Sunday Sketch with Patricia

 

Hello Citrus Twist Friends!  I'm excited to be on the blog today to share my interpretation of the Sunday Sketch and a look at how I'm using the Travelogue Collection to document the family Disney Cruise five years ago.

The first thing I notice about the sketch are the two main clusters with the sentiment on the left and the photo on the right and then the beautiful layers under it.  I flipped that vertically and used two cut files that go with the Travelogue collection to take the place of the two main clusters.  The Beach Life is from the Places We Go cut file.  and the Await is from the Vacation Memories cut file.  I backed the Beach Life with Digital TN paper printed onto vellum.

And for the bottom, I used a photo to back the Await cut file.  I also cut out tropical leaves from the Vacation Memories cut file, then used two shades of pink to add an ombre look to them.  I used those, and Travelogue die cuts and stickers to finish my page.  The Castaway Cay is from my stash of Citrus Twist Kits foam alphas.

The right side top pocket uses a digital card available this month for my journaling and stamping using the Travelogue Stamp.

The bottom pocket is a photo with Travelogue stickers and a die cut adhered to it.  I also used more digital TN papers and the available divider cut files available to stamp 'at the beach.'  I know my album will have activities on the ship and on the beach, so these cut files are perfect for this.  

So happy with how this is coming out.  You can see more of my album using all digital elements from the Travelogue collection on my blog here.  Thanks for stopping by!

3-to-Inspire with Diane

Hi everyone, Diane here with another 3-to-inspire challenge for you! You can find this challenge here every Saturday for those who need a little extra creative push to get scrapbooking, to keep scrapbooking or for those who just like a challenge! Your take on this challenge can be a layout, Traveler's Notebook page or a spread in your Life Crafted album. And remember that you'll want to include all 3 prompts on your project!

Your prompts this week are:

1. Create a hybrid layout
2. Use a large photo
3. Add a mix of stickers!

I started my page by printing a bunch of the different Travelogue digital papers and cards. I wasn't sure what I was going to create at this point, so I just printed all my favourites. That way, the ones I don't use will be ready to go the next time I sit down to create!

Then I printed a full page photo for my Life Crafted album. I print these at 5 x 8.25 inches. Once I had my photo printed, I got started putting my layout together.

The first step was to create my stacked title using a die cut, a puffy sticker and a stamp. The die cut word fit exactly across the page so I made sure to position it in between the holes of the page. Then I stamped the word DRIVE underneath and layered the puffy sticker word on top of both of those. The rest of the page only involved adding a puffy sticker and stamping a sentiment in white ink.

For the facing page, I deliberated between adding my journalling to a blue card on a white background or my journaling on a white card  on a printed background. And as always, colour won out in the end. 

I choose a background the same colour pink as the puffy sticker in my title and typed my journaling onto a plain white card before using my sewing machine to stitch them together.

I embellished the page with a few chipboard sentiment stickers (sticking to those same colours of coral, teal and blue), then I stamped a few sentiments using a darker coral coloured ink. I added the final touch with some puffy sticker arrows and called the spread done.

Here's a look at the process this spread took ...

Thanks for stopping by today and I'd love to see any page you create using this challenge so don't forget to tag me and share over on the Citrus Twist Facebook Fan page!

MEET OUR GUEST DESIGNER - SARAH ZAYAS

Hello there!

We are so excited to introduce our second Guest Designer, Sarah Hayas.   She is a past Creative Team member, and friend of CTK.  We adore her style, and are always in awe of what she creates.   We couldn't be happier to have her join us for the  next two months, and share some inspiration with our Travelogue kit!   

 Q & A with Sarah

·         What is something most people would not know about you?  I love to travel and took lots of road/camping trips as a young girl, but my first time in a plane didn't happen until I was 24 (which was for a work trip to Washington DC).  Since then I've been so fortunate to travel to many places (both near and far from where we live).  One of my favorite trips was to Canada where we got to snowboard in the Whistler Blackcomb mountains.
·         What are the 3 scrapbooking products you can’t live without? Stamps, a good adhesive, and my trusty Fiskars paper trimmer :)  
·         What do you love about the TRAVELOGUE kit?  Besides the vibrant color scheme, the die cut pieces are always my favorite from any CTK kit.  They are so versatile, and add that fun detail to any project.
·         Finish this sentence “My dream destination/vacation is . . . “Alaska! It's been on our travel bucket list for years!

 

 

Hello everyone!  I'm so happy to be back with Citrus Twist Kits as a guest designer for the Travelogue kit!  This kit immediately caught my attention with it's bright, fun colors, and since travel themed layouts are some of my favorite projects to include in my Life Crafted albums, this kit was right up my alley!

 

 

The life crafted albums are perfect for documenting one off trips, but I also like to use them for an all encompassing travel album (which is a big ongoing project I'm currently working on).  My goal is to create one or two pages per trip to give an overview of all the places we've visited over the years. For today's project I decided to document a trip I took with my husband to Seattle back in 2016.  

 

 

I used one of the 2x2 grid page protectors for the right page so I'd be able to include more photos, and then I kept one of the standard size page protectors on the left.  I loved creating little clusters with the die cut pieces, and even had them overlap with my larger photos.  It gives the page such a fun effect.  

 

For my 2x2 grid page I mixed the photos with the embellishments to keep a good balance on the page.  Since the photos are so small I decided to keep them as they are, but I added embellishments to all of the other pockets.

 

Finally, I printed my journaling onto some grid paper and added it under my large photo.  My goal with the journaling for my travel album project is to write up an overview and maybe add in a few details, but not to include everything (which would require much more space than one or two layouts.)

 

Thank you for stopping by to take a peek into my travel album!

XO,

Sarah

 

 

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 We love this new spread by our friend Sarah, and are excited to see more of her creations with our kit.  Be sure to stop by her Instagram feed to check more of her projects and be inspired. You are sure to love her work!

XO

Sunday Sketch with Desiree

 

Happy Sunday.  It's Desiree here for the Sunday sketch.

Thank you for joining me today, let's take a look.

    Let me just say I was excited to take on this sketch, especially with the triple photos.  I decided to do a pocket page layout from a zoo trip when I traveled years ago.

   I really could not wait to dig into this Travelogue kit, I have some ideas I can't wait to try.  

    I started with the Travelogue 5'x8.25" Solids and Patterns Digital Papers to create my 4x6 pocket cards.  I decided on this lovely yellow soft patterned paper to layer the main elements of the sketch.  I then printed my photo strip and backed it with other patterned papers from the digital collection.  I used ephemera from the Travelogue Epherma pack and the Florals Ephemera pack.  I finished off this fun cluster with the "Let's Do It Again" puffy sticker from the Citrus Twist Travelogue Puffy Sticker pack.

    For my next 4x6 pocket card, I went a little crazy and used all the things.  I love how it came out.  First I used the Citrus Twist 6x6 Travelogue Stamp to stamp the words "Go, See, Do" in this beautifully distressed font.  Next, I used the "weekend" script word and other ephemera from the Travelogue Ephemera Pack.  I couldn't resist a ticket from the Citrus Twist Tickets and Tags Ephemera to add a stapled cluster to the left of the card.  To finish both pocket cards, I used puffy stickers from the Travelogue Phrase and Icon Stickers.  I think they just maybe my favorite from the collection.

    For my journaling, I typed a few thoughts onto a card from the Travelogue Digital Journaling cards available in the shop.   I adorned my pictures with more ephemera, puffy stickers, and a Travelogue Chipboard sticker.

I really had a lot of fun with this sketch and the Travelogue Kit.  I think the possibilities for the kit are endless.

Thank you for visiting us today.  Don't forget to get your kit!

XO, Desiree

3 to Inspire with Shannon

 

Hello crafty friends! Shannon here with another 3 to Inspire to kickstart your memory keeping. For this post, I'm focusing on a travel layout using the new Travelogue products available now at Citrus Twist. My husband and I took a trip to Hawaii back in July 2014 and I never got around to scrapbooking it. These products inspired me to get some photos ordered and finally document our trip!

Let's look at my list of 3 things to inspire your layout...

1. Make your own title card

2. Use a cluster of embellishments

3. Bring in some history

1. Make your own title card. -- Since the Travelogue Mini Kit doesn't come with printed cards (you can get them digitally though!) I decided to challenge myself to use only the mini kit and some cardstock to make my own pocket page cards. I started this title card by stamping a background using the 6x8 Travelogue Stamp. I love stamping backgrounds in a pattern. I tested out a few light colors to see what would match the kit best. This yellow is bold enough to catch attention but suble enough to be a background. Next, I chose the word "explore" from the Travelogue Puffy Phrase and Icon Stickers. Finally, I pulled the large "go" from the Travelogue Ephemera and used foam adhesive to give it a little pop. I chose to work with bold colors (yellow and orange) so I didn't feel the need to add any additional embellishments. I really wanted the title to stick out.

2. Use a cluster of embellishments. -- The colors that I chose to use on this card dictated the rest of the page. I had free rein of color choice since my photos are all fairly neutral in color. Since the photos are outside and depict a WWII bunker, I wanted to go with a more muted palette to fit the mood of the page. I decided on chartreuse and forest green with a pop of coral. Then, I went into the Travelogue Ephemera pack and Travelogue Puffy Stickers to find embellishments to match my theme. I didn't like that I could see the bottom corner of the ticket through the hole in the location icon, so I backed the hole with the same cardstock that I used as the background of my card. Once I had my cluster arranged, I felt it was missing something at the bottom. I grabbed my 6x8 Travelogue Stamp and split the "full of wonder" phrase into 2 lines. This a really great trick to make your stamp fit if it's too long to be in a single line! Just cover the word(s) you aren't stamping with washi (after inking the stamp!).

3. Bring in some history. -- Hawaii is so rich in history that it would feel like a disservice to leave that out of my album. Of course, I can't remember every fact about everything we saw nearly 7 years ago. Hello, Google! I knew what this WWII pillbox on the North Shore of Oahu was called, but I couldn't remember the information that was on the historical marker nearby. These days I would take a photo of that marker to have the facts right at hand. Live and learn! A quick Google search brought up the historic marker and some additional information. I used that to fill in some of my journaling. To top off my card, I used a phrase from the Travelogue Ephemera pack.

Putting this page together and stretching my creativity to make my own pocket cards really revitalized my energy to dig into this travel album. Do you have a vacation that needs to be documented? Don't let it weigh on your mind for 7 years like I did - take the opportunity to dive in now! I can't wait to see what you create!

MEET OUR GUEST DESIGNER - ASHLEY HORTON

 Hi there!

We are so excited to welcome one of our Travelogue kit  Guest Designer and a good friend of CTK, Ashley Horton.   We have had the pleasure of having Ashley as part of our Creative Team, and love her style.  You are going to love what she has created.  So, here she is...

 

Q & A with Ashley

What is something most people would not know about you?

I have a strong dislike for Pop music...there are a few artists or songs that I can tolerate, but I would much rather listen to the Alternative genre.

 What are the 3 scrapbooking products you can’t live without?

Chipboard, Alpha Stickers, Ephemera

 What do you love about the TRAVELOGUE kit?

I love that the Travelogue Kit has a wide variety of vacation themes included in it...you can use it for beach themed, outdoor themed or just general travel themed projects!

 Finish this sentence “My dream destination/vacation is . . . “

My dream destination/vacation is an extended trip to Ireland and Scotland.

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Hey CTK fans!! It's Ashley, and I'm excited to be back with Citrus Twists as a Guest Designer for the months of March and April!  The CT Kits are always so much fun to work with, and I was extra excited to be working with the Travelogue Kit, since travel themed layouts are kind of my favorite!  Today, I have a layout to share with you in my Black Life Crafted album.  It was a quick and easy layout, since everything was already coordinated for me in the Kit.

 

When I am working on a smaller format project, I usually like to find ways to still bring in a lot of product from my Kits.  I thought a grid design would be a great way to do this and feature some of my favorites from the Travelogue Kit.  I started out by checking out the Digitals, so I could have some pattern paper squares for the base of my grid design.  I printed out 6 squares sized approximately to 2.5x2.5 and placed them on a 5x8 white background.  After all of the squares were in place, I machine stitched in between each one of them.

 

Next, I went through the Ephemera pack and pulled out a variety of pieces. Then, I eliminated from those to get the ones I wanted to use to embellish each square.  For dimension, I used pop dots behind a couple of the ephemera pieces.  I also brought in some of the puffy stickers andchipboard stickers.  I really love the look of mixing embellishments on my projects.  It always adds a lot of variety and dimension.

 

 

I decided that I wanted to go with a full sized photo for the right hand side of my layout.  We went out west in 2019, and had not originally planned to visit Mt. Rushmore on our trip, but made the decision to go, while we were traveling near that area.  I took A LOT of photos and thought this would be a great one to document on this layout.  I had some white space at the bottom of the photo, so I used that as my journaling area.  I just typed it in, while I had my photo open in Adobe Illustrator, so it would print right on my photo when I was ready to send it to the printer.  You could also hand write in the white space on photos or use a typewriter and then cut out the journaling strips to add in the white space.  Then to finish it all off, I added two of the ephemera pieces to my photo and one of the stars from the puffy sticker sheet.

 Thanks so much for stopping by today, and I hope you found some inspiration for working with the Travelogue Kit!  And make sure you're on the look-out for my second post later this month on Instagram!

We love what Ashley has created with our Travelogue kit, and cannot wait to see her next project.  Remember to check more of her work on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ashleyhorton75/  

XO

Sunday sketch with Alena

 

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

 Here's a look at the sketch this week:

 I was inspired by a beautiful cut file "Picture Story" that I used as a title. I cut this out of a mint cardstock and added a bow of the same color to balance the composition.

I added quite a lot of machine stitching and colorful drops.

I made a small envelope out of vellum and filled it with sequins.

Well, then it is time for you be inspired by the sketch to create a page of your own.  Remember to share your creations with us on the Citrus Twist Kits Friends page on Facebook or by using #CTK, @Citrustwistkits on social media.  I cannot wait to see what you create with this sketch.