Vicki Boutin

Hillarious!!!!

Go take a look at this video on YouTube!!!  CRAFT TALK

So funny!!!  Thanks, Michelle!!!!

Saskatoon...Finally!! and a Name for the Subscription!!

It was almost 2 weeks ago but I am finally posting about my most fabulous Saskatoon experience!!  I arrived in SK on the Thursday before the event and enjoyed catching up with Leica and her family as well as trying out a little two-step Saskatchewan style!  On Friday we packed up some goody bags (WOW!  I have to add that these were some of the yummiest goody bags ever!) and then Karen came to get me.  We met Jenn for lunch and a little New Moon!!!  What a great afternoon!!

After the movie we headed to Saskatchewan Scraps!!  The event was held in a school and I had a designated classroom for the two days.  I taught a class on Friday and a few more classes on Saturday.  It was an amazing experience!!  The ladies were all very happy to be there and they all seemed to have a good time scrapping, learning new techniques and laughing! (thanks for a the photos Karen!!)

 

A special thanks goes out to Karen, my teaching assistant for the weekend and all around "Go To Girl"!  She was such a huge help and super funny!  Thanks a million for all of your help!!!

On Saturday night I had the pleasure of experiencing pure joy when I tried a cupcake made by this lady and I also purchased these beauties from Saucy, too...

Overall, a memorable experience!  I hope to stay in touch with these gals and hope to make it back next year!!!  Thanks, Leica for thinking of me!!  You were a great host and so much fun!  If you would like to see more photos from the event, hop over to Leica's Blog.  You have to take a look at the ladies who dressed up as the Mad Scrappers!!  Their costumes were amazing!!!

Seeing that I am catching up...Scrapalicious this past weekend was a blast, too!!  I taught the Denim Album class for the first time and it was a ton of techniques but we got through it!  Thanks to the ladies who came out to play!!  And the Scrapalicious crew!  Looking forward to the next one in the spring!

Now for the Scrapbooks and Cards, Today subscription winner!!!

Love Vicki! She just rocks!!!

Posted by: Candace R| November 29, 2009 at 11:54 PM

Congrats Candace!!!!  Just need you to email me your Addy and I will pass it it along to the powers that be at SCT!!!!

I have a ton of emails to get to, so if yours is among them...next week...I promise!!  Off for a much needed girls weekend with my girl Greta!!!  But before I leave you I have a request.  My darling friend Dorrie is need of some get well wishes.  Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers.  I sure do hope she is back to her sweet, funny self soon!! 
  

 

Fun with Scrapbooks and Cards, Today and a Giveaway!

 

I have been honoured to call Catherine from Scrapbooks and Cards, Today a friend since meeting her in the airport in Las Vegas a few years ago while waiting to catch the red eye home after CHA.  She along with her team creates a gorgeous magazine and I have enjoyed whipping up the odd project to be nestled within it's pages.  Here is one...

Over on the Scrapbook and Cards, Today blog they are announcing their new creative team for 2010.  I am proud to say that I will be a more active "project whipper upper" in this coming year!  The ladies on this team inspire me beyond words and I am so excited to be working with them!  Go take a look...BLOG.

To celebrate the annoucement I will be choosing a name to win a SUBSCRIPTION to the Magazine!!!  Yay!!  Just post a comment and I will draw a name on Thursday!!  Go and follow the blog listing for the rest of the team for more chances to win!

A Little Something...

Sorry it has been quiet here.  I am still not feeling well.  I have lots to share and some photos (thanks, Karen!!) from Saskatoon but it will have to wait until Monday.  I am off to Scrapalicious tomorrow to teach...can't wait to share the new album class with those ladies!  It is JAM PACKED with techniques!  Also, wanted to show you this...

 

I

made this for the 7 Gypsies blog.  It is a little book filled with the 7 G's paper bags.  Perfect for all of your holiday lists and receipts!!! 

Check back tomorrow for a giveaway and a little info on something exciting I will be doing in 2010!!

I'm Back...

But I arrived home sick.  So this will be a short post for now.  I had a FABULOUS time in Saskatoon and I can't wait to tell you all about it!!  (hopefully tomorrow)  For now I just wanted to post the lucky name for the 7 Gypsies RAK.

Ooh I love all those butterflies! I want a Silhouette so bad but don't know where the best price can be found. Any suggestions??? Thanks for the chance to win some fun goodies.

Posted by: Ruth Allmart| November 20, 2009 at 11:39 AM

Thanks for all of the posts!!  Just send me an email with your address, Ruth!!

Off to SK and a Little Gypsy Love!!...and a little something...

Just packing up my bags and then I am off bright and early to Saskatchewan Scraps with my friend Leica Forrest.  Teaching a bunch of classes and looking forward to hanging out with all the lovely ladies at the event!  I will take photos and share the details when I return.

I also wanted to direct you over to the 7 Gypsies blog so you can take a peek at a project I created using their Texture Rubbing, adhesive sheets from Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L and my Silhouette.  The November Challenge is to use the Texture Rubbing in a fun and interesting way!  If you would like to participate HERE are the details. This is the project I created...

All of the steps to recreate the project and try this FABULOUS technique are listed on the site.  Go and check it out and peruse the site.  there are tons of cool ideas for 7 Gypsies products!!!

How about I leave you with an opportunity to win a 7 Gypsies and Scrapbook Adhesives by 3L RAK??  Just post a comment and I will draw a name on Monday! 
 

I Forgot to Share This...

Remember a little ways back when I mentioned that I was getting my back splash tiled?  I shared the before photo...

But I didn't share an after photo...

I love how it turned out!  Now I am having the kitchen painted to warm it up a bit.   I have some great stuff to hang on the walls too...

I bought this framed chalk board at the Christie Antique Market and I love it, too!!  But when I got it home the shade of green was really blue so I need to repaint it.  I will take more photos to share once I get it all done.  We have been in this house for over 2 yrs and I have yet to really "decorate" it.  I think it is about time that it gets the "vicki" touch.

I will also be posting photos of my second creating area.  It is a disaster right now!  When I clean I make a bigger mess before it looks tidy! 

Speaking of cleaning...I love this stuff!

If you like the scent of lilacs (my fav flower!!) you will enjoy this dish soap.  It smells so pretty that I almost look forward to doing dishes!

Ok, off to make some scrappy stuff!  What are you doing today?
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

A Little Peek!

Another weekend gone by...why does Monday come so quickly?  We started this past weekend with a PD day on Friday.  The kids were eager to do something so we went to the movies to see A Christmas Carol with Jim Carey.  Seventy-five dollars later....can you believe that?  How do families afford the show?  Anyway, the movie was...scary!  There I was in a Disney movie holding all three kids hands!  It is true to the Dickens' classic and not fluffed up for kids.  I enjoyed it as an adult but I was sure the kids were going to have nightmares.  If you have seen it, let me know what you thought.

The rest of the weekend was filled with Christmas shopping and hockey.  It was a busy 3 days and now back to the weekday stuff!

Here is a sneak peek of a new class I am working on...

I am so excited about this class!  There are a ton of techniques including working with fabric, canvas, image transfers and a whole whack of ideas for creating backgrounds!  I will be teaching this for the first time at Scrapalicious in Mississauga on Saturday, November 28th.  It will be a full day of creating!!  We will be making this album and doing a layout workshop with Cosmo Cricket and Glimmer Mist!!!!  This will be my last class until the spring and may possibly be the only time I am teaching these workshops in Southern Ontario.  I hope you can make it!!!

For my friends in NL and the Kingston area...keep a look out for class dates.  I am working on the details now.  Any stores interested in booking for the new year, I am filling up my calendar as we speak, so shoot me an email  @ vboutin@cogeco.ca if you are interested.

Scrapfest U and a Little Demo

What a weekend!  As you may recall Scrapfest U was at Hockley Valley this past weekend.  It was an amazing event!  The venue was beautiful with great food, nice rooms for the classes and a very friendly staff.  The ladies who attended were wonderful and so much fun!  I was especially excited to see two dear friends who decided at the last minute to come and hang out...

Thelma and Louise!!!  (AKA Dorrie and Laurie)...what an awesome surprise!!

I was able to grab a few photos this time around!  I often take my camera with me and it never sees the outside of my camera bag!  This time my camera came out to play for a few minutes.

A quick one from my second class on Saturday.

That's me, Lisa (Miss Scrapfest) and Kathy Thompson Laffoley (a wonderful photographer and lady!)

The whole crew.

Great time!  Can't wait for the spring for Scrapfest!!!

 

A few of you have emailed me recently after seeing a project I did in the latest issue of Scrapbooks, Etc.

 

    
  

This is the cover and if you notice the photo in the lower right corner is a close up of a coffee filter flower I made.  Here is the layout ...

  

  

 

Notice the stamp on this page?  It is a coffee ring!!  I love this stamp from Studio Calico!!!

 

I promised last week that I would do a little demo on how to create the coffee filter flowers and here it is!

 

     

 

1.  Fold a coffee filter in half.

2.  Fold the outer sides towards the center in a "pleated" fashion.

3.  Twist the bottom of the flower to hold the shape.

 

     

4.  Mist the flower shape with Glimmer Mist and dray with a heat gun.  Mist the flower again with a second, darker color and dry.

 

     

5. Flower misted with two shades of glimmer mist. 

 

     

 

6.  Trim the twisted end of the flower and tape.

7.  Cut a small triangular shape for the base of the flower.

8.  Round the base of the flower with a pencil.

 

     

 

9.  Attach the rounded base to the flower.

 

     

 

Here is a card with the completed flower!  I used the Hero Arts Antique Flower Background Stamp to stamp the base of the card with an ink pad that was slightly darker than the cardstock.  The "Happy Memories" phrase is from the Captions Messages from Hero Arts.

Let me know if you have any questions!!  Hope you give it a try! 
 
 
 

Friday...How Did That Happen??

I can't believe how fast this weekend went!  Today is Friday, can you believe it?  I had such big plans for this week!  Like the flower demo!  It will definitely be posted on Monday.  I need to buy coffee filters.  Thought I had some but I do not.  I will make a flower, spritz it and post the steps on Monday.

Halloween has come and gone but I haven't posted any photos...again...can't believe it's Friday!  It was freezing here on Saturday but the kids were troopers!  Here are a few photos....

The first two are from their school parade...

 

These are from Halloween night... 

Here are a few from our annual Halloween Party.  We have been doing this for 7 or 8 years!  I need to find a photo from the early years to compare...

Brittney

Payton

Katie and Devyn

 
 The kids...Alan (hates having his photo taken), Brit and Riley.

My babes.

I am off to Scrapfest Utoday!!!  Can't wait!!!  I am all packed up and looking forward to another awesome Scrapfest event!  I will take some photos and tell you all about it on Monday!

Also, a few other workshop notes...

I have added a bonus class for the ladies attending Saskatchewan Scraps !!  If you are interested the info is posted on lovely Leica's blog here.

I sure do love teaching at Scrapalicious and I will be there on Saturday, November 28th with two classes I am very excited to teach!!!  I will be putting the finishing touches on the denim album this week and I will post a few peeks!  Hope to see you there!!!
 
 Have a great weekend!!!  I will check back in on Monday!!