The reveal of the new March kit and add-ons means that it is a new creative month for us here at Elle’s Studio, so we’re excited to welcome a new guest to the blog! Nicole Martel is a prolific paper crafter who creates beautiful layouts, traveler’s notebook pages and more that often feature mixed-media, bold colors and lots of layers! We’re excited to see what Nicole has created with our new March goodies, so let’s welcome her to the blog today!
Good morning! It’s Nicole here and I’m so excited to be guest designing for Elle’s Studio this month! Before I begin, let me just say one thing: Happy Birthday, Elle’s Studio!
For me, this month is about celebrating those special moments with your friends and family! I must admit, I don’t see my family much these days, but we do sneak over there every once in awhile. In fact, we made a quick visit to my sister’s in January so that we could spend a little time with Henry. He is getting big so fast and I am so sad because we haven’t seen much of him this past year! I created a layout to record this visit using the March kit and add-ons:
Supplies | March 2021 Kit, March 2021 Labels, Light Teal Cardstock Label Stickers, Happy Birthday Chipboard Stickers, Tiny Shapes and Dots Puffy Stickers – Cool Tones, Grateful Wood Veneers, Celebrate 6 x 8.5 inch Paper Stack, Parker Alphabet Stamp, Parker Alphabet Metal Die
To begin, I placed two sheets of the Celebrate Paper Stack patterned paper onto white cardstock and cut the excess patterned paper from the edges using scissors. This is such a simple way to create an interesting design on the background. Then, I placed a few journaling tags from the March 2021 Kit across the middle of the layout. I love journaling tags because they make the best frames and mats for my photos. And of course, they are perfect for journaling!
I used the “good times together” wood veneer from the Grateful Wood Veneers to create a sub-title within the matted photo. Then, I tucked a Light Teal Cardstock Label Sticker beside the second matted photo and added some puffy stickers from the Tiny Shapes and Dots Puffy Stickers. They are soooo pretty! I added the heart die and star above the photo to fill in the white space and used foam squares to pop up the “my favorite part of the day” die cut from the March Kit.
I was super excited to receive the new Parker Alphabet Stamp and Metal Die! To complete the layout, I added the title, stamped with all of the colors of my layout, at the bottom along with some journaling and a hand-drawn 1/4″ border around the layout. To finish, I placed a few of the Happy Birthday Chipboard Stickers at the bottom with a gem.
Find a process video of this layout coming together on my YouTube channel! Thank you for having me this month! I can’t wait to share my next project with you!
Hello! My name is Nicole Martel and I live in Crownsville, Maryland with my 10-year old son, a husband, and Toby (my cat). During the day, I work as an Assistant Branch Manager for a credit union. At night, you can find me binge watching my favorite series on Netflix, scrapbooking, playing with my son, or reading a good thriller. I’ve been scrapbooking for over 20 years and I honestly love this hobby. It brings me great joy to create scrapbooking layouts, cards, mini albums, and even wood crafts. I do a little of everything. I’m so excited to be guest designing for Elle’s Studio!
Find more of Nicole’s creations at these links until she comes back to share her second post with us!