3 to Inspire

Hello! Michelle here with this week's "3 to Inspire" challenge!

Your take on this challenge can be a layout or a PL spread and you must include all 3 prompts on your project. This is what I have for you today:

1. Use a stamp in your title.
2. Add some sparkle.
3. Use no more than three colors.

Here is my take using the April "Citron" Add On Kit:

This was such a fun challenge for me! Playing with color is always a good thing in my opinion and the April "Citron" Add On Kit had plenty of great options. I ended up going with three colors: green, blue, and yellow and loved the result! Creating the title using a stamp came together way better than I had imagined with the "a piece of my happy" stamp being a perfect fit and sentiment to pair with "Home." I am always happy to add some glitter to my project and thought the blue glitter Thickers gave just the right amount of sparkle to my page. 

Now it's your turn! Use the three prompts to create your own project, share it with us here in the gallery , and you will be eligible to win a small prize from the CTK Store. Make sure to include the date of the challenge in the title of your gallery submission!  Can't wait to see what you create!

Michelle

3 to Inspire

Hello! Michelle here with this week's "3 to Inspire" challenge!

Your take on this challenge can be a layout or a PL spread and you must include all 3 prompts on your project. This is what I have for you today:

1. Use 4 or more patterned papers.
2. Stack your title.
3. Repeat 1 or more elements.

Here is my take using the January Main " Vernona" Kit:

Using four or more pieces of patterned paper is right up my alley!  I went to town and used a total of five (which includes the background.) The super cute letters from 7 Paper were the perfect size for stacking a title. My repitition of the circles is pretty obvious, but I also added multiple stars and sentiments at the bottom of the page. 

Now it's your turn! Use the three prompts to create your own project, share it with us here in the gallery, and you will be eligible to win a small prize from the CTK Store. Make sure to include the date of the challenge in the title of your gallery submission. Can't wait to see what you create!

Michelle

Sunday Sketch with Missy Whidden

Hey there, Citrus Twist fans!  Missy here with you today, and I'm so excited to bring you this week's Sunday Sketch.  It's an awesome sketch, and this month's kits are just perfect to use for it.  I love the square photo, the layering, and those fun corner pieces.  Sketches are such a fun jumping off point to get your scrappy juices flowing!

Here is what I created based on this sketch.  I stayed pretty true to it.  I started with one of the Seven Paper sheets for my background.  I added a bit of white gesso and then some bright blue acrylic paint.  I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut some messy rectangular frames out of the Basic Grey paper and built my layers on top of that.  I used a lot of the Maggie Holmes papers for this as well as the fun printable cut-apart sheet.

I love all of these bright colors together!  I love layering bits and pieces around my photo.  I used one of the fun flair buttons, one of the Heidi Swapp scripty puffy stickers, one of the sentiments from the branding strip of the exclusive CTK papers, exclusive wood veneer...so many little details!  I used a foam brush to apply the acrylic paint.  I wanted a messy brush stroke effect.

I added some cord to the cut-apart tag here and layered it behind the photo.  I also added in some pink tangled thread behind the flair button.  That is a great way to add a pop of color and some fun texture to your page.

I fussy cut more pieces here and did lots of machine stitching.  I also used some of the exclusive CTK stamps on my layout.  They are super fun and can be used in so many ways!

Here's my process video if you'd like to see how this layout came together.  Thanks for watching!

Okie dokie...that is my layout!  I hope it has inspired you in some way.  I hope you use it to create something amazing!  If you do use the sketch, make sure you upload it to the Citrus Twist Gallery by next Saturday to be eligible for a $5 coupon to the store!  Be sure to add "1/17" to the title line so we know what sketch you're using.  I can't wait to see what everyone makes!

Have a fabulous day!

Missy :) 

January Kit Love with Missy

Hey there!  Missy here with my very first post as a Design Team Member!  I'm so excited to be here and working with these beautiful kits!  Today I'm sharing a video sharing all the awesome goodies in the January Main "Verona" Kit and the Sprinkles Kit.  I'm also sharing my first layout I created using just the Main Kit.

Here is what is included in the Main Kit and the Sprinkles Kit.  You can also see the layout I created at the end of the video.

Here is a layout I created using only the Main Kit.  I love adding paints and gelatos to my projects, and I used some aqua acrylic paints and a few shades of aqua gelatos to create a fun background.  I used a palette knife to smudge the acrylic paint on and then used a water brush to color on the gelatos.  I did use a bit of white gesso first to create a layer for the paint.

I love the fun summer colors of these papers, and I used a few different sized circle punches to create the circles.  My favorite part of this layout is the fun wood veneer "adventure."

I punched this piece from the Maggie Holmes cut apart sheet and then machine stitched through it.  I used some yellow paint to color that little wood veneer heart.  That is part of the exclusive wood veneer package this month.

Here's another exclusive wood veneer.  I used some pink paint and a pink gelato to give it some color.  You can really see the texture created here from the gesso.  It also serves as a whitening agent and acts as a barrier.  The blue gelato stayed true to its color against the yellow paper because of the gesso.

This piece here is from the exclusive cut apart sheet this month.  The colors are so pretty, and they matched perfectly with my summer page.  I added in some yellow thread from my stash.

This gorgeous sherbet colored paper is a Citrus Twist exclusive this month, and it's gorgeous.  I added a stamped sentiment here (also an CTK exclusive), some machine stitching and a Heidi Swapp puffy arrow sticker.  That cute yellow and white label is from the cut apart sheet.

Finally, here is a look at the Heidi Swapp wood veneer.  I used gelatos, acrylic paint and watercolors to give it this look.  I just love how it turned out!  I paired it with some of the Studio Calico Seven Paper puffy alpha stickers and one of the cut apart sentiments.  Altering wood veneer is so fun!

I hope this inspires you create something fun and unique with your January Kits!  I can't wait to see what you all come up with!

Have a great day!

Missy

3 to Inspire

Hello! Michelle here with this week's "3 to Inspire" challenge!

Your take on this challenge can be a layout or a PL spread and you must include all 3 prompts on your project. This is what I have for you today:

1. Use patterned paper for your background.
2. Add in a bold black. 
3. Create some texture.

Here is my take using the December Main Kit:

For my background I used the super cool yellow ombre patterned paper. I really loved how that one choice made my layout look so different from my other projects. I added in some bold, black in three spots with stickers and a diecut (**Note that I placed them in a visual triangle--an old design rule that really comes in handy when deciding where to place embellishments or pops of color.) Finally, I added in texture in three different ways: by layering the tissue paper under the papers; adding in some drops of gold Color Shine; and finishing my project off with some machine stitching. Here's a close up at the details:

Now it's your turn! Use the three prompts to create your own project, share it with us here in the gallery, and you will be eligible to win a small prize from the CTK Store. Make sure to include the date of the challenge in the title of your gallery submission.  Can't wait to see what you all do!

Michelle

July Kit Reveal Day!

Thank you for stopping by to visit our July kit reveal. At 10 p.m. PST on the 4th of July, our July kits were unveiled on our site. We are excited to share this month's scrapbooking kits with you and to let you know about new happenings on our blog. You may have noticed that beginning July 1st we started changing things up on the Citrus Twist Kits blog. We have kept some of your favorite weekly features--Sunday Sketches, Tutorial Tuesday and Pocket Life Friday--but we are adding new monthly features as well as A View from Our Gallery, a weekly feature where we'll highlight work from our gallery.

We have a summer subscriber special this month! Subscribe to our Main or PL kits and get a free main kit (we select it for you from our winter kits). If you are a current subscriber--or a new subscriber who refers a friend for the special--you'll get a $10 store credit. That's one store credit for each friend you refer. Click here to see this month's kits.

This month we are open for school with our "2 Girls, 2 Perspectives" Mini Album Class. Play along with us and see how two designers take two entirely different approaches with a mini album using our first-ever class kit. We hope you'll join us for this fun class:

Here is the Mini Album kit. It's available for those who want a kit and to follow along with the same materials that the 2 designers worked with:

July's "Are We There Yet?" Main kit is color-rich, features 8 patterned papers and a sheet of Studio Calico South of Market Herringbone vellum, plus wood veneer, flair, washi, wood chip, enamel dots and more. Don't forget that with Citrus Twist your 13th kit is free with 12 consecutive months of subscribing!

You'll be feeling "Sunkissed" with this month's Pocket Life kit. Here it is featuring Simple Stories new Good Day Sunshine 6 x 6 paper pad, 2 alphabets, photo sticker overlays and more:

"Oh. My. Heart." is this month's add-on kit, filled with sweetness! Check it out:

Our July "Best of Days" Embellishment kit will provide you lots of layering fun. The new layered border strips from Crate Paper's The Open Road make embellishing a snap:

You'll be able to greet the summer with July's "Hello Sun" PL Embellishment kit. From PL cards, to a cursive sticker alphabet and adorable puffy shapes from Evalicious, topped off with enamel dots, stars and hearts, you'll love the extras in this kit. It pairs beautifully with our "Sunkissed" Pocket Life kit:

If you just can't get enough Pattern paper, meet "This Way, That Way", July's pattern paper collection. You can pair this with our Main or PL kit:

This month we were lucky enough to have Design Girl April Joy Hill do some calligraphy for our stamps. You'll get one of her stamp sets in both the Main and PL kits plus we have this month's stamp subscription stamp (for sale individually, too) "Hello."

And, as always, Melissa has put together the reveal in video for those of you who want to see it all as she walks you through the kits. (Note: The Mini Album Class kit is not included in the video reveal.)
Just click on this link to view:



Be sure to check out the new features on our blog this month and watch for the unveiling (one day soon) of the new website look.

Have an amazing July!

Trina