I live in Russia. 

I started doing scrapbooking projects in 2011 following the birth of my son.  

I do principally layouts, canvases and sometime cards. 

My style is mostly mixed media but I like paper projects full of flowers very much. 

I can not deny myself the use of beautiful quality paper.  I enjoy the creative process

 as much as the finished project because scrapbooking is my rest from household chores.

I am very happy to create projects for Blue Fern Studios.

Each week during this month we will feature a new layout from Daria, so be sure not to miss it!