Vicki Boutin

***NEW Color Kaleidoscope Stencil Layout with Leigh

Hello Friends! Leigh here, to share a brand new layout featuring the Color Kaleidoscope Stencils and Watercolor Markers! I created a simple stencil background with the markers and Matte Acrylic Gel to make a paste to spread through the new stencil.

 

 

 

The stencil area houses all the focus for this page. I added more texture with embroidery floss, stitched over the paste. This simple method of hand stitching is faster to create, since you only have a couple stitches per color. The Watercolor Markers were easy to use to color the gel and the colors came out fun and vibrant!

 

 

 

After you stitch on the floss, you can add little bits and bobs from the Hello Friend Color Kaleidoscope Thickers, Sticker Book, and Puffy Stickers. It was so fun to add the embellishments under and over the floss to create more texture on the page. Some of the embellishments are popped up with American Crafts Foam Dots, and they add interest to the layout as well. 

 

 

 

I tucked the photo edges under the floss, and attached them to the floss with mini clothes pins. I thought this helped coordinate with the angles of the shopping cart in the photos. It also reinforces the yarn in the photos to add that texture on the page. 

 

 

 

Add the title with the epoxy Thickers in the Color Kaleidoscope collection, and hand journal for a quick to finish page. This page has a simple design you can recreate with ease. Have you tried mixing the Matte Acrylic Gel with color mediums from Vicki? It is so fun to see what you can mix up! 

 

 

 

I have a process video today, if you would like to see how the layout came together. Thank you for visiting today, and happy crafting! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Stencils

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope  Paper 

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Hello Friend Thickers

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Epoxy Thickers

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Sticker Book

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Puffy Stickers

Vicki Boutin Matte ACrylic Gel

Vicki Boutin White Foundations Mixed Media Art Paper 

Mood Board Inspiration with Nathalie

Hi there!

We hope you all had a happy Valentine or Galentine's Day!  Nathalie with you today to share a bit of love inspiration using Vicki's mixed media products and paper lines and this month's Mood Board.   

 

I borrowed a few ideas from mood board such as the black background, the garlands, the soft edges of the lace gloves and the XOs to create this page:

 

 

 

The first thing that caught my eye was the rainbow garlands, so I pulled a cut file from Handipaper to create garlands - i chose these ones, as they reminded me of the soft edges of the lace gloves in the board - from Foundation paper.

 

 

To bring all the rainbow colors that are in the mood board, I chose to color the garlands using Vicki's watercolor set and art crayons.   My choice was to create a soft transition of colors in the garlands so they look like a rainbow when laid on the page.

 

 

All the black backgrounds in the mood board were the inspiration to add a bit of black in my background.  For this i used a gessoed foundation paper, and added a bit of diluted black art crayons with a brayer, so that it cover the area behind the picture.  A few splatters just help to extend the background, and make everything pop of the page.

 

 

To keep with the rainbow effect of the garlands, the embellishments were placed so that they formed clusters on sides of the picture where an specific set of colors laid.   Cool colors at the bottom of the picture, and warm colors at the top corners of the picture.

 

 

For the title, i used the XOXO  idea from the board, and chose to bring the Alphas from THe All The Good Things collection to form the title. I accented it by adding a few hearts cut from white foundation paper using Vicki's cut files.  A few enamel dots, gold ink splatters and a few lines of journal complete this page.   Here is a small video that will show you how the page came together:

 

VIDEO

 

 

I hope this has inspired you to use the Mood Board as a starting point for your next project.  Remember we can be reached if you have questions, and if you complete your projects inspired on the mood board, please share them with us using the hashtag #vickiboutin or @vickiboutin on social media.

 

XO

 

 

Materials used:

VB Foundation Paper

VB Gesso

VB Watercolor set

VB Art Crayons - cool, warm and neutral set-

VB Watercolor brushes

VB Waterbrushed

VB MIster bottle

VB- All the Good Things collection - 12x12 paper pad, watercolor stickers, cardstock stickers, chipboard alphas

VB - Field Notes collection - chipboard stickers, puffy stickers, watercolor stickers, black puffy stickers

VB sticker book

Sketch Inspiration with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today.  This week the DT was challenged to use a sketch (thank you JANA for the sketch!) as inspiration to complete a project.   There is a saying about "sketches being a scrapbooker's best friend"... and truly having a starting point for your page makes it so much easier and enjoyable to put together, especially when you are using Vicki's products.  But before we get to the layout, let me show you the sketch

 

 

Love the simplicity and large negative space on this page, but for my take, i decided to flip the sketch 90 degress clockwise while keeping the picture and placement of the clusters in  the same position as in the sketch,

 

 

 

Though I love white, i wanted to use a color background for the page, so my choice was to dilute some of the ochre yellow art crayon, and then apply the pigment to a well gesso foundation paper using a brayer.  Once it dried, i used a bit of gesso, and the stencil brush to add heart impressions -using one of VIcki's stencils- to the background.

 

 

The picture of my daughter and her baby cousin is sweet,  i wanted a soft very femenine palette for the page (this will be in my daughter's scrapbook album) so i decided to apply some peach and red art crayon to the background following the placement in the sketch.

 

 

While the background dried, i use some watercolors and a watercolor insert to create a very saturated background.  Once this dried, I used a punch to create all the butterflies you see in the layout.

I decided to stay true to the sketch and add paper layers to the background, I even used some cut outs created with a Just Nick Studio cut file between the layers.  A few stickers was all that this layout needed.

 

 

The only thing that i changed a bit was the placement of the title as i did not want to add it under the picture, so instead i placed it a bit to the side of the page.  I do love how easy this was to put together, here a small video showing you how it all came together:

 

VIDEO

 

I hope you are inspired by the sketch to create a page of your own.  There are so many possibilities to the sketch, especially when you add Vicki's amazing products  and papers to the mix.  AS always if you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me! I cannot wait to see what you create with the sketch!!!

 

XO

 

 

Materials used:

VB Foundation paper

VB gesso

VB art crayon (warm and neutral set)

VB watercolor set

VB watercolor brush set

VB mister bottle

VB Junque Journal watercolor insert

 

All the Good Things Collection:

12x12 paper pad,  glitter foam thicker word, cardstock sticker

Field Notes collection:

!2x12 paper pad, ephemera, Ink spill stencil

Vicki Boutin sticker book

Art Crayon background with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today as we start a new month.   February is the month of LOVE, and we are hoping to provide you with some inspiration that will help you incorporate Vicki's products and collections into your documenting!  For today's project i combined a bit of VB art crayons, some of the glazes, stamps and stencils to create a page that celebrates the love amongst siblings.

 

 

The inspiration for the color combination of this page was based on the cut out (i used a cut file from Paige Evans and my Cameo to create the large die cut).  After creating last week's project, i had some leftover gold glaze which i used to create a texture piece of cardstock, and then diluted the leftovers to cover the die cut with a shimmering coat of glaze ( the cut was created on salmon colored cardstock).   The diluted glaze adds a bit of shimmer to the cut out.

 

 

The color of the background was chosen to make the cut out stand out.   I used some blue and navy art crayons (neutral and cool Art Crayon sets) to create the watercolor look on the background.  Once it dried, a few flowers were stamped using art crayons diluted with water and a bit of iridiscent glaze.   To bring a bit of contrast and texture to the background, a bit of iriiscent glaze was added using a palette knife through the butterfly stencil of the All The Good Things collection.

 

 

I pulled a picture of my littles (niece and nephew) from a few years back, and used  it to back one of the hearts in the cut out.   The papers used  to back the cut out come from the All The Good Things  and Field Notes collection as well as the 6x8 paper pad.  I chose to stay in the blush/pink tones for the lettters, and backed the second heart with vellum.

 

 

To makes sure the picture stands out in this page, as well as the background and cut out, i pulled a few stamped flowers and colored them with a combination of art crayons and iridiscent paste, so that they have a light touch of colour.  

 

 

I layered the flowers in an "S" form around the picture and cut out so that they merge with the stamped images in the background.  A few more small details complete the page.  I have created a small video that will show you how this page came together:

 

VIDEO

 

This page is soft, simple and perfect to document the "new" love between siblings.  Remember to check VIcki's products, her paper collections and media line are perfect to document all those love memories.  If you have questions on how this came together, just contact me!

 

XO

 

Materials Used:

VB Foundation Paper

VB Gesso

VB Irisdiscent  and Gold Glaze

VB Art Crayons (cool and neutral sets)

VB Watercolor set

VB Watercolor brush set

VB Waterbrush set

VB Mister Bottle

All The Good Things collection - 12x12 paper pad, Stamp and Die Set #2, Enamel Dots, watercolor stickers

Field Notes collection - 12x12 paper pad, chipboard stickers, watercolor stickers, puffy stickers, Escape  Stamp and Die set, Ephemera -icons-

6x8 paper pad

***New Color Kaleidoscope: Watercolor Marker Marbling with Leigh

Hello friends! Leigh here, with a brand new technique I discovered while playing with the new Watercolor Markers in the Color Kaleidoscope Collection! This was so fun, and a very easy way to get a marbled look. There are lots of triangles and geometric designs on inspiration sites worldwide, so I decided to try my hand at taping off triangles on a layout. 

 

 

 

I love the bright and happy colors in the new collection, and they coordinate with all of Vicki's other collections as well. The Watercolor Markers are named to match the Acrylic Pop paints from Vicki's previous release. These markers are a great way to try out a new technique, so let's get started!

 

 

 

First, you can use a Vicki Boutin Waterbrush or a paint brush to add water to cover the triangle you want to marble. Then add swirls and dots in a forward and backward "C" motion with the Watercolor Marker. I squeezed out a dot of color onto the water and moved the brush around to create the swirl effect. 

 

 

 

This close up of the photos and layers shows how I used both packages of the die cuts from the Color Kaleidoscope line. I trimmed another sheet of 
White Foundations paper into triangles and used the same markers to create the marbling for the banners at the top right of the layout. Foam dots are placed under some of the die cuts and the photos to pop them up for more dimension. 

 

 

 

I loved making the marble effect with the new Watercolor Markers! Have you been able to think of new ways to use them on your paper crafts? I can't wait to see what you do with them! Thank you for visiting today and happy crafting! 

 

 

 

 

SUPPLIES:

Vicki Boutin White Foundations Mixed Media Art Paper 

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Collection: Patterned Papers

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Sticker Book

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Die Cut Embellishment Packs

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Stickers

Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Watercolor Markers 

Vicki Boutin Color Kaleidoscope Chipboard Thickers

Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Water Brushes

Vicki Boutin Paint Brush Set

 

 

 

 

 

Exploring Black Backgrounds with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today!  Vicki and I have always joked around my dark side, well it is no secret I love working with distress, and  are passionate about Black and White photography, but in honestly one of my favorite things to incorporate into mixed media is the color black.  So today, I want  to show you how a little bit of "Dark " and all of Vicki's magic can be combined into a beautiful and very striking layout.

 

 

A well gessoed foundation paper was used to create the background of this page.   Using  the largest watercolor brush a wash of black watercolor was applied to the entire page -making sure that the brush only follows one direction-.  Once the watercolor dried, a stencil brush was used to create the small circle details in the background.  The gesso in the paper will resist some of the watercolor so a bit of water can easily be used to create an impression, thus presenting the gessoed paper.  

 

 

 

Once the background was  dried, a bit of gesso and a stencil brush were used to create the script impression on the page - the stencil comes from The All The Good Things collection-.  after drying the gesso, a mixture of iridiscent and gold glaze were mixed and then applied through one of the Ink Spill stencils to creat the small gold hearts in the page.  The leftover glaze was then diluted with water and used to create the small gold splatters you see around the page.

 

 

 

The background was then trimmed and attached to another piece of vanilla colored cardstock, and it was then ready to decorate.   First i backed the picture with a paper from the FIeld notes collection so that it will bring the colors in the picture.   A piece of foam adhesive was used to prop the picture from the background. 

 

 

A  large cluster of floral ephemera was then added to the top right corner of the page, the colors of the flowers reflect those of the picture,  a smaller cluster was then created at the bottom right corner of the page.   These clusters will create the look of a cascade of ephemera surrounding the picture.

 

 

For the title, i used one of VIcki's cut files -available for free at the Vicki Boutin Mixed Media Community page on Facebook- to create the word, "Thankful".  This was cut three times from white cardstock and glued together, followed by a generous coat of gold glaze and gold glitter - both from Vicki's collection -.   The word was then glued to the bottom of the page; the moth die cut just helps to add movement and continue to accent the color in the picture.   I have created a video that shows how this page came together, enjoy:

VIDEO

 

I love how this page turned out, the black color of the background  keeps the focus on the picture while emphasizing the color and details of the page.

 

 

 

Remember to check Vicki's collection and products, and try adding a bit of your dark side to one of your pages, you will be surprised by the results.   As always please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.

 

XO

 

 

Materials Used:

Foundation paper

Gesso

Watercolor set

watercolor brush set

Ink Spill stencil set

All The Good Things stencil set #1

Gold and Iridiscent glaze

mister bottle

stencil brushes

Field Notes collection:paper pad, chipboard stickers, watercolor stickers, puffy stickers, ephemera

Gold Fine Glitter

All the Good Things collection: finishing embellishments

Vicki Boutin Sticker book

 

 

 

Art Crayon play with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today! Did you guys catch Vicki's Facebook Live video from last Friday?!  Isn't the new Color Kaleidoscope collection so amazing!  We are keeping our fingers crossed it arrives here soon, meanwhile i am going through all of VIcki's beautiful releases to create a new page.  This time i chose to play with art crayons and stamping to bring color to a the first picture of 2019 of my kids and the littles together.

 

 

I chose a horizontal design for this page, and created the a simple background that transforms from yellow to blue in a cascading form.  A gessoed foundation paper served as the base for the background,  a line was penciled above the centerline of the page.  Next, to create the color swatches a bit of art crayon was diluted and then added along with water, so that they mixed together into this watercolor mark.  The page was lifted and then tapped on the desk which forces the pigment to create the natural drips on the background.  The colors were worked from lightest to darkest ( in this case)making sure that they transition smoothly from color to color.

 

 

Once the watercolor dried, the ink color wheels were used to add some circle stamped images (using one of The Good Things stamp sets)to the background;  once again the same color patterned was followed so that the colors are blocked.   Since the picture is black and white, i decided to add some stamped black elements, this time the Escape stamp set was used with black art crayon to create a more fluid look to the image.  The last layer of mixed media was the addition of gesso through a stencil (Ink Spill set) using the stencil brush in a stippling motion.

 

 

While the gesso dried, the metal dies from the circle stamp set of The Good Things collection was used to cut up papers from all of VIcki's collections so that they match the colors in the background.  IN addition, embellishments that also matched the colors were set aside,  these will be used in combination with the paper circles to create a horizontal color block design for  this page.

 

A bit of foam adhesive was used to attached the circles to the background.  Once again the clusters were placed to create a visual triangle and to continue the color block look of the page.  Along the way a few accents of black were also added to match the colors of the picture.

 

 

In order to keep the horizontal design of the page intact, i chose to  tuck my title at the bottm right corner of the page.  A small slit was cut in the background and used to create the small peek-a-boo window.  I added a paper that matches the colors of the background -in this area- and then a small die cut that serves as the title of this page;  a few extra embellishments just help bring a bit of the colors to this litlle corner.  The following video will showcase how this page was put together:

VIDEO

 

I hope this inspires you to create a simple but interesting background filled with color for your next page.  Remember that if you have any questions you can always contact me, and stop by your scrapbook store to pre order Vicki's new Color Kaleidoscope line!

 

Til next time!

 

 

Materials used:

Foundations paper

gesso

Art Crayons - warm, cool , and  neutral sets

Ink Wheels - warm and cool sets

Watercolor brushes

Stencil brush

Ink Spill stencil set

Escape stamp and Die set

All the Good things set #1 stamp and dies set

All The Good Things set #3 Stamp and Dies set

All The Good things collection: 12x12 paper pad, 7x10 paper pad, enamel dots, ephemera

Field Notes collection:  12x12 paper pad, ephemera, watercolor stickers, puffy stickers

Vicki Boutin sticker album

Vicki Boutin 6x8 paper pad

 

Together Forever Layout with Jana

Hi everyone, Jana back again and i have a new Layout to share. I started this Layout with a quote i found on Pinterest: together forver, never apart, maybe in distance but never at heart.
I really like this one and so i have made my own stencil with it.
The picture for this project shows two of my boys and the kids from my sister, 14 yrs. ago... look how cute they are!

I added some texture paste through the stencil and once that was dry i grabbed some Art Crayons... i picked green and blue! I turned the photo into a black and white one because of all the colors on it; now i can work with every color i want! I also had a look into the Journaling {DieCuts} Pack for some things i wanted to use.

I added a lot of water to the background (Foundation Paper with Gesso) but also watered the Art Crayons down so that i can easily smudge them around with a piece of plastic. I love this "kissing" technique! A brush were used for splattering and to dilute/apply the color on the paper.

 

Once that was all dry i decided to bring in some more color to the mix. I grabbed a darker blue Art Crayon, the big stencil brush and the heart stencil from the {ink spill} pack to add some hearts. I really like how the darker shade is looking. I already realized that it was very hard to read the text on the background and i started to think about a way to solve that problem... but first i worked on the layering around and under my photo.

There are some patterned papers behind my picture, but also some Journaling ephemera pieces. Because of the black & white photo i grabbed some watercolor stickers and placed them between and underneath the layers. I really like how this is looking. One of the patterned papers were used for fussy cutting; i love the matching tiny hearts!

Here you can see what i´ve made with the letters... i grabbed a Sketch Pen in black, outlined each of the letters and have regretted it immediately! I thought i have messed this page up and i could start again. I looked at it and maybe some white acrylic paint could help?! Yes!

I am so happy that i used the white acrylic paint on top of the letters. I like how it is looking now

I also have a process Video up on my YouTube Channel for you CLICK HERE
Thanks for stopping by today

Supply List:
Foundation Paper
Perfect Gesso
Stencil Brushes
Art Crayons {cool}
Field Notes:
Watercolor Stickers
12x12 Paper Pad
Journaling Ephemera
"One of a Kind" Word Stickers
{ink spill} Stencil Pack
Chipboard Stickers

Creating a "Distress" background with Nathalie

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today to show you an idea on how to create a distress background using Vicki's Acrylic Pop paints and Matte Acrylic Gel.   I had worked with this technique before on my junque journal, so this time i am going to translate it into this "feel good" type of layout.

 

 

It all started by mixing some of the acrylic pop paints with matte acrylic gel to obtain a semi-transparent pigment -with similar consistency to the paint-.   By adding the acrylic gel to the paint, the pigment is diluted in the mixture thus lightening the color.  IN addition the formulation of the matte gel, its tranluscency, will then also create a soft semi translucent look for the application, it is this property that will help with mixing colors together, or in this case using them to create a distress background.

 

 

For this background, a combination of the three pop paint colors, along with regular white acrylic paint and matte gel was used using a dry paint brush.   All the brushstrokes were guided in one direction only so that they can easily combine thus creating the first layer of the background.

 

 

Since i am translating art journal to my page, i added a few layers to the background.  First some stamped circles using archival ink and the circle set from the Escape stamp set, then a few dashes of white paint and then to finish a soft stenciled impression using art crayons and Vicki's stencil brush.

 

 

Since i chose a large picture to document for this layout ( this can easily be replaced with multiple pictures), i balanced it with clusters made up with the large ephemera pieces from the Field Notes collection.   A few extra pieces from the watercolor stickers and  Vicki's Sticker book complete the cluster.

 

 

The clusters were positioned in a way that follow a number succession.  For this, gold glaze was diluted to color "1, 2, 3" from the watercolor stickers; once dried these were added to the clusters along with chipboard stickers from the Field Notes collection.

 

 

 

For the last cluster, and the title of the page, i chose to add a rub on from the All The Good Things collection on the background followed by a die cut from the Field Notes collection and a few extra stickers.   A few diluted gold glaze  splatters complete this page.  The following video will show you a more in depth look on how this page was created:

 

VIDEO

 

I  hope this has inspired you to pull your Vicki Boutin Acrylic pop paints to experiment.  Remember there are no mistakes, just many new discoveries!

 

 

Remember to check Vicki's mixed media and paper collections, and then prepare yourself to see her new collection (It is so colorful, unique and beautiful... just like Vicki!).

XO

 

 

Materials Used:

Acrylic Pop Paints

Matte Acrylic Gel

Gesso

Foundation Paper

Gold Glaze

All the Good Things Stencil - script-

Stencil Brush

Art Crayon - cool and neutral sets-

water brushes

Escape Stamp and Die set

Field Notes collection:  12x12 paper pad, ephemera, watercolor stickers, puffy stickers, chipboard stickers

All The Good Things collection - Ephemera, watercolor stickers, paper clips

Vicki Boutin Sticker album

Christmas Mixed Media Cards with Nathalie

Hi there!

It is starting to feel a lot like Christmas, and we have started working on Christmas project using Vicki's Mixed media line and paper collections to give you some ideas on how to add a mixed media flair to your crafts.  This week we are all about mixed media Christmas cards!  Jana and Leigh Ann have created some beautiful cards, and now it is my turn to show you a few ideas.

 

 

For my cards i decided to combine some simple mixed media, texture, dimension and cut files.  So please feel free to download a copy of the cut file by clicking on the image below:

 

For the first card, I was inspired by gingerbread cookies!  So,I pulled a kraft junque journal insert, and used washi tape to mask area for the card, and then soften the edge of the card by adding some white art crayon using the stencil brush.  Then the mandala stencil from the All The Good Things collection was used to create the impression and set aside to dry.

 

 

To add shine to the card, first a glitter glaze was created my mixing Matte Acrylic Gel and Gold glaze (about 4 to 1 ratio) and then added a bit of fine gold glitter, this glaze will be used in some of the next cards, too.  The watercolor stickers were covered with this glaze followed by a coat of glitter.  Once dried, they were added - with foam adhesive-  to the center of the card.   Love how easily this was put together!

 

 

The glitter glaze was then to an clear acrylic/acetate sheet through a stencil (Mandala and Ink Spill ) and set aside to dry.  While the paste dried, i cut the cut file from a foundation paper and used one of the acetate impressions to back the "O", then backed the cut out with a paper from the Field Notes collection.   Another paper -from the ALl the Good Things collection was added to the card- was glued to the card, so that it frames the card plate. Super simple to build once the glitter glazed acrylic sheet dried.

 

 

This next card was created similarly to the previous one,but this time, i used a foundation paper and art crayons to create the background paper.  I decided to create a messy background that faded along the card.  This time, I moved the star to sit a bit higher on the "o" .  Once again, a simple and colorful card that combines both mixed media and pretty papers.  But, what to do with the negative pieces from the cut out, well...

 

 

The mandala impression created with the glitter glaze on the acrylic sheet was backed with a piece of paper (Field Notes collection). The negative parts of the card plate were then glued straight to the acrylic sheet, and this was glued to a white card.   Super simple and probably my favorite card of the bunch.   I have create a process video so that you can see how easy all of these came together:

VIDEO

 

I hope this week has inspired you to add a bit of mixed media flair and Vicki's paper collections to your Christmas Cards.  Remember to share what you are creating with her products with all of us.  If you have questions on how any of these came together, please do not hesitate to contact me!  

See you all in Decemeber, and be ready to be inspired!!!

 

XO

 

 

Materials used:

Foundations paper

Gesso

Matte Acrylic Gel

Gold Glaze

Gold Fine Glitter

Art Crayon - Neutral and Warm sets-

Stencil Brush

Waterbrush set

Stencils - Mandala, Ink Spill

Acrylic Sheet

All The Good Things collection - 7x10 paper pad, 12x12 paper pad

Field Notes collection - 12x12 Paper pad, watercolor stickers