We are so excited to have a second Guest Designer join us this month. We love her clean and colorful style, her photography and all her stories. Please join me in welcoming INGUNN MARKIEWICZ to Citrus Twist Kits. Wait til you see what she has created.
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GET TO KNOW INGUNN
I was born and raised in Norway
but currently live in the Seattle area with my husband, two little kids, and an
adorable Italian Greyhound. I love spending my free time running or hiking in
the mountains and then coming home to scrapbook about it, reliving all of my
favorite moments.
Q&A with INGUNN
· When did you
start scrapbooking?
In 2006, I wandered into a craft store in Norway to buy
materials for our wedding invitations. I noticed some scrapbooking products
next to the pretty paper, and something just clicked in my head and I knew this
was a hobby I would enjoy. I fumbled around a bit at first, unsure of how to
start making layouts I actually liked, but after reading Cathy Zielske's book's
later that year, I found my style: clean, simple, focusing on the photos and
the stories.
· What is
something most people would not know about you?
People often assume that I'm very outgoing and adventurous since
I'm in the mountains a lot, but I'm actually incredibly introverted and first
and foremost a homebody. I guess I'm kind of hobbit-like - I love to be in the
comfort of my own home, but once in a while I the need for a long journey kicks
in.
· What are the 3
scrapbooking products you can’t live without?
Photoshop, my printer, and chipboard.
· What do you
love about the August Life Crafted kit?
The florals, the acetate pieces, and the fact that the general
theme of chasing rainbows fits my headspace perfectly right now. I'm going
through a rough patch (as I'm sure you'll be able to see from my projects) and
I am looking for the silver linings and searching out the rainbows and
sunshine...and using scrapbooking to work through my feelings.
· Finish this
sentence “If you could see my scrapbooking space now . . . “
...it would be a giant mess. We are preparing to host house
guests and I need to turn my scrapbook space into an extra guest room, so I am
currently scrapbooking on the floor like some sort of savage, surrounded by
homeless product.
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For my first project, I let the "just enjoy where you are
right now" card spark the idea for my page. I'm using a Life Crafted album
to keep the summer moments I want to remember this year, and one of those
memories is from when I was having lunch with my toddler and managed to dig
through all the depressive feelings I was having and instead focus on the
present. I grabbed a photo from that day along with the caption I had
written about it on instagram, which I printed onto that beautiful floral
card.
I decided I wanted more of the floral on the opposing side, so I
used Photoshop to turn the digital version of the card into a 2x4 piece for the
pocket below the photo. I was about to call it good when I noticed the phrase
"take a moment to value the present" in the digital stamp set, which
could not have been more perfect for this page! It looked a little too harsh in
black, so I decided to play with a two-toned version - I used one white version
and one blue version, erasing the sections I didn't need.
I like to keep things very simple, so once everything was
printed out and put into pockets, I just added two embellishments - the white
chipboard circle to add an element of interest on the journaling card, and an
acetate piece to fill in the white space at the bottom of the photo. The red on
the acetate piece also mirrored the red journaling card to further help tie the
two sides of the spread together.
Thanks so much for joining me, and i will be back with a new project, soon!
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What a beautiful Life Crafted layout that INGUNN is sharing with us today, we love it! Remember to check more of her work on her Instagram feed - you are going to love her!-
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