Tuesday Tutorial with Jen

Hi there! I hope that you've all had a very happy holiday season. Jen here, and I am sharing a tutorial using the December Pocket Life kit, as well as some mixed media supplies. Let's get started.

You'll need some modeling paste, a stencil, some acrylic paint, and a palette knife. If you don't have one of these, you can also use a spare gift card or old credit card. All of these supplies can be picked up at your local craft store.

You can definitely leave the modeling paste white, but for this page I decided to tint it pink. Here I used acrylic paint, but you could also use ink or mist as well.

Use a scrap piece of packaging or paper plate to mix up your paste until the desired color is acheived.

Secure the stencil to your project using some washi tape. This will help keep it in place as you're spreading the modeling paste over the stencil.

Carefully peel up the stencil and wait for your creation to dry! Make sure you wash your stencil and knife right away so the paste doesn't dry on it and ruin your tools.

Here's a look at how it turned out on the layout. Super cute, right?

And here is the layout in it's entirety. Love how this technique adds a subtle bit of texture to your projects! I hope you'll try this soon. Have a great day!

3 to Inspire with Tara

Hello lovelies, Tara here. It's that time again and YAY! I'm so excited to be hosting it this week (it's my absolute favorite challenge ever).

So let's get down to it! I know you're busy with the holiday festivities but who doesn't want a bit of inspiration to get some crafty time in?

Here is your challenge:

1. Create your own pattern mix (background or PL card)

2. Use vellum letters or ephemera.

3. Use stamping as repetition.

Here is the pocket page I came up with using these prompts:

I really wanted to incorporate the vellum "LIFE" letters that were included in the December "Kinsley" PL kit. Instead of attaching it directly to the pocket, I used a leftover clear acetate piece I had and stapled it with my tiny attacher. I did want to add some dimension, so I used a cut apart and stapled it to the outside of the pocket.

I also added a cork piece from a past Citrus Twist main kit. If you can't already tell, I love using my tiny attacher all the time! If you don't have one, you can find it in the shop.


For the journaling card, I took the pink wood grain journaling card and chopped it in half. Then I used a really cool turquoise 6x6 patterned paper cut down to 3x4, then attached the pink half triangle on top.

I wanted to add another photo to this spread by using some washi tape from my stash to make a flip up card.

I thought about making the flip up card one of the prompts but kept it pretty simple. I loved this view over Ireland as were were getting ready to land!

Here is the stamp repetition element:

This was the view from our hotel room. I cut down the "WEDNESDAY" ephemera found in the Project 52 Fresh ephemera (I love Liz Tamanaha!!) to fit the photo better. I then took the stamp set (the ephemera pack and stamp set are also a part of the Kinsley kit) words "love" and "this" to stamp right on my photo.

I had so much fun creating this pocket page and cannot wait to see what you come up with! Use the three prompts to create your own project and share them with us in our Gallery and/or Facebook Forum. If you're a huge Instagram fan like me, tag @citrustwistkits and don't forget to use the hashtags: #citrustwistkits #ctk3toinspire.

Happy Christmas and Best Wishes!

Xxo, Tara

3-To-Inspire with Emma

Hi everyone!  Emma here with this weeks 3-To-Inspire challenge!

We offer this new challenge every Saturday for those who need a little extra push to get scrapbooking, to keep scrapbooking, or those of you just looking for a challenge (and the chance to win a little something is an added bonus!).

I hope you'll join in with me this week using the following prompts:

1. Create a banner using die-cuts (be they your own or those in the kits).  Bonus points if you are able to include layers in your banner!
2. Use word stickers
3. Include the colour BLUE

 And here's a look at the page I created:

I absolutely love the die-cuts included in this month's main kit!  I mean the colours are spot-on but the actual die-cuts themselves are adorable.  I'll be honest in saying I set the rules of this challenge just so I could make good use of them!

The banner was so easy to make, I just layered my die-cuts over the width of my page and stitched straight over the top to keep them in place.   To help create a border on my page (and reduce having all that white background) I used one of the 6x6 papers from the Pocket Life kit and added it to the top/bottom of my page. 

I actually picked my photo based on the colours of the die-cuts for this page ;)  The pink in M's dress and blue in Z's t-shirt were a perfect match!

Now it's your turn! Use the three prompts to create your own projects and share them with us here in the gallery and/or our Facebook Forum.  I really can't wait to see your pages!

Thanks, Em xo

Pocket Life sketch Friday with Alena

Hello everyone! It's Alena here today with Pocket Life Friday. I am going to share with you my new PL spread using the December 2016 "Kinsley" Pocket Life Kit + December 2016 Sprinkles Kit

And my PL for your inspiration.

For your chance to win, create a layout based on the sketches in this blog post, post your layout to our Gallery or our Facebook Fan Page.

PL Sketch Friday with Jen

Hello and happy Friday! Jen here, and today I am sharing a pocket page along with a sketch! Let's first take a look at the layout I created.

This is a 9x12 page I created with the December Pocket Life kit. I decided to document a few pictures from the first snow we had this year. For this layout, all the pockets are 3x4 so that makes it really quick and easy to put together!

I also used the stamp in the PL Kit which was a great addition to my page.

For my title card, I used a few pieces from the cutapart sheet, along with the Becky Higgins PL date stamp. I wanted to keep the titles simple as my photos were colorful and busy.

And here's the sketch!

Thanks for visiting Pocket Life Friday, where every week we share PL sketches and a chance to win. For your chance to win, create a layout based on the sketch in this blog post, post your layout to our Gallery or our Facebook Fan Page by Friday, December 16th 2016. Be sure to include PL 12/09 in the title!

Thanks for stopping by!

December Kit Love with Wendy & Mira

Hello all!  New month, new kits and some new love....December Kit Love, that is!

Wendy here with a special collab post with the talented Mira.  We are tag teaming today to share up some December Kit Love for you!

We are revealing up the contents and/or creativity 'behind-the-scenes' of the December Scrapbook Main, Embellishment, Pocket Life, and Sprinkles Kits with a couple of videos for you.

The Scrapbook Main is themed "Kinsley" and features a beautiful medley of mixed blues, peach, soft umber and other colors with LOTS of embellishments for the perfect kit to kick off to in the New Year!

The Embellishment Kit sparkles with glittery, colorful frames, tiny stickers, puffy stickers and paper tags.  Bright and fun to mix in with your "Kinsley" kits!

Mira's video features the Pocket Life and Sprinkles kits with close-up photos of projects created by two of the CTK Creative Team Pocket Life Designers, Diane Williams and Mira Jurecka.

The Pocket Life kit has the deepest cobalt blue with softer tones of blue, peach, yellow ochre and other soft colors as the perfect documenting start to 2017.

Also, don't forget we have the Gracebox kit that is perfection for bible and faith journaling.  The December "Shine Bright" Add-On kit has happy and playful embellishments and papers.  

Hope you enjoyed the sneaks and get ready to see your December kits delivering soon to your doorstep!

Wendy