Vicki Boutin

It's Time!!!!

 

 

 

And the winner of a Green Tangerine kit is....

 

i love kit clubs too! Have to check this one out!

Posted by: Amber | June 30, 2009 at 07:39 AM

 

Amber email me when you see this and I will forward your info on to the gang at Green Tangerine!!  Congrats and thanks for all of the posts!!!!!!

 

 

A Little Taste of Green Tangerines and a Giveaway!!!!! CLOSED****

 

Awhile back I was introduced to this fun new kit club GREEN TANGERINES!!  If you follow this blog, you have heard me say this before...I LOVE KIT CLUBS!!!  So, when my Green Tangerine kit arrived I couldn't wait to open the box and start creating!  This is a GREAT kit!  Lots of cardstock and paper and fun embellishments!

Here are two layouts I made with the kit:

  

A close up:

 

The second one...

 

Another close up...

 

I still have lots of goodies left over!!  Two packs of Thickers and a ton of papers!  What could be better!!??  Well let me tell you...Green Tangerine is hosting a Blog party until until July 1st!!!!  To celebrate this festive occasion they will be giving away over $1000 in prizes!!!!  And guess what???!!!

 

Are you ready?????!!!!

 

One of my lucky blog readers will get a chance to win a Green Tangerines Kit!!!!  All you have to do is leave a comment on this postand I will randomly select a name tomorrow at 5pm PST/8pm EST!!!!

Do you want more???  If you follow this link and post a comment on the Green Tangerine Blog under the post with my info on it you will get a second chance to win a free kit!  How fabulous is that?!?!??!

What are you waiting for??  Post here and at the Green Tangerine's site.  This is a super kit...GOOD LUCK!!!

Schools Out for Summer!

I can't believe another year has flown by!  My baby girl is finished kindergarten...how did that happen?

Here are some photos:

 

 

I have to admit that I shed a tear.  My babies are growing up!!  Now the fun begins!  I have to occupy them with things to do every waking hour of the day for 2 months!  I don't remember needing my mom to think of things for me to do, I just played!  We are only 2 days in to the summer holidays and I have already heard "I'm bored" twice.  Heaven help me!  LOL!

Here are a few more photos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

I love summer and getting outside!

Here is a layout I did for Hero Arts and Shari's colour challenge week.  I did blue and orange and here it is...

Love the star stamps...

 

I drew the circles around the star stamps with pencil crayons.

If you were in my "going Beyond the Flowers" class using Prima and a bunch of other goodies you will have everything you need to make this layout (just add acrylic paint and glitter)

 

Paint a green border slightly larger than the aqua mat and add green glitter while the paint is still wet.  Once the paint dries, just dust the remaining glitter away.  Cut the "tip" of the star and slide the aqua mat under it.  Tear the top layer from three of the cardboard photo corners and staple the co-ordinating acetate pieces.  Add title and journaling stripes.  Finish off with three photos.

I will be adding more "bonus" projects that can be created from the left overs from past class kits.  Keep an eye out for a layout made from the remaining pieces of the Vintage mini album I have taught at Tomorrow's Treasures and Scrapalicious!

Speaking of Scrapalicious...I will be there on Saturday, August the 15th to teach the 7 Gypsies "Gypsy Magic" Workshop!  This class was added due to the demand for this project.  I don't usually teach in the summer but this class has taken on a life of its own!  I have to say that it has been one of my most popular classes.  The bonus will be that I am teaching this class alone so there will be extra time to create the project and play with the Binderie Punch and a bunch of fabulous stamps!  I will also be teaching this class at The Scrapping Bug on Saturday, Sept. 19th!

 

 

 

 

Have you seen Lily Bee Designs??

So, I was just surfing a little and I went to see what my favourite stamper, Jennifer McGuire was up to.  First of all, this Thinking Inking class at 2 P's looks like fun!!!  I think I will have to join in and do a few of these cards.  I have lots of Ranger stuff and love my Hero Arts. 

After looking at the video I scrolled down on her site and FELL IN LOVE!!!!  THIS card is my all time favourite JM card!!!  After drooling a bit I followed her links to the Lily Bee Design site and I fell in love again with their two debut lines!  Gorgeous stuff!

Sunday is Father's Day so I wiped up a few cards using Sassafras. 

 

 

 

 

Do you live in or near Parksville, BC???  Do you feel like spending a weekend creating, cropping and having a good time??  Well than you may want to consider joining Donna Downey, Kah-Mei Smith from Fontwerks and myself at Scrapbookin' Adventures on the weekend of September 25th!!  I understand that this event is FABULOUS and I am happy to be a part of the teaching team this year!  If you have any question or require information about the event contact the store.

Speaking of FABULOUS...I am off the Scrapalicious tomorrow to teach a full day of  classes and I can't wait!!  I love the gang at this store!  I will tell you all about it this weekend!

New Sassafras and a Thank you!

What a beautiful day here in Southern Ontario!  Today was Dev's end of the year school trip and I was lucky enough to get to tag along with all of the little Kindergarten munchkins.  We went to the Bird Kingdom in Niagara Falls and then had lunch at the Rainforest Cafe.  It was so much fun!  We got back tothe school at 1pm so I packed Dev and her friend in to the car and we went back to visit the critters on our own for a bit.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

My girl loves animals!!!  She doesn't care if it is a bunny or a snake, she wants to hold it....a lot!  LOL!!  She kept asking the lady to hold that lizard thing.  Gotta love it!  We had a great day!

Had a great time at the Scrapbook Academy in Oshawa this past weekend!  Thanks so much for having me and thank you ladies for two great workshops!  Can't wait to go back!

Did you happen to see that Sassafras has a new line ready to release July 1st???!!!  Here is a peek at the new "Me Likey" line!!!  It is so cute!  I can't wait to get my hands on it!

 

And the Binderie Punch Goes To....

Are ya ready???  I can't wait to share my joy for this fabulous 7 Gypsies product with...

All of them turned out so good. I can't wait to see what other people come up with. Maybe I will win one and I can decorate my very own.

Posted by: Courtney| June 10, 2009 at 05:07 PM

Congrats, Courtney!!!!  You are going to love it! 

Thanks for all of the posts, my friends!  I love it when all of you come out of "quietly" viewing mode to post!!!  I am going to figure out a way to open up the dialogue on this here blog!  How about a few sketches and "how to's"??  Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

I leave you with these photos from today...

 

I am off to finish packing for my workshop tomorrow at The Scrapbook Academy in Oshawa, ON!!!  It should be a good time!!!  Have a great weekend!

Happy Humpity Hump Day and a little 7 Gypsies Lovin'- Giveaway! **CLOSED**

Wow!  Can't believe it is Wednesday!!!  I am still trying to catch up after a FANTABULOUS weekend at Tomorrow's Treasures!  I arrived late Friday night (terrible traffic) and visited with the ladies for a bit.  The next two days were filled with projects, techniques, lots of laughs (maybe a few tears!  LOL!) and more!  I have never said that my classes are not challenging!  I like to jam them full of product, techniques, stamping and fun.  A little homework is always expected.  But I have to say that the ladies made it through with flying colours and they enjoyed it!  A very rewarding weekend, indeed!

One of the big hits from this past weekend was my new 7 Gypsies Workshop!  I have never had a group as excited over a class as I did with this one!  The center of the excitement was this little cutie...

 

The Binderie Punch!!  Decorated by moi.

I am in love with this handy, dandy little gadget!!  It is the ULTIMATE Tool in Book Binding!!!  Once I pulled them out and let the ladies play...they LOVED it too!  I always have skeptics in my classes.  Not everyone is a believer.  I only promote the things I actually love to use myself.  The ladies who have taken my classes on a regular basis know this, some I have to convert and bring over to "Vicki's Dark Scrapping, Enabling" side.  After using the Binderie Punch in the class many had to have one for themselves!

So here is the clincher!  I will be giving a Binderie Punch away!!!!!!  Yes, one of my lucky blog readers will be getting one of these babies to play with!!!  Isn't that stinkin' exciting!?!?!?  Some other great news!  If you can't wait and you want one now the people at Blue Moon Scrapbooking have them ready to order!  Great site by the way!  Lots of other 7 G's stuff and an Awesome Toy Store, too!  I will be ordering some stuff after I finish this post!

There is more! You may have noticed that I decorated my Binderie Punch.  Well, I was not alone!  Hop over to the 7 Gypsies site and see what a bunch of other talented artists did with their Binderie Punches!!!  AMAZING stuff, seriously!  There are also a bunch of great demos and info to be found on the 7 G's site.

This is where it gets even better!!!!!  Go HEREand enter your own decorated Binderie Punch for a chance to win the Ultimate Bindery Punch Giveaway!!!!!! 

For a chance to get the Bindery Punch I will be giving away, post a comment on this thread.  If you happened to take the class this past weekend, let the others know how much you enjoyed using the Binderie Punch!  I will draw a name on Friday!

Edited to add: I will be at the Scrapbook Academy in Oshawa this Saturday if you would like to come out and try your hand at the 7 G's class!

Off to Smith Falls' Tomorrow and Another Great Kit!

I am packing up three workshops with all of the fixings for Tomorrow's Treasures.  My Mom and I will head out in the morning with the scrap wagon full of creative possibilities!  :)  Are you coming to play??  This is such a great event!  Good people and good times!! There will be a little make and take tomorrow night with snacks and such!  I am going to demo the Chatterbox Bradmaker!  Love that thing!  Saturday will be an all day workshop with two classes, good eats and a few giveaways.  Then I will wrap up on Sunday with my Vintage mini album!

Kitting these new classes has been an adventure to say the least!  Thank goodness for my Mom!  She is so incredibly good to me!  I work her to the bone and then she comes to the house with a gift for me!!!  Made me cry!  She bought me a beautiful heart pendant from Swarovski's!  She said it was because I have been working so hard.  Making me cry again just thinking about it!  I love that woman more than words can say!  Thanks for all you do, Mama!

On top of the new workshops and all that goes with that and prepping for classes, I have also been creating layouts for Scrapbook Deals 4 U's June kit!  I got to work with Basic Grey's Lime Rickey line and I just love it!!!!!  The colours are bold and bright...just my kind of thing!  The kit was a perfect mix of papers, stickers, embellishments and cardstock...a box full of possibilities, as I like to say!

Here are the projects I made with the kit...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here are two cards....

 

 

Great kit!  Go and check it out here.

Now I must head off to my beddie by.  I am soooo tired.  Lots of late night this week.  Have a great weekend!!!  See ya back here on Monday!

Congrats to...

I am busy writing instructions (my least favourite thing to do) but I did wanted to pop in and say congrats to....

The rose is gorgous! I can't wait til mine come out. TFS!!

Posted by: Janet Zeppa | May 30, 2009 at 03:39 PM

Thanks to all who took the time to post a comment!  I will email you, Janet!!!

Watch next week for a VERY EXCITING giveaway!!!!!  Here is a hint...it is a little "Gypsy"!!  I can't wait!  You are going to love it!

Now, I will leave you with this...

I can't wait for it to warm up so I can frolic outside!  LOL!!!!  Have a great Tuesday!!

 

Want a Set of Stamps??

Hi!  Happy Friday!!  Just popping in to share a few things and then stealthily popping out again!  I am buried under a deadline and eager to finish up a few projects. 

Before I leave you to go on your merry-blog-way, I wanted to share a few photos I took yesterday.

Ignore the from us.  I was just goofing around.

 

 

Pretty, huh?  I love this time of the year!  All of the plants and flowers!  I am enjoying the "green"!

Are you in the Kitchener area??  Want to come and enjoy a class tomorrow at the Scrapping Bug??  There are a few spots left for these two classes-

 

 

See this album class??  It has a huge kit!!!  And...we are doing 2 layouts as well!!!  After all of that, there is still a plethora of stuff left over!!  So, don't poo-poo the altered class because you are a layout girl (or guy), I've got ya covered!  It will be FUN!!

Here- look!

 

I did this one for the Sassafras blog.  They are featuring Felties this week.  Great ideas and inspiration!  Go take a peek!

Ok, now that we have gotten through all of that!  How about a give away!  I have a lovely set of Sassafras Trim Trimmery stamps to give away! You know the drill..just post a comment on this thread and I will draw a name on Monday night.

Good luck!  Have a great weekend!