Friends & Fika - 3 to Inspire with Anna

Hi dear friends!
Anna here with you today bringing you this week's 3-to-Inspire challenge. I just love this month's Life Crafted Fierce & Fabulous Kit! Lots of  happy colors, gorgeous designs and so versatile which made creating with it super easy. Also that absolutely stunning rainbow subscriber exclusive cut file (designed by Nathalie) made everything come together so smooth. Well let's have a look at the prompts I've choosen.

1. Use color mist/watercolors on your background, preferably more than one color.
2. Use Digital files (Stamps/Cut Files/ Cut apart elements/PL cards/TN papers/)
3. Use more than two patterned papers.

With these prompts my 12x12 layout came up so easily and I had so much fun while creating.

Now it's your turn to dig into your kit's and play along with us in this challenge.

Here's what I created.

My first promt, use color mist I bet you can find pretty easy here, lol! I've use three different colors and I love the sprinkle effect it made for my page.

Promt no 2 and 3 you can spy on this close up. I've used the rainbow cut file together with not less than FIVE different papers. So many beautiful papers and I'm so hapy that I could fit them in here. Color happiness!!

To finish this happy page I used a few puffy Stickers as well as a few die cut pieces. They are just gorgeous. 

Now I do really hope this challenge inspires you to create a project of your own. Be sure to head over to the website and check the kits for this month as well as the different stamps that are available in the CTK shop.
Also please do ask me if you have any questions and I will try to help out.

All the best until next time! Anna xo

Googles - Life Crafted with Anna

Hi dear ones! Anna here with my first project using the fabulous January "Fierce & Fabulous" Life Crafted Kit. This kit is jam packed with bright and happy colors, that's right up my alley. Also I've used the gorgeous Add On stamp set This Is Life "Fierce". I just love those frame stamps and words.

Here's what I came up with, hope you'll like it as much as I do!

The word Juli 2019 are stamped by this beautiful alpha stamp set, Italic upper/lower case alphabet & numbers.

And there you have it, all the happy colors! Now it's your turn to play with you lovely stuff and don't forget to share with us on CTK Fan Page and /or Instagram @citrustwistkits #citrustwistkits. We can't wait to see what magic you'll create.
Be sure to head over to the CTK shop and grab some goodies or maybe sign up for a subscription, you'll absolutely love it!

Until next time! Anna xo

Life Crafted with Tina

 Hey there!

It's Tina here with you today and I am so exited to share my new project created with the January Life Crafted Kit "Fierce & Fabulous" and the awesome new stamp sets "All About the Numbers" and "Solid & Outline Alphabet & Number"! Even though I am considering myself as a shy stamper I literally can't stop using them because these stamps are so inspiring and versatile!

I started by trimming two pattern papers from the kit and created two base pages to fit into the page protectors #1. After that I matted the photo of my daughter with a text print paper and added a few ephemera pieces and puffy stickers around.

Next I adhered some ephemera pieces in the right bottom corner of the other page to balance this spread. And then I played a little with the new stamp sets to create some kind of a title of the layout. First I stamped the phrase "craft time, happy time" and colored the outlined letters with a light-blue marker. And after that I stamped a bunch of smaller words and phrases around the title using a few stamp sets from the previous kits.

I hope you'll love the new kit and stamps as much as I do, and I will look forward to see your projects created using them! Make sure to share it on the CTK Fan Page on Facebook or on Instagram using the hashtag #citrustwistkits.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Until next time!

XO,

Life Crafted | Patricia Roebuck

Hello CTK friends!  This is Patricia stopping in again to share a spread in my Life Crafted album using the January Fierce & Fabulous kit.  My post for today is a clean layout using the new Fierce stamp set to emphasize my design with a touch of pattern paper and a card from the kit.  Here's how it came together.

I first stamped the frames from the stamp set in different colors of ink at the top at the bottom, knowing I wanted the photo in the center.   The top stamped image uses just the inside part of the image and a saying from the January Life Crafted stamp.  I also used the new Solid & Outline Alpha and Number stamp to create part of a title along with clusters of embellishments from the kit.  Using different inks and mixing the solid and the outline images is a great use of that Solid & Outline stamp set.

I used a small piece of pattern paper to layer under my photo, then for the stamped frame image below, I used both of the frame images, and then used more images from that same stamp set along with embellishments to create a cluster.  I used the pink puffy alphas from the kit to finish this side to ground it and create balance.

For the top right side pocket, I used one of the kit cards, traced the puffy sticker where it would go in the center, added typed journaling, then added the sticker back.

The bottom pocket is a full photo adding a puffy heart and stamping from the kit.

If you are still deciding on the extra stamps this month, hope this gives a you look at how many possibilities you can create in your albums!  Thank you for stopping by and letting me share this spread with you today!

Currently Reading with Marsha

Hey friends!  It's Marsha here today sharing a layout in my Life Crafted Album.  For my layout, I used the January Fierce and Fabulous kit and Traveler's Notebook stamp.

Here's a look at the spread I created:

The book print paper from the kit this month was my FAVORITE, so I knew I had to feature it on a layout.  To begin the page, I trimmed the book print patterned paper so I could use a portion of it on both sides of the layout.  I chose the New Chapter ephemera piece to hold the title because I thought it worked perfectly with my reading themed page.  For the title, I used the bright and fun puffy foam alpha stickers from the kit.  Next, I used the Traveler's Notebook stamp and black ink to add the word "currently" and a phrase to the page.  I also stamped a few hearts using a light pink ink.

For the other side of the spread, I adhered the book print paper, folding and stapling the edge for added texture and interest.  I added my photo and layered some patterned papers from the kit behind it.  I used some fabric and cardstock ephemera pieces to embellish around the photo. 

Using the TN stamp, I added a bit more stamping with black and pink ink.  I printed the journaling on my computer, cut it into strips, and adhered it to the page.  For the final finishing touch, I added some of the gorgeous glitter stars around the layout.

This layout came together so quickly and easily using the kit.  I just LOVE how it turned out!

Thank you for stopping by today!  Be sure to share your projects using the kit with us on the CTK Fan Page on Facebook or on Instagram using #citrustwistkits.

I will see you again soon!

2020 Vol 1 | Life Crafted Album | Patricia Roebuck

Happy New Year beautiful CTK friends and fans!!!  I hope 2020 brings lots of health and blessings your way!!  I grabbed some of the Life Crafted albums at the Black Friday sale and am using one to start my 2020 Vol 1 memories.  Trina will be coming out with new albums, so no worry if you don't have a fresh new album, be on the lookout for more to come!  Today, I want to walk you through how I set up the exterior of the album, the intro pages and the start to documenting the year.

For my cover, I used a combination of the new stamp set Solid & Outline Alpha and Numbers, the January Life Crafted Fierce & Fabulous kit along with the stamp that comes in the kit, and the January Travelers Notebook Stamp.  It was a little tricky heat embossing with the white for the 2020, you can see some imperfection.  A resistance powder before stamping helped a little, but with the album being fabric you will get some strays.  I'm okay with is, because I've learned to embrace imperfection!  For my spine, I used the new Solid & Outline stamp set to stamp 'Vol 1.'  

For my title and intro page, I used the new Fresh Start cut file for subscribers, cutting it in white and using vellum to stitch to the front and back of it to create a star confetti pocket using die cuts from the kit.  Then embellished the outside.

Since this is the start of 2020, at the time I created this, I had no photos, but I've printed out day 1 to share how my album is coming along so far.  This is a new look of the intro page a large photo printed in the first pocket behind it.

The vellum creates a nice softness to the very busy 'new year' photo under it, but also helps make the '2020' cut file stand out more.  I am really loving the theme of this kit 'fierce & fabulous' along with the circus feel to some of the die cuts.  This kit provides not just the die cuts and puffy stickers but fabric ephemera.  I used one on the cover of my album, hand stitching around it before adhering.

My 'new year' photo really doesn't need anything else added to it, but I did find this banner die cut from the kit that not only had the color but the saying that fit well.

My next two pages, start the everyday memory keeping starting with our traditional black-eyed peas and cabbage on Jan 1st.  The 'real life' fabric ephemera is perfect here, because as much as we would love our counter to be spotless and without a cat on it, this truly is 'real life.'

I printed the paper from our Notebook digital papers so it would fit the length of my full-size Life Crafted pocket, but used the paper with the lemons from the kit to hand cut, intentionally making it look hand cut to create horizontal lines for layering with embellishments, stamping, and the photo.

I think this is my favorite cluster with the stamps and embellishments.

Every Life Crafted kit has a 3x8 card.  I decided to use it as a divider by adding embellishments to the front, but then on the back, adding journaling and stamping.  I also corner rounded one corner to give it a slightly different look.

I wanted to share this about the new Solid & Outline Alpha and Number stamp...don't think you have to use both the solid and outline together.  It is subtle here, but I really think this is great look to add to your pages by using the solid alone and then the outline alone.  In this case, I did the month in solid in one color, and the number in the outline in black.

I used pockets on the right side for a photo at the top with a cluster of embellishments in the whitespace of the photo.

This card is gorgeous all on its own, but to create a little bit of texture and just a touch of color and a visual triangle, I added a fabric ephemera and a puffy heart.

Thank you for stopping by and looking into the first day of 2020 for my family.  Looking forward to creating memories and documenting them with you, the CTK friends and fans!  Happy New Year!!