Vicki Boutin

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!

 

Fall Documented with Color Study | Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today to share a fun and quick idea to document Fall.  Autumn is my favorite season!  The texture, colors and coziness of the season are probably what I look forward the most during the year.   After watching the past two Friday Night Lives with Vicki, and seeing how she created her layout.  I decided to create my version of it with a shortcut and Color Study,  

 

Love the colors of the page, and how easy the leaves were created.  My secret/shortcut... Pre-made Mixed Media Backgrounds.

 

 

I used Vicki's  latest cut file to cut a 3 sets of the leaves out of one of the premade mixed media papers using my Silhouette Cameo (double cut setting).  Before peeling the leaves off the mat, I added a few splatters of diluted gold ink, and set it aside to dry.

 

 

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In the mean while, I started working on the background for my page.   I chose the Palette paper for this.  First, I used Archival Ink (Watering Can) to stamp a few script lines around the page .  Right after, I used Gold Glaze, and a Stencil Brush to create the impression of Vicki's Dots stencil atop of the stamped images. 

 

 

I started to assemble my page with the photo (a few paper layers frame the photo), I set this in the center of the page.   Then it was all about building clusters of leaves around  the area with the gold dot impression.

 

 

I made sure to leave a bit of space between the leaves.  A bit of foam adhesive helps to create the dimension you see in the leaves.   Also, I was careful not to cover all the mixed media work in the background.  Since the leaves have already plenty of interest, I only added a few embellishments around the clusters.

 

 

Finally, I used a few of the Alpha stickers to create the title for the page.  I set these to the left of the photo. A few extra stickers and phrase stickers is all I needed to complete my page.

 

 

I love how this turned out. The colors are just amazing; a clean, modern, colorful, and fun way to document Fall!  I cannot wait to see what you will do with Color Study and Fall documenting!

 

XO

Butterflies!

Hey there friends! Hard to believe summer is officially over and fall is in the air! I wanted to create one last summery photo using Color Study as I had the perfect photo to go with the fun butterfly paper in the Color Study collection.

I fussy cut a whole lot of butterflies from the patterned paper and then layered them inside a circle cut out piece of pre-made mixed media paper.  This patter was so perfect for this background for the project and the circle was a great way to house the butterflies.

It might be hard to tell in these photos, but afer I fussy cut them , I added some orange watercolor to the center of some of them to go with my daughters t-shirt in the photos. Such a subtle technique, but so easy to do!

 

A project like this is so easy to do when realyl half the work is done for you - the premade background and some great fussy cuttable elements make quick work for a project like this

 

Sit back and watch how quickly this came together!

Thanks for stopping by today! I will be back soon!

 

More Pre- Made Mixed Media Paper Pad Magic with Nathalie

Hello everyone!

Nathalie here with with a fun project featuring  a new idea for the pre-made mixed media paper pad and Color Study.   I love the new paper pad, especially as it makes it so easy to create a layout in a a short amount of time with beautiful results.    In the past weeks, I have shown you ideas on how to add extra to your pre-made backgrounds to make them your own.  Today, I want to show you an idea on how you can make it your own without any extra work.

 

How about cutting your pre-made page to make it the focal point of your page!   Well, this is  a great way to add a pop of mixed media in a contained way to your pages in seconds.    I started by trimming my premade mixed media background (This paper is the one with the blue background and the gold foil bubble impression).  I trimmed my mixed media paper to 6.5x10", and make sure that the cut focused on the area of the paper that had the most interest, and showed a variety of colors.

 

I attached the trimmed premade mixed media paper to the b side of the Abstract paper, and added the small scalloped border edge from the chipboard stickers to add a bit of interest on the yellow side of the paper.

 

The picture of my niece and nephew if pretty neutral, I decided to bring a rainbow of color layers to make it pop from the page.   I first framed the photo with a piece of Pretty Things paper, then used one of the 4x6 cut apart cards, and a piece of the INspired paper as layers behind the photo.  The yellow of the layers works great with the yellow border in the background.

 

 

There is so much interest in the background, so I kept the embellishing very minimum by adding a few pieces of ephemera to the left top corner of the page.   The small stickers are always a  personal favorite, they add just the perfect pop of color 

 

 

To balance all the rainbow, I used a few extra pieces of ephemera and chipboard alphas to create the title of this page.   There is plenty of space to add my journal lines after.  To just add a bit of extra pop, I diluted some gold glaze and splattered it around the page.

 

 

I love how easy it was to put this together.  The key was trimming the premade mixed media paper to work for  the page, the rest is just the magic of Color Study!

 

XO

Color Study POP!

Hey there! Nicole here to share a layaout that is full of color! I just love the bright colors in Color Study and wanted to use some of those to create an almost ombre like background using my punches and some different shades of paper from Color Study.

 

I started by punching a whole ton of hearts in two sizes from some pink, purple, black and a neutral floral pattern from the Color Study collection. I layered them onto the cardstock background of my page, in no particular order. I didn't want the hearts to line up perfectly, as I wanted to add a lot of stitching to the hearts when they were adhered to the page.

I changed up the color of the thread to match as closely as I could with the patterned hearts on the page and then stitched over the rows over and over again to add some texture.

I just love the Thickers in the Color Study collection and added my title to match in with the colors of the hearts on the background of the page.

I trimmed down one of the vellum ephemera and added that to the centre of the title to add a little bit of spice :)

 

I love how this one came together! It was a great way to stretch my scraps of Color Study as we all patiently await the beauty of Fernwood!

Thanks for popping by, I hope you will give this a try!

Pre-Made Mixed Media Magic with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today to share a new project that is all about using the pre-made mixed media paper pad, and creating a project in  a short amount of time.  Having a good  basis for the background of the page just made it all easier to put the page together in no time.

 

 

I chose the soft violet background, and added a bit extra interest using some art crayon and one of VIcki's exclusive stencils..  I added a few droplets of  a mixture of iridiscent paste and art crayon to add texture onto the page.  In addition, I added a few drops of diluted gold glaze around the layout.

 

 

 

This background took about 10 minutes to dry completely. I worked on the paper/photo layers in the meanwhile.

 

 

I picked pieces from the ephemera to help me add more interest for the page.   The floral designs help with brighten the layout and also are  a bold statement for the page,  I have created a video  that shows how this page comes together

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I love how this  page turned out!  Remember to check your paper pad, it truly makes it all so much easier to get your memories docummented.

 

XO

 

Back to School with Color Study

 

Nicole here today to share a back to school project using Color Study! I don't know about your neck of the woods, but in mine, my kids are actually, physically going back to an actual school!

I had to celebrate by making a fun back to school layout using Color Study.

I started by fussy cutting a lot of pencils from the Doodles paper in the Color Study collection. I wanted to add in a little mixed media, so I added some watercolor using my Art Crayons to add a drip of paint behind each pencil

I tried this twice and ended up just adding the fussy cut pencils and then dripped the color after they were adhered to get the affect. When I tried this initially, I didn't like how the color wept behind the pencils and this 2nd attempted worked better for what I was looking to achieve.

 

 

Of course, some fussy cut pie charts and a notebook paper edge punch help make this project very back to school and masculine at the same time! I had to add in the pencil metal charm as it was just the perfect addition to my title!

 

I love how this one came together fairly easily, with just a touch of mixed media tossed in too!  I hope you are inspired to do a little more fussy cutting that are NOT FLOWERS on your next project!

 

Climbn' | Mari Clarke

Hi friends, it's Mari here for the Vicki Boutin Design Team! I have a fun 12x12 layout to share today using the Color Study collection! 

I started my project by fussy cutting florals from the Floral Study paper.  I also tore the Mood Board paper into two pieces vertically. I added some Art Crayon to some Foundations paper using one of the stamp sets from Color Study.  I also added Iridescent Glaze through a Vicki Boutin text stencil.

I added some of the Mood Board paper to each side of the layout and I added a strip of washi tape to the far right side.  I added patterned paper to my two 3x3 black and white photos and popped the photo mat up on foam adhesive.

I added some of the Thickers from Color Study for my title. I also embellished with various flower stickers and fussy cut papers. I love the bright colors and whimsy of this layout; perfect for these sweet photos!  To see all of the details, you can check out the video here: https://youtu.be/DiPNVEf9d4U 

Have a wonderful day!

xxMari