Tuesday Tutorial with Jessy

Hello CTK fans & subscribers! I absolutely adore all the bright & bold products in the May GraceBox. It's so fun to use these products to document my faith in my journaling bible and on my layout too!    

Today I would like to share with you simple steps on my layout tutorial using the May GraceBox.

 I really love the flower lace stencil + that cute yellow chalk ink in the box this month. I just knew I have to use them on my layout. What I did first was to rub & gently dabbed the yellow ink onto the stencil. Then, I used my gold mist (there are few other mist colours in the CTK shop) to spritz onto the stencil. I really love the gold shimmery effect. 

Once the mist is dried, I begin to play with the composition of the photo & with the die-cuts as well. I will usually arrange everything before sticking them down. That way, I can rearrange if I find the composition is not suitable to my style. By looking at different eye-view will also help with your arrangement. You can also try photographing the layout with your phone/camera, so you can take a better look if there's anything that you need to move things around. 

 Here's my completed layout. A layout that is dear to me because it speaks about the miracle in my life. We had difficult moment to conceive my daughter that is after 7 years of marriage. Because of God's grace & blessing, He finally answered our prayers! And now, I'm pregnant with my second child. Truly a blessing from above! 

I really love how bright is the journal card (by moi), IF die-cuts & the CTK exclusive stickers along with the photo of my daughter. The doilies sure added textures to the white background as well. 

Here are some close-up shots: 

The butterfly stamp that is part of the "Assuredly Yours" stamp is one that I use very often!

 Hope you have sign up for the June GraceBox, it's gonna be another amazing one! 

Thank you so much for coming by!

Xoxo Jessy

Bonita Rose - May Grace Box | Inside My Journal

Hello there CTK fans and subscribers!
It's Bonita Rose here!
Happy Memorial Day Monday! 


Today I wanted to share with you

a page inside one of my journals!

I'm using this smaller leather bound journal

(found at my local Barnes & Noble)

as an Art Journal/Faith Journal of sorts -- 

so I had to use! some of the stamps included

 in the May Grace Box for this page!

Creating with your monthly stamps doesn't have to be hard!

For this page, I swooshed on some paint, let dry,
stamped my text.
Next I added some journaling lines, I wrote what was
on my heart, added some puffy hearts, some washi, and a flower!

What I wrote here is something
I never want to forget.

Choose Hope

My journaling reads: 

When life changes, and there are times when I am struggling,

Lord, help me to trust in You.

Strengthen my HOPE. 

During the hard times, 

help me to turn my eyes to You.

Only YOU.

Supplies used:

- stamp set, May Grace Box

- puffy hearts, May Grace Box

- washi tape, Illustrated Faith

- Flower and leaf, Prima Marketing

- date stamp

Tuesday Tutorial With Bonita Rose

Hi Everyone!

Today is my very FIRST blog post here at Citrus Twist Kits!

I'm going to be using some fun elements from the May GraceBox Kit -- 

so much fun with this one!

If you're not subscribed for June, make sure to go to KITS here 

and click on the GraceBox Kit!

You won't want to miss it!

Tuesday Tutorial 

Today, I'm going to be showing you - in photos -
how I created this!

This is a page I created for inside my Praise Binder.
I made my own Praise Binder with a 6x8 sized binder from Target,
and my own art pages and more.

For this page above, I utilized a lot of the Kit Contents from the
May GraceBox Kit! 

Here are the details: 

1 -- I used the citron color shine spray from the April GraceBox Kit, some yellow spray ink, and sprayed through the lace stencil onto an 8 1/2 x11 sheet of crisp white card stock. Let dry.


Read more steps below.

My Process continued -- 

2 -- Next I cut this sheet in half. One half I used for punching out shapes, such as my tab punch and circle punch, the other half I punched 3 holes on the long side so it would fit inside my Praise Binder.

3 -- I stamped 'trust in the Lord' from the Stamp included in the May GraceBox onto one of the painted tabs. I adhered this to the side of my page with a mini stapler. You can use washi tape as well! 

4 -- I added one of the 3x4 journaling cards included in the Kit to the right side of the page, and added a tab with one of the puffy stickers adhered to it. I embellished the page with a few of the Illustrated Faith die cuts that were included in the Pop Culture Ephemera Pack. 

5 -- Next I added some lines for my journaling, and started writing from my heart. I used some of the blue alpha stickers for the word TRUST and continued to share my heart. 

6 -- With the punched circles, I stamped the words Joyful Heart in pink ink, and scribbled some black lines around the circles. I added one to the bottom of my page and dated the page with my date stamp.

7-- Finally, I attached the gold banner clip to the top of my page, and added a yellow flower from my stash!

This is how I create. 

I chose the elements from the Kit I wanted to use and just began.

It all started with using the lace stencil with some of my spray inks. 

Once my page was dry, I cut it in half, and punched shapes and used the other half 

for a finished page in my journal. 

You can do this too! 

Use the lace stencil included with this month's Grace Box

with a variety of colored ink sprays, or ink pads or paint -- 

and see what you come up with!

There is NO right way or wrong way to use your supplies!

Just dig into His Word, and write from your heart.
And have fun with all the colorful supplies.

Let the process 
draw you closer to Him.

Make sure you show us what you created with our Grace Box Kits!

You can share with us on our Facebook page or in our Gallery!

May Gracebox kit: Nehemiah 4:20

Hi everyone, it's Gina L. here today to share with you how I am using the May Gracebox kit!  This kit is perfect for fitting all of your bible journaling needs.

The bible verse that I decided to highlight is Nehemiah 4:20 "Wherever you hear the sound of the trumpet, join us there. Our God will fight for us!" Because this verse is so happy and full of praise, I chose happy and vibrant paints and supplies from the kit.

To start I painted pink, teal and yellow acrylic paints across my page.  Once the paint dried, I used the Tim Holtz Lace stencil with modeling paste.  Tip: I like to use a heat gun between layers to help the paint dry quicker.

I stamped the praise the Lord for the Lord is good stamp (included in the kit) onto a separate piece of white cardstock and adhered it onto the right side of my spread.

Next, I added some die cuts and puffy stickers from the kit.  I finished up by stamping the chevron stamp next to the verse that I'm highlighting.  I also stamped the date that I did the page.

The May Gracebox kit is sold out, but you can sign up now to start a subscription in June.
I can't wait to see what you create!