I really had a lot of fun with this sketch and the Travelogue Kit. I think the possibilities for the kit are endless.
Thank you for visiting us today. Don't forget to get your kit!
XO, Desiree
I really had a lot of fun with this sketch and the Travelogue Kit. I think the possibilities for the kit are endless.
Thank you for visiting us today. Don't forget to get your kit!
XO, Desiree
Hello crafty friends! Shannon here with another 3 to Inspire to kickstart your memory keeping. For this post, I'm focusing on a travel layout using the new Travelogue products available now at Citrus Twist. My husband and I took a trip to Hawaii back in July 2014 and I never got around to scrapbooking it. These products inspired me to get some photos ordered and finally document our trip!
Let's look at my list of 3 things to inspire your layout...
1. Make your own title card
2. Use a cluster of embellishments
3. Bring in some history
1. Make your own title card. -- Since the Travelogue Mini Kit doesn't come with printed cards (you can get them digitally though!) I decided to challenge myself to use only the mini kit and some cardstock to make my own pocket page cards. I started this title card by stamping a background using the 6x8 Travelogue Stamp. I love stamping backgrounds in a pattern. I tested out a few light colors to see what would match the kit best. This yellow is bold enough to catch attention but suble enough to be a background. Next, I chose the word "explore" from the Travelogue Puffy Phrase and Icon Stickers. Finally, I pulled the large "go" from the Travelogue Ephemera and used foam adhesive to give it a little pop. I chose to work with bold colors (yellow and orange) so I didn't feel the need to add any additional embellishments. I really wanted the title to stick out.
2. Use a cluster of embellishments. -- The colors that I chose to use on this card dictated the rest of the page. I had free rein of color choice since my photos are all fairly neutral in color. Since the photos are outside and depict a WWII bunker, I wanted to go with a more muted palette to fit the mood of the page. I decided on chartreuse and forest green with a pop of coral. Then, I went into the Travelogue Ephemera pack and Travelogue Puffy Stickers to find embellishments to match my theme. I didn't like that I could see the bottom corner of the ticket through the hole in the location icon, so I backed the hole with the same cardstock that I used as the background of my card. Once I had my cluster arranged, I felt it was missing something at the bottom. I grabbed my 6x8 Travelogue Stamp and split the "full of wonder" phrase into 2 lines. This a really great trick to make your stamp fit if it's too long to be in a single line! Just cover the word(s) you aren't stamping with washi (after inking the stamp!).
3. Bring in some history. -- Hawaii is so rich in history that it would feel like a disservice to leave that out of my album. Of course, I can't remember every fact about everything we saw nearly 7 years ago. Hello, Google! I knew what this WWII pillbox on the North Shore of Oahu was called, but I couldn't remember the information that was on the historical marker nearby. These days I would take a photo of that marker to have the facts right at hand. Live and learn! A quick Google search brought up the historic marker and some additional information. I used that to fill in some of my journaling. To top off my card, I used a phrase from the Travelogue Ephemera pack.
Putting this page together and stretching my creativity to make my own pocket cards really revitalized my energy to dig into this travel album. Do you have a vacation that needs to be documented? Don't let it weigh on your mind for 7 years like I did - take the opportunity to dive in now! I can't wait to see what you create!
We are so excited to welcome one of our Travelogue kit Guest Designer and a good friend of CTK, Ashley Horton. We have had the pleasure of having Ashley as part of our Creative Team, and love her style. You are going to love what she has created. So, here she is...
Q & A with Ashley
What is something most people would not know about you?
I have a strong dislike for Pop music...there are a few artists
or songs that I can tolerate, but I would much rather listen to the Alternative
genre.
Chipboard, Alpha Stickers, Ephemera
I love that the Travelogue Kit has a wide variety of vacation
themes included in it...you can use it for beach themed, outdoor themed or just
general travel themed projects!
My dream destination/vacation is an extended trip to Ireland and Scotland.
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Hey CTK fans!! It's Ashley, and I'm excited to be back with
Citrus Twists as a Guest Designer for the months of March and April! The
CT Kits are always so much fun to work with, and I was extra excited to be
working with the Travelogue Kit, since travel themed layouts are kind of my
favorite! Today, I have a layout to share with you in my Black Life
Crafted album. It was a quick and easy layout, since everything was
already coordinated for me in the Kit.
When I am working on a smaller format project, I usually like to
find ways to still bring in a lot of product from my Kits. I thought a
grid design would be a great way to do this and feature some of my favorites
from the Travelogue Kit. I started out by checking out the Digitals, so I
could have some pattern paper squares for the base of my grid design. I
printed out 6 squares sized approximately to 2.5x2.5 and placed them on a 5x8
white background. After all of the squares were in place, I machine
stitched in between each one of them.
Next, I went through the Ephemera pack and pulled out a variety
of pieces. Then, I eliminated from those to get the ones I wanted to use to
embellish each square. For dimension, I used pop dots behind a couple of
the ephemera pieces. I also brought in some of the puffy stickers andchipboard stickers. I really love the look of mixing embellishments on my
projects. It always adds a lot of variety and dimension.
I decided that I wanted to go with a full sized photo for the
right hand side of my layout. We went out west in 2019, and had not
originally planned to visit Mt. Rushmore on our trip, but made the decision to
go, while we were traveling near that area. I took A LOT of photos and
thought this would be a great one to document on this layout. I had some
white space at the bottom of the photo, so I used that as my journaling
area. I just typed it in, while I had my photo open in Adobe Illustrator,
so it would print right on my photo when I was ready to send it to the printer.
You could also hand write in the white space on photos or use a typewriter and
then cut out the journaling strips to add in the white space. Then to
finish it all off, I added two of the ephemera pieces to my photo and one of
the stars from the puffy sticker sheet.
Hey there, crafty friends! Shannon here with a fun 3-to-Inspire to share with you. I tried to think of something I could do differently with this page and I kind of love the result. Let's get to my three things!
1. Write your journaling different than usual
2. Use florals
3. Stamp your title
Now let's look at how I brought that all together on this layout in my Life Crafted album.
I started with the Documenter Travelers Notebook Basics, Version 1, Digital Papers as the base for my journaling. I knew I wanted my journaling to be a full page so I used a paper with a faint patterned background. To make my journaling different than usual, I wrote it as if I was writing a book. There are a lot of quotes and inner monologues in my journaling. I've never journaled like this before but I can assure you that it won't be the last time. It was really fun!
Need some inspiration to switch up your journaling? I shared a few ideas in this post from December 2020.
Next, I pulled out the florals. When I decided to use florals I really went all in on the idea! Thankfully, the Florals Ephemera Pack gave me plenty of options. Since the opposing page is full of journaling and my photo contains neutral colors, I was able to use all sorts of colors for my florals. I just made sure to space them well around the photo.
To layer them, I held the photo in place and tucked everything behind it. I started with the largest pieces as the base and then built up from there. I then carefully lifted my photos. Underneath was a wreath of sorts. I applied adhesive to the outer edges on the back of my photo and carefully stuck it back down. When I lifted it up again my ephemera "wreath" was stuck to it. I carefully moved around the wreath with my adhesive to stick down anything that needed to be stuck down. Then, I used stronger adhesive to attach the whole stack of ephemera to my page with the photo on top.
Finally, I stamped my title at the top of my journaling page. The Chloe stamp complemented my typewriter-style journaling perfectly! Lining my title up along the top line of the page helped me keep everything straight. This is especially helpful if you have to stamp a word using only a few letters at a time, as I did here since the "u" appears twice. If you're not stamping along an existing line you can use the lines on your acrylic block or draw a faint line with a pencil.
I hope I've inspired you to try something new this week! If you follow these prompts, be sure to share on social media and tag Citrus Twist. Happy crafting!
Hey friends! It's Marsha here today, and I'm excited to be hosting the Sunday Sketch Challenge. The sketch this week is perfect- full of so many fun details!
Here's a look at the sketch:
Here's my Life Crafted layout based on the sketch:
To begin the layout, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to fit as a full page in the album. One of my favorite features of the sketch is the repeat stamping along the bottom of the page. I chose a phrase stamp from the new Storytelling Stamp and did some repeat stamping using black ink. I added some second-generation stamping to get variation in intensity. A die-cut heart from the Hearts & Such Die-Cut Ephemera looks perfect adhered over the stamping.
I added my photo above the stamping, layering it over a piece of patterned paper from the Crate Paper Marigold 6x8 Paper Pad along with a doily and vellum from my stash. To embellish the page, I added some labels and a floral die-cut piece from the Hearts & Such Die-Cut Ephemera. I continued to follow the sketch and added a stamped circular element using the Storytelling Stamp and light gray ink.
I chose to add the title on the left page of the spread and added it to a digital traveler's notebook paper from the Wild at Heart Digital TN Papers. I also added a label from the Hearts & Such Die-Cut Ephemera and did a bit more stamping using the Storytelling Stamp. To finish off the spread, I added some machine stitching to a few areas of the layout and added some puffy heart stickers from the Whimsical Hearts Puffy Stickers.
I hope you are inspired to create a layout based on this week's sketch! Be sure to share your projects with us on Instagram using the hashtag #citrustwistkits. I can't wait to see what you create!
Hello CTK Friends! I am loving the new goodies each month, as always, but I do love going through some older favorites to use both new and old together! It is really my favorite way to scrapbook. Which leads me to the 3-to-Inspire for today:
1 - Use an older stamp, alphas, die cuts, papers, etc.
2 - Use the inspiration from others into your project.
3 - Use the new Picture Story Cut File.