3-to-Inspire with Marsha

 

Hey, friends!  It's Marsha here today with another 3-to-Inspire challenge!  I used mainly products from this month's release to create this layout in my Life Crafted album.

Here are this week's prompts:

1. Create a grid design
2. Use cork embellishments
3. Incorporate hidden journaling

For my layout today, I knew I wanted to use a grid design and include some of my favorite patterned papers from the Peachy Keen 6x8 Paper Pad.  I trimmed three of the papers into 2x2 inch squares and arranged them, along with some ephemera pieces from the Butterflies and Tags Die-Cut Ephemera, in a grid design on the page.  I considered using a Life Crafted page protector but opted to create the design on white cardstock instead.  This allowed me to add more dimensional elements and include a longer chipboard title. 

I created the title using the Woodgrain Chipboard Alphabet Stickers.  I also used a border punch to punch a scolloped strip of woodgrain paper and added it below the title.  I like the added detail this provides, and it also helps to ground the title.  To complete this side of the layout, I embellished a few of the squares with the Loved This Day Puffy Stickers and the Chasing Rainbows Cork Stickers.

For the other side of the layout, I layered patterned papers from the Peachy Keen 6x8 paper pad behind my photo and created a pocket to hold my journaling tag.  

I typed my journaling and printed it on a digital journaling card from the May 2021 Digital Journaling Cards.  I trimmed the card into a tag shape and added a strip of patterned paper to the top of the tag for extra interest.  I slipped the tag into the pocket behind my photo.  Incorporating hidden journaling is a great way to include the story without it being a feature on the layout.

I love how this spread turned out using the products from this month's release!  

I hope you are inspired to use these 3-to-Inspire prompts on your next project!  Thank you for stopping by today!

xo,

  

"Happy Moment", simple grid layout with Emma

Hi CTK friends!  Emma on the blog today with the a super simple little grid layout!  I am a big fan of grids when creating layouts; they're so easy to work with and help speed up the creative process for me.  And I have to confess that this would be the most basic little grid layout ever - because it's just one single grid line all the way down your page!  How easy right?! ;) 

Here's a look at my page:

I just adore all the Die-Cut Cardstock Ephemera included in the Life Crafted "Best of This Life" kit this month and I wanted to use so many of the fun pieces in my layout so lining them up in a single grid down the middle of my page meant I could include them all!

I used one of the 6x8 cardstock papers for my base (went with the neutral grid paper!) and I started by centering my photo on the page - then picked some of the bigger ephemera pieces and positioned them above/below the photo.  Once I had the placements set I added in few of the smaller pieces to fill in some of the "white space" left on my page.

I fixed all the ephemera pieces using double-sided tape but I added a bit of machine stitching to a few pieces for a bit of added texture (in coordinating cotton of course!).

This is just a fun little page about some of the paper pages I've created recently (I've been having a bit of with paints) so I used a few of the stamp sentiments as my journaling.  I used the This Is Life "Chasing Curiosities" Stamp and Life Crafted Travelers Notebook Stamp (and Life Crafted kit stamp of course!).

Then I popped a few of the Puffy Stickers with Cardstock Topping around my page (I love, love, love these exclusive puffy stickers) on top of the ephemera and finished my page off with a few of the Enamel Shape Stickers (are these not the cutest little stickers? Perfect size!).

I'm super happy how this page finished up and it was such a quick, easy one to put together - which is such a huge win with me at the moment (never seem to be enough hours in the day!). 

Although I think I love it mostly because of the fun colours included in this month's kit - it will be no surprise to anyone that knows me, that this is hands-down my most favourite Life Crafted kit yet. 

Thanks so much for joining me on the blog today - I hope you are loving the July Life Crafted kit as much as I am.  I (and all of our Creative Team) truly love seeing your works on our Facebook Fanpage so please remember to share your pages there!

Take care, Em xo

Sunday Sketch with Kira

 Hey friends!  It's Kira and I am back with this week's Sunday Sketch!  This sketch is everything I ever want in a layout:  large title, grid style layout, and hand stitching (okay, I added that last part, but if you haven't stitched on a layout before, I challenge you to do so!).

I started this layout by choosing a few photos to scrap.  I don't typically scrapbook more than one photo per layout, but when I take a million snapshots of one moment (as a mom of adorable toddlers, this happens more than I care to admit), I usually like to print a few in a smaller size and include them on my page.  These photos are of my youngest son playing with my headband and enjoying selfie mode on my phone.

I chose the title "Sweet Selfies" since my son is pretty sweet in these photos.  But full disclosure, I mostly wanted to use the "Peace Sign" paper from Dear Lizzy and thought the oranges tied in nicely with the word "sweet".  I used the reverse of the same paper for the word "selfies".  I hand stitched around the word sweet (using DMC embroidery floss - the color is 598 and matches perfectly, in case you are interested).  And then I machine stitched over the word selfies.

I stuck pretty close to the sketch, and added my photos to the upper right hand corner.  I used some more Dear Lizzy paper to add some layers behind my photos.  Since the sketch called for a tab on the right photo, I thought this would be the perfect excuse to add in some of that vellum we got in our kits!  I used my tab punch, machine stitched it directly to my photo and then used the stamp set to add the phrase "Be brave.  Be wild."

I used one of the PFS stickers to add my date and clustered a few Pick Me Up puffy flowers around it to bring up some of the blue.  As another excuse to use the vellum, I printed my journaling on a piece and stapled it to my page.

I finished off with a few more embellishments (I stuck with the main kit exclusively on this layout) and then called it done!  You can watch the entire process here.

Until next time,

Kira

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