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Snowflake Mittens Banner – Crate Paper

Hello Crate Paper friends! I hope you had a Merry Christmas! I have a cute winter project using Snowflake today! I hung my mittens on a banner but they would be super sweet on a layout or used as a card. I made mine doubled sided so that I could slip goodies inside the mittens if I want to give one away!

I started out with a mitten template I found on Pinterest. I cut a front from Snowflake pattern paper and a back from heavy white cardstock. I cut a co-ordinating “cuff” from pattern paper as well.

My first mitten is decorated for winter outdoor adventures! I used the Snowcapped paper for the mitten and stitched all around the mitten with light pink embroidery floss and a chain stitch. I added the Spruce paper for the cuff on the mitten and tucked in a piece of hand cut scalloped white paper. I used the cute skiing die cut tag and some chipboard for the main decoration. I finished off the mitten with the Chill Thickers for shiny accents!

My middle mitten uses the Knitted paper for the mitten with white back stitching around the edge. I used the Village paper for the cuff. I used the gorgeous floral die cut and snowman globe for the main feature of this mitten. I decided to add the coppery thicker word to all the mitten and used Brrr for this one along with some copper sprigs!

My final mitten started out with the Winterscape paper, I used Icicles for the cuff. I decided to use dark green embroidery floss and did a blanket stitch around the edge. I used one of the layered ephemera pieces with the cute little snow globe house. I added another floral die cut and titled this mitten Peace with the Chill Thickers.

The mittens measure about 7” high by 5” wide. You could certainly make them smaller to fit the front of a standard card or for a smaller banner. I love how fun they were to decorate and how cute they are for winter decoration!

Thanks so much for joining me today! I look forward to seeing you next year!!

Winter Day Mixed Media Layout – Vicki Boutin

Hello! Today I am sharing my spin on a holiday layout using Vicki Boutin Mixed Media!  I focused on pretty colours and gold and silver texture glaze!

I created big puddles of paint with the Neutral Art Crayon set and added watered down Watercolor Marker in the Cotton Candy colour to the mix as well.  I let each application of “paint” dry so that I could layer the colour.  I added puddles of paint 3 times to the background and also added splatters each time.  At the end, I added a little bit of the purple Watercolor Marker as well.

To make my snowflakes, I added very thin coats of Silver and Gold glaze to white cardstock and let it air dry overnight.  I then used my manual die cut machine and cut snowflakes from the metallic paper.  I kept every scrap of those papers as they turned out beautifully!!

For my title, I used the day word from Vicki’s free Gnome cut file and added the word winter that I cut in Silhouette.  I sprinkled a few puffy gold dots from the WIldflower & Honey puffy titles pack to finish the layout!

Snowflake Folio – Crate Paper

Hello Crate Paper friends! Happy December! I am super excited to share my Snowflake project with you! I love the Crate Paper Snowflake collection as I am sure you do as well! Since I live in Alberta, Canada I have no shortage of winter photos to document and I decided to make a folio/minibook to document some December days!

I started the folio by cutting a piece of white cardstock to 8.5×10.5 I then made a mark in the middle of the long side and scored 1/4” on each side of the middle for a 1/2” gutter. Next up I selected 7 cards from the Snowflake Card set and trimmed them to 5” wide, I then trimmed off the back of the card leaving 3/4” for a “hinge” for my waterfall side of my folio. The cards were a great time saver to make a waterfall!

I attached all my cards by the hinge to the right side of my folio. I decorated the inside of the hinge with patterned paper and also added a piece of patterned paper to the inside of each flap.

Next I added photos to the waterfall cards. I decorated the photos with embellishments from the Snowflake die cuts, puffy stickers, stickerbook and cardstock sticker sheet. I was able to add a bit of dimension and still have the waterfall lay nicely when all the flaps are down.

On the left side of my folio, I created a pocket page that flips open. I cut a piece of white cardstock to 8”x1 1/2” and scored it down the middle. I adhered that hinge to the back of the pocket page and to the left edge of the right side of the folio.

I then covered the back of the pocket page with patterned paper and adhered a full size photo onto the folio. This hid my hinge. I created a pocket on the inside flap using my photo and tucked in a tag for journaling. I decorated the large photo with the Chill Thickers. I love the coppery gold finish and all the sweet phrases!

Thank you so much for joining me today! I’d love for you to make your own folio mini book, it is quite simple to make and it’s fun to flip through!

Merry and Bright Layout – Vicki Boutin

I have a holiday layout to share today using the stencils from Wildflower & Honey along with some Vicki Boutin Mixed Media!

I made myself a “stencil” on white cardstock in my silhouette.  I used my Vicki Boutin stencil brushes to swirl dry red art crayons through my homemade stencil onto a white background.  I then used a finger dauber and pounced on metallic ink through the stencil as well.  I used the coppery ink and gold ink.  I used a tiny bit of the Vicki Boutin gold glaze on my pouncer to finish the words.

My 2″ squares are cut from a paper I scraped silver and gold texture glaze through the flower stencil from Wildflower & Honey.  I let the sheet dry for a few days as I put the texture paste on pretty thick!  I cut the paper into 2-inch squares and mixed them with papers from Wildflower & Honey.  The stars are punched from a sheet of paper I scraped with a very thin coat of silver and gold texture glaze.

I added a few sprinkles of watered-down red art crayon; some mini punched stars and jewels to finish off the page!

Thanks so much for joining me today!

Christmas Stars Layout – Vicki Boutin

Hello, and Happy December friends!  This month we have been assigned to make some holiday pages using Vicki’s Mixed Media and Wildflower & Honey collection!  I put my creative hat on and came up with a way to make the papers work for a holiday layout!

I found the lovely deep green paper in the Wildflower & Honey 6×8 paper pad along with the kraft colored paper and used them as they are.  I scraped a layer of Cherry Tart acrylic paint over the burgundy/red paper included in the collection to make it a bit brighter!

Once my red paper had dried, I punched stars from all three papers.  I scattered them onto my background and then stitched through the lines of stars with my sewing machine.  I added a button to each star and then simply added my photo cluster!  I truly love how the stars look, and the buttons add a crafty/homey feel!

I thought I would add in a photo of how I used Vicki’s free Gnome cut file.  I used the PNG file and added some text in photoshop, and then I printed it out onto 8.5×11 cardstock.  I then cut the paper into a tag shape, punched holes in the side so that I could add it to my December album.  I used a mix of Vicki’s watercolor markers and Tombow markers to color in the gnomes!

Thank you for joining me today!  Happy December crafting!

DIY Bookmarks with Mixed Media – Vicki Boutin

Hello! Happy Thanksgiving to our American friends! I hope your celebration is a great one! It’s Lorilei here today sharing a project using multiple techniques from Vicki’s Artful Technique Challenge. I used: #10 – Circles / #27 – Brush Strokes / #18 – Positive / #8 – Least fav color.

I had fun just playing with a 12×12 sheet of Foundation Paper, Watercolor Markers, Acrylic Paint. Gesso, Art Crayons, Gold Texture Paste and Stencils – All Vicki Boutin products. I turned my paper into 12 bookmarks that I will share at our local library for anyone who wants one to take! If you need a small thank you gift, a stocking stuffer, a random giveaway, these bookmarks are great for that and fun to make!

I dripped, puddled, stencilled and scraped all the above-listed mediums onto my Foundation card stock. I let it dry in between a few of the techniques so the colours would stay crisp and not mix too much.

I mixed more Art Crayon and Watercolor Markers to dye my white seam binding into matching ribbon.

I cut my 12×12 into two 6×12 pieces and then cut each of those into 2” wide strips. Next I used some VB stamps from my stash to further embellish the individual bookmarks.

Next I added a layer of Vicki Boutin Gel Medium to seal in all the products. I added eyelets to each bookmark to make sure they would last longer and added ribbons and twine to each bookmark.

It is fun to see how each one is unique and random from the paper cuts. I will always be an old school book reader as is my daughter and we are always scrounging for a new bookmark!

These will be lovely to put out at our local library for people to use. The library is a big part of our life and it is fun to find a simple and small way to give back! I hope you take time to have a play day with your Vicki Boutin products, as Vicki says “It’s just a sheet of paper!”

Gratitude Mini Album – Crate Paper & Maggie Holmes

Hello Crate Paper friends!! Lorilei here today, sharing a mini gratitude album I made using the pretty Heritage collection by Maggie Holmes! This time of year is the perfect inspiration for giving thanks for all we have in our life!
I made my album from some chipboard and used the gorgeous wood grain paper for my exterior cover! The paper can be found in the Heritage Project Pad from Joanns. The album measures about 4”x6” with a 1 1/2” spine.

I made two traveller’s notebook type inserts for my album using heavyweight printer paper. I printed out a bunch of photos, and while at my computer, I printed a sheet of journaling strips that would go with the photos. I kept my pages quite clean and simple and let the embellishments, photos and journal strips do the work!

On the next page, I decided to add more journaling and used my typewriter on some plain paper. I added a vellum flap with vellum die cut and clear flower stick on top.

I love the pretty gold leaves that come in the Heritage collection and took a few minutes to stitch them in rows onto the next page. The leaves were perfect for adding on my thankful for an autumn page!

Another of my favourites from Heritage is the prize ribbons! I added one to this page with a floral sticker!

Love the pretty lavender touches in the Heritage collection; it goes so well with the mustard colour!

Here you can see how the inserts sit in the album. The elastic gave me the perfect place to add one of the gorgeous charms! I love how it looks and feels on the album.

Once I finished my inside pages, I decided to jazz up the cover a bit. I fussy cut some sentiments from the Lifetime paper (reverse side of the woodgrain) and collaged them onto the cover. I added some paint splatters in tan, black and white to tie in the sentiments. I added a few clear stickers and some fussy cut florals from the same paper.

Thank you so much for joining me today! I hope my post and album inspire you in some way to document your gratitude!

 

Mixing Artful Techniques Layout – Vicki Boutin

Hello friends!  I have a layout today using a few of Vicki’s Artful Technique prompts!  I combined drips, texture and a modified rainbow!

I started with a piece of VB Foundations cardstock and then mixed five different powder pigments with VB molding paste and spread the colours through an alphabet stencil.  Next, I made some custom colour mixes with Art Crayons to match the colours made with the pigment powders and molding paste.  I mixed puddles of colour and then touched my wet brush to the page below the stencilled area.  I let the paint drip down the page and added more paint to deepen the colour!

I left the background to completely dry and then had fun embellishing the page!  I chose die cuts that “matched” the area of paint and layered them onto the background.

In the pink/red area, I found some cute matching stickers in the Wildflower & Honey sticker book to layer beneath the photo. I fussy cut some vellum butterflies in pinks and teals for extra embellishments!

The molding paste creates a great texture, and I love the texture combined with drips!  The artful techniques are a great jumping off point for a page!

Thanks for joining me today!

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