Add On Kit Layout with Laura Rahel Crosby

Hey CTK fans, it's Laura Rahel Crosby here. Today I'm sharing a pretty 8.5x11 scrapbook layout that I made using the Citrus Twist Kits add on kit this month. This month's add on kit has lots of the All Heart Collection by Crate Paper. I cut out the pretty photo-realistic flowers and butterflies from one of the patterned papers and scattered them across the page.

I used the Heidi Swap gold phrase stickers for my title and to add some gorgeous hearts all around the page. Different patterned papers layered up to mat my photos. The cork pieces from the CTK this month are so pretty, so a couple of those made their way on the layout too. Then I finished the page off with some light pink paint splatters!

I love the details and all the gold and pink together. So pretty! The blue patterned paper around my photo made the photo pop with all those flowers and embellishments around. An unusual choice since there wasn't blue anywhere else on the page. Hope you're feeling inspired to grab your CTK and make something pretty with it today!

Happy crafting! xo, Laura

Sunday Sketch With Theresa | Getaway

Hello Lovelies! Theresa here today with a Sunday Sketch layout for you! Have you seen the wonderful sketches and layouts the design team has been creating with them this month? This is my sketch I will be working with today, along with the Life Crafted Excursions kit for May and the Excursions stamp set.

This sketch is so versatile and I was immediately drawn to the triangles above the photo. What a great way to use my triangle punches! I pulled out the lovely patterned papers in the May Excursions kit and got busy.

Here is my layout I created.

I began my layout with plain white card stock and a bit of color splashes using some Tim Holtz Distress Paints in Abandoned Coral and Cracked Pistachio. I pulled colors from the paper triangles, such as the mint greens, pinks, and turquoise. 

Once the paint splashes were dry I added the solid card stock and my paper triangles to the page. These elements on the page instantly lead your eye right to the photo and add such color and texture to the page. I also added sewing machine stitching to these elements.

My photo was taken on a recent trip to the Great Smokey Mountains in Gatlinburg, TN. The photo is housed on a stack of patterned papers and I added die cut leaves in between those layers. Those leaves are part of the Free Spirit Digital Stamps, and I brought them into my Silhouette to use them as cut files.

I also added a die cut and one of the cork stickers to this cluster. I then tucked more patterned paper strips into the bottom card stock strip, just to add a bit more color to the bottom of the layout. For the left side of the photo I added more turquoise leaves, plus a label and a puffy sticker where the sketch called for the title.

I added a bit of stamping to my background, using the Life Crafted Excursions stamp set and the kit stamp set as well. This layout came together so easily using the Sunday Sketch!

Thank you so much for joining me today! I hope you are inspired to use this gorgeous sketch along with us! Be sure to share with us and tag us so we can see what you create. See you again soon!

3 to Inspire with Kira

Hey there!  It's Kira and I am back with another 3 to Inspire.  Today I used a little scrappy inspiration to jump start my creativity.  Here's a look at my layout:

And the layout that inspired it (and inspired our prompts):

So our prompts:

1.  Scraplift!
2.  BUT...flip it!
3.  Add in a signature technique of yours (I added a ton of dimension!)

I started with the layout above of Nathalie's...which I thought was such a cool design that I knew I had to scraplift it immediately.  So I used her design, and just flipped it around so my patterned paper (from the add-on kit) was on the bottom of my page.

I didn't have 3 photos that all went together, so I used two.  I had my main photo coming out of the tear at the bottom, then sized the second photo smaller and placed it above my main photo.

I used a ton of embellishments (from both the add-on kit and the Life Crafted kit) to add lots of texture and dimension to my page.  I finished off the layout with some silver splatters.

I can't wait to see how you use the prompts today!

xo, Kira

Big Plans | Life Crafted With Theresa

Hello Lovelies! Theresa here with a Life Crafted layout for you using the May Excursions Life Crafted kit. I am absolutely loving the size and format of this fun album! For today's layout I wanted to work with a grid and a bit of stamping, so let's get started!

For the left side of my layout I had the back of a watercolor paper that I simply inserted into the album. This became the springboard for a grid of elements. My photo felt really creamy and pink, so I added the floral cut outs and other pink die cuts to the page.

I love using a grid for the simplicity of it! For this one I placed the center element first, then the three elements above, and mirrored the three elements below. I also left room in between for adding stamped words and sentiments. I have used the Life Crafted stamp set included with the Excursions kit this month.

On the right hand side I began with the black and white patterned paper. This is the perfect background paper and I had so much fun layering photo + die cuts on top.

Look at all these luscious layers and colors. The tags, tickets, labels, and floral die cuts all come together so easily on these pages!

Thank you so much for joining me today! Have you been using your Excursions kit this month? We would love to see, so be sure to share and tag us! See you again soon!

Meet our May Guest Design - Lorilei Murphy

We're super excited to share this month's Guest Designer with you - the super talented, Lorilei Murphy!  We have been such big fans of her creative projects for so long - Lorilei always amazes us with her stunning work and this month is definitely no different!

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GET TO KNOW LORILEI

Hi there!  I am Lorilei Murphy (pronounced Lauralee), and I live in the country just north of Calgary, Alberta with my husband and 15 yr old daughter!  I love to create and adore all things related to memory keeping.  I have the privilege of working with some wonderful companies such as Crate Paper, Pinkfresh Studio and Felicity Jane as a design team member and enjoy being part of the community!

Q&A WITH LORILEI

When did you start scrapbooking?

I officially started scrapbooking in June of 2017!  Over the years I have dabbled occasionally, but I could never really figure it out until then!  I had been doing Project Life for a couple of years before I started scrapbooking.

What is something most people would not know about you?

I suppose most people wouldn't know that my left arm is held together with screws at the elbow.  Five years ago fell and shattered my elbow and the surgeon put it back together the best he could, my arm is permanently bent at an angle.  I still think about straightening my arm!

What are the 3 scrapbooking products you can’t live without?

Foam/Dimensional Adhesive (love me some layers), Busy Bee Scissors (love me some fussy cutting) and White Cardstock for backgrounds!!

What do you love about the May Life Crafted “Excursions” kit?

I made two projects with the May Scrapbooking Add-On kit; I love how well everything co-ordinates (I tend to be matchy-matchy) and how many products are in the kit!  I adore the Life Crafted Albums, and the new page protectors are fabulous!!

Finish this sentence "If you could see my scrapbooking space right now . . . "

Is clean!!  I usually clean up in between projects so that I can start with a clean slate when I head down to my craft room.  In the middle of projects, it is a disaster!!

And here is just a look into her beautiful creative space:

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For my 2nd project with the May Scrapbook Add-On I made a 12x12 layout featuring the All Heart collection by Crate Paper.  I decided to make a painted background inspired. by the gorgeous colors in All Heart.

I added two photos and a chipboard "photo" onto a line with some small clothespins from my stash. I knew I had to keep a good spot for the Heidi Swapp Gold phrase as well!

I decorated the photos with chipboard, puffy stickers and gold hearts from the Heidi Swapp stickers.

Once I was almost done I decided to add a little cluster of embellishments at the bottom of the page where the trail of paint thinned out.  The chipboard Happy was the perfect piece to built the small cluster around.

I had a fantastic time guesting for Citrus Twist Kits!  I hope you enjoyed my layout!

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If you are not already then you must make sure you are following Lorilei so you can continue to be inspired by her beautiful work! You can see more of Lorilei at:

    

  

Life Crafted with Patricia

I'm so excited to be with you today to share a Life Crafted spread with you using two of the new pocket pages now available as well as the brand new May Life Crafted - Excursions kit.

For my right side, I used the new Page Protector #3, 4x6 Pocket + Journaling Spot.  I started on that side because I wanted to use a large photo and cut it in half, but do you see how I used the pocket upside down?  Confession, this was a goof, but a really good one.  I could have fixed it, but I loved the photo cut to fit the pockets because of the composition, and even though the pockets are open from the bottom, I have enough fluff in them, they won't slip out.

 

The May Life Crafted kit can literally go in so many directions.  It is all about Excursions, anywhere...the beach, the mountains, camping, life in general, even home.  The embellishments, die cuts, stamps all worked perfectly for this in-our neighborhood walk.  And my photo had enough whitespace that I used all of these elements to layer over it.  I used both the Life Crafted stamp set and the new Free Spirit stamp set.

I am such a big fan of the papers from Citrus Twist.  I used the floral one as my background, and then layered the triangle paper over it.  But before adhering it over it, I added machine straight stitching to add some texture.  I trimmed a die cut to use just that bottom to peek out underneath.

For my left side, I used the Page Protector #2, 3x4 Pockets.  Before I added my journaling, I penciled around the flower die cut so I could type my journaling and then foam adhere that back.  Then I added the Life Crafted Excursions stamp sentiment 'RightHere' along two sides of it to bring in a little more of the pink from the right.  

I die cut a few different items available this month.  I love the Travel Titles this month!  I used the 'Life' on top of my photo.  I really loved the triangle die cut with 'Always Wander' inside of it, but I wanted to use the card with the saying I had picked.  So I used the Silhouette software to remove that sentiment, and then did an offset to get just the outline of a triangle.  Trimmed it to fit, and added more stitching.  Then I used the 'here' that was part of the 'here and there' title at the bottom of that card to finish this spread.  I always try to bring balance and repetition in some way when I create, so besides balancing colors on each side, I am using several angled elements:  the pattern paper on the right, the cork embellishment, and the triangle die cut.

Hope you enjoy seeing this little album grow and become fuller as much as I have!  Please share what you create with your kits in our Facebook group and/or on Instagram tagging @citrustwistkits so we can see!

Kit Love with Trina

Hi CTK friends!

It is hard to believe sometimes that I made my very first video/kit love video just 3 months ago.  A s a shy, somewhat introverted creative it was beyond overwhelming to do the first video. But it's important to me to share each Life Crafted kit and a little of the story behind them.

The soft focus for our May 2019 "Excursions" kit is all about being on the move. So many of our stories happen right at home with our daily running around, errands, driving carpools, taking kids to sports and more. Sometimes we venture out a little further to explore the countryside, go on picnics, and discover new spots in town. Every now and then it's time to jump on a plane, train or boat to go on a vacation. The Excursions kit is about what you do when you are on the move.

I hope you enjoy!