LIFE CRAFTED - Citrus Twist Kits

Hi there!

Nathalie with you today! By now you all have seen this month's "MAKE IT A VENTI" Life Crafted kit.   I think we  are all in awe at what Trina is putting together for the kits each month, truly gorgeous patterns, colors and ideas that make putting together a layout super easy and fast.

It all started with one of this month's exclusive cut files.   I used the small screen version of it to cut two of them  with the same dimension but as mirror images of each other,so  that i can sandwich patterned paper in between both sides of the page.

For the first layout, i used the heart screen as the background for my picture.   Since i was backing the cut file,  i chose to print the Digital TN papers so that i can have the same pattern for both sides of the page -having the option to print my own papers on demand helps to stretch the kits and personalize them, so check out the digital files available in the store-.

The picture of both my Goddaughters  was backed with the one of the Make It a Venti kit's papers and set on the heart background.   I added a few of the cut apart elements to the picture to create a cluster, and then brought a few stickers from last month's Life Chapters kit to add sentiments to each cluster.   I added my lines of journal at the bottom of this page.

To complement this page, i used the b side of a previous 3x8 insert to  add a few of the kit's PL cards and house my title in one of them.  For this, i printed the flower frame PL card and fussy cut the floral image.  This was then glued to the top of the card, the empty space left was the perfect spot to add my title using the mini rose gold alpha stickers from the kit.    The bottom card was  used as a filler card,  but was the perfect complement on color and sentiment for my layout.

Remember i mentioned that i cut two mirror image cut outs of the heart screen, and sandwich patterned paper in between them; well here is the b-side of the layout.  This time i went for a simpler approach in this page.

This time, I am using the cut out as a complement to my picture and not the background. So, i decided to add my title to this page using a combination of the ephemera and Puffy Alpha stickers from the Make It a Venti kit.   The word sticker and chipboard heart are pieces from past kits that complement this page.

I used one of the TN digital papers as the background for my picture.   This time, a paper from the kit was used as a layer behind the picture,  To repeat the colors in the title, labels and stickers from the cut apart sheet and previous kits were used.  I cut one of this month's PL cards to create my journaling spot and sentiment under the picture, and then finished  this spread by adding a few stamped sentiments using one of the add-on stamp sets.  The following video will show you  how it all came together:

The new "Make It A Venti" Life Crafted kit is sure to be one of my most favorites to date.   Plus having the option of printing my own papers and PL cards on demand make it so much more lasting, so check out these option son the digital CTK shop.

Remember that you can always contact me with any questions on how this was put together. I cannot wait to see what you all create.

XO

My Personal Journal - Week 23

Hello everyone!

Hope you all are enjoying the beautiful weather of this time of the year. We are halfway through the year! and as always i continue to document my days on my TN.  Here are last week's entries

So many small stories happenning this week, that I could have filled an entire book on them, so i chose to just pick the biggest one for this TN.   These two entries were created using Citrus Twist Kits digital files, kits and stamps.   Just love the exclusive pieces CTK offers.

Though I am loving June's CTK kits, I am still bringing in some pieces from previous month's kits.  I was really drawn to monochrome entries this week,a s they are so easy and fast to put together.

The newest Feed Your Craft stamp set was also added to some of this week's entries.   The clean look of the  stamp images works seamlessly with the CTK stamps.

That is all for me for this week.  Remember to take some time to document your days!

Til next week!

My Personal Journal - Week 19

Hi!!!

Hope you are doing well!  Life is starting to settle, and hopefully we will have a bit more relaxed days than the previous ones. Through it all, I have journaled the good and bad moments, and used some of that time to put a few pages together in my visual journal.  Here are the entries for this week:

I got to admit that i am enjoying using a hybrid style for my TNs, for one it speeds the documenting process, and then it reduces the amount of bulk  added to my pages.  So of course I am loving my Citrus Twist Kits and their new digital files.   They have come in handy for some of these.

Like i mentioned in my previous post, I recently made some purchases of digital files from In A Creative Bubble, and i am learning how to use some of this new digitals, but loving what they are doing for my journal.

That is all for me for this week!  It is amazing to see how my little journal is progressing, and now it is time to start Insert #8. 

As always let me know if you have questions on how these came together.

Take care

My Personal Journal - Week 13

Hello everyone!


Anothere week has passed by,  and just like i told one of my friends, the Easter Bunny dropped a cold and not chocolate eggs by my place.  It has been a rough week with me battling  a cold (this one sent me to bed!)  But after a few rounds of meds, i am slowly coming  back.

Just on time for the weekend, my CTK April kits arrive, so I have been putting a dent into all my PL kits, and now CTK has launched a new websiter that also provides digital files, which make my little soul sing.  But let me show you what i have worked for this week's entries:

I am loving having the option of the digitals, it helps with my style of documenting as it saves some of the bulk of patterned paper.  Plus the entire DT received the awesome alpha stamp set, and i had to used it for this page...

Most of the entrie this week were worked with the April kit with an exemption of a few pages and embellishments.   Plus if you have seen my work then you know i am a vellum fan, and this month's kit has vellum in it, so i am just adding it in all the ways i can!

Well that is it for me today,

I am off to bed to rest for a bit, this cold has zapped all my energy.

remember to document your days!!!

Nathalie