Vicki Boutin

Warm and Colorful Mixed Media Layout

Hello!  Lorilei here today sharing a warm and colorful mixed media layout using the Vicki Boutin Art Crayons and pieces from Color Kaleidoscope!  Here in Alberta, we can already feel that fall is in the air and just around the corner!  I had these photos my husband took in Ottawa and thought they would be perfect to use the big Colorful title on!

Here you can see how I started my background.  I used packaging with pools of pink and yellow art crayon and flipped it over onto my page and let it drip!  I love the seemingly endless combinations of color that the Art Crayons make when they pool and run together!  My photo of the stenciling with Art Crayons didn't turn out; I have learned the lesson to take 2-3 photos of the steps!  I added some peach Art Crayon with the stencil brush through a stencil.  I also decided to add more pop and got out my cool set of Arty Crayons to add some purple to the mix!

I love all the pools and puddles and colors that happen by magic!

Once my background was dry, I turned to embellishing!  I added foam to the back of my photos to pop them off the page; I love the way the shadows look on the mixed media when you add dimension!  I added my colorful title first so that it had proper space.  I then added the gorgeous big pink flowers; one flower is from the Color Kaleidoscope die-cut pack and I fussy cut the other from the floral paper.

Next, I added butterflies, of course!  Butterflies add a touch of whimsy and movement to a layout, and, I usually can't resist them!  I dug out some older Vicki Boutin Thickers and added three spots of gold glitter embellishment to the page, it added to the warm feel of the layout and mixed media and gave it a touch of sparkle!

I love how this combination of Art Crayons turned out!  It's the perfect time of year to get your warm set of Art Crayons out and play!  Thank you so much for joining me today!

A Little Bit of Wildflower and Honey Inspiration with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today with a new layout that combines a bit of Wildflower and Honey with some mixed media.   Even though, i have not yet received my entire order of the new collection, i have all the papers and some of the embellishments at hand.   However, Vicki's collections are easy to mix and match with some mixed media help.

 

It all started with a pre-gessoed foundation paper.    First, i added a bit of watercolor marker (Juicy Pear and Blueberry Pie) to the background to take some of whiteness of the paper.   

 

 

Once it dried, a mixture of iridescent and gesso was  used to create texture on the page.   For this, the mixture was pushed through a Color Kaleidoscope collection's stencil, and set aside to dry completely.

 

 

To add color to the  page, i mixed a few of the colors from the watercolor marker collection and added splashes of color to the background.  I tried to create a triangular shape with the splatters, and then set this aside to dry completely before assembling the page.

 

 

I used a cutfile (designed for Citrus Twist Kits) to help define the triangular shape of the paper layers in the layout.   I mixed a few pieces of paper from Wildflower and Honey with ephemera pieces from the Color Kaleidoscope  to frame the pictures.

 

 

To embellish the page,i used some fussy cut floral images as well as ephemera and stickers from the two latest collection.   This clusters were placed so that they form the visual triangle on the page.

 

 

To finish the page, i added a few drops of diluted Gold glaze and a few lines of journal.  The following video will show you how it all came together:

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I hope this has inspired you to mix VIcki's collections and mixed media in your next project.   Remember to share with us what you create, we love to be inspired by you!  If you have questions on how this came together, please do not hesitate to contact me!

XO

 

 

 

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Hello again! I am Nathalie...

Hi there!

I think most of you know me, but i want to take the time to introduce myself again.  I am Nathalie (aka Tachita -my nickname since the day i was born and what my family and friends calls me).  I  am blessed to be a Stay-and-work-from-home wife and mom to two teenagers and our Boston Terrier dog.  We live in Toronto, Canada but i am an export from Ecuador (born and raised there). My journey with Vicki started about 2 years ago, when she contacted me about joining her first design team, and i took the opportunity; since then, i have learned so much from her, got to play with her amazing paper collections, but above all gained a friend.   And now i am embarking on another term with new designers, and i couldn't be happier to work with Vicki's new collection, Wildflower and Honey.

 

One thing that i love is documenting my everyday in  Traveler's Notebooks ( i have kept a journal my entire life), so today i decided to incorporate some mixed media and the new Wildflower and Honey collection into a few entries.

 

 

The rich tones in the collection are the perfect background to bring the memories of my brother-in-law's wedding to live.   I chose to fussy cut some of the vellum butterflies from the specialty paper, and used them as the decorations for the pocket pages ( i am loving the Citrus Twist Kits Life Crafted albums as they are the size of a standard TN, but since it has rings,i can easily work pocket pages in it). 

 

 

All the holographic gold foil just shine on the rich tones of the collection, but the star of this collection has to be the paper designs, they are just exquisite.  So for the second part of this layout, i chose to fussy cut the paper  and use it as embellishments on the page.

 

 

All the florals in this collection are amazing, but having an entire page of florals that i can fussy cut is just amazing.   Since i wanted to marry the two side of this page together, i chose to add a bit of mixed media to the background ( unfortunately, when i preordered the collection, just the papers and embellishments were available) by using a few of the older stencils, gold glaze and the stencil brush.

 

 

A simple stencil impression combined with some gold splatters is all that was needed to warm up the page, and married the both sides of the pocket pages together.   The combination of the gold sparkle with the neutral fussy cut flowers makes this page pop.

 

 

 

I hope that this inspires you to add a bit of mixed media to your pocket pages/TN/scrapbook pages, i have created  a short video to show you how easy this came together:

 

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Remember to stop by and meet the new DT members, they are amazing designers that will sure inspire you to add a bit of Vicki's flair on your projects.  You can always contact me with any questions on how this came together.

 

XO

 

 

 

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Thank YOU & Good bye | Last LO with Jana

Hi everyone, Jana back again... for the last time! I decided to step down from the Mixed Media Makers and i am totally sad about it!
But let´s talk about my final layout, ok?!

I started with looking into all of the Vicki Boutin Collections and i grabbed all of the blue, green and turquoise elements i could find...
my idea was to create a black/white background with tons of bright accents...

I also created some messy layered hearts (cutfile is from Paige Evans). I decided to work with Art Crayons today, but only the black one.
I scribbled some of the crayon on a acrylic block and added lots of water, picked it up with a piece of plastic and smudged it on the background paper

But i wanted to add some more black accents and i wanted to use the stencil brush... the brush was a bit wet from cleaning and so the image is very dark, i love that!
i also splattered some black ink over the background.

Once everything was dry i started to build up my element cluster around my little picture. I distressed all of the edges and added dimension with foam tape. I fussy cut some bright leaves from patterned papers and placed everything in the middle from the paper.

I added Chipboard Stickers and Puffy Stickers to the background and i stayed in the circle theme, love how this looks.
I also cut off the boarder from most of the DieCuts...

I added my journaling on both sides, underneath the banner... i am just talking about the great time i had on this Team and that i am really sad about leaving it!

Some iridescent Chipboard stars were scattered all over the page, some word Stickers were placed on top of the picture... i really love how this one turned out

I would love to say; THANK YOU!! To all of you, for your lovely comments, your likes and your love...
i started this Mixed Media adventure back in january 2018!! I have created nearly 80 projects in the last 19 months...
i have worked with three awesome Vicki Boutin Collections and i had the best of time!

You can check out my YouTube Channel for a new process Video...
CLICK HERE

That´s it!!
My last post is done

Thank YOU and good bye!

Supply List:
Art Crayons {neutrals}
Stencil Brush
All the Good Things:
Icon Ephemera
Journaling Ephemera
Color Kaleidoscope:
Chipboard Stickers {hello friend}
Accent and Phrase Stickers
Ephemera Icons
Puffy Stickers
12x12 Paper: Side Note
12x12 Paper: Flower Shop
Botanical Stencil Set
Colorfus Phrases (Puffy)

Add A Splash of Rainbow with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today with a new simple but colorful idea for your next layout.   I have always said that my favorite color combo is Black and White with a hint of rainbow, so today, i want to show you what this looks like.  What better way to illustrate my idea than to use Vicki's Watercolor Markers to create the background for this page.

 

 

 

I wanted a simple but striking background so, i pulled a foundation paper and the entire watercolor marker set and my heat gun to create the splashes of color.    My choice for the background was to recreate the look of alcohol backgrounds, but using the markers.   I started with a small splash of water on a foundation paper, followed by a bit of watercolor marker. 

 

To create the drip lines, i chose to lift the paper and then tap it onto my table, this creates the small drip lines. It is at this moment that i use my heat gun to dry the ink and also push the ink around.  This sets the watercolor in place, thus creating the  look of alcohol inks.  Just love how this came together so easily and filled with  color.

 

 

Though i used my heat gun to create the background, i set the page aside to dry completely before building the layout.  That gave me time to fussy cut a few butterflies and a rainbow of hearts from the 6x8 paper pad.  The picture was backed with a a black and white paper from the collection, and then attached to the page using a bit of foam adhesive.   

 

 

To accent the colors of the background, i color block the embellishments - this just means i added embellishments of the same color as the one in the background-.   I added all the fussy cut hearts, a few puffy stickers and the small butterflies.    To bring more of the colorful background,  i added a few splatters of the pigment to the butterflies -making sure that the color corresponded to the one in the background-.

 

 

 

For the title of this page, i used a mix of puffy word stickers from Vicki's Color Kaleidoscope and Field Notes collections. A few extra stickers, followed by the lines of journal complete this page.   The following video will show you how it all came together:

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I hope this inspires you to add a splash of rainbow to your next layout using VIcki's products.  Remember, i am always around if you have questions on how this came together.

 

XO

 

 

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Working with Glazes | Nathalie DeSousa

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today with a new layout that focuses on using Vicki's Iridiscent glazes to create a  fun layout.  I love working with glazes, and Vicki's are some of the most versatile ones that you could use in your projects.   Let me show you what i have created:

 

 

This was such a fun page to put together as i used the glazes in different ways for this page.   This time i started with a gessoed foundation paper for the background.  I wanted a soft color as the base of the page, so i  mixed a bit of Iridiscent glaze with a little drop of Blueberry Pie watercolor marker and some water.

 

The mixture was diluted and then applied to the  page to form a lose watercolor background.   While this set on place, i started working on creating a few embellishments for the page using Gold Iridiscent glaze.

 

 

To lighten the golden tone of the glaze, i chose to add a bit of iridiscent glaze and then apply the mixture to one of the pre made mixed media papers.   My choice was to create a few butterflies using one of the Field Notes collection stencil.   I used the stencil brush for a few of them, and then added glaze using a palette knife to form a large image. Once they glaze dried, these were fussy cut and set aside for later use.

 

 

To finish the background, i once again mixed a bit of iridiscent glaze and Blueberry Pie watercolor marker to obtain a darker shade of the glaze.  This time, i used the stencil brush to add the impression of the butterflies -using a stencil from the All The Good Things collection- to the background,followed by a few splatters of the diluted glaze.

 

 

As soon as the glaze dried, i started building the layout by backing the picture with a few papers from the Color Kaleidoscope collection.  I used the drying time to fussy cut flowers from the specialty paper and some hearts from the rainbow heart paper.  

 

These pieces were used to create clusters around the picture along with some embellishments from the Color Kaleidoscope collection.   A combination of puffy and chipboard stickers were used to create the title, and then added the butterflies around it and the picture.  Using the cool Ink Wheel set, and various Vicki's stamps, i added a few sentiments around the page followed by a few lines of journal and gold glaze splatters.  The following video will show you how this came together:

 

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This page was a joy to put together, the soft colors of the background are the perfects shade to bring this memory of my niece to life.

 

 

i hope this inspires you to reach for your glazes and create a page of your own.   Remember to check Vicki's stuff and do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions on how this came together.

 

 

 

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Iridescent Glitter Glaze and Brand New Stencils with Leigh

Hello friends! Leigh here, with a layout featuring the brand new stencils in the Wildflower and Honey collection! I always love to see the new patterns Vicki comes up with for each new release, because her stencils are such a good value, and they add versatile patterns to your stash! 

 

 

 

I added Vicki's gesso, paint, and then Iridescent Glitter Glaze to a large chipboard letter that starts my pet's name. My Pomeranian, Peanut, is captured in the photo here. Peanut is a tiny guy, but I wanted a big element on the layout to add the glaze technique! :) The White Foundations paper is the perfect base for this layout.

 

 

 

Start with a large bare chipboard letter, or cut your own. This letter "P" is almost 12 inches tall. First I added Vicki's gesso, and after that dried, I added a mix of the three paints in the photo to create the base color on the letter. I mixed Watermelon Burst, Saltwater Taffy, and Blue Hawaiian on a mixing palette to get a good blend, then applied it to the letter. Once that dried, I mixed Blueberry Pie Watercolor Marker, with Blue Hawaiian and added in the Iridescent Glaze. Mix with Vicki's Palette Knife and apply through the new Wildflower and Honey stencil. 

 

 

 

While the glaze on the letter dried, I worked on the layout background. You can cut a three and a half inch wide strip from the Happy Spirit paper and attach it to the White Foundations paper. Then, I stitched between each color on the Happy Spirit paper. I like the diagonal line this adds, because there are diagonal lines in the photo. I also like the bold color the Happy Spirit paper adds to this layout.

 

 

 

The right side of the page, began with the mixed media splatters. I mixed Blueberry Pie, and Blue Hawaiian with water on an acrylic block, then splattered them on with Vicki's Water Brush. Next, pick out die cuts that coordinate with the colors on your page. I chose turquoise, orange, and coral die cuts, and layered them around the photo. The Pure Honey die cut with the brushes sticking out of the jar, was a fun element to add to the left of the photo, and serves as the title of the page. I made sure to add diagonal lines with the placement of the leaves, and elements on both sides of the photo, so it is the focal point of the page after your eye follows the large stripes and the letter on the left.   

 

 

 

The finished layout is complete with some hand-written journaling at the bottom right, and different layers of die-cuts on foam dots for dimension. I added the holographic gold chipboard heart circles in three different areas on the page. The two butterfly stickers on either side of the photo balance the layout. Do you have a favorite pattern noted from the new Wildflower and Honey collection? I can't wait to see what you guys do with the new designs in this gorgeous new collection! Share with us in the Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Community on Facebook.

 

 

 

 

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SUPPLIES:

Vicki Boutin Wildflower and Honey Collection Paper (Happy Spirit #342241)

Vicki Boutin Wildflower and Honey Chipboard Thickers

Vicki Boutin Wildflower and Honey Ephemera Die Cuts

Vicki Boutin Wildflower and Honey Ephemera Embellishments

Vicki Boutin Wildflower and Honey Stencils

Vicki Boutin Wildflower and Honey Stickers

Vicki Boutin White Foundations Paper 

Vicki Boutin White Gesso

Vicki Boutin Watercolor Markers 

Vicki Boutin Water Brush

Vicki Boutin Paint Brush Set

 

 

Documenting Summer with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today with a new layout that is all about those sweet golden summer memories.  With so many mixed media products and beautiful paper and embellishments in the Color Kaleidoscope collection this layout came together in a very short amount of time.

 

 

It all started with a gessoed foundation;  strips of watercolor  were created using the watercolor markers, iridiscent glaze and water.   The colors used were:  Juicy Pear, Mint Julep, Crushed Pineapple, Cotton Candy,  Sugared Strawberry, Orange Slice and Color Macaroon.  

 

 

Since the application is so thin, it took no time to dry.  Next, i added a mixture of iridiscent and gold glaze  (3:1 ratio) using a stencil brush through one of the Kaleidoscope stencils.   To finish, i added a few splatters of the diluted glaze around the stenciled background.

 

 

To construct the layout, first papers from the Color Kaleidoscope collection were used to backed the picture.   I pulled a few of the botanical frames from the ephemera pack to build the clusters around the picture, and then added stickers and puffy embellishments -mostly circles as it is the repetitive shape in the page-.   The hand sign ephemera was just the perfect accent on this page.

 

 

To finish the page, the title was added (using the word puffy stickers)  followed by a few banners ( i love how the banners created that soft motion look on the page), and a few lines of journal.   The following video will show you how it all came together  (my apologies on the voiceover, i dropped the microphone while cleaning, and might have to buy a new one!)

 

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I hope this inspires you to pull some of your Summer memories and use Vicki's products to create a project of your own.  Remember you can always contact me with any questions on how this came together.  

 

XO

 

 

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Capture SUMMER with Jana

Hi everyone, Jana back again and i have a fun new Layout to share. I am totally in love with Paper Quilling at the moment and so i decided to create a big title with qulling details.
I cut the big word summer out of white cardstock and started to curl and fold tons of papers to fill it. To be honest, this took me a lot of time but i am SO in love with this new (to me) technique. It is so realxing and i love the effect and dimension.

Once the title was ready i started to think about the matching layout... i grabbed two pictures from my little one on the beach. I wanted to add some sparkling mixed media to the background and the new Iridescent Glitter Glaze was calling for it. I mixed some Watercolors into it to get some ocean toned glitter.

But before i added the Glaze through a stencil to the background i added tons of water and some blue watercolors. I let everything run and move by lifting the paper. Once the blue glitter Glaze was dry i splattered some white acrylic paint on top of it. I really love how this turned out

I started to look through the papers for some blue and turqouise. I wanted to add some paper splatters too. Some of paper quilled drops were also added to the mix.

I found some matching Stickers and a label, which i placed around my photos. The touch of bright green makes me really happy. I love how the color pops off the rest. I added the word capture to the title... i changed my mind over the placement from the pictures... i am so happy that i changed it.

My final layout makes me so happy and i wish i were on the beach right now. I fussy cut some leaves from a patterned paper, colored some watercolor stickers from the "All the Good Things" Collection with some Art Crayons, added some blue thread behind the circle pictures and last touches were the bright green splatters.

I also have a process Video up on my YouTube Channel and if you want to watch it, please CLICK HERE!

Thank you so much for stopping by today

Supply List:
Foundation Paper
'Art Crayons {cool}
Watercolors
All the Good Things - Watercolor Stickers
Color Kaleidoscope:
6x8 Paper Pad
Chipboard Stickers {hello friend}
Puffy - Phrase and Icons - Colorful
Stencil Set 'Color Kaleidoscope'
Accent and Phrase Stickers
12x12 Paper - Flower Shop
Iridescent Glitter Glaze
Palette Knife

 

Simple and colorful documenting with Nathalie

Hi there!
Nathalie with you today.  It is always a struggle to find time to achieve all that needs to be accomplished in a day, that the last thing on your mind is documenting your day.  Trust me, our last two weeks have takes us through a roller coaster of emotions and then prepping for a wedding! So emotions have been raw and time has rapidly disappeared.   However, i have managed to squeeze a few minutes of crafting here and there, and that is how this layout came together.  

 

 

This layout took a short time to come together over the space of a week (so there is not a video attached), but it came together  during car rides (lots of fussy cutting and hand stitching).   I wanted something colorful for the background, and decided to use blush cardstock as the base for the layout. I hand stitched a few strips (12x0.75in) of the Side Note paper to the center of the page.   

 

 

I mixed a bit of Rose Gold and Iridiscent glaze and then pushed it through one of the Color Kaleidoscope stencils.   Then diluted the left over glaze and splattered it through the page. The glaze smeared a bit in the center because i mistakenly fluffed the edges of the paper strips before adding the glaze, so it was not an even surface for application.  This was set aside to dry completely.

 

 

While driving around shopping for suits and dresses, i fussy cut all the flowers from the Flower Shop and a few butterflies from the Flight of Fancy papes to  form the clusters behind the picture.  First, i backed the picture with the pieces from the Paper Hearts and Kaleidiscope papers, and add it to the page with foam adhesive.

 

 

The flowers were placed behind the picture as a series of clusters that create a cascade of flowers.  Along the way, i used some foam adhesive between the flowers to create some dimension on the page.   I added just a few embellishments to the picture -all from the Color Kaleidoscope collection-.

 

 

 A few of the fussy cut butterflies were attached to the page -as to elongate the flower cascade-.  Then added  a small title using the puffy stickers from the Field Notes collection.  

 

 

To finish the page, i simply added a few more embellishments and a few lines of journal about the page.   I really love how this turned out even when it took stolen minutes here and there.  I hope this inspires you to check all of Vicki's products.  They are truly amazing!   Remember to check all of the Color Kaleidoscope collection before the new Wildflower and Honey starts shipping to stores.  You can always contact me with any questions on how this came together.

 

 

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