Open Post with Angela

Hello everyone! 

It's Angela here on the blog with a new spread of my Life Crafted album featuring the May 2020 Journeys Life Crafted kit. 

For my layout, I went for a page of embellishments and stamped phrases on a white strip of cardstock. The strip measures 4,25 x 8,25 inches and I adhered it on a beautiful green paper and white flowers from the kit. The base green paper is slightly wider than the white one, it's about 5,25 inches so it peeks from the sides.

I arranged stamps and embellishments in line, starting from the mint leather puffy sticker. Then, I started stamping a mix of words in different colors, to create the phrase Vacation Seeking, Relax Needing. The words Vacation, Relax and the little scalloped line are from May 2020 Traveler's Nootebook, while I made the Seeking and Needing using 4" x 6" Solid $ Outline Alphabet & Number stamp set.

After what I can call the title of my pages, the second part of the page is more a line of embellishments. I placed a sticker, a chipboard and a die-cut piece.

I stamped in color, following the color scheme of this little piece shown in the picture below. It is a journaling card from the kit I cut in a square of 2x2 inches. The phrase is slightly cut out but still readable. 

The second page is a  2x2 pocket page, you can find this page protector here on the CTK shop, with a sequence of pictures. The funny faces are of my hubby who, I admit, isn't so happy to be published ;P

That's all for today, friends. I hope you liked the spread and feel inspired to create with the amazing Citrus Twist Kits kits. Happy crafting!

MORE WITH OUR GUEST DESIGNER: NICOLE MARTEL

Hello again! I'm back today with a few more layouts I created using the Citrus Twist Journeys kit. While we were at the beach we spent a day on the boardwalk. Edward had a blast playing in the arcade and then he spent the afternoon, hopping on the rides. He had a blast with his aunties.

For this spread, I used the die cuts, stickers and chipboard to embellish the squares with a few stamps. The floral card was a journaling card that I cut down to fit into the sleeve. I used the "coastal park" ticket and puffy heart sticker from a previous kit since it went with the color scheme. On the right-side of the spread, I cut the paper to measure 8"x4" and then used the Adhesive Page Strip to add it to the book. 

For the next page, I used the 2 3x4 pocket page to add my photo and journaling card. This was a super quick and easy way to get the page done... Just add a few embellishments and you are done. Sometimes, all you need is a perfect photo or two and a few embellishments to create a beautiful layout. 

Initially, I wasn't sure how I would use the camera lens die cut. I'm sure it's called something else, but I can't think of it at the moment. LOL... I decided to add it on this adorable patterned paper with the center die cut. 

These layouts were fun. I used a lot of embellishments here and just had fun. Honestly, I could not find my alphas while I was creating the other layouts. I didn't see them until I was working on the last few layouts. I decided to use up most of the letters on the layout. Then I added a few die cuts and the "This is how we roll" sentiment at the bottom of the photo. My family always says, " this is how we roll." :)

I layered several embellishments together to create this layout. I love how this turned out. The layout speaks for itself. I used the "joy in the journey" chipboard from another kit and then stamped the "A JOURNEY WELL SHARED" Sentiment below the chipboard. 

I punched holes in the Documented journaling card to use in my album as a journaling page. Then I used another 2 3x4 pocket sleeve to include the journaling card and picture with a few embellishments. I layered the "scenic route" chipboard using a cork embellishment from my stash and a scrap piece of photo paper.

 

For those of you who know me. I love BLUE. It's my favorite color. When I saw the paper, I knew I had to use it. It's so blue-tiful.  I added a little yellow to brighten it up a bit. The sun and bird journaling card was from a different kit. 

The journaling cards in this month's kit are lovely. I love them all, especially the sentimental ones.

Thank you Trina and Nathalie for having me this month! I had a blast creating these projects with the Journeys kit. 

We are so amazed by Nicole's creations! She has used our JOURNEYS kit beautifully in her album.  Remember to follow her on social media at Instagram, and also leave her some love here, too

Thank you Nicole for being our May  Guest Designer!

Life Crafted with Nathalie

Hi there!
Nathalie with you today bringing you a new idea for your Life Crafted Album.   If you are in love with your albums as much as i am, then you are always looking for ways to add variety to its pages.   This time, i want to share with you an idea on how to add multiple pictures to your layouts by making your own insert and playing with the  JOURNEYS Life Crafted Digital files. 

I came across an old insert for Instax photos, and quickly i set to create my own insert to fit the Life Crafted album. So, I pulled an old full page insert (6x8) and measured the Instax fames- 2.25"x3.4";  I armed myself with my fuse and created the insert (I might have lost the fight with the Fuse, though).

I printed all the pictures of one of our daily meals -while on quarantine- to fit the size and then placed them in the newly formed pocket page. I added a small number in each of the pictures to match the  story and added the small frame (PinkFresh studio ephemera pack available in our shop}.

To house my story, i chose to print one of the new JOURNEYS digital TN papers. Using Photoshop I added my lines of journal before printing. I pulled a few of my beloved CTK stamps to complete the page.

Now, what to do with the b side of the pocket page!, well, let's create a second layout in our Life Crafted album

This time, i chose one of the new PL Journal cards and manipulated it in Photoshop, so that i can expand it to fit the entire page of the album, then also use the same card to create one of the pocket cards.

This time, i printed the pictures without an Instax frame. Once again, i reached to the soft colored PL card and sized it to fit the pocket, and also the background.   The colorful card joins all the colors together.   I also printed a second copy of one of the PL cards and used it to fill the pockets on this layout.

For the journal page, i blew up the PL card ,  here , i used the NSD printables  and this month's  This is Life digital Stamp set to complete the layout. 

I hope these inspire you to check the new JOURNEYS Digital Files, as well as get inventive with your pocket sizes.   Remember you can always contact me with any questions,


Happy Crafting!