3-to-Inspire with Suzanne

 Hello friends!

I hope you’re doing well. I am just back from an amazing vacation in the USA! And can’t wait to start with documenting all the photos. 

For this blog I have a new challenge, that I have used for this layout.

1. Use multiple photo’s 

2. Use multiple puffy letters.

3. Use multiple design papers, I have used the travelogue collection to document me in the plain

These diecuts are just perfect to cover my stamping mistake haha

I hope that I have inspired you to make a big layout with the 6x8 papers that are in this collection!

LLove Suzanne

 

Happy Sunday to everyone! It is Marci with you today. We have another amazing sketch for you this week.

I loved that this sketch has a place for multiple pictures. I did end up replacing one of the journaling spots for even another picture. When I first looked at this sketch I saw an 8.5in x 11in layout. I choose to resize it to 7in x8.25in which will fit into one of the 6x8 life crafted albums. I also knew that I wanted this on the right side of my album based on where I had space for a one page layout. Although, I could have left the sketch as is, knowing that it would be on the right side, I decided to rotate the sketch 180 degrees. This puts the large paper stripe on the right side of the layout. 

I used three of the digital papers from the GOING PLACES digital collection. I loved the bright and cheery orange and yellow paper. I also used a green and blue paper to tie in with the colors of my photos. With the smaller layout size and keeping my photos larger, I choose to move the title vertically and onto the stripe of paper. 

I used three of this month's cut files on this layout. First, was the title HAPPY CAMPER. Next, I resized two of the other cut files, the LOVE arrow and the LET'S Go arrow, to make two smaller embellishments. I wanted some dimension to these cut files so I cut each one three times and layered them together. Now each one has the thickness of chipboard and is elevated a little off the page. I love the esthetic. 

Similar to the sketch, I wanted to add my journaling onto a tag behind the lower picture. I used double sided tape along three sides to make a pocket behind the picture. My pictures are about 3.25in wide and 2.5in tall. I made my tag 4in x 2in so it would fit inside the pocket I created. 

To finish off the spread I pulled some items from my Citrus Twist stash. These Puffy Word Phrase Stickers matched the colors in the GOING PLACES collection perfectly, so did these Cardstock stickers. Lastly, I added a heart and arrow from this Chipboard Arrow Sticker Set. They round out my third cluster of embellishments and match the denim and wood colors in my photos. 

Thank you for visiting the blog today. I would love to see how you use this sketch in your crafting!

3 to Inspire with Jennie

 

Hi Everyone! This is Jennie with today's prompts!

1. Finish a project.

2. Show us some stats.

3. Repeat shapes.

My project to finish was this book journal from 2022! My recommendation is to take on a project that is almost done or a short project.

I used pie charts to document the kind of books I read in 2022. You can also use lists like "The year in Numbers". 

I repeated two shapes in this little spread, circles and the squares from the frames. 

We hope you see you in the Facebook Group showing us how you use this inspiration.

Sunday Sketch with Patricia

 

Hello CTK Friends!  Welcome to another Sunday sketch!  When I saw the sketch, I immediately wanted to get create my layout with stamps, this month's digital collection (Going Places), and bits from an old add-on kit from Simple Stories Wildflower.

I used the Simple Bliss stamp set, the striped hexagon, and stamped it with the lines going vertically to replicate the sketch.  I printed the elements from Going Places on vellum to give a nice feminine soft look to go with my photo.  And then printed and trimmed a piece of Going Places paper with lines to also replicate the vertical lines from the sketch.

I kept the layout simple and light with clusters around the photo.  I used the Simple Bliss stamp set again to stamp the flowers, fussy cut, and then tucked them to replicate the stars from the sketch.

I had fun pulling out old bits and even though the colors from the Simple Stories Wildflower collection leftovers I have don't match, I really like that.  I just breaks up the repetition of colors I have created and then also adds another depth and focus that I really loved.

I trimmed an element piece from vellum to use for my journaling at the top.  Love how this came out with the inspiration.  You could definitely use strips of pattern paper as the sketch shows, but mixing up the elements making them vertical was fun and creative!

3-TInspire with Traci

 

Hey friends! Traci here with you today with the 3-To-Inspire challenge!  I'm using my recent oh-so-simple page as inspiration for today's challenge!

My 3:

1. 3 Square Photos

2. A Title that's made from stamps AND stickers

3. Journaling directly on your background paper.

I wanted to work WITH this glorious background paper (I printed 2 copies and flipped one horizontally to get this look) instead of against it, so everything I created on this page was with that thought in mind!

The journaling and title move with the rainbow arches, except the where I have my photos, and the "Wild Child" portion of the title anchors my photos similarly to the way a cloud would anchor the rainbow!

I encourage you to try something like this today! Keep it Simple & Sweet!

Process Video:

Sunday Sketch with Nathalie

 

Hi there!

Welcome to a new Sunday Sketch challenge, Nathalie with you today to share some inspiration using this week's sketch and our new GOING PLACES Digital collection.  I am so glad to have the sketch to work with, as it helped me put the layout together super in no time (and trust me, I need another 24hours added to the day everyday!).   Here's this week's sketch:

And here is what I have created inspired on the sketch for my 6x8 Album

Sketches are like blueprints for your projects, and for me was a great way to bring a few ideas together.

I knew that I wanted lots of paper layers for my project, something that will bring the stitching texture,   as well as the little frames.  

I cut all the papers for this layout from the Going Places Digital Patterned paper, even the small frames are in the patterned paper designs for the month.  I had fun fussy cutting out the frames, and backing my photos with them.

I decided to flip the sketch 90 degrees, that meant the photos will be stacked vertically which helped with my design. Then it was all about bringing the little strip of paper that anchors the paper and the stitching together.... my choice,  let's "tie" the layers to the page!  The twine serves to anchor it all to the page, and adds the texture I was looking for.

I moved the location of the title to suit my page better.  I am using bits and pieces from past CTK kits to complete my page.

I love how this turned out! and it really came together in a flash!   Remember to share with us your take on this week's sketch!

XO

3-to-Inspire with Ettiene

Hello everyone.  I'm so excited to be here this Saturday with another 3-to-Inspire.  I'm using this months digital kit called Going Places to create a layout using the following recipe for inspiration:

1. A list

2. Fussy cutting

3. A texture element

I love how bright and cheerful this months kit is.  Its perfect for documenting all the places we are going this summer.  Here is a look at the layout I created following this recipe.

For my list I decided to document a short bucket list of the 3 things I am looking forward to doing this summer.  I used the tiny alphabet stickers for my list along with the white back to basics numbers.  I always have a lot of numbers left in my alpha stickers so lists are a great way to use them up.  

 For the right side of the page I fussy cut the sun paper.  I then reassembled it onto that beautiful blue dot paper from the digital kit.  I added a bit of stitching for my texture element.

  The final touch was stamping of my title using the Sadie alphabet set 

I would love to see your layouts using this formula or your summer bucket lists.