3-to-Inspire with Ingunn

Happy Saturday, happy summer, and happy hiking season! I audibly squealed when I opened my box of July products and saw all the outdoorsy stuff. Right then and there, I decided to start a brand new Life Crafted Album in Sea Glass where I could gather all my favorite mountain memories in one place. 

When I saw the piece of Endless Sunshine die cut ephemera with ‘wildflower’ on it, it immediately made me think of how my daughters look to me when we’re out hiking: frolicking around in green meadows like happy, colorful wildflowers. So I picked a photo from one of my favorite trips with them, then decided to build the page around products that matched that die cut. I raised the die cut with a foam sticker, then added two matching florals from the Lazy Days puffy stickers tucked underneath it.

I love using huge photos when I scrapbook hikes, so I printed the photo of my husband and our oldest daughter at 9.5x8.25 inches, cut it in half, and punched holes in each side so I could place them directly into the album.

In order to add journaling and some extra photos, I took one of the double 3x4 page protectors, adhered the part with the holes to the back edge of the right-hand photo using red line tape, and then folded it over the front of the photo to create a foldout.

Inside the foldout pockets, I added a pattern and title from the digital Summer Fun patterns and journaling cards (which matched the flowers in the products I wanted to use, woohoo!), and journaled a quick little tidbit of how proud I was of Nora on this climb. I added another die cut to the patterned paper, and sprinkled some enamel dots around it & the wildflower cluster to make them look like they fit together.

On the back, I added some extra photos from the trip.

My challenge to you this week is to use:

(1) one main inspiration piece that prompts a page idea

(2) products that coordinate with that first piece

(3) a combination of big and small photos

I hope you all have a wonderful weekend and get to spend some of it outdoors - I'll be hitting the trails, hoping to run into a bear so I'll have a legit excuse to use the adorable bear die cut that's included in the ephemera pack!

MEET OUR JULY 2021 GUEST DESIGNER: MELISSA MORRELLI

 

 

Hello there!

Today, we are super excited to welcome a good friend of Citrus Twist Kits, and she happens to be an amazing designer, too... Melissa Morrelli.    She  is a small format documenter with a love for the outdoors.    

Hi my name is Melissa Morrelli. I am so excited to be a guest designer for CTK this month.  I live in California with my family. We love being outdoors whenever possible enjoying nature's beauty. I also enjoy watching true crime T.V., The Office and being at Disneyland. My favorite way to document our stories is in a traveler's notebook, but I do love myself a good album project usually for vacation and holiday stories. 

 

Q&A with Melissa

• WHEN DID YOU START MEMORY KEEPING

I started memory keeping off and on when I was 16 years old. I became more consistent in 2013 and haven't really stopped since. 

•  WHAT IS SOMETHING MOST PEOPLE WOULD NOT KNOW ABOUT YOU?

 I'm an introvert and I have anxiety. I was terrified to share my crafty projects on social media because I was afraid they weren't "good enough". Then one day I decided to post my projects on Instagram and have been okay posting more frequently ever since. 

•  WHAT ARE 3 SCRAPBOOKING PRODUCTS YOU CANNOT LIVE WITHOUT?

 Stamps, ephemera, and neutral washi tape. 

•  WHAT DO YOU LOVE ABOUT OUR JULY 2021 RELEASE?

The July CTK is perfectly filled with everything adventure! I love all the bits in the ephemera pack from cute pennants, outdoor tags, to the fun summer icons.

•  FINISH THIS SENTENCE, “If you could see my crafting space now...”

send help!  At the moment, my craft space is a bit disorganized. My desk space is covered with so many pretty things though. 

 Here is what Melissa has created for her first project.  All the July Ephemera, our Digital Files, and the simple stamping all in one page!

Stop by Melissa's Instagram account to see more of her amazing work. You will  love it!

Sunday Sketch with Patricia

Hello and happy 4th of July to US readers!  It is full on summer here and my favorite season.  Another favorite is going to the beach.  I used lots of new July products along with inspiration from the Sunday Sketch for this beach themed 6x8 layout and Life Crafted spread.

Here's a look at the sketch.  I as drawn to the large title right away and also loved the look of the heart in between the title.  That inspired me to use the Beach cut file by sizing just the sun to fit my 6x8 layout.

I wanted texture and color and decided to use embroidery floss under the cut file.  In order to do this, I trimmed a piece of cardstock to fit under it and instead of stitching, I just wrapped the floss around my trimmed piece, taping it on the back to secure.  Then I adhered it this to the new paper from the Jen Hadfield paper pad available this month. 

Next, I used Endless Summer Die cuts and Hello Sunshine Puffy Phrase and Icon Stickers over it to complete the inspiration from the sketch.  Since my sun and title are so large, I kept the layers light under and around my photo but still gained inspiration from the sketch using pattern paper from the July Butterflied and Blooms Add-On kit.

I used the digital Patterns & Basics for the right side by just adding journaling, my photo and the same pattern paper to balance with the left.  Then finished it with the new True Life V2 stamp!  Awesome set!!

Hope you are inspired by the sketch and products available this month...they make documenting the summer or any season so fun...enjoy!

3-TO-INSPIRE WITH NANCY

Hey there, friends!  It's Nancy today with a 3-to-Inspire challenge.  I used products from this month's release to create this summer layout in my Marigold Life Crafted Album.

Here are this week's prompts:

1. Use a large stamped title
2. Create a cluster of  embellishments + a small photo
3. Use a shaped photo

This is the story of who won the race to be the first in the pool this summer. I started with an enlarged photo of the boys racing and my nephew who won by a landslide! I printed the photo in a 5x8.25 size and added some text to the very bottom in PhotoShop.

I created a cluster on top of the photo using the floral wildflower title and months ephemera from the July release. I also printed a smaller photo of the floral arrangement I made on the same day. It's my story-in-a-story, but you could add an additional photo in this spot. Use foam dots in between the photo and title ephemera to give it a little lift.

To balance out the large photo on the left, I added a bold title with the beautiful Narrows Alphabet stamp. The puffy Sunshine Puffy Alphabet stickers add a punch of color and texture to the title. The puffy "sun" word sticker is from the July release and ties the stamped title together. A shaped pool photo and border complete the page!

I hope this gives you a bit on inspiration to create your own summer splash page!

Sunday Sketch with Lory

 

Happy Sunday everyone! How are you? Summer is officially started and after a year and half of hard time we all need relax, sun and sea to rest and leave the stress behind. Don't you think? 

How is going your storytelling this year? I'm trying to tell random stories of that month so I'm gathering together the main and most beautiful stories of that month to document and record them.

Today I'm sharing with you my latest story told and archived in my June Life Crafted album using one of the adorable sketches from Citrus Twist. 

Here the sketch

I have loved this sketch at the first sight ,  it has inspired me a new life Crafted spread. I have used many  paper strips from the NEW! PEACHY KEEN 6X8 PAPER PAD BY FANCY PANTS DESIGNS that you find in the shop.  So I cut out strips, then in the middle of the page I have added the photo where I cut with a cut die a piece of it adding dimension with  3d double side tape. 

To complete the page I mixed up a lot of June ephemera, NEW! CITRUS TWIST BUTTERFLIES & TAGS DIE-CUT CARDSTOCK EPHEMERA , to be true some of my favorites ever. Drops of white acrylic paint ink here and there, the journaling with the gorgeous phrases stamps and the title from the alphabet stickers! 

Here my version of this sketch

Ad here some close ups:

Hope you like it and it inspires you to document your memories! We all have a wonderful ordinare life to tell! Remember the little things are the most beautiful things in life :)

Love, Lory

3-to-Inspire with Marsha

 

Hey, friends!  It's Marsha here today with another 3-to-Inspire challenge!  I used mainly products from this month's release to create this layout in my Life Crafted album.

Here are this week's prompts:

1. Create a grid design
2. Use cork embellishments
3. Incorporate hidden journaling

For my layout today, I knew I wanted to use a grid design and include some of my favorite patterned papers from the Peachy Keen 6x8 Paper Pad.  I trimmed three of the papers into 2x2 inch squares and arranged them, along with some ephemera pieces from the Butterflies and Tags Die-Cut Ephemera, in a grid design on the page.  I considered using a Life Crafted page protector but opted to create the design on white cardstock instead.  This allowed me to add more dimensional elements and include a longer chipboard title. 

I created the title using the Woodgrain Chipboard Alphabet Stickers.  I also used a border punch to punch a scolloped strip of woodgrain paper and added it below the title.  I like the added detail this provides, and it also helps to ground the title.  To complete this side of the layout, I embellished a few of the squares with the Loved This Day Puffy Stickers and the Chasing Rainbows Cork Stickers.

For the other side of the layout, I layered patterned papers from the Peachy Keen 6x8 paper pad behind my photo and created a pocket to hold my journaling tag.  

I typed my journaling and printed it on a digital journaling card from the May 2021 Digital Journaling Cards.  I trimmed the card into a tag shape and added a strip of patterned paper to the top of the tag for extra interest.  I slipped the tag into the pocket behind my photo.  Incorporating hidden journaling is a great way to include the story without it being a feature on the layout.

I love how this spread turned out using the products from this month's release!  

I hope you are inspired to use these 3-to-Inspire prompts on your next project!  Thank you for stopping by today!

xo,

  

More with Our Guest Designer - Nancy Damiano

 

Hello there!

We are so lucky to have Nancy Damiano as our June 2021 Guest Designer, and she is with us today with one last project.... 

Hi there, Nancy here with my last guest post. This one was created in my Sunshine Life Crafted album using the cardstock stickers and ephemera from the June release. This one is a story about hope and a message I ran across written in the sand.

 

 The enlarged photo featured a large open space courtesy of blue skies! I filled this space with my title with CT White Puffy Alphabet stickers and a label sticker from the June release. It was all I needed to decorate the page.

 

 I created a bookmark of sorts by using vellum to create a spot for my story. This allows for a larger space for journaling while maintaining a sheer overlay of the right side of the spread which includes a page full of embellishments.

 

On the right I created a collage with two additional photos and ephemera from the June release. A simple grid and a bit more story keep the design clean and fresh.

 

My pages really came together quickly with the June release. The beautiful colors and designs make creating a snap!

We just love Nancy's simple but detailed style, and it is reflected in this gorgeous spread. WE are so  happy to be able to share some of Nancy's magic with you all.  Remember to check more of her work on Instagram.

Thank you so much Nancy for  sharing some of your stories with us this month.  WE have loved having you as a guest!

XO