SUNDAY SKETCH WITH KATARINA

 

Hey CTK friends,

Katarina back with you with this week's Sunday Sketch and my inspiration for you. Let's see the sketch first.

And here's my take. I created an out of pocket layout in my 6x8 Life Crafted Layout featuring the beautiful July Going Places digital release. 

I used stripes of torn patterned printable paper on the top and bottom of the layout. 

Inspired by the sketch I layered three papers behind my photo. I used the beautiful sun ray digital patterned paper and a piece of matching teal cardstock as well as a contrasting grey patterned paper from the Going Places collection. Under the photo I used a combination of CTK exclusive stamps.

I used one of the digital journaling cards to fussy cut my title. I love how the colors play together, tone on tone. I again combined it with a tiny stamp to add a little detail. Then I added my handwritten journaling.

I wanted to keep the layout simple, so for my finishing touches I only added a bunch of puffy stickers, a die cut circle from the Going Places Digital Elements and stitching for some added interest.

I hope you find the sketch and my take on it inspiring and that you try creating your own version using the beautiful Citrus Twist products. Thank you for stopping by and see you next time!

3-TO-INSPIRE WITH MARINA

Hi, crafty friends!

It's Marina with you today with a new 3-to-Inspire challenge. 
I end July with a simply spread and our cool digital summer collection GOIG PLACES and here are three things that inspired me to create this beauty:

1. Stamps to create a composite title
2. Vellum and thread/ribbon for lightness
3. Dots for bright accents

So, here we are! :)

To create the title, I used our amazing stamps set True Life V2 and I just adore it, because it's just countless options! (By the way, you can also find the ink that I used in the СTK shop: it's a Detail Black and Indian Summer by Pinkfresh Studio and these lovely flowers I cut out from a digital card!)

I really like how a little piece of vellum immediately makes the page more light and airy, and the threads add a little mess to the rectangular photos :)

Adorable dots unite the top and bottom of the page:

A slight pink accent from our Going Places Digital Elements on the side photos brings them together with the page:

Ta-daaa! How do you like it? :)

I love our CTK digitals and use them very often when creating my pages, and you can find them right HERE in our shop! :)

We always look forward to seeing what you create with our 3-to-Inspire prompts, so be sure to tag Citrus Twist Kits in your posts!

Thank you all for your attention and have a great week!

XO

Marina

 

Sunday Sketch with Marsha

Hey, CTK friends! It's Marsha here today, and I'm sharing a layout for Sunday Sketch. I love creating with sketches and was excited to use this one as a jumping-off point for my project!

Here's a look at the sketch:

This sketch is in an 8.5x11 format, but converting it to a Life Crafted album spread was easy by separating the design down the middle of the page.

Here's my layout:

This month's Going Places Digitals were perfect for this spread, documenting a recent photo. I began by printing digital papers from the Going Places Kit and the Travelogue 23 digitals to use for the page. Next, I fussy cut frames from the digital paper. I rotated the sketch, added my photo to the right side of the layout, and did a bit of layering with the frames and die-cuts from the Summertime Florals ephemera. The Yellow to Pink Fade Alphabet Puffy Stickers worked well for the title.

I followed the sketch and layered the frames in a diagonal across the spread. A die-cut floral from the Summertime Florals ephemera was perfect for adding interest behind the frames. 

To complete the page, I added some stamping with the Travelite Stamp and added my journaling to one of the frames.

I hope you are inspired to create a layout based on this week's sketch! Happy creating!

xo,

 

Happy Sunday to everyone! It is Marci with you today. We have another amazing sketch for you this week.

I loved that this sketch has a place for multiple pictures. I did end up replacing one of the journaling spots for even another picture. When I first looked at this sketch I saw an 8.5in x 11in layout. I choose to resize it to 7in x8.25in which will fit into one of the 6x8 life crafted albums. I also knew that I wanted this on the right side of my album based on where I had space for a one page layout. Although, I could have left the sketch as is, knowing that it would be on the right side, I decided to rotate the sketch 180 degrees. This puts the large paper stripe on the right side of the layout. 

I used three of the digital papers from the GOING PLACES digital collection. I loved the bright and cheery orange and yellow paper. I also used a green and blue paper to tie in with the colors of my photos. With the smaller layout size and keeping my photos larger, I choose to move the title vertically and onto the stripe of paper. 

I used three of this month's cut files on this layout. First, was the title HAPPY CAMPER. Next, I resized two of the other cut files, the LOVE arrow and the LET'S Go arrow, to make two smaller embellishments. I wanted some dimension to these cut files so I cut each one three times and layered them together. Now each one has the thickness of chipboard and is elevated a little off the page. I love the esthetic. 

Similar to the sketch, I wanted to add my journaling onto a tag behind the lower picture. I used double sided tape along three sides to make a pocket behind the picture. My pictures are about 3.25in wide and 2.5in tall. I made my tag 4in x 2in so it would fit inside the pocket I created. 

To finish off the spread I pulled some items from my Citrus Twist stash. These Puffy Word Phrase Stickers matched the colors in the GOING PLACES collection perfectly, so did these Cardstock stickers. Lastly, I added a heart and arrow from this Chipboard Arrow Sticker Set. They round out my third cluster of embellishments and match the denim and wood colors in my photos. 

Thank you for visiting the blog today. I would love to see how you use this sketch in your crafting!

3 to Inspire with Jennie

 

Hi Everyone! This is Jennie with today's prompts!

1. Finish a project.

2. Show us some stats.

3. Repeat shapes.

My project to finish was this book journal from 2022! My recommendation is to take on a project that is almost done or a short project.

I used pie charts to document the kind of books I read in 2022. You can also use lists like "The year in Numbers". 

I repeated two shapes in this little spread, circles and the squares from the frames. 

We hope you see you in the Facebook Group showing us how you use this inspiration.

Sunday Sketch with Nathalie

 

Hi there!

Welcome to a new Sunday Sketch challenge, Nathalie with you today to share some inspiration using this week's sketch and our new GOING PLACES Digital collection.  I am so glad to have the sketch to work with, as it helped me put the layout together super in no time (and trust me, I need another 24hours added to the day everyday!).   Here's this week's sketch:

And here is what I have created inspired on the sketch for my 6x8 Album

Sketches are like blueprints for your projects, and for me was a great way to bring a few ideas together.

I knew that I wanted lots of paper layers for my project, something that will bring the stitching texture,   as well as the little frames.  

I cut all the papers for this layout from the Going Places Digital Patterned paper, even the small frames are in the patterned paper designs for the month.  I had fun fussy cutting out the frames, and backing my photos with them.

I decided to flip the sketch 90 degrees, that meant the photos will be stacked vertically which helped with my design. Then it was all about bringing the little strip of paper that anchors the paper and the stitching together.... my choice,  let's "tie" the layers to the page!  The twine serves to anchor it all to the page, and adds the texture I was looking for.

I moved the location of the title to suit my page better.  I am using bits and pieces from past CTK kits to complete my page.

I love how this turned out! and it really came together in a flash!   Remember to share with us your take on this week's sketch!

XO