Happy Leftie

Scrapbook Layout created for Vicki Boutin DT  - HAPPY LEFTIE -

Hi there!

This week's installment of Vicki's magic is coming straight from my blog (just causeVicki is sharing some of her magic and enjoying some sun down in Puerto Rico), if you have never been to my blog, welcome!

 I don't know about you, but sometimes inspiration hits you when you least expect it, which is the case on this page came together.   Let's just say, I am glad we invested on some studio lights for filminng, because this page happened pretty much at midnight!

It all started with a gessoed foundation paper, and a rainbow of acrylic color pops.  I wanted a messy rainbow on my page, so i pulled the straight waterbrushes and some white acrylic paint, and started adding small brushtrokes of each color to just a section of the page.

I mixed the orientation of the strokes so that they crossed and mixed on the page.  To bring in some shine, a bit of gold glaze was also added to the page.   A bit of white acrylic paint was added to tht glaze so that it can be easily applied with the brushes.

Once the paint dried, i started to work in adding some texture.  For  this a mixture of iridiscent glaze and white acrylic paint wasrun through the dangle stencil. I wanted to create little rows of white texture on the page.  

Once the texture dots dried, i used gold and black ink to add some stamped images to the page.  I started with the dotted circles from Vicki's latest stamp release,and then used the rotary stamp to add some sentiments and that small row of circles that is included in the stamp.  To bring out some of the color in the background, i used the Art crayons to scribble some dashes around the spots where the colors muddled a bit; this completed the background:

Love the texture an messy look of the background, that all i could think about was my nephew's scribbles as he is learning to write, so I pulled a picture of him and decided to make it the star of this page.

I layered a few pieces of the 7x10 paper pad behind the picture, and then added a few embellishments so that they look as cascading from the top of the page.  Gotta love all those colorful and watercolor stickers from the All the Good Things collection.

Next I added the title using a combination of the glitter foam and chipboard stickers and a few lines of journal.  Since the page was a bit bottom heavy, I decided to trim a piece from the top, and in its place add a strip of paper at the bottom of the page, and then anchor the page with a small cluster.  Here is final page:

Sometimes inspiration hits at the worst of times, and in this case, I rolled with it, and love this funky background.  The next video will show you how this page came together (forgive the lighting, honestly this page was created at midnight!!)

I hope now you leave here a bit inspired.  Remember to check Vicki's products they are amazing, but above all play with the mediums, mix them up;  the wow moments will come from experimenting.

Thank you so much for visiting,

Supply List
All The Good Things collection:
12x12 and 7x10 paper pads,
Glitter foam thickers
Chipboard Alpha thickers
Ephemera Icons and Frames
Finishing embellishments
Cardstock Stickers
Watercolor Stickers
Rub ons
Rotary Stamp

Vicki Boutin Mixed Media:
Foundation paper
gesso
Acrylic pop paint : Blue Hawaiian, Daiquiri Ice, Watermelon Burst, Crushed Pineapple, Juicy Pear, Orange Slice, Plum Pudding, Cotton Candy & Sugared Strawberry
Waterbushes
Gold and Iridiscent Glaze
Stencil Set 2 - Dangles
Stamp & Die Set - Circles

1 2 3 Jump

Scrapbook Layout created for Vicki Boutin DT  - 1, 2, 3, JUMP! -

Hello everyone!

Nathalie with you today with probably one of my most favorite layouts ever!!!   First of all, I got to use a picture of my son, a cooler color palette, and lots of Vicki’s All The Good Things goodies and mediums in a fun way.  

I don’t know about you, but I find that when I start a layout with no plan, it comes out better than when I start with an idea.  The only thing I knew when I started this layout was that I wanted to use pictures of my son (YAY!  I used 2 pictures!!

It all started with a gessoed foundation paper (I have a few prepped ahead of time, always) and some art crayons.  I chose a very masculine palette, and started working with the yellow art crayon, some water and the kissing technique.  Next came the blue, and then the teal crayon.  I made sure to block the background to one of the corners of the paper, and then added just a small amount to the opposite corner.

Here is where my artsy side took over, and I started to play with the mediums.   So I pulled the circle stamp set, and the color wheels and started stamping random circles with matching color ink on top of the watercolor background

Since I chose the smaller circles, then I was able to use the scribbled circle  stamp   to stamp it around the  previous stamped circles (even on top of some of them) using black and dark grey archival ink – I wanted to make sure that the ink will not bleed when adding water-

When I saw all the scribbled circles, I thought about adding more pigment to the center of each of them (and work shading into them, too!), so I used some art crayon to scribble inside the lines.

I used my finger to diffuse the color inside the circle.  At times, I used a baby wipe to moisten the pigment and make it more vibrant.   I worked this into pretty much all the circles in the background.

As much as I loved the background, I wanted to add a bit of texture.  So I chose to mix some iridescent glaze with some of the black watercolor pigment. NO WATER was added, I wanted a thick paste.  I pulled an old Heidi Swapp stencil of small circles, and using a palette knife just scraped some paste to the background.  Just love how this all turned out

Now it was time to assemble the page.   First I really wanted to pop the pictures, so I knew that I had to make the yellow prominent, so that it will contrast and complement the blue in the picture. So I chose to trim the page about half an inch around the corner where the background had been created, and stitched it to the b side of the Shine Brightly paper, leaving the small watercolor paper free.

I used the 7x10 paper pad to create layers behind the pictures, and then added a few ephemera pieces, and watercolor stickers as extra layers behind the picture.

A bit of foam adhesive was added to one of the pictures so that there is dimension, and to create a separation between them.

Then I used the foam sticker words to create the title of the page.  I placed the numbers 1 and 2 on the pictures, and then added the ‘3’ to the small watercolor corner, followed by the word “JUMP!” using the chipboard thickers.   To complement the circle motive of the page, I glued a circle ephemera piece as a layer between the cardstock and paper at the non-stitched corner.

A few lines of journal, and then some black watercolor droplets complete this page.  Truly one of my favorite pages ever created. 

Stylized picture of the layout

The following video will show you how this page came together, though it sounds complicated, it isn’t.   So sit back and enjoy!

I hope this inspire you to create a page of your own.  The secret to mixed media is to have fun and experiment (trust me I have made notes in my little Junque Journal on how I created this page!)  

Remember to check all of Vicki’s mediums and her All The Good Things collection,   I cannot emphasize enough how fantastic her entire line is!

That is all for me today!

XO

Materials Used:

All The Good Things collection:

Shine Bright paper

7x10 paper pad

Ephemera pack – icons, frames

Finishing embellishments

Cardstock stickers

Watercolor stickers

Foam thickers

Alpha Chipboard thickers

Rotary stamp

Circle stamp set

Mixed Media:

Foundation paper

Gesso

Mister

Water brushes

Art Crayons sets: cool, warm, neutral

Color wheel ink sets in cool and warm palette

Iridescent Glaze CreativeFX

Watercolor set (black tube)

Together!

Scrapbook Layout created for Scrapbook Nerd  - TOGETHER! -

hi there!


Today there is a new cut file being released at Scrapbook Nerd.   YAY!!!

This month, the Cut Shoppe has created the Shattered Glass cut file for the store. I took advantage of the cut file to create a layout all about my babies.

To create the cut out, I welded a polygon on to the cut file, so that it had plenty of white space in the middle where i can place my picture.

Next, I backed some of the empty spaces of the cut out with papers from the Vicki Boutin All the Good Things collection.

To bring the picture forward, i added a bit of mixed media to the back of the picture using some Distress oxides and the packaging technique.

Finally   I added some embellishments from Vicki Boutin's collection to finish the page.   I love how it all turned out.   Plus it took no time to put together.


Remember to stop by Scrapbook Nerd to pick your free copy of the cut file, and to check all the materials used in this page.  As always you can leave me a comment if you have questions on how this came together.


Take care!

Junque Journal

Hi there!  Today, I want to share with you all a bit of my new obsession,  my “Junque Journal”.   This little gem is the perfect place to get inky, practice techniques, create art journal pages, etc.   I am addicted to the format, and the versatility of the it, and this time I wanted to combine some scrapbooking and art journaling in one single page.

To create this page, the entire inside of a Mixed Media insert was primed with gesso.   Then using the blending sponge, a soft background of acrylic paint (Daiquiri Ice, and Blue Hawaiian) was created by adding the paint in soft circular motion to the page, so as to resemble clouds.

Since the inspiration for the page came from circles found in a recent selfie, I chose to add a few circles to the page using the Cool set Ink Palette, and Vicki’s new Stamp set.   Most of the stamped images were placed on the right hand side of the page.

To continue with the circle motif of the page,  I chose to add some art crayon to the left hand side of the page.   The new stencil brush is so easy to work with, and provides the right amount of color, and definition of an image, especially when using it to transfer color through a stencil.

The circle design of the stencil contrasts and combines seamlessly with the paint background,  but the page also needed some texture.  For this, and using one of the citcle   stamps, Acrylic Matte gel was stamped to the page followed by medium gold glitter.   All the shine and texture completes the background.

A small frame –created with the 7x10  paper pad- and a piece of gold tissue  frame and serve as layers behind the picture.    A few embellishments just add the right sentiment and feel in the page.

Now that the inside of the page has been created, it is time to focus on the front/fold piece of the page.   Firstly , it was covered with a piece of paper from the 7x10 paper pad  -a bit of Acrylic Mat Gel serves as glue for this purpose- followed by a few pieces of ephemera and a series of butterfly stamps in the colors found in the inside of the page.

Oh!  I am loving the possibilities the Junque Journal is presenting.   It is so versatile, and the perfect place to get inspired.   That is all for me today!  Remember to check all of  Vicki’s mediums and “All The Good Things “ collection.   Everything is gorgeous!     If you would like to see how this page came together, the following video will give you a more in depth look on how this page came together:

See you all soon!!!

Nathalie

Materials Used:

Junque Journal

Junque Journal insert (refills) mixed media

Gesso

Acrylic Paint in Daiquiri Ice and Blue Hawaiian

Color wheel – cool and warm set

Stamp set – circles

Mixology – Medium Gold Glitter

Acrylic Matte Gel

Art Crayons  -cool set

Circle stencil,

Stencil brush

7x10 paper pad – All The Good Things collection

Ephemera pieces  - All The Good Things collection

Die Cut frames – All The Good Things collection

Rub ons- All the Good Things collection

Cardstock stickers – All The Good Things collection

Junque Journal - Vicki Boutin DT

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today bringing you a look at one of my newer color adventures of 2018:  My Junque Journal. 

I have always been curious about these little gems, and now that I get to work with them, I can say they can quickly become very addicting.   I want to show you what  I am doing to my Art Junk Journal using  Vicki’s All The Good Things collection and mediums.

I decoupaged the cover of the journal usingacrylic matte gel, and a piece of paper from the 12x12  All the Good Things collection paper pad.  Once the medium had dried, a bit of gesso was added with a brush as to create a soft shadow/haze on the page.  

Next, it was time to embellish  -since the background reminded me of a graffiti wall- I chose to add  some colour using the butterfly stencil,  the stencil brushes and some art crayons.  Colors were placed in order as to form a sort of rainbow;  this took no time as application of color with the brushes is so easy and rapid.  To finish, a bit of gold glaze was added through the scribbled lines stencil, and then the word “ARTE”  (Art in Spanish) was added  to complete the look.

But since we are talking about  covers, I also went ahead and created the cover page of my journal.     It all started as a few lines of the script stamp were added to the bottom corner of the page.  To create a distress look to the page,  a bit of gesso was added so that it created a few groves on the page.  

The inspiration for the colors was a sunset, so a few lines of Art crayons were scribbled on the page;  a baby wipe was used to diffuse the color on the page.   The little grooves of gesso are what create those deeper shaded areas in the page.  

To maximize the color in this page, the entire page was sealed with Acrylic matte gel, and a thick brush (this will add more texture to the page).   Then the art crayon process was repeated once again. To finish the page, a few Sunburst circles were added using gold ink, followed by a sentiment and a few butterflies.

I love how this page came together! And I can easily say this little journal may be one of my newest addictions.  Here is a more in depth look of how this page came together:

I hope you are all inspired to check out the amazing All The Good Things collection.  The papers are colorful, and all the mediums are a dream to work with.  Let me know if you have any questions on how this came together.

Take care,

Materials Used:

Junque Journal

Junque Journal Mixed Media paper inserts

Acrylic Matte Gel

Gesso

Art Crayons – all sets

Stencil brushes

Watercolor brushes

Gold Glaze

12x12 All The Good Things paper pad

All the Good Things Collection stamp set 1, 2, 3,

All The Good Things collection stencil 1, 2

Color Wheel – warm tones