Thankful Week: Thanksgiving Hostess Gift with Wendy Antenucci

Family togetherness, memory-keeping and gratitude just go hand-in-hand, and today design team member Wendy Antenucci is with us to share how she is going to record them all with a special gift for her Thanksgiving Day hosts! We know you will love this idea, so instead of another scented candle hostess gift, whip out your Elle’s Studio supplies and take a cue from Wendy’s project. Let’s take a look!

Hello everyone, it’s Wendy here today with Thanksgiving hostess gift idea to share with you! I thought it would be really neat to create a gratitude journal to be used at my family event on Thanksgiving day to add a special photo from each guest or to serve as a place to record something each person is grateful for. Thanksgiving is a time for family and memories, so I thought this would be the perfect addition to our family Thanksgiving as we head to my grandparents’ house.

Supplies | October 2019 Kit, Holiday Puffy Stickers Autumn Puffy Stickers, Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Everyday Tabs Stamp, Stanley Jr. Alphabet Stamp

I started with a small notebook, and covered it with the heart pattern from the Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack. The hearts were perfect for a gift from the heart! I taped the striped 3″ x 4″ tag from the October 2019 Kit to the front, leaving the top edge open, creating a pocket to slide in a gift tag for the hostess.

I used the Autumn Puffy Stickers to decorate the front of the book. They added a little texture, but not much bulk, and the perfect “counting every blessing” sentiment.

I recorded the kraft tag also with the Autumn Puffy Stickers, layered on a label stamped with the “thankful for you” sentiment from the Everyday Tabs Stamp.

On the inside of my book, I created an introduction page, which included the year, stamped with the Stanley Jr. Alphabet Stamp, the perfect size alphas for this book! The “Thanksgiving” word from the Holiday Puffy Stickers, “feeling blessed” phrase and falling leaves from the Autumn Puffy Stickers and “one day at a time” phrase from the Everyday Tabs Stamp finished off the page. I can’t wait to record our gratitude before we dig into our turkey dinner!

I hope this little gift has inspired you to take some sort of memory keeping book or album along with you for your Thanksgiving, so that the memories you make that day, and the gratitude you share with your loved ones will never be forgotten!

Show us how Thanksgiving week has inspired you! Share your project, using Elle’s Studio goodies on Instagram using the hashtag #EllesStudio, and in our Elle’s Studio Facebook Group!

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Thankful Week: Handmade Cards with Mary-Ann Maldonado

Is there any better way to show that you care than by creating something handmade? We think not, and Mary-Ann Maldonado is continuing our Thankful Week here on the blog with handmade cards, created to show love and appreciation, and celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday! Let’s see what she created.

Happy fall, friends! With this new season’s arrival, I wanted to make sure I used up all the leftovers I had from the Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack and the fall embellishments from the November 2019 Kit and add-ons.  If you blink, Christmas will be here and we miss fall, so, I want to take a moment to be thankful for my friends that want to gather for cookie baking, dinners, Friendsgiving or party hosting.

Supplies | November 2019 Kit, Tiny Holiday Blank Label Stickers, Wood Veneer Holiday Phrases, Holiday Puffy Stickers, Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Say Cheese Stamp

Bringing a homemade card to a friend who has spent days preparing for an event is the perfect way to thank them. With the November Kit, card making is easy!

Lets take a look at my first card, full of color! The Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack was just what I needed for my base. Paired with the leaf and acorn journaling tag from the November Kit and the “give thanks” strip from another journaling tag, I added the color I was hoping for.  

The Say Cheese Stamp has everything you need to get someone to smile.  Sentiments, labels, photo details and a camera can be added to any project to add detail. I layered the stamped camera with dimensional adhesive and a yellow Tiny Holiday Blank Label Sticker.  I added a touch of twine and the perfect Wood Veneer Holiday Phrase.  

My second card is clean, classic and simple. The perfect sentiment and theme is all you need!

I layered two patterned papers from the Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack to add an eye-catching layer on the left, then used foam adhesive to add dimension behind the white cardstock. The pumpkin pie from the Holiday Puffy Stickers and “seconds, please” Wood Veneer Holiday Phrase are what made this card come together. The only thing missing is a large comfy couch for a nap after a big family or friend meal!

Get out those scraps from your Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack while we are still in fall-mode and create some fun, homemade cards that will wow your host! Keep it simple or layer it up: Just get crafting my friends. 

Show us what you are creating using our Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack! Post on Instagram using the hashtag #EllesStudio, or in our Elle’s Studio Facebook Group to share with fellow ES fans!

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Thankful Week: Tips for Scrapping a Grateful Grid with Stephanie Grimes

Yesterday, we saw how guest designer Meg Gundlach documented her Thanksgiving holiday in pockets using our new November 2019 Kit and add-ons, and today we’re switching gears from the holiday to the gratitude that we focus on this time of the year with Steph Grimes! Let’s take a look at what she is most grateful for!

Hello friends! I am so excited to be sharing my project with you during Thankful Week on the blog. I have worked over the last few years to cultivate a strong gratitude practice that I follow all year long, not just in November and around Thanksgiving. Part of that practice is writing about and documenting my gratitude. That’s what this layout is all about.

I knew right away that I wanted to make a layout celebrating my gratitude for my husband. I am grateful for him every single day, but lately he has been going above and beyond for me and I wanted to recognize that. (Scrapbooking is my love language!)

I know I’m not the only one short on time, especially as we head into the holiday season! So I wanted to come up with a project to document some of my grateful thoughts in a fast way. This project, including printing my photos, took me only 20 minutes! I could hardly believe it myself. Here are a few tips for how I pulled this together so quickly:

Supplies | November 2019 Kit, Tiny Holiday Label Stickers, Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Everyday Tabs Stamp, Say Cheese Stamp, Winifred Alphabet Stamp

Work in a grid. Initially, I thought that I wanted to use a pocket page for this layout, but didn’t have one in the right configuration for the supplies I wanted to use with my photos, and I definitely didn’t have time to break out my Fuse tool, so I decided to just make a 12” x 12” grid page to accommodate the sizes of supplies and photos I wanted to use. For this grid, I chose a simple 3-column design based on the size of my photos and journaling tags.

Keep your page elements the same size. I chose three of my favorite recent photos of my husband and I together and printed them all at 4” x 6” to make up one column of my grid. That column was then DONE, and took up half my page! I had already chosen my journaling tags from the November 2019 Kit, all in 3” x 4” size, and knew that the other two columns of my grid (or other half of the page) would have to be 3” x 4” spots.

Paper punches make great fast embellishments. I don’t use my punches nearly as much as I’d like to, but I knew they would help me fill the spaces in between my journaling tags on this layout. I used a heart punch with the heart pattern paper from the Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack. I also stamped out the “You & Me” phrase from the Say Cheese Stamp and then punched it out with a fancy label punch to add to my hand-cut tag. To make the tag, I simply used an old Elle’s Studio tag from a previous kit that I had in my stash as a template for the green patterned paper in the Home Sweet Home Paper Stack. 

Add dimension for visual interest. Since this was such a flat layout, I used pop-dots behind half of the elements to add some much needed dimension. You could also use chunky embellishments instead of creating yours from paper to add dimension. 

Keep your embellishments to a minimum. The element of this page that took me the most time was stamping out my title using the Winifred Alphabet Stamp. Other than that, I kept things really simple and that always makes for fast scrappin’! I added a few Tiny Holiday Label Stickers and stamped on one journaling tag with a sentiment from the Everyday Tabs Stamp. One final touch was a heart from this month’s die cut sheet and then I called it finished!

Work from a single kit. This is actually a HUGE tip! Working from elements in the same kit or same product line makes fast work of any project. The hard work of picking coordinating elements has already been done for you by the designers! All you have to do is add your photos and personal style and you can make fast work of your scrappy to-do list.

What’s your preference? Do you like to move quickly through your work and make fast decisions or savor the process and move a little more slowly?  I hope this provides some inspiration on making attractive layouts in a short amount of time. I’d love to see some of your quick creations using this month’s kit! Be sure to share on Instagram using the hashtag #ellesstudio so we can all see your awesome projects! 

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Thankful Week: Thanksgiving into Christmas with November Guest Designer Meg Gundlach

This week is a special one here on the ES blog! Not only do we have brand new kit inspiration to share with you all week, this week is Thankful Week, where our design team will be inspiring you to document not only the upcoming (or past, if you’re in Canada!) Thanksgiving holiday, but the things we are most grateful for in life!

Today, we are so excited to welcome our final guest for the year 2019, Meg Gundlach, also known as @travelscrapsleeprepeat, to the blog! Meg’s pockets are always FULL of adventure, color and bold designs, and we thought that our November kit and add-ons would suit her style perfectly! We think you will agree! Let’s take a look at her first project this month

Oh my goodness, I can’t believe that it is already November and time to start planning Thanksgiving again! When I think about this time of year, mint and pink are not really the colors that automatically spring to mind. However, when I looked at the photos in my 2018 album, it was clear that in a lot of ways I had already moved into the winter and Christmas season. The November release is so perfect for this transition period, as the colors and elements coordinate beautifully with both the October 2019 Kit and the Document December products. By mixing in the darker toned elements with the pastels, this page suits the feel of that week exactly!

I have kept a weekly(-ish) pocket page album for almost a decade and weeks that include a holiday are always a favorite. Some holidays have enough material for a full spread, some get incorporated into the week, and I don’t worry at all about how I have approached this in the past or will in the future. Thanksgiving 2018 fit neatly within the weekly spread and it was so satisfying to pull it out and get those memories recorded. The Let’s Eat Stamp is obviously my spirit stamp because if Thanksgiving wasn’t food oriented enough, I also had food pictures from earlier in the week. “Good food & company” is definitely my motto and the perfect way to start this spread. 

The small repetitive icon stickers are always the first I pull from a puffy sheet. This is in no small part due to my obsessive repetition of the label/phrase/sticker formula, which I probably use every two to three pages. Already an absurdly easy technique, the Tiny Holiday Label Stickers made it even easier as they come pre-printed with appropriate sentiments. 

Having worked almost exclusively on a 12″ x 24″ canvas for so long, my main priority is finding balance across the spread. Thus, almost everything you have seen on the left page of this spread also appears on the right. The label/phrase/sticker combo appears four times, plus a variation on the title and Thanksgiving cards. One super easy way to force balance on a layout is to use a sticker alphabet, like the Jane Alphabet Stickers that I used here, to add bold captions to journaling tags or photos. The key to repetition is that it should be similar, but doesn’t have to be exactly the same. By spreading the range of colors, elements, or even techniques (i.e. stamping on photos) across the layout, you can maintain a clean and polished look while also using a large number of the amazing products you love!

Confession time: The absolutely last thing I did to this page was stamp the tiny star from the Let’s Eat Stamp as the bullet points on the wine tasting list. And I hated everything about it. It was just way too much for that card! Rather than admit defeat and throw it out, I went through my stash of fabulous Elle’s puffy stickers until I found the white dots in the Christmas Shapes and Dots Puffy Stickers to cover all the stars. Now the bullets points are super subtle, but add some interesting dimension. Everyone makes mistakes, but some of my favorite cards are born out of necessity. I will definitely be using this list design again! 

Supplies | November 2019 Kit, Grateful Journaling Tags, Tiny Holiday Label Stickers, Jane Alphabet Stickers — Black, Holiday Puffy Stickers, Christmas Shapes and Dots Puffy Stickers, Let’s Eat Stamp, Mini Dated Stamp

Hi! I’m Meg but you may know me better online as TravelScrapSleepRepeat. Born and raised in Wisconsin, I moved to the United Kingdom in 2006 for grad school and have been roaming ever since. Shortly after arriving in Wales I met my partner Ken and since we both work in archeology/cultural fields, we have the opportunity to travel a lot. In between these adventures I print my photos and play with pretty things. I will never be ‘caught up’ and I’m totally cool with that—always chasing the next experience!

Be sure to follow Meg for more pocket page inspiration at her blog and her Instagram feed, which we know you will love as much as we do, and stay tuned for more inspiration from Meg’s album using the November 2019 Kit and add-ons!

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November Reveal Design Team Inspiration

Our November 2019 Kit and add-ons are here, and today our design team is sharing their newest projects to help you decide how to use your kit when it arrives! From gratitude mini albums to holiday greeting cards, you’ll love what the team made with our new release! Let’s take a look!

So Very Grateful For November 2019 mini album by Meghann Andrew – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, November Labels, Grateful Journaling Tags, Puffy Autumn Heart Stickers, Wood Veneer Holiday Phrases, November Wood Veneer, Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Say Cheese Stamp, Dated Stamp

Merry Merry by Wendy Antenucci – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, Christmas Die Cut Labels, Holiday Puffy Stickers, Wood Veneer Holiday Phrases, Fa La La Wood Confetti, Acrylic Candy Canes, ‘Tis the Season 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Say Cheese Stamp, Let’s Eat Stamp, Stanley Jr. Alphabet Stamp

Christmas Smile by Amanda-jayne Baldwin – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, Christmas Die Cut Labels, Tiny Holiday Label Stickers, Holiday Puffy Stickers, Wood Veneer Holiday Phrases, Fa La La Wood Confetti, Acrylic Trees, ‘Tis the Season 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Say Cheese Stamp, Say Cheese Metal Die

March 2019 by Steph Grimes – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, Tiny Holiday Label Stickers, Jane Alphabet Stickers — Navy, Autumn Puffy Stickers, Puffy Autumn Heart Stickers, Wood Veneer Holiday Phrases, Say Cheese Stamp, Say Cheese Metal Die, Winifred Alphabet Stamp, Everyday Tabs Stamp, Everyday Tabs Metal Die

Christmas Tree Love by Daniela – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, November 2019 Cut Files, Tiny Holiday Label Stickers, Hazel Alphabet Stickers — White, Holiday Puffy Stickers, Red Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Wood Veneer Holiday Phrases, Acrylic Candy Canes, ‘Tis the Season 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Large Jane Alphabet Stamp — Candy Cane, Large Jane Alphabet Metal Die

Thanksgiving cards by Nathalie Leonelli – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, Christmas Die Cut Labels, Tiny Holiday Label Stickers, Holiday Puffy Stickers, ‘Tis the Season 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Let’s Eat Stamp

First Christmas by Melissa Mann – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, Christmas Die Cut Labels, Tiny Holiday Label Stickers, Holiday Puffy Stickers, Red Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Acrylic Candy Canes, ‘Tis the Season 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Say Cheese Stamp, Noteworthy 12″ x 12″ Paper Collection

Love Your Holiday Selfie pocket page spread by Patricia Roebuck – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, November 2019 Cut Files, Tiny Holiday Blank Label Stickers, Holiday Puffy Stickers, Fa La La Wood Confetti, ‘Tis the Season 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Say Cheese Stamp

New York, New York by Tracey Fox – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, Christmas Die Cut Labels, Tiny Holiday Label Stickers, Holiday Puffy Stickers, Wood Veneer Holiday Phrases, ‘Tis the Season 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Say Cheese Stamp, Large Jane Alphabet Stamp — Outline, Large Jane Alphabet Metal Die

Christmas cards by Jess Forster – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, Christmas Die Cut Labels, Fa La La Wood Confetti, Acrylic Candy Canes, ‘Tis the Season 6 x 6 Paper Stack

Love You Marlie by Kristina Proffitt – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, Tiny Holiday Blank Label Stickers, Red Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Wood Veneer Holiday Phrases, ‘Tis the Season 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Say Cheese Stamp

Manchester Santa by Mary-Ann Maldonado – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, November 2019 Cut Files, Tiny Holiday Label Stickers, Holiday Puffy Stickers, Red Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Wood Veneer Holiday Phrases, Acrylic Trees, ‘Tis the Season 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Say Cheese Stamp, Noteworthy 12″ x 12″ Paper Collection

Snapchat pocket page spread by Sabrina Poole – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, Tiny Holiday Label Stickers, Holiday Puffy Stickers, Red Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Wood Veneer Holiday Phrases, Acrylic Candy Canes, ‘Tis the Season 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Say Cheese Stamp

Holiday cards by Candace Perkins – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, Holiday Puffy Stickers, Wood Veneer Holiday Phrases, Ho! Ho! Ho! Wood Veneer, Acrylic Trees, ‘Tis the Season 6 x 6 Paper Stack

Selfie Fun by Jennifer McMurtrey – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, November Labels, Puffy Autumn Heart Stickers, Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Say Cheese Stamp, Mini Dated Stamp

Love Your Commitment by Suzanna Lee – supplies used | November 2019 Kit, Grateful Journaling Tags, Christmas Die Cut Labels, Puffy Autumn Heart Stickers, Black Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Say Cheese Stamp, Say Cheese Metal Die, Mini Dated Stamp, Noteworthy 12″ x 12″ Paper Collection

Stay tuned for more inspiration from our design team this week, as well as our special guest arriving tomorrow, using our new November products! Join our Elle’s Studio Facebook Group to see what others are saying about the kit and add-ons, and let us know what you’re most excited about!

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Our November kit + add-ons have arrived!

Our November reveal is here and we can’t wait for you to see all of the brand new and exclusive products that are now available in our shop today! Our November kit includes 3 – 4 x 6 inch tags, 18 – 3 x 4 inch tags, and 28 die cuts, that will work great on your scrapbooking layouts, pocket pages, traveler’s notebooks, cards, planners, and more! When designing our kits, we love to think of tags that can be used as prompts to help make it easier for you to get your story started and documented, and this kit is full of those and so much more!

Here’s the first look at all of the fun tags and die cuts included in this kit:

Our monthly kits are limited and once they sell out we will not be restocking! Look for a new kit on the 10th each month at 8:00 am Pacific! Our kits are available for single purchase or select our subscription option to subscribe and SAVE!

Here’s a peek of the new and exclusive add-ons we have available this month! All of our coordinating add-ons can be purchased separately, so you have a chance to pick the products that work for your stash and what you’re documenting now, and if you need more than one, you can purchase multiples, too! The new items added to the shop for November are: stamps (Say Cheese and Let’s Eat), metal die that coordinates with our Say Cheese stamp, puffy stickers (Holiday and red alphabet), acrylic (candy canes and trees), wood veneer (Fa La La confetti, Holiday Phrases, Ho! Ho! Ho!, and November), Christmas die cut labels, ‘Tis the Season paper stack, label stickers (blank and words), journaling tags (Grateful and On This Day in November), and November labels.

We also have coordinating printables, November cut files, and print and cut labels that coordinate with our kit – once you download these files, you can use/print them over and over again!

New items for 2020 are also available now! Don’t miss our new 2020 calendars, Months of the Year stamp, Monthly puffy stickers, and 2020 acrylics available in both large (wood veneer, black acrylic, white acrylic, and gold acrylic), and small (wood veneer, black acrylic, white acrylic, and gold acrylic).

We have also restocked one of our popular alphabet stamps, and updated both of our our Mini Dated and Dated stamps!

We have also added new products to our Sale section and we put some fun SURPRISES in there! Most of these products will not be restocked once they have sold out, so you’ll want to grab them now while supplies last!

Subscribers, you can start bundling now! Bundling is easy – just log into your account and use the “Bundle with my kit subscription” shipping option during checkout to receive FREE shipping on any extra items purchased from our shop that will ship with your kit. This option will only be available during our 24-hour bundling period.

Not a subscriber? Don’t wait any longer to sign up! Subscribe today to lock in our special kit price of $9.99 + shipping, and you’ll be able to bundle any additional products from our shop and have them ship for FREE with your kit subscription, during our 24-hour bundling period, starting on the 10th at 8:00 am Pacific!

When starting a new subscription: you’ll want to first check out with only the kit subscription in your cart. After you have subscribed to our kit, you will then be able to see your special discounts on select items in our SALE section during our 24-hour bundling period! You must be logged into your kit subscriber account to see your discounted items. Quick note: Our subscription is risk free and can be cancelled at any time by emailing us. Our monthly kit and add-ons are available without a subscription each month, too.

Here’s a look at the items on sale for our subscribers only this month:

Subscribers: Pick up these six items for FREE to 20% off during our 24 hour bundling period that is going on now and ends on Monday, November 11th at 8:00 am Pacific! Please make sure you are logged into your subscriber account, then click on the SALE section to see these items on sale! Once you are logged in, you’ll see your special discounted product listing that specifies Sub Discount.

Looking for more inspiration? Our design team is ready to inspire you with brand new, fresh inspiration using the new products this month! You’ll be able to find our their amazing inspiration in our product listings so you can see their projects while you shop! We will also be showcasing our team’s projects on the blog later today, and throughout the entire month!

Thank you so much for joining us today and for all of your support! We are excited to see how you use these new products! You can share your projects with us in our Facebook group and make sure you use the #EllesStudio hashtag when posting on Instagram for a chance to be featured on our feed and win a gift certificate to our shop!

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Make No Mistakes with Kristina Proffitt

Using up the scraps from you last kit before your new kit arrives can be a fun challenge, and today Kristina Proffitt is with us to share how she turned what seemed like mistakes into a beautiful autumn layout using her scraps!

Lately I’ve been loving not only using photo strips on my layouts, but I’ve also been loving using up my scraps from past kits. I’ve joined both and the layout I am sharing with you today uses two photo strips, as well as scraps from the October 2019 Kit and add-ons, but honestly, you can’t even tell that they’re scraps, can you?!

Supplies | October 2019 Kit, October Labels, Wood Veneer Leaves, Autumn Puffy Stickers, Everyday Tabs Stamp

The green tab that I stapled above the top left photo strip is actually one that I cut out from a 3″ x 4″ journaling tag in the October 2019 Kit. I had actually stamped on it, messed it up and didn’t want to waste it, so I cut out the tab element from the tag. Cutting out elements from journaling tags is a great way to not only repurpose them, but to save them if you’ve messed up the journaling, changed your mind, or like me, goofed up when you stamped something onto them! I love the look of the tab with the stamped date for this layout. 

The super cute leaves and acorn patterned strip that you see on the right side of the layout is actually also cut from a journaling tag in the October 2019 Kit. I thought it would be the perfect little touch of pattern next to my photos and I just love the way it turned out. Not only can you cut out shapes from your journaling cards, but you can also cut out patterns from them. The journaling tags in each kit are seriously SO versatile and fun!

And lastly, the “GOOD TIMES” on the layout was also cut from a 3″ x 4″ October Kit journaling tag that I once again messed up on! Ha! Friends, I’m not kidding. It bums me out to handwrite journaling and misspell something or forget a word. Thankfully, I was also able to salvage that card by using that sentiment on this layout. 

Remember, just because you mess up on a journaling tag, that does NOT mean you can’t use it on your project somewhere! I challenge you to dig through your scraps and not throw away those cards that you “messed up” on. They can become some great design elements on your page! Put those scraps to work for you! 

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November Design Team Sneak Peeks

We are just a couple days away from our November kit and add-ons reveal and we are so excited to be able to share these fun sneak peeks of amazing projects our team made using all the new products that will be available soon! Our November reveal will be full of exclusive products that we’ve designed and will have you ready to document everyday life moments, the upcoming holidays, and more!

Not a subscriber? Don’t wait any longer! You can pre-order our November kit now and lock in our $9.99 kit price by starting a subscription today! You’ll want to choose our SUBSCRIBE & SAVE option to get signed up and start your subscription with our November kit. We will then hold your kit and you’ll be ready to bundle and save at our November 10th reveal! Details on how to bundle with your subscription order will be emailed to you once you have purchased this product.

Kit subscribers, don’t forget! Along with being able to bundle any products from our shop that will ship for FREE with your kit during our 24-hour bundling period, starting on the 10th at 8:00 am Pacific each month, our subscribers will also have access to special discounts on select items! Above is a preview of our November discounts and savings that will be available for our subscribers during our November bundling period! These discounted items can be found in our SALE section during our 24-hour bundling period, and you must be logged into your kit subscriber account to see them. If you haven’t subscribed to our kit, sign up now to take advantage of these special offers on November 10th! Quick note: Our kits and add-ons are available without a subscription each month, too.

Make sure you set your alarm and mark your calendar for Sunday, November 10th at 8 am Pacific! We hope to see you there!

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Winifred Two Ways with Patricia Roebuck

Halloween has passed, but that does not mean that the Winifred Alphabet Stamp has to sit on your shelf until next Halloween! Today, design team member Patricia Roebuck is with us to share how you can use this playful, yet modern alphabet to record a special moment in a traveler’s notebook! Let’s take a look!

I hope you have enjoyed working with the October 2019 Kit and add-ons as much as I have, especially the new Winifred Alphabet Stamp! The size is great for creating long titles, and the font has enough whimsy to it, but still has a clean, modern look to it as well. Today I am using it in my traveler’s notebook two ways: to create a title and to add to or accent my journaling by creating a collage.

Supplies | October 2019 Kit, October Print and Cut Labels, Autumn Puffy Stickers, Halloween Puffy Stickers, Wood Veneer Leaves, Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack, Winifred Alphabet Stamp, Everyday Tabs Stamp, Everyday Tabs Metal Die, Mini Dated Stamp

I first stamped the Winifred Alphabet Stamp letters onto plain, smooth white cardstock to heat emboss in black so I could then add watercolors over the stamping. Next I chose the A, B, and C to cut using the Everyday Tabs Metal Die because I wanted to combine those alphas with sentiments from the Everyday Tabs Stamp sentiments that went along with my photos and journaling.

I started with a separate piece of cardstock to use as the background to insert into my TN after the page is finished.  I stacked and stitched October 2019 Kit tags along the right, trimmed, then took the leftovers and stacked and stitched them to the left, creating a nice collage. To add to that collage, I pulled in the ‘adventure,’ big smiles,’ and ‘celebrate’ sentiments from the Everyday Tabs Stamp to add in the same colors as the tags along the empty center of this page.  Building on the collage, I stamped 1, 2, and 3 from the Winifred Alphabet Stamp for each row of color, and stitched both sets of my finished tabs, facing each other on the rows.

Once my page was finished, I adhered it to the left side of my TN.  For the right side, I created directly onto the page: first, by placing my photos, then stamping “Be Brave” with the Winifred Alphabet Stamp in a light gray ink and the date in a dark gray ink for my title and to frame my photos.  Repeating the colors from the left side, I also used the October Print and Cut Labels to type my journaling and adhere with dimensional adhesive.  

To continue repeating the left side design and colors, I trimmed the Home Sweet Home 6 x 6 Paper Stack in shades of orange and added stitching to create a mat for my second photo. After adding a few coordinating colors of die cuts from the October 2019 Kit, I then finished the left side with a few choice Autumn and Halloween Puffy Stickers and a Wood Veneer Leaf.

Two ways to use the Winifred Alphabet Stamp:  add a title and date using two different shades of the same ink color; or accent your journaling by creating a collage along with the Everyday Tabs Stamp and Metal Die. I hope you give this a try on your next project!

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October #EllesStudio Spottings on Instagram!

We just love seeing how you document your memories using our products, and by using the #EllesStudio hashtag on Instagram, it makes it easy for us and our fellow Elle’s Studio fans to be inspired by YOU! These six paper crafters used the hashtag this month, and we can’t wait to share their projects with you!

First up, we have Julie (@julie9699) sharing a beautifully layered layout using bits and pieces from our Document December 2019 Kit! We just love all of the textural details here, and it looks like July is already getting merry with her kit! ON the right, Ashley (@ashley_projects) is documenting her home in such a beautiful way using our Home Sweet Home Paper Stack, Home Wood Veneers, and Puffy Autumn Heart Stickers. Gorgeous color scheme and layout, Ashley!

We love these two bold pages! On the left, Jody (@floppyearedfarm) recorded a fun apple-picking autumn day using our Home Sweet Home Paper Stack, Autumn Tiny Everyday Label Stickers and Puffy Autumn Heart Stickers. What a fun layout design that matches her photos perfectly! On the right, Tanya (@tanyafears) recorded a magical day at Disneyland, and we love how she worked our Title Builder Vol. 2 “crazy” acrylic into her title! What a gorgeous page, Tanya!

Liz (@lizlongestdesigns) broke into our latest October 2019 Kit and add-ons to create this amazing Halloween layout on the left! We love the way that she layered all of the bits and pieces together to create such a fun page! Thanks for sharing, Liz! Who here is getting their December album prepped for the holidays? Susan (@suebug63) is! We love how she worked the acetate “merry” word from our Document December 2019 Kit into her title. We can’t wait to see the rest, Susan!

Just for sharing their projects, these six paper crafters will each win a $10 gift certificate to the shop! Thank you so much for posting your projects and using the #EllesStudio hashtag, ladies! Please email us at info@shopellesstudio.com to claim your prize!

Will YOU be featured next month? Simply use our products on your next project and post to Instagram using the hashtag #EllesStudio for a chance to be featured here on our blog, and win a gift certificate to the shop! We can’t wait to see what you make!

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