Open Post with Erica

Hello lovely friends! Today I am sharing the first half of a family travel story to the stunning Fiji islands! I'm going back to my 2016 Project Life album- which is far from complete. I worked mainly with the digitals this month + the Traveler's Notebook stamp and the Turquoise Foam Alphas.





I designed my own title card on Photoshop by layering the coral and starfish ephemera on this fantastic rainbow grid paper. I used the Turquoise Foam Alphas from the kit and dug into my stash for this complementary Pink Chipboard Alpha.





I printed out most of the ephemera and tags to fussy cut and use traditionally, but I added a few elements straight onto my photos when I printed them. I layered a bunch of tags on this pool photo and combined them with a couple physical ones.  I also changed the color of the ice cream die cut to contrast against the pink food card I used.





The purple card in this photo was originally a smaller black box from the Digital Journal Cards. Altering it digitally gave me the freedom to change it to a lighter colour that suited my spread better. On the lower 4x6 photo I layered a few pieces from the Digital Cutaparts.





To finish off my spread I added a few phrases from the Traveler's Notebook stamp set. The layout needed a few more pops of black after I added the date stamping on my title card.





Thanks for joining me on the blog today! I hope I've given you a little inspiration to play with digitals!

Life Crafted with Erica

Hey crafty friends! I hope you are all well. Today I am sharing a Life Crafted page made entirely with the True Stories August Digital Files!





I was inspired by this Bear Crossing ephemera piece from the Digital Tags and used everything from the papers (patterned and travelers notebook!) to the free Cutapart Elements to bring it to life. The digitals are a great option to consider with the whole world experiencing shipping delays right now.





I used Photoshop to create this spread, resizing elements and combining different papers. On this first page I combined one of the Travler's Notebook Basics pages with a Pattern Paper. Then I resized some of the flowers and butterflies from the Ephemera to layer under my tag.




To stop this layout coming out completely flat I added some texture by popping the tag up on foam. I also printed the flowers and butterflies separately. That simple additional layer of paper adds so much visual interest.





On the second page I layered to my heart's content until I was happy with it on Photoshop. And one cool thing I found with the digital ephemera was that the background parts that would normally be white card stock are clear digitally, so layering looks even better! Then I printed out everything except the bottom paper as one layer and adhered them together. I added the tiny flowers and butterfly on top as I did with the first page.





Using digital files really opens up a whole new world to resize and play with the content as much as you want. I had so much fun creating this layout with just the digitals this month and I hope this has given you some ideas on how to use them!

Life Crafted with Veronica

Hello my crafty friends! 

Veronica here with a Life Crafted layout. I decided to create a small layout sized 5x8" which fits perfectly inside my summer album. This album is a simple 1 2x2" photo of my oldest kiddo when he turned 15 in June! I know, I know....how is that possible if I'm only 25 you ask? LOL!! 

Here I used 2 PL cards from the Aug kit as a base background. The ampersand is a 3x4" card and the grid card to the right is a 4x6".

Then I layered 4 labels that also come as cut aparts in the kit. I love these labels and I use them up every month. I love to stamp, layer and sew on them. Here I layered  them and then layered the numbers 1 ad 5 from the pattern paper. I also stamped and added a foam arrow from the kit:

I love machine stitching anywhere I can and so I used black thread to add some pop and balance to the layout:

Hope you enjoyed this sweet little layout I created all about my "man-child". lol

Happy crafting and happy Friday!

Life Crafted with Marsha

 

Hey friends!  This is Marsha, and I'm here today sharing a layout in my Life Crafted Album.  I used the beautiful August Life Crafted "True Stories" Kit, the Scrapbooking Add-on Kit, the This is Life "Stories" Stamp, and the Traveler's Notebook Stamp.

To begin the layout, I trimmed a piece of white cardstock to fit as a full page in the album.  I knew I wanted to use the vintage dictionary page, that was included in the Add-on kit, as a layer on the page.  I trimmed it down, tore one of the edges for extra texture, and adhered it to the layout.  I was careful not to add adhesive to the top edge so that I could include a tag with some hidden journaling.  

  

Then, I went through the kits and chose some ephemera, puffy stickers, and cut aparts to use on the layout.  I arranged them in a grid- one of my favorite layout designs.  I also fussy cut some florals from one of the patterned papers to use on both sides of the spread.  To finish off the left side of the layout, I stamped a sentiment using the Traveler's Notebook Stamp and added a bit of ribbon to one of the tags.

For the right side of the spread, I trimmed a patterned paper from the Add-on kit to fit as a full page in the album.  I trimmed two more patterned papers and adhered them to the base page.  There were so many gorgeous papers in the kits, I wanted to use them ALL!  I added my photo and some of the fussy cut florals.  I used the "Stories" stamp to add the title and did some simple embellishing with a label, puffy sticker, and ephemera ticket.

I layered an acetate piece over a patterned paper and added them to the page using mini staples.  I couldn't resist adding a couple more puffy heart stickers- these are always a kit favorite!

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you have found some inspiration for using this month's kits!

 xo,

Instax Pocket Pages with Shannon

 

Hey there, fellow scrappers! Shannon here with an exciting new product coming to the Citrus Twist shop soon - Instax pocket pages for Life Crafted albums. The variety of page protector configurations is one of my favorite things about Life Crafted albums and I'm so excited to have another one to add to the mix. Let's get the nitty gritty out of the way - the smaller pockets hold inserts that are 2.15" x 3.35" and the larger pocket holds inserts that are 4.25" x 3.30". Are you ready to see how they look?

They're great, right? Don't worry if you don't have an Instax. We have a free Photoshop template so you can print your own faux Instax photos on a 4x6 photo print. Check out the Citrus Twist Fan Page on Facebook to snag those. I decided to turn some of my pool photos from this summer into Instax prints for my family Life Crafted album. And, of course, I had to add all the color using the August True Stories Life Crafted Kit.

On the top right, I cut down a journaling card from the August True Stories Life Crafted Kit. This card worked well because there was plenty of white space on either side so I didn't really lose anything from the card. I used some foam alphas to add a sentiment. The card on the bottom left was the tall 3x8 "bookmark" card that came with the Life Crafted kit. The sea theme was perfect for this page so I just cut it down to fit the pocket. I made a small cluster on it using a label, a puffy sticker, and a stamped sentiment using the True Stories Kit Stamp. 

On the right side of the spread, I kept up my theme of adding one embellishment to each photo. I did this to keep color running throughout the whole spread and because, well, I love embellishments and adding sentiments to photos! I tried to stick to neutral colors for the embellishments used on these two photos because I have so much color in the card below them.

I made the bottom card by cutting down a piece of the patterned paper from the August True Stories Life Crafted Kit. I'd been wanting to use the "oh, hey!" embellishment since the kit arrived at my door so I built the card around that. After sticking it in the corner, I balanced it out by using foam alphas in the bottom right corner. Then I added a stamp from the Stories Stamp Set to surround the alphas. That still didn't feel balanced so I added two hearts to the card. It still needed more so I popped on two labels and a bit of journaling. Then it clicked! Sometimes you just have to keep going until it feels done.

I hope you enjoyed this peek at these fun new pocket page protectors coming to the shop soon! Don't forget to stop by the Citrus Twist Fan Page on Facebook to grab your Instax Photoshop template. I can't wait to see what fun things you do with these page protectors!