Life Crafted Inspiration with Aimee

 

Hello friends, it's Aimee here sharing some Friday Life Crafted inspiration! I created a fun spread in my Life Crafted Album using the new Crave Mini Kit and pieces from the Maggie Holmes Round Up Add-On Kit. Let's take a look! 

Keeping to the May theme of cravings, this layout is all about what I crave most lately — alone time! Sometimes simply going for a drive or to run an errand by myself can be a total mood booster and just what I need to refocus and recharge. Also, may I just say that sometimes sitting in the drive way for a long moment before going inside is self care? If you know, you know! 

To start off this layout I grabbed a neutral piece of patterned paper from my stash of Citrus Twist goodies, I believe this one came from the Little Things Paper Stack, then I layered vellum over top and some kraft paper too for a more organic feel. I used florals from the Maggie Holmes Round Trip Icon Ephemera pack to accentuate my photo and added a simply statement — "you deserve this".

For my title that would sit on the page opposite I extended that same neutral paper and floral for cohesion. I selected these scripty words from the Crave Die Cut Ephemera pack and popped one of them up on foam dots for added interest— how perfect? I tucked in a small tag found in the Travelouge Kit that I could write my private journaling on and conceal behind the rest of the layers. I also love how the tag plays off of the kraft paper I used on the left. 

I finished off with a healthy splattering of black acrylic paint just for fun! There you have it! What's your mood booster? I challenge you to create a page about it and make sure to tag Citrus Twist Kits on Instagram so we can all check it out! Happy crafting!

Affectionately, 

Life Crafted Inspiration With Aimee

 

Hello there my Citrus Twist Kit friends! It's Aimee here with you today for this week's Life Crafted inspiration! This week I combined the new Back to Basics kit with a bunch of older citrus twist exclusives and stash products to make my own curated kit! It was so much fun to do— so let's take a look at what I came up with! 

I just love how easy it is to combine different Citrus Twist products and releases. All the products and colors just seem to go together without effort— this makes setting up your own "kit" a breeze. On the right side of the layout I pulled 3x4 Inch cards from the Everyday Life journaling card set to use as layers behind my photo and then got to embellishing.

 I am a sucker for a blue, pink and yellow color palette so I did just that— pulling pieces from different collections that would work together. I combined chipboard arrows from the Back to Basics arrows, hearts and clouds chipboard sticker set with die cuts from the Butterflies and Tags die cut ephemera pack to create a cluster under my photo. The scripty die cut  word gives the page just the right amount of whimsy. 

I dug deep for additions to the left side of the page and settled on pieces from an older collection called, "Little Things" that some of you may remember. I used a beautiful pink paper from the Little Things 6x8 inch paper stack to create my own 3x4 filler card. I machine stitched around the edges and topped it with a die cut piece from the Butterflies and Tags ephemera pack. 

Then, I found the perfect journaling card in the Little Things 3x4inch journaling card pack that invited me to label all the pieces of my heart! I added a fun puffy sticker from the Back to Basics Puffy Word Phrase and Number Snippets sheet right on top and it's absolute perfection! 

I just love how easily this layout came together using all my beloved Citrus Twist products! I hope this inspires you to dig deep into your stash and maybe make your own kit, too! Mixing and matching products is not only a ton of fun but also helps us to use what we have— which can be hard to do when there is always something new being released! So, let's get back to the basics! 

Affectionately, 

3-To-Inspire With Aimee

 

Hi there CTK friends! It's Aimee here with you today bringing you this week's 3-to-inspire challenge. Here's this week's prompts: 

1. Use 2x2 pocket page protectors. 

2. Leave some of your 2x2's clear and instead of pictures fill them with die cuts, puffy stickers, ephemera or even sequins (get creative with this)!

3. Carve out some space for a long story or journaling that takes up a whole page.

Let's take a look at my project and I'll walk you through what I did: 

I used my Life Crafted album in turquoise to tell a story of home and showcase a couple details from the weekend.  Now, I did not have enough photos to fill up all 8 pockets so I decided to have a ton of fun embellishing the remaining pockets. I used the new Feels Like Home die cut pack and the Happy Heart puffy stickers for this— and can I just say how perfectly they help tell my story! 

Some of these pieces I actually adhered to the outside of the page protectors instead of putting them inside— like the puffy house and the, "home" die cut for example and I love the tactile experience this provides. I layered up phrases with the beautiful acorn florals and added machine stitching and nests of thread for plenty of texture. 

I just adore the subtle Fall mood the new CTK September Exclusives bring without being overdone. Next, I wanted to focus on my story. I used the 6x8 Coming Home Digital ledger paper to give me just the space I needed to write up my journaling. I resized and printed the pink lined ledger paper in the set to be 4.25 X 8.25 inches— just the perfect size to fit into the full pocket page protector. I typed out my story on my typewriter and adorned the top with a fun title and some jewel toned enamel dots. 

My journaling was quite heart-felt and I had a lot to say and in the end the busyness of the accompanying pockets next door lead to a well balanced page. 

The possibilities are endless with 2x2 pockets. They're so much fun to decorate and can really create a unique look when paired alongside a page full of words! I hope you enjoyed this week's prompts and I hope inspired you to create something beautiful! 

Affectionately, 

3-to-Inspire with Desiree

 

Hi there!  It’s Desiree here to join you this Saturday.  If you’re looking for some crafty inspiration, I invite you to try this week’s 3-to-Inspire challenge.  I’ll be working in my life crafted album.

I knew I definitely wanted to include certain items in my layout.  I had already pictured floral edged pages and stamped words. 

So this week’s selections are:

1.  florals

2. alpha stamps

3. cut files

For this project, I wanted to do a regular layout in my life crafted album.  I started with a simple patterned piece of pink cardstock paper and graph paper.  I like using graph and grid sheets as my base pages because they are easy to build on.

The next thing I did is build my floral layer on the graph page with florals from the Citrus Twist Life Crafted Floral Ephemera pack and the Citrus Twist Hearts & Such Ephemera pack.  With all the lovely color florals to choose from, I stacked my florals starting with the biggest on the bottom, leading up to the smallest, and adhered them to my page. 

Then, I used the Citrus Twist Chloe Alpha and Number stamp to make a fun list.  I took this opportunity to stamp out all the beautiful qualities of my daughter.  I love that this alpha stamp set comes with uppercase alphas, lowercase alphas, and numbers all in one, it is just so convenient.

For the cut files, I had a little fun. I used the white floral cut file that is layered under my picture from January’s cut files in the Citrus Twist Kits digital shop.  I layered the cut file under my photo, then cut off the overhang to the shape of the page. 

I also included the love and hearts from February's cut files in the Citrus Twist Kits digital shop.  I really wanted to use the fun speech bubble with the heart inside at the top of my page, but it would not fit.  So  I cut the heart from inside the speech bubble and topped my page with it.  I used the "love" part of the cut file as part of my title “love you”. 

To complete my clusters on each page, I used the wood veneers hearts from the Citrus Twist Heartbeats Vol. 2, Ltd Wood Veneer Hearts. Of course, I used the Citrus Twist January 2021 Puffy Hearts.  All the sizes and colors make them so easy to use.

I hope you give this a try and have a little creative fun. Happy Saturday!

XO, Desiree

3-to-inspire with Marivi

Another Saturday with a new 3-to-Inspire challenge, for today this is my challenge:

1.Project life covers

2.Ephemeras

3.Two photos

I haven't used pocket cards for a long time, I have taken advantage of the new size of sleeves, instax, which I really liked, this way I break a bit with the aesthetics of my Life Crafted Album.

On the first page I have placed a photo with a couple of cards that I had to cut out for this measure, and in another pocket a flower and an ephemera phrase.On one of the cards I have used a stamp.

On the other page I have placed the photo in the lower right pocket.

In the other pockets I have also placed ephemera and a card that I made with one of the papers from the kit.

Here you can see in detail the ephemera that I have used and the photo.

As I love them and they cannot be missing in my projects, I have glued some enamel dots.

When I use pocked cards, I always glue the ornaments with volume above the pocket, so that it does not bulge them.

I hope you like this challenge, as always thanks for stopping by.

See you soon!

 

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!