February Blog Hop

Welcome to Citrus Twist Kits Organizing Blog Hop!! We have some fun inspiration, great organizational ideas & awesome prizes! Each of our designers will share a fun organizing tip with you to help you get your crafty space organized and more functional. 

Now for the Prizes: Two lucky commenters who hop to ALL design team blogs will be entered to win a $10 GC to the Citrus Twist Store, plus we are also giving away one single main kit to a lucky third winner.

You just need to leave a comment on EVERY designer's blog to be entered to win. Come back to the main Blog Hop blog post and comment that you hopped to each blog and we will pick a winner from those that commented. Comments end Tuesday February 4th. Winners will be announced on the main Citrus Twist Kits blog by Friday February 7th.

Let's get started:

Amelie Mordret

Angie Gutshall

April Hill

Eve Limacher

Evelyn Yusuf

Gina Rodgers

Jennifer Chapin

Kasia Tomaszewska

Melissa Stintson

Nathalie Leonelli

Nina Ostermann

Sandy Ang

Tanya Batrak

Waisam Ho

Shawna Saucier

Citrus Twist Kits

Here is a picture of my (Trina's) scrapbooking cabinets. I love these and have had them for many years! I use clear plastic containers for my monthly kits or large projects (available at Michaels). They are great for keeping organized.

Here is a close-up of my (somewhat) messy cupboard interior. (Thank goodness for doors that close!) You'll see a little vintage scattered here in there in my scrapbooking space, including my dad's old woodworking pencil container, below:

I got these shoebox-style containers from Exposures a couple of years ago. They work great for items I use some of the time, but not all the time. These shoeboxes took my scrapbooking space from crazy and cluttered to neat and orderly. They rest on hanging bookshelves above my scrapbooking table.

We have a Main kit subscriber giveaway this month. All you have to do is refer someone who signs up for a 3- or 6-month Main kit subscription during February, while supplies last, or if you aren't a subscriber yet and want to begin your Main kit subscription now you, we'll include a free 6 x 6 Studio Calico Printshop paper pad in with your February kit.

Happy blog hopping! Be sure to check back here and leave a comment below after visiting everyone's blogs so we can enter you into the drawings.

Trina

Guessing Game #1: 2013 Books by Nathalie

Hello there! I am posting this quick sneak very early this morning because we have a fun Blog Hop coming up later today. So make sure to come back!

This is my first layout created with the February main kit. Every January, I make a layout about the books I have read the previous year (you can see the previous pages here on my blog):

and a close up of some of the embellishments from the kit:

I LOVE to look back at those pages. They bring back memories of the stories I enjoyed (or not so much). Have you ever recorded your readings on a page? Please share a link in the comments if you have, I'd love to see!

So, what did you spot in this kit?? Be sure to leave your comment and let us know for a chance to win a $5 gift card to the Citrus Twist shop!

✂︎ Nathalie

Welcome Guest Designer Shawna

Hello, there!  I'm Shawna and I have been scrapbooking for about 8 years, give or take.  I took a break after the birth of my daughter, but dove back in head first about a year ago.  I love how this hobby has morphed from simple memory books to such a diverse and expressive art form incorporating so much more than just paper and photos.

 

I live in Central NY with my husband of 10 years, our 4 year old (excuse, me…4 ½ year old.  She would correct me if she could read this…), our 7 year old yellow lab, Beau, and our sketchy little kitty, Lenny.  I work full time in the legal field and when I'm not working or creating scrappy goodness, I love to photograph, read, and do anything that involves getting outside into the fresh air.  I currently design f

or CSI Color Stories Inspiration, Sketchabilities, and Challenge YOUrself. 

1.     How long have you been scrapbooking and why did you start?   

I have been scrapbooking for about 8 years, though I took about a 3 1/2 year hiatus when my daughter was born.  I can't remember if it was a gift or if I bought it, but somehow I ended up with one of those pre-packaged scrapbook kits from Michael's way back in 2006 and I was hooked from the get-go.

 

2.    How would you describe your scrapbooking style?  

Hmm...trendy and a little bit eclectic?  I love to try new techniques and some of my favorite blog posts are those that share technique tutorials.  My layouts are all over the board...I try and create my layouts around whatever feel the photos give - sometimes it's a vintage feel, and sometimes it's an abstract artsy feel.  The one thing that almost all of my layouts have in common is some type of mixed media background work - gelatos, modeling paste, gesso, etc., paper layers, and LOTS of bright, bright colors.  Bright colors against a white background make me happy.

 

3.   What scrapbookers have influenced you most? 

I'm a big Sanna Lippert fan.  Her video tutorials are fantastic and I have learned a ton of tricks and techniques from watching them.

 

4.  What is your favorite thing about kit clubs?   

I love that kits take the guess work out of coordinating products for a layout!  Left on my own, it can take me hours to pick what materials I want to use on a page.  I have this long drawn out process of pulling out everything I have in my stash that MIGHT work on my page, and then slowly whittling it down to what I will actually use.  It works, but it's super time consuming.  Nothing beats having that step taken care of for me!

 

5.  If you departed for a week-long trip scrapbooking retreat, what are your 5 favorite scrapbooking items you would be sure to pack (besides your camera and photos!)? 

White cardstock, gelatos, black ink, 3-D pop dots and some sort of twine...that's assuming they are providing the patterned paper.  If I have to bring my own patterned paper I guess I could live without the black ink.  

 

6.  How would you describe the Citrus Twist February kit and what do you enjoy most about it?  

The vibe of February's kit is really fun and playful.  I love that the colors are neither masculine nor feminine, making them super easy to use on any subject you are scrapping.

 

Here is a beautiful layout Shawna created using the February Main Kit.

 

 

**Remember this is where you get so leave comments and win one of Shawna's favorite things!**

PLAYING WITH POCKET LIFE WITH EVE

Hello, I used the PL kit to do my first week of my PL. This kit is beautiful and colorful

Be Inspired by CLOUDS

Hello and happy Thursday everyone! As soon as I opened my January kits I knew what would be the topic of my Be Inspired post this month- I fell in love with all the clouds in kits immediately! I searched through Pinterest for some more cloud inspirations for today: 

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And I couldn't stop myself from making a layout! I used here clouds from the "My sunshine" scrapbooking kit and "Epic Fun" Embellishment kit. I love the layered clouds from pictures above so I tried to repeat this idea on my layout. 

Thank you for looking and have a wonderful Thursday! 

Tuesday Tutorial with Trina

Good morning everyone! I wanted to share a tiny sneak of just a little that is coming in your February kits and share a way that I like to use 6 x 6 paper pads. We've got a brand new, adorable paper pad coming your way for our Pocket Life subscribers.

For today's tutorial I tried to copy the look of a Polaroid frame using solid paper and 6 x 6 pattern paper. I started off with 3 selfies that my husband, daughter and I took of ourselves this summer, framed them and made a layout. My goal: frame the selfies and keep my layout simple.

Here is part of my finished page. I'm not going to sneak it all since it isn't February yet.

I started by flipping through my 6 x 6 paper pad (any guesses which pad it is?), picked some patterns to work with plus a soft colored solid. I trimmed the photos first then cut each layered frame a little larger.

The light blue cardstock was my "polaroid" frame and I cut it 3/8" bigger than the photo on the top and the sides and 1/2" bigger on the bottom. (So the frame was 3/4" wider than my photo and 7/8" taller than my photo.) I used my Fiskars Paper Trimmer to cut the rectangles and cut the inside out of the rectangles to create frames.

Once my frames were cut I glued them over the photos. I put a pattern paper rectangle behind the photo of my daughter to make the photo pop.

Next I played with placement of the 3 framed photos and decided to run them horizontally across the center of my 12 x 12 page. Here's a close-up of the finished frame with a rectangle of pattern paper behind.

Last I'm sharing a close-up with a little sneak of wood chip and a tag from the February PL kit.

Thanks for stopping by our blog today. We'd love to see what you do with frames on your layouts!

{simple strategies with jen chapin}

Hi there! Jen here and today I'm sharing a layout with you using January's main scrapbook kit as well as the embellishment add-on.

My simple strategy for today is to use a whole sheet of alphas. For this page, I decided to use the alpha stickers from the add-on and cover them with a sheet of vellum on my backgound.

The result is a unique look that will make your page stand out! Hope you've been inspired today. Thanks for stopping by!