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More Pre-Made Mixed Media paper pad fun with Nathalie

Hello there!

Nathalie with you today with more Pre-Made Mixed media paper pad fun.   All the details in the backgrounds in the pads are just a perfect to create beautiful pages in a short amount of time.   Let me show you what I have created...

 

I added a bit of gold glaze stamping to the background using the It's All Good Stamp set, followed by a few splatters of the glaze, and set this aside to dry.  Meanwhile, I cut rainbow strips from the Thumbnail paper and worked on the paper layers behind the photo

 

I cut small notches in the edges of the strips, and folded them in so that they create texture on the page, and add interest on the simple design.   I glued the strips together, and then attached them to the background on a vertical line.  Then it was all about adding the photos and embellishments.

 

 

I chose to color block some of the embellishments; this emphasizes the colors in the paper strips, plus brings your eye through the page.    I used butterflies as a repetitive shape that brings the page together.

 

I added a simple, but colorful title to the bottom of the paper column. The sentiments in the stickers in the collection just adds to the sentiment of the page.   You can see the page come together in the following video:

 

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I am sure this will give you some ideas for a project of your own using the premade mixed media pad.   I cannot wait to see what you create!

 

XO

 

 

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Color Study Stamps & Fussy Cutting | Nicole Nowosad

Hi there and TGIF! Nicole here today to kick off the weekend with some Color Study inspiration for you.

Today, I am going to use one of the new stamp sets from Color Study - actually, I used both, but primarily I used the floral stamps as you will see very soon !

I started with the Color Study stamps, some Art Crayons, a sheet of Foundations paper as well as a transparency sheet. Sorry, it is pretty gross looking! 

I added some water to the Art Crayons and watered it down slightly with some water and kissed each color around the Foundations Paper. I am going to cut the paper apart, so I just grouped by color on the page.

Once the Art Crayon was good and dry, I used three floral stamps from one of the Color Study sets and used some archival black ink to stamp the flowers into each color of Art Crayon.

I stamped the whole sheet - although I didn't need it, but if you are going to stamp somehting like this -just do the whole thing and you always have a little extra ready for another project.

When my sheet was full, I sat back and fussy cut all of the flowers out. It took a while, but I think they look great on the project, so it is totally worth it.

You can see that I added the Polka Dot stamp from the other Color Study stamps to some of the colored ink, before I cut the flowers out. The polka dot is a great, simple pattern that adds a lot of texture to the design. 

I added in lots of stickers and chipboard to my page and loaded the layered flowers in around those pieces based on the color of the paper in the background.

I even love the purple on this page, although purple is typically not a go to for me! I added in several pufffy stickers and heart/star stickers from the collection in each of the color blocking groups.

The background paper is one of my favorites in the collection - a rainbow of sorts without being super rainbow! i love the subtle color blocking on the background too. 

 

I love how this one came together, and I hope you do too! I would love it if you would share your projects using this technique in the Vicki Boutin Facebook community group!

See you soon,

Simple Pleasures | Mari Clarke

Hi everyone!  It's Mari Clarke here; I have a 12x12 layout to share today!

I started off my project by adding some Distress Oxide Inks to some Foundations paper.  I blended on some Faded Jeans in a horizontal strip across the middle of the paper.  I spritzed that with water to create a reaction and distressed look with the ink.  I then blended on some Kitsch Flamingo through the flower stencil from Color Study. I added the heart chipboard piece from the Color Study chipboard.

I fussy cut some florals from the Journal paper from Color Study.  I added some patterned papers to the photo in blue and pink from the 8x6 paper pad. I added a strip of the blue washi under the heart chipboard piece.  I added the daisies and embellishments horizontally along the layout on either side of the photo area.

I added some die cuts and puffy heart stickers to match the pink, blue and yellow color scheme.  I splattered with some watered down Faded Jeans Ink.

I added more ink and fussy cut florals to the top left corner.  There is plenty of room for lots of journaling on the layout as well.  There are so many beautiful coordinating pieces in the Color Study collection!  It is so fun to make with!

Here is a link to the entire process video over on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VUQrawmszuc

 

Have a wonderful day!

xxMari

 

Diecut premade backgrounds | Nicole Nowosad

Hey there! Last week, I shared a project with the pre-made backgrounds and the Color Study stamps, but this week I thought I would use one of those pre-made backgrounds, but this time, using my digital cutting machine.

It is so easy to "cheat" and use one of the pre-made backgrounds mixed together with some of the Color Study papers on your page. I just love how pretty this yellow and pink mixed media background looked and thought it would be perfect for this cut file by JustNick.

I started out with a sheet of the fantastic Foundations Paper and added some of my own mixed media to the background with Vicki's Art Crayons, a stencil and stencil brush. I added a soft yellow hue to the area around the cut out flowers, adding in the dot stencil in pink to create a soft coral/orange color.

I just love how the color pops in the centres of the flowers from the different Color Study papers. It is a great way to incorporate little pops of pattern to mix in with your mixed media page.

I added in a bright and cheerful title with the Color Study Thickers and a few diecuts to finish off the page! I hope you will sit back and see how it all came together in my process video here:

 

 

I hope you liked this project, will see you next week with another Color Study project!

 

Premade Mixed Media Fun with Nathalie

Hello there!

Nathalie with you today bringing you a new project that features the new Pre-made Mixed Media paper pad.  This set of backgrounds are a great way to create a layout in a short amount of time with gorgeous results.  Let me show you what I have created:

 

To add a pop of shine to the page, I used a bit of gold glaze through one of the new stencils to the page.   I diluted the left over glaze with water, then used the splatter stamp design to stamp the splatters around the stenciled impression

 

The idea for this page was a messy group of papers held by a paper clip.  So, I used a 4x6 card, plus 6x8 papers to create a messy cluster.   An ephemera clip and foam adhesive create  the illusion of a clip on the page.

 

The large floral ephemera adds a pop of interest plus also helps with the movement of the paper layers in the page.   Since there are so many focal points on the page, I kept embellishment very simple, and opted for smaller ephemera around the picture.

 

I placed my title at the bottom of the paper layers.  For this, I mixed a piece of ephemera with some of the chipboard alphas.  The small, "we are like a really Small gang", chipboard phrase was the perfect size and sentiment to complete the title work.  You can see how the page came together in the following video>

 

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I hope this inspires you to check the new pre-made mixed media paper pad for your next project

XO

 

Color Study Stamps | Nicole Nowossad

Hey there Vicki Boutin fans! Nicole here to share a project I made using the new Color Study stamps and premade backgrounds!

I really love the new Color Study stamps and wanted to incporprate a couple into a project - but also wanted to save some time and use a pre-made background!

I just love how easy it is to grab a premade background and add your own little twist of flair to them. I chose to use 2 of the different Color Study stamps on this page.

I used a small polka dot and a larger ink splat from the 2 Color Study stamp sets. It is so easy to just add a few stamps into the pre-made design to suit your project. You can't really tell where the pre-made background started and the stamping began!

I finished off my project by adding in some Color Study stickers and chipboard letters - and a few fussy cut flowers too. I just love how easy it was to pull this project together using the Color Study collection.

Sit back and see how this project came together on my YouTube (@justnickk) channel here:

 

Thanks for stopping by and joining me today! See you again next week!

Stars Together | Mari Clarke

Hi friends, it's Mari Clarke here for the Vicki Boutin Design Team! I have a 12x12 project for you today!

I started by punching circles from the Gallery paper using different sized circle punches.  I cut a piece of the paper from the Mixed Media paper pad.  This forms the top left corner of the layout.  I added the punched circles in a wavy line along the mixed media paper.

I added the photo to the center of the punched circles.  I placed a chipboard circle over the photo and trimmed off the extra photo paper.  I added three paper mats using the Handmade paper, Line Drawing paper and Gallery paper.  I cut down the white paper background to 11 inch square.  I added it to the Line Drawing paper as a mat. I machine stitched around the outside edge and the top of the punched circles.

I added the puffy sticker phrase Oh Yeah to the bottom right.  I also added the Color Study thickers to the photo area to spell Stars and added small tile alphas from my stash to spell Together. I added Gel Crayon to some wood veneer stars from Let's Wander and adhered them around the title.  I also added a chipboard arrow and some journaling strips.  To finish off, I splattered with Gold Glaze and white paint.

Thank you for stopping by!

Here is a link to the video for this project: https://youtu.be/u0-uAkAp15k

Have a wonderful day!

xxMari

 

 

Deconstructing a Color Wheel with Nathalie

Hello there!

Nathalie with you today bringing you a bit of COLOR STUDY inspiration.   I love the collection, the colors and designs are amazing!  Since the day, I saw the Color Wheel paper, this idea popped in my brain, and I love how it transformed from idea to a complete layout.

 

 

I deconstructed the color wheel and reinvented a new rainbow pattern for my layout.   The idea of color segments forming a fan design is perfect for the fun pictures of my kids.  Since the paper is bringing lots of  texture and dimension to the page. I had to add just a bit of mixed media to complement the paper fan.

 

 

I based the design on the original color wheel shape and size.  Once the new formation of colors was set, then I marked the paper. Here, I first added a bit of gesso through the dot stencil.  I followed the application with a rainbow of art crayon color drips.

 

 

I used each of the segments of the color wheel to create the half circle/fan that is featured in the layout.   Once the color wheel segments were set in place, I glued the center to the background, then added different sizes of foam adhesive to the outer edge of each segment - this adds the dimensional look to the page-

 

I used the negative piece of the color wheel to help me bring the circular motion to the page.   The title and arrows all come together to complete the original circle in the page.   I used just  a few embellishments to finish the page.  You can see how it came together in the following video:

 

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I hope this inspires you to reimagine a paper for your next layout.   Remember that I am always a comment away if you have questions on how this came together,

 

XO

 

A quilted color story

hi everyone! Nicole here to share a project made with one sheet of patterned paper from the new Color Story collection. I adore quilts as inspiration for my projects and played around with this paper from Color Study to make my project - Abstract.

 

Here is what I came up with:

You can see that the grid design is the same, but the blocks are smaller and more quilted. I added in a lot of the neutral parts of the paper to fill in the smaller triangles and added rows of stitching along some of the squares.

 

I love that you can take 1 sheet of paper and create a similar vibe to your project very easily. I added in some leftover punched shapes across the middle of the design to embellish my page. Using your leftovers makes quick work too!

I just love the ephemera in Color Study and this title from one of the ephemera packs was just perfect for my page.

Sit back and check out how this one came together!

 

Thanks so much for stopping by today! I will see you next week with another project + process video too!

 

Scale it Down with Mari Clarke

Hi friends, it's Mari here for the Vicki Boutin Design Team!  I want to share a design with you today that could be created as a 12x12 OR scaled down to an 8.5x11 layout!

If you simply downsize the dimensions of the papers you are using, it is easy to scale a layout down to 8.5x11. I added a 2.5 x 8.5 strip of the Journal paper from Color Study to the top half of my white cardstock. On a 12x12 layout, this piece would be 2.5 x 12.  

I added two rectangles of the Array of Colors paper behind my photos.  One rectangle has the A side showing and is 4 x 5.5. The other has the tone on tone teal dot showing and is 5.5 x 5.  I offset these two papers slightly.  Again, for a larger layout these dimensions would be slightly larger.

A smaller layout can be embellished in exactly the same way as a larger one; I have added die cuts diagonally across from each other creating an eye line through the photos. The Color Study collection has so many beautiful die cuts to choose from!    

I completed the layout with some of the cardstock stickers from the 6 x 12 sticker sheet from Color Study and some of the puffy hearts and dots from the puffy sticker sheets.

There are so many different size options in memory keeping!  Sometimes it is nice to change things up!  I used a sketch for my project today as well.  Creating in a smaller size with a sketch can also help complete projects more quickly when you have lots of photos to document and you have a limited amount of time!

Thank you for stopping by the blog.  You can see the full video tutorial of the layout here on my YouTube channel: https://youtu.be/2hxYnWzLKKM

xxMari