scrappy share: june citrus twist kits + cameo

This month I found the perfect scrapbooking marriage...Citrus Twist June kits and the Cameo! These Instagram photos are some of my favorites from the past month, taken during one of our evening walks along the river. I needed to find a way to add the colors and patterns of the 6x6 paper pack in this month's Project Life kit without overwhelming the softly edited photos. After seeing so many inspiration scrapbook layouts using Cameo cut backgrounds, it was on my list to try. Browsing through my cut library I saw a hexagon and though it would be a simple, classic design to pair with my square photos.

I set to work creating the repetitive design in opposite corners of the page and, after careful measuring, set to cut. Then it was time to choose the patterns. I loved the pink floral because it played off of the blooms in two of the photos, the yellow triangles added sunshine, wood grain for a natural element and the painted boards for the path/walkway. Adding in a few other favorites from the pack selection and I was ready to cut and piece them all together.

I cut each hexagon, adding it to a piece of scrap cardstock to be adhered behind the page. When they were all in the correct spaces and secured, I added just a few embellishments - chipboard arrows, puffy stickers and that fun metal clip!

This layout was more time intensive than my usual, with all of the piecing, but so worth the end result! Thanks for looking :)

project life: june citrus twist kit reveal pages...

Ahh, June. The lovely, lovely Citrus Twist June kits that contained...MY STAMPS! This was such an exciting month for me and I could not wait to dive in to both the Project Life and Embellishment kits when they arrived at my door. First the exclusive June Project Life stamp set. I had so much fun designing these and even more fun using them!

 {Week 18: May 6-12}

George and his Pappou's Name Day (St. George's Day), a Target trip and quip, swinging at the park and Mother's Day...

George's first written letter and some crayon mischief, Jack's 15 month (!!!) well visit, Girl Scout cookies, and one of my very favorite memories with G...

{Week 18: April 29 - May 5}

Our Easter celebration, a zoo day and park trip...

More from the zoo and park, how I like my coffee, details of the week and a favorite "everyday" photo of the boys...

And, some of my favorite details..."Hello May" is a freebie Silhouette cut available on Leenah Loh's blog HERE:

"With You" is a cut I designed myself and backed with patterned paper, the speech bubble cut can be found in the Silhouette Online Store...

A favorite everyday moment with the boys...

This makes me cry every time I read it. He is just so sweet...

Another cut I designed to use for Jack's well visit stats:

Thank you for looking! You can see more on Citrus Twist Kits blog, including sketches for some of the 3x4 cards :)

instagram fun...

A few weeks ago a fun new app was released for iPhone. Being a long time fan of Elsie, I downloaded A Beautiful Mess that first day. It is charming, funky and a tad addicting! Here are just a few of the photos that have gotten an ABM treatment...

For 99 cents? It's a inexpensive, fun way to play around with your photos. There are plenty of for purchase add-ons but, I have found the basic app offers more than enough!

{*I am in no way affiliated with A Beautiful Mess and have received no compensation for this post.}