Our May Sketch Challenge & Winner/Features from April!!

Hello and welcome to our May Sketch Challenge! Even as I'm typing this, I cannot believe that we're already in a new month! Thanks so much to those of you who participated in our very first sketch challenge last month- it was so much fun to look at your entries and see all of the creative ways our chipboard can be put to use. Such a treat! See our big winner and 3 features following the reveal for our current sketch!

But let's get to it! Here is our beautiful May sketch designed by Michele Singh:

And of course we have some inspiration from some of the design team members to get that creativity going!

Joyce Lawrence

Patter Cross

Kelly Foster

Iris Babao Uy

Camilla Ekman

Svetlana Austin

Jennifer Snyder

Eila Sandberg

Irina Gerschuk

I know I'm inspired- wow!! So go grab your BFS chipboard and get started on this sketch right away- you're not going to want to miss out on this month's prize, as chosen by random draw:

Feel free to flip, turn, or mirror the sketch to suit your creativity! We only have a few simple rules:

1. You must use at least one piece of Blue Fern Studios chipboard in your entry (any piece of your choosing). If you're wondering where to buy, see the link HERE!

2. Please do not use any other brand of chipboard.

3. Upload your projects using the Inlinkz tool below by midnight EST on May 31st, 2013.

We look forward to your entries!

**NOW...on to the WINNER of our April sketch challenge!!**

CONGRATS to Migbell Guzman, who is also in our Top 3!!

#4 Migbell Guzman

We simply fell in love with Migbell's romantic design filled with incredible details. Congrats to you Migbell on being both our randomly-drawn winner of chipboard, and also for making our Top 3!!

Next, we have two other amazing features for you!!

#1 Ida

We loved Ida's artistic interpretation of our sketch! It just goes to show that one sketch can be altered to suit anyone's needs. Beautiful!

#7 Dawn Edwards

Another amazing example of an individual's interpretation of a sketch. Dawn flipped the sketch upside-down and created this happy, delightful piece. Amazing work, Dawn!!

THANK-YOU to everyone who participated in our sketch challenge in April!!

If you are participating for May, please link up BELOW! Thanks!

 

Blue Fern Chipboards In Three Different Scrapping Styles...

One of my most favorite product for scrapbooking/ mixed media projects is laser cut chipboard, to be more specific... Blue Fern Studios Laser Cut Chipboards! Why you ask me? It's because they come up with a wide wide wide range of designs to choose from which can easily fit any scrapbooking style.

Let me show you three layouts I made in three different styles, all using chipboards from Blue Fern Studios...

1. My most loved style - shabby chic and feminine...

(Brigitte Butterfly Set) 

 (A Moment In Time)

 (Blooming Foliage)

2. Bright and Fun...

(Picture Perfect)

(Urban Acronyms)

3. Masculine/ Boy page...

     (Large Spring Iris)

It just goes well with any scrapping style! I just love it all! It certainly adds that finishing touch to any page. Hope you all have a crafty week ahead of you! Thanks for your visit!

Hugs,

Iris

Chipboard Tutorial; Canvas; and a Matchbox Mini Sewing Kit

Hello everyone, Joyce here again, and I'm going to share with you a quick and easy tutorial that you can use on any of your chipboard pieces:

Canvas made with the Blue Fern Studios petite boutique frame, using the same technique posted above on the Regal Ornaments.  I posted a quick and easy tutorial for the canvas background on my blog if you'd like to try it and the tutorial above using some Blue Fern Studios chipboard:

On the Iron Works piece below, simply apply white crackle paint, mist, and apply some drywall tape over the piece and highlight the textures squares with some rub-on  metallic paste.

Matchbox Mini Sewing Kit.  I took a part a medium sized matchbox to use as a pattern and created this little sewing kit using the Miss Taylor chipboard pieces.  Simply rub-on some metallic paste on the scissors but don't cover up the entire chipboard piece and then lightly mist a color of your choice on the entire chipboard piece. Easy, right?

Let us know if you try out the tutorial on your Blue Fern Studio chipboard pieces so that we may visit you and see what you created too. 

C'est Magnifique Blog Hop!

Hi everyone and welcome to the C'est Magnifique Kits Blog Hop! If you arrived here from Larissa Albernaz's blog, then you're right on track! If not, head back to the C'est Magnifique blog HERE to start from the beginning.

Blog Hop Order:

Brit Sviggum
Les Papiers de Pandore
Camilla Ekman
Webster's Pages
Erin Blegen
Keren Tamir
Larissa Albernaz
Blue Fern Studios <---YOU ARE HERE!!
Michele Singh
Stacey Young
Valerie Serfozo
{back to} C'est Magnifique Kits

C'est Magnifique is bringing you a kit this month that is filled with all things spring! And we are so happy to have some of our popular pieces take part. Here is what you will find amongst the kit and add-ons:

Double Dutch Flourish Set

Lattice Fence

Gabrielle Butterfly Set

Along the way, (as I'm sure you've already found) there's plenty of inspiration to be found and of course prizes! Here is what we are giving away to one lucky Blog Hop participant:

To be eligible for our giveaway:

1.) If you are not already a follower, please become one!

2.) Leave a comment on this post.

That is it! You have until midnight (US EST) on Sunday, April 28th to complete the hop. One lucky winner as chosen by random draw will be our winner, and will be announced soon after the hop commences.

So keep on going! Your next stop is the artistic talent behind our designs: Michele Singh!