Tuesday Tutorial - Altering Alphas

Hello friends! This is Kelly and today I have a fun and simple technique to alter the color of  the puffy alphas by Pinkfresh. This technique works best when covering lighter color embellishments with dark inks. I also recommend to test the color on an alpha that you don't use frequently and for me that is the letter Z.

I started this page with a google search on Mickey images. I knew that I wanted the traditional silhouette, and once I found one that I liked, I imported into in my software and traced the image for this cut file. I also went ahead and messily stitched around the outline with black thread to emphasize the outline.

I don't usually gravitate towards themed products, and as a result a large number of my Disney photos have not been scrapped. The Malibu kit and the Paradise Add-on both had several pieces that I thought worked well with these photos, and inspired me to create another layout for my Disney album.

I wanted to document the park that we were in this day with the initials somewhere on the page. The Pinkfresh alphas were perfect, except the gray color did not stand out on the label with the rest of the black elements on the page. I used a black Copic marker and applied a few coats of ink to alter the color. I left the alphas on the sheet to make it easy, allowed them to dry in between coats, and then peeled them off and adhered them to the label. 

The one other embellishment that "needed" to get on this page was from the chipboard phrase from the Paradise Add-On kit. The phrase works perfectly for Disney photos as well as every-day photos. 

Here's a peek at how the layout came together. I hope that you will try this technique the next time you need a different color alpha. Thanks so much for stopping by today and I hope that you have a great day!

Cute & Wild at Heart

Hi dear CTK friends! Anna here today sharing another page made with the gorgeous CTK May kits.
I've also used one of the fabulous Free CTK cut files, love them.
My design is actually inspired by one of my pages made with the April kits where I made a watercolor backround combined with a cutfile.

Well enough babbling, here's what I came up with using the Main kit, Embellishment kit and the Add On kit.

I fussy cutted out some of the small happy circles from the  Shimelle Glitter Girl papper to back the cut file which I've first painted with some color mist.

My youngest girl loves leaopards and always wear her leopard ears so I figured this was a perfect fit for this photo of her.

Thanks for stopping by here today! Be sure to join us over at the CTK Fan page and have a look at our new beautiful store and website.

Take care! Hugs Anna xo

Sunday Sketch with Veera

It's Sunday and that means a new weekly sketch!

This sketch is fun and gives a possibility to use two photos. As I normally use only one photo per layout I thought I show you how you can do that also with this sketch.

Instead of using two photos I used one photo and one square card from May ephemera pack. This way I have two fairly same size elements as my main focus point. I followed the sketch fairly closely as I really liked the elements in the sketch.

Now it's your turn!  To play along with this week's sketch and to be eligible to win a $5 gift certificate to the CTK Store,  create a layout based off of this week's sketch and upload it to the CTK Facebook group with today's date (05/27) in the description. Can't wait to see what you all come up with!!

PL Challenge with Adele

Hi lovelies!

I have been steam rolling through some PL pages lately and have really been enjoying trying to use as much of each month's kit as possible before the next month's arrives! There's so many awesome goodies packed into each month's kits that I always have a plethora of embellishments, papers and cards to choose from.

I often feel a little overwhelmed when I get my latest monthly goodies because there's so many rad choices of what to use! It's nice to sometimes have a challenge to focus your design choices and not get too dazzled by all the pretties.

This month, I challenge you to incorporate the following three elements into your PL page (or if you want that extra challenge, into a layout!):

1. "Ghost" stamping (repeatedly stamping without re-inking);
2. A colour that is not your typical "go to" colour;
3. Digital journaling on a photo before printing.

I love challenging myself to include a small subtle difference in my pages to give my scrappy mojo an extra boost. I don't often reach for green, but decided to try to embrace it a little this week hehe!!

I love the final look of my page, the teeny little details and handwritten journal spread amongst the hints of green and stamping.

I've create a fun little process video of this page too, so grab your latest kit and get scrappy with me!

Adele

Clean and Simple Layout Inspiration | Kathleen Graumüller

Hey friends, it’s Kathleen here again, unfortunately with my last post as part of the Citrus Twist Kits creative team. I absolutely loved being on the CTK design team, but since things have gotten a bit hectic around here (at home, not at the CTK blog ;) ), unfortunately, I had to step down from this design team.

But let’s focus on my project for today! I thought I would share some inspiration for a clean and simple layout that I made with the beautiful May "Malibu“ scrapbooking kit. I used one of the iNSD sketches as inspiration for this one.

 When making a clean and simple layout, what always helps to add some interest to the page, is to use different textures. On my layout I not only used the patterned papers, but also part of the pink tulle that was included in the kit (as part of the border on the left, it’s a bit hard to see in the photos), different embellishments (like the gold puffy stickers, the cardstock stickers), some machine stitching and the white modeling paste.

For that last one I used a stencil from my stash that kind of reminded me of the blanket’s structure (which you can see in the photo). I love the look of white on white because it adds some interest to your layout without adding more colour or patterns, so it doesn’t get too busy.

I hope this layout inspires you to try the clean and simple style yourself :)

And since this will be my last blog post, I thought I would also share some of my favourite layouts that I made with the Citrus Twist Kits over the past eight months (and it was really hard to choose - the CTK kits really pushed me to try new things):

Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you have a great day!

Sunday Sketch with Nathalie

Hello everyone!  It is Sunday, which means time for a new Sketch , and this one is such a fun and versatile one.

Gotta love all those layers behind the picture.  Well,  I used this month's Malibu Scrapbooking, and Embellishment kits to create my take on this week's sketch.

Sketches are a great starting point for projects, and  i chose to remain true to the sketch after flipping it 90 degrees.

All the layers behind the picture are created following the ones in the sketch.   I even used the Circle Punch Cut file to create the layer that sit behind the picture from one of the papers in the Scrapbook main kit.

I was so excited to see the small music sheet in the Malibu Main Kit, and used it in this page to convey the sentiment of the picture.   The pink tulle also was added as a layer behind the picture.

To bring a bit of texture to the page, i added some mixed media so that it just peeks from under the paper cluster.

The only difference between the sketch and my page (besides the rotation) is that i replace the long thin strip of paper for the gold puffy leaves from Crate Paper's Flourish collection that are included in the main kit.    The following video will show you how this page came together:

Now it is your turn to be inspired to create a new project using this week's Sketch.  I cannot wait to see your take on this sketch!  Remember to use today's date when sharing your creations on the CTK Fans Facebok Page, or by tagging #CitrusTwistKits when sharing  your creations on social media.

Have an awesome week!

XO

Nathalie

Sunday Sketch with Ginny Hughes

I love the sketch this week, it has fun layers and those circles can translate to anything you want them to be! 

I thought about drawing some circles or punch circles out of patterned paper but then I looked through the kit and saw the letter stickers and had an “aha moment”, I have so many letter stickers in my stash & I am always trying to think of fun ways to use them and so I switched from scattered circles to letters instead. 

I kept the basics of the sketch pretty much the same: the journaling, the title up top and the 4x6 photo, I just flipped it all vertical instead of horizontal.   

I hope you are all inspired to try something fun with this week’s sketch! 

3-To-Inspire with Kelly

Hello friends! Today I am back with our first 3-To-Inspire challenge for the month of May. I have loved playing with this kit and hope that you will play along for a chance to win a prize!

My prompts are as follows:
1. Use tulle
2. Stitch (machine, hand, or both)
3. Use at least 3 patterned papers

Here is the page that I created using one of the cut files available as a NSD freebie in the shop.

For this layout I used the Malibu Main kit, Malibu Pocket Life kit, and the Paradise Add-on kit. I started creating the page by backing the heart cut file with papers that contained pink, coral, or aqua. Adding in the black and white polka dot brings a bit of contrast to the page.

I'm a sucker for birds and knew that this sweet bird would make the perfect accent on top of the photo.

The doily and twine are from my stash. I stitched through the title to add a bit more detail to the page.

 My mom has dementia, and we have had to make some serious life changes for her. It's been hard, and when I saw these stickers from Pinkfresh Studio, I could not believe how well that they told the story of my layout. Sometimes journaling is not even needed when your products say everything that you need to say.

I chose to layer the tulle behind the heart. I cut several squares so that the color would be a bit brighter, and adhered it to the back of the cut file with hot glue. I wanted to make sure that it would stay in place, and knew that hot glue would do the trick.

I have included a link to my process video if you would like to see how this layout came together. Now, it is your turn to use these prompts and post your projects on  our CTK Facebook Fan Page. Thanks for stopping by and I hope that you have a great day!

xoxo, Kelly

Pocket Life with Jennie

Hey Everyone! This is Jennie and today I'm sharing the last page of my 2017 album! Since I do December Daily most of my December pages in my pocket album are single. Week 52 has a few photos, a list of highlights of the year and a QR Code of my December One Second a Day Video. I used the May Pocket Life Kit Malibu on these pages. 

My weekly title is super busy. I used the Wild Heart Stickers from the Embellishment Kit, the exclusive Citrus Twist Puffy Stickers and alphas from the May and April Kits. 

The Amy Tangerine Puffy Stickers from the Embellishment Kit are perfect to sprinkle around the page. I like to use the Tim Holtz tiny stapler to add more details to embellishments clusters. You can get it at the NEW Citrus Twist Shop! 

I used a circle die to cut out a photo and then I stamped around the circle. To make my QR Code I used an app called Qrafter. It's great because you can even chose the color of the code.

You can see the process on this video!

These kits are amazing! I hope you can use my QR Code idea to add videos to your spread! 

National Scrapbooking Day - Part 2!

Welcome back to another day celebrating NSD!  As mentioned in yesterday's blog post we are hosting our NSD Challenges up on the Citrus Twist Facebook Fan Page so be sure to follow us there!

Yesterday we had four (4) new challenges for you to join in on and our Design Team created some amazing projects to inspire you.

Kelly and Kristel started our day with this fun stamp challenge!  We just love both their projects!

Kelly / Kristel

Next up it was Anna and Candace with another scraplift challenge!  Scraplifts are always a favorite for everyone.  Just pick your favorite project from a DT member and "lift"it!

Anna / Candace

Our next challenge is a fun one and it's all about color!  Pick your favorite color and make it shine on your page.  Or create a page about your favorite colour.  We love the layouts Veera and Ginny (our May Guest Designer) created for this challenge!

Veera / Ginny

Our last challenge for Saturday was another sketch!  

Jordan / Celina

Today we have four (4) new challenges for you to join in on!

Hoping to see you joining in on the challenges!  There are fun goodies to be won for each challenge so be sure to share your projects on the Facebook Fan Page!  Your have until midnight tonight to complete (and share on the Facebook Fan Page) your projects.

And don't forget about the:

The rules:  Each day the challenge hosts will share their projects on their blog/instagram (links will be provided in the   ChallengeFacebook post), and somewhere in their blog (or instagram) post they will share with you a “Blog Hop Bonus Word’.  Once you find it, write this down and then visit the Citrus Twist Kits website to collect the CTK daily Blog Hop Bonus Word.  Collect all words (23 in total) over the weekend and email them in (with subect of BLOG HOP BONUS) to hello@citrustwistkits.com for a chance to win a $50 Gift Voucher to the CTK Store.  Emails must be received by  1pm, PDT on Tuesday 9th May.  Participants will be entered in order of receiving email and the winner picked using random.org number generator.  The winner will be notified via email and on the Facebook Fanpage. 

And done forget we are still offering a awesome discount on our April kits for our NSD weekend!  If you've been thinking about subscribing this is the perfect time!