Sunday sketch with Laura

Hello ladies! It's Laura here with a new project for the end of the week! It's time for the Sunday sketch challenge! It's so perfect to boost your creativity and enjoy your Life Crafted and Scrapbooking kits! Here you have the sketch, do you feel your ideas flowing? 

It's a very versatile design and I decided to go full color and use the beautiful goodies from the scrapbook kit mainly, these florals are perfect! 

For the title, I decided to create a little cluster with the foam stickers from the Life crafted kit, some of the amazing stamp words and a few stickers, they look so cute all together!

To frame the picture, you just need some of the papers from both kits and layer them. Then add some tags from the She's magic collection from Dear Lizzy, a few more diecuts and stickers and you'll have that ready!

Finally, my favourite part from this layout is the top border! I decided to change the straight lines from the scketh and use these beautiful flowers, because remember that this is just a guide, you can change it as you feel!

I also added some white splatters underneath the flowers to give it more dimension and make it stand out from the base yellow paper! I love how bright it looks!

And that is all for today! I hope you liked it and that you get inspired to create your own pages with this cute sketch! And as always, don't forget to visit the shop for more cute items! 

Best wishes! 

3 to Inspire - Amy Jo Vanden Brink

Hello!  I'm so excited to be back with one of my favourite features, 3 to inspire!  Today I have selected some great pieces from the Life Crafted kit & the scrapbooking Add-On.

1. Labels

I chose some different types, label stickers, wood veneer and some blank labels to use on this spread.

2. Puffy Stickers

My favourite, easy way to up the impact of any pocket page spread.  I have the page from the kit and the pack from the Add-on here.

3. Small Ephemera

I grabbed some tickets and some of the fantastic fabric labels for my 3rd item.

I started by adding in my photos, and then finding some homes for my little bits and pieces.  The orange and pink combo ended up being really bright and vibrant, so the blue felt like it held everything down for me.  I don't love leaving larger patterned areas with no embellishment, so the ticket cluster and the two layered word stickers helped to fill some spots up for me.  I didn't end up with much journaling area, but it worked out ok.

I used some strips of white to anchor the number stickers down on top of my photos and make sure that they stood out.  The colors in those numbers were so amazing I wanted to make sure there was space to see them!

A few labels rounded out the spread.  I printed the bottom corner as a 4x6 and just did not cut them apart so that I could easily fill the pocket.  When I shoot mostly phone photos I forget to turn to horizontal sometimes!

You can watch how this spread came together in the following video: 

Thanks for joining me today, I hope you feel inspired by this layout!

Life Crafted with Tina

 Hey there!

It's Tina here with you today and I am so exited to share my new project created with the January Life Crafted Kit "Fierce & Fabulous" and the awesome new stamp sets "All About the Numbers" and "Solid & Outline Alphabet & Number"! Even though I am considering myself as a shy stamper I literally can't stop using them because these stamps are so inspiring and versatile!

I started by trimming two pattern papers from the kit and created two base pages to fit into the page protectors #1. After that I matted the photo of my daughter with a text print paper and added a few ephemera pieces and puffy stickers around.

Next I adhered some ephemera pieces in the right bottom corner of the other page to balance this spread. And then I played a little with the new stamp sets to create some kind of a title of the layout. First I stamped the phrase "craft time, happy time" and colored the outlined letters with a light-blue marker. And after that I stamped a bunch of smaller words and phrases around the title using a few stamp sets from the previous kits.

I hope you'll love the new kit and stamps as much as I do, and I will look forward to see your projects created using them! Make sure to share it on the CTK Fan Page on Facebook or on Instagram using the hashtag #citrustwistkits.

Thank you so much for stopping by! Until next time!

XO,

Design Team Call 2020 (March-August)

2020 is here and it’s time to select the new Citrus Twist Creative Team. I am so very thankful for the lovely design work and all the shares the 2019 team put into their projects.

For our March - August 2020 term we are looking for a small group of storytellers who love to record life through any of the following: scrapbooking, project life, mini albums or traveler’s notebook (traditional or hybrid) or a mix. You should have a keen interest in using Citrus Twist products on your projects as part of our Creative Team. It is important that you have enthusiasm, passion and commitment to document your stories. You should be comfortable with sharing your design work on social media, have good photography skills, commitment to deadlines - and video creation is a plus, but not a requirement.

To apply for our Creative Team please include the following in an email:

1. 3 project examples
2. Links to your blog and all current social media outlets
3. A list of any design teams you are currently on
4. The country you reside in

Please include “Citrus Twist 2020 Creative Team” in the subject line of your email and send your application to hello@citrustwistkits.com

Deadline to submit is Friday, January 31, 2020. 

Life Crafted | Patricia Roebuck

Hello CTK friends!  This is Patricia stopping in again to share a spread in my Life Crafted album using the January Fierce & Fabulous kit.  My post for today is a clean layout using the new Fierce stamp set to emphasize my design with a touch of pattern paper and a card from the kit.  Here's how it came together.

I first stamped the frames from the stamp set in different colors of ink at the top at the bottom, knowing I wanted the photo in the center.   The top stamped image uses just the inside part of the image and a saying from the January Life Crafted stamp.  I also used the new Solid & Outline Alpha and Number stamp to create part of a title along with clusters of embellishments from the kit.  Using different inks and mixing the solid and the outline images is a great use of that Solid & Outline stamp set.

I used a small piece of pattern paper to layer under my photo, then for the stamped frame image below, I used both of the frame images, and then used more images from that same stamp set along with embellishments to create a cluster.  I used the pink puffy alphas from the kit to finish this side to ground it and create balance.

For the top right side pocket, I used one of the kit cards, traced the puffy sticker where it would go in the center, added typed journaling, then added the sticker back.

The bottom pocket is a full photo adding a puffy heart and stamping from the kit.

If you are still deciding on the extra stamps this month, hope this gives a you look at how many possibilities you can create in your albums!  Thank you for stopping by and letting me share this spread with you today!

Currently Reading with Marsha

Hey friends!  It's Marsha here today sharing a layout in my Life Crafted Album.  For my layout, I used the January Fierce and Fabulous kit and Traveler's Notebook stamp.

Here's a look at the spread I created:

The book print paper from the kit this month was my FAVORITE, so I knew I had to feature it on a layout.  To begin the page, I trimmed the book print patterned paper so I could use a portion of it on both sides of the layout.  I chose the New Chapter ephemera piece to hold the title because I thought it worked perfectly with my reading themed page.  For the title, I used the bright and fun puffy foam alpha stickers from the kit.  Next, I used the Traveler's Notebook stamp and black ink to add the word "currently" and a phrase to the page.  I also stamped a few hearts using a light pink ink.

For the other side of the spread, I adhered the book print paper, folding and stapling the edge for added texture and interest.  I added my photo and layered some patterned papers from the kit behind it.  I used some fabric and cardstock ephemera pieces to embellish around the photo. 

Using the TN stamp, I added a bit more stamping with black and pink ink.  I printed the journaling on my computer, cut it into strips, and adhered it to the page.  For the final finishing touch, I added some of the gorgeous glitter stars around the layout.

This layout came together so quickly and easily using the kit.  I just LOVE how it turned out!

Thank you for stopping by today!  Be sure to share your projects using the kit with us on the CTK Fan Page on Facebook or on Instagram using #citrustwistkits.

I will see you again soon!

Pocket Page Challenge with Erica

Hey guys, it's Erica here. I can't believe it's 2020 already! And if you're anything like me then you're still plugging away at your 2019 memory keeping album. Thank goodness for the Fierce & Fabulous kit and all its glitz and sparkle to inspire to me tackle my birthday spread!





Since I had only pre-printed an Instax out for this spread, I went ahead and added my photos straight onto the digital cards on Photoshop before printing them. This helped me to get the sizing right to fit onto the cards. Plus, it allowed me to use both sides of the same card. Always such a hard decision!





I decided to focus on three main colours for this spread- black, gold and pink. I cut one of the 6x8 papers in half to use as two 4x6 cards, and used journal cards, ephemera and labels to create my clusters.




There's nothing that says celebration to me like gold glitter so I thought I'd add a little more glitz with some gold thread. I recently used it in my December Daily and loved the way it came out. I stitched down everything from the labels to the glitter pieces and left the threads loose.





I always like to use journal cards as layering pieces and the circle frame on this card was kind of perfect to frame this whimsical little tiger. I popped him up on foam to stand out a little more, and used the stamp set in the kit to add a sentiment.





I used the new mini Italic Upper/Lower Case alpha to stamp out one of the things that is most important for me about birthdays- CAKE. Then I made to sure sprinkle quite a few of the gold glitter stars in the kit around my spread.








I hope this has given you a little inspiration to keep plugging away at whatever form of memory keeping you're still trying to finish for 2019. Thanks for joining me today!