Let's Take a Moment to Swoon with Biker Chick Vicki Boutin

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Let's Take a Moment to Swoon with Biker Chick Vicki Boutin

We have a fun and inspirational project to share from Biker Chick Vicki Boutin. She used our NEW Swoon collection, but we want Vicki to tell you all about it...

I absolutely love SWOON!! It is a traditional wedding line with beautiful satin finishes and the patterns on the papers are so gorgeous! The other thing I love about swoon is the monochromatic colour palette! What a perfect line to go with ANY wedding or anniversary photos but then you can simply throw any colour in to personalize it to fit your wedding colours. With that being said, I went in a totally different direction!!! I chose to play up the neutral palette and then "POP" up a play on colour!!! Here is the page…

I layered all of those gorgeous greys, whites and blacks to create a base. The decorative edge paper, glitter clear cuts, paper flowers and stickers. Then I did something I LOVE to do with vibrant coloured photos…I matched them with a neutral palette. The result was photos that pop off the page instead of competing with the colours on the page. They work well together.

I layered the glitter clear cuts and flowers on the page and then added the colour. I created a circle mask slightly smaller than the flower, layered it right on the page and misted through it with the orange spray ink.

I like that the colour accents the neutral base rather than over powering it. Fun! And you have to look at this font up close…

I LOVE these letters!!!!

Well that's it for me folks! I hope this projects makes you look at SWOON beyond just a wedding/Anniversary/prom line!!! Have fun with it!

Thank you for the ideas and tips Vicki. Please visit Vicki's blog for more ideas and a peek at her new book called Creative Foundations. As you can see, she is full of fresh ideas.

Have a wonderful day!

Liz