LIFE CRAFTED INSPIRATION with NATASHA

 

Hi Friends, and Happy Weekend!

Today, I’m here to share with you some Life Crafted Album inspiration in the new 6x8 albums which truly are such a dream. I am the type of paper crafter who likes to incorporate different sizes together within a memory planning format- the larger Life Crafted size has totally fit the bill because I can document memories with or without page protectors. Currently, I am in the Midnight Black album, it’s stunning!

For this layout, I created a mixed media background to play off of all the fun and lively colors in the new CTK Exclusive Sunshine Mini Kit. 

Using the Canva free online app, I was able to format the digital Traveler's Notebook papers into circular elements which I used to build onto my mixed media background paired with the circle chipboard pieces from the Sunshine Chipboard Stickers. 

I then used some additional pieces from the Sunshine Puffy Stickers and the Sunshine Die Cut Ephemera pieces to layer in and work on a diagonal to emphasize the look I was going for.

On the other side of the layout, for the pocket page, I used the Page protector #12 style with two journal cards from the Digital Journal Cards and then for the 3x4 card I wanted to pull a very neutral base to balance all the bring colors and serve as a contrast to my title so I trimmed down one of the digital Traveler’s Notebook papers.

Hybrid layouts are so fun to create especially when you are mixing and matching different memory keeping formats. I hope this layout gave you some inspiration to try mixing and matching different styles of memory keeping within your 6x8 albums.

Sunday Sketch with Desiree

 

Hey, crafty friends!  I am so happy to be joining you for today's Sunday Sketch Challenge.  Let's take a look at this week's lovely sketch.

I was excited to take on this sketch.  I decided to do a 12x12 layout with a photo of our first trip to South Carolina in over a year.  For this layout, I used July Citrus Twist exclusives as well as shop extras. 

I started with white cardstock back with a patterned paper.  

For my large cluster, I used the Pinkfresh Studio Happy Blooms 6x6 papers to back my photo.  To accentuate my cluster and add interest, I layered in the beautiful Pinkfresh Studio Happy Blooms florals.  I topped off the cluster with ephemera bits from the Endless Sunshine ephemera pack, including the big cute bear and "nature lover" die-cut.  I also layered in puffy phrase stickers from the Citrus Twist Lazy Days Puffy Stickers.

 I used more of the lovely Endless Sunshine Citrus Twist exclusive ephemera to make two mini-clusters at the top and bottom left of my page. Next, I sprinkled in the pretty pastel Citrus Twist Floral Enamel Dots all over my page.

I completed my layout with the "Real Sweet" title using the gorgeous Citrus Twist Puffy Phrase and Icon Stickers and a few pink and blue splatters.

I hope you enjoyed today's challenge.  This layout came together so quickly with this fun sketch and all of the lovely July releases from the shop.  I hope you give it a try.