Vicki Boutin

More cards using Storyteller | Nicole Nowosad

Hi there VBoo fans! Nicole here today to share a fun set of cards using one of the Storyteller stamp sets and a super easy water marking technique.

 

Can you spot the technique in that photo? it is really subtle. I created each of these cards using a stencil brush and art crayons as a base and then used stamps and stencils to stamp various patterns on the cards.

Next, I added some watermarking using Color Study stamps that I stamped in plain old water! I then stamped the image on each card and pressed down VERY tightly and held it in place for a minute or two for the water to absorb into the foundations paper. You can really see the heart in the image above and how subtle (but cool!) this technique is.

It is super subtle but you can see the ink splat stamp in teh bottom left corner of this photo (above). This is great for when you want splatters but not a strong pop of color.

How about the water marking on this card, can you spot it:

I used the polka dot stamp with this technique and really love the result on this one - so subtle but I can see it! Adds such great texture to the background of the card!

 

I hope you will give this one a try, it is super easy and a very subtle but cool effect!

 

Slimline cards with Nicole Nowosad

Hi there! Nicole here today to share some fun stamped cards using the Color Study stamp sets.

I think the Color study stamp sets are my most favourite of all of Vicki’s collections, I just live the texture elements in each set that you can use.

 

I started both cards using peach art crayon and the ever popular “kissing” technique. To my first card, I added some gold glaze as well over the top once the art crayon was completely dry. I added in some droplets of rust from one of my Dirmstress Oxide inks and the base of the card was complete.

I took a separate sheet of foundations paper and kissed the background with rust, and brown art crayon and let it dry. I then stamped the pretty fall leaf images over it and painted some gold glaze to parts of the leaf stamp. I fussy cut them and layered them on my card.

 

For my second card I used peach art crayon again and my stencil brush, and the added some polka dot stamps from the Color study set using Distress Oxide ink. I then added a grid of stitches to the front and a stamped sentiment from my stash to build the pattern - and add a sentiment at the same time ! 

I stamped the flowers from the Color Study set onto vellum and fussy cut those out and added them to my card to finish it off! 

I think these turned out great, and was the first time I tried the slimline style of card too!

I hope you are inspired to use your Color Study stamps to create your own cards too!

 

Using Mixed Media to Document Fall with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today to share a new idea on documenting Fall using mixed media ( and quite a bit of it, too!).   If  you  have followed Vicki or me for a while, then you probably have heard her refer to my style as "black/dark".  Well, it probably is no secret that I love black, but what she refers to is my love for grunge.   So, today, I want to show you a small bit of my style using Color Study to document Fall

 

 

Let me start by saying that I love how this page turned out even when it took almost 3 hours to complete.  It is  a simple design with lots of layers, it is in waiting for each layer of mixed media to dry on its own, that the time just increased.

 

 

The base of my page is built on foundation paper using only the Neutral Art Crayon set to add color of the background.  I started by using a plate to create the wreath outline. then  adding diluted art crayon to give the background shape and color.  I, then, used a BoBunny stamp to create the two layers of stamping on the background ( one is pigment ink, the other art crayon).  A little bit of texture and shine followed with some Gold Glaze and one of Vicki's exclusive stencils, and then finished the look with splatters of diluted gesso on the page.

 

 

Once the background dried, I re-drew the paper shape a few times with a marker.  Then fussy cut a few Color Study patterned papers to create the embellishments of this page.  In addition, I used a Tim Holtz-Sizzix die set to create leaves and branches from one of the pre-made mixed media background paper.

 

 

I backed the picture with a piece of the 6x8 paper pad, and a piece of ephemera.  A bit of foam adhesive helps to make the picture from the page.  I used the fussy cut images to create clusters around the photo - making sure that they sit towards the inside of the wreath-, then used the die cut leaves to follow the circular design of the wreath. 

 

 

I added just a few extra embellishments to complete the page.  You can watch how the page came together in the following video:

 

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I hope this inspires you to use Color Study and mixed media to document your Fall memories!

 

XO

 

 

 

Fall Documenting Fun with Color Study | Nathalie

Happy Thanksgiving!

We are celebrating Thanksgiving here in Canada.  We are so thankful to have all of you as our followers, and all the support you offer all the time.   What better way to celebrate the holiday than with color; and color study is ideal to bring Fall memories and traditions to life in a short amount of time.

 

 

I started with the New Ideas paper for my background.  The dark color is perfect to bring out the details of the embellishments, and make everything more vivid!

 

A bit of simple mixed media is all you need.  I added a bit of gold glaze through one of the stencils to the page.  I soften the edges of the application with my stencil brush, then diluted the left over glaze with water.  I used the diluted glaze to add splatters to the page.

 

 

I used a few papers (even a piece of premade mixed media paper) to create layers behind the photos.  My kids and sisters are wearing a lot of color, so I am bringing the large rainbow tag from the ephemera pack as a layer behind the photo.  I glued this towards the left of the page.

 

 

I pulled a few of the flower pieces from the ephemera pack, and also fussy cut a few more, and tucked them under the photo and to the right of the photo.  This large cluster of flowers balances the page.  

 

 

I brought the large "LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS LIFE" ephemera piece to  be the title of my page.  There was no need to add more embellishments to this side of the page as it is filled with color and large elements.  Instead I added  gold foiled vellum butterfly and a few pieces of ephemera to the top corner of the photo.  

 

 

I love how this turned out. Fall is filled with color, and Color Study is a perfect way to document it!

 

XO

 

Making a Card With Color Study | Mari Clarke

Hi friends, so happy to be here sharing another project with the beautiful Color Study! Today I have some card inspiration!

I started by cutting down some Vicki Boutin Foundations paper for my card front.  I cut it to 4.25 x 5.5.  I added some stenciling with the Color Study flower stencil and some pink Gel Crayon and Art Crayon.  I added the pigment with the Vicki Boutin Stencil brush.  I also added a little orange Art Crayon too.

The stenciling turned out so soft and pretty.  I cut the Foundations paper down with my Tim Holtz Deckle Edge Trimmer to 3.25 x 4.5. I matted the white paper onto a piece of the premade mixed media paper pad papers.  I added a mat of dark brown to create a nice thin frame.

I added Iridescent Glaze to a coral card base through one of the Color Study stencils.  Once that dried, I added all of the layers to the card base.  I stamped and embossed using  a Color Study stamp to create the sentiment and embellishments.

I added the sentiment with foam adhesive and then tucked the foliage pieces in behind.  I added a few peach baubles and that finishes this pretty and soft mixed media card!

Here is a link to the full process video for this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQhAWOmvnVs&t=149s

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a wonderful day!