Hello everyone!
Nathalie here with a new project that centers around one color. Monochromatic layouts are probably the easiest to construct as it lets you use one single color - plus a few neutrals (black, white and kraft/tan)- but lots of layers and textures in the same color tone. Well, then add to that VIcki Boutin's mixed media products and her beautiful paper collections, and you are ready to create a beautiful project.
For my layout, i wanted to use -probably one of my favorite Vicki palette color- Blue Hawaiian as the focus color. So, i pulled the Acrylic Pop paints (Blue Hawaiian, Daiquiri Ice, and Watermelon Burst) and used them to create the feathery/distress look on a foundation paper. A few accents were then added using stamps (Field Notes collection), watercolor markers and white acrylic paint. These shapes will be the ones repeating in the design of the page.
Once the background was dried, a bit of the edges were trimmed and then machine stitched to the b-side of the Side Note paper from the Color Kaleidoscope collection. The pictures of our baby were then backed and layered with papers that have the same tones and colors as the background.
Since i used a circle stamp to add the details on the background, the same shape was also used as part of the clusters that embellish this layout. Like mentioned previously, black, white and kraft were the neutral colors used in the cluster pieces.
To create the title, i chose to play with the repeating shapes, and add large ephemera pieces to balance the pictures on this page. The title is made up of Chipboard stickers and a cut-apart Puffy word sticker.
To finish this page, and balance the total page, a small cluster of ephemera and stickers was added to the top right corner of the page. The shapes are repeated throughout the page, even the small dashes are repeated as they are also part of the mixed media background. The following video will show you how it all came together:
I hope this inspires you to create a page with a monochromatic look. The key is to add texture and different tones of the same color so that they break the color monotony. Remember to check VIcki's products as they are a rainbow of inspiration. AS always, please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions on how this came about.
XO
Materials Used: