Sunday Sketch with Missy Whidden

Hey there, Citrus Twist fans!  Missy here with you today, and I'm so excited to bring you this week's Sunday Sketch.  It's an awesome sketch, and this month's kits are just perfect to use for it.  I love the square photo, the layering, and those fun corner pieces.  Sketches are such a fun jumping off point to get your scrappy juices flowing!

Here is what I created based on this sketch.  I stayed pretty true to it.  I started with one of the Seven Paper sheets for my background.  I added a bit of white gesso and then some bright blue acrylic paint.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut some messy rectangular frames out of the Basic Grey paper and built my layers on top of that.  I used a lot of the Maggie Holmes papers for this as well as the fun printable cut-apart sheet.

I love all of these bright colors together!  I love layering bits and pieces around my photo.  I used one of the fun flair buttons, one of the Heidi Swapp scripty puffy stickers, one of the sentiments from the branding strip of the exclusive CTK papers, exclusive wood veneer...so many little details!  I used a foam brush to apply the acrylic paint.  I wanted a messy brush stroke effect.

I added some cord to the cut-apart tag here and layered it behind the photo.  I also added in some pink tangled thread behind the flair button.  That is a great way to add a pop of color and some fun texture to your page.

I fussy cut more pieces here and did lots of machine stitching.  I also used some of the exclusive CTK stamps on my layout.  They are super fun and can be used in so many ways!

Here's my process video if you'd like to see how this layout came together.  Thanks for watching!

Okie dokie...that is my layout!  I hope it has inspired you in some way.  I hope you use it to create something amazing!  If you do use the sketch, make sure you upload it to the Citrus Twist Gallery by next Saturday to be eligible for a $5 coupon to the store!  Be sure to add "1/17" to the title line so we know what sketch you're using.  I can't wait to see what everyone makes!

Have a fabulous day!

Missy :) 

3 to Inspire with Brenda

Good morning and welcome to this weeks 3 to inspire.

(Don't forget that your take on this challenge can be a layout or a PL spread and you must include all 3 prompts on your project.)

For this week I decided to keep it kinda simple.
1. 1 photo
2. handcut paper shapes
3. a large title using multiple alphas or words

Here is my layout with those 3 prompts.
All of my triangles were cut by hand with no template. I used a wood veneer word, puffy stickers, letters cut from a word sticker and an alpha to make my title.

I LOVE simple pages with large catchy titles and wonky cut papers. I cannot wait to see what you all make!

Now it is your turn. Use my three prompts to create a project. Then share it with us in the CTK Gallery and/or the fan page.


Have a fantabulous day!


Brenda

Sunday Sketch with Brenda Smith

Good Morning! I am so excited to be here sharing today's Sunday Sketch with you. This is also my very first post for Citrus Twist. (eeeeeeek!!!!!) Yes, I am really that excited. haha This months kits are just divine. I could swear the colors were picked just for me. I have a love affair going on with yellow, blue green, pink with black and white accents. This sketch was just right for me too. I got to do a lot of layering and splattering. Perfection.


Here is the sketch first.  Isn't it lovely?

I stayed pretty true to the design. The only real difference was the extra layers of pretty paper and doilies. Those doilies made my day when I saw them in my box. They were perfect for this girly page.

My splatters came out a little weird this time but that's ok. Oh and I left out the journaling. I stink at that. Maybe I should make that a goal this year. Journal on more layouts. Sounds like a plan! Anyone want to join me? 

On to the details. 

January SB main + Sprinkles

Now it is your turn. Grab the sketch and use it to make a page. Don't forget to add your page to the CTK Gallery to be eligible for a $5 coupon to the CTK store! Also, add "Sketch 1/3" to the title line. Cannot wait to see what y'all make!

Brenda

Sunday Sketch with Michelle

Hi all! Today I am super happy to be sharing this week's installment of Citrus Twist's Sunday Sketch Challenge! Here's the sketch that we are working with this week:

This page called for an enlarged photo and I "faked" that by scrapping a smaller photo on a smaller 6x8 page format:

 

Since I was scrapping a smaller page size, I couldn't find a way to include all of the elements without feeling like the layout was totally overwhelmed, so I eliminated a few of the embellishments. I also changed up the circles to stars since I had the pretty pack of gold stars from the Sprinkles Kit laying out on my workspace. The stars also complimented my "Shine Bright" title.

Now it's your turn! To play along with this week's Sunday Sketch Challenge and to be eligible to win a $5 gift certificate to use at the CTK Store, create a project based off of this week's sketch and upload it to our gallery before next Sunday. Make sure to include the date of the sketch in the title when you are uploading. Looking forward to seeing what you do with this week's sketch!

Michelle

Pocket Life Mini Pages with Trina

Hi everyone, it's Trina here playing with the December Pocket Life kit. I set those vellum numbers out on my scrapbooking surface and let the numbers draw me in. I knew which 2 photos I wanted to use…just had to decide how to use the numbers.

I decided to use them as "3 years. 2 friends." We got our cat 3 years ago (as a tiny kitten) and she and the dog became 2 best friends. (These 2 pages document their friendship, along with some journaling on another page.)

Here are my two 6 x 8 mini layouts. They face each other across a spread in my 2015 PL album.

Here are some close-ups of the cat "3 years" page:

Layers plus fussy-cut leaves from Pink Paislee Cedar Lane 6 x 6 paper. I like how the colors of this December kit go well with b&w photos! (Just wish I had snapped some b&w of our Jessie.) I LOVE the pink chipboard tiny words from Elliott line by Seven Paper.

Close-up of lifted, bent layers - cloth, aqua paper, tissue paper, then photo with border:

This page needed a pop of color in the top right corner:

One last close-up for you:

I can't wait to see what you do with the Seven Paper Elliott Vellum Numbers. If you don't have the numbers, try fussy cutting numbers from pattern paper or with your Silhouette or die-cut machine. I look forward to seeing how you use the manila tags that come in your December kit, too.

Thanks for visiting!
Trina

Pocket Life Sketch Friday

Happy Friday! It's Tara here for our weekly installment of Pocket Life Friday. I have once again fallen head over heels in love with our August PL Kit, which has sold out, and our super affordable Sprinkles kit. Don't forget to read for details on our weekly giveaway associated with today's sketches at the end of the post.

We went on our first camping trip since moving abroad to England in July and had so much fun! The first layout shows how beautiful the lake was and how much we enjoyed our time in the sunshine!

 

I added in a Freckled Fawn wood veneer from my stash and my DIY enamel dot to the 4x6 PL card. I loved the Seven Baxter patterned paper from this month's kit so much! I also really love using stamps and used a few that we offered from current and past kits.

This next 6x8 mini layout was taken before I added in the journaling. My son ended up with an unexpected and accidental fat lip on our camping trip. He wanted to see the swelling for himself and how well the medication was working so we provided a few photos for him to see. He loves cats so much and the little wood chip cat had the perfect face for this memory. I used some alphas from past kits to add a pop of color and some hints of the patterned paper. The little pink word sticker was just the perfect touch to make it look like I added a tag or label.

And now time for the sketches.
Here are the 2 3x4 cards and a 4x6 card. I really focused more on the photos this time with a few hints of patterned paper, embellishments, and stamps.

And here is the 6x8 mini layout sketch: 

I hope these sketches can help spark your creativity to get to it this weekend and document those memories!

For your chance to win some happy mail, create a layout based on the sketches in this blog post. Then post your layout to our Gallery or on our Facebook Fan Page by Friday, August 28th and label it PL 8/21. The winner will be announced here on the blog later this month.

Thank you for stopping by and have a wonderful weekend!

Xxo, Tara

3 to Inspire with Tara

Hi there, it's Tara and guess what? It's Saturday, which means another take on our "3 to Inspire" series! You can find this challenge here weekly to help keep you inspired with a little extra creative push to get scrapbooking, keep scrapbooking, or those just looking to do a fun challenge!

Your take on this challenge can be a layout or PL spread. Don't forget you must use all three elements in this challenge.

1. Stamps.
2. Cut up photos or PL cards/patterned paper.
3. Labels or stickers.

This is my take capturing a couple days from the start of July using the August Good Habits PL Kit and one PL card from the July PL Kit.

I really loved the 6x6 paper from Seven's Baxter line. The bright colors are just so perfect for summertime. I usually add tons of layers of papers but I tried to keep this spread simple and let the beautiful photo from our camping trip take center stage. I also don't normally use this format with 2x2 squares but have always wanted to and I had fun trying something new!

Here is a close up of the left layout:

The little tags, labels, and stickers are perfect for laying on a striped, bold PL card. I did add a sticker from the Lawn Fawn July kit from my stash. I also love the epoxy stickers for a little extra.


And an up close and personal view on the right layout.

Stamps are my weakness! It's so easy to take a stamp set like the Kelly Purkey Outline Letters set or a compilation of many different stamps (I used August Main, PL, and add on stamps) to create a unique card or design.

Please join in the fun and upload your take on this challenge to our Citrus Twist Fan Page on Facebook, in our gallery, or on Instagram and tag us, @citrustwistkits. I can't wait to see what you do with the elements!

Thanks for stopping by!

Xxo, Tara

Sunday Sketch

Hello! Michelle here with you today to share the first sketch challenge of August! This week we have a fun single photo sketch with lots of possibility. Let's take a look at the sketch Kasia designed for us:

 

For my layout, I decided to take the sketch and flip it on it's side. Here's is what I created using a combination of both the August Main and Embellishment Kits:

 

When I was working on my layout I knew pretty early on that I wanted to use the large alphas from Seven Paper on my layout and the long strip of paper served as a great way to anchor them.

Now it's your turn! Create a project based off of  this sketch using any supplies of your choice, upload it to the Citrus Twist Gallery with today's date (8/2)  in the title, and you will be eligible to win $5 to the CTK Store! Looking forward to seeing what you all come up with!