3-TO-INSPIRE WITH KATARINA

 

Hey scrappy friends! 

Hope you're having a wonderful weekend with lots of time for crafting. Today I'm bringing you some inspiration using the beautiful new Flea Market Findings v2 kit and some of my favorite Citrus Twist alphabet stamps. 

Here are my three prompts to inspire you:

1. Use circles or other geometrical shapes in a vertical column.

2. Use a piece of ribbon, lace or twine.

3. Use at least two types of alphabet stamps for your title.

And here's my project for today. I created a layout in my Sea Glass 6x8 Life Crafted Album.

I loved how the grey patterned paper from the July Kit looked with the photo of my son with pink peonies so I went with it for my background together with the green floral paper. I printed and cut my photo as a circle and incorporated it in a vertical column of circles using some of the Flea Market Findings v2 Chipboard Stickers, Die Cuts and Puffy Stickers. I also used the self-adhesive lace from the July Kit to ground my photo.

The beautiful flower die cuts were totally made for this photo! I used a bunch of them to frame it from one side adding one of the yellow Tiny Word Stickers.

To balance my layout, I decided to add my title to the lower left side. I used one of the puffy stickers and a combination of my favorite Bailey and Harper Alphabet stamps. As a finishing touch I scattered the Enamel Dots from the kit here and there and called my layout done.

I really love the variety of products that I found in the Flea Market Findings v2 kit. So much to choose from! I hope you also feel inspired by the kit as well as by my project and that my prompts challenge you to create something beautiful.

Thanks for stopping by, friends!

LIFE CRAFTED INSPIRATION WITH KERSTIN

 Hello! Kerstin here today with an inspiration in my 6 x 8 Tangerine Album (I love love love this color!). 

The new Flea Market Findings V2 Kit is simply magical! The striped paper has done it to me immediately! Also, I had to use the Flea Market Findings V2 Die Cut Ephemera - they are just too cute!

I put the striped paper in a Life Crafted 6 x 8 #10 Full Page Protector and color coded the various Die Cut Ephemera on it. 

Here you can see a closer look at the different Elements in the Rainbow colors!

On the right side, I made a couple of "flaps" from solid color cardstock. On top I decorated with Flea Market Findings V2 Die Cut Ephemera, Puffy Stickers and Chipboard Stickers. I also stamped with the amazing Harlowe Alphabet stamps. 

I placed my photos on as well as in the flaps. 

I wrote my journaling in the flaps. And that's it! I love how this pages turned out and I hope I can inspire you to get creative with the fantastic kit! 

Have a creative weekend!

Kerstin xx

MEET OUR JULY 2022 GUEST DESIGNER - JESSICA NICOLAS

 

Hello there!

We are so excited to welcome our July 2022 Guest Designer to our blog.   She is an amazing designer who shares her Faith through paper and  embellishments.   Let's give Jessica Nicolas a warm welcome to our blog and Design Team for this month.

Hi darlings! I’m so excited to be guest designing for the month of July. I am a Dominican-American who is a wife and mom of three. I love to read, craft, bible journal and document our family adventures

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We ask Jessica a few questions that will get to know her better:

Q&A with Jessica

• When did you start journaling?

 Started bible journaling 5 years ago after finding out I could combine my love of crafting with my passion for the Word of God. It has become a way to use my creative side to document what I study.

 

• What is something most people would not know about you?

 My favorite job was being a gift wrapper at Macys. The Christmas season was the best and it’s how I know almost every Christmas song by heart.

 

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

 Stamps, Tim Holtz Distress Oxides and all the alphas!

 

• What do you love about the July kit- FLEA MARKET FINDINGS v2?

 The variety in the die cuts is definitely my favorite. So many pieces to layer and tuck that I know will really make my projects pop!

 

• Finish this sentence “If you could see my scrapbooking space now . . . “You’d wonder how many stamps and inks a girl needs! Haha”

Bible Journaling Inspiration w/ Flea Market Findings 2

 

Hi darlings! I’m so excited to join the Citrus Twist team as a Guest Designer for the month of July. Here is how my first project in my bible turned out:

 

I’m starting off the month using the Flea Market Findings 2 kit in my bible. I love using different products to journal my faith, and paper products like this July kit makes it so easy. In this project I mainly used the die cuts, a journaling card and the enamel dots to compliment.

First I shifted through the paper packs and die cuts and after falling in love with the bird and florals I chose pieces that would coordinate. Then I arranged these on my bible page to get a feel for where these pieces would go.

 

 I knew I wanted a card to add some journaling so I went through the 3x4 cards that would fit perfectly in my margin and decided on the “recorded” one. I then layered over and under the card with a pink doily and other die cuts in various pinks and mints. After writing my reflection on the reading I added a yellow and pink label to stamp my date.

 

Luke 12:22-38 speaks about not worrying about tomorrow because the Lord will care and provide. So I thought the sentiment “every day has it’s own story” was fitting. I used the puffy words “you are so important” to symbolize God’s care.

 

For the top of my page I usually add a tab and the green label die cut was perfect for that. I also used the “So Loved” ticket to serve as a title for my page, then sprinkled some enamel dots to finish it off.

For more on my process check out my video here: 

https://youtu.be/EPqJajRtCTA

Don't forget to follow Jessica to check more of her beautiful work!

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Have a great day! 

Sunday Sketch With Aimee

 

Hey there Citrus Twist friends! It's Aimee here showing off this week's Sunday Sketch! As usual this sketch was a breeze to work from especially since it's a grid! Let's take a look at the sketch and I'll walk you through my adaptations and the products. 

As you can see it's a super fun grid design and a full page layout. I opted to leave it this format but it could easily be adapted to travelers notebook size too. I really loved the Flea Market Findings Vol. 2 die cut piece at the top of the sketch that says, "snap shot of the day" and I let this guide my photos for the page. I selected photos of a rather lazy Sunday morning and told our story. 

I followed the sketch rather closely and selected patterned paper from the Flea Market Finding Vol. 2 6x8.25 inch paper pack and trimmed them down into 2x2 inch pieces. The sketch calls for frames but unfortunately I didn't have any — no worries it still looks great without them! Once I got my squares lined up with my photos  I ran the layout through my sewing machine and stitched along the edges of the squares for some added texture. 

After the stitching was done I got to work dressing up all my little squares and adorning them with all kinds of bits and bobs. I used die cuts and tags from the new Flea Market Vol. 2 Kit and layered them up for interest and the Flea Market Findings Puffy Stickers add a lot of dimension.

Now, I thought about not including the title portion of the sketch but when I looked at my photos I decided that a title would give a lot more context to the layout so I decided on, "livin' easy" after song lyrics. Hands up if you're familiar with the tune! I used the Sunshine Puffy Alpha to spell out the title and I really can't get enough of this gorgeous yellow alpha! It's one of my favorites! 

I did some subtle grey stamping around the page with this small but mighty Citrus Twist 3x4inch stamp set from my stash and added some enamel dots to either side of my title. 

This sketch can be as simple or as complex as you'd like— if you're like me you'll love adding all sorts of different layers and products to the collage! It's a really fun opportunity to stretch your creativity and use up some goodies. I hope you'll give this week's sketch a try and that you've walked away inspired. 

Affectionately, 

3-to-Inspire with Desiree

 

Hi friends! Today I am here with this week's 3-to-inspire.  Here's what I chose.

1. pocket pages

2. hearts

3. patterned paper

For this spread, I chose to work in my Blueberry Life Crafted Album and the #2 page protectors with 3x4 pockets. These fun pictures from a recent visit to the World of Coke were perfect for this month's kit.

I started by selecting my patterned papers, there were so many good ones to choose from. I chose a 6x8 paper from the Flea Market Findings V2 Papers, a journal card, and a digital paper from the Flea Market Findings V2 Digital Papers. I used the blue diamond patterned paper as my base page and cut hearts from the remaining papers.

I layered the hearts vertically on the page. I also cut my photo into a heart shape to add to the layers. I love working with hearts, there are many ways to use them and add them to your projects. Once I saw all the pretty papers, I knew hearts would be perfect for this spread.

To make the page a little more fun, I decided to unevenly layer the hearts instead of stacking them in a perfect line. I couldn't resist adding the Flea Market Findings V2 Puffy Stickers and the Flea Market Findings V2 Tiny Word Stickers to the hearts. The colors were the perfect balance of softness that I was hoping for.

I saved my pockets for last. I reprinted this brown and white journal card with the flowers and butterflies because it is my favorite. I thought using the design twice would help to create a more cohesive layout. I popped a few of the Flea Market Findings Enamel Dots through my spread. To complete the layout, I added a phrase sticker to the 3x4  picture of my husband and me.

 

I hope you enjoyed today's spread. I hope you take a moment to try out this week's 3-to-Inspire with the lovely Flea Market Findings V2 kit. Stay crafty!

Life Crafted Inspiration with Kira

Hey there! It’s Kira and I am back with another Life Crafted TN sized layout. I thought it would be fun to show y’all my process when making a layout, start to finish. Here’s a look at my finished layout:

I always start out my layouts with a story. I jot stories or quotes from my children in my notes app on

my phone. I usually just keep a running log, noting the date something was said. In this case, I had a

separate note started for our vacation we took in June since I also wanted to keep track of the places we visited or ate. I came across this sweet quote from my son while I was choosing which story to tell.

Once I chose this quote, I then select my photo. I don’t try and find a photo I took in the exact moment,

but one that will work for the situation. Since this was said while we were in Washington, I wanted a

photo of him in WA where the scenery behind him was indeed “beautiful”. I thought this one of him in

front of the Space Needle was perfect. It was a gorgeous sunny day, and we are clearly in Seattle.

After I settle on my photo, I go ahead and print it out. Sometimes I want a full-page photo or multiple

small photos so I would normally resize at this point. But I just went ahead and printed the photo at a

standard size of 2"x3".

Then it’s time to choose my embellishments. When using a kit, I still find myself overwhelmed if I have

too many choices, so I like to narrow everything down before getting started. I loved the green in this

kit and thought it worked well with my photo. And originally, I thought of pulling in some blues, but I

thought that seemed too “predictable” for a Seattle layout, so I opted for pops of yellow instead since

the sun was shining in this particular photo. I pulled out all the papers and embellishments that fit my

color scheme and theme of the page.

And finally, it was time to put together my page. I started by matting my photo with this green leaf

paper and used the lace trim as an accent piece on top.

I built a cute little embellishment with this rabbit die cut, which has nothing to do with the story, but I

thought gave it a whimsical feel.

At this point, I needed to decide if I wanted my journaling (quote) on this page or make this a two page

spread. Since this was just a quote, I thought one page would work fine. And I loved the idea of having

the journaling “hanging” on the tag.

I finished the page off with some stamping using the new stamps. And that’s it! I hope you enjoyed

hearing more about my process and I can’t wait to see how you use this kit.

xo, Kira

SUNDAY SKETCH with Suzanne

Good morning CTK friends!

Today I have made 2 layouts using this sketch! I had so much fun documenting them in my 6x8 album as well as my life crafted album.

For my life crafted album, I used the digital papers from June, typed the journaling, and cut them in a small format so they would fit my page. For the background I used a starr  stencil and modeling paste, a  very subtle way to add more layers to your page

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For my 6x8 album I used one of this month's cut files, and cut it multiple times. I used watercolor paper so I could add distress oxide to make it match with the digital papers. To layer them, I glued them to vellum paper and placed them behind the photo.

                                          

I hope that I have provided some inspiration to use this sketch, and I can’t wait to see what you will create.

Happy crafting

Love Suzanne