Hybrid Layout with Ashley Horton

 

Happy October 1st friends!!  It's my favorite month and time to document my favorite holiday...Halloween!  I was super excited to see the Halloween Digitals that are available for October and knew I could combine them with some of the products in the October Flourish Life Crafted Kit, to create a fun, Halloween layout!

I started my layout in Adobe Illustrator.  I like to "design" my layout first in Illustrator and get a feel for what I want the finished project to look like.  And, that way I already have my Digitals set up and ready to print.  I used one of the designs from the TN Page Basics Collection for the background on the left side of my layout.  It was perfect for adding my photo and then a few embellishments to complete the page.

I decided to pair the Wood Grain paper from the Flourish Kit with the TN Page Basics page that I printed out, to add some contrast to the layout.  Then, I started working with the fun Halloween digitals.  I arranged them in Illustrator, to figure out where I wanted them placed on my finished layout.  I love using the digitals, because you can change the size or take bits and pieces from them that you want to use.

While I was working with the Halloween Digitals, I decided it would be fun to add some vellum elements to the layout, also.  I opened up the PNG version of the Halloween cut file and printed them out on a sheet of vellum.  Then I placed them over some of the printed digitals and attached them with my tiny attacher or with machine stitching.

I hope you'll pick up the Halloween Digitals from the Citrus Twist Shop, and that you've found some fun ideas today, for using them on your own projects.  You can combine them with the Puffy Stickers from the Flourish Kit, to bring some dimension and texture to your layout!

KIT LOVE

 

Hello there!

October is here! We are getting closer and closer to finishing this year, and what a year it has been!  We are so excited to see all the new colors of our Life Crafted albums starting to arrive at your doorsteps, and your response to our kits.   This month we are so happy to introduce our new Life Crafted kit: FLOURISH.

This month's kit is filled with soft colors, fun designs and a packed with cute embellishments that will help you document all your memories  in your favorite format.  All our exclusive products have been designed to mix and match and complement all your stories.  Let's join Shannon as she shares a more detailed look at this month's Flourish Life Crafted kit.

This kit is filled with  sweet sentiments and the cutest ephemera, just wait 'til it arrives at your doorstep!

Of course, Trina has also curated a beautiful Scrapbooking Add-on kit that coordinates and compliments the colors and sentiment of the Flourish Life Crafted kit. And if you are a fan of Maggie Holmes collections, then this kit is for you!

This kit is soft, romantic and just perfect to document all your stories regardless of the season you are in!  Let me show you what is included in this kit:

How beautiful is the kit, and all those antique touches Trina has added to the kit!  We cannot wait to share with you what our CT has created with the October kits!

We have been busy behind the scenes working on  a adding lots of new ideas for your memory keeping and the upcoming Christmas season.   You are going to love what we have created!!

Happy October everyone!

Let's Go Monochromatic with Kelly

Hello friends! Today I have a layout and process video to share using the Main kit, Embellishment Add-on, and Project Life kit. I was inspired to create this layout with several of the romantic themed elements that are in the kits, and my starting point was the gorgeous vellum swan die cut. I consider neutrals to include gold, so for my pop of color I chose to use pink.

This photo is of my husband and I when we were on a cruise. The background of the photo is a bit distracting, so I cropped it close. I could have easily turned the photo to black and white, but ended up liking the pop of color the photo brings off the neutral background.

The music sheet that is included in the main kit makes a great layering piece behind the photo and the vellum die cut. I trimmed down the music sheet by using a ruler as a straight edge and tearing down to size. Tearing the paper with the ruler edge gives a bit more control of how much is torn off and keeps it relatively straight.

Usually when working with metallics I stick with one color. The mix of rose gold and gold works beautifully with this page and the pink tones. The large floral was fussy cut from one of the 6x8 papers included in the PL kit and helps to bring balance to the right side of the page.

To finish off the layout I machine stitched in gold thread around the edges of the layout, and added gold mist. Misting led to a happy accident when a blob of gold mist fell onto the page. It bothered me so much that I decided to use the word phrases to cover the mist blob and then layer a few more down the page to balance out the phrases.

I hope that you enjoyed this and will perhaps challenge yourself to make a monochromatic layout in the future. Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope that you have a great day!

Sunday Sketch with Kira

Hey everyone!  It's Kira and I am back with a fun sketch for you to use today!  I love a classic grid layout so I jumped at the chance to use this sketch today.

And here's what I came up with:

I started with the "Memorable" paper from the Flourish collection.  One side is full of cut aparts, including the "xo" piece I used in the upper left corner.  Since it was already sized at 3"x3", I decided to stick with that size for the rest of my squares.  I used some of the 6x8 papers included in the pocket life kit, as well as the "Poetic" paper for the yellow square.  

I stuck very closely to the sketch.  The only part I "improvised" on was replacing the tag in the middle, for a fussy cut floral. 

 

I also added some embellishments on all of my squares (did you know I even ask the other design team members for advice when I scrap?!  Kelly helped me with the finishing touches on this one!).  

I added some stitching in a pale mint color.  And then brought in some tangled thread in the same color right under the floral piece. 

I can't wait to see how you interpret this sketch!

Until next time, 

Kira

Kit Love with Kira

Hey friends!  It's Kira and I am back with an unboxing video for you!  I am IN LOVE with the kits this month, and I think you will fall hard too!

Check out the main scrapbooking kit, the pocket life kit, and the embellishment kit in the video below.

I have so many favorites this month that it would be hard for me to choose, but everything from Maggie Holmes new collection, Flourish, is calling my name.  The vellum die cut pieces alone are to die for.  What are your favorites?!  Let me know in the comments below!

I can't wait to start creating with these kits, and to see what all of you come up with too!  Happy creating friends!

xo, Kira