Designer Spotlight, Scrapbooking

Designer Spotlight with Paige Evans: Vicki Boutin

Posted on by Paige Evans
07
Feb

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Have you met Vicki Boutin before? She’s amazing. So funny, charismatic, and a great teacher. I hope if Vicki ever teaches a class near you you jump at the opportunity to attend – I promise you’ll walk away uplifted and inspired!

Name: Vicki Boutin
Location: Ontario, Canada
Blog: vickiboutin.typepad.com
Instagram: @vickiboutin
Pinterest: @vickiboutin
Facebook: Vicki Boutin Artist
YouTube: Vicki Boutin

Tell us a little bit about yourself and how you got started crafting: My home is in Southern Ontario, Canada with my husband and two teenage children. I started scrapbooking when my son was a baby and I have been actively involved in this hobby for almost 17 years. It all started with a Creative Memories party at a friends house and I haven’t looked back since. Over the years I have been published in industry magazines and books (including the one I authored – Creative Foundations), I have appeared on TV and I teach extensively across, Canada, the US, and internationally. At the beginning of 2017 I debuted Vicki Boutin Mixed Media with American Crafts and my second release, All The Good Things debuted in November 2017. I LOVE paper crafting, color, making “ART” easy and documenting my family life and travels. This is so much more than a HOBBY, it is part of who I am and how I like to express myself.

Favorite thing to create: All of the things! I equally love scrapbooking, Junque Journaling, canvas art, card making, all paper crafting, and mixed media art. Scrapbook pages with a touch of mixed media artistry in bright, vibrant colors dominates my day-to-day creating. I love to supplement that with mini books, practicing techniques in my Junque Journal, creating cards, and altered items.

What do you love about this hobby? This is an easy one. It’s the people, the relationships, the shared passion for a hobby! The “thing” that has kept my interest in scrapbooking for over 15 years is finding a common connection with other crafters who share my passion for paper crafting. I also love the making. It isn’t even really important what I am actually working on, it is the process of creating that brings me joy.

5 fun facts about yourself:
1. I am very high energy and a chatterbox!
2. Zumba and latin dancing make my soul sing!
3. I’m a morning person.
4. Patterns are my favorite. My closet holds very few solids and lots of florals, polka dots, stripes, etc.
5. Lilacs are my very favourite flower. They remind me of my Grandma.

ALL THE GOOD THINGS by Vicki Boutin

It’s all about the layers! On this page I layered art crayons, stencils, stamps, die cuts, and a large title. By keeping the mixed media or artsy layers contained within the butterfly stencil the layout still remains crisp and subtle. I used products from the Vicki Boutin All The Good Things line with American Crafts.

 

BE YOU by Vicki Boutin

I love large titles I love painted backgrounds. This page combines both. I created a layered background using VB paints and stencils and a Gel Press plate (Gel Printing). I cut the title out of the painted background using my Silhouette. Love it! The soft background on the page was created with Vicki Boutin Art Crayons and Stencils.

NYC by Vicki Boutin

Lots of layers and watercolour on this page using VB Watercolor Stickers and Art Crayons. I Love the look of all of the stickers and layers popping out on one side of the page.

 

SHINE ON by Vicki Boutin

I love my print making and using the Gel Press plate. This background was created using my VB Color Pop Paints, Gold Glaze, stamps and a gel plate. I ten added gold embossed images from my VB circle stamps with Art Crayon watercolour. The rectangle of circles behind the photo is my new Rose Gold Glaze and a stencil. Love the color on this page!

 

TOGETHER by Vicki Boutin

This background is Full of layers!!! I watercolored, stencilled with the stencil brush, stamped, added little and then finished with a rub on. Lots of layers but it still look bright, colourful, and clean. Mixed media scrapbooking can have a lot going on and stay colorful and fresh.

Vicki makes me want to try my hand at mixed media – her pages are GORGEOUS!!

Paige Evans

35 thoughts on “Designer Spotlight with Paige Evans: Vicki Boutin”

  2. Cherie Hadjian says:

    Love all the layers and techniques used on the pages. Never thought of doing that in scrapbooks! Vicki your work is beautiful!! Thank you for the inspiration.

  3. Misty Solis says:

    Love the way the layouts look! I cannot break out of my comfort zone everything has to be so square for me. Thank you for sharing.

  8. Kary Stahl says:

    every single layout I love! loved reading your bio and your chatterbox personality….I’m a chatterbox too. thank you for sharing yourself with us 🙂

  9. Mary Holshouser says:

    Fantastic pages.
    the colors are pretty and the pages
    are not too fussy.
    thanks for sharing
    txmlhl(at)yahoo(dot)com

  10. Teresa says:

    Ok, using these as inspiration for my pages today!! What an amazing designer you are. I will definitely be watching for the opportunity to attend one of your classes! Scrap On!!!

  22. Dallas L Efimov says:

    Nice layouts! So very artistic, especially with all the different media you are using. I don’t feel I am that artsy to be able to have pages come out looking as grand as yours!

  24. Regena Odle says:

    Thank you for all of the creative inspiration! I just got a gel plate for Christmas (thank you Kathy!) and I am still on a learning curve so this post is awesome!

  25. Patty Brown says:

    Thank You Vicki for such awesome inspiration!! I really loved your use of colors and the “watercolor” effect on several of your layouts. I can’t wait to make some new cards & layouts with your inspirations in mind!! I sure hope I might get to meet you in person some day. We need you to come to the Akron, OH Stamp & Scrapbook EXPO!!

  27. Barbara Worthington says:

    Thanks for all the wonderful ideas. I love the finished product from lots of different layering

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