Vicki Boutin

One More (or 7 more) for the Road and Another GIVEAWAY!!!!!

Ok.  It is really crunch time now!!!!  I shopped for some new clothes, I have stayed up each night until at least 2am.  I am getting the kids stuff ready.  I have made oodles of projects.  Now I need to pack, hit the post office, finish a make 'n take...oh I better start another list!  So much to do, always so little time!!!

Today over at the Pink Paislee site they are unvailing....

It is LOVELY!!!!!!!

 

 

Make sure to head over and leave a comment AGAIN for a chance to win the entire Prairie Hill collection!!!  You will be ever so happy if you win ANY of these new releases!!!!!  Go HERE and oooh and ahh over the FABULOUS projects the team made and leave a comment!!!

 

I was recreating a Little Yellow Bicycle project yesterday with REAL product as opposed to prototype and I fell in LOVE all over again.  The LYB line that I was using is called Saturdays and it is OOOOH SOOOOO LOVELY!!!!!  Seriously...you need to see and touch the LYB papers and embellishments...nothing like it! 

If you head over to the LYB blog later next week it will be posted there with all of the interior pages!!!  This line is soooooo gorgeous!!!

You need to head over to LYB and check out all of the new releases!!!  They are all posted on the site right now and this is a SUPER release!!!!!  Really...go check it out!!!  Here are a few of the projects I made...

 

This collection is called Paradise.  Used it in a class...the ladies LOVED it!!!!

This collection is called Swoon.  Great for weddings!!!

Hello, Spring  from Little Yellow Bicycle.

This collection is Escape.

And last but certainly not least is Splash.  Yum-my!!!!

 

Ok.  Lots to for you to go and check out!!!  And leave a comment here for a SURPRISE GIVEAWAY when I get back from CHA!!!  I will put something SUPER YUMMY together!!!!  Remember also...new blog LOOK will be coming in February with lots to tickle your crafting fancy!!!  Can't wait!!!!

Finally...

BIG POSITIVE THOUGHTS and PRAYERS for my sweet, sweet friend Cassandra who starts the next stage of her battle with Leukemia.  She will be in the hospital for the next 5 weeks getting her bone marrow transplant and everything that goaes along with it.  Thinking about her...a lot.  Love ya, Cass!!!!!

 

More Pink Paislee!!!

Yes, there is even more Pink Paislee to share!!!  It wasn't posted til late last night so I had to wait to post it here.  Are you excited???  I know I loved working with both of these lines.  In fact, I wasn't even assigned one of these pages but I loved it so much that I had to do something with it!!!

First up is Pink Pailee's Indigo Bleu.  This one is so on trend for this year.  It mixes yellow (so hot!) with grey and a denimy blue.  Love it!!

I stritzrd some Glimmer Mist on the background.

Still love the Pink Paislee Wood letters.  I misted my craft mat with Glimmer Mist and dragged the bottoms of the letters through it.

So here is the new release that I couldn't resist playing with (til 3am!).  This is one by Collage Press for Pink Paislee.  I am ALWAYS drawn to their designs.  This collection is called London Market and it is FABULOUS!!!!!!

 

Covered these letters with Stickles.  Yum.

LOVE, LOVE these giant numbers!!!  I will have to find a way to incorporate them into a class!!!

What do you think??  Do you love the releases so far??  Don't forget...if you leave a comment on each post at the Pink Paislee site you could be the winner of one of these collections!!!!!!  Make sure to check it out.  The ladies on the PP team have created some wonderful projects!!!!!

Check back tomorrow for a Pre-CHA GIVEAWAY!!!!  I will post it tomorrow and it will run until I return on Thursday!!!

 

More Eye Candy

Ok, two posts in a row!!  It must be a record!!  Feels good!  Love all of the comments...at least I know someone is out there reading this ol' blog!

Today is Pink Paislee Spring Jubilee Day!  LOVE the colors in this line!!!!   Great release for spring!!  Pretty and bright and perfect for getting us out of the winter slump!

 

 

 

REMEMBER....Head over to Pink Paislee and post HERE for a chance to win the entire Spring Jubilee line!!!!! 

What do you think?  Like it?  I can't wait to hear what your favourite line is from this release!!!

 

Here are a few more from Queen and Co...

 

 

 

 

 

So much goodness...love product!!!!!  Can't wait for you to get your hands on some...pssst...I will be giving away a Queen and Co goody pack after CHA!!!  Make sure you keep checking back.  It will be GOOD!!!!!

K...back to work!!!!  See ya tomorrow!!!

Lots to share this week!!! And a Winner!

I love CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) trade show time.  Tons of fabulous products, so much inspiration and for me, a chance to see friends that I only see a few times a year.  On the creative side, I love the work I get to do for trade shows.  It allows me a degree of free reign on what I can create and the challenge to show case "product" is first and foremost in these types of projects.  I LOVE stuff!  Papers, embellishments, stamps.  Love it all.  I love to get as much on a page without going over THE line.  Love it.  So this week I will be posting the projects I have been making.  At the end of the week I will do a giveaway of "stuff".  I will have a second giveaway after I return from CHA, too.  Good times!

One of my HUGE favourites is Pink Paislee!!!  Always so darn pretty!  Very proud to be a part of their team again this year.  Here is a link to the NEW Christy Tomlinson She Art Release!!!!  Make sure you leave a comment on the post at Pink Paislee!!  They are having giveaways ALL week!!!!  Check back each day.  I will make sure I link each release here, too.

I had the pleasure of working with Christy's line.  Here is what I created...

 

 

 

This is a super bright and colourful line.  Right up my alley!!!

I promised some Queen and Co today.  I have been on the Queen and Co team for quite awhile.  I love Q & co.  I use there bling on almost EVERYTHING!!!  If your local store doesn't carry this line...send them over to check out what they have for this release.  Awesome product, great price point and good people.  My favs...

 

Twinkle Goosebumps...they are SOOOOOOO AWESOME!!!!

 

 

Trendy Tape.  It's good.

 

Some projects...

 

 

 

 

 

This is the new summer line and a ton of Queen embellishments!!!!

 

I will post more as the week goes on.

 

Ok, the winner of the 7 Gypsies goodies...

 

fabulous projects! love the ticket holders!

Posted by: laura j | January 20, 2012 at 11:56 PM

Congrats, Laura!!!!  Thanks so much for all of your posts!!!!

Check back this week for more sneak peeks and a GIVEAWAY!!!!

 

New 7 Gypsies and a Giveaway!!!!!

So excited about the new release from 7 Gypsies!!!!  I wanted to quickly hope on and share some of my projects for CHA Winter.

 

 

Two Ticket Holders glued together.  The seem is covered with the vintage rulers.

 

 

 

New 12x12 Shadow box!!!

Like the heart??  It is paper is made from paper towels, Glimmer Mist and 7 G's tissue.  This is a technique featured in my book Creative Foundations.  Did I mention that 7G's teamed with Tattered Angels for a custom line of paints!!!!!  Oh yeah!!!

 

 

I hope you love this release as much as I do!!!!  It is just beautiful!!!!!  How about I do a 7Gypsies giveaway to spread some of the love!!!!!  I will put a few goodies together and draw a name when I post my Queen and Co projects on Monday with ANOTHER giveaway!!!!!

Crop & Create Markham was a Blast!!!!

I am finally somewhat recovered from another wonderful Crop & Create event!!!  What a fun weekend!   The attendees were wonderful!  The workshops went so well!  The food was so yummy!  The hotel and staff were great!  In all, a superb weekend!

I took a few photos...

Waiting for the doors to open.

Badges waiting to be claimed.

Chairs waiting to be filled.

Let the good times roll!!!

And they did...

 

 

 

 

What a great time, I tell ya!

My classes both went well.  We had a ton of fun and the ladies were happy to get there hands dirty!!  Thanks to my sponsors... Little Yellow Bicycle, American Crafts, Core'dinations, Hero Arts, DecoArt, Harmonie, Maya Road, Authentique and Queen and Co.  If you get a chance plese visit their fan pages on Facebook or their blogs and let them know how you enjoyed the classes and the event!!!

Ok Winnipeg!!!  Get ready!!!  You're the next stop on this craft and fun filled journey!!!!!

Now the Real Work Begins

It is Wenesday, January 11 (i did just type December...proves the point I am making here) and my Christmas decorations are still up.  Anyone else??  I am always lost for time.  It's sad, really.  I have lots to do and that green thing with all of the pretty bits on it is going to have to wait a few more days before I put it back into hiberantion for 11 months.  How about you??  Do you wrestle with time?  I make lists and lists and I am always doing something but I still fail miserably when it comes to accomplishing everything on said lists.  I think the lists are too long.  Just sayin'.

Anywho...it is a beautiful day...sun is kinda shining and here I am posting on my blog.  Still working on getting this thing here together.  I have a friend working on revamping it.  I have plans for a blog hop and book giveaway.   Good stuff.  Just hang in there and don't give up on me.  January is tough.  But I have made lists (ha! ha!...i'm funny) and lots of plans.  Maybe you can help...I need to buy a video camera for tutorials.  Do you have any suggestions??  

Wanted to share a peek at one of the things I have been working on.  I am in Markham this weekend for Crop & Create and I just finished kitting and creating a new Easy, Detail, Expert class.

I am in LOVE with the colors in this class!!!  Thanks to Little Yellow Bicycle, American Crafts, Core'dinations, Harmonie, Hero Arts and Queen & Co for helping to make this a FABULOUS kit!!

Ok!  Off to get me hair cut.  Getting a little shaggy up in here!!!  Have a great hump day!!!

 

Taking a Break...

From a ton of work to come and check in and share a few things.

January...always the busiest month project wise for me.  The Craft and Hobby Association (CHA) winter trade show is at the end of the month and that means lots of show samples.  I have finished my 7 Gypsies stuff (ooooh you are going to LOVE this release!!!!), made a few things for Basic Grey (very nice stuff for the spring release), lots of Little Yellow Bicycle stuff ( love these releases!!!!).  Add to that classes for Queen and Co (wait to til you see the stuff coming from Queen..it's good!!!), kitting for Crop & Create Markham and working on the Easy, Detail, Expert class, too.  Yeah, busy.  But it is a good busy.  I love tradeshow stuff because I have set product to work with and really no rules.  I just get to play...under a deadline.  LOL!  I will be sharing the projects as a I can.

Oh...I can share these... LYB's Saturdays and Paradise....

 

These two lines are so darn pretty!!!  And that leads me to the next thing I wanted to mention...

It is only a little over a week away!!  Yikes!!!  I can't wait!  And guess what?!?!?!  They have opened up cropping for Saturday only for $99.  So if you couldn't make it for the weekend but you want to come and play on Saturday...now you can!  Here is a link to the REGISTRATION INFO.  There are still classes available and I am happy to be kitting my EDE class this weekend with some some new LYB PAradise and some delicious American Crafts and Core'dinations!!!!  Hope to see you there!

One more thing...I will be at The Scrapping Nook in Welland this Saturday Jan 7th to help celebrate their 2nd Anniversary!!!!  I will have copies of my book, Creative Foundations on hand and hope to see you there!!!  Come out and say "hi" and help support this wonderful store!!

Ok!  Have a great Thursday!  Back to the trimmer and glue!

 

 

Happy New Year and a Little Announcement

Happy New Year!!!!  I can't believe 2011 is done and today is the first day of 2012!!!  I wonder what this year will have in store!!!??

Hope you had a great holiday.  Ours went way too fast and all I have left to show for it is a messy house and a head cold!!!  Oh yeah!

As you may know I have been a part of the Pink Paislee Creative Team for awhile now.  I love Pink Paislee and the owners Rebecca and Barry.  Last month they did a new DT call and I am happy to say that I will be back!  Yippee!!  Here is a list of the 2012 Pink Paislee Creative Team.   Hey to the girls returning and WELCOME to the new members!!!

It should be a very exciting year!!!  There are a lot of talented people on this team and I can't wait to see what they create!

Before I wrap it up and head back to the projects I am working on for CHA I want to send out a HUGE HAPPY BIRTHDAY to CatherineTachdjian the genius behind  Scrapbook & Cards, Today magazine!!!!  Hope you have a great year, my friend!!!  Head over to the BLOG and leave a message if you can!

It's Getting Down to the Wire

Ok!  Checking in!  I wanted to chat a little before I can't make back in front of this computer for a few days!  It is down to the wire now!  Christmas Eve is on Saturday and that is my day to host my family.  Three days my friends!!!! 1, 2, 3 days!!!!

First...THANKS!!!!!  For all of the posts and kind words regarding Creative Foundations!!!  Feel good.  I have to say.  Also, thanks for "liking" my new Facebook page.  

A little something pretty...

 

I made these for Pink Paislee.  Love this Snow Day line.  Sad before...saying again...LOVE Pink Paislee!

How about a few steps on coving the wood snowman...

Mist the wood.  I used Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Mist.

Dry between layers.  I misted and dried it about 4 times.

Add a little Stickles.

And a bit more...Stickles.

While the Stickles are still wet, sprinkle a little siver glitter on the snow part only.  Let it dry!!

If you have been visiting the Scrapbook & Cards, Today blog then you know it has been 12 days + of AWESOME giveaways!!!  Did you also know that we are travelling Canada with Crop & Create and our next stop will be Markham in January!!

I really hope to see some faces that I haven't seen in awhile...new faces are good, too!!  I will be teaching two workshops.  An all new Easy, Detail, Expert class with a rocking kit!!!  Seriously.  It is gooood!!!  I will also be teaching a technique bonanza class called Technique Savvy.  It is full of good stuff...a total boot camp!!!  Are you coming????!!!

Now some important stuff...what are you making to eat for the holidays??  As I said, I host Christmas Eve at my house.  In years past I did lobster tails and steaks on the BBQ.  Loved the food, hated the cooking and missed the "visiting".  Last year I made a roast and we did beef on a bun.  It was ok.  But to be honest...I love the finger foods!!!  Dips, shrimp...the good stuff.  So, this year we ordered lasagna and meatballs (for the guys, really) and I am making...are you ready??  Asiago Artichoke dip baked in a ciabatta bread with french stick to dip, asparagus and procuitto wrapped in phyllo and antipasto skewers.  Sound good??  I sure think so!!!  I will take photos and share the recipes if you like.

To drink...might make a strawberry wine spritzer with strawberry puree.  Do you have any really good drink recipes??

What are your plans??  What are you making?  Are you ready?

Can't wait to hear all about your plans and traditions!!!

 Happy Holidays, friends!!!!