I had no idea that Viva Artistry was a design duo consisting of Vivienne and Vanessa until I invited them to contribute to The Digi Files. I love their quirky unique designs that come together and create beautiful collections! Their designs are super fun and inspiring too! Let’s take a closer look at “Life Composition” that is included in The Digi Files this month:
Here are some layouts created using ViVa Artistry’s contribution:
Layout by Karen. Supplies: Life Composition by ViVa Artistry;
Layout by Heddy. Supplies: Life Composition by ViVa Artistry; DSD Grab Bab template by Zinnias and Swallowtails, Vintage Mix 2 alpha by Peppermint Creative.
Layout by Lauren. Supplies: Life Composition by ViVa Artistry;
Layout by Jen. Supplies: Life Composition by ViVa Artistry; Fonts: Traveling Typewriter and Howie’s Stamps Lowfat.
Layout by Kimberly. Supplies: Life Composition by ViVa Artistry; Call Me (stitching) by Lauren Reid; Font: Hero.
You can see more layouts created with this kit on our “Team Inspiration” page.
Vanessa: Florida Originally from Brazil, married and has 4 girls (2 older ones aged 4 and 7 and one set of twins aged 1)
Vivienne: Denmark, Originally from California, married and has 2 girls (12 and 15 years old)
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Vivienne: Loved the simple but lush look of this layout. I like asymetrical layouts and the white on white colors and it was awesome to scrap a happy memory from 25 years ago. Plus, I only have one copy of the photograph so it was nice to scan it just in case.
Vanessa: Because I put into words the feelings that I had been keeping to myself for a while and it felt good to do so. This was done for the DigiDares.
Vanessa was a digital scrapbooker first, having also been a graphic artist in real life.
Vivienne was a paper scrapbooker first and switched to digital in 2007.
Both of us were on a CT and we decided to work together on some trial kits. That was in 2008.
Art, we love looking at different types of work, medium, textures and materials.
Vanessa: I’m also very inspired by feelings, I like that our kits often have an emotion associated to them.
Vivienne: I love paper scraps in real life because of traditional scrapbooking. So a lot of what I make is a reflection of that.
Computer:
Vanessa: I work on a MacBook Pro, 17″ screen, I run Mac OS X 10.5.8 on it. 4GB RAM.
Vivienne: toshiba satellite laptop, 64 bit, 4 GB RAM, running windows 7, 2 internal drives (230 GB each), 2 EHD (500 GB each), 17″ screen
Program:
Vanessa: PSCS3, illustrator CS3, Alienskins plug ins
Vivienne: PSCS3, Inkscape, ArtRage
Camera:
Vanessa: Canon PowerShot SX219 (point and shoot)
Vivienne: Sony Cybershot (point and shoot), hoping for a Nikon DSLR for Christmas!
Anything Else:
Vivienne: Wacom Bamboo Pen tablet
Canon Cano-Scan 5000F scanner (but it doesn’t work with Win 7 so I am looking for a driver for it, otherwise, I have to use my old WinXP desktop with it)
Vanessa: I always create similar sized elements on the same page, that gives me a good idea on proportions and keep my number of files to a minimum.
Vivienne: I like making elements that are reflective of things in a traditional scrapbook. I also put the elements all together on a page to see if it works.
We love Misfit because it represents a lot of how we see ourselves as designers. We don’t fit into any one specific category, our work is a bit artistic, a bit altered, a bit quirky, a bit vintage, but you couldn’t classify it as any one of those exactly. It also speaks a lot of our creative team, being that we love those girls, we wanted to build a kit that represented them and I think Misfit did the trick. The colors were actually inspired by a grocery bag Vanessa had… it had lots of vintage black and white drawings with bright colors as highlights.
We’re not sure why it’s popular. Maybe because a lot of digi scrappers are originally paper scrappers and want to replicate their scrapbooks. Possibly that there are not many real journals or books in digital format and our papers look pretty grungy plus we add in some cool elements to go with it. It was because Vivienne was looking for some digital books to look like her real scrapbooks.
Here are some of my favorite products by ViVa Artistry:
Here are some more inspirational layouts using ViVa Artistry’s products. All of the layouts are linked to the originals with credits.
Receive 25% off ViVa Artistry now through 12-31-11 with coupon code VVDecDigiFile.
Go have a look in ViVa Artistry’s store! We will randomly select a winner from the comments to win $10.00 in product from her store! (Comments must be posted before midnight EST to qualify)!
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I have been a long time fan of Viva Artistry and I LOOOOOVE your work!
I am a fontaholic. I was *just* getting over it until I saw the October Storm layout. I clicked on the link but…no font info.
Any chance you can tell me what that font is?
I have got to have it. Got to.
Then, I’ll stop.
Thanks!
–e.
Just wanted to say a huge thank you to all of you. You all know how to make a girl very happy. Thank you over and over again
I LOVE these 2 ladies !! and am honoured to ahve my layout featured here xx
Wonderful designers, always orginal and fun xxx
These ladies are on the top of my favorite designer list!!!! They have some stunning stuff in their store. Love them!!!!!!! I can’t wait to use my coupon to grab some more favs. Thanks for bringing on board some stellar designers. You never cease to amaze me each month!
I love the whimsy and style of ViVa Artistry’s kits. I cannot wait to play with the new kit. I may have found a new favorite
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I recently purchased Board Games and LOVE it . . . Winter Solstice is also a really beautiful kit!!
I love their quirky style. Have my eye on the “Cat’s Meow” kit.
I liked this kit well enough that I made my entire 2012 gift calendar with it and printed it times 4! Yay! Being a Kansas girl, I liked Return to Oz
Of course, I like Cats Meow, too. And On My Desk. And En Pointe! And they have templates! Thanks for a chance to win!
wow! thanks for introducing us! lots of their stuff is just my style!
These kits and pages are great!
Oh I love the flowers made out of pencil sharpenings in the “on my desk” kit. Too cute.
One of the many reasons I love the Digi Files is getting introduced to new to me designers. I have fallen in love with their designs, Board Games, About Him and Generations are just a few that I will be getting with that wonderful coupon code. Thanks!
I love the eclectic nature of their kits – they can be used in differing layout styles.
What a great story about how this duo got started. So neat! I really like Misfit and Destination. Thanks again…another great month of digi-goodness!
Unique and fun stuff!
I love ViVa Artistry’s stuff, everything the make is so beautiful w/ a touch of vintage. I need Fabricology!!
Absolutely love (and need) the Board Games kit – how fun. Gotta add that to my wish list.
Thanks for the chance.
Love the Life Composition Kit but I also love that Sweet Songs kit. That looks really cute. Hopping over to check out their shop.
It’s always fun to hear how designers get started! Thanks!
Gorgeous work! I discovered Viva Artistry not too long ago. Return to Oz is my fave kit at the moment.
Thanks for the chance!
I love how the Daily Digi comes up with so many wonderful places for me to spend hours drooling over digi goodness and $$$ when I just have to have it all for myself! Just in case you were wondering – ya did it again
I have to say I had no idea Viva Artistry was a duo! Nonetheless, their work is amazing! I think Misfits is my favorite kit (at the moment).
Gorgeous!! Thanks for sharing their work!
I love their designs! Life Composition is amazing!!
I love Vanessa and Vivienne’s designs! I must say there is alot of eye candy in their store! I really love Steampunk: Creepy Gears kit!
I’m excited about this month’s kit…especially after seeing all the great layouts created with it! Their Bloomin’ kit is on my wish list! Thanks for the coupon & chance!!!
I love their designs! Great kit in The Digi files! Thanks for the chance!
Love the variety of ViVa’s designs
So glad to see these guys featured! I’ve had the honor and pleasure of working with, and collabing with them–they were so much fun and so inventive and creative! It’s really amazing how the two parts of ViVa mesh so well.
(I don’t want to be in the prize drawing–just wanted to give them a shout out!)