Traveler's Notebook Challenge with Marsha

Hey friends!  Marsha here today, and I'm excited to share a TN challenge with you.  For my layout, I used the May Life Crafted "Excursions" Kit, the This is Life "Free Spirit" Stamps, and the digital Free Spirit stamps.

Here's a look at my TN layout:

My challenge for you is to use the digital stamps and hand stitching in your traveler's notebook.  I used the colorful leaf patterned paper as inspiration for this page.  To begin the layout, I used Photoshop to enlarge and recolor the leaf stamp from the digital Free Spirit stamps.  I printed it on vellum at about 3 inches wide.  Using a piercing tool, I followed the edges of the image and did a simple back stitch using white embroidery floss.  This took extra time, but I love how it turned out!  I adhered it to the page using liquid glue, being careful to only add the glue to the stitching so it would not show through the vellum.

For the other side of the page, I adhered my photo to a tag from the ephemera pack.  I used some other die cuts from the pack to embellish the page, adding staples and twine for interest and texture.

Using the Free Spirit stamp set, I stamped some leaves using two different colors of ink to match the layout.  I fussy cut them and tucked them under the edge of the photo.  It's always fun to add stamped embellishments to a project.

For the title, I trimmed one of the die cuts and used the aqua mint puffy alpha stickers to finish it off.  I added a few more stamps from the stamp set and stamped the date at the bottom of the spread.

Here's a final look at the completed project:

Thank you for joining me today!  I hope you will try adding a digital stamp and hand stitching to your next TN spread.  Be sure to share your project using this challenge on the Citrus Twist Kits Fan Page on Facebook or using #citrustwistkits on Instagram.

Sunday Sketch with Anna

Hi dear CTK friends! Anna here with you today to share this weeks Sunday Sketch. This is my favorite challenge. I love to kick start my layouts using a sketch, makes everything so much easier.

Well, let's have a look at our super inspiring sketch.

I've sticked pretty close to the sketch for my design. All the papers and other goodies are from the May Life Crafted Excursion Kit. Also I've used a circle sentiment stamp from the Life Crafted This Is Life - Free Spirit set.

Ok, let's have a look at what I came up with.

Who can resist a polka dot paper and especially a pink one?! At least I can't, lol! I imidiately fell in love with this gorgeous design.

Also I have a big crush on these absolutely amazing mint-aqua puffy alphas, gorgeous right!?

So much to love in this months kit (I know I say the same every month but that's the truth! Trina is the best kit maker EVER) beautiful puffy stickers and ditto die cut pieces. I'm in scrapbook heaven!

This mountain/landscape puffy sticker has a special place in my scrappy heart, I can't even! Also it worked just perfect for my page this time ( I may have choosen a photo that fitted this puffy sticker..lol)

Of course theres some tabs and labels in the ephemera/die cut pack. You never can get too many of these, that's for sure.

And there you have it! Now it's your turn and don't forget to share with us on CTK Fan Page and /or Instagram @citrustwistkits #citrustwistkits. We can't wait to see what magic you'll create.
Be sure to head over to the CTK shop and grab some goodies or maybe sign up for a subscription, you'll absolutely love it!

Until next time! Anna xo

Big Plans | Life Crafted With Theresa

Hello Lovelies! Theresa here with a Life Crafted layout for you using the May Excursions Life Crafted kit. I am absolutely loving the size and format of this fun album! For today's layout I wanted to work with a grid and a bit of stamping, so let's get started!

For the left side of my layout I had the back of a watercolor paper that I simply inserted into the album. This became the springboard for a grid of elements. My photo felt really creamy and pink, so I added the floral cut outs and other pink die cuts to the page.

I love using a grid for the simplicity of it! For this one I placed the center element first, then the three elements above, and mirrored the three elements below. I also left room in between for adding stamped words and sentiments. I have used the Life Crafted stamp set included with the Excursions kit this month.

On the right hand side I began with the black and white patterned paper. This is the perfect background paper and I had so much fun layering photo + die cuts on top.

Look at all these luscious layers and colors. The tags, tickets, labels, and floral die cuts all come together so easily on these pages!

Thank you so much for joining me today! Have you been using your Excursions kit this month? We would love to see, so be sure to share and tag us! See you again soon!

Meet our May Guest Design - Lorilei Murphy

We're super excited to share this month's Guest Designer with you - the super talented, Lorilei Murphy!  We have been such big fans of her creative projects for so long - Lorilei always amazes us with her stunning work and this month is definitely no different!

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GET TO KNOW LORILEI

Hi there!  I am Lorilei Murphy (pronounced Lauralee), and I live in the country just north of Calgary, Alberta with my husband and 15 yr old daughter!  I love to create and adore all things related to memory keeping.  I have the privilege of working with some wonderful companies such as Crate Paper, Pinkfresh Studio and Felicity Jane as a design team member and enjoy being part of the community!

Q&A WITH LORILEI

When did you start scrapbooking?

I officially started scrapbooking in June of 2017!  Over the years I have dabbled occasionally, but I could never really figure it out until then!  I had been doing Project Life for a couple of years before I started scrapbooking.

What is something most people would not know about you?

I suppose most people wouldn't know that my left arm is held together with screws at the elbow.  Five years ago fell and shattered my elbow and the surgeon put it back together the best he could, my arm is permanently bent at an angle.  I still think about straightening my arm!

What are the 3 scrapbooking products you can’t live without?

Foam/Dimensional Adhesive (love me some layers), Busy Bee Scissors (love me some fussy cutting) and White Cardstock for backgrounds!!

What do you love about the May Life Crafted “Excursions” kit?

I made two projects with the May Scrapbooking Add-On kit; I love how well everything co-ordinates (I tend to be matchy-matchy) and how many products are in the kit!  I adore the Life Crafted Albums, and the new page protectors are fabulous!!

Finish this sentence "If you could see my scrapbooking space right now . . . "

Is clean!!  I usually clean up in between projects so that I can start with a clean slate when I head down to my craft room.  In the middle of projects, it is a disaster!!

And here is just a look into her beautiful creative space:

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For my 2nd project with the May Scrapbook Add-On I made a 12x12 layout featuring the All Heart collection by Crate Paper.  I decided to make a painted background inspired. by the gorgeous colors in All Heart.

I added two photos and a chipboard "photo" onto a line with some small clothespins from my stash. I knew I had to keep a good spot for the Heidi Swapp Gold phrase as well!

I decorated the photos with chipboard, puffy stickers and gold hearts from the Heidi Swapp stickers.

Once I was almost done I decided to add a little cluster of embellishments at the bottom of the page where the trail of paint thinned out.  The chipboard Happy was the perfect piece to built the small cluster around.

I had a fantastic time guesting for Citrus Twist Kits!  I hope you enjoyed my layout!

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If you are not already then you must make sure you are following Lorilei so you can continue to be inspired by her beautiful work! You can see more of Lorilei at:

    

  

Pocket Life Challenge with Diane

Hi Guys! Diane here with another Pocket Life Challenge for you!

There are always so many beautifully designed journalling cards in the Life Crafted kits each month. But sometimes, the style or theme doesn't quite match up with the photos I have to document. Or I simply have too many photos and not enough spaces for beautiful cards!

So my challenge to you today is: FIND A WAY TO MAKE THOSE CARDS WORK FOR YOU!

For me this week, it meant grabbing my scissors and cutting most of these pretty cards up so I could add the gorgeous designs and colours onto my photos, rather than beside them. I'm often reluctant to do this because they are too perfect the way they are, but if you aren't using them, what's the point right?

I cut out sentiments and added them as mini titles to my photos, I used solid colours as matts for my photos, I cut off sentiments that didn't work for my week and used the rest as backgrounds and I created my own embellishments using patterns and words from the cards.

I had so much fun playing with the cards this week. Here's how this page came together using this challenge...

I can't wait to see what you do with this challenge so don't forget to post your layouts in the Facebook Fan Page so we can see!

Welcome to National Scrapbook Day 2019

Welcome to the Citrus Twist Kits (i)National Scrapbook day hop and challenges. Be sure to read through to the end of this post so you can earn a chance to win some prizes that will be randomly drawn from those who complete the blog hop. You start here using the hyperlinks we have provided and end up on the Citrus Twist Instagram page tagging us and a friend of yours on our NSD 2019 Instagram post. When you get to Instagram after visiting all of our Creative Team contributions, just do the following:

1. Like us - @citrustwistkits
2. Tag us in a message to let us know you completed the blog hop on our NSD post
3. Tag a friend in your message

We'll be doing random drawings throughout NSD 2019 and will message and tag you if you win. We'll be giving away everything from some of our new Life Crafted albums to embellishments to stamps and more. There is no purchase necessary to win.

To start things off I'm going to share two projects with you today. One is assigned and one is just because, because you can never scrapbook too much on (i)National Scrapbook Day!

First up is my assigned project, working with homemade pockets. Nathalie DeSousa designed some fun free pocket cut files for Citrus Twist for you to use today. Since not everyone has a cutting machine, I thought I'd share how you can use a cut file PNG as a template and make your pocket without a machine.

Using Cut File PNGs as a Template When You Don't Have a Cutting Machine

I used my Life Crafted Album to share about one of my daughter's weekend adventures. Hidden journaling to come! Here is my finished project:

Products used: May 2019 12" x 12" Scrapbook Add-On Kit, NSD Pocket Cut File, Citrus Twist Simple Words Stamp, Crate Paper All Heart Stamp Set, May 2019 "Excursion" Life Crafted Kit, Life Crafted Album, Open Industrial 6 Hole Punch.

First print out the PNG cut file and placed it on top of a piece of pattern paper. Fussy cut around the outside edges of the template.

Use a circle punch to punch the hole at the top of the front of the pocket.

Instead of fussy cutting those arrows, use a hear punch and punch a heart in the center of the front of the pocket.

Fold the pocket along the fold lines indicated on the template.

Attach to your project. Insert a tag into the pocket for some hidden journaling.

Here is one last close-up of my mini scrapbook layouts.

Just-Because Layout

Now onto my just-because layout (size 8.5" x 11"). The brand new Crate Paper All Heart line just cries out for layering and collage. I had lots of fun with this one and used one of our free NSD 2019 circle mat cut files.

Products used: May 2019 12" x 12" Scrapbook Add-On Kit, NSD Cut File, Citrus Twist Typewriter Alphabet Stamp, Citrus Twist April 2019 Copper-Gold Tiny Alphabet Stickers.

Here are some close-ups:

Happy crafting today. We can't wait to see what you created. Please share over on our Facebook Citrus Twist Kits Fan Page.

Let your storytelling begin!
- Trina

And now let the fun begin, here is just a sample of what the Creative Team has created for you today!  Make sure to visit each of their posts, leave them some love and be inspired:

 

It is now time to hop onto Diane's blog, remember you can always come back here to start the loop.  Here is a list of all the participants for your convenience.

1. CTK blog: https://citrustwistkits.blogspot.com/2019/05/welcome-to-national-scrapbook-day-2019.html
2. Diane: https://dearlydee.blogspot.com/2019/05/happy-inter-national-scrapbooking-day.html
3. Nathalie: https://tachita55.blogspot.com/2019/05/citrus-twist-kits-nsd-2019-blog-hop.html
4. Alena: https://alkobz.blogspot.com/2019/05/citrus-twist-kits-nsd-2019-blog-hop.html
5. Theresa: https://larkindesigntm.com/citrus-twist-kits-nsd-2019-blog-hop-dream-big-dreams
6. Marsha: https://heymarshamakes.blogspot.com/2019/05/citrus-twist-kits-nsd-2019-blog-hop.html
7. Kira: https://scrappykiraness.wordpress.com/2019/05/03/citrus-twist-kits-nsd-2019-blog-hop
8. Lydia: https://ashersmiles.com/2019/05/03/nsd-with-citrus-twist-kits/
9. Patricia: https://roebuck-adventures.blogspot.com/2019/05/citrus-twist-kits-nsd-2019-blog-hop.html
10. Anna: https://urascrap.blogspot.com/2019/05/citrus-twist-kits-nsd-2019-blog-hop.html
11. Laura: https://youtu.be/19vnbUyRrH8
12. Kelli: https://foreverandadaycreate.blogspot.com/2019/05/citrus-twist-kits-nsd-2019-blog-hop.html
13. Emma: https://www.instagram.com/emmakw41/
14. CTK IG page: https://www.instagram.com/citrustwistkits/

Don't forget to visit  us over on our Facebook Citrus Twist Kits Fan Page to join in the challenges and have more chances to win prizes!!!

Happy crafting today. We can't wait to see what you create.


Let your storytelling begin!
- Trina