We are so happy to welcome our October guest designer to the blog today, Shu-Wen Tham! Shu-Wen’s designs, whether on a layout or in a notebook, are clean, colorful and graphic, and we know that you will love what she has created with our October kit and add-ons! Let’s take a look at her first project!
Hello! My name is Shu-Wen (aka ChouxPuffCreations) and I’m a baker/crafter/music maker from Canada! I’ve been making cards for many years, but only recently started scrapbooking in 2020, and I’ve loved every moment of my creative journey. My scrapbooking style has been described as whimsical, colorful, and interactive. I am so excited to be guest designing with Elle’s Studio this month!
I love the rich jewel tones of this month’s kit, so for my first layout, I decided to lean into the season and document a hike that we did on a recent road trip with a layout in my traveler’s notebook-sized album.
Supplies | October 2022 Kit, Thankful Die Cuts, Chipboard House Stickers, Black Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Tiny Autumn Hearts and Stars Puffy Stickers, Thankful Paper Stack, Autumn Days Stamp
One of the first components that jumped out at me from this kit was the blue 4 x 6-inch tabbed tag with journaling lines from the October Kit. Since I was using it on a traveler’s notebook-sized page at 5 inches wide, I decided to rotate it vertically and cover up the journaling lines with a 3″ x 5.5″ photo. I oriented it so that the tab was sticking out on the right to give a hint that this journaling card will pull out to reveal a surprise underneath. Then, I used the “so very blessed” stamp from the new Autumn Days Stamp to stamp a sentiment on the tab, making sure to mask off the bottom portion.
Surprise! The journaling card flap opens completely to reveal this tri-fold photo of the beautiful autumn views we were rewarded with at the top of our hike! This photo spans 14.5″ wide and 8.25″ tall, and this was my favorite photo taken during our hike! I kept the two embellishments on the photo simple to keep the focus on the beautiful colors in the photo:
- A title with the Black Puffy Alphabet Stickers indicating the hike that we did, lined up against the treeline towards the left side of my photo, and a yellow heart chipboard sticker from the to fill in the extra gap I had left at the end of the title.
- One of the October Kit die cut pieces that reads “the best photo.”
I decorated the backsides of the blue 4 x 6-inch journaling tag flap with two more photos measuring 3.75 x 2.75-inches, and added the “grateful for this” October Kit die cut. To cover the back of the tri-fold photo, I used an orange ledger paper from the Thankful Paper Stack and layered the “thankful for this” green 4 x 6-inch journaling tag from the October Kit. I cut it in half and stacked the two halves on top of each other to make it look like a 3 x 7.25-inch vertical card, then used clear sticker paper to add my journaling on the top half of the card. Then, I layered on another photo that I had matted on more patterned paper from the Thankful Paper Stack. Finally, I finished this portion of the layout with the title, “Me & You,” using the Orange Puffy Alphabet Stickers and the ampersand die cut from the October Kit, and decorated my page with a few puffy stickers from the Tiny Autumn Hearts and Stars Puffy Stickers.
The colors in this kit complemented my autumn photos so well, and I love how this layout turned out! I hope you enjoyed reading about how I put this interactive layout together. Thanks for stopping by!
Find another project from Shu-Wen later this month, but until then, be sure to follow her on Instagram and YouTube!