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Sketch Layout with Leigh

Hello Vicki Boutin fans! This week the design team is featuring a sketch to inspire your paper crafts. I chose to stick to the sketch pretty closely, but made it my own by adding a large 5x7 photo. Thanks to Jana for this great sketch!

 

 

 

The Iron Lady in Paris is featured on my page. I printed the photo at 5x7, and love how the sunburst feature on the sketch gave me a detailed area for this once in a lifetime photo. MY Mom and I had lunch in the Eiffel Tower! 

 

 

 

The sketch has a sunburst area behind the photo! I love the stitching over the sunbursts as well!

 

 

 

I started with the Ready To Use Mixed Media Paper Pad, and layered my sunbursts over the upper right section of the layout. I chose the pink color mixed media splatters from the Ready To Use Mixed Media Paper Pad because the Eiffel Tower is known as the Iron Lady in France, or La Dame de Fer. She is much more detailed when you see her from up close, and I thought the stitched sunbursts brought out the lacy detail of this monument. 

 

 

 

I cut the sunburst rainbow paper, called Kaleidoscope, a couple of inches larger than my 5x7 photo. I cut apart the sunburst strips with scissors. Then, I folded over each long edge so that the black and white vine pattern on the back side shows. I think it adds another detail to bring out the lacy detail on the Eiffel Tower. I hand stitched all the sunbursts with white crochet thread. 

 

 

 

I followed the sketch for placement of the title, journaling, and embellishments. This page came together very quickly, and I like the emphasis the sunburst area creates for a large photo. Do you have a large photo just waiting to be featured on a page like this
? Then I hope you share it in the Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Community on Facebook! Thanks for visiting today and happy crafting!

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:

Vicki Boutin Ready To Use Mixed Media Paper Pad  

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Collection: Patterned Paper ( Kaleidoscope )

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Hello Friend Thickers

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Die Cuts

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Embellishments (Die Cut Journaling Pack)

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Sticker Book

 

Sketch Challenge with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today to wrap up our sketch week here in the Vicki Boutin blog.   Jana has provided a fun sketch for us to work with (thank you Jana!), and for a change, i actually stayed true to the sketch and totally was inspired to create this page using Vicki's latest collection, Color Kaleidoscope:

 

 

and here is the sketch that was the inspiration for this layout:

 

 

It all started with one of the pre-mixed media backgrounds to which i added a bit of gesso through one of the Color Kaleidoscope stencils.   Once the impression dried, Blueberry Pie and Blue Hawaiian watercolor markers were added to the background so that they mark the area where the layers and pictures will sit.

 

 

The sketch calls for a grid with lots of paper layers and a center focal point; so, i started with two pictures,and cut a few of the papers from the collection  -to the same as the picture- to add as a layers  behind the picture.  

 

 

To create my focal point, i pulled a few stamped images (these were created with the collection stamp on one of the pre-made mixed media paper pad) and layered some of the fussy cut florals -from one of the collection papers-   These flowers help bring color to the page, and pick some of the colors from the background.

 

 

 

The only change made was moving the journal lines from the title square to the diagonal opposite position, plus the frame/card ephemera helps balance the grid nicely.   A few drops of gold ink complete this page.  I have created a small video to show you how it all came together:

 

VIDEO

 

Now it is your turn to be inspired by the sketch to create a project of your own.  You can find a copy of the sketch at the Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Community, or just download it from this post.   I cannot wait to see what you create - remember i am always around if you have questions on how this came together!

 

XO

 

 

 

Materials Used:

Color Kaleidoscope collection:  Pre made Mixed Media background paper pad, 12x12 and 6x8  paper pads, ephemera -icons-, ephemera -frames-, chipboard stickers, puffy stickers, cardstock stickers, puffy word stickers

Field Notes collection:  Chipboard stickers

Mixed Media collection:  Watercolor Markers, gesso, Color Kaleidoscope stencil, Color Kaleidoscope stamp and Die set, watercolor brushes, palette knife

 

Sketch Layout With Leigh

Hello friends! I am excited to share my take on the lovely sketch by Jana! The sketch has a grouping of layers in the center of the layout, and I took the idea and made it my own. Sketches are a great way to cut down your design time, but they still offer you the opportunity to infuse your own style. 

 

 

 

The sketch features layers of square shapes in the center, but I chose to create three areas of layered squares, so that I could use more patterned paper and three photos. The torn rectangular and square shapes are piled up under the photos to create dimension, and interest for the eye. By starting with the Ready To Use Mixed Media Paper Pad background, I was able to finish the layout pretty quickly. 

 

 

 

The sketch features layers of flowers in the middle of the squares, and I chose to use the mixed media background as the center element with the title. The splatters are also focused in the middle of the page, like the sketch. I placed my journaling in the same position on my page.

 

 

 

The torn edges soften all the straight lines of the shapes, and I tore different areas on each rectangle. Some are torn at the bottom, and some the side. The bottom layers are glued at the top of each shape, and the top layers are popped up on foam tabs.It was fun to add coordinating patterns in all the pretty colors from the Color Kaleidoscope line. 

 

 

 

After adding all my square and rectangular layers, I added holographic stars from the Hello Friend Chipboard Thickers pack. I also added some words to each grouping from the same pack of Thickers. Washi tape from Color Kaleidoscope is at the top of each grouping to look like it is holding the layers. I hand-stitched through the washi tape to secure it. The thicker crochet thread adds some of the white from the background to the top of the layers. 

 

 

 

I added journaling lines with a pencil and a T-square ruler. The photos show how much Peanut has grown and become more secure with his life full of love. Since these photos are taken with my phone bad lighting, I kept them small to hide the grainy aspect. The photos are 2x3. The holographic washi tape at the top repeats the holographic star color on the layers.

 

 

 

 

Here is a process video of the layout if you would like to see how it came together. 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Collection: Patterned Papers

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Collection Hello Friend Thickers

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Collection Watercolor Markers

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Collection Washi Tape Set

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Collection Ready To Use Paper Pad 

Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Water Brushes

 

 

 

 

This Happened | Sketch Layout with Jana

Hi everyone, Jana back again and i have a new Sketch inspired Layout for you.
I created the Sketch and i really loved to play with it.

This is my Layout, sinpired by the Sketch

I decided to go with some rectangles instead of squares, just because of the pictures i printed.
I started with fussy cutting and die cutting some tiny leaves in different colors. I wanted to have lots and lots of layered pieces in the middle...

Once the texture paste was dry i started to color the paper. I grabbed some different Watercolor Markers and a Watercolor Brush, i added just a tiny bit of the markers into the water and also added some more water to get a nice watercolor look. I mixed some purple in the mix and also splattered the colors around. In the end i will cover up most of the mixed media but i am ok with that. I enjoyed the process and that is all that matters, right?!

I placed the pictures an some pretty papers in the middle from the Layout. I added some Ephemera pieces behind everything and a little journaling card. I stayed in the neutral color scheme just because of the nature pictures i am scrapping today.

All the little leaves, flowers and butterflies were placed between the pictures and the papers. I added lots of dimension with 3D Squares.
I stayed pretty close to the sketch and i really love how it turned out.

My title is the chipboard sticker in the upper right corner. Every Pictures tells a Story. The story behind my pictures are the love for our garden. My hubby loves to spend a lot of his time in the garden, changing flowers and plants. Buying new things and just having the best of time... it´s perfect, because i don´t like it at all ;)

I also have a process Video up on my YouTube Channel, enjoy watching it

Thanks for stopping by today

Supply List:
Foundation Paper
Watercolor Brush
Color Kaleidoscope:
Watercolor Markers
Sticker book {Silver Foil}
Chipboard Stickers {hello friend}
Puffy - Phrase and Icons - Colorful
Ephemera {Frames & Journaling}
Mixed Media Ephemera 'Icons'
Kaleidoscope Stencil Set
6x8 Paper Pad
Palette Knife

 

 

 

Sketch Challenge with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today to wrap up the Sketch Challenge week.   We always love having that starting point that sketched provide, and this new sketch that Jana created for us is versatile, fun and easy to adapt to different types and sizes of paper crafting.   But let me show you what i have created using Vicki's Color Kaleidoscope collection and a few goodies from previous collections based on the sketch.

 

 

This is the original sketch that Jana (thank you so much!)  has created for us this month:

 

 

If you see my layout, then you can tell that i stayed true to the sketch and just changed the shape of the pictures, layers and accents.   But it all started with some of the new watercolor markers in the background.   I chose a rainbow color combo to document these pictures of my funny niece.

 

 

The position of the pictures in the sketch gave me the idea to create two sides of the rainbow a cool and warm side, and used the new Watercolor Markers and a bit of water on a gessoed foundation paper to add the color to the page.

 

 

 

To finish the background, i added a bit of stamping using the Escape stamp set from Field Notes collection with some archival ink, and then followed that with a textural layer.  This time, I chose one of the new stencils and iridiscent glaze to create this layer.

 

 

To build the layout, i used a circle cutter to create the picture  shape and cut papers to layer behind the picture.  The circle accents in the original sketch were replace with this hearts from the 6x8 and 12x12 paper pad.  I simply layered them together using a machine stitching, and then prop them with foam adhesive on the layout.   The title and clusters on the pictures were created using embellishments from the Color Kaleidoscope collection.

 

 

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 To complete this page, the paper strips at the bottom of the page were replaced with washi tape and papers from the Color Kaleidoscope collection, and decided to mirror these paper strips at the top of the page.  I have created  a video that shows you how this came together:

VIDEO

I hope you use the sketch to create a project of your own.  Remember to visit the Vicki Boutin Mixed Media community page on Facebook to pick the sketch and see what others are creating.  As always please contact me if you have questions on how this came together.

 

XO

 

Materials used:

• MIXED MEDIA:

Foundation paper

gesso

Iridiscent Glaze

Watercolor Markers

Art Crayons - neutral set

water mister

watercolor brushes

palette knife

 

• COLOR KALEIDOSCOPE COLLECTION:

12x12 paper pad

6x8 paper pad

Puffy stickers

Chipboard Stickers

 Cardstock Stickers

Washi tape

Botanical stencil set

 

• FIELD NOTES COLLECTION:

12x12 paper pad

Escape Stamp set

• Vicki Boutin 6x8 paper pad

Sketch Floral Window Layout with Leigh

Hello friends! I have a sketch layout based on Jana's lovely sketch for this week. I wanted to try my idea of tearing a window into the blue patterned paper "Chasing Rainbows" from the Color Kaleidoscope line. 

 

 

 

The finished layout follows the sketch closely, and the sketch made the page quick to complete. Do you love starting with a sketch? This is a very minimal layout, because things didn't go as planned. Real life happened, and the work crew was still at my house all day repairing damage from the leak in January. I wanted to do so much more with this layout, but had to stop here for now. 

 

 

 

The first step was to cut a line vertically down the center of each rectangle. I then tore strips and folded them so that the back side of the Chasing Rainbows paper shows. I simply held a ruler and tore against it so each color of the rainbow was a separate piece. I then added all the white leafy bits to soften the edges. A few of the stickers add some dimension on top of the folded areas. Step Two: add white paper punched leafy bits.

 

 

 

Step three: Add more shapes punched from the rainbow side to fill in more layers as shown. The title is from an older Dear Lizzy collection, and fit the space nicely. Even though things didn't go as planned today, I did complete the layout with only an X-acto Knife, liquid glue, and punches, and stickers. It ended up being a minimalist challenge:)

 

 

 

Step four: add the photos behind each window, and journaling, and call it done! Don't you love that rainbow pattern from this paper? I do! Thank you for visiting today, and happy crafting! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Collection: Patterned Paper Chasing Rainbows

Sticker Book

 

Remember | Sketch Layout with Jana

Hi everyone, Jana back again and i have a new Sketch and a Layout for you.
I´ve made the Sketch and you can easily change the size if you are more into TN or Cards. I really hope you´ll like and use it.

I decided to work on a 12x12 Paper and i used the Foundation Paper as my base. I am scrapping two cute pictures from a little pug, from my best friend. She is just the cutest thing on earth...
I started with some pretty patterned Papers from the 12x12 Paper pad...

Then i grabbed the watercolor markers to add some color to my background paper. I stamped with a small bubble wrap in turquoise and smudged/stamped some bright green on top of it, i used a small acrylic stamping block for it. I really love how this is looking. I added three distressed paper layers behind each photo and for even more layers i grabbed some tissue paper from  my stash. I love the dimension here. I used the rainbow papers as my little color guide and so i fussy cut some purple hearts and added them on top of the pictures.

Look at that adorable litle puppy, this pictures was taken when she was very little... look how big that small bone lookes in her mouth! Her name is Hilde and she can give you a "fist bump" - that is the coolest thing!!

After i was happy with the background and the paper layers i worked on the rest from the embellishments. I decided to add some leaves and clouds and i love how the dark green is looking next to the purple. My title is the word "Remember" from the puffy word stickers.

I wanted to add some more texture and so i grabbed some matching thread and i placed the tangled thread underneath the embellishments and i am so happy that i did. I love how it turned out! I changed a few things and placed my title over the right picture. I connected both pictures with some tiny little hearts and some dark blue splatters.

I really, really love how this layout turned out! The Color Kaleidoscope Collection is so well designed and it is so easy to work with!

I have a process Video for you to watch.. CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE VIDEO

Thank you so much for stopping by today! Please grab the Sketch and have some fun with it. Come back to our Mixed Media Group at Facebook and share your project with us, we would love to see!

Supply List:
VB Foundation Paper pad
12x12 paper pad
Cardstock Stickers with Foil Accents
Puffy - Phrase and Icons - Colorful
Mixed Media Ephemera 'Icons'
Watercolor Markers
Layered Stickers/Stickerbook

Let's have fun with the new Pre-Made Mixed Media paper pad

HI there!

Nathalie with you today with a new project that focuses on the new Pre-Made Mixed Media paper pad.   This new pad is just perfect for all the levels of mixed media users, as it is a great starting point if you love mixed media, and also takes the fear of making mistakes to all the novice mixed media makers.   Vicki truly designed a super fun and versatile product, and since i love adding my own flair to everything, i played with a few more of Vicki's magic to create this layout

 

 

It all started by choosing one of the pre-made backgrounds, and adding a bit more mixed media layers on it.  First i used one of the Kaleidoscope stencils and art crayons to create the impression on the paper.  My choice was to have the colors change from yellow to teal along the horizontal line.

 

 

 

To complement the pre-made background,a few color drips were added.  For this, the new Watercolor Markers were mixed with  a bit of Iridiscent glaze and water and then used to create the splatters and drips that matched the colors of the stenciled impression.

 

 

 

To construct the layout, a JustNick Studio cut file was used to create the background.  It was cut from white cardstock, and then backed with papers from the Color Kaleidoscope collection and some from VIcki's 6x8 paper pad and Field Notes collection.

 

 

 

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To embellish the page, stickers from the Color Kaleidoscope collection were added around the title following the color of the paper used .   The holographic chipboard stars were then scattered to continue the look of the embellishment clusters.

 

 

To complete the visual triangle of this page, i added one last cluster at the bottom corner of the picture.   To ground the cluster, i added a small piece of washi tape (color kaleidoscope) that matches the color used in the page.  The following video will show you how the page came together:

 

VIDEO

 

Having the pre-made background pages was a great way to get this page started and finished in a small amount of time.   The ready made pages are not only great for backgrounds, but also can be used to create embellishments,   layers, etc.    

 

Remember to pick a Pre-Made Mixed Media paper pad, it is a game changer for all mixed media lovers.  As always, do not hesitate to contact me if you have questions on how this came together.

 

XO

 

Materials Used:

MIXED MEDIA:

VB Pre-Made Mixed Media paper pad

VB Foundations paper

VB Iridiscent glaze

VB Art Crayons - warm, cool, and neutral sets-

VB Watercolor Markers

VB Waterbrushes

VB Stencil Brushes

COLOR KALEIDOSCOPE COLLECTION:

12x12 paper pad, 6x8 paper pad, Chipboard stickers, Puffy word stickers, Layerable stickers, Kaleidoscope Stencil set,  Washi tape

FiELD NOTES COLLECTION:

12x12 paper pad, chipboard stickers

VB Sticker booklet

VB 6x8 paper pad

 

 

 

Sketch Inspiration with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today with a new layout that is totally inspired on this month's sketch -Thank you Jana for creating such a fun sketch!-  I love sketches as they are a great starting point for a project, it makes for an easy and faster process. So i pulled Vicki's new paper line, Color Kaleidoscope, the watercolor markers and the glitter glaze to create this page totally inspired by the sketch...

 

and here is the sketch were are using as inspiration:

The color inspiration for this page are the "Things are Looking Up" paper and the new Irisdiscent Glitter Glaze, so i used them both to create the background on the page.  I started by drawing the triangle on a gessoed foundation paper, and then mixed Mint Julep, Blue Hawaiian, and Blueberry Pie watercolor markers to add color to the page.   Once it dried, i used a bit of the Irisdiscent Glitter glaze and one of the new stencils to create in impression on the background.

 

 

Just love all those glitter pieces shining on the background.  While this all dried, a bit of purple watercolor marker was brayered to a piece of foundation paper.  I embossed some of the circle stamps with pearl embossing powder to give it that pearlescent look, and then set them aside ready to add to the page.

 

 

To assemble the page, i replaced the big triangle shape with paper chevrons (Color Kaleidoscope paper pads), this way i could use all the tones that are present in the background.   The same papers, as well as the holographic vellum from the collection, were used to back and layer the pictures.

 

 

Those purple circle images replace the stars in the sketch, and bring the colors that the holographic chipboard stickers also reflect when the light hits them.  I added a title using the Colorful puffy stickers... so happy that they match the sentiment of this layout to a tee!

 

 

Here is my little addition to the page;  though i love lots of white space, i found that i needed to emphasize the triangular shape of the sketch, and also create  a diagonal line with the title, so i decided to create a little cluster of embellishments at the bottom of the page.  I used a bit of watercolor markers to add color to the spot, then layered some washi tape.  A few chipboard stickers and then one of the embossed circles complete the page.  HEre is small video that shows you how it all came together:

 

VIDEO

 

I love how this page came together.  Sketches are a great source of inspiration, and a great starting point for a page!   All that is left to do after is add some of Vicki's magic and paper lines and done!

 

 

I hope this inspires you to play with the sketch, and then share your creations with us!  If you have questions on how this came together, please do not hesitate to contact me!

 

XO

 

 

Materials Used:

VB Foundation paper

VB gesso

VB water brushes

VB watercolor brushes

VB Iridiscent Glitter Glaze

VB Watercolor markers

Color Kaleidoscope collection - 12x12 paper pad, 6x8 paper pad, chipboard stickers, puffy stickers, washi tape, specialty paper, Kaleidoscope stencil set,

All The Good Things collection - circle stamp and die set

 

These 2 | Sketch inspired with Jana

Hi everyone, Jana back again and i have a new Sketch inspired Layout for you. The Sketch is designed by me and there are two pictures on it, yes!
I love single photo Layouts but i wanted to challenge myself, too! Here is the Sketch

I started my Layout with the photos and after that i decided which colors i wanted to use. I grabbed blue and greens, like i often do. I can´t help myself but these colors are some of my favorites. I have a little bowl of pretty things on myI desk and i found some leftover stars from previous projects. They helped me to find my colors too...

The background was created with Art Crayons, my big brayer and some black ink. I LOVE how this looks. I had a problem with my camera and the photos i took were totally not usable. So i don´t have any process shots. But i do have a process Video for this Layout and you will find it at the end from this post.

The stickers and elements are a mix from the "All the Good Things" and the "Field Notes" Collection. I really love how you can mix and match these lines. The pictures shows my hubby and my little one, buildung up a big new sofa from IKEA. The little one wanted to help and yes, it was a bit tricky. We needed to focus on the plans and all the little pieces and it is not easy when you have a 9yrs. old running around you aksing a ton of question...

I am a big fan of layers and i added a few layers behind my pictures and i also layered stickers together. The bacl thread is the perfect messy extra here. The green little puffy sticker hearts are from my stash and the colors are perfectly matching.

I really had fun with this Layout and i hope you like it as much as i do. You can find my process Video HERE ON MY YT CHANNEL.
We would love to see your creations beased on the sketch, so please, hop over to the FB Mixed Media Community from Vicki Boution and join the fun

Thank you so much for stopping by today

Supply List:
Foundation Paper
Art Crayons {cool} Set
Field Notes:
12x12 Paper Pad
Chipboard Stickers
Journaling Icon Pack
All the Good Things:
Chipboard Alphabet
Sticker Sheet