3 -to-Inspire with Patricia

Hello Everyone!  It has been awhile since I have shared here on the Citrus Twist Blog, so I'm excited to share a fun 3-to-Inspire with you today in my new Grape Lifecrafted Album using the February exclusives.

 

My 3-to-Inspire are:

• Use paint (or other another medium you haven't used in awhile)
• Use glitter, sequins, or enamel dots
• Find a fun way to use the paint die cut from the February Exclusives

I have a reel I created for Instagram for this project, so you can see how this came together.   But my whole idea came from the paint tube die cut from the February Exclusives.  I had to do something fun with it, and creating a dripped paint effect seemed perfect for it.  I used the leftover and negative piece from cutting the February cut file 'craft,' and then got brave and used both glitter and sequins!  

You will see in the video on Instagram that I did not use foam tape to create that little shaker, I just adhered my tape runner along all the edges, but I will tell you it is still messy.  I ended up also using strips of washi to help hold together.  I might have a few stray glitter and sequins pieces, but I love the effect.  And adding enamel dots to the paint from the die cut added texture and tone on tone look.

As I was blending my paint to get the color green I wanted, I smeared a few tags into the paint and used one of them for my journaling and to be the back of the cut out 'craft.'  As I was smearing the tags, I decided to also make a handprint.  So fun!  I will be sharing another project using that handprint.  I hope this inspires you to document what you create, use a medium you haven't used before or in awhile, and maybe some glitter, sequins, or enamel dots!  Don't forget to do something creative with that paint tube die cut.  Looking forward to seeing what you create!

Life Crafted with Desiree

 

Hi crafty friends! I am so happy to be back with my first post of 2022 to share a spread in my Life Crafted Album. I have really been enjoying using the fun, bright Handcrafted mini-kit. Especially the funky florals.

In this spread, I used the Handcrafted kit to record the joy of continuing on the CTK team and doing what I love.

I started with this multi-colored stripe digital paper from the Handcrafted Traveler's Notebook Basics and Patterns Digital Papers. I enlarged the pattern and copied and pasted it to make a full 11x8.5 sized patterned paper and printed it out. Then, I cut this paper down to two pages to fit inside the album. Next, I put a smaller piece of white cardstock on each paper for my background.

To make my cluster, I backed my photo with a floral polaroid from the Handcrafted Digital Elements. I used this fun paintbrush along with other die cuts from the Handcrafted Die Cut Ephemera and Handcrafted Puffy Stickers. I used these gorgeous ombre Yellow to Pink Fade Alphabet Puffy Stickers to make my "Maker" title.

For my left side, I thought the "create" word and floral from the Handcrafted Ephemera was perfect for the top of my page. It was a great way to balance out my photo cluster and title on the opposite page. I placed my journaling on vellum and placed it under the title.

I could not resist this mini-cluster at the bottom of my page. I used more florals and die cuts from the Handcrafted Ephemera and Handcrafted Puffy Stickers.

I completed my layout by adding these electric pink Handcrafted Tiny Word Stickers and Bright Chipboard Stars. To carry out the craft theme, I splattered pink and blue watercolor throughout my spread.

I hope you enjoyed this Life Crafted spread with me today! I wish you a crafty February.

Sunday Sketch with Kira

 Hey there!  It's Kira and I am back with today's Sunday Sketch!  Here's a look at the sketch I am using today:

And here's my take on the sketch:

 Movie nights are a big deal in our house.  My kids each have a basket that I decorate to coordinate with whatever movie we are watching.  Of course when Encanto came out, we needed to do a movie night.  Since I hadn't seen the movie yet before movie night, I gathered most of my inspiration for decorating from our local Fiesta celebration with lots of bright colors and flowers.  

 

So when I saw the flowers in the Handcrafted mini kit, I knew I wanted to scrapbook the photos of our Encanto movie night.  I started by printing out my three photos as 2" squares.  

 

I layered the three photos on papers from the Happy Heart kit.  And built an embellishment cluster with a flower die cut and puffy phrase sticker  from the Handcrafted kit and a puffy heart from the Happy Heart kit.  

On the opposite page I used the ombre alpha stickers for my title, which I stitched over the top of and layered with a puffy sticker from the Happy Heart kit.  Under the title I added a phrase sticker and a flower puffy sticker.  

 

For my journaling, I typed on top of the pink grid paper from the Happy Heart kit and used a washi puffy sticker so it looked like a note was stuck to my page.  I added the cactus puffy sticker as a nod to Isabella from Encanto.  

Thank you for stopping by!  I can't wait to see how you use this sketch!

 

xo, Kira 

3-TO-INSPIRE with Traci

Hey Hey Hey! Traci today heading up the 3-To-Inspire challenge with a layout I created using the new Handcrafted Mini Kit, Handcrafted Digital Journal Cards, Handcrafted Digital Traveler's Notebook Papers + a couple of the Life Crafted Basics + Ledgers 6x8 Papers!

This week's 3-To-Inspire prompts are:

1. Before & After
2. Stitching
3. A title that spans the whole spread

This is the super-fun layout I created:

When I saw the theme of the February collection, I knew I wanted to do a layout about my craft room/office, something I've been working on a lot lately!  I thought it would be fun to scrap a before and after of what it looks like clean vs. what it looks like when I've spent the day crafting.

My concept was to mirror the cleanliness of the clean image and the messiness of the crafter math image with the composition of the layout itself, so I decided to keep the left side "clean" and the right side I wanted to look like an explosion of (controlled) chaos.

Because having two different styles of scrapbooking on one page can make it hard for the spread to look cohesive, I pulled the whole thing together with a large title that spanned both pages, using the smaller BLACK Foam Alphabet stickers on the left in a neat arc, and the larger puffy stickers on the right in a much messier arc.

Finally, I used the hot pink word strips in the Handcrafted collection on both sides to have that visual pop of color that would draw both sides together as well!

You can hear more of my thought process behind this page and other techniques I used to make sure the spread looked cohesive in my process video on YouTube!

LIFE CRAFTED with NATASHA

Hello Citrus Twist fans, and Happy Friday! Today, I am highlighting the brand new Happy Hearts Collection which is SO adorable. The Happy Hearts mini kit is a specially curated kit of sweet products from various manufacturers. The patterned papers from the Stamp Market were one of my top favorite items in the mini kit and knew I wanted to have them as the main product used in this layout.

I started my page off with a basic mixed media background and then started to build my layers of my layout using various patterned papers. The tags scattered throughout the layout are from a cut apart sheet from the Stamp Market patterned paper pack. I love using tags in my layouts as it brings new colors and movement to the layout.

After I built my layers, I added some ephemera pieces from the Citrus Twist Exclusive Ephemera pack for the latest mini kit, Handcrafted. I paired in some puffy stickers and the most adorable tiny paperclip. Last but not least, I built my title using the brand new black puffy alpha stickers as well as the cardstock stickers from the Flea Market Findings kit. Mixing two different types of alphas in the title adds the greater emphasis on “mess maker” which I love because that’s what this layout is all about!

To see how I put this layout together be sure to head on over to my Youtube channel, and check out my process video. Thanks so much for stopping by!

SUNDAY SKETCH with JASMIN

 

Hi friends! Jasmin here with my first Blog Post as a new Designteam Member.

I have never work with a sketch before. And what can I say: It was super fun!

Here is the Sketch:

I used the beautiful Flea Market Findings Kit and the January Stamp and followed the template exactly for my layout. 

I choose a white Cardstock, print my photo black and white and use the frame YOU ARE MY HAPPY  from the Kit. In the Sketch you can see flowers under the frame. I fussy cut some black and white ones from the 6x8 papers.

 

 

Yarn can be seen in the sketch. I hand stitched for a little detail. I have my title and for my journaling i have used the YOUR SMILE and ON YOUR FACE stamp. 

 

 

I am sure that wasn´t my last sketch. Can´t wait to see what you create.

I hope you like my Layout.

See you next time.

3-to-Inspire with Shu-Wen

 

Hi everyone!

It's Shu-Wen here, sharing a spread that I created in my Life Crafted Album to ring in the New Year! This one features the new Fresh Starts Life Crafted Kit, a sneak peek of a new item that will be available in the Citrus Twist Kits shop next month, and some musical inspiration!

This week's 3-to-Inspire prompts are:
1. Rainbow
2. Song lyrics
3. Die cut ephemera

Here's a photo of the layout I created:

I had 4 photos that I wanted to document from New Year's Day, 2 from our breakfast at my boyfriend's parents' place, and 2 more from our dinner at my parents' place, so I thought it would be a great idea to put two on each of my Life Crafted Album pages and surround the grid with some of the colorful ticket die-cut ephemera pieces from the Fresh Starts Die Cut Ephemera Pack. Instead of using white cardstock or patterned paper as my base pages, I decided to use some kraft cardstock instead to give some more contrast to my photos and die-cut ephemera. On one of the labels, I used the Harper Alphabet Stamp Set to stamp the date on one of those ticket pieces; the alphabets were just small enough to fit into the blank spot on this label! 

As I was making this spread, I had the song "22" by Taylor Swift stuck in my head, because it's 2022!!! So I decided to use the Fresh Starts Tiny Alphabet Stickers to spell out one of the lines from the song with a little twist: substituting "22" with "2022"! To make more of an impact, I used the upcoming ombre puffy alphabet stickers for the number 2022! These ombre alphabet stickers aren't being released in the Citrus Twist Kits shop until Feb 1, but I just LOVED how the colors of the alphabet matched the pinks and yellows in the rest of my spread, so I couldn't resist including this sneak peek! ;)

To finish decorating the top of my pages, I scattered some of the word phrase stickers from the Fresh Starts Puffy Phrase & Icon Stickers in rainbow order across the two pages, then added some puffy stars from the same sticker sheet to fill up some of the spaces between the word phrase stickers. I love how this rainbow looks across my page!

I was debating whether I should add some journaling to these pages, but in the end, decided to keep the focus on the photos and the bright vibes from the song lyrics and the decorations! But if you'd like to add some journaling without interrupting the flow of this page, I did consider cutting one of the 3x4 Page Protectors in half so that you only have the bottom 3x4 pocket and using a journaling card from the Fresh Starts Journaling Card Set to add in some journaling. 

If you'd like to give this challenge a shot, feel free to tag me on Instagram or on the Citrus Twist Kits Facebook Fan Page so that I can check it out! And make sure to check out the Citrus Twist Kits shop for all the new goodies coming out each month! Thanks for stopping by!