Author Archive: Melanie

WINNER : July Guest Designer Favorites

Many thanks to all of you who welcomed our July Guest Designer, Jen Gallacher, with open arms.  We loved reading what you deemed your favorite from the projects she created.  We don’t know how you were able to choose! We randomly selected one commenter to receive Jen’s three favorite Elle’s Studio products : 2011 Monthly Pennants…

Saturday Spotlight : Christine Newman

We’re thrilled to share with you our Saturday Spotlight for August : Christine Newman.  With all the yearly album projects such as Project 365 popping up in online galleries, we love how Christine highlighted her weekly happenings with Elle’s Studio tags.   Christine says, “I love using Elle’s Studio products in my Project Life album…

Guest Designer Tutorial : Jen Gallacher

July 2011 Guest Designer : Jen Gallacher I wanted to share a quick and easy way to stamp on the Elle’s Studio Journaling Tags. I’m using Memento Black Ink (love this ink), an Elle’s Studio tag, and a Technique Tuesday stamp (addicted to these). Step 1: Ink the stamp. Step 2 : Stamp onto the…

Sketch Thursday : 8.4.11

Another Thursday, another sketch!  This week’s sketch is based on this layout from ES design team member Stephanie Klauck.  Six photos on a single page layout?  Awesome!  I love how Stephanie seems to effortlessly use ES tags to embellish her projects. This week’s sketch has room for six photos as Stephanie did.  Or what about including…

Try It Tuesday : 8.2.11

What?  Another new blog series?  Yes, your eyes are working just fine!  We’re striving to bring you more inspiration each and every day.  And today is one of those days. Welcome to Try it Tuesday!  Every other Tuesday, we’ll be challenging you to try something on your next layout.  A technique, a product – anything…

Sketch Thursday : 7.28.11

This week marks the first time the work of our new design team is featured on the ES blog – I’m thrilled to be able to share more from them!  This layout, from design team member Marcy Penner, first caught my eye because of it’s subject matter.  I just started running and while I don’t…

Take Out Tuesday : 7.26.11

Oh how I love the new ES products that arrived on my doorstep last week!  It was easy to use four different ES products on this layout. For today’s Take Out Tuesday, I used three vertical 4×6 photos.  I still had room for journaling, a title and embellishments and was able to complete this layout…

July Guest Designer : Jen Gallacher

  As our July Inspiration Gallery went live yesterday, you no doubt were able to see the amazing work of our newest seven member design team.  What?  You saw the work from eight highly creative ladies?  Your eyes didn’t deceive you – there are eight!  Each month, we’ll bring a special Guest Designer on board…

Sketch Thursday : 7.21.11

Happy Thursday! Thursday is my favorite day of the week – it means the weekend is almost here and I start to plan all the things I’d like to accomplish (and barely make a dent in). This week, Thursday also means it’s my birthday, thus I thought featuring this fiesta themed layout from former ES…