Citrus Twist Kits: Let Your Dreams Take Flight!

Hi Friends! 

Welcome back for more Citrus Twist Kits inspiration! 

I am just loving being part of this team, & am having so much fun! 

Here's what I've created today with their July Skyland Kits, 

"Let Your Dreams Take Flight"

Oh, isn't this cool!?!!

One for the boy - documenting his love of aircraft and all things planes! 

You'll spy a mix of the July Skyland Scrapbook & Pocket Life Kits, July Pattern Paper Play Kit & even the exclusive Citrus Twist Kits Digital Files! 

You can see all the kit contents in the store HERE 

Here's a closer look at my layout....

Loving the mixed alphas title! 

The tiny puffy alphas are CTK exclusives from the Pocket Life Kit, and the larger, multi colored letters are from Echo Park: Imagine That (girl) collection & are included in this months Scrapbook Kit! So awesome!

For my pattern papers, I have used the B sides of Heidi Swapp's Hawthorne: 'Dreamscape', as well as Bella Blvd's Little Man: 'Star'. The map print was perfect for the 'journey' story happening in my sweet photo! 

All boy, all awesome!!!

Hope my layout has inspired you to check out this month's amazing kits, 

& sign up for a subscription so you never miss a kit again! 

See more inspiration from our amazing team in the Creative Team Gallery HERE!

Thanks so much for visiting, 

til next time, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo 

Citrus Twist Kits: Sunday Sketch!

Happy Sunday Friends! 

I'm on the Citrus Twist Kits blog today with a really fun sketch to share & inspire you with! 

Isn't this fun?! 

I love the simplicity of this design! A nice & easy, one photo layout - perfect for lazy Sunday scrapping! 

And here's my take on the sketch.....

"Summer Paradise Found" 

Summer Lovin'!  

I have used the gorgeous Skyland Pocket Life Kit for this sweet page. 

The Summer themed vintage ephemera, and beautiful 6 x 8 papers complimented my photograph perfectly!

As you can see, I really kept to the sketch design, with the only variance being that I enlarged the size of the layers beneath my photo. I could have easily flipped or rotated this sketch, but when it's a lazy Sunday it's good to just match pretty papers to your photo, and glue! 

Here's a few close ups for you.....

Just look at those embellishments! Apart from the darling retro Summer die cuts, those exclusive Puffy Stickers and Freckled Fawn One Happy Day Epoxy Stickers are just awesome! 

I love adding sewing and thread to layouts, and in keeping with the sketch I machine stitch that tab/ticket embellishment at the top right  hand side of my layout. I add more messy threads to my layers, and even stitch that 4 x 6" card to the base of my layered papers. 

You'll also spy that I used a Skyland Free Digital Cut Apart tab, love you to distraction as part of my story telling & journaling. So sweet!

With such a clean and fresh page, I decide to use the die cut ephemera 6 point stars to replicate the ink splatters in the sketch. While we're talking ephemera, I must mention my cool title. I have incorporated the Every Summer Has A Story

4 x 6" journaling card with the ephemera Paradise and complete it with Found using the Exclusive Turquoise Blue Puffy Stickers. I love how effective this mixed fonts title looks! Super cool! 

And let's not forget the etched cork embellishments! Isn't that cork the cutest?!! 

The warmth of the cork adds balance to this very crisp color palette. Love it! 

So much gorgeousness in the July Kits and now it's your turn to showcase them! 

Play along with today's sketch, & be sure to share your creations with us in the

Citrus Twist Kits Fan Page Facebook group HERE!

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Tag @citrustwistkits and use the hashtag #citrustwistkits so we can see more of your awesome creating! 

I can't wait to see your interpretation of today's Sunday Sketch! 

Thanks so much for visiting, 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo  

Citrus Twist Kits: Skyland Scrapbook Kit Layouts!

Hi Creative Friends! 

I am super-dee-duper excited to be posting my first official Creative Team layouts for Citrus Twist Kits!

 For today's post I'm sharing the Skyland Scrapbook Kit love!

This kit is just magical! So many beautiful papers and embellishments, with sooooo many creative possibilities!

Haven't spied this Skyland beauty yet?

Here's a sneak....

Total gorgeousness, huh?! 

Get your Skyland Scrapbook Kit HERE

I have created two very clean & fresh designs - here's the first,

"Present & in Awe"

Sigh! Isn't this divine?!! 

I just LOVE our printable Digital Files, and am determined to feature them each month - they're SO good! I've combined the Skyland Journaling Cards & free Cut Aparts with the white cardstock and Pinkfresh Studio: Simple & Sweet Die Cuts with Golf Foil, Epoxy Stickers and Fabric Die Cuts. Did I mention that I love me some Pinkfresh Studio?! The Simple & Sweet line is so soft and dreamy, and the pastel tones partner perfectly with our Skyland Digital Files. 

I love layering patterns and colors, and with our awesome Digital Files, you can print and cut as many layers, tabs and die cuts as you need! 

I matte my photo onto an array of Skyland Journaling Cards, and Cut Aparts, and then embellish my photograph with all those pretty blooms! For added impact, I mount my title onto foam, and position it over the base of my sweet girl's picture. 

Both the top and base of my layout are embellished with Skyland Cut Aparts and Die Cut Ephemera tags, and tabs. 

The Pinkfresh Studio Fabric Die Cuts are SO cool, that I just have to include one on my layout, as well as a couple of the Epoxy Stickers for good measure! Love it! 

Simple & Sweet indeed! 

Next up is an 8.5 x 11" masculine layout, 

"Seek Out The Joy"

Let's hear it for the boys!!!

What a crisp, clean and super fun page for the special guys in my life! I should add that I have included the Webster's Pages: Pretty Plaid paper from this month's Pattern Paper Play kit.

That plaid woodgrain paper is just divine, and I could easily use another 10 sheets of it!

Vintage book paper, on the other hand,  isn't something I feature in my creating that often. So I set myself a challenge to use it in my layouts this month. I am so glad I did! The 'raw' and somewhat edgy look of this ledger paper is just awesome for embellishing a masculine layout with! And yes, I may have to get back on the vintage band wagon - I totally loved this!

To maintain the masculinity of this page, I drew on the black embellishments from the Pinkfresh Studio Die Cuts & Epoxy Stickers, as well as the chambray Fabric Die Cuts. Bold, strong and striking adornments for my two boys!

I also embellish with gold foil accents throughout my page, including those Chipboard Alpha Stickers from Echo Park's Imagine That collection. 

Yes, this! Seek Out The Joy!!! 

Such a wonderful everyday moment to document. 

And there you have it! 

Two very different layouts from our July Skyland Scrapbook Kit. 

I hope I have inspired you to get creating with yours! 

Be sure to share your kit creations with us in the Citrus Twist Fans Page HERE

Thanks so much for visiting today! 

Happy Arty Days, 

Amanda xo