3-to-inspire with Diane

Hi everyone, Diane here with another 3-to-inspire challenge for you! You can find this challenge here every Saturday for those who need a little extra creative push to get scrapbooking, to keep scrapbooking or for those who just like a challenge! Your take on this challenge can be a layout, Traveler's Notebook page or a pocket page spread and remember that you'll want to include all 3 prompts on your project.

Your prompts this week are:

1. Use a cut file or hand cut your title
2. Add some texture and dimension 
3. Stick with either a warm or a cool colour scheme

Here’s my take on this challenge ...

I decided to create a page in my Traveler's Notebook about my two favourite things: my husband and coffee!

To create a bit of dimension, I trimmed out the stripes from one of the 6x8 papers from the Life Crafted kit and then changed to order of them to create an ombre effect. I stitched them to the tag (adding even more texture!) and then roughed up the edges with my fingers. I grabbed this awesome cut file from the shop and backed the "magic" part with another one of the 6x8 in the same warm colour tones.

On the right hand side of the page, I added my photo after first matting it in the same warm-coloured paper as the title and added one more of the stitched paper strips to the side. I finished of the page by adding a label, some stamps and a few die cut hearts that I used my ink pad to change to black for contrast. I'm really not a messy scrapper so I added some "splatters" with a gel pen instead!

I can't wait to see what you do with this challenge so don't forget to post your layouts in the Facebook Fan Page so we can see!

Kitten Traveler's Notebook Page with Laura Rahel

Hey friends, it's Laura Rahel Crosby here and today I'm sharing a gorgeous page I made for my Life Crafted album by CTK. To make this page, I'm using the March 2019 Life Crafted Citrus Twist Kit and there's an awesome process video for you to see how the page came together.

This layout was sweet and easy. I wanted a neutral color background paper to go with the neutral colors in my photograph so I created my own. I used lots of phrases from the stamp sets this month and stamped them to make that gorgeous patterned background paper. I layered my photograph on some patterned paper from the kit and embellished using white thread and various ephemera and chipboard pieces from the Life Crafted Kit this month.

My favorite part of this page (aside from the photo of my kitten of course,) is that adorable scalloped envelope and the tag I made to go inside which holds some journaling. I love the simple, neutral mood this page has- exactly what I was aiming for.

I hope you enjoyed seeing this traveler's notebook layout I made! Make sure you follow me on Youtube to see all of my crafty projects and I'll catch you next time. :)

Happy crafting friends,
Laura

Life Crafted with Anna

Hi dear Friends! Anna here with you today sharing some Life Crafted "Life Chapter goodness. Unfortunately my March DT-box is a bit delayed because of a snow bizzard. Though I have had a blast playing with lots of the gorgeous March Life Crafted digital printables which you can find in the CTK shop.
So much fun! I have also used a few puffy hearts from the February kit.

Here's what I came up with. It ended up with both a spread for my beautiful Life Crafted Album as well as an ordinary layout. Hope you will like it!

The left side is one of the digital Journaling cards for March. I printed it slightly larger and made some trimming to make it fit in my pocket. For my right side I have used one of the March digital Travelers Notebook papers and also a few pieces from the Cut Aparts sheet.

And there you have the album spread, next up is my layout. Enjoy!

I have used the March Digital Journaling cards and printed out one of them in Lettersize format for my background. For my layers underneath my photo I have printed some of the digital Travelers Notebook  papers for March. Also you can see a few pieces from the Cut Aparts sheet. 

Thanks so much for joining in here today with me! Now it's your turn to grab your own kits and start playing. Don't forget to share with us on social media as Instagram ( #citrustwistkits / @citrustwistkits) and on our CTK Fan Page on Facebook. My friends and I can't wait to see what magic you will create.

Also be sure to head over to the CTK website and sign up for a subscription or to buy some other goodies.

Until Next time! Anna xo