Merry Christmas (in October), CTK friends!! You're probably pulling out the Fall/Halloween decorations, but around here. We're getting ready for Christmas with the gorgeous Sparkle & Joy Kit! Over the next few months, you'll see tons of inspiration from some of the CTK Design team and special guests, that will help to give you some ideas for using your Sparkle & Joy Kit to document the holidays!
Today, I'm starting off by sharing the cover page of my album. I'm using the Peacock Life Crafted album to hold the pages of my December album, because I love to use non-traditional colors for my Christmas memory keeping.
There is so much wonderful product in the Sparkle & Joy Kit, so it can be hard to figure out what to start with. I decided to go with a simple look on my front cover page, to keep from feeling overwhelmed at the start of my album. I used one of the patterned papers included with the kit and placed the large "Joy" ephemera piece with one of the leaf ephemera pieces in the center of the page. I added some sequins and a few more ephemera to get the look I wanted.
Once I had all of those pieces in place, I cut a piece of transparency paper to 5x8. I wanted to use the Alpha Stickers for my title, but I wanted them to "float" over the embellishments I had placed on the under page. I used my 6 hole punch to punch holes in the transparency paper and the patterned paper. Then, I placed the Alpha Stickers around the ephemera pieces while I had the transparency paper layered over the patterned paper, to make sure I got the title in the right place.
I love that this created a fun, interactive look, immediately inside the album. You could also try this idea with vellum, if you don't have transparency paper. I think working on your cover page at the beginning of your December Album process helps to set the tone for what you want the rest of your album to look like. I definitely want to continue my album with some interactive elements, but keep a clean and simple look to my pages.
Make sure you are keeping up with Citrus Twist Kits on social media! I'll be sharing more this month of the CTK Instagram feed and also on my personal Instagram, ashleyhorton75. You won't want to miss out over the next few months!
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