Hello CTK Friends! I've been very inspired by the products available this month as well as the cut files. I started this pocket page project with the first inspiration I had of using this fold out cut file from the December Screen cut files.
I cut it from white cardstock. A way to add a little bit of pattern to it was I placed the pattern paper under the cut out, traced as best I could to get a general guide, and then trimmed and adhered it to the top, finishing it with some die cuts and chipboard.
For the inside, I sized and trimmed a photo to fit the entire area. I used the blue foam alphas along with the Chloe Regular alpha stamp in white pigment ink to go along with the design of my daughter's first tutu. The 'tutu' is from the gold alpha stickers in the Fall kit from November.
I really wanted to include three photos, but I did not have a pocket available for it. I love the adhesive strips because you can trim them to fit where you need it. This also allowed a spot for journaling. I used one of the TN Basics digitals, cropped just the pattern, and then typed my journaling to print, trim, and adhere to the back of this photo, while tucking in another die cut in between them.
I used the music paper from the Marigold 6x8 paper pad in the shop to fill four of my pockets. I printed my photo as a 4x4, trimmed and filled the center 4 2"x2" pockets. Next I used the Big Numbers to stamp the date of these photos, then die cut them into circles to adhere over the pattern paper.
I added 'good choice' from the Currently stamp and a die cut onto one section of the photo. For the die cut at the top of the photo, I stapled it on the outside and in between the pockets, so I can add another pocket to the back side for more documenting.
So my 3 challenges for you are:
Use a cut file with a photo
Use a large photo to trim and fill multiple pockets
Use the Big Numbers to date and work within the design of your pockets
Hey there, Citrus Twist fans! Shannon here with a fun pocket page to share using the new December 2020 kit release along with some new stamps. The kit release is products that are typically used for traditional scrapbooking but I'm going to show you how you can use it in your pocket pages too.
Since I was using such a variety of products on the page, I decided to focus on visual triangles and repeated elements throughout my page. This helps bring some cohesiveness to the page. If you look at the photo above, you can see that I used the heart label outline from the Get Messy stamp set along with phrases from that set and the Currently stamp set repeatedly. I used a bold black ink and placed them in a triangle on my page to guide the eye. Let's take a closer look at a few others.
I used gold accents repeatedly throughout my page. In the top middle of my page, I arranged them in a triangle spanning two journaling cards. That definitely pulls the eye up. But I also tucked two more delicate gold accents into my 4x6 journaling card at the bottom. The purpose of this was to both break up the black and white accents on that card and to carry the gold throughout more of the page.
Next, I had some fun incorporating tags into the page. Since this is on the front side of my pocket page I had the freedom to let items stick up out of the pockets. I used traditional tabs on the top and bottom cards. Then, on the striped journaling card, I made my own tab by letting the top circle stick up over the top of the card. And those circle? You guessed it - repeated elements.
Finally, I used two subtle accents to create visual triangles - enamel dots and word stickers. My page was feeling very...pink. I needed to add some color and these enamel dots were the perfect way to do just that! I'm also a sucker for word stickers so I had to add a few. Those create a triangle as well. Although both of these are subtle, they still do their job of guiding the eye around the page.
I hope I've inspired you to try using the December kit in your pockets by creating your own journaling cards. I can't wait to see what you create!
Hey everyone! Krystal here with this week's Pocket Life Challenge using the brand new June "Cravings" kit! I had so much fun making this page, and I can't wait to share all the details with you!
I started by choosing my cards for this spread. I knew I had to use that gorgeous rainbow 3x4 card, so I decided to use it to base my color palette on. I grabbed a couple cards for journaling and the "Happening" card for my small square photo. For my title, I chose to use one of the papers from the kit. I liked that it brought in more of the yellow color from the rainbow and thought it was a nice contrast to the purples and pinks on the rest of this spread.
The alphas in this kit are perfection! I knew I wanted to use them for my title card as well, so I found a rainbow label from the digital cutapart sheet and a pink label from the label sheet in the Life Crafted Kit to create a small cluster to hold my title and dates. It's so simple, but I love how it turned out!
For the rest of my photos, I decided to create little embellishment clusters. I used die cuts from the ephemera pack along with pieces from the digital cutaparts and the digital tag set and layered them together in little clusters to fill in the blank spaces in my photos. This is one of my favorite ways to embellish my pocket pages.
I did the same thing on the "Happening" card, but here I made sure my cluster covered the pre-printed "Date" label on the card, since I knew I wouldn't be using it. Just another reminder to make your supplies work for you!
Now finally, on to the challenge for this week. I created a filler card using the This Is Life "Yes" stamp set from this month and some of the puffy and chipboard embellishments from the Life Crafted Kit, and I'm challenging you to do the same.
There are so many combinations you can create, so be inventive and see what you can come up with! And remember to use the idea sheet on the back of your stamp set if you don't know where to start. It's one of my favorite things about the Citrus Twist Kits stamp sets; it make it so easy to use the stamps together to build beautiful embellishments!
Speaking of stamp sets, I added a few more stamps around my page and used them to fill out my embellishment clusters. The work perfectly on the labels in the kit to add another sentiment when you don't feel like adding handwritten journaling.
And that's it for this spread! It came together so easily using this kit, and I love the way it turned out!
You can see all the details of my process in the video below.
Thanks so much for stopping by, and I hope you enjoy this week's challenge. I can't wait to see what you come up with!
Hello CTK Friends! I have found the May Journeys Life Crafted kit to be perfect for our Stay Home COVID-19 days, normal home/routine days, and for Mother's Day. You can see my Memory Planner page and Life Crafted spreads I created with this kit on this blog post here.
For today, I have a Pocket Page challenge for you:
1 - Use Florals throughout your spread
2 - Cut up Die cuts
3 - Change size and color of photos
I used the florals in several ways throughout this spread. I decided to go bold with using the beautiful floral pattern paper from the kit as my background. Then I used two floral die cuts, one on this 6x8 layout and the other on the 4x6 card on the top right. The bottom right card, already has amazing florals!
Once I had my background pattern paper, I printed my 4x6 photos in black and white. Once they were printed, I trimmed them down to spread across the length of my 6x8 page.
With photos in place, I cut the die cut tags from the kit to layer along the photos and add stamping and embellishments.
For the top, right 4x6 card, I used the leftover trimmed die cut tag to add my typed journaling, and then create a cluster with stamping, flower die cut, and embellishments. My photos is also printed and trimmed the same as the photos on my 6x8 layout.
This card caught my eye right away. Beautiful as is, so the only thing I added was a print and cut label and a sticker from the kit at the bottom.
This spread is documenting Mother's Day, but these florals have such a beautiful look that they can be used for all genders and occasions! Hope you decide to incorporate them in your next pocket page, change size and color of photos, and trim die cuts to create clusters throughout your spread!
It’s Sheree
here on the blog with you today with a new pocket life challenge!I love creating pocket page spreads in my
album as they contain lots of random things that happen in everyday life that
you wouldn’t necessarily create a scrapbook layout for but you still want to
remember.They are so much fun to look back
on!I’ve created this two page spread
featuring the February 2020 “Possibilities” Life Crafted Kit.
My challenge
for you today is to include a flip-up on your spread.It’s a great way to include more photos and
journaling and adds a fun, interactive element to the page!
Before I
show you my flip-up, lets go through what I’ve included on the first page of my
spread.
The “Take Nothing
For Granted” card I loved just the way it was so I simply added into the
pocket.For the photo of the cactus
flower next to it, I added a die cut label and stapled it into place before
adding a little puffy yellow heart from the puffy sticker pack.
At the bottom
of this page I stapled another die cut to the corner of the photo.I then printed out some journaling and added
it to the lightning bolt card.I stamped
“This Story” from the February 2020 Life Crafted Traveler’s Notebook Stamp Set
onto some plain white cardstock, cut it out then adhered it above the journaling
before adding some stitching with my sewing machine.
For the top
half of the second page of this spread I added a label to the bottom of the
photo, then added a staple.To the right
is the digital version of the “A story worth telling” card which I added
journaling to in Photoshop before printing.I then added a line of machine stitching and two staples for a little
texture.
At the
bottom of the page I typed up some journaling on my typewriter, then cut them
out to add to the “1, 2, 3” card and stitched each piece into place.Next to this card is where you’ll find my
flip-up!
Our kids
got into trying the broomstick challenge when it went viral recently and had a lot of fun with it!On the top photo I used the word
“YES!” from the foam sticker pack, then cut out one of the cut-apart labels,
folded it in half and stapled it to the side of the photo as a little tab for
lifting the photo up.It helps to let you know there’s more to see under the top photo.
Under the
top photo is another digital version of one of the journaling cards from the
kit this month.I added my journaling before
printing, adhered it to the back of the top photo, then used some washi tape
from my stash to create the hinge of the flip-up.I only used washi on the outside, but you can
also add washi on the inside of the flip too if you want to add more
stability.I added a die cut star to the
top of the journaling card and another die cut and chipboard piece to the hidden
photo.
You can watch my process in the video below...
Here’s another
look at how my pages turned out.
I hope I’ve
inspired you to include a flip-out or two on your next spread!Thank you for joining me on the blog today! Sheree
Alena here with Pocket Life Challenge for you! In my spread I used the fabulous January "Fierce & Fabulous" Life Crafted Kit.
I decided to set myself the task of using as many round elements as possible. These can be stickers, stamps, or paper elements....I also placed the text in a circular frame.
I love PL cards and Ephemera this month. They go well with my photos.
So, my challenge for you:
Use as many round elements as possible.
Remember to share your creations with us on the Citrus Twist Kits Friends page on Facebook or by using #CTK, @Citrustwistkits on social media.
Hey guys, it's Erica here. I can't believe it's 2020 already! And if you're anything like me then you're still plugging away at your 2019 memory keeping album. Thank goodness for the Fierce & Fabulous kit and all its glitz and sparkle to inspire to me tackle my birthday spread!
Since I had only pre-printed an Instax out for this spread, I went ahead and added my photos straight onto the digital cards on Photoshop before printing them. This helped me to get the sizing right to fit onto the cards. Plus, it allowed me to use both sides of the same card. Always such a hard decision!
I decided to focus on three main colours for this spread- black, gold and pink. I cut one of the 6x8 papers in half to use as two 4x6 cards, and used journal cards, ephemera and labels to create my clusters.
There's nothing that says celebration to me like gold glitter so I thought I'd add a little more glitz with some gold thread. I recently used it in my December Daily and loved the way it came out. I stitched down everything from the labels to the glitter pieces and left the threads loose.
I always like to use journal cards as layering pieces and the circle frame on this card was kind of perfect to frame this whimsical little tiger. I popped him up on foam to stand out a little more, and used the stamp set in the kit to add a sentiment.
I used the new mini Italic Upper/Lower Case alpha to stamp out one of the things that is most important for me about birthdays- CAKE. Then I made to sure sprinkle quite a few of the gold glitter stars in the kit around my spread.
I hope this has given you a little inspiration to keep plugging away at whatever form of memory keeping you're still trying to finish for 2019. Thanks for joining me today!
