Nikki here, with a new Inspiration made with the beautiful June Kits. This time I take a combination of the Life Crafted Kit and Add On Kit.
The journaling card with the words "Happy Thoughts" caught my eye. I wanted it to be the center of the layout next to the photo. For this I tried to work tone on tone and set small highlights that round off the layout but do not distract.
I prefer to decorate with many different materials and sizes of embellishments. This creates a diversity and liveliness. I make sure that I pick up the main colors of the layout again and only set one or two accent colors. In this layout, the main color is purple and the accents are yellow and light blue.
Hello CTK Friends! I'm here to share how I was inspired by today's Sunday Sketch. I instantly saw this sketch turned 90 degrees, and it also inspired me to cut a long piece of cardstock from the June Scrapbooking Add-On kit and fold it to create a fold out on the left.
After trimming, punching my holes, and folding it where I wanted it, I trimmed the long 3x8 card from the Life Crafted kit to stitch under my pattern paper to start the layered look from the sketch inspiration. Then I continued that inspiration by adding labels, die cuts, stickers, and stamping from both the June Life Crafted and Scrapbooking Add-On kits.
I used a trimmed piece of that same larger pattern paper, to adhere on the back side of that 3x8 Citrus Twist Life Crated card (there on the left by the fussy cut flowers).
I used one larger photo on this left side in black and white framing it with a Life Crafted die cut frame, and labels and stickers from both kits again. I fussy cut the flowers from the June Scrapbooking Add-On kit to create a larger focal point to draw attention to the photo.
I added more stamping using the June 2020 Traveler's Notebook, Cravings, and Yes Stamp Sets.
The right side is a base of white cardstock, with the same pattern paper from the left, layered and stitched. Again, I'm drawing inspiration from the sketch with the clustering of papers and embellishments. I finished that top off with stamping from the Yes Stamp Set.
For my journaling, I used a Crate Paper die cut from the June Scrapbooking Add-On kit to tuck under my collage of photos and Life Crafted frame die cut, then finished it with a heart.
I have two more projects to share from this month's Featured Projects. The videos are on the Citrus Twist YouTube channel here or you can watch it below.
I used just the iPhone from the Cravings cut file, making it large enough to cover my page. Did a screen shot of my phone, printed it and put it inside this cut file. I'm not as attached to my phone as my almost 12-year old daughter, so my phone isn't highly organized LOL. But like the journaling says, my phone may be old now, but it does all that I need and that is enough! (until I can finally get a new one)
I used the Yes Stamp set to add some detail to the home button. And used the Life Crafted die cuts to frame the phone. The papers are all from the June Scrapbooking Add-On kit.
I really love the alphas in the June Scrapbooking Add-On kit. The multi colors are so pretty and worked so well here.
One last project to share! I was so drawn to the rainbow pattern paper from the June Life Crafted kit. I grabbed the Loft gift card that my daughter gave me for Mother's day and had to use it with that paper. Since COVID, our store has been closed. So getting the gift card was not only perfect for me, but making me miss work.
I used the June Scrapbooking Add-On pattern papers for the left side, and ended up creating a grid with journaling and stamping, and a mix of die cuts and stickers from both kits.
I used the clear frame from the Scrapbooking Add-On kit for my photo and then used the die cut hearts to foam adhere from the Life Crafted Kit.
Didn't really need too much and didn't want too much on this right side. That paper is just too gorgeous to cover. This die cut from the Life Crafted kit says it all and was the perfect color agains the paper. I just used a bit of Scrapbooking Add-On paper to help it pop a little bit more.
You can watch the video below to see how both of these came together. Thanks so much for stopping by and hope you have enjoyed these kits!!
I love documenting photos of my sweet little niece, and this photo of her is one of my favorites! To begin the layout, I trimmed a ledger paper from the kit to fit as a full page in the album. I added some layers behind the photo using several patterned papers and an ephemera die cut. I then embellished around the photo using puffy stickers, cardstock stickers, and an acetate piece.
I typed my journaling and added it in strips below the photo. Next, I created another cluster at the bottom of the page using a floral piece, puffy sticker, and some cardstock stickers. To finish off the page, I added a bit of stamping using the Life Crafted Kit Stamp and the This Is Life "Yes" Stamp.
For the other side of the spread, I trimmed a floral patterned paper from the kit to fit in a page protector. I love this paper and really wanted to use it as a background. I kept this side of the spread very simple, just creating a tag shape from the grid patterned paper and layering an ephemera piece and some puffy and cardstock stickers. To finish off the page, I added more stamping using the Life Crafted Kit Stamp.
I hope I have inspired you to get some of your memories documented in your Life Crafted Album! The pages come together so quickly using this format!
Hey there, scrappy friends! Shannon here and I'm back with another interactive scrapbook layout. This time, I am working outside of the pockets to make my entire page flip open. I love the extra space that it gives me to add even more photos and journaling cards! [Note: The June 2020 CRAVINGS Life Crafted Kit is now sold out. You can find some of the product digitally here and/or start a subscription for July here. Where possible, I will link to the digital version of the sold out product.]
I started with a sheet of 8.5x11 white cardstock. I cut that down to about 8.75x8.5. I folded it so that the top flap was just over 4" wide, using a bone folder to make sure I had a good crease. I used another sheet of white cardstock to cut the butterflies from the Become the Change cut file. In my Silhouette software, I resized the butterflies a bit so they would fit perfectly on my top flap. After cutting the outline, I backed each with a sheet of grey cardstock in the middle and a mix of patterned papers from the June 2020 CRAVINGS Life Crafted Kit and June 2020 scrapbooking add-on. I finished off the page with some alphas and embellishments from the June Life Crafted Kit and scrapbooking add-on.
I lined the inside of the flap with woodgrain patterned paper from the June 2020 scrapbooking add-on. I punched holes with my 6-hole punch to add it to my album. I then used a mix of photos, a journaling card, and some ephemera to create a grid. On the inside of the flip-out page, I kept my embellishments flat so that the page would lay mostly closed. You'll also notice that I left a small white space between each page of woodgrain paper. That's the crease. I left the space so the page would fold and stay closed easier.
I love using digital journaling cards when I have a lot to say. Typing it out is much easier than writing it. I know I'd run out of space with my handwriting and typing gives me the option to edit. I used the bottom space on the journaling card to add some embellishments that worked with my color scheme, which also works well with the colors in my photos. This would also be the perfect place to add a stamp if you can't find embellishments that work!
On the right side of my spread, I went with a full-sized photo of my family. I didn't want this side to be too busy since I have the butterflies with so many different patterns on the left side. I kept the embellishments to a minimum. I used a few phrase stickers and ephemera pieces from the June 2020 Life Crafted Kit that worked well together to create a sentiment. It just so happened that my photo had the perfect white space for this!
I love that the flip-out page allowed me more space to add to my memories - double the space, in fact! I was able to fit much more on my spread while still keeping a smaller footprint with a smaller album. I hope I've inspired you to give interactive scrapbooking a try. I can't wait to see what you create!
To begin the layout, I trimmed a striped patterned paper from the Add-on Kit to fit as a full page in the album. I am always tempted to begin a project with white cardstock, but I wanted to change it up a bit and challenge myself to use lots of color! I layered ephemera die cuts and stickers to create a large embellishment cluster. There are so many fun pieces in the kits, I wanted to use them ALL! I added some white twine to the tag and strung a puffy sticker coffee cup onto it. Love this added detail! I typed my journaling onto vellum and stapled it below the embellishment cluster. To finish off the page, I added some stamping using the This Is Life "Yes" Stamp.
For the right side of the layout, I trimmed a graph patterned paper from the Add-on Kit to use as the background. I adhered my photo to a piece of the same striped paper that I used on the other page. Using the same pattern helps to create continuity between the two pages.
Next, I embellished the page with cardstock stickers, ephemera, puffy stickers, and stamping (using the "Yes" Stamp and the Traveler's Notebook Stamp).
Be sure to stop by the Citrus Twist Kits shop and check out the gorgeous June kits! I can't wait to see your take on this week's 3-to-Inspire challenge!
Hey guys! Today I wanted to show you a few different ways to use the June Scrapbooking Add-on Kit and June digital files. I have two layouts in my Life Crafted album of activities I enjoyed during lockdown. And I ended up with two very different colour schemes!
I had lots of fun bird watching at home and trying to photograph these beauties before they flew away. Thankfully, they set up camp for a few minutes across the fence so I could snap a couple of pictures!
I started off with this amazing bird paper from the add-on kit and knew it was too perfect not to use. I toned it down a bit with a grid paper from the digital TN Basics papers, and backed my photo with a few more papers from the kit. I dug into the Maggie Holmes ephemera pack and created a cluster in the bottom right leaving some space for jounaling on the left.
The alphas in this kit from Pinkfresh Studio are adorable and have so many colours to choose from! I stuck to the colours found in my spread for the title, and it really highlights the greens and yellows in the papers. I also used the centers of the '0's and 'Q's as enamel dots to sprinkle around.
On the opposite page I created two clusters- one for fun and one for a photo. I used another digital TN Basics paper for my background. In my first cluster I used a bunch of scraps to layer and a square element from the digital Journal Cards with a label and a puffy sticker. I finished it off with a few more alphas and puffy dots.
On my second cluster, I layered a few pieces from the ephemera pack and a ticket from the Cravings Digital Tags and topped it off with a cute bird puffy sticker.
For my second layout I wanted to focus on the cooler tones in the kit. Namely the pinks, purples and blues- since this was early evening and my photos were quite dark. I had the idea to create a long title with the puffy alphas and was inspired by the adorable couch icon in the puffy stickers. Luckily there was also a bicycle!
On the left hand side of my spread I used a strip of patterned paper from the kit and layered two large photos with embellishments from the sticker sheets and digital Cutapart Elements.
I popped the lower photo up on foam to make it pop, and layered one of the acetate frames over the top.
Thanks for stopping by today and I hope this have given you some ideas on how to get multiple colour schemes out of your kit this month!
