3-TO-INSPIRE WITH MARINA

Hi, crafty friends!

It's Marina with you today with a new 3-to-Inspire challenge. 
I end December with a simply spread and our cool winter collection OH WHAT FUN and here are three things that inspired me to create this beauty:

1. Stamps to create a title;
2. Journaling on vellum;
3. Dots and tiny stamps for accents.

So, here we are! :)

To create the title, I used our amazing stamps sets: Ginger Upper/Ginger Lower Alhpabet and Christmas Tag - and I just adore it, because it's just countless options! (By the way, you can also find the ink that I used in the СTK shop: it's a Detail Black and Indian Summer by Pinkfresh Studio!)

I love big photos, but I love adding journaling and embellishments to them even more, and vellum does the job perfectly!

I used our incredible die cuts from OH WHAT FUN kit and a few accents from last year's JINGLE ALL THE WAY to create the vellum cluster and I lllove these tiny stars stamps here!  

The star with the number was too bulky, so I cut its thickness almost in half with my craft knife - perfect!

Here I used our physical journaling card from the kit, but you can also find a digital version of it in our store, welcome! ;)

Ta-daaa! How do you like it? :)

Thanks for stopping by! I hope I was able to inspire your paper crafting feats, friends!

See you in the New Year! ;))

XO

Marina

3-to-Inspire with Desiree Lamar

Happy holidays scrappy friends! I am sharing this week's 3-to-Inspire challenge using the Oh What Fun Christmas Kit. 

 For this challenge, I used ribbon, floral die-cuts, and phrase die-cuts or stickers. Here's my layout.

 I kept it pretty simple with two large clusters. I started with white cardstock on a simple patterned base. My goal was to incorporate the ribbon into the page. I decided to wrap it around each corner like a gift. I chose this blue, velvet ribbon from the Oh What Fun Kit that has sticker backing. 

The light, pastel color of the ribbon inspired me to keep my whole page light. So I reached for soft-colored florals from the Winter Florals Ephemera pack. The florals were perfect to layer on my clusters. I added doilies and 6x8.5 papers from the Oh What Fun Kit to complete my clusters. 

There were so many gorgeous titles to choose from in the Oh What Fun Icon Ephemera pack. I decided to do a double phrase with "love" and "good cheer" I love how the colors echoed the colors in the layout. 

My layout felt very light and airy. To ground it and give it contrast, I splattered black paint throughout the page. 

This layout left me feeling all the good cheer. I think my favorite part is the ribbon. Thank you so much for following along with me today! Happy Holidays!

3-to-Inspire | Patricia

 

Hello CTK Friends!  I'm happy to be joining you today for another 3-to-Inspire using the Oh What Fun kit and stamp set.  Let's get started!

1. Pick a die cut from the kit to use as your color inspiration.
2. Create an inked or mixed media background using the color inspiration.
3. Use ribbon, stickers, and different color alphas.

I have found so many possibilities using the Oh What Fun kit with the various color options.  So I decided to do a totally different color idea in my December album.  I picked out the floral die cut that I wanted to base my colors on, and then I used a circle stencil to create my own 'bokah' background using inks in similar colors.

The beauty of an inked backbround like this, is I already have layers and texture, so I continued that with the different alphas available in the shop that went well with my project.  Then the last think I did was pull a sticker and ribbon from the kit to create a vertical and horizontal line.

The vertical and horizontal line creates direction and I also finished with stamping the hearts from the Oh What Fun stamp set to create my own journal card, one on the photo, but used a puffy heart for my larger focal point page.  All of these elements create a nice triangle across the two pages.

The stamp set and kit are so inspiring, I hope these three ideas give you a jumpstart to your next December project!

3 To Inspire with Alena

Hey there friends! It's Alena here with you today— bringing you this week's 3-to-inspire challenge. Let's get into the prompts!

1. Use layers, ie. under your photo  and/or layer your embellisments
2. Use as many little things as possible, such as enamel dots, puffy stickers, sequins....
3. Use flowers or leaf branches.

Here's what I came up with.

 I made LC spread using the OH WHAT FUN! CHRISTMAS kit. As you can see, I created two clusters on different pages using layering pieces of patterned paper and then added small accents. I like to create verticals and horizontals using flower twigs.

Use the three (3) prompts to create your own project and share it with us on our Facebook Fanpage! 

Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have a great day!

3 To Inspire with Jennie Garcia

 

Hey Citrus Twist Friends! This is Jennie with the 3 to Inspire challenge for this week! 

The first prompt is to use a simple stamp to create a cool background. I used gold ink and the Mischief & Mayhem Stamp Set to stamp stars on the photo. It's better to use this method when the background is only one color. If the background is busy, the details will be lost and overshadowed by the elements on the photo. 

The second prompt is to document current trends of the moment or a specific age. I remember my niece and my oldest kid reading a lot of Dork Diaries books at this age and now that my little one is 10 she is reading the same books! I also added a postcard from a subscription box from a movie that recently came out. You can also add these trends with screenshots from online shops or photos of store aisles. 

Your third prompt is to embrace randomness. Throw cohesiveness and the cookie cutter aesthetic out of the window. Life is random, and this spread will reflect that! I have so many colors and stories in these pages! I wouldn't have it any other way. 

The journaling cards are from the Change Is Beautiful. 

To recap, here are the three prompts:

1) Use a simple stamp to create a cool background.

2) Document current trends.

3) Embrace randomness. 

We would love to see what you make! Share it in the Citrus Twist Kits Fan Facebook Group!

3-to-Inspire with Ettiene

 Hello Citrus Twist friends.  Im here this week with another 3-to-inspire.  If you are feeling crafty I invite you to join along with the following 3 items:

1. Stamp set

2. Page of digital supplies

3. An interactive element

Before I show you my finished page I thought I would give you a sneak peak ay my process for using the digital kit.  This year I have been really trying to use up what I have and reduce my physical supplies.  Digital kits are a great way to do that but I noticed I was printing everything and then adding agin to my physical stash.  Instead now I just print what I need.  Here a look at my page of supplies for this project using the gratitude digital kit. 

I really wanted to document some of the little things I am thankful for this month around the house that make me feel cozy.  I took 3 photos and arranged them using a smaller version of the 3"x4" card.  The photos themselves are around 2"x2".  

For the interactive element I made little flips out of each card with the photos.  I stamped each flip on the left side with the Gratitude stamp set.  

If this inspires you I would love to see what you create, 

3 - to- inspire with Vanessa Taconelli

 

Hello friends! It’s Vanessa here to join you this Saturday.  If you’re looking for some crafty inspiration, I invite you to try this week’s 3-to-Inspire challenge.

The prompts this week include:

1.  Layers

2.  Circles

3.  B&W Photo

Here's my take on this challenge. I used the Change is Beautiful digital kit and a lot others kits to mix.

As you can see, I chose to do a layout for my Life Crafted 6x8 . The first prompt, LAYERS. 

I'm obsessed with layers, I think it adds such beautiful dimension to the pages. In this layout, I used patterned paper, journaling card, and many elements to build up the layers. 

The second prompt, CIRCLES, can be used in a VARIETY of ways.  In this layout I used some, including to do layers. I really love this geometric shape, it's one of my favorites. 

The final prompt is a B&W PHOTO. 

I chose this photo of my youngest son to record this memory.

As I used colored papers and many elements, I think the use of b&w photo turned out really cool.

I hope this challenge provides some inspiration.  HAPPY crafting !

3-to-Inspire with Lory

 

Hello everyone! How are you?

It's Saturday and this means a new recipe to inspire you to create, have fun and preserve your priceless memories. Every time I stop myself and I am there, in my crafty space I feel so relaxed and happy. To play with these gorgeous supplies is pure joy. 

To inspire you this time I have searched something new for my usual style, I love those little details, those meaningful details that tell my stories.

Here the recipe:

1. Die cuts /ephemera
2. Stamps and watercolors
3. Journaling and little pics.

It was so easy and simple to create the following two pages. 

They are 4x8 pages and my idea was about some blocks to fill with pictures, words, stories, embellishments of any kinds, from stamps for titles to the digital die cuts, to create my own embellishments using stamps and watercolors, for the flowers and the leaves for example.

So hear the result ;) Each rectangle, six in total, has its own details. 

I am happy to share some close ups with you.

What do you think? Hope to have inspired you to create with these gorgeous products pure magic for your memories.

Love, Lory

3-TO-INSPIRE WITH MARINA

Hi, crafty friends!

It's Marina with you today with a new 3-to-Inspire challenge. 
I end September with a simply spread and our cool collection ALL ABOUT ME and here are three things that inspired me to create this beauty:

1. Stamps to create a composite title;
2. Some vellum;
3. Dots for bright accents.

So, here we are! :)

To create the title, I used our amazing stamps sets: Ginger Upper/Ginger Lower Alhpabet and Storytelling V2 - and I just adore it, because it's just countless options! (By the way, you can also find the ink that I used in the СTK shop: it's a Detail Black and Indian Summer by Pinkfresh Studio!)

I've also mixed in a few stamps from this year's releases here: Travelite, Cherish, Slow Days and All The Things - I just love mixing "live" stamps with digital products! :)

By the way, our glitter Silver and Golden Dots now on sale - check it right now, because they are just perfect for Christmas! However, here they fit perfectly into the palette of my September spread and it's another reason to take a closer look at them! ;)

A little vellum for volume and airiness - it always looks very delicate, don't you agree?.. :)

Ta-daaa! How do you like it? :)

I love our CTK digitals and use them very often when creating my pages, and you can find them right HERE in our shop! :)
We always look forward to seeing what you create with our 3-to-Inspire prompts, so be sure to tag Citrus Twist Kits in your posts!

Thank you all for your attention and have a great week!
XO
Marina