Scrapbooking with DIgital Files

Scrabooking with Digital files  - Citrus Twist Kits -

Hello everyone!
Nathalie back with you to show you a few projects created using the new Digital files that coordinate with the Life Crafted Love Stories kit.   This month's kit is gorgeous, but having the digital products makes it more versatile and never ending....

It is no secret that I  love working hybrid entries for my personal journal (Traveller's Notebook), so imagine how happy it makes me to be able to add these entries in my Life Crafted album.   There is something about being able to customize the page and papers that makes it so much more special to document my memories.

For this first entry in my Personal Journal, I chose to create the vellum dashboard using one of the PL cards.  First, a document was created on Photoshop with the dimensions on a Standard TN page size.  Then i embedded the PL card and size it to fit the page.

Since i wanted something really soft for the page, i used the adjusment commands in Photoshop to alter the colors of the card to suit my needs.  Once it was printed, I cut the vellum with an offset of about half an inch, so that i can tuck it under the next page of the TN.

For this page, i used the new Digital TN papers (these are the same prints as the ones in the Love Stories kits, but sized to fit an standard Traveler's Notebook page) to create the  background of the page.  Once it was all printed, I added my picture and a few pieces of the cut apart elements (available for free to all Subscribers) as well as my lines of journal and call the page completed.

 Well, now let me show you how i have been incorporating the Digital files in my January Life Crafted album.

For this page, i use the This is Life digital stamp to create  the flower branches (i size and rotated the stamp a few times to create the background).   Next i used the large version (this just means the file has been sized so that it does not lose definition when enlarging it) of one of the phrases to create my title.

I  added the lines of journal and send it to print on vellum. In addition, i once again used the digital TN papers to print the pink ledger paper so that i can use it as  layer behind the vellum.

For my picture, i enlarged it to fit 4x8 in as i used it to cover the back of the large tag (included in the Love Stories kit) and then punched the hole so that i can add the little piece of string through it.

To finish this page i used pieces of ephemera from the Love Stories kit as well as some elements from the cut apart sheet - just love the small fussy cut butterfly on top of the page protector-  and the stamp set to decorate the page.

I really hope this inspires you to check the new Digital Files available in the Citrus Twist Kits Shop.  Think of all the possibilities and how much they will stretch your kit!  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me!

XO

3-to-Inspire

Citrus Twist Kits  -   3-to Inspire projects using the Love Stories kit

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today with this month's first 3-to-Inspire.  I hope you all have visited the store to see what Trina has put together for this month's Life Crafted - LOVE STORIES - kit, Add on kit and stamps.  I am always awed at the beautiful kits, and this month it does not disappoint.  So to give you a taste of this month's kits, i created two projects following this week's prompts:

1. Use a Repetitive Shape
2. Use a Black and White picture
3. Go Monochrome &/or Same color family

Let me show you how i interpreted the prompts in  my Life Crafted album using the Stories Kit and the Diamond Heart cut file (available for free to all subscribers)

For this page, i decided to play with tones of pink to document a recurring moment in our lives with teens.  First i picked one of the papers from the kit to serve as the background, and use another one of the papers to mat and layer the picture.

This month's Love Stories kit is packed with embellishments, so i pulled a few hearts from the acetate shapes and the puffy sticker sheet to complement the die cut that forms  my title.

To add the journal of the picture, i used my typewriter on the tag that comes included in the kit.  While i typed the story, i set my Cameo to cut the Diamond Heart cut file from the same paper that mats the picture and twice from pink cardstock.   These were glued together to create the dimension on the die cut.

To complete the repetitive prompt of the challenge, i pulled a few more hearts from the Love Stories kit to accent a few of the clusters in around the layout.

How easy and fun is that layout, now let me show you a second project using the prompts, the Add-On kit, Love Stories kit, and the Add-on stamp.

I wanted to create a Valentine's Day page that was masculine and not  the usual pink or red, so i chose the cool tones of the papers of the Add-On kit to create this page.  Love all the papers and embellishments in the kit!

First i added a bit of Pinkfresh Studio watercolor to the background so that they match the colors of the papers.  While the background dried,  i backed the spaces of the Diamond Heart cut file with papers from the add on kit. 

These triangles were the inspiration for my repetitive shape, those small enamel triangles (Dear Lizzy's New Day collection ) came in handy to contimue my repetition of shapes.

Since i wanted the background and picture to be highlighted, I chose to convert the picture of my husband and smiling baby dog to black and white.

 I used papers from the Add-on kit as well as ephemera pieces, cut apart elements (free printable page available for subscribers) and a few pieces from the Love Stories kit to frame the picture. Here is a video that will show you how this page came together:

I love how these two projects turned out by following this week 3-to-Inspire prompts and this month's LOVE STORIES, Add-on Kits and Stamps... Now it is your turn to create a project inspired by these prompts.  Remember to share your creations with us on our Citrus Twist Kits Friends page on Facebook or on social media by tagging @citrustwistkits or #citrustwistkits.  We love to see your works.

If you have any questions, you can always contact me.
Have a great weekend!

XO