3 -to-Inspire with Patricia

Hello Everyone!  It has been awhile since I have shared here on the Citrus Twist Blog, so I'm excited to share a fun 3-to-Inspire with you today in my new Grape Lifecrafted Album using the February exclusives.

 

My 3-to-Inspire are:

• Use paint (or other another medium you haven't used in awhile)
• Use glitter, sequins, or enamel dots
• Find a fun way to use the paint die cut from the February Exclusives

I have a reel I created for Instagram for this project, so you can see how this came together.   But my whole idea came from the paint tube die cut from the February Exclusives.  I had to do something fun with it, and creating a dripped paint effect seemed perfect for it.  I used the leftover and negative piece from cutting the February cut file 'craft,' and then got brave and used both glitter and sequins!  

You will see in the video on Instagram that I did not use foam tape to create that little shaker, I just adhered my tape runner along all the edges, but I will tell you it is still messy.  I ended up also using strips of washi to help hold together.  I might have a few stray glitter and sequins pieces, but I love the effect.  And adding enamel dots to the paint from the die cut added texture and tone on tone look.

As I was blending my paint to get the color green I wanted, I smeared a few tags into the paint and used one of them for my journaling and to be the back of the cut out 'craft.'  As I was smearing the tags, I decided to also make a handprint.  So fun!  I will be sharing another project using that handprint.  I hope this inspires you to document what you create, use a medium you haven't used before or in awhile, and maybe some glitter, sequins, or enamel dots!  Don't forget to do something creative with that paint tube die cut.  Looking forward to seeing what you create!

Sunday Sketch With Aimee

 

    Hey there Citrus Twist friends!  It's Aimee here with you today with another Sunday Sketch. Like most, I love using sketches when I am feeling less than creative but also just as a jumping off point. Many times the finished product does not look like the sketch at all while other times I follow it rather closely. Let's take a look at this weeks sketch: 

I absolutely love all the details in this sketch and what I love most about Citrus Twist Kit sketches in particular is that they show detailed embellishment arrangements! It really takes the guess work out of putting your page together when you receive your new products. Today, I have decided to follow the sketch pretty closely but I will modify it to fit inside my Life Crafted album. 

 I love the plus sign die cuts from the Here We Go die cut pack, they reminded me of a hospital insignia and so they are actually what  inspired me to document this particular story— a story about a spell of appendicitis I had in June. To start this page off I noticed that the sketch seemed to have some splatter in the background. I used a Faber Castell Gelato stick in the color Amber and a wet paint brush to add some beautiful droplets to my page. Next, I laid out a large 4x8 inch cream tag as my base that will span  across both pages. I layered up bits and scraps of paper from the Jen Hadfield paper pad on top of my tag in a similar fashion to what is shown on the sketch. I'm really leaning into those warm orange, yellow and red tones right now!

Now, obviously in the sketch the die cuts shown are ones with rather upbeat sentiments on them and my photo obviously tells a not so great story. That's totally okay though because I was easily able to swap them out for more fitting embellishments from the pack. I exchanged, "It's a good day" for "you got this" and "my happy place" with "I'm done" and so on. 

I simply adore how the sketch calls for scattered plus signs and added machine stitching. So many fun details that add so much interest and texture! I went ahead and added stitching where I could and a little black puffy sticker from the Stars and Hearts sticker sheet that I could not pass up. So fitting! 

 On the right-hand side under my photo I added a chipboard sticker from The Good Life chipboard sticker sheet and typed in my journaling. 

 At last, I trimmed the whole layout in half so that it could fit into each page protector.  I love that this sketch is still relatively intact and still feels like it is one piece— despite being cut into two separate halves. Sketches can absolutely be shrunken down in scale to fit whatever format you're working with. I encourage you to give it a try and see what you come up with! 

Affectionately, 

 

Inspiration with Marivi

Hello everyone again, this atypical summer is over, I am looking forward to it and that in time we truly return to normal.

While we continue scrapping ...

I have two designs to show and I hope you like them.

For the first, I used one of the papers that I liked the most from the collection that comes in the August kit.

I have placed the photo, and I have been adding different ornaments.

With the puffy alphabet I have pasted the title in the bookmark, which I have used as one more page.

In the title I have played with color combining them with enamel dots and stamped words.

In this photo you can see the ornaments in detail ... I have mixed stickers, ephemera, chipboard.

For the second I have used the pieces of paper that I have left over from other designs.

I have cut some strips of paper and I have placed them under the photo, I have sewn them and I have added different elements.

With a stamp I have made a label between the papers, in addition to several ephemera.

I have also used pocket cards to complete the layout.

I wish you a good end of August!

 

Inspiration with Marivi

Hello everyone again, I hope you are all well.

Today I show you a bit of what you can do with the beautiful August kit  TRUE STORIES .

For this first layout I have used two papers, one of them alone is enough I have only added an ephemera piece with a message.

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On the other page I have placed the photo on top of a card and have added some ephemera pieces that combine with the other paper.

To complete it I have added some enamel dots.

For the second project, two blank pages in the first one, only two details, a puffy sticker and a chipboard.

On the other page the photo surrounded by different elements, some pieces of paper, and several ephemera, which I have sewn.

I have also added several puffy stickers and with a stamp I have stamped a message.

Hope you like it, and see you soon! 

Layout & Life Crafted álbum with Marivi

Hello everyone again, today a little inspiration with this month's kits.

First a layout, I have used decorations and papers from the Add-on kit

A stitched paper band and an ephemera motif also sewn on top.

The photo in the center with a tag and several more sewn decorations, I have also left the excess thread as one more decoration.

 Here you can see in detail how I zig-zag the paper.

At the bottom a strip of paper sewn with a flower and a word.

The following is a double page with a piece of paper from the Life Crafted kit, and the ephemera as decorations.

The other blank page with a phrase stamped and decorated with the butterfly and two enamel dot.

I have glued the flower ephemera on top of each other to create a bit of volume.

And to finish another double page, another paper from the kit where I have pasted the black and white photo.

To contrast the other page I have filled it with color with pieces of ephemera , and the word "photo" with the alphabet included in the Add-kit.

In the photo I have stamped a phrase with a seal from the Wild @ Heart Stamp.

For today I say goodbye, I hope you like it and see you soon.