SKETCH SUNDAY - Citrus Twist Kits

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today with this week's Sunday Sketch.  I am always amazed at how easy it is to complete a layout when you use a sketch as inspiration, and this week's sketch is sure to be one that can be adapted in many ways.  But before i showed you what i created, let me show you what my inspiration is:

It is such a fun and layered design that i used to create 2 layouts one for my Life Crafted album, and this layout:

I love the double picture feature of the sketch, so i pulled a few pictures of my weird daughter's selfie poses and created a page using this month's Add-on kit.

It all started with a bit of mixed media on the background using Pinkfresh Studio watercolors that you can find in the CTK shop.  I picked colors that would match the papers in the kit.  While the background dried, i worked on the paper layers by following the sketch.

To embellish the page, i pulled pieces from the add-on kit  -love all the Crate Paper's "All Heart" collection goodies included in the kit"- cut apart elements and pieces from the Excursions kit.  

The sketch calls for strips of paper to be stitched to the top and bottom of the page, i kept the bottom as in the sketch, but chose to rip a bit of the top to create a small slit in the layout, and bring some extra paper from the add-on kit to the page.   To finish, i added my lines of journal and  some extra stamping using the add-on stamp set.  The following video will show you how it all came together:

Love all the color and distress of the page, but now i want to show you how i used the sketch to create a page on my Family album:

For this page, i flipped the sketch so that it would fit the album.    To start, i decided to replace the stitched paper strips with a detailed edging  (i used an Altenew border die for this), and to use one of the TN Digital papers for the one side of the page -this way i can have my lines of journal printed along with the paper-.

I used pieces from the EXCURSIONS kit to create my title and the small cluster you see on the top right corner of the sketch.  To create the small cork chevron, i cut one of the cork stickers from the Excursions kit and add it as a marker on the page.

I kept the layers and position of the pictures as it is marked on the sketch.   Love having all those colorful papers in the Excursions kit that mix and match easily on this page.  To embellish, i pulled repetitive elements to that they create a visual triangle with the title.  A few drops of black ink (even on my album!)  complete the page.

I hope this inspires you to pick up a copy of the sketch and create a project of your own in your favorite memory keeping format.  Remember to share with us what you create, we love to be inspire by you.

XO

ALWAYS REMEMBER TODAY - JustNick Studio

Hi there!
Nathalie with you today with a new layout fit for our "word" challenge.  I love large titles, so this theme fits right up my alley, and with so many cut files available in the JustNick Studio store, this was just a dream to put together.

To start this page, i pulled together the Word 3, Love List and Word 2 cut files to create the title of the page, "ALWAYS REMEMBER THIS".   I simply pick a word of each file and weld them together so that they naturally create a space for the picture.

 


Once the words were welded, they were cut twice from white cardstock and once from a paper from the Pinkfresh Studio's Everyday Musings collection.   The white cut outs were glued together, and then the patterned paper cut out was attached to the white ones with a small offset so that it creates the illusion of dimension.

To add color to the background a bit of liquid watercolor (Pinkfresh Studio) was added so that it covered all the area where the word and picture would sit.  While the background dried, i pulled the new Butterfly cut file to cut a few outlines  and the shapes from white cardstock and patterned paper.

  

To assemble the page, first the title  was glued to the background, and then using a black fineliner  the outline was traced - this emphasizes the title-.  The butterflies were glued together, and then they were clustered on the layout based on the respective color in the background.

A few stickers and embellishments from the Everyday Musings collection were added around the layout.  A few lines of journal and gold ink splatters completes this page.

I hope this inspires you to check all the word files and other designs in the JustNick shop, the choices are infinite when it comes to mixing and matching designs to create a one-of-a-kind cut out for your project.  

XO

TECHNIQUE TUESDAY May 2019 RELEASE BLOG HOP

Hi there!

Hello there!
Welcome to the May 2019 Release blog hop for Technique Tuesday.   You must be arriving from Norine's blog - you can always go back to the Technique Tuesday blog to start the hop, or come back here to start the loop-.  Here is a list of all the participants for your convenience:

Technique Tuesday

Allison Arbour

Sheree Forcier

Yasmin Diaz

Ana Anderson

Jung AhSang

Natasha Kara

Dana Kirby

Amy Kolling

Latisha Yoast

 Emily Leiphart 

Kymona Tracey

Norine Borys

Nathalie DeSousa   <<< you are here

Seeka

I was so excited to receive the new Beautiful Butterflies Stamp set, as i love butterflies. So, i pulled my family album (Citrus Twist Kits exclusive) and decided to create a layout about my newest baby cousin.

To bring the colors in the picture forward, i started with adding a bit of color to the background. For this i used a compass to draw a circle on the layout, and then used Vicki Boutin art crayons and stenciling brush to add the blush pigment to the inside of the circle.  Next, using a paper piercer, a stitching guide was created around the circle.  Before hand stitching the entire circumference, i used the Threaded Crafting Dies to create a border around the entire edge of the layout.

The three butterfly images from the Beautiful Butterflies Stamp set was then used to create a series of embossed pieces on vellum.   I used clear, white and rose gold embossing powder to create the butterflies,  but used color ink to stamp the outlines, so that when the wings are folded up, a different color will show at the bottom of each butterfly.

Once all the butterflies were fussy cut, i started building the layout.  Once the picture was put in place, i used clear glue dots to adhere the butterflies around the circle.  The colors and sizes of the butterflies alternate so that there is movement in the page.

 To balance the layout, the title was placed at a diagonal position from the picture.   This was created by stamping one of  the Beautiful Butterflies stamp set sentiments on a tag -created with the Essential Stitched Labels Die.    A few more embellishments ( Blush collection from My Mind's Eye) and a few lines of journal complete this page:

I love how this turned out, and how easy it was to put together using the Beautiful Butterflies Stamp Set.   I hope this inspires you to check this and all the new releases at the Technnique Tuesday Shop.

Now it is time to join Seeka at her blog to be inspired by her beautiful projects!

Thanks for stopping by, remember you can always contact me with any questions.

XO