Pocket Page Challenge with Erica

 

Hey crafty friends! Today I am sharing week 44 in my Project Life album using some of the beautiful new releases from December.

I started with the Maggie Holmes Sweet Story paper pad and chose a few papers to compliment my photos. I was very drawn to the gold foil pages, and I loved the rainbow design- it echoes the multi colour confetti in my 'where I stand' photo.

I had a lot of smaller photos this week, so when that happens I like to create little mini layouts on my 4x6 cards. This generally involves layering with a lot of ephemera and stamps. I dove into the Floral Die-cuts wholeheartedly this time!

I really wanted to capture the sign from the scrapbook expo I attended so I cut it out of a photo that wasn't anything special. I layered a few die-cuts beneath it,  and since the banner was actually hanging and not straight at all I curved my stamp to match. I stamped a few extra sentiments from the Get Messy stamp to finish the card.

The other gorgeous ephemera pack available this month is the Tickets & Tags die-cuts. I found this adorable sold ticket that works great for my craft haul photo. I paired it with a stamped sentiment and a giant floral. I also bought in a little more gold foil from the cards with some chipboard stars from my CTK stash.

Thanks for joining me on the blog today! 

December Documenting with Erica

Hey crafty friends! Today I am sharing Day 19 in my 2019 December Daily album. I can't even begin to think about 2020's album until I get this done! I've used a wide selection of the digital files available this month, as well as two of the new stamp sets and the Sparkle & Joy kit.

Day 19 was all about watching a classic Christmas movie by the tree and snacking on holiday treats. On my left-hand side page I've used one of the digital TN pages and layered it with ephemera from the Sparkle & Joy kit and the Tickets & Tags diecuts. I used the gorgeous new Big Numbers stamps to display my day at the top, and the Currently stamp to create a custom title.

On my right page I used a selection of the digital Journal Cards and decorated them with stickers and ephemera from the Sparkle & Joy kit. I love the texture the puffy stickers add! The right card is actually one of the digital Tags from Sparkle & Joy. I simply added stripes on the sides with colours from the other cards to create a 3x4.

I loved this speech bubble card and definitely had to add a quote from the movie! I created my journaling in Photoshop with a typewriter font and printed and cut it into stripes. I finished it off with a festive puffy sticker.

Thanks for joining me on the blog today! Happy December documenting!

 

Life Crafted with Erica

Hey crafty friends! Today I am sharing a hybrid page in my Life Crafted album using the new Instax page protectors and November's kit and digitals.

This is the first chance I've had to play with the new Instax page protectors and they're so much fun! I absolutely love adding in little pocket spreads to my Life Crafted album so this style is right up my alley.

You can find a template for both styles on the Citrus Twist Kits Fan Page. You can create little faux Instax photos or just use it for the sizing of the pocket.

I had fun filling the pockets with cut down cards from November's kit and plenty of digital ephemera from the Cutapart Elements. I used the Traveler's Notebook stamp and Legendary stamp together around this circle diecut as they both had the same phrase. Perfect for my subject matter!

For my journaling, I altered one of the digital cards in Photoshop to fit the 3-Pocket Instax Protector size.

I created a stacked title using foam alphas (Bubblegum and Turquoise) from the shop and added a couple enamel dots from the kit in the 'o's for a bit of whimsy. The background card is one of the digital Legendary TN papers.

Thanks for joining me on the blog today!

 

Pocket Page Challenge with Erica

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a Project Life spread in my 2020 album for the Pocket Page Challenge. And my challenge to you this week is to pick two main colours for your spread and run  with them.

I loved the pops of bold hot pink in the kit this month, and I paired it with various shades of green. Both of these colours were prevalent in my garden photos this week.

I dug into the Cutapart Elements for more of that hot pink. What's a more serious decision than a new fridge, I ask? I also found the two perfect puffy hearts to compliment my album cover and stamped a sentiment from the Traveler's Notebook stamp.

If I have the space, sometimes it's fun to do a large title. I paired the 'Legendary' die cut from the kit with the white foam alphas. This week was all about clearing out boxes from our move and enjoying the spring weather.

And since I used one of the large word die cuts already I decided I might as well use the other one for my title card! I placed these cards in the opposite corners of the layout to balance out the heavy black.

A few die cuts and stamps were all these last cards needed to pop. Overall a simple layout, but one with bold colours and a playful vibe that really came together.

Thanks for joining me on the blog today!

 

Pocket Page Challenge with Erica

Hello crafty friends! Today I am sharing a weekly Project Life spread for the Pocket Page Challenge using the gorgeous October Flourish kit.

 

I used this week to document a fun weekend of gardening and some crazy weather that impacted the whole city. I love the fact that this blue quote card matched my sweater! And who doesn't love a before and after photo?

On my title card I used some of the leftover plant labels that I stamped for a previous layout (using the Ready For This stamp and Italic Alpha Stamp). I chose a hot pink ink to match the colour in the kit and I love how bold it is! It goes perfectly with the teal alphas in the kit.

I used the Digital Journal Cards to type my journaling this week, and added some numbers to create bullet points. This makes it a lot easier for me to get the words out. I also remembered to take a screenshot of a news article at the time so I could be reminded of the chaos it caused. A tiny word sticker and a cute monkey icon were all it took to jazz it up.

It's very rare that I have two journaling spots on my spreads but this 'currently' card was my favourite thing in the kit. I used the digital version again to add my typing. And to finish off my spread I added a healthy sprinkling of enamel dots to several cards.

Thank you for stopping by the blog today. See you next time!

Fall Documenting with Erica

Hey crafty friends! Today I am sharing a page out of my 2018 travel album using the October Digital Tags, which had a great Halloween vibe! I was inspired by all the pieces that talked about witches brew. It immediately made me think of the cider tastings we did in the Fall on our trip to Oregon.

Most of the cards I used on this layout came from the digital Bonus 3x4 Cards. Layered up with some digital ephemera and a handy helping of enamel dots from the Life Crafted kit.

I used the beautiful Blue/Green Puffy Alphas in the kit to create a title on my photo.

In the center of my layout I added in a popcorn bag from the brewery. It was the perfect height to pop into the album!

I adhered it using one of the Adhesive Page Strips. This is my favorite way to add brochures and maps in a travel album. So easy! I created a mini layout on the back for an extra photo spot.

On the second page I used one of the Digital TN pages and resized it for a 3x4 card. I cut out the sentiment at the bottom of the page to use as a tiny phrase sticker.

A few more sprinkles of enamel dots and the whole thing came together!

Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope this have given you a little inspiration to use the digital files this month! 

Pocket Life Challenge with Erica

Hello crafty friends! Erica here with a pocket page in my 2020 album for the weekly Pocket Page Challenge.

Week 32 was a big one for my family. We moved back into our house from a rental and were overwhelmed with boxes! There were plenty of cute die cuts and cards that related to travel and journey in the September kit that inspired this page.





This was actually our second, larger moving day. Round one (the week before) was everything from the rental house and round two was everything from storage. I used the Soft Mint Puffy Alphas for this title and paired it with a couple of adorable tickets from the ephemera pack.





I worked with a few digital elements on this layout. I added my journaling digitally since I had a lot to say and wasn't sure it would fit! I also grabbed the 'Where To Begin' element from one of the Travelers Notebook Basics papers to print out separately and use as a die cut.





To end our big moving day we were greeted with the most amazing sunset. I just knew this was the universe's way of saying good luck with unpacking! I grabbed some mini tile alphas and added them straight onto the photo.





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