August Life Crafted with Amanda Baldwin

Hi CTK Friends & Fans!

Amanda here, sharing some more August Life Crafted: Chasing Rainbows Kit inspiration!
If you missed my scrapbook layout post earlier this month, you can go back and check it out HERE.

For today's post,  I am totally focusing on documenting the everyday stories in my Life Crafted Album. Nothing fancy or time consuming - just simple, beautiful everyday moments recorded!

Here's what I have created with the Chasing Rainbows Kit....

"This Kid"

How sweet is this?!

I've been going to scrap these photos for sometime now, but never really found the right collection to do it with. Until now! The designs on the exclusive pattern papers are similar to the one on my son's shirt, and partner perfectly! The cool blues & teal with the white base create such a refreshing, and modern look. A light & fun color palette for Summer pages. Love it! 

Here's how these pages look in my Life Crafted Album.....

To add emphasis to my photographs, I layered both of them on 3 x 4 note cards, and kept embellishments to a minimum. You'll spy a few tabs and hearts, and of course, those incredible printed cork stickers. The cork adds a touch of warmth & balance, and connects the color photograph to both pages. 

I used the vellum tape stickers for a tiny spot of journaling, and finished with the Turquoise Puffy Alphabet Stickers title.

Simple, but so effective! 

Next up, I created a page for my darling daughter, using some of the gorgeous florals in this month's kit....

Sigh! SO pretty! 

Another really simple design that only takes a minute to create. 

Here's how.....

Simply trim the pink floral pattern paper to 5" x 8". 

Adhere the 3" x 8" bookmark onto the pink floral paper, about half an inch from the left hand side. 

Next, back your photograph onto the yellow bloom 3" x 4" note card, and mount it to the bookmark with thick foam tape. 

Embellish with an acrylic heart, sentiment from the Digital Printable Cutapart Sheet, and that awesome Printed Cork adornment. 

Voila! 

Super pretty & with minimum fuss!

The Life Crafted Kits make memory keeping a breeze, especially for those of us who are time poor! 

Here's another double pager from my Life Crafted Album, recording the simple things in life....

Life's little pleasures, indeed! I absolutely LOVE the colors in this month's kit! So much variety, and a perfect mix of Summer blending into Fall! 

For the page on the left, I have used a 5" x 8" sheet of smooth white cardstock and layered it with note cards. I used the acetate ephemera for my title at the base of my page, and then embellished with printed cork, a chipboard sticker, and a vellum tape sentiment. 

For the page on the right, I  opted for a pattern paper base, which I mostly covered with smooth white cardstock. I oversized the bloom pattern tag from the Digital Printable Cutapart Sheet, & created a book mark to layer my photograph and embellishments onto. Here's a closer look for you.....

Such a simple, but oh so pretty page! 

And there you have it! 

Daily documenting made super easy, and really beautiful with the Life Crafted Kits & Albums!

I hope I have inspired you to dive into your kits, and start documenting those important everyday stories! 

Thanks so much for visiting, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Life Documented with Nathalie

Hi there!
Nathalie with you today with a new post that is all about making the most out of your kits.  I am in love with the colors and feels of this month's Excursions and Add-On kits, plus all the new stamps and page protector configurations, so i decided to use up my kits to complete my April documenting in my family album, so let's get started:

My littles went on their first family vacation to Mexico (and of course i am building an album with their pictures for my sister, but stole a few for my album, too), so I pulled the Spencer Outline Alpha stamp set  to create the title for this page by stamping the letters on the patterned paper of the Excursions kit.  Once the letters were fussy cut, i used one of this month's subscriber cut files to cut the word Adventure in my Cameo.   For the other side,  the picture was blown to the page protector size,  here i just added a cluster of ephemera and sticker pieces from the kit and cut apart elements to balance the title.  Love how easy and fast this came together.

For this entry, i first printed one of the Digital TN papers to fit the size of the page protector, then also used the Digital PL cards to print the Currently card so that it could encase the 3x4 picture of my sister and niece in Mexico.  Clusters of stickers, ephemera and cut apart pieces were added around the picture.  For the other side of the entry, I pulled one of the new page protector configurations, and used the 4x6 card that comes in the Excursions kit as a base for the picture.   I used the PDF file (available with the Page protector purchase) to create the small journal card at the bottom of the page.   To finish the page, i added a cluster of embellishments and stamping -gotta love this month's stamps sets-.

For this page, i used the B side of the 4x6 card to create a layout about my baby's love for car rides.  The super cute ephemera piece was perfect to create the title, and ground the page.   I build my journaling spot by using the kit card, patterned paper and ephemera pieces.  For the next  layout, i chose  to create small triangle corners by cutting some of the patterned papers from the kit, layer them, and then stitch all around the frame.   I used a piece of vellum to create a pocket behind the picture - a tag was built to fit inside the pocket, and my lines of journal  were added here-.  I decide to pop the colors in the picture by using the Floral Element collection flowers to create the clusters of the page. 

The 3x8 card that is included in the Excursions kit was the perfect color to complement a previous layout, so i decide to create a cluster of cut apart elements and added a few stamped sentiments  around the picture.  A bit of washi tape was used to create the border for this page.   Love how easy it was to put this together, and create a complementary layout using the kit, and stamps.

The  new  3x4 page protectors were used to create a page all about our 19th anniversary selfie.   The picture was blown  to fit inside the page protector, and then a group of labels and embellishments were added at the top right corner.   I used the pockets to add a title/filler page and  added my lines of journal to the b-side of a card from the February kit.   A simple flag at the top corner of the filler card brings all the colors and page together.

You know you love a kit when you can make the ugly look cute, so i pulled a few pieces from the Excursions kit and paired it up with a subscriber cut file from April ( i think the patterned paper behind it is from April, too) and went about documenting a not so shining moment  for my daughter.  I used the colors in the card to work the rest of the colors in the spread.   I think the tropical vibrant colors help to make the page easier to bare (plus the holes in the hospital bracelet fit in the album rings... let's call it a win!)

This page was probably the easiest one to put together.  I pulled a tag  (the tags are available at the CTK shop), and punched the holes so that i can fit it in the album.  Then used my typewriter to write down about my need for a haircut.  Then pulled a few selfies of my last day with long hair and backed them with vellum, and one of the Excursions Kit cards.  Then pulled ephemera from the kit, as well as the Floral collection flowers and embellishments from the Add-On kit to embellish the page and add the title.   Super easy to put together, and love how it turned out.

For my last pages ( let's just say i have at least 25 layouts in my April Life Crafted album) of this post - i have kept you long enough-   I chose to first use that beautiful script patterned paper as the base for my layout.   I have been loving the orange/teal color combo and used it here to balance the cluster of ephemera at the top of the picture to the large title/journal spot at the bottom of the page.  And them i used the other side of  the tag to create a layout about my son and I.  I used a circle as the repeating element -This is Life stamp set and Excursions Kit ephemera- for this page, then just added a few more embellishments and a few lines of journal to complete the page.

I hope this has inspired you to use up your Excursions kits and document your everyday moments. I love TN journaling, but slowly my Life Crafted albums are  also filling up with memories of our everydays.   Remember to check the kits, stamps, page protectors and albums in the CTK shop, and do not hesitate to contact me with any questions.

XO