blog hop day 4: citrus twist kits & the crafter's workshop...

Welcome to Day Four of our Life Bits Blog Hop!
 
Citrus Twist Kits is teaming with The Crafter's Workshop this month for a blog hop and giveaways. We are celebrating the launch of Citrus Twist Kit's Design Girl, Jen Boumis' (hey, that's me!!!), Life Bits stencils. It all started with my handwritten style (that you Pocket Lifer's got to enjoy with our exclusively designed PL stamps this summer) paired with The Crafter's Workshop owner Jaime Echt to create fabulous and fun 3 x 4 stencils for TCW.

Here are some of the results of that TCW/Jen Boumis partnership:

The blog hop begins today, September 9th, and continues on Mondays and Wednesdays in September through the 23rd. Some of our Pocket Life Design Girls--Jen Boumis (yup, still me!), April Joy Hill and WaiSam Ho--are joining with The Crafter's Workshop Design Team members--[Ronda Palazzari and Julie Fei-Fan Balzer]--to share how they are using these wonderful little Life Bits stencils, perfect for life's little projects. Each day of the blog hop--September 9th, September 11th, September 16th,  September 18th and 23rd--when you leave a comment or love for the participating designers on their individual blogs and end your hop by leaving a comment here on the Citrus Twist Kits blog you'll be entered into a drawing for a free Life Bits stencil. 

http://messilyeverafter.blogspot.com/

http://happie-scrappie.blogspot.com/
http://damitaprilurcool.blogspot.com/

http://rondapalazzari.typepad.com/

http://balzerdesigns.typepad.com/

http://www.thecraftersworkshop.com/blog/

http://citrustwistkits.blogspot.com/

We'll draw a name from all the people who leave a comment on the Citrus Twist Kits blog each day of the hop and will give away one stencil each day of the hop.

On today's blog hop we are featuring the creative ways the design team members used "Remember This":

I chose to use this stencil to add detail to a greeting card. Using some misted papers as a base (used with other TCW stencils), I simply used a black Sharpie pen to add only the words "Remember This" to the top layer and some of the outlines to the bottom layer. I then used one of my stamps designs on a label, added a bit of washi and some smudges of extra color with blue and coral Gelatos. Done! These stencils are versatile tools, not just for pocket scrapbooking!

Thank you for stopping by for the hop. Be sure to leave your comments (or some love) below for your chance to win one of the new The Crafter's Workshop Life Bits stencils.

new blog look and a new pl share...

My blog was just getting tired. The title was perpetually off center in my browser and well, it was just time. So, this weekend I took a few minutes to change it up. I'm not sure if this is the design that will stick but, it feels fresher for now!

Today I'm sharing a new week in my PL album, focusing on our Daily Travels. If you like the idea of incorporating this theme in your own album, Citrus Twist Kits is offering subscribers a new challenge....to scrap those daily travels using the CTK August Kit(s).  We all have MANY things to do in our daily lives, so we want to see what you do in your daily travels.  Post your layouts in the gallery with the title "Daily Travels" and leave a comment here saying you did and we will pick a winner to win a $10 gift certificate to the store.  You have till Sept. 12th to enter. Can't wait to see what you create!

Here is my take on the Daily Travels Challenge from Week 26 using the CTK August Pocket Life and Embellishment Kits:

{Week 26: June 24-30}

This was the week after returning from our big, fat Greek vacation and we were truly on the move! Play dates, restocking groceries, and house hunting...

Trash truck chasing, park time, barbecuing and a flat tire (yikes!)...

August was the final kit in my three month summer stint as stamp designer for the CTK Pocket Life kits. I so enjoyed creating the stamp designs and playing with them each month!

I hope this challenge inspires you to think about tackling a theme week in your own PL album!

I'm linking up to Project Life Tuesday with The Mom Creative today!

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 :)