Sunday Sketch Challenge

Hello! Michelle here with you on this lovely Sunday morning to share my take on this week's edition of our sketch challenge!  This is the sketch we are working with:

And here is my take on it:

As you can see, I stuck pretty close to the sketch with my layout. I really liked the how the tags were used and instead of going to my stash to grab a few basic white tags, I cut them out of patterned paper from the November Kit. I also decided to add an extra layer of color to the page by applying some Heidi Swap Color Shine with a piece of packaging. I continued with my "messy" mood and included some loose threads.

Now it's your turn! To play along with this week's Sunday Sketch Challenge, create a layout based off of today's sketch, upload it to the CTK Gallery with today's date (11/27) in the title, and you will be eligible to win a $5 gift certificate to the CTK Store! Can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Michelle

3-To-Inspire with Emma

Hi everyone!  Emma here with another 3-To-Inspire challenge (my favourite!). 

This week I'm going to buck the norm and make the focus of my challenge to a double-page layout!  Double-page layouts seem to be a rarity these days and I for one, would love to see more of them.  I find they're a perfect match when you want to go with a large photo or multiple photo's.

I hope you'll join in with me this week using the following prompts:

1. Make it a double-page spread
2. Add an interactive element
3. Use mixed alpha
Extra bonus - Incorporate a large photo (think something bigger than 6x4).

And here's a look at the page/s I created!

I went with a big photo on the LHS and added my journaling on the RHS. 

And for my "interactive" element I went with a vellum overlay on my photo (vellum from my stash) and added my title on top. 

For my title I used the puffy alpha stickers from the November Pocket Life kit (love the colour!!) and the optional copper stickers that were with the Main kit.  I am loving all the pops of copper at the moment!  Or maybe it's just the sparkles...I do love sparkles :)

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 our Facebook Forum.  I really can't wait to see your pages!

Thanks, Em xo

Be prepared for December - Tuesday tutorial

Hello Everyone!

It's Mira and in today's post I would like to talk a bit about being prepared for December. It's almost here! Yay! Aren't You excited? It's the best time of the year and most of us just can't wait to start creating everyday magic plus capturing and documenting it in our albums.

December album can be sometimes overwhelming, so today's Tuesday Tutorial edition will be focused on some tips that I believe can help You start the album and actually finish it!

So, how can we be prepared for December-album journey?

1. Create a little space where You can put Your selection of December supplies and stick with this selection for the whole month

Or at least try :) By choosing things in advance, You can avoid walking through all of Your supplies later. It'll keep You sane and save Your time!

You can for example choose the goodies from Your own stash based on a specific color scheme - this is exactly what I've been doing for the last four years!

I especially love using things from previous CTK kits in my DD album, and this is my second year with white and gold tones as a dominant. So for a few last months I've been selecting most of the gold and wood elements from the kits and put them aside. This year I will probably add some red and turquoise accents here and there (oh so lovely Snow & Cocoa!).

Another way to collect stuff for Your Special December Box can be just by ordering a few December kits from Citrus Twist Kits, which I believe You already did, and stick with what's inside the packages! This will make Your creating process a lot lot easier!

2. Prepare foundation pages

You can have the number cards/pages ready in November, and I promise - nobody will call You crazy (at least nobody from the scrapbooking world). Place them in Your album and change their order later with absolutely no guilty feelings. Also if it helps, try to think about the topics that You would like to cover in Your album and when. Maybe planning what You'll be doing on weekends could help?

3. Prepare some embellishment clusters

Combining different elements and sticking them together can be real fun. It is also quite relaxing activity! Especially when You want to do something nice with paper and scissors, but You don't have pictures to work with.
When You'll have Your pictures printed in December, You'll just add these and voila! No mess involved!

4. Keep it simple 

As simple as possible.
Let's be honest. During December, there's not much time for paper projects. There are many other things to do. For example baking ginger-bread house or... skating (my favorite winter activity!). Or cuddles! It's so much better to spend our time with people that we love, than alone... so maybe trying this new technique that You've been wanting to try for a very long time, would not be the best idea now? Just think about it, and don't expect too much from Yourself. And You'll definitely manage to finish Your album. Or maybe all family members can help with a few pages? Maybe it will turn into Your family little tradition?

5. Have fun! Always have fun!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope this post will keep You motivated and at the end of December You will be happy to share Your December Album with us!

Have a fantastic month full of magic!

3 to Inspire with Veera

It's time for our weekly 3 to Inspire challenge! This week I'm challenging you to

1. Use cork embellishment
2. Use word/phrase stickers
3. Hide your journaling

Here is what I came up with using these prompts:

Once again the Citrus Twist Kits exclusive paper was one of my favorites from this month's kit. I decided to use this beautiful woodgrain pattern as my background. I tucked my journaling in a glassine bag and embellished the layout with cork and word stickers. And the topic, our cute little puppy!

Now its your turn!  Use the three prompts to create your own projects and share them with us in the CTK Gallery and/or on our Facebook Fan Page for a chance to win. Don't forget to add today's date in your title.
You can also upload to Instagram and tag us @citrustwistkits.

Sunday Sketch

Hi friends and happy sketch time!

I was able to create a layout again using the beautiful sketch for today's Sunday Sketch Challenge!

I absolutely loved the hexagons and therefore just had to recreate it using the November "Emerson" Scrapbook Kit!

I started off by cutting a strip out of the beautiful exclusive woodgrain paper to four inches and sewed it down onto the middle of my page. The rest came together rather quickly-I cut out six hexagons out of the Crate Paper papers from the kit and then later used one as a template to cut my three pictures into the same shape.

I had three hexagons left and decided to just continue the pattern across the page-because it gives you more room for embellishing-and more embellishments is always good right?! I love the cork stickers included in the kit and just had to use the stars and little hearts around my hexagons and photos.

The stamp set includes awesome saying that are perfect for planning-like the priority one-but also great for scrapbooking. The stamp "going places" was the perfect little addition to my travel photos that were all taken in Paris on top of the Arc de Triumph.

I always love the look of photos with text on it-as if you used a clear sticker on top of it.  That's why I used the "going places" with the Stayz On Ink and stamped it directly onto one of the pictures.

That's it from me for today-I hope you will have fun creating with the sketch-it is such a beautiful one plus the shaped photos make such a difference in your album and changes things up!

Now it's your turn! To play along with this weeks Sunday Sketch Challenge, create a layout based off the sketch, upload it to our gallery with today's date (11/13) in the title of your project, and you will be eligible to win a $5 gift certificate to the CTK Store!

Happy Sunday and happy creating!
Laureen

Beauty | Gina Rodgers

Hi everyone, it's so great to be back after a few months off while travelling, and what a gorgeous couple of kits to be working with this month! I've been creating with the Emerson Main + Sprinkles kits and here's my first layout. I've layered some patterned paper pieces along with a section of glassine bag packaging as a matt for my photo.

The cork stickers are nice and flat, making them easy to layer also

Thanks for stopping by

Gina x

Tuesday Tutorial

Hi friends-
Laureen with you today with the Tuesday Tutorial.

I once made a décor letter to hang on my door with butterflies on it.  Ever since then my sister has wanted one with her letter to hang in her room.  When I was assigned with doing the tutorial for this week, I knew I would create her letter and again used lots of butterflies.

I used three of the Crate Paper patterned papers from the November "Emerson" Scrapbook Kit.  You'll also need a piece of thick chipboard and of course-a pencil, scissors, or a craft knife, glue and either cut out a shape of your  choice by hand or use your diecutting machine to do the work for you.

For the first step, I drew the letter of my choice-you can also do a large circle for a wreath or any shape you'd like-onto my chipboard and cut it out with my exacto knife.

After I cut it out, I didn't want to leave it plain, so I chose a patterned paper to cover up the greyish brown of the chipboard. I placed glue all over the A and then folded over the edges of the paper to make it look neat.

Now it was time to finish the piece with lots of paper butterflies. I used cut files and my Silhouette and cut out a bunch of cute little butterflies-the largest being four inches wide.  I like using different shapes and sizes to layer them and to give a more textured look.

All you need to do with the butterflies is to adhere them onto the décor piece-I like to use just a tiny bit of glue on the middle and after I've attached all of them, fold up the wings so it looks more dimensional and like a real butterfly that is ready to fly away.

Now just grab your favorite pieces of embellishments from the kit-I used the wood hearts and the Golden Days enamel dots and sprinkled those around my letter to finish it up.  Last you just need to thread some twine through the opening and you are ready to hang it!

I hope you could follow along nicely and that you enjoyed this post!

Have a great day-
Laureen