Tuesday Tutorial with Veera

Hello, it’s Veera here today to share a layout and a process video with you. This month I got to play with the add-on kit and I was inspired by the frames that were included in the ephemera pack.

From the video you can see how I made this layout. Because I had a clear idea about the design the process of getting the layout done was pretty quick. As always it includes some trial and error when it comes to embellishment placing but isn’t that the fun part of scrapbooking, right?

Here are some close-up pictures:

I hope you liked the video and are inspired to use frames in your next layout!

Veera

Sunday Sketch 6/5

Good Morning and Happy Sunday!  Today is of course, Sunday sketch day.  Honestly, this is one of my favorite posts to do.  Playing with this sketch was really fun.  There were a lot of ways I could have made this page using the sketch but this time I decided to stick with basically the same layout.  I did use my silhouette here and cut out the fun background.  My time has been a bit short here with the kids in school and baseball in full swing.  That wasn't going to stop me from having a little of my fun.

Here is the sketch I used this week.

See what I mean about the fun background?  I wanted to cut each one out of different paper but for time I just cut the background out of white and pasted my favorite paper from the June kit behind.

Simple, but with big impact,  The little splats of color shine from my stash added that last little bit of color.  

Now it's your turn! To play along with these week's Sunday Sketch Challenge, create a layout based off of today's sketch, upload it to our gallery with the date of the challenge (6/5) in the title, and you will be eligible to win a $5 gift certificate to be used in the CTK Store!

Quick tag using the WRMK Heatwave Pen!

Hi everyone!

It's Emma here to share a project I made using the WRMK Heatweave pen tool that I picked up from the shop this month.

As soon as I saw this Heatwave Pen I knew I had to get one!  I've been holding out for the Minc but I thought this would be a perfect introduction to getting started with foils on projects.

First up, this pen is alot of fun!  But I must confess, I found it had quite a learning curve.  It's not that the pen is hard to use - I mean, it's a pen...you turn it on, it heats up and then you write with it.  Couldn't be any simpler! ;) The learning curve I had was getting a consistent finish with the foil.  I'm guessing most of the inconsistency comes from the way I held the pen (i.e. the way I write) but as with most things...practice makes perfect!  The more I used the pen; the better it got!  If you are looking to pick one of these up I would suggest getting extra foils so you have plenty to practice with.

For today I thought I would share how this tag came together. I love making gift tags for family and friends, and I'm excited that I can now add my own personal touch to each one! 

First up I gathered some supplies from the September kits and my own personal stash that I wanted to use.  As you can see above, I went with gold foil because its my favourite but the pen itself comes with foil sheets in gold, silver, blue, red and pink!

And rather than show you a bunch of photo's, I've actually made a short little video of how this tag came together.  Still learning this video thing so you'll have to forgive me for getting my head into the frame as I wrote with the pen...amateur ;)   But the good news is..there's no talking, ha!




I'd love to hear if you picked up the Heatwave Pen!  How did you find it?  And if you've not got it yet, is it on your wish list?!

Thanks for stopping by!

Em

Pocket Life Sketch Friday

Hi everyone, it's Tara here back for another Pocket Life Friday. This month I was blown by all the fantastic goodies that were in the PL kits this month! I honestly keep telling myself each month the current kit is even better than the last one!

Don't forget to read for details on our weekly giveaway associated with today's sketches at the end of the post.

 

Here is the first layout I created using a 6x8 format. I really love this size so much - it's my happy medium when wanting to do one full page to capture memories. We had a lot of fun as a family preparing the boys for their putt-off competition with their golf coach.

 

Here is a closer look. I love the Poolside embellishments from the "Instalove" Embellishment kit and found some coordinating enamel dots I made in my stash. Plus the denim stickers are the perfect touch! I also used the Snarkfully Yours stamp  for my caption below the photo. It was perfect for this occasion.

The coordinating sketch for my layout:

I finally had a chance to try out my WRMK Fuse tool and make my own little embellishment pocket. I used some sequins from my stash and a few little bits and bobs from the Main and Sprinkles kit. I also used one of my heart dies to cut out a teeny heart from the 6x6 patterned paper included in this kit. The stamps by fellow Design Team girl, Jessy are just so amazing. I had to add them in on my layout. I loved the pattern paper in the Main kit and it went well with the mint stickers too.

Here is a closer look at the stamps. Stamps are a great way to add a little more to any project. The best part of stamping is the countless creations you can make with them by adding certain words from different stamp sets.

Finally, the last sketch for today.

For your chance to win some happy mail, create a layout based on the sketches in this blog post, post your layout to our Gallery or our Facebook Fan Page by Friday, July 24th and label it PL 7/17!

 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have some crafty time for yourself this weekend!

Have a lovely day.

Xxo, Tara

New in the Citrus Twist Kits Store

We stock our store on the last day of each month in preparation for our presale, sprinkling a few new items here and there throughout each month. Subscribers know that their store and kit add-on items will ship at  no additional shipping charge with their kits.

These are just a few of the products we added for August, with more on the way in our store.

Shimelle

If you are like us, you've been waiting months for Shimelle's new line of products designed for American Crafts. The new reverse date roller stamp is a perfect addition for scrapbookers and PL artists.

Yes, Shimelle came out with a set of 3 fine-tipped journaling pens in her favorite colors. The set includes one each of aqua, grey and a rosy pink.

Have you ever wished that foam dots were just a little bit thinner? Then these new foam dots are for you!

A New Handbook from Studio Calico

One of our favorite Handbook albums yet, this herringbone pattern album with a leather clasp is perfect for your mini album and PL projects. We love the soft grey printed fabric and clasp that set this Handbook album apart.

New from Teresa Collins, designing for WRMK

This little 4" x 4" album stole our hearts here at Citrus Twist Kits. It comes with page inserts and you can stock up on more page inserts in the CTK store.

Aqua and gold foil dots steal the show in this new 8.5" x 11" Albums Made Easy Album. Designed by Teresa Collins for WRMK, the size of this album is perfect and we are carrying new page inserts in different photo configurations in our store including one configuration featuring 2" x 2" pockets.

The new Teresa Collins journaling cards are flying out of our store. This is a set of 3" x 4" and 4" x 6" journaling cards in lovely golds and aqua.

These are just a few of the new items that we've added over the past week. Thanks for visiting the Citrus Twist Kits store.