3-TO-INSPIRE WITH ETTIENE

 

Hello everyone.  Happy Saturday.  Its time for this weeks 3-to-Inspire post.  This week I am choosing 3 items from the latest CTK release to create a page.  This week the 3 items I have selected is:

1. Slow Days Ephemera

2. Slow Days Stamp

3. Inks in a color other than black

Before I breakdown my page let me show you the finished page.  I decided to create a 5"x8.25" layout which will go inside myMidnight 6"8" Life Crafted album.  This layout features a very typical picture of my family playing games while having snacks at a local restaurant.  We probably had this same experience 3 times over the holiday break. 

To begin this layout I decided to do a repeat stamp on some white cardstock.  This is one of my favorite techniques to create a background paper.  I used 2 circles from the stamp set and placed them in diagonal lines.  I used a tan and red ink pad which I selected to match the ephemera in the kit. 

I added my photo and selected ephemera from the kit that supported my story of playing games.  I placed this ephemera in a line across both pages.  

The final touch was a stamped title.  You can also use the titles from the ephemera kit but I liked the added pop of navy this stamped title added.  

If you use this inspiration for a page I would love to see it.  Thanks for reading a little bit more about my process. 

Sunday sketch with Alena

 Hey everyone!  It's Alena with  layout for Sunday Sketch.

Here's a look at the sketch this week:

I used this sketch for my first page of the new album 2023. I fell in love with this album and couldn't wait for the new year to start it.

I like the SLOW DAYS mini-kit palette. I layered pieces of patterned paper and floral Ephemera. All the words and title were glued with foam pads. I decided to group the small phrases.

To balance the composition, I added mini titles using tiny alphabet cardstock stickers.

Well, then it is time for you be inspired by the sketch to create a page of your own.  Remember to share your creations with us on the Citrus Twist Kits Friends page on Facebook or by using #CTK, @Citrustwistkits on social media.  I cannot wait to see what you create with this sketch.

3-TO-INSPIRE with Marsha

Hey, CTK friends! It's Marsha here today, and I'm excited to share my first post as part of the CTK Design Team for this year! For the 3-to-Inspire challenge, I used the new Slow Days Mini-Kit to create a layout in my Flamingo Life Crafted album.

Here are this week's prompts:

1. Use more than one photo
2. Include circlular elements
3. Add stamping

For my layout today, I started with a white cardstock background, trimmed to fit the album. This allowed my photos and the beautiful collection designs to stand out on the spread. Next, I printed a traveler's notebook digital paper and a digital journaling card and used them as layers behind my first photo. I embellished around the photo with ephemera and a phrase sticker from the kit. 

For the other side of the layout, I printed my second photo in a circular shape using Photoshop and trimmed it with a metal die from my stash. The "Small Joys" die cut from the kit ephemera was perfect for my title. I added dimensional adhesive to the title piece and created an embellishment cluster around the small photo with floral die cuts. I also included some stamping with the Slow Days Stamp and black ink. Then, I printed my journaling on white cardstock, trimmed it out, and adhered it to a digital journal card- the card is the same design as the one on the left page, just printed at a smaller size.

I wanted to create a diagonal line of circles spanning across both pages, so I added more stamping using the Slow Days stamp. I also added stamped hearts and an ephemera heart to the center of the stamped images. 

I love how my spread turned out using the products from this month's release!

I hope you are inspired to use these 3-to-Inspire prompts for your next project. Thank you for stopping by today!

xo,
Marsha

Sunday Sketch with Patricia

 

Happy New Year CTK Friends!  I hope you have a safe and healthy 2023 with lots of creating!  I'm excited to jumpstart the year with a new Sunday Sketch.

I always love anything with circles, and I immediately saw this going across the page in my 6x8 Lifecrafted album.  To form the circle, I decided on using a watercolor pencils to create a messy circle and then added water to it to blend it out.

Then I spritzed it with some Distress Stain.  I knew the colors of my photos and pulled those colors with stain as well as the ink I used.  Next, I clustered the photos similar to the sketch.  Added stamping and ephemera from the Slow Days release for January using a loose interpretation of the sketch.

This collection pretty much sums up the past couple of weeks.  Work has been busier so with the holidays here, my time is either with family doing something or completely chilling.  

My sofa got a lot of love.  So this is a great example of grabbing photos of movies you have watched, and maybe adding a pick of your favorite blanket on the sofa like I did to document it.  I just love this collection and that stamp set!

The stamp set is great to stamp directly onto or to stamp and detail cut out to create layers on your project like I did.  I love the added texture it adds.

Thank you so much for stopping by, and please share what you create.  Happy and Creative New Year!

A YEAR IN REVIEW with Nathalie

Hello friends!

As we are about to start a new year, we wanted to take this opportunity to reflect on a few highlights of  2022.

When we launched our Original Life Crafted albums a few years ago, we could have never dreamed of how well they would be welcomed and embraced by you all.   However, we had so many requests for the quality and  colors of our albums in a larger format.   So, we launched a complete library of 6x8 Life Crafted albums at the start of this year.   A rainbow of possibilities for your stories is now available in our shop, and we are so thankful to all of you for the love you have shown to our exclusive products.

This year in which our industry has seen some many changes and challenges, we have strived to offer you a new kit and digital collection each month.   These are planned and designed with the idea of helping you safekeep  your memories in a modern, simple, and practical way.  We are so thankful to Kaitlin, Trina, Elif, Vanessa, Geralyn, Ashley, and Erin for always creating beautiful and functional pieces that seamlessly intertwine with your stories to produce beautiful memories.

We will never be thankful enough for all these amazing designers and friends.  Aimee, Alena, Amy, Ashley, Desiree, Diane, Diane D, Ettiene, Ingunn, Jasmin, Katarina, Kira, Kerstin, Loredana, Lorilei, Marina,  Natasha, Nolana, Patricia, Suzanne, Shu-Wen, and Traci thank you so much for sharing your talent and stories with us.   We have loved each and everyone of your projects and stories.   We also want to extend our gratitude to Jessa, Jennie, Leilani, Marsha, Sarah for showcasing your stories with your kits as guests for CTK.   We love you all.

Of course our biggest highlight of 2022 are our customers, all of you!      Your continuous support for our products is invaluable for this small home business.   All your conversations, purchases,  social media shares, and constant love for our products do not go unnoticed.    We have loved getting to know you through your purchases, comments, and also when you spend your time with us during our live sessions..... WE APPRECIATE YOUR CONTINUOUS SUPPORT, Thank You!

2023 is shaping up to be another amazing year.   We will continue to create exclusive products, and content each month in hopes to inspire and  invite you to document your story.   We are looking forward to a new design team, new kits, new exclusive products, more live sessions, and of course lots of inspiration from our CT and our customers.   We are looking forward to showing you what we have planned for 2023 throughout the next 12 months!

Finally, we want to wish you all a very Happy New Year, and see you all back in 2023!

Life crafted inspiration with Suzanne

 

Goodmorning!

Can you believe december is almost over?

I hope you have had a wonderful Christmas with lots of happiness.

I have prepped my december 15th with the december collection, I adore all the bright colors!

I have used a little tage to start my cluster for the date, I added some stamps and some layers for extra interest.

The big pocket will fit a photo from the day, I added the tag again and some embellishments to match the cluster on top, my journaling will go in the left card so the memories will be there forever!

I hope you found some inspiration in the spread and I wish you all a very happy 2023

Love Suzanne 

3 -TO-INSPIRE WITH JASMIN

 

3 -TO-INSPIRE WITH JASMIN

Hi friends. Today we celebrate Christmas and all are excited here. 

My theme for today´s post is non christmassy ^^ It´s a Summeralbum.

Here are my prompts:

Summer 

Mix and Match CTK Exclusives

Pocket Pages

I work in my Egypt Album and the first pages are done. I mix and matched all the beautiful Product´s from the store.  Especially love the CTK YELLOW TO PINK FADE ALPHABET STICKERS.

On the next pages i used the CTK TRAVELOGUE APRIL 2022 KIT. 

I print my Journaling on Transparent Paper for an extra touch on my project.

I love the INSTAX Inserts. 

The round Chipboard stickers are from the CTK SUNSHINE MINI-KIT.

My favorite page so far is this cute little fish. Eyery time i snorkel came this fish and attacked my camera. xo.

On the left side i stamp with the  CTK 6x8 CRAVINGS STAMP SET. Love the hammock.

The sunrise was a dream. 

I hope you like my beginnig of my summeralbub.

Wish you and your family happy christmas and a creative new year.