Mixed Media Traveler’s Notebook – Vicki Boutin

Hello!!  I am happy to be sharing a spread in my traveler’s notebook album using the gorgeous new Wildflower & Honey Collection by Vicki Boutin!  The stamps caught my attention immediately and were the jumping off point for my pages!

I actually started the whole project with a 12×12 piece of white cardstock.  I added gesso and let that dry and then added a mix of Vicki Boutin Silver Glaze & Matte Gel Medium through the pretty floral stencil. Once the glaze was dry I used a piece of packaging with the Blue Hawaiin Watercolor Brush to add puddles of paint over the glaze.  The awesome thing about the glaze/medium is that it resists the watercolor so you can still see the glaze, I lightly buffed the glaze areas with a dry paper towel to remove any watercolor and bring back the shine!

After the paint layer dried I used the dry stencil brush with the deep teal Art Crayon and added a few details with the same stencil. I love having the light and darker tones of the same colors!  Once my paper was all dry I decided to cut it into TN size pages.  I stamped and die cut the big florals and leaves from the Wildflower & Honey stamp set.  For a focal point I added some handstitching with embroidery floss to two of the big florals in the die cut pack.

On the left side of the spread I used the 6×4 favorites card from the cut-apart paper and a rectangle I cut from my large painted paper.  I decided to make a flap from the favorites card and add my photo in the sleeve below.  I simply folded a 1″ strip of paper in half and adhered it to both the card and photo.  I used my typewriter to add journaling favorites that match with the 6 small photos below!  The super sweet bee is from the Wildflower & Honey stamp set and adds the perfect touch. I popped on a little round tab from the Wildflower & Honey Cardstock sticker sheet for a handy way to indicate to lift up the card for more below!

For a final touch I added the best ever sticker to the floral page from the Wildflower & Honey sticker book.  I encourage you to have a good play with your Vicki Boutin products and then turn the papers into whatever size works for you!!