LIFE CRAFTED INSPIRATION WITH DESIREE

Hi crafty friends! I am super excited to work with the beautiful Citrus Twist Kits Add-On Kit for the month of September. 

This wonderfully curated kit includes some pieces from the Bo Bunny Beautfiul Things collection, as well as some CTK exclusives and Tim Holtz rub-ons. I love the vintage feel of the kit with the beautiful pops of color. For this spread, I worked in my Rasperry Life Crafted Album.

For the base pages of my spread, I used this black and white typed patterned paper from the Coming Home 6x8 Ledger Basics Digital Papers. Then, I cut strips from two patterned papers from the Bo Bunny 6x8 papers, sewed them together, then adhered them to the right side of my right page.

I used library cards, cardstock stickers, doilies, and patterned papers to create layers behind my photo. I added puffy stickers, label stickers, and paper clips from the CTK Add-on kit to my photo cluster. I used the Citrus Twist Rose Gold Puffy Alpha Stickers to make my title. Then I layered phrases under my cluster using the Citrus Twist Label Sticker and Tim Holtz Rub-Ons from the Add-On Kit. 

One of my favorite things about this kit is that it comes with plenty of ways to add texture and depth to your project, including doilies, clips, ribbon, twine, etc.

On my left page, I used the Bo Bunny Beautiful Things file folder die cuts to create pockets for my hidden journaling. Instead of placing them directly on my page, I layered them on top of a vintage library paper that came with the kit. I put my journaling on tags and placed them on the pockets. I added phrases to the pockets using the Tim Holtz white and black rub-ons.

Just like that, my spread was complete. I hope you enjoyed this spread in my Life Crafted album. Don't forget to stop by the Citrus Twist Kit Shop to check out all of the new September releases.

Stamping with Kira

 

Hey there!  It's Kira and I am back with another layout in my life crafted album.  Today I wanted to focus on one of my favorite Citrus Twist products:  the stamps!  Here's a look at the layout I made today:

I started this layout with a story:  a story about my youngest son and what he says around our new puppy.  I didn't have any pictures that necessarily ~fit~ the story, so I found one of my favorites from Halloween and decided to use that. The colors in the photo are very autumn-ish:  browns, yellows, reds, so I pulled out a few ink pads from my stash that I thought would work well wish the photo. 

 

Before stamping, I printed out the paper I wanted to use as my background.  Typically when I am looking for a background paper with a subtle print, I opt for a grid pattern.  But while searching through my CTK digital files, I stumbled upon this polka dot from October.  Since I knew I wanted to stamp on one side and type on the reverse, I changed the opacity so it was more of a grey dot than the original black dot.   

Then I started my stamping!  I grabbed the three stamp sets from this month:  This is Life stamp set, Travelers Notebook stamp set and the Life Crafted stamp set.  I chose a few stamps from each set that I thought would work well with this story, and stamped in a 2"x3" area on my paper, using four different colors.  The stars worked well to fill in any gaps I had in my design.  

On the reverse page, I typed out my journaling before I printed my background paper.  Then I backed my photo with some patterned paper from the add-on kit, which coordinated with the colors of ink I had chosen.  I placed a cut apart on some foam tape and added it between my photo and my journaling.  

To tie the pages together, I took a strip of the orange patterned paper and adhered it to the bottom of the stamped page.  I added some stitching with my sewing machine.  And finished it off with my title, using the white foam alphas from the Life Crafted kit.  

Thanks for stopping by!

xo, Kira 

Inspiration with Marivi

Hello again, I am very happy to post today ... because it is my birthday, it is a gift.

I bring two small layouts with the beautiful November Kit.

I have combined two papers from the collection, one with the photo and the other with a project life card, which I have decorated with some ephemera flowers and leaves and some enamel dots.

In this photo you can see more details.

I have decorated the photo with a label and a puffy heart.

Here I have used a pocket card to make a sewn pocket.

That I have combined for the other page with a decorated paper from the collection.

I have sewn two ephemera labels as decoration and I have punched out a couple of small flowers with the paper from the other page.

Here I have framed the details of this page sewn with the sewing machine.

With a stamp I have stamped a phrase.And inside the frame a bird on a label and several enamel dots.

I hope you like it and thank you very much for reading me.

See you soon!

 

3 to - inspire with Marivi

Hello everyone again, today I come with 3 to -inspire.

I have created a layout on my life crafted album with the

September kit .

These three things can help you create.

1.Two pages one photo.

2.A sentence

3.Stamps

Two pages, one white where I have placed the photo and the other a paper from the kit.

The same phrase on one page and on the other, here repeated vertically.

For the title I have also used a stamp on a paper that I have later cut out.

Around several details in color of the same set stamps and an ephemera with cord.

On this page ephemera ornaments and a puffy heart also vertically and the same phrase as on the other page.

I hope it inspires and helps you with your projects.

See you soon!

 

Layout & Life Crafted álbum with Marivi

Hello everyone again, today a little inspiration with this month's kits.

First a layout, I have used decorations and papers from the Add-on kit

A stitched paper band and an ephemera motif also sewn on top.

The photo in the center with a tag and several more sewn decorations, I have also left the excess thread as one more decoration.

 Here you can see in detail how I zig-zag the paper.

At the bottom a strip of paper sewn with a flower and a word.

The following is a double page with a piece of paper from the Life Crafted kit, and the ephemera as decorations.

The other blank page with a phrase stamped and decorated with the butterfly and two enamel dot.

I have glued the flower ephemera on top of each other to create a bit of volume.

And to finish another double page, another paper from the kit where I have pasted the black and white photo.

To contrast the other page I have filled it with color with pieces of ephemera , and the word "photo" with the alphabet included in the Add-kit.

In the photo I have stamped a phrase with a seal from the Wild @ Heart Stamp.

For today I say goodbye, I hope you like it and see you soon.

Let's Get Digital with Kira

Hey friends!  It's Kira and I am back with a new scrapbook layout using some of the digitals available in the Citrus Twist Kits shop. Here's a look at my layout:

I started by cutting out the Chasing Rainbows cut file (which is a subscribers only cut file...another reason to subscribe my friends!)on white cardstock.  I sized it at 7.5" wide so it would fit nicely on my page with a tiny bit of room on each side of it.  I used washi to adhere it to my page where it would eventually be glued down, and then used my piercing tool to punch holes in my background paper where I would eventually stitch with embroidery floss.

The stitching went really quickly since they were such basic lines.  I stuck with a muted rainbow that coordinated with colors in the Life Crafted kit.  Once the stitching was complete, I used some liquid adhesive and glued the cut file to the background.

I decided to scrapbook a recent photo of me sunbathing on my new outdoor reclining chair (so I apologize for the very pale legs featured on this page).  It was so nice for a few weeks here, that I thought I could tan a little for our trip next month...but the weather has been pretty dismal since I took that photo.  Keeping my fingers crossed that the weather warms up again soon!

I used the blue puffy stickers for my title "Sun Shiny Days".  Then I created three clusters around the page using the floral cut aparts.  I layered some die cuts and stickers around the flowers but I really like how the yellow flowers draw your eye around the page.

I finished the layout by adding some yellow splatters around the page.  And that's it!  Tell me, what are YOUR favorite digitals from this month's selection?

xo, Kira

TN Challenge with Sarah

Hi, Everyone!

Today I'm sharing a new TN challenge with you that again utilizes stamps (you all know how much I love my stamps!) Our challenge for today is to make a border using phrase stamps.

If you're someone that sometimes finds it challenging to add journaling onto your page, then adding phrase stamps can be a great way to include some words and sentiments next to your photo.  Or, even if you do enjoy journaling, adding phrase stamps can add a fun pattern background, or in this case, a border, to your page.

For this spread I used a bunch of the phrase stamps from the Fresh Start Life Crafted kit stamp set as well as the "New Beginnings" stamp set.  I started with the largest phrase, stamping it randomly along the edge of my page and then followed with other phrases, mixing up my colors every now and again to match the colors on the left side of my page.

For the left side of my page I layered by photo on top of a 3x4, 4x6, and 6x8 journaling cards/paper to add some dimension, added in some die cuts and journaling, and called my layout done!

Sometimes it's great to just keep things simple.  It's amazing what a few little details can add to your page!

Hope you'll give this challenge a try!

Happy Crafting,
Sarah