3-to-Inspire with Veronica

Hello Crafty Friends!

It's so nice to see some changes around here. Our area has allowed small groups of 10 to gather. This allowed us to enjoy some much needed pool time with cousins. The hot sun, an ice cold pool and of course BBQ was just what we needed. 

With all that said, I'm here to share 3 amazing products from the May Life Crafted kit!

My 3-to-inspire are:

1. Use a 3x4" card without journaling.

2. Stitch on your project somewhere.

3.Make a cluster with stamps.

Here is what I did on this layout:

I started off with a 3X4" card and stitched a tag on the side "Sun + FUN" banner. I left it as is, no journaling required.

I added a quick photo at the bottom of the left side. Sidenote: I use the PicMonkey app to add font titles on my photos. 

On the right side I cut a white cardstock to 4x8" size and stitched bits of cardstock and printable labels on top and bottom to match the colors to the left so it would all tie together. I then added a cluster of stamp phrases in gray with bits of label stickers. I used 2 small photos on the right side. One is 2x2" and the other is 1.5 x 2.5". I also used some chipboard and labels to give this side some extra color.

To highlight the square photo, I layered vellum over the pic and punched a 1.25" circle above the kids splashing in the pool, then I stitched the top to bind them together:

 Hope I inspired you to use up some of this gorgeous kit and document those beautiful poolside/staycation memories! We don't need a vacation to use up this amazing kit!

Life Crafted Inspiration with Shannon

Hello, crafty friends! Shannon here with some Life Crafted inspiration for you. I just love these albums. I mostly use them for spreads about me but I recently started one for family stories as well. My ideas for this album is that it'll be filled with stories that deserve more of a spotlight than I give on my pocket pages. This just happens to be the first story! It was our first family "outing" during the quarantine and it just so happened to mesh perfectly with the May 2020 Journeys Life Crafted kit.

I had a lot of photos from this outing so I opted for a 2x2 square grid pocket page. This is such a great option for lots of photos! I chose my favorites and alternated them down the page. Then I cut up some patterned papers and journaling cards from the Life Crafted kit. [note: the May 2020 Life Crafted kit and many of the components are sold out. I will link to the digital product where I can.] This was a great way to get break up the photos on the page.

I used two tags from the May 2020 Cut Apart Elements to add to my drone photos. Those sayings were meant for these pictures! I also used the Journeys 3x4 Kit Stamp to add sentiments to my patterned paper. Since my journaling cards had such large phrases (and one was pretty colorful), I opted to keep the embellishing to a minimum so I didn't overwhelm the page. A label, a stamp, and a geotag on the bottom square of patterned paper was all that was necessary to complete this side of the spread.

Since the left page was packed with color, I wanted to keep the right side fairly clean and neutral. I used the Journeys Traveler's Notebook Basics Digital Papers as my base for the right side. I simply opened the file in Photoshop to add the date, weather, and my journaling. This could also easily be done by hand as well!

I chose a photo with a lot of "white space" (the sky) to add to the lighter feel to this side of the spread. It's important to have balance in your pages! I mentioned that I didn't want a lot of color on this side, so it must have been meant to be that there was a chipboard embellishment in the same color as the compass - and it fit perfectly into the open spot!

The May 2020 Journeys Life Crafted Kit ephemera pack came with some fantastic die cut words. They're delicate and modern at the same time. They definitely make a big impact! That's exactly what I was looking for at the bottom of this page. My journaling didn't quite fill up the whole spot but this die cut "travel" filled in the blank space perfectly. I added one last touch - a Tiny Word Sticker - over a swatch of pink that was already at the bottom of the page. I did this to pull in the colors from the other side of the spread in a little way. You'll notice that I also made sure to have a little bit of peach on my left side to connect the two pages and add a cohesive look to the overall spread.

I hope I've inspired you to try a Life Crafted album or break out that May 2020 Journeys Life Crafted Kit to document your travels - even if they're just local travels around town. I can't wait to see what you create!

Open Post with Angela

Hello everyone! 

It's Angela here on the blog with a new spread of my Life Crafted album featuring the May 2020 Journeys Life Crafted kit. 

For my layout, I went for a page of embellishments and stamped phrases on a white strip of cardstock. The strip measures 4,25 x 8,25 inches and I adhered it on a beautiful green paper and white flowers from the kit. The base green paper is slightly wider than the white one, it's about 5,25 inches so it peeks from the sides.

I arranged stamps and embellishments in line, starting from the mint leather puffy sticker. Then, I started stamping a mix of words in different colors, to create the phrase Vacation Seeking, Relax Needing. The words Vacation, Relax and the little scalloped line are from May 2020 Traveler's Nootebook, while I made the Seeking and Needing using 4" x 6" Solid $ Outline Alphabet & Number stamp set.

After what I can call the title of my pages, the second part of the page is more a line of embellishments. I placed a sticker, a chipboard and a die-cut piece.

I stamped in color, following the color scheme of this little piece shown in the picture below. It is a journaling card from the kit I cut in a square of 2x2 inches. The phrase is slightly cut out but still readable. 

The second page is a  2x2 pocket page, you can find this page protector here on the CTK shop, with a sequence of pictures. The funny faces are of my hubby who, I admit, isn't so happy to be published ;P

That's all for today, friends. I hope you liked the spread and feel inspired to create with the amazing Citrus Twist Kits kits. Happy crafting!

Hello Citrus Twist Kits Friends,

Nikki here with a new inspiration for your Life Crafted Album using the May Life Crafted Kit "Journeys". So let´s get started.

I recorded my love for daisies on this double page. Even if we cannot go on vacation at the moment, we can treat ourselves to a vacation within our own four walls. Our grandmother's garden is a great help. There I can relax, watch the bumblebees and admire my beloved daisies. It was exactly this relaxed atmosphere that I really wanted to capture in our Life Crafted album. The current "Journeys" kit is perfect for this.

You can simply reinterpret the decolements. For example, the garden is always a beautiful sight for me and I always discover so much new. The flowers and trees grow. Depending on the season, there are different animals to watch. I can capture all of this with the decoration elements of the kit.What about you? What adventures do you discover in your own four walls?

I hope you enjoyed the little inspiration for your Life Crafted Album and motivated you to get creative yourself. I am glad that you stopped by and we will see us again soon.

Pocket Page Challenge with Erica

Hey guys, it's Erica here with a Pocket Page Challenge. One of my favourite ways to document a trip is to create a few spreads as an overview in my Project Life album. It gives you a glimpse into the trip without having to pull out a whole other album, and gives you a chance to highlight some of your favourite photos. Last year I traveled to the Pacific Northwest to attend the Citrus Twist Creative Retreat and built a road trip around it.





This page highlights some of the awesome things we saw and did on that trip. My challenge for you is to document an overview of something- whether it be a trip that you're intimidated to get started on, or one that you've already finished- jumble up all your favourites and create something new!









































For this layout I wanted a good balance of photos between people and scenery (and don't forget
wildlife!). A lot of my photos came straight from my Instagram Stories, so they already had a little bit of journaling on them. I simply added a sticker or diecut on top to create a cluster. The embellishments this month were perfect for showcasing all types of travel, especially road trips.

I've used a mixture of the physical journal cards and the digital ones. When I have a lot say in small area I use the digital cards to put my journaling on in Photoshop. That way I can play with the placement and size to get it to fit just right.

And let's not forget about the beautiful travel stamps this month. Adding a bit of stamping to your photos is always a great touch. Pair it with a diecut and you're good to go!





Thanks for stopping by the blog today. I hope you're inspired to try out this challenge and break out the travel photos!

Sunday Sketch with Krystal

Hey everyone! Krystal here with this week's sketch. I'm so excited to be working with a sketch this week, and I can't wait to share what I've created! First of all, here's this week's sketch.

And here's the page I made!

I used both the "Journeys" Life Crafted Kit and the May Scrapbook Add-On for this page, and I LOVE how it turned out.

I followed the sketch pretty closely for this one. I knew I wanted to use the Amy Tangerine paper from the Scrapbook Add-On for my background layer, and chose papers from the Life Crafted Kit to coordinate with it. 

I added journaling directly to my background cardstock using my typewriter. I love adding my journaling this way! I made sure I knew where all of the elements on my page were going to go, then before gluing anything down, I ran the whole thing through my typewriter. So easy!

For my title, I used a combination of the alphas from the Add-On and one of the die cut ephemera pieces from the Life Crafted Kit. I love the combination of these fonts and how they nestle together. 

Once I had all of the elements from the sketch in place, I decided to add a few extra bits and pieces to further embellish the page and make it my own. I chose a few of the adorable little flowers from the Thickers set in the Add-On and added a few more die cuts from the ephemera pack as well. 

And that's my page all finished! I love how easy it is to put a page together using a sketch. It's perfect for times when you're not feeling super creative or when you're feeling paralyzed by the blank page. Having a pre-determined design gives you someplace to start and helps to get the creative ball rolling. 

If you want to see how this page came together, you can see all of the details and my decision process in the video below. 

Thanks for stopping by, and I hope to see you all back here soon!

Life Crafted with Ashley Horton

Hi there everyone!  I hope you are all doing well and finding some time to work with your Life Crafted Kits!  I'm here today with a new layout, using the May Journeys Life Crafted Kit.  I LOVE to make travel layouts, so this month's Kit is right up my alley!

When I sat down to work on this layout, I knew I wanted to use the Daytripping Stamp with the May Kit.  I stamped the rectangle on white paper and cut each one out.  Then I stamped some of the phrases and images with some of my colored inks.  I used my 1 inch hole punch to punch out the circles.  Before adding them to the rectangle, I machine stitched around each of the circles to add some texture.

Once I had all of the stamping completed, I used one of the 6x8 patterned papers for my background.  I arranged all of the stamped rectangles on my background paper and off-set them to create some interest in the design.  I also wanted to add some dimension and more embellishing, so I placed Chipboard Stickers, Tiny Word Stickers and Ephemera with each of the stamped rectangles.

I decided to make my photo as large as I could to go across the page on the right-hand side.  I always like to bring attention to my photo, by adding embellishments around it or directly over the photo.  Most of the time, I keep this in mind when I am taking my photos and intentionally shoot them with white space in the photo.  I used a Chipboard Sticker, Faux Leather Sticker and Tiny Word Sticker over my photo.

To finish the layout, I decided to add a vertical title to off-set the horizontal photo.  I cut one of the tags from the ephemera pack and placed the two pieces above and below my photo.  Then, I used the Puffy Alpha stickers for my title.

I hope you've been inspired by my layout today, and got some ideas for your next layout!  Even though the May Journeys Kit is sold out, you can still purchase it in Digital format.  And make sure you are keeping up with Citrus Twist on Social Media to see some sneak peeks of the gorgeous June Kit!

Pocket Page Challenge with Patricia

Hello CTK Friends!  I have found the May Journeys Life Crafted kit to be perfect for our Stay Home COVID-19 days, normal home/routine days, and for Mother's Day.  You can see my Memory Planner page and Life Crafted spreads I created with this kit on this blog post here.

For today, I have a Pocket Page challenge for you:

1 - Use Florals throughout your spread
2 - Cut up Die cuts
3 - Change size and color of photos

I used the florals in several ways throughout this spread.  I decided to go bold with using the beautiful floral pattern paper from the kit as my background.  Then I used two floral die cuts, one on this 6x8 layout and the other on the 4x6 card on the top right.  The bottom right card, already has amazing florals!

Once I had my background pattern paper, I printed my 4x6 photos in black and white.  Once they were printed, I trimmed them down to spread across the length of my 6x8 page.  

With photos in place, I cut the die cut tags from the kit to layer along the photos and add stamping and embellishments.

For the top, right 4x6 card, I used the leftover trimmed die cut tag to add my typed journaling, and then create a cluster with stamping, flower die cut, and embellishments.  My photos is also printed and trimmed the same as the photos on my 6x8 layout.

This card caught my eye right away.  Beautiful as is, so the only thing I added was a print and cut label and a sticker from the kit at the bottom.

This spread is documenting Mother's Day, but these florals have such a beautiful look that they can be used for all genders and occasions!  Hope you decide to incorporate them in your next pocket page, change size and color of photos, and trim die cuts to create clusters throughout your spread!