Tuesday Tutorial with Mira

Hello!
It's Mira here today with simple tutorial about how to add some interesting effect to Your Pocket Albums using transparent page dividers.
Let's get to work!

You will need:
transparent film
permanent white ink pen (or gold/silver/other)
embellishments (I used gorgeous October Afternoon Daily Flash Stars and Hearts thickers from July PL Kit)
office punch

First - cut the transparent film to the size that You want and punch the holes to add it to Your album.

Then start drawing (or writing) on the film:

Create the pattern on the whole divider:

And add the embellishments on top:

Then You can sew them into the foil:

 In another approach You can write the sentence again and again on the film or even go further and write the whole story there:

You can also leave the film clear and only attach some embellishments in the middle:

I kept my dividers clean&simple, but You can attach as many embellishments as You want! Go crazy!
I hope You like this simple idea for Your Pocket Albums.
Don't forget to share Your dividers with us if You create one!

Have fun!

Let's Get Digital with Chantal

It's time for another edition of "Let's Get Digital"!

I had the pleasure of designing the exclusive cut files for this month's feature. With Summer in full swing, I was inspired by the wonderful bright colours from this month's kits.

To get your hands on this cut file, just join us on our Citrus Twist Kits Facebook Fan Page where you'll be able to find it as a download.

Sunday Sketch with Aimee

Hi, Aimee here and I am hanging out with you today for the Sunday Sketch. I’ll the the first to put my hands up and say I am not that great at sketches, but I must admit I am pretty proud of this one. 

And here is my take:

I haven’t taken a lot of photos since I became pregnant, so when I saw I drew the sketch with 6 photos I was really stuck for ideas. I was bemoaning this fact to my husband when he jokingly suggested I take screenshots of the game I play whenever we are stuck waiting for doctors appointments, scans and tests - So I did! The 6 photos are of the postcards you get in Two Dots when you finish a stage and this my friend is no mean feat. Each stage has about 40 levels and they release another stage once every month or so. Even though I have finished the game for this month, next month I will have a whole new challenge for my 20 week scan.

The sketch it self has been stripped back to it’s bare bones. I always find it easier that way. Then you can decide what is really important and what is just embellishing for embellishment sake. I decided very early on that I wanted to play up the Two Dots theme with a row of two dots down the right side with the papers in this months kit that best matched my photos. I was really happy with the effect, but it left a lot of white space, So I decided to add some texture and interest by sewing down a strip of the paper bag our kit comes in. I’d like to say my messy stitching is a design feature, but the truth is I couldn’t sew a straight line if my life depended on it.

Oh while we are talking about texture - How awesome is the denim in this months kit! I used a small cut of it to back the white alpha title to great effect. It just adds another layer of 'cosy' to the spread. If I am really honest this layout doesn’t photo nearly as well as it looks in person. The paper from the bag, the messy stitching, the wood accents, the water colour splashes and denim all have a very tactile vibe. It really is a layout you want to touch. 

Well that about wraps it up for me today. I really hope you will give this sketch a go and I am dying to see how you all used this months kit. Did you find it as warm and cozy as I did?

Aimee Xx

Three to Inspire with Diane

Diane here with another "3 to Inspire" challenge. 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 or a PL spread and remember that you'll want to include all 3 prompts on your project.

Your prompts this week are:
    1.    Use black and white photos.
    2.    Use a limited colour scheme.
    3.    Use a numbered list.

Here’s my take on this challenge:

For my page I started with the washi stickers in the July Sprinkles kit. After cutting my card into squares, I places the stickers around the page, varying the orientation. Then I added my photos and my list journalling, then I stamped my title using the Kelly Purkey Outline Letters stamp. I added a few enamel pieces for accents and I was done. A simple reminder of all my favourite things!

Now it's your turn! Use the three prompts to create your own projects and share them with us here in the gallery and/or our Facebook Forum. You can also upload to Instagram, but remember to tag us @citrustwistkits. Looking forward to seeing what you can do!

Pocket Life Sketch Friday

Hi everyone, it's Tara here back for another Pocket Life Friday. This month I was blown by all the fantastic goodies that were in the PL kits this month! I honestly keep telling myself each month the current kit is even better than the last one!

Don't forget to read for details on our weekly giveaway associated with today's sketches at the end of the post.

 

Here is the first layout I created using a 6x8 format. I really love this size so much - it's my happy medium when wanting to do one full page to capture memories. We had a lot of fun as a family preparing the boys for their putt-off competition with their golf coach.

 

Here is a closer look. I love the Poolside embellishments from the "Instalove" Embellishment kit and found some coordinating enamel dots I made in my stash. Plus the denim stickers are the perfect touch! I also used the Snarkfully Yours stamp  for my caption below the photo. It was perfect for this occasion.

The coordinating sketch for my layout:

I finally had a chance to try out my WRMK Fuse tool and make my own little embellishment pocket. I used some sequins from my stash and a few little bits and bobs from the Main and Sprinkles kit. I also used one of my heart dies to cut out a teeny heart from the 6x6 patterned paper included in this kit. The stamps by fellow Design Team girl, Jessy are just so amazing. I had to add them in on my layout. I loved the pattern paper in the Main kit and it went well with the mint stickers too.

Here is a closer look at the stamps. Stamps are a great way to add a little more to any project. The best part of stamping is the countless creations you can make with them by adding certain words from different stamp sets.

Finally, the last sketch for today.

For your chance to win some happy mail, create a layout based on the sketches in this blog post, post your layout to our Gallery or our Facebook Fan Page by Friday, July 24th and label it PL 7/17!

 

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have some crafty time for yourself this weekend!

Have a lovely day.

Xxo, Tara

Inspiration with Alena

Hello!
Here is Alena with you today with a new PL spread. I created this using a set of July PL+Embellishment Kit .  I like to mix pages  3x4  and 6x8.

To create the page 6*8 I used the negative of chipboard.

I cut off the top part and prepared photo.

Here's how it looks from the inside :

Then I added a little decor.

I like the result.

I hope you are inspired to create something with your CTK kit today!

Beach Adventure Mini Album by Jessy

Hello there!! Jessy here to share with you a mini album I created with the July Scrapbook Main kit + Sprinkles kit + my stamps that I created for Citrus Twist Kits too.

This 5"x7" mini album is pretty easy to put together. Firstly I cut 11 pieces of white cardstock into 5"x7" as the album base. Then, I cut the patterned papers slightly smaller than the base & pasted them on. Once I've decided with all the position of my papers & photos in the respective pages, I begun to work with the composition of each page. I kept each page almost the same look so they look cohesive.  I played around with the embellishments like stickers, stamps, brads & acrylic pieces that you can find in the kits. Finally, bind the pages together with a ring.

Hope you like the album and do share with us if you have created a mini album with your Citrus Twist kits. We would love to see :)

Happy Crafting!
Xoxo Jessy