Showing posts with label october 2017 pocket life kit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label october 2017 pocket life kit. Show all posts

Thursday, October 26, 2017

Pet Love Challenge with Essie and Diane

Hi lovelies! It's Essie and Diane here today to challenge you to use your supplies to create something dedicated to your furry family members!


I (Diane) created a whole TN insert in one sitting, entirely about my lovely little Lily! (No great shock there I suppose, she is the topic of many of my pages!)


I grabbed a bunch of photos I loved, and after I created the base for my insert (you can see how I do that here and here), I used the October Pocket Life and Sprinkles kits to batch-create five different spreads.


Working on all the spreads at once meant the whole insert is completely pretty and co-ordinated and the whole thing only took me about 2 hours.


And here is the process video of how this whole insert came together... 
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Like the crafty twins we are, Dee and I (Essie) made projects that are pretty similar, but each have their own spin. While Dee’s album is about one scruffy wee dog, mine is about three crazy cats.



I decided to make a 3x4 sized mini album, partly so I could use some journal cards in it, and partly because I’d used so much of my kit that I only had little offcuts left of some of the papers.


I always want to get as much use as possible from my kit supplies, so having a small-scale project to use those little bits in made me really happy.



Like Dee, I used some embellishments from the Sprinkles Kit too – particularly those sparkly enamel shapes – and they added some lovely detail to my pages.




We hope you can spend a little time giving some love to your smaller family members, we'd love to see what you make so don't forget to upload your creations to the Fan FB page and the CTK gallery so we can see!

Thursday, October 5, 2017

Pocket Life The Small Things

Hello Crafty Friends! This is Jennie with my first Citrus Twist post! Today I'm sharing a few tips to document the small things with the October Good Vibes Pocket Life Kit!

I love that the Pocket Life Kits come with a bunch of cards to journal. I've been trying to use my handwriting more often since I'm always using my typewriter. 

Can you tell I went crazy with the Tiny Words Stickers from Citrus Twist?! I love to add little details everywhere and these are perfect for layering little clusters on photos. 

The variety of the Citrus Twist Die Cuts Ephemera pack is amazing because it has all kinds of shapes: labels, words, simple shapes like hearts,etc. When I started making pocket pages to document my life I didn't think I would have enough photos or events to do weekly spreads. I used to make layouts about everyday life already so I quickly rolled into the pocket groove! It's easy to oversee moments like waiting for the school bus or walking home. You can even use photos other people take! The photo of my daughter writing was taken by her teacher and she sent it to me through the DOJO App.

My mom was an avid picture taker and I love to look back at my photos and see my toys (which are now considered vintage 😨).  I like to include photos of my daughters' toys so they can also feel old when the look back at their "vintage" toys.

The Citrus Twist Stamps are amazing! The quality is really high and they stamp perfect on photos! I love to use one of my heart dies to create little sprinkles to add to my embellishments cluster. The 6x6 paper in the Pocket Life Kit has a very cute paper with little flowers that is perfect for these details.

I don't know if you noticed but my formula to embellish photos is to pick a corner, add washi, a word sticker or phrase, a small shape die cut and I sometimes add a staple. 
I hope you enjoyed my first post! This kit is so awesome I can't wait to create even more pages. See you later! Take Care! 

Tuesday, October 3, 2017

Tuesday Tutorial with Jen Chapin

Hi everyone! Jen here, and today I'm sharing a tutorial with you on how to make a cute fringe layout. I used the Pocket Life kit for this page, but you could definitely use the scrapbook kit as well!

First, I gathered my supplies. I used white cardstock for the base, 6x6 papers from the kit, and some fringe scissors that I picked up with Michaels many years ago.

Start out by cutting some fringe strips. I used the scissors to cut about 3/4 inch into the paper.

Then, trim the strips to about 1.25 inches wide. You'll want to leave some extra at the top to adhere the strips and keep the fringe together.

Begin adhering your fringe at the bottom edge of the page. Adhere the next strip just above that one, working your way up until complete. Use your thumb to "fluff" up the fringe for added texture.

I stopped about halfway up the page but you could totally do the whole thing if you wanted!

I also added some stitching along the top row to finish it off.

I really love how this page turned out and I hope you will try it too! Have a great day!

Jen