Superhero / September kit / Kira Ness

Hey everyone!  It's Kira again with a layout to share with you using the "Twin Falls" scrapbook kit.  I am scrapbooking one of my favorite subjects today, my son.  He just turned three and his obsession with all things superhero runs deep.

There was one piece of ephemera in the Escape the Ordinary ephemera pack that inspired my entire layout.  It says "No one is you, that is your superpower."  I thought it was perfect for this picture of my son in (one of his many) batman shirt(s).

The background paper is the gorgeous PFS "Discover" paper with the plus sign pattern.  I used a cut file to create a large title.  And I backed it with the Paige Evans Turn the Page paper #11.  The color isn't what you might expect for your typical superhero layouts, but it coordinated perfectly with that piece of ephemera.

While I had my die cut machine out, I decided to cut out some batman symbol shapes in three sizes.  I used the textured white American Crafts cardstock to cut out the symbols, then used the "smooshing" technique and some grey distress ink on top of them.

I used a couple other pieces from the Escape the Ordinary ephemera pack to create some clusters around my page.  And then I was done!

You can watch my entire process here:

Thanks for stopping by!

xo, Kira 

 

 

Sweet Fun

Hello! I don't know about you, but I am so excited that we have made it to September!  In my neck of the woods, Southern California, the temps have been in the high nineties and a new month means we are a bit closer to having some cooler weather. Yay!  September is certainly a transitional month as we head into a new season and I think the September "Twin Falls" Scrapbook kit really reflects this sense of change that is happening and I am happy to share to my first layout that I made with it:

What I really love about this kit, is that it works for documenting my summer stories while giving me that taste of fall that I am craving. The orangey red in the diecuts from Pink Fresh Studio and the bright yellow exclusive patterned paper is just what I wanted. 

The white foam Thickers are pretty great also and the fun, gold foiled butterfly (also from Pink Fresh) is a new fave. 

Now how about you? What kind of crafting products are you dreaming of right now?  I know that for many, thoughts of Christmas crafting seems to be trending right now and a little part of me is right there with them. However, fall is most on my mind and this kit is certainly making me even more excited!

Michelle

Tuesday Tutorial with Dedra

Hi there friends! I hope you had a fabulous holiday weekend. I'm here today to start September off with a journaling bible layout using the September GraceBox Kit.

One of the very first things I always do to prep the page I'm going to work with is to coat it with gesso. Then use a heating tool to dry the gesso. For this page I wanted to use a couple of strips of tissue paper I had laying around. 

To put the first piece of tissue paper down I used Tim Holtz Distress Collage Medium and then I was able to crinkle the tissue paper a bit to add some texture. For the second piece of tissue paper I used Archival Ink from Ranger to stamp the word strength and set it aside so the ink could fully dry.

Then I started to build the layers. Adhering a couple of the leaf springs on top of the first piece of tissue paper. Next adding the second piece of tissue paper that was stamped on with the collage medium and also giving it a crinkled look. I thought the label would be perfect over the word strength but the label was to long so I cut it to fit better. 

Once the main layers were adhered I started putting stickers around them. To give everything a cohesive look I used a watercolor brush to create splatters all over the page.

To finish the page I took the ribbon, included in the kit, and created a paperclip. 

Thanks for stopping by and I wish you a blessed rest of the week! 

Dedra

Kit Love with Kira

Hey everyone!  And welcome to my very first blog post as a member of the Citrus Twist design team!  I'm so excited!  Are you excited?!

You should be!  I have a kit unboxing to share with you today, plus a layout I created using bits and pieces from a few of the kits. 

You can watch the video below to catch a glimpse of all the deliciousness included in the "Twin Falls" scrapbooking kit, the embellishment kit and the "Twin Falls" pocket life kit.  

Here's a quick layout I created using all three kits.

I started with a some machine stitching around the border. 

Added a few strips of the "Starbright" paper to ground my photo.

And finished off the layout by adding three clusters in a diagonal design.

Thanks for visiting!  I can't wait to see what you create with this month's gorgeous kits! 

xo, Kira

Sunday Sketch with Wendy

Hi all! Yay for September!

Wendy here with you and I'm ready ring in the start of September with a Sunday Sketch!

First of all, my favorite part of this sketch is the film strip. Did you know we have the film strip as a cut file available as a FREE download over in our Citrus Twist Kits Facebook Fan Page?! You can simply use your favorite electronic cutting machine (i.e. Cricut, Silhouette) to size as you please and cut. Easy peasy.

OR

I used the diecut slide shapes that were included in the August 2017 kits. I framed my photos behind the slide shapes and voila, an instant filmstrip effect.

Here are some close up pics from inside the film strip...

I used the stamps in the September 2017 kits to make my title work along with the letter stickers included in same kits.  The "crazy good" script stamp is pretty fun, eh?

Also, there is quite a mix of stars - from chipboard star stickers, puffy stars and gold foiled stars diecuts - in the September kits which provides a nice twist on texture and dimension.

To finish off my layout with one of the many puffy phrase stickers in the September kits, is the perfect ending touch.

To play along with this week's challenge, create a layout inspired by the sketch above, upload it to the Citrus Twist Kits Gallery with the sketch date (9/3) in the title, and you might win a $5 gift certificate to the CTK store.

xx Wendy

3 to Inspire with Jen

Hi everyone! Jen here, and today I'm here with another 3 to inspire post using the September Pocket Life and Sprinkles kits. Today we're being inspired by:

1. Watercolor
2. Stitching
3. Clouds

 Here is the page I created. I know I talk about this technique all the time with watercolor, but I love it! Simply paint some watercolor on to a piece of plastic packaging and smoosh it on to the background of your page. Try mixing colors for a great effect.

Next, I incorporated stitching by using it on the patterned paper layers at the top of my layout. This creates texture and dimension and I love what it adds to the page.

I was also able to incorporate the cork cloud shapes from the pocket life kit on my layout. I love these! This just shows the versatility of the PL kit and how it can be used for scrapbook pages as well.

Thanks for stopping by the blog today! If you use this prompt, please post a link to your layout. Have a good weekend!

Pocket Life Challenge with Diane

Hi guys! Diane here with another Pocket Life Challenge for you!

My September kit is stuck in the postal system somewhere but instead of letting myself get another week behind, I grabbed all my kits from the last 8 months or so, spread them out on my desk and picked out all my favourite bits for this week! So much fun and SO much mess!

It's amazing just how easily all the different bits and pieces from different months still co-ordinate so well together! All I needed to add was some alphas and sequins from my stash.

So my challenge for you this week is: Instead of letting another week go by while you wait for your latest and greatest kit to arrive, go back through the partially used (or completely unused!) kits to create a page!

Here is the process video if you are interested in how this layout came together...