Sunday Sketch with Lory

 

Hello everyone! Happy Sunday!

It's Lory here today to share the new Sunday sketch to start the day with stories and creativity! Everytime I have this kind of assignment I tell you that sketches are perfect to have an idea and to place everything you love in a page.

This is this Sunday sketch

I wanted to create a page on a white background and use the journaling cards in a different size, the size I decide,  the digitals perfectly fit your own ideas.

So I started creating my page in a digital version to place and think what I would to insert, to be true I have a big difficult to choose what I want to use, I love every single piece of Citrus Twist and it's hard to choose. 

Ok let me show my whole page;)

Tickets, stamps, chipboard stickers, journaling cards, every single piece is amazing! I could stay hours to look through the embellishments and stamps and digitals.

So I mixed up the journaling cards and the patterned papers from January, February and March kits.

At the end I added tickets and little phrases stickers.

Here some close up pictures:)

Hope you like it and you will be inspired to create your sketch :)

Have a wonderful week.

Love, Lory

3-to-Inspire with Desiree

Hello CTK friends!  I am so happy to be joining you today for this week's 3-to-Inspire challenge.  

This week's items:

1. stamps

2. frames

3. ephemera

I was really excited to use the new Flea Market Findings kit.  I had an idea for a layout with stacked frames and a stamped background.  So I got to work on my idea.  I started by stamping the new Citrus Twist 6x8 Penelope Alpha Stamp in a large cluster at the top left of my page.  I made a smaller stamped letter cluster at the bottom right.  There was no specific stamp pattern, I just overlapped the letters and also sprinkled in a different ink color to add interest to my page.

Next, I pulled out the Flea Market Findings Chipboard Frames to start layering them.  I chose this black frame for a picture of me from my Mom's 60th birthday celebration.  I selected smaller frames to layer around my photo.  The beautiful yellow flower from the Flea Market Findings Ephemera was perfect to anchor my cluster with its large size and darker elements that matched my black frame.  I added more elements from the chipboard pack and a phrase from the Flea market Findings Ledger Tiny Word Stickers.

 

Next up, I used the cut apart sheet from the Flea Market Findings 6x8 Patterned Papers.  I cut out the little tags/cards, punched a hole in them, and added thread.  I used the cute little tags to add to each cluster.  For the smaller cluster, I let the ledger "xoxo" die-cut be the star. 

 

For the title, I selected the "good" ephemera which echoes the colors of the flower.  The Flea Market Findings Tiny Alpha Stickers completed my title. 

Black, pink, and yellow splatters were the perfect combination of colors to add to my page.  To continue the color combo throughout, I added the Flea Market Findings Enamel Dots.

I was so happy wih this completed layout. It came out better than I imagined thanks to the soft and perfect combinations of the Flea Market Findings Kit.

Sunday Sketch with Nathalie

 

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today to share this week's Sunday sketch challenge.   Sketches are one of the best and easiest ways to create any project, as it provides a blueprint for page, the rest is up to you.  This week's sketch is a fun one, let me show you...

Now let me show you how this inspired my layout using the August Add on kit:

I was drawn to the paper layers in the sketch, and decided to use them in a similar manner in my design with a few additions...

I combined papers from the Add on kit and the jean texture paper from the Life Crafted kit to create the layers behind the pictures.   I decided to switch the large picture to two smaller ones.   Having the three photos help tell the story.  In order to highlight the lone photo, i chose to back it with the same papers, but added the photo corners ( available in the CTK shop).   

The original sketch has a few strips of paper weaved through the paper layers. I decided to use fussy cut florals ( Fresh Bouquet collection - included in the add-on kit) and layer them as indicated by the paper strips.

One of  the biggest changes is that i replaced the large horizontal and bottom vertical paper strips with mixed media.  I used an old Heidi Swapp stencil and Vicki Boutin Art crayon and stencil brush to create the impression on the white cardstock.   I made sure that the impression stretched beyond the paper layers, just like the paper strips it is replacing. This gave me a place for my title - you can find those fun foam stickers in the CTK shop-.

As for embellishing, i pretty much followed sketch to add my embellishments through the page, and even added a few stamped sentiments ( True Stories Stamp set) around the page.

To balance the page, and also to follow the sketch, i used left over pieces from the papers and a few small embellishments -add on kit and CTK shop- to create a small cluster at the bottom of the page.  My handwritten journal and a few drops of diluted art crayon complete the page.

This page came together easily just by following the sketch.   The small changes, just make it more my style!  Remember to check all the kits, stamps and add ons on the CTK shop.  If you create a project using this sketch, please share it with us.  we love to see what you create with our sketches and products.

XO!

HOPE SCRAPBOOK PAGE WITH ANGELA

Hello dear friends,

It's Angela here with you today, with a scrapbook page I made with Weekender kit and the Wish Dream Do cut-file Citrus Twist cut file.

Scrolling my phone, I came across a photo of flying balloons in a bright blue sky. It's a picture from last summer that my son took during a religious event in my town. I know that a lot of countries don't allow flying balloons anymore but they remind me a feeling of hope, especially in this uncertain moment of our lives. 

Luckily, this month we have two gorgeous balloons Wish Dream Do cut-file, available in the shop and I decided to use it to create a layout. 

The base of the page is a 12" Bazzil White. To back the balloons I used scraps of papers from Life Crafted Weekender kit an before adhering it onto the page, I created a soft background of blue clouds with oxide inks and a stencil.

For the title Hope, I used gold puffy sticker alphas, always from the kit. To make it stand and add a bit of texture to the page, I created a white stitched line underneath. 

I stitched again a line under the photo and the houses at the bottom of the page. The line of houses is from Weekend Life stamp, March 2020 This Is Life and it's absolutely adorable.

To mat the picture, I used some journaling cards that I cut slightly bigger than the photo except one. I liked the phrase 'Well, aren't you just a ray of sunshine'. So, I changed the journaling card in a tag that peep under the photo.

I added a few other stitched lines on the balloons strings and I finish up framing the page with some strips of paper and some stitching.

Thank you so much for stopping by. I hope you liked the page and feel inspired to create your page with Citrus Twist kits.

Love, NG

Sunday Sketch with Tina

Hey CTK friends!

Tina here on the blog today to share a new Sunday Sketch Challenge with you! I loved playing with this sketch along so much and should say that my layout came together really quickly and easy thanks to the gorgeous February Add-On Kit !

First I decided to rotate the sketch 90° around to use a portrait style photo instead of a landscape one. After that I started to work on the background for my page and chose my favorite rainbow pattern paper from the Add-On Kit for this. I've fussy cut rainbow curves leaving a little bit of white paper on both sides of them and also I drew a few clouds on the rest of the paper and cut them out.

Next I punched holes along the edge of all the pieces I've prepared before and hand stitched them using matching embroidery thread. And then I adhered all the rainbow pieces and clouds onto the textured white cardstock from the kit.

After that I created a paper cluster behind the photo of my daughter and added journaling instead of the second photo on the sketch. Using lots of beautiful bits and pieces from the Add-On Kit I embellished the photo and journaling.

To finish my layout I added a title using the "Hello" puffy sticker and dark green alphabet thickers. It was such a pleasure to create this page with the help of such a gorgeous kit! I hope I was able to inspire you to use this week's sketch!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy crafting!

XO,

Sunday Sketch with Laura

Hello everyone! I'm Laura and today I want to show you this new project cerated with the beautiful December "Hustle & Heart" Life crafted kit! And I hope that you play along with me with the Sunday sketch!

I really like the idea of this sketch with multiple pictures. It's the perfect way to get all the beatiful moments together in one place!

And here is my interpretation for this layout! It was so easy to create with the amazing kit! All the beautiful embellishments and patterned papers are so perfect to document everyday moments!

First of all, you can see that I've created some layers underneath the pictures. I added some contrast with the bold floral paper and the other softer ones! I love how all of them look together!

Then, I added the title using the puffy alphas in this turquoise blue that I love so much! I decided to combine it with some handlettering to make it more fun!

Finally, I added all the embellishments I could! The diecuts and chipboard stickers are the cutest, but I have to admit that the gold stars are my favourite of all time! Are you with me? ;)

So, I hope that you enjoyed this project and that you try to make your own layout using this sketch. I'd love to see what you create! And don't forget to check the shop for more cute supplies!

Best wishes!

3-to-inspire with Anna

Hi dear CTK friends!

Anna here with you today bringing you this week's 3-to-Inspire challenge. Actually it's one of my favourite challenges. This month's Life Crafted Kit, Here at my table, is amazing as always so easy going. Let's have a look at the prompts I've choosen.

1. Use your CTK stamps, physical or digital.
2. Use more than three patterned papers.
3. Use a b&w photo.

With these prompts (and a few more goodies) my 12x12 layout came up so easily and I had so much fun while creating.

Now it's your turn to dig into your kit's and play along with us in this challenge.

Here's what I came up with, enjoy!

I've used the circle stamp and the coffee mug from this months Add On stamp set, This Is Life "Food Stories Stamp". Then I used a circle punch to cut out my stamped images.

I used not less then five different patterned papers for my page. Three for my circles, one for backing my photo and also one (I used the digital paper and printed it out in A4) for the edges of my background.

And I did edit my photo in b&w. Actually I like b&w pics a lot since then you are not limited to the colors on your photo.

And there you have it!

Hope you have got some inspiration here today! Now it's your turn to dig into you scrappy things and start creating. I can't wait to see what you create using these three prompts. Don't forget to share with us on Instagram @citrustwistkits #citrustwistkits and/or our CTK Fan Page on Facebook.

Until next time! Anna xo