3-to-Inspire with Ettiene

 

Hello everyone.  I'm so excited to be here this Saturday with another 3-to-Inspire.  I'm using this months digital kit to create a layout using the following recipe for inspiration:

1. A self portrait 

2. Journaling in the form of a list

3. A repeated embellishment

Here is a look at the layout I created following this recipe. 

I loved the camera embellishment and it made me think of my own love of photography.  I paired it with a self portrait and a bold title using the bright pink puffy alphas and the captured digital title.  

For my journaling I used the numbers from the crafting memories digital paper to list 3 things about right now.  For my repeated embellishment I added several butterflies.  

I hope this layout gives you some inspiration for the weekend.  If you make a layout I would love to see it. 

Life Crafted Friday with Ettiene

 

Hello everyone, 

Its Ettiene here with some 6"8" Life Crafted album inspiration using the Gather mini kit, digital papers and digital elements.  Here is a look at the page I created before we go into the details.  

For this page I had this photo of my husband and daughter from last Thanksgiving that I hadn't scrapbooked.  I have already completed my holiday pages so wanted to think of a different way to use the photo that wasn't the story of the day.  I decided to document three small things I am grateful for in their relationship.

I used the circle element from the digital kit to document each item.  I loved the textured pages in the mini kit and decided to add the three circles on top of the tag with some small clusters of embellishments.  

For the right side of the page I added my photo and made clusters of embellishments going across the page.  

I hope I inspired you to take some time today to document some of the small things that you are grateful for.  

3 TO INSPIRE WITH ETTIENE

 

Hello.  Ettiene here with this weeks three to inspire.  For this project I am using the Flea Market Findings 2.  

Here are my three prompts to inspire you this week:

1. Use a B&W photo

2. Use some fibers

3. Use a stamp set from your stash

Here is my project using those prompts.  I am documenting a photo of my daughter eating an ice pop on the lake.  

For the first card in this layout I used some of the ephemera from the kit with a tag.  I placed the blue fibers through the loop of the tag.  The cream fibers under the tag have sticky backing making them perfect for sticking to the card.  

For the journaling card I used a stamp from my stash to stamp Sunshine & Water.  Its no longer available in the shop but there is a ton of other choices you could use for this. 

I was inspired by the sentiment on the card that reads "She beats to the beauty her wildflower heart and seashore soul."  I immediately thought of my daughters wild hair in front of the lake.  I changed the picture to B&W because my daughter was dressed in all the colors of the rainbow.  I think it helped to focus on her windblown hair.  I added some of the pom pom trim to the side.  

I hope this project and these prompts help inspire you this week.  If you make a layout based on this project I would love to see it.

LIFE CRAFTED INSPIRATION WITH ETTIENE

 

Hi friends.  Today I am creating a layout in my life crafted album all about our trip to Vermont this past fall.  If you know me you know my dream is to move up to the middle of nowhere in Vermont and live in an A-Frame house with a large garden.  Until the day this happens I settle for long weekend trips.  Trips to Vermont always include sightseeing and lots of beer.  It has some of the of the best breweries in the country. 

I created the base for the left page using the Travelogue Digital Journal Cards.  O loved the card as is but wanted to add a little room for a title so when I printed and trimmed the card I trimmed it to 5" wide.  For the right side of the page I used the Travelogue Digital Travelers Notebook Papers. The additional piece I prepped ahead of time before assembling the layout was the Vacation Memories Cut File.  I altered the file slightly by cutting off the edge that would normally be punched to go in the album. This gave an easy spot to place my photos.  

I stamped my title using the Emma lower alphabet stamp set. I also loved the Roam, Adventure, Travel and Go See Do on the journal card I printed.  I used it as a starting point for my journaling and really wanted to get my point across that we went to Vermont for the beer by adding the word BEER in each paragraph using the alpha in the Travelogue Kit. 

The finishing touch was to add some ephemera and some stickers.  I love how simple it was to put this layout together with the cut file and this kit. 

SUNDAY SKETCH WITH ETTIENE

 

Hello friends.  I'm here today with a page based on this beautiful sketch. 

I used the sketch to create a spread in my life crafted album by splitting the sketch in between the photos.  

For this layout I used the Back to Basics Mini Kit, Skylands Mini Kit and Back to Basics Digital Papers

 

I used the sketch to create a spread in my life crafted album buy splitting the sketch in between the photos.

I decided to change the orientation of the first picture to vertical mimicking the space on the sketch for the photo and journaling.  I decided to add my journaling behind the photo on the tag because I thought adding the journaling below the photo as in the sketch would throw off the balance when I used the larger photo.  

I then added a couple of clusters around the page and my title. I love how the Back to Basics kit mixes beautifully with my other supplies to create this project. If I inspired you to try this sketch I would love to see your projects.

3-TO-INSPIRE WITH ETTIENE

 

Hello!!  I'm so excited to share my first 3-to-inspirepost.  For today's 3-to-Inspire, I am using the new Fresh Starts kit to create a traditional 12x12 scrapbook page.  

Here is what I picked for my page:

1. 6x8 paper

2. 2 different fonts

3. 2 main colors

As soon as I saw the stamp set I imagined a combination of stamped journaling and hand written journaling.  I love that the All the Things stamp set has so many versatile sentiments allowing me to easily combine it to create my own journaling block.  For me its very important to occasionally use my own handwriting in my projects.  I love looking back at my grandmothers handwriting and hope that my kids will feel the same about mine.  I also adore the imperfection from the stamped edges and how it makes you want to stay and read what I have written.  

My favorite part of any kit is the floral papers.  I was immediately drawn to the orange and pink floral and thought it was a great start to a layout.  I used this paper as inspiration for my colors and picked out matching ephemera from the kit.  I love the simplicity of using only a couple of colors in my layouts offset with a little touch of black.  In order to make the 6x8 paper stand out a little more I hand drew a border around it.  

The final touch was my title.  My kids are now 5 and 8 so this picture is slightly older.  I combined the sweet title from the puffy phrase stickers with the tiny alphabet stickers.  If you don't feel comfortable with handwriting and stamping like I did in my journaling this is another great way to include 2 fonts on your page.  

I hope this post is inspiring you to create with your supplies in a new way.  I would love to see your photos so tag Citrus Twist Kits on Instagram and Facebook.