Pocket Life with Krystal

 

Hey everyone! This is Krystal and today I'm sharing a page in my Project Life album for 2020. For week 37, I'm using some of the new items in the Citrus Twist Kits shop this month. Let's get started!

I started with the Tickets and Tags die cut set and picked out a few items that I thought would go well with my photos. Then I grabbed the 6x8 paper pad from the Marigold collection and picked out papers to back my photos with.

I knew I also wanted to do some stamping on this page, so I grabbed the amazing new Get Messy stamp set and decided to add a cluster of stamped words next to one of my photos. I added more stamping to one of my embellishment clusters, and then use one of the large stamps from the set to create my own journal card. I love the big, graphic title it provides. 

I had a bit of extra space this week, so I decided to create a filler card using papers from the Marigold pad and a few of the die cut ephemera from the Tickets and Tags pack I love how this card came out!

Finally, to finish everything off, I sprinkled lots of chipboard stars around the page. This helped tie in all of the different colors I used and brought more interest to each card.

You can watch the whole thing come together in the process video below. 

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hop you found some inspiration for using your own supplies this month. Until next time!

3-to-Inspire with Krystal

Hi all! Krystal here again with another page in my December Documented album. Today I'm using two of the new stamps sets that released this month, along with the Comfort & Joy Digital Elements and Traveler's Notebook Basics pages to make the title and intro pages for my album. 

Of course, this is a 3-to-Inspire post, so let's start with three ways to get inspired to use your supplies.

1. Add a stamped title

2. Fussy cut your stamping

3. Add dimension to your page

I created my title page by stamping out the year using the Big Numbers stamp set in red ink onto some white cardstock. Then I fussy cut the numbers and added foam adhesive behind them so that they would stand out on my background. I stamped the rest of my title using the Chloa alphabet stamp set in black ink directly on my background. I love how well these two stamp sets compliment each other!

I added a few pieces from the Comfort & Joy Digital Elements to finish off the page, but before adhering them, I used my scissors to distress the edges. This helps add texture and dimension to otherwise flat objects. I added even more texture with a gold staple and some felt trim from my stash. 

I also use the calendar from the Comfort & Joy TN Basics for another intro page. I printed them out and then adhered them to the back of my title and reason why pages. I'll save most of the embellishing for later on in the month. 

If you'd like to see more details about how I created these pages, you can watch the process video below. 

Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope to see you all again soon!

 

December Documented with Krystal

 

Hi all! This is Krystal, and today I'm sharing another foundation page in my December Documented album. I wanted to create a page that would allow me to add a whole bunch of photos from Christmas Day without having to add a ton of pages to my album. So I decided to make a waterfall page.

I decided to make my waterfall page sized to fit 3x4 inch photos. To do so, I cut a base page from a sheet of acetate I had in my stash to be 4x8.25 inches. That's the size of a page protector with two 3x4 pockets. 

I then cut one of the papers from the Sparkle and Joy kit to be 3.25x8 inches. That will be the bottom page of my waterfall. For the pages that will flip up, I cut three papers from the kit to 3.25x7.5, 3.25x6, and 3.25x4.5 inches respectively. That will give me space to add a 3x4 card to each flip-up page and still have plenty of room for photos and embellishments. 

I adhered a 3x4 card from the kit to the bottom of each of the flip-up pages. I liked the way they each peeked out from the page above them. And because I cut my pages to 3.25 inches wide, you can see a border of patterned paper around each card as well. 

I kept my embellishments very minimal so that I have the freedom to embellish according to my photos and stories from the actual day I'll be documenting. But at least I have something to get myself started!

If you'd like to see more details about how I put this page together, you can watch my entire process in the video below.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you were able to find some inspiration in my project, and I hope you'll try creating a waterfall page in your own album!

12x12 Layout with Krystal

 

Hi everyone! This is Krystal, and today I'm sharing a 12x12 layout I created using the November "Legendary" Life Crafted kit and some of this month's cut files. 

I started by cutting the floral divider from the November Dividers cut file twice. I placed them on my page with one of the papers from the kit between them. To make the white cut files stand out on my white background, I added a bit of inking using some Distress Oxide inks in Ripe Persimmon and Tattered Rose. Then I stitched the papers together before adhering them to my background. 

For my title, I used the Script Words cut file and cut two copies of the word "gather" from black cardstock. I also created a shadow of the word using the Silhouette software and cut that from white cardstock. I glued all the layers together, then added foam dots behind the title to help it stand out on my page. I also used some of the alphas from the kit to add another line to my title. 

For my photo, I added a couple layers of patterned paper from the kit, then layered it with a tag and label from the Legendary Digital Tags. I added a bit of foam adhesive between the paper and the tags to add definition and create dimension. I finished everything off with a few gold splatters, and called the whole thing done!

Thanks so much for stopping by and checking out my layout for today. I hope you were able to find some inspiration for using your kits this month. Until next time!

Sparkle & Joy with Krystal

 

Hi all! Krystal here with a fun embellishment tutorial using the Sparkle & Joy kit. Today I'll be showing you how to make rosettes to add to your album. Let's get started!

I started by choosing 7 papers, mostly leftover scraps, from the kit. I trimmed each of them down to thin strips, measuring between 1/2 and 1 1/2 inches wide. I cut two strips of the same width from each paper so that I could adhere them together to make one long strip to make the rosette from.

Once I had all of the strips cut, I used my score board to score the strips every 1/4 inch along the length. Then I folded them accordion style, making sure to alternate the beginning fold of each strip so that they could fit together nicely. I used a glue gun to adhere both sides of each strip together to create folded circles. Then I glued them to a circle of cardstock to create the rosettes.

Once I had all of the rosettes glued together, I embellished the front of each using paper circles, along with some of the chipboard circles and puffy stickers from the kit. 

If you had trouble following along with the written tutorial, you can find more detailed instructions in the video below.

Thanks so much for stopping by! I hope you were able to find some inspiration for using your Sparkle & Joy kit this December. Until next time!

Life Crafted with Krystal

 

Hey everyone! Krystal here with a page in my 2020 Highlights Life Crafted album. Today I'm using the "Legendary" November Life Crafted Kit along with one of this month's cut files to create a page documenting a moment from July.

I started with the Dividers cut file and chose the "Today" title, which I cut from plain white cardstock. At first I thought I would use it as an actual divider between my pages, but I quickly changed by mind. I loved the way it looked on top of that gorgeous dark teal paper from the kit, so I decided to use that instead. 

I layered the cut file with one of the words from the ephemera pack to create my title and attached it vertically to the left side of my spread. I love adding large titles vertically on these pages! I also added a bit of the lemon print paper from the kit to add more color and tore the edge of it to give the page some texture. 

On the opposite side of the spread, I added the same two papers as a border to balance both sides of the page. I also brought in some of the yellow paper from the kit to mat my photo. That helped tie in all of the colors on this spread.

I added three small embellishment clusters around the focal points of my page. I created a cluster with one of the beautiful florals from the ephemera pack and a die cut that says "Oh my days." The black on this die cut helped tie in the black of my title and makes it work together. 

I added a small cluster above my photo and another next to my title, and that is this simple page completed. It came together really quickly, but I love the end result. 

You can see all the details of how this page came together in the process video below.

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to see you back here again soon!

3-To-Inspire with Krystal

Hi all! Krystal here with a 3-To-Inspire post for you all. I don't know about you, but I am LOVING the October Life Crafted Kit! It's full of gorgeous colors, beautiful fonts, and adorable embellishments. I knew I had to use it for my Week 31 Project Life page, so that's exactly what I did. 

Before I tell you all the details about how I created this page, let me tell you the three things I hope you'll take away from this post and try for yourself.

1. Create a rainbow of die cuts

2. Repeat a trio of embellishments

3. Layer, layer, layer

I love the look of layered die cuts, so I decided to layer several labels together on my title card. I used the labels to hold my dates for the week, then added a title in puffy alphas and a stamp from the "Ready for This" stamp set.

I repeated that same layered embellishment look in several places throughout my page. I added labels, die cuts, and stamps to create colorful clusters that help tell my story.

To repeat the alphas from the title, I added two more subtitles to my page on the other 4x6 cards. I love how they look in combination with my layered embellishments. 

I had a picture of a movie we had watched this week, so I decided it would be fun to create a rainbow of tickets using die cuts from the Digital Tags and Digital Ephemera. They add tons of color to the page and help tie in all the colors from the other pockets. 

To finish off my title card and movie card, I added a trio of puffy stars. Again this helped tie in all the colors of the spread and made the whole page feel more cohesive. 

And that's my page all done! I hope you were able to find some inspiration for using your kits and documenting your days. Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope to see you all back here soon!

 

Sparkle & Joy with Krystal

 

Hey everyone, Krystal here with a first look at my December album for 2020. This year, I'm taking a simple photo-a-day approach using the idea of finding joy in the everyday as my inspiration. I know this holiday season isn't going to be like other years' and I'm hoping this project will help me focus on the good parts and find joy and gratitude in the simple things.

I'm starting my album with a "Reason Why" page. I want to use this page to set the tone for the album and remind myself why I'm creating this project in the first place. I plan to add some typed text later on as we get closer to the holidays, but for now I wanted to create the base page to make the whole process easier later on. 

I used the Joy Screens cut file to create a cover for my shaker pocket. I cut the screen from red cardstock from my stash and the "Joy" overlay from white cardstock. I love this candy cane effect!

I added some of the red alphas from the Sparkle & Joy kit to finish the sentiment. Then I embellished with a piece of patterned paper that I cut into a little banner to hold one of the phrase stickers from the kit. I finished the whole thing off with a little gold puffy heart, also from the kit. 

For the left hand side of the page, I used the same blue & green plaid paper as a background. I cut a large tag shape from some smooth white cardstock, then used the Bailey alpha stamps to stamp out "Reason Why" in red. I left the tag loose from the page so that I could run it through my typewriter later on.

You can see both pages come together in the process video below.

I hope these pages inspired you to start laying the foundation for your December documenting. Thanks for stopping by!