Sunshine and Scrapbooking with Aimee.

Okay so I am a little late with Monday's post. We're in the last throws of Summer over here right now and we're doing the best to eek out every last memory. This months kits where just perfect for capturing our outdoor adventures. Just check out the two pages I made using this month's Brinley Scrapbook Kit and Embellishment Kit.

A Girl and her Duck:

Sunshine, Memories, Adventure, Together:

And there you have it, I hope I've inspired you to rock some outdoor photos this month.

Aimee Xx

3 to Inspire with Missy

Hey, friends!  Missy here to share this week's "3 to Inspire" Challenge :)

You are welcome to create a layout or a PL spread, but you must include all 3 prompts on your project.   Here is what you need to use on your project:

1.  Use paint, ink or mist (as much or as little as you'd like...I used watercolor and Color Shine).
2.  Use hand stitching or machine stitching.
3.  Use something fussy cut from patterned paper.

Here is what I created using the 2016 February "Stories" Main Kit.  I mainly used pieces from the Maggie Holmes Bloom cut apart sheet and created a grid design.  I used watercolors on the background and added a large die cut butterfly.  I used lots of bits & pieces from the Pink Paislee collection, and I fussy cut those cute hearts from the Studio Calico paper.

I love these fun tab pieces from Pink Paislee!  They are perfect for layering and adding details to your layout.  This fun doilie gives such a feminine look to a page.  I used a blue colored gelato here to add a hint of blue to this side of the layout.  I also used my sewing machine here with some shiny gold thread.

I machine stitched through this black piece here, and I used one of those fussy cut hearts here.  I added even more gold thread just because I love it!  This fun cork piece was the perfect touch to add on top of the cute frame.

Hello adorable puffy stickers!  I am in love with this cluster...Pink Paislee knocked it out of the park with these gorgeous stickers!

I have a process video for you if you'd like to see how I created this layout...I hope you enjoy it!

Now it's your turn!  Use the 3 prompts to create your own project, share it with us here in the gallery, and you will be eligible to win a small prize from the CTK Store.  Make sure to include the date of the challenge in the title of your gallery submission.  I can't wait to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by, and happy scrappin'!

Missy :)

Sunday Sketch

Hello everyone! Jessy here with you today to share this week's edition of our Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here is the sketch we are working with:

Here's my layout:

I pretty much followed the layout of the sketch, but instead of 2 photos I chose to use only one and use a 3x4 PL card as replacement. I also added some pretty elements that I fussy cut from a patterned paper to balance the composition of the layout. The journaling at the bottom, I replaced with stickers and also CTK exclusive printables. Love how this layout turned out! Totally had so much fun with the February Main Kit.

I can't wait to see what you'll be creating with this awesome sketch! 

To play along with this week's Sunday Sketch Challenge, create a layout based off of today's sketch, upload it to the Gallery with the date (2/21) of the challenge in the title of your project, and you will be eligible to win a $5 gift certificate to the CTK Store!

Thanks for stopping today!

3 to Inspire with Michelle

Hello! Michelle here with this week's "3 to Inspire" challenge!

Your take on this challenge can be a layout or a PL spread and you must include all 3 prompts on your project. This is what I have for you today:

1. Make a one word title.
2. Use a punch.
3. Include something floral.

Here is my take using the February Main "Stories" Kit:

This was an easy challenge for me! I love, love floral patterns and the February Kit had plenty of options. The one word title was pretty appropriate for the subject of my story--spending quality time with my littlest. What really got me excited though, was the chance to dig through my punches. I picked my favorite butterfly punch and thought it went well with the floral, girly theme I had going on.

Now it's your turn! Use the three prompts to create your own project, share it with us here in the gallery , and you will be eligible to win a small prize from the CTK Store. Make sure to include the date of the challenge in the title of your gallery submission. Can't wait to see what you create!

Michelle

Heart Punch, Three Ways

Now that you have all of those lovely photos from Valentines Day, I have a trick for you! I'm going to show you how to use one punch, three ways. You know I'm all about stretching a kit, and this is a great way to do that and incorporate a nice design at the same time.

So the first way is to use the punch as it was intended. See below, hearts punched and painted.

The second way is to utilize the negative pieces your punch left behind.. I trimmed those patterned papers into neat little squares around the punched shape. Then layered them onto a card. 

You can see it in the bottom right card as well. All you need is a little backing and you're set! Using these pieces gives the cards some nice dimension. Bonus!

The third way (and maybe even my new favorite way) is to use the negative as a stencil.

I just laid out a row of negatives and traced inside of them. Boom, mostly uniform sized hearts.
I wasn't worried about precision, but you could be precise with the stencil, no problem.

Easy, peasy, amiright? Guess I had hearts on the brain when I created these February projects! What kinds of things are you punching lately?

Elizabeth

Sunday Sketch with Our Guest Designer

Hello everyone, Neela here again with you and thanks for stopping by today to check out this week's Sunday Sketch Challenge!

This week the sketch features space for three photos with lots of opportunities for embellishing.

Here is my take on the sketch:

This layout is about my son having an amazing time during our vacation last year in Big Island, Hawaii. I liked the relaxed look on his face in this photo and that's how we all really felt.

I mostly followed the sketch as is. My layout is 9x12 inches in size. Instead of 3 photos, I just used one photo which is 3x6 inches.  I love the Bloom line by Maggie Holmes-it has a bunch of blue shades in it that I didn't expect.  The "Happy" word is from the cut-a-part sheet that came with the February Main "Stories" Scrapbook Kit.

I also really liked the C'est La Vie ephemera pack from Pink Paislee. I can't believe how much of it I have used on my layouts. I also added some gold mist splattering on both ends and used the enamel dots and stars that came with the kit to complete my layout. Instead of journaling on a tag, I just wrote directly on the cardstock and that finished my layout.

Now it's your turn! To play along with this week's Sunday Sketch Challenge, create a project based off of today's sketch, upload it to the gallery with the date of the challenge (2/14) in the title, and you will will be eligible to win a $5 gift certificate to the CTK Store!

3 to Inspire with Gina

Hi everyone, welcome to another 3 to inspire challenge! Your creation can be a layout or PL spread, the only requirement is that you use all 3 prompts and of course have fun! 

Here are your prompts this week!

1. frame it - use die-cut frames or make your own with patterned paper

2. ink it - add ink splatters in any colour

3. repeat stamping - stamp the same word at least twice

Here is my take using just the February Main Kit 'Stories'

Frames have been added from the dic-cut pack and a simple hand cut piece behind the photo from patterned paper

I've repeated the word 'dream' by inking just the once and repeating above then below the first stamped image

Now it's your turn! Use the three prompts to create your own projects and share them with us here in the gallery and/or CTK Facebook Fan page. Looking forward to seeing your creations!

Gina

Love Love Love Layout with Missy

Hey there, Citrus Twist friends!  Missy here with you, and today I'm sharing my first layout using the February Main "Stories" Kit.  It is so beautiful, and it's full of pretty pinks, yellows, teals and lots of floral elements.  I've had this photo ready to scrap for quite some time, but the papers were never right.  This kit is perfect...it has just the right colors and elements.  I knew right away I had to get it scrapped!

I used a few cut apart pieces from one of the Maggie Holmes Bloom papers and paired it with some of the Pink Paislee ephemera pieces and stickers.  I did a bit of mixed media work on the background and used a flower stamp from my stash to create a few subtle hearts on some vellum.

I love how this cluster turned out.  I fussy cut the YOU banner from the cut-apart printable exclusive sheet and machine stitched it down.  I fussy cut that tea cup of flowers and layered it with the Pink Paislee ampersand.  The yellow tab and green label are from the exclusive printable as well.

I just adore these Thickers!  There are so many...including two different sizes of upper case letters.  I mixed and matched here to spell my daughter's name.

I used a flower stamp, ink and vellum from my stash to create a few subtle flowers for layering here, and I also added in some tangled thread.  I love how the pretty light blue contrasts with the pinks, yellows and greens in the papers and my photo.

I love that the Pink Paislee ephemera pack contains die cuts and acetate pieces.  I paired this piece here with one of the puffy stickers.  I also added in one of the white exclusive doilies as a layering piece.

Here's a look at my process video if you'd like to see how I put this page together from start to finish.  I hope you find some inspiration!

Thanks so much for stopping by, and have a great day!

Missy :)