Traveler's Notebook Challenge with Sarah

Hey, friends!  Sarah here, and today I have a fun traveler's notebook (TN) challenge for you!

Flip up photos are quickly becoming my go-to when trying to get more photos into my TN, and they are super easy to make!  All you need is a little bit of washi tape or a sticker of some sort and you're good to go.  I was first introduced to this technique by Ali Edwards who shared how to make these for a flip up pocket in Project Life page protectors.  I still use this technique occasionally for Project Life, but you'll mostly see it in my TNs now.



For this layout I used some of the Maggie Holmes Willow Lane washi tape that came in the "Perfectly Posh" Citrus Twist Embellishment kit and adhered the tops of two photos together.  I love how the two photos look very similar, but if you look closely enough you can see my daughter's expression change as we read.

If you'd like to see how this page came together, feel free to check out the process video below!




I'd love for you to take on this challenge of creating a flip up photo in your TN!  It's super fun and after you do it once, you might just end up doing it again and again (like me! :)

Here are the kits that I used on this page:

"Perfectly Posh" Scrapbooking Kit: https://citrustwistkits.com/collections/current-kit-subscriptions/products/august-2018-perfectly-posh-scrapbook-kit

"Perfectly Posh" Pocket Life Kit: https://citrustwistkits.com/collections/current-kit-subscriptions/products/august-2018-perfectly-posh-pocket-life-kit

"Perfectly Posh" Embellishment Kit: https://citrustwistkits.com/collections/current-kit-subscriptions/products/august-2018-embellishment-kit

Happy Crafting!

Layout inspiration with Perfectly Posh!

Hi there! Anna here with you to share some layout inspiration made with the CTK August Perfectly Posh kits. I've also used a pair of the gorgeous cut files by August. They are both designed by our own and very talented Nathalie, YAY!

Ok, here we go with my first page, it's a 8.5x11 size page made with the Add On kit, the Pocket Life kit, the Embellishment kit , the Outdoor Adventures stamp and one of the cool  August cut files.

As you can see I've yrt again used the negative part of the cut file. I love when nothing is wasted.

And here's my page no2 made with the Main Scrapbook kit, the Pattern Paper Play kit, the Add On kit, the Pocket Life kit, the Embellishment kit and again one of the lovely cut files by August.

And don't you just love the gorgeous pink pom-pom trim, I'm totally in love!

To getsome dimension and texture I mounted one of my paper strips with some 3d tape. Even the pom-pom trim and the stitches enhance the feeling of dimension. I like it!

I hope you've got some inspiration to create something by your own now, and don't forget to share it with us on the CTK Fan Page.

Thanks for stopping by! Anna xo

You are magic!

Hello crafty friends,  Melanie back here with a layout about my bestie. She's not in the picture though, but you can see this cute foldable superhero bag I always carry around in my handbag she had sewn for me last year.
This month's kits are once again so lovingly put together, everything matches perfectly and I love all the small bits and pieces that come in the kits. For this layout I wanted to use one of the frames from the Embellishment Kit, the pompom trim from the Pocket Life Kit and the tassels from the Scrapbook Kit.

I went for a clean and light layout and started by adding a frame to my picture. The black makes a nice contrast to the white background and it has the perfect size.

The 'MAGIC' matches the colors of my picture so well and so I decided to make the title 'you are magic', because she is, and went for a horizontal design. I added the journaling on a label from the cutaparts and placed one of the gorgeous golden hearts from the foam stickers underneath my picture to fill up the space. 

But before I started glueing things down, I added some black splatters using the black Pinkfresh Studio watercolor from the shop and Kira's awesome technique. She puts the color on a stamping block, adds water and sprinkles it over the page by using a brush (thanks Kira for this great trick).

To balance it all, I cut the striped paper from the Pattern Paper Play apart and put the stripes on the left-hand side of my page, added some washi and the pompom trim and went over it with my sewing machine to add a little more interest.

I also placed the adorable embroidery embellishment on the bottom left using foam adhesive for more dimension. But before I glued it down I added one of the tassels just for a little something. I attached the other two to the frame using some white thread.

To bring in more of the gold, I added some stars to my cluster and finished off the layout by doing some stamping, I used the stamps that come in the Scrapbook Kit.

For more inspiration join us in our Facebook Group or head over to our Instagram  and don't forget to tag us when you share what you made with your kits so we can see your creations.

Happy crafting,

Melanie 

Inspiration Seeking with Kira

Hey friends!  It's Kira and I am back with two new layouts using the Perfectly Posh kits.  Here's a look at my first layout:

If you received the pocket life kit this month, you would've seen this pocket life card:

This card inspired the entirety of my layout.  I loved the circular element, the sunset-like colors, and I loved how easily this could be translated into a scrapbook layout!

I started by cutting a large 7" circle from a piece of 8.5" x 11" white cardstock.  Then I cut strips (about 1/4" wide) from a variety of papers from the Willow Lane 6x8 paper pad (included in the PL kit).  I adhered these strips with just a tiny bit of wet glue onto the circle from the cardstock.  I stuck closely to the color placement of the PL card.  Then I stitched each strip down with my sewing machine.  I added some foam behind the background paper, and adhered the circle underneath.

I decided to scrapbook this adorable photo of my youngest son when he was monkeying around in my bed.  I can't stand how cute he is in this photo.  I backed the photo with some packaging from some Willow Lane embellishments.

Then it was just a matter of embellishing, I loosely color-blocked my embellishments, and added some gold glitter stars for a pop of sparkle.  I thought the perfect finishing touch to this layout was the crown I added to my son's photo.

Now, here's a look at my second layout:

I recently discovered artist Sarah Milne on Instagram.  She does the most amazing collage art and I fell in love with the florals she creates.  I knew they could be perfect on a scrapbook page if I could figure out a way to translate them well.

I started by punching five circles: two 1.5" and three 2".  I wanted to figure out placement before starting because I didn't want to make too many or too few.  Once I had placement down, it was time to build my flowers.

I chose some of the blue and lavender colored papers from the 6x8 Willow Lane paper pad.  I cut the papers into strips about 1"-2" wide.  Then I cut very messy crescent shapes out of the paper.  I started layering up the flowers on the circles I had punched earlier, starting from outside, working my way in.  I didn't have an order as to how to layer the paper pieces, I wanted it to look as random as possible.

Once I reached the center, I added the buttons from the main kit to three of the flowers.  The two other flowers got a paper cut circle and enamel dot.

I used my manual die cut machine to cut some leaves out of two shades of green paper included in the paper pad.  Then I mixed shapes and colors of leaves for each of the flowers.  I used the Wonderful thickers to add my title "Love You".

I finished off the page with some embellishments from the sticker sheet and thickers.

I hope you enjoyed these two pages I created, and got some ideas on how to find your own inspiration!  Thank you so much for stopping by!

xo, Kira

Sunday Sketch with Alena

Hey everyone!  It's Alena with  layout for Sunday Sketch. 

Here's a look at the sketch this week:

I used a sketch for one of the pages of my project Life. 

I started this layout by choosing a few photos to scrap.  I don't typically scrapbook more than one photo per layout.  These photos are of my youngest son .

Most of my page is a Vintage Poetry Book Page,  which I covered with a layer of vellum.

I hope you try out this sketch yourself!  I can't wait to see what everyone creates!

3-to-Inspire with Cece

Hello, friends! Cece here today with a 3-to-Inspire challenge for you! This month's #gracebox is super fun and has a load of goodies to create and play with.

For today's 3-to-Inspire, I will be creating with:

+ Pinkfresh Puffy White Alpha Stickers
+ Dina Wakely Media Turquoise Acrylic Paint
+ Citrus Kit White Cardstock Die Cuts

  

I am creating in my 100 Days of Bible Promises by Shanna Noel today and I'm working on Day 48. First, I scraped down some of this gorgeous turquoise acrylic paint using an old credit card. I love how smooth this paint is and how easy it was to put down. The scraping technique is an easy way to get some color on your page with very little mess.



Next, I put down some stamps and the puffy white alphas and wrote out -- "I'm still here with you. Forever and always by your side."



Last, I put down some of the die cuts to fill in some of the white spaces above the words.

 

I loved working with all the elements of this kit and loved how this page turned out and hope you do too! Remember to share your pages on the Citrus Twist Kits FB Fan Page or on social media and use the hashtag #citrustwistkits. I'm excited to see what you do with this kit.

Wishing you a great weekend and God bless!