Vicki Boutin

New Chapter Layout with Jana

Hi everyone, Jana back again and i have a fun new layout for you. We´re focusing on some techniques this week and i decided to got with some stencil work.
I started with two stencils and a piece of paper. I cut out two different sized hearts to get some textured hearts on my background paper.

Once the gesso was dry i started to play with watercolors. But before i started this fun i grabbed the patterned Paper with the rainbow hearts. I also used the paper "Beyond Words" to get some black and white hearts... i placed them on the textured hearts...

I added lots of water to the Foundation Paper (which i also primed with Gesso) and started to mix my perfect shades with the watercolors.
I lifted the paper up, let the color run and blend into each other. I really enjoyed this process and i really like how it turned out.

Once everything was dry i layered my hearts and placed them onto the matching colors.
I grabbed Chipboard Stickers, Puffy Stickers, stickers from the Sticker Book... i added a lot of different things to the hearts.

My title is a mix from the Color Kaleidoscope words and the All the Good Things Alpha.
The story for today; my oldest one finished school last week (the day was awesome but also very sad...
all the feels about a child who isn´t a child anymore). Now he is done!
He will start education in august and by then he is off! it is a new chapter and we´re both very excited about it.

I have a process Video on my YouTube Channel and if you want to watch it... CLICK HERE!

Thank you so much for stopping by today
I hope you´re inspired to use your stencil in a different way very soon

Supply List:
Foundation Paper
Color Kaleidoscope:
Sticker book {Silver Foil}
Chipboard Stickers {hello friend}
Puffy - Phrase and Icons - Colorful
12x12 Paper 'Beyond Words'
12x12 Paper 'Paper Hearts'
Stencil Set 'Botanical'
Stencil Set 'Color Kaleidoscope'
Accent and Phrase Stickers
Puffy Sticker Icons
All the Good Things:
Black and White Thickers
Watercolor Set
Phrase Thickers

 

Monochromatic Layout by Nathalie

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:

VIDEO

 

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:

 

 

Celebrating Father's Love with Nathalie

Hi there!  Nathalie here to share with you a layout about one of my most favorite and loved man (besides my hubby and kid), my uncle. There is something special about the relationship between a father and daughter, and i see it everyday, but what my uncle and i share is magical.  So, today i am using some of Vicki's magic to tell the story of this relationship.

 

 

This layout is a combination of mixed media layers and paper layers.  For the background, i started with a foundation paper (not gessoed) to which i added some watercolor marker -using the packaging/kissing technique- in Juicy Pear, Mint Julep, Blue Hawaiian, and Blueberry Pie.

 

 

Once the watercolor dried, i used the circle stamp set and the cool color wheel to add a few burst impressions on the background.   Then used a combination of iridiscent glaze and gold glaze to add some texture to the background through one of the Color Kaleidoscope stencils.

 

 

While the background dried, i started working on the paper layers for the picture.  I chose to add papers from Color Kaleidoscope that matched the colors in the background -even a piece of packaging ;) -   These were attached to the page followed by embellishments that complement the circle shapes used in the background.

 

 

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For my title, i chose to combine the Color Kaleidoscope  Chipboard stickers with some of the puffy stickers from the collection.   All the lines of journal were then added below the title ( the layout was designed so that there was plenty of negative space for the lines to be added).

 

 

To finish the layout, i added a small cluster of embellishments to the side of the story, and then added a few extra details to the page to bring the colors of the page together.  The following video will show you how it all came together.

VIDEO

 

I really hope this inspires you to combine mixed media, paper and your story in your next project.   If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, I will love to help you.

And Happy Father's Day to you all!

 

XO

 

 

Materials Used:

 

 

Good Stuff DAD Layout with Jana

Hi everyone, Jana back again and i have a new Layout for you. We want to focus on the masculine/Dads Layouts this week and i will start...
I took some new pictures from my hubby and our little one. They love to build new things in the garden and my hubby is a great teacher. The little one is nine years old and can use a chop saw, the drilling machine and all the other important things. He is pretty good in knowing various screws, pliers and wrenches... i am so proud of him!

I started with picking out some pretty papers and colors. I printed the pictures in black and white and in color... but the red was not the color i wanted to use today.
So i decided to go with the black and white ones.

I started with a stencil from the Botanical Set and some texture paste. Once that was dry i started to add some water on top of the paper. Then i dripped some pigment from the watercolor markers into it. I love to watch the color run and blend into each other... i also added some darker splatters and some in white.

I stamped and Die Cut some banners, grabbed some stickers for my title and some matching thread. I added some distressed papers behind my pictures and i cut off a big stripe from the Foundation paper and placed the patterned paper with the clouds behind it.

I wanted to bring in some kraft details and so i added some Chipboard Stickers to the mix. Some little iridescent hearts were also placed around the pictures.

I finished this layout with some puffy stickers and my journaling under the title. I really love how this one turned out!

Please check out my YouTube Channel for a process Video - CLICK HERE!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, i really hope you´re inspired to scrap some of your favorite boys very soon!

Supply List:

Foundation Paper
Color Kaleidoscope:
Watercolor Markers
Sticker book {Silver Foil}
Chipboard Stickers {hello friend}
Puffy - Phrase and Icons - Colorful
6x8 Paper Pad
Thickers - Colorful Phrases
Botanical Stencil Pack
12x12 Paper 'Look Up'
12x12 Paper 'Pop Dots'
12x12 Paper 'Beyond Words'
Stamp and Die Set Color Kaleidoscope

 

 

Sketch Challenge with Nathalie

Hi there!  Nathalie with you today to wrap up Sketch week.  WE are so thankful to Jana for providing the fun sketch for us to play this week, and it is such a fun sketch!  So i pulled my Color Kaleidoscope papers, watercolor markers and set out to create this page:

 

and here is the sketch that served as inspiration:

 

 

The main focus of this sketch is the large burst in the background, in my case i used mostly papers from the Color Kaleidoscope to build it, but added a bit of mixed media to the background.

 

 

It started with a bit of  watercolor markers (Blue Hawaiian, Blue Berry Pie, Crushed Pineapple, Mint Julep) to a piece of foundation paper so that lots of splatters stretch out from the center of the burst.  Once the layer dried, a bit of silver and iridiscent glazes were mixed and used to create the impression of large splatters at the end of the watercolor, this was achieved using one of VIcki's stencils and stencil brushes.

 

 

 

Next was all about creating the burst, so i created a template so that it would help me piece the background together,  and set to cut the triangles from papers from Color Kaleidoscope and Field Notes.   I stayed with a very masculine color palette, and chose to replace two of the triangles with a series of stars made from washi tape.

 

 

All these stars were created by adding washi tape to white cardstock, then using dies to cut the shapes.   I decided to replace the two triangles that form the diagonal line with the picture with all this stars, and then added my title at the bottom of the line.

 

 

Love how this came together very easily once the template for the background was created, and the colors are perfect for the picture.  The following video will show you how it all came together:

VIDEO

 

I hope you are also inspired by the sketch, and use it to create a page of your own.  Remember to share your creations with us, we love being inspired by your projects.   As always please do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions on how this came together.

 

XO

 

Materials used:

Mixed Media:   

Foundation Paper Pad

Silver and Iridiscent Glazes

Watercolor brushes

Watercolor Markers

Mister bottle

Stencil brushes

Color Kaleidoscope collection:

12x12 paper pad, 6x8 paper pad, washi tape, chipboard stickers, puffy word stickers, cardstock stickers, sticker book, ephemera packs

 

Field Notes collection:

12x12 paper pads, stencil

Quick and simple documenting with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today bringing you a new layout that is all about being creative with my materials.   I love working backgrounds for my pages, however when you have a pretty busy week as mine has been, Vicki's Pre-made mixed media paper pad is the best way to get a page started and completed with minimal work.    Let me show you what i did:

 

 

 

I started with one of the pre-made backgrounds and jazzed it up by adding some texture.  For this, i mixed a bit of Irisdiscent glaze with Mint Julep watercolor marker, then used the new art wedge to create the impression by running the glaze through one of the Color Kaleidoscope stencils.

 

 

Once the glaze impression dried completely, a few splatters of gold iridiscent glaze (diluted with water) were then added to the background, and then set aside to dry completely.   In the mean while, i started building layers and embellishments around the picture of my daughter during her bible study.

 

 

The clusters around the picture were created using  mostly ephemera pieces and a few stickers.  I wanted to pick up on the colors in the background with all the pieces that i added to the layout, plus what could go wrong with florals.

 

 

 

The title of this page was placed at the bottom right corner of the layout.  A few elements from the cluster were repeated here so that they create a visual triangle and drive your eye through the page. A few lines of journal and a few drops of black ink complete this page.   I have created a video that will show you how easy and quickly this came together:

VIDEO

 

I hope this inspires you to pull your Vicki Boutin's products and use them up, trust me you want to make space for the new collection (releasing July 10th, and i can say it is a beauty!!!).   

 

As always please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.  And have a great weekend.

 

XO

 

Live for the moments Layout with Jana

Hi everyone, Jana back again with you and i have a new Layout to share.

I took some silly/cute pictures from my hubby and our puppy and i really love them. I started this project with some of my boarder punches and some neutral papers.

I only wanted to use kraft, black & white with a touch of yellow/orange here. The Papers are all neutral and i used three different punches to get a nice mix of different shapes and dimensions.

I knew that i wanted to bring in some yellow and orange with Die Cuts and with stamping and splatters on the background. I grabbed a stamp for the Field Notes Collection and two colors from the Watercolor Markers. I added water to the colors and stamped some messy circles on the background paper. I also added some splatters in yellow and orange and for more contrast, some in black. I really like how the colors are peeking out from behind everything.

I stitched the paper strips on to my background paper and ruffled up all of the edges.
I added some yellow flowers behind the picture and the big word "remember" as my title.

Some chipboard and puffy stickers, in yellow, orange or black&white, were added to the mix. I used a lot of 3D circles behind them, just for even more dimesion.
Some of the thread ends were left on the stitching, for some more texture and interest. I really love how this layout looks and turned out

I have a process Video up on my YouTube Channel... CLICK HERE if you want to watch it. Thank you!

Thank you so much for stopping by today

Supply List:
Foundation Paper
Field Notes Stamp and Die Set "Escape"
Color Kaleidoscope:
Watercolor Markers
Sticker book {Silver Foil}
Chipboard Stickers {hello friend}
Puffy - Phrase and Icons - Colorful
Mixed Media Ephemera 'Icons'
12x12 Paper 'Beyond Words'
12x12 Paper 'Kaleidoscope'
12x12 Paper 'Odds and Ends'
12x12 Paper 'Say Cheese'
12x12 Paper 'Scattered Leaves'

 

 

 

 

Color Challenge with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie here with a new layout  that was totally inspired on this week's color challenge.  I love color, and this  week's color board is vibrant, bold and so super fun, and it was the perfect palette to document a not so happy time in my life,but before i show you how i used VIcki's products, let me show you the color inspiration

 

And here is what i created using the colors as inspiration:

 

 

Let's talk about vibrancy, boldness and color -we will chat about the coffee and medicine combination other time ;)-.   The idea of the background was inspired by the coffee shape and the Pop Dots paper (Color Kaleidoscope).  First, i used a circle template to pencil in three sets of circles on the foundation paper, and then used  watercolor markers to add color to each of them

 

 

Once the watercolor dried completely, i used the Ink Spill stencil to create a few rings on the page using a combination of gold and rose gold glazes and a stencil brush.   Once it dried, it was time to put the page together.

 

 

 

 A few papers from the collection were used to  back and layer the picture, and then a few hearts were fussy (Paper Hearts) so that they match the colors of the background circles.

 

 

A few stickers, and embellishments were added  around the hearts so that they form clusters around the picture. I chose to keep the embellishments to black and white so that they stand out from the background.

 

 

The last grouping of hearts was then used to mark the title positioning. The title comes from the Color Kaleidoscope collection, and is the perfect color to bring the stencil images and the embellishments together.   A few lines of journal and black art crayon splatters complete this page.  Here is a small video that shows you how it all came together:

 

VIDEO

 

I love how this came together, and how a not so happy moment in my life shines in this colorful page:

 

 

i hope this inspires you to use the colorboard to create a project of your own using Vicki's products.  Remember to share with us what you create, and if you have questions on how this came together, please do not hesitate to contact me!

 

Materials Used:

Mixed Media:

Foundations paper, watercolor markers, watercolor brushes, gold iridiscent glaze, rose gold iridiscent glaze, Ink Spill stencil, stencil brush, art crayons (neutral set)

Field Notes collection:

12x12 paper pad, chipboard stickers

Color Kaleidoscope collection:

12x12 paper pad, 6x8 paper pad, chipboard stickers, puffy stickers, cardstock stickers

 

Watercolor Marker Color Challenge Layout with Leigh

Hello friends! I have a fun layout to share with you today, featuring the color challenge posted in Vicki's Facebook Group. We are using a bright and cheery color scheme today. Cobalt, violet, magenta, orange, yellow and aqua are our colors to play with. 

 

 

 

 My layout features a watercolor painting I made for my grandma for Mother's Day, so a happy and colorful color scheme is perfect for this celebration. I used the watercolor markers in a new way today, and I cannot wait to share it with you. There is also a process video for you at the bottom of this post. I kept my colors in the same order as the sample photo.

 

 

 

Color scheme photo.

 

 

 

 First, I added water to an acrylic block, and used the lid from Vicki Boutin White Gesso to stamp using the clean water. Then, I touched the tip of the Watercolor Marker to the clean water to bleed the color around the ring. You can add more than one color to each circle, and I chose to keep the order from the challenge photo to keep it simple. You can add a second color before the first color dries, to get a nice blend. I ended with the aqua color, that coordinates with my photo.

 

 

 

I added punched circles to coordinate with the colors of the rings. I punched several different sizes of circles and a few different patterns for each color. I added them and folded up the edges, overlapping some and adding color coordinated embellishments. I punched the acetate sheet from the cover of the Ready To Use Mixed Media Paper Pad. The black and white flower, and the pink butterfly are from the acetate. It was fun to add lots of the epoxy Thicker elements, and puffy stickers.  

 

 

 

I added the paint brush and the pen die cut in a criss-cross fashion under the photo, and over the text print layer beneath. I added the teal butterfly to draw attention to the photo. The movement on the page leads your eye directly to the photo and the butterfly die cut gives your eye a place to pause. I added a floral branch as well to give some more weight to the photo cluster. 

 

 

Have you tired this color challenge, and Vicki Boutin Watercolor Markers yet? I can't wait to see what you create! Share it with us in the group here:

Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Community of Facebook

 

 

 

Enjoy the You-Tube video above. 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Collection: Patterned Papers

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Collection Embellishments

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Die Cut Embellishment Pack 

Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Watercolor Markers

Vicki Boutin White Foundations Mixed Media Art Paper

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Epoxy Thickers 

Color Challenge Layout with Jana

Hi everyone, Jana back again with you and i have a new Color Challenge Layout for you.I decided against orange and yellow but added some light versions from the blue, purple and turquoise.

I am very sick and at home, so i started this project in my bed. Handstitching!
I grabbed a alphabet stencil from Amy T. and some matching embroidery thread. The square for my stitching is 7" x 7" and each row of the letters is ca. 1" - so i have seven rows of letters.
Yes, this took a lot of time but i loved every minute of it and i really love how it turned out!

After i finished all of the letters i grabbed the Watercolor Markers, the same colors. I watered the pigment down and smudged the colors between the letters with a little piece of plastic. I also splattered some of the colors next to it. I am totally fine with getting the colors on my thread, it´s giving some different shading and i love the look of it.

First i wanted to use six or seven very small pictures, but i decided against it. They were kinda lost on the big busy background. We played with snapchat the other day and there is a new filter that had exactly the same colors like i have used on my background... awesome, right?!

I punched out a lot small hearts from a patterned paper with the perfect colors on it. I placed them around the photos and glued each of them down with a 3D square.

I scattered some other things around everything and i am very happy about how it turned out. The purple colored flowers are from the Watercolor Stickers from the Field Notes collection, i needed something in purple and now they are perfectly matching.

That´s it, i really hope you´re inspired by the colors and that you´ll like my layout!
Check out my YouTube Channel for a process Video

Thank you so much for stopping by today

Supply List:
Foundation Paper
Field Notes:
Watercolor Stickers
Color Kaleidoscope:
Watercolor Markers
Sticker book {Silver Foil}
Chipboard Stickers {hello friend}
Puffy - Phrase and Icons - Colorful
Mixed Media Ephemera 'Icons'
12x12 Paper: Chasing Rainbows
12x12 Paper: Scattered Leaves
12x12 Paper: Ods and Ends
12x12 Paper: Beyond Words