Citrus Twist Kits NSD 2019 Blog Hop

Hello friends! Welcome to the Citrus Twist Kits NSD Blog Hop! You should have arrived here from Theresa's blog.

I am so exited to be a part of today's blog hop.  This month's kits are beautiful, and I'm happy to be sharing a layout using the May Scrapbooking Add-on Kit and the "Excursions" Life Crafted Kit stamps.

Here's a look at the layout I created:

I adore the Crate Paper All Heart collection, and this month's Add-on Kit includes lots of it!  

I chose to document this fun selfie, taken on the way to a costume banquet, and thought it would work perfectly with this kit.  To begin the page, I trimmed a piece of white textured cardstock into an 8.5x11 size.  I trimmed two patterned papers and adhered them down the center of the page, adding machine stitching to the edges for extra texture.  Next, I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out one of the NSD cut files, modifying it slightly so it would mostly cover the length of the page.

Once the base layers were complete, I adhered my photo and layered a die cut frame over it.  I created two main embellishment clusters, adding ephemera pieces, puffy stickers, and chipboard stickers to these areas.  Next, I stamped a couple of sentiments from this month's Life Crafted stamp set.  I couldn't resist adding the bow from the kit to the bottom cluster.  It is not something I would normally choose to use on a page, but I think it works perfectly on this layout!  To finish off the spread, I added some black mist splatters.

This layout came together so quickly using this gorgeous kit and stamps!

Now it is time to visit Kira's blog, and continue hopping along until you end up on the Citrus Twist Kits Instagram page. When you get to Instagram after visiting all of our Creative Team contributions, just do the following:

* Like us - @citrustwistkits
* Tag us in a message to let us know you completed the blog hop on our NSD post
* Tag a friend in your message

We'll be doing random drawings throughout NSD 2019 and will message and tag you if you win. We'll be giving away everything from some of our new Life Crafted albums to embellishments to stamps and more. There is no purchase necessary to win.

Here's the complete blog hop list:
CTK blog
Diane
Nathalie
Alena
Theresa
Marsha---you are here
Kira
Lydia
Patricia
Anna
Laura
Kelli
Emma
CTK IG page

Thanks for hopping along with us!  After you complete the hop, join us on the Citrus Twist Kits Fan Page on Facebook, for lots of fun challenges!

xo, Marsha

Road Trip | Citrus Twist Kits

Hey friends!  I am back today sharing a layout in my Life Crafted Album.  I used the new Citrus Twist Kits May "Excursions" kit that just released, along with the This is Life "Free Spirit" Stamps.  This month's Life Crafted kit might just be my favorite kit EVER!!  I love the travel theme, and all of the gorgeous papers and embellishments.

Here's a look at the layout I created:

To begin my spread, I chose a fun photo taken on a day trip with some of my extended family.  I added layers behind the photo using a patterned paper and a vintage book page, both from the kit. I enjoyed using the book page as a layering piece in several areas on my spread.  I used some light pink stamping ink and one of the stamps to add some subtle color and interest to it.  I love how this turned out!

For the other side of the layout, I printed the digital diagonal stripe TN paper.  I love the colors in this paper and wanted to feature it on the page.  Next, I printed my journaling on a piece of white cardstock and trimmed it into a tag shape.  I used some of the ephemera pieces, cut aparts, and puffy stickers to complete this side of the layout.

To finish off the spread, I added some light pink and blue watercolor splatters around the layout.  I also added a couple of stamped sentiments using the Free Spirit stamps.

Thank you for stopping by!  I hope you will check out my post on the Citrus Twist Kits blog today!

xo,
Marsha

Here & Now

Hey friends!  I am here today sharing a spread in my traveler's notebook.  I used the beautiful Butterfly Wings cut file from the The Cut Shoppe.

I thought this cut file would pair perfectly with the gorgeous colors in the Cocoa Vanilla Studio Happiness collection.  To begin the page, I cut out the cut file using white cardstock.  I backed the file with a few different patterned papers- it's always worth the extra time it takes to do this!

I chose to document a photo of my family, taken on Easter this year.  I thought it worked well with the cut file and the beautiful colors in this collection.   I layered some patterned papers and crepe paper behind the photo, and used ephemera, sentiment stickers, and puffy stickers to embellish around the photo.

For the title, I used some stickers in a fun brush font.  I layered them over a tag and added a few more stickers to complete this area of the spread.

My layout came together so quickly using this fun cut file!

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope I have inspired you to use one of the amazing cut files available at The Cut Shoppe on your next project.  Don't forget to check out my blog post on The Cut Shoppe blog today!

xo,
Marsha

Love is in the Details | Citrus Twist Kits Sunday Sketch

Hello friends!  I'm here today sharing a layout for the CTK Sunday Sketch challenge.  This is another awesome sketch, and I really hope you will play along with us.

Here's the sketch:

Here's my version- converted to a traveler's notebook layout:

As you can see, my layout follows the sketch pretty closely.  Why mess with perfection, right?!?  

For my TN layout, I used the April "Make It a Venti" kit and the April Cut Aparts.  I LOVE coffee, so I thought it would be fun to create a page documenting my favorite recipe (coffee and creamer). 

To begin the spread, I chose several papers from the kit.  There were so many beautiful papers, that I wanted to use them all :).  I layered them and adhered them to the page, trimming the papers down the middle to allow for the fold in the traveler's notebook.   I chose the LOVE ephemera piece to begin my title and also used some of the puffy alphas.  I like the fun look of mixing the colors of the letters for the title!  The chipboard "details" sticker completed my title.

Next, I layered more ephemera pieces, chipboard stickers, and puffy stickers, creating embellishment clusters around the layout.  I stamped a coffee cup from the kit stamp set, using some mint colored ink from my stash.  One of the cut apart labels was perfect for adding a little bit of journaling.  

I love how this page came together using the coffee themed Make It a Venti kit!  Head over and check out my post on the Citrus Twist Kits Blog today!

xo, 

Marsha

Sweet Life

Hey friends!  I'm back again today sharing a new project in my Life Crafted Album from Citrus Twist Kits!  I used the April Make It a Venti kit and the Scrapbooking Add On kit to create an opening page for my album.  It was so much fun just playing with all of the new products!

To begin the page, I chose a fun Snap Chat photo of me.  I wish I could live with this filter on me all the time! LOL!  I also decided to use my favorite journaling card from the Life Crafted kit.  It is such a fun shade of pink, and I love the graphic look of it.

I used several papers from the kit on my spread, along with embellishments from the Add On kit- including the Maggie Holmes Sunny Days collection and Heidi Swapp Color Fresh collection.  I even pulled in an old book page as a layering piece. 

To finish off the layout, I did some machine stitching over the title and around the photo.  I always love the added texture this adds to a layout.

I hope you will check out the new kits at Citrus Twist Kits this month.  Thanks for stopping by today!

xo, Marsha

Egg Hunt

Hey friends!  I'm back with you today sharing a layout in my traveler's notebook.  I used the new Egg Hunt Cut File from The Cut Shoppe.

I thought this cut file would pair perfectly with the Everyday Musings collection from Pinkfresh Studio.  To begin my spread, I resized the cut file to fit in my traveler's notebook and cut it out on white cardstock.  I backed both words with different patterned papers from the collection.  Next, I trimmed the file in half using my paper trimmer, so it would fit in my TN.

For this layout, I chose a photo of my youngest son taken a couple of years ago at a church Easter egg hunt.  He has always loved hunting eggs, but this year he decided that he had rather eat the candy, than hunt more eggs!  I adhered my photo to a glassine bag and created a tag to slip inside for my journaling.  This is a great way to include journaling, but it not be a feature on the page.

Next, I created three embellishment clusters around the page using ephemera and puffy stickers.

To finish off the spread, I added some blue watercolor splatters.

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you will check out my post today on The Cut Shoppe Blog.

xo,
Marsha

This Moment | Citrus Twist Kits Life Crafted

Hey friends!  I'm back again today sharing a spread in my Life Crafted Album.  I used this month's Citrus Twist Kits Life Crafted "Make It a Venti" kit and the Life Crafted Stamp Add-on to create this layout.  I just love the colors and designs in this kit!  I also love that even though it is coffee themed, this kit can be used for lots of other types of documenting.

To begin the layout, I chose one of this month's exclusive cut files, "Retro Heart."  The best part about using this cut file is it's already sized to fit perfectly in the Life Crafted album!  I resized one of the traveler's notebook digital papers using my Silhouette Studio software.  By doing this, I was able to cut the entire file using patterned paper.   I then layered the cut file over a white cardstock base. 

For my journaling, I chose one of the labels from the Make It a Venti Cut Aparts.  I layered the label over an ephemera piece from this month's kit.  The tiny tile alphabet stickers were perfect for adding the date.  To finish off this side of the layout, I added a chipboard heart sticker from last month's Life Crafted "Life Chapters" Kit.

For the other side of the layout, I printed another digital TN paper and sized it to fit in the album.  I layered a piece of white cardstock down the center of the paper, so that the heart pattern was peeking out on both sides.  Next, I trimmed a few of the kit papers to layer behind this cute photo of my niece, and used some of the ephemera pieces from this month's kit to embellish this area.  I hand cut a heart using the woodgrain paper and added it to the cluster.  Using a border punch from my stash and the pink patterned paper from the kit, I cut a scalloped border piece and tucked it behind the photo.  I saved another scalloped piece to add to the bottom of the page.  I love how this mimics the scallop from the heart cut file!

For my title, I chose the ephemera "THIS" die cut and added some of the puffy alphabet stickers from the kit.

To finish off the spread, I added some machine stitching to a few areas of the layout, and I used the Life Crafted Stamp Add-on to stamp a couple of sentiments around the page.

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you will check out my post on the Citrus Twist Kits Blog today!

xo,
Marsha

Story | Sunday Sketch at Citrus Twist Kits

Hey friends!  I'm excited to be on the Citrus Twist Kits blog today sharing this week's Sunday Sketch.  Sketches are so fun to work with, and CTK always has the best ones!   I hope you will play along!

Here's the sketch for this week:

 I love this design!  When I first saw it, I knew it would work perfectly as a layout in my Life Crafted Album.  Here's the spread I created:

For my layout today, I am using the Life Chapters Kit and the This is Life "Bookends" Stamp.

I loved the sketch so much, I decided to follow it fairly closely.  One of the only changes I made was mirroring the sketch.  

To begin the layout, I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out one of the free subscriber cut files to use as my background.  I loved this detail from the sketch and wanted to use it on my spread.  I used a patterned graph paper from the kit and then layered it over a striped paper, also from the kit.

Next, I used some of the ephemera, word stickers and chipboard pieces to embellish this side of the layout.  I also did some stamping using the This is Life "Bookends" Stamp.  I love the extra interest stamping adds to a page!

Next, I used a journaling card from the kit, the stamp set, and some of the cut aparts to embellish the pocket, and I trimmed one card into a tag shape for my journaling.  The scalloped pocket from this month's kit was perfect for holding the tag with my journaling.  

For the right side of the spread, I trimmed a couple of the kit papers into narrow strips and adhered them to the edge of the page.  I used more ephemera, cut aparts, chipboard pieces, and stamps to embellish this area.

To finish off the layout, I added some machine stitching.  I love the texture and interest this adds to a project.

Here's one final look at my layout using this week's sketch:

I can't wait to see your take on the Sunday Sketch!  I hope you will play along and post your layout on the CTK Fan Page on Facebook!

xo,

Marsha

Happiness

Hey friends!  I'm back today sharing a traveler's notebook layout using the Hexagon Heart cut file from The Cut Shoppe.

Heart cut files are my favorite ones to use on layouts.  When I saw this geometric heart, I couldn't resist using it in a big way on my spread.

For this layout, I used mainly the Pinkfresh Studio Joyful Day collection.  I began the page by using my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the file using white cardstock.  I backed the cut file with some pink striped patterned paper from my stash.

Next, I layered some patterned paper behind my photo, and added some ephemera pieces and puffy stickers around the photo.  I also fussy cut a few elements from the patterned papers in this collection and added them to the page.  A large "happiness" puffy sticker serves as my title.

I added a small embellishment cluster at the top of the other page, using more ephemera pieces and puffy stickers.  How cute is that little pinwheel?!?  I wish there had been more of those in the pack!

At this point, I felt like the page was missing something, so I tore the background paper in two spots and added some patterned paper behind the torn areas.  To finish off the spread, I splattered some white acrylic paint.

Thank you for stopping by today!  I hope you will try using a large cut file on your next project!

xo,

Marsha

Chapters

Hey friends!  I'm so excited to be here today sharing my first post as part of the Citrus Twist Creative Team!  This was the first kit club I ever subscribed to, and I can't believe I am a part of the team!

The March kit, Life Chapters, is absolutely gorgeous, and I created a layout using the kit, cut aparts, and Traveler's Notebook Stamp Set.

To begin the layout, I chose a black and white photo of my husband and me, taken last month at a Valentine's Day Banquet.  The geometric heart patterned paper from the kit is my favorite, so I decided to use the full sheet on my layout.  I cut it in half and layered it over some white card stock, machine stitching around the edges for interest and texture.

I layered the "chapters" ephemera piece along the edge of the patterned paper to serve as my title.  Next, I stamped on a label using the Traveler's Notebook Stamp Set.  The sentiments on this set are perfect for my layout!    I used some of the cut aparts, and one of the chipboard circle pieces to complete this section of the page.

For the other side of the spread, I used one of the journaling cards from the kit as a mat for my photo.  I layered a label behind the photo, stamped the date on a tab, and added a couple of chipboard pieces.  I trimmed another one of the 3x4 cards into a tag shape to use for my journaling and tucked it behind the photo.

Here's another look at my completed layout.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!  I hope you will check out my post on the Citrus Twist Kits Blog today!

xo, Marsha