Sunset - process video with Lucia

Hello! Lucia here today with my second blog post - and second video - for CTK!

I'm creating a page about sunset - my favourite part of the day when I'm on the beach! The photo I've used is from my mini (just 4 days!!) holiday in Sardinia, Italy this month.

I was working with the BEAUTIFUL All That Glitters August 2014 Main Kit and added some white (of course :) ) llike tissue paper, copy paper and white thread and some black ink.

Enjoy! :)

Sunday Sketch with Eve

Hi there!!Here is Eve! I hope you are going well! It is time for a new sketch!





I was in love with this fabulous kit, and i did this page :







I can't wait to see now your take of this fabulous sketch and don't forget, to play along with our sketch challenge, upload your layouts to the gallery by August 30th to get your name in a drawing to win a $5 GC to the store. When uploading to the gallery you can name it as you would normally but please include "Sketch 08/24".
 See you soon.

Pocket Life with Pamela

Good morning everyone!  This is Pamela back with lots of Pocket Life pages to share with you.  Summer is always the busiest season, with lots of BBQs, firework shows and road trips!  Be prepared for a photo heavy post and lots of August PL kit goodies!

I'm loving this month's paper pad by Shimelle.  So colourful and such fun designs!

I'm also loving those Pink Paislee Solstice Ephemera from the PL embellishment kits. You can adhere those clear pieces with staples, sewing or by hiding adhesive behind the coloured parts.

  

Here is the other side of Week 30. I prefer clean and simple PL pages and Shimelle's paper pad allowed me to keep the embellishments minimal so that I could showcase the lovely pattern papers.

 

 I love stitching one of the ephemera as an overlay for one of my photos!

  

Here is Week 31. I used lots of stickers from the PL embellishment kit to decorate my cards and journaling.

 

I used some of the alphabet stickers from July's PL kit and used some wooden arrows to frame my photo. I just that sticker with that photo of Teavana!

 

This is definitely another one of my favourite spreads. I love spreading a panoramic photo in 4 sections!

 

That view was simply amazing. Perfect for fireworks and perfect for a panoramic view of downtown Vancouver.

 

How is everyone doing with their Pocket Life spreads? Hope this gave you some inspiration to either start, continue or get caught up with your album!

August Seaside Adventure Add-on Kit

I'm here to share 2 fun layouts with you using the August Add-on Kit.  In this kit you will find a super fun ephemera pack, cute frames, amazing papers, and oh did I mention adorable sequin wood chips?!  I also love the pop of black in this kit.  I had so much fun playing with this kit.

Both layouts are with the add-on kit only

Thanks for stopping by today!!  Please make sure to share your layouts in the gallery so we can feature you next week!

Citrus Twist Pocket Life Kits: A New Price, New Look and Less Expensive Shipping

We thought we'd do a post today about the new Pocket Life packaging and changes coming to our PL kits beginning this September. When you begin your PL-only subscription this month on or before August 31st, you'll get to keep the current Pocket Life kit pricing ($18) coupled with the new shipping costs, beginning in September ($6.25 US, $9 Canada, $15 International).

If you haven't seen the new look yet, here is a sneak, neatly tucked in a cloth bag, nestled in it's shipping box:

You can begin your subscription today by visiting our Kits page.

Why the changes? We've been listening to our subscribers and the many requests we get for cheaper shipping and not as much paper.

What can you expect from our newly-packaged Pocket Life kit?

• It's lighter and smaller which is how we were able to lower the cost of shipping.
• Instead of a full pad of 6 x 6 paper you'll get roughly 1/2 pad of 6 x 6. You'll still get the fabulous paper lines we have been featuring in our kits.
• We will be adding more embellishments to play with on your PL pages. You'll already see more in August's PL kit.
• The price of our 3-month PL subscription is going to be $19.50 beginning September 1st, but as long as you begin your subscription this month and as long as you continue your subscription without canceling, we'll hold your sub at the current price of $18.
• Lower shipping! (Our Main kit and Main plus PL kit subscribers will continue to pay the current shipping costs as they are now set up.)
• Each PL kit comes packaged in a cloth drawstring bag with a little special treatment applied.
• An idea and sketch sheet packed with each PL kit. Having trouble keeping up with your PL? This monthly addition to your kit will share ideas on staying up with your Pocket Life project.

Be sure to visit our Friday blog each week for PL Friday and see what our PL design team is doing with their kits and sharing PL sketches. If you haven't done so yet, send a Facebook request to join our Citrus Twist Kits Fan Page.

Have a happy week of Pocket Life.

Trina

Layout Process with Ashley

Hey Scrappers! Ashley Fowler here sharing a sweet and simple layout using the All That Glitters Main Kit for August. I am so in love with the gold tones in this kit. I knew I wanted to do a super feminine layout today using a picture of my bouquet from my wedding! I began by placing the handmade (banner) element on the top portion of the layout as an embellishment, then I layered up my photo with different pattern papers. Next was the title and the complete embellishing. I had so much fun working with this kit and I hope you'll check them out!

Here is my video for this layout:

iCapture: Photography with Jen

Hi, Jen here today sharing some of my favorite tips on how I take, edit and prep photos for my Pocket Life pages while on-the-go.

Being at home with three children under school age means 1) taking a lot of photos of their cute faces, primarily with my iPhone, and 2) having very limited time to scrapbook. The big, dSLR camera is always at the ready when at home but, the ease and practicality of using my phone camera has been winning out more often. The brilliant advantage is that a few phone apps and screen taps make photo editing and staying up to date with my albums easier. My most used apps of late are: PicTapGo for editing and Little Moments for adding text and graphics.

PicTapGo: (left) original, (right) edited

Little Moments: (left) original, (right) edited

One immediate benefit to using iPhone photos is that the images are already perfectly sized for 3x4 pockets. Using the PicFrame app, two photos are easily dropped onto a 4x6 canvas. The collage can then be sent to a printer or printing service straight from the phone. Just grab the prints, trim down the center and slip in your pocket pages...simple! Here are screen shots of my process:

This layout, using the beautiful August Pocket Life and Pocket Life Embellishment kits, uses only photos taken and edited using my phone.