A Holiday Delay Documented with Kim Chaffin

Hello friends! It’s Kim Chaffin, and I’m here with a pocket layout documenting our Easter this year. We had to put things on hold at the time because a family member had tested positive for COVID. This layout tells the story of the things we did for the holiday as well as the things that had to wait. Let’s take a look at the project!

Supplies | May 2022 Kit, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers

The colors in this kit are perfect for telling spring stories. I just love the way these pinks and yellows and purples coordinate with my photos! As embellishments go, I kept it fairly simple. I’m a minimalist scrapbooker, and my photographs were already a bit busy. Still, I can never get enough Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers! They tie the layout together, anchor die cuts, and add a fun pop of color.  

I called this a pocket layout, but it is actually a mix between one large photograph and a page of pockets. I love to do this, because I can choose an eye-catching accent photo to enlarge, while still taking advantage of the ease of fun pocket tags for journaling. I typed my title directly onto my larger photograph before printing, and then I added accents from the May Kit. I love to use the die cut banners for stamping a date. 

The pocket tag tells the story of my layout. I run these through my printer by adhering them with a temporary adhesive to a 4 x 6 piece of cardstock. You can actually print your journaling onto the 4 x 6 cardstock first so that you will know exactly where the words will be printed. That helps in placing the pocket tag exactly where it needs to be before you run it through and print a second time.

Pockets make a great place for memorabilia. The bottom right pocket photo is a screenshot from my daughter’s Instagram feed. It shares a photo from a sister outing that happened before the COVID diagnosis. I also had a fortune slip from one of their fortune cookies, which I added and accented with a Bright Puffy Asterisk Sticker. A few more May Kit accents and Puffy Asterisk Stickers, and my layout is complete! I can’t wait to see what you do with the bright sunny colors of this kit!  

Simple and Sincere with Aurélie Cormier

Hello, everyone! It’s Aurélie here today to show you what I’ve been creating lately with the Sincere Sentiments product suite. Truth be told, I have always loved a good mix-and-match challenge. So it goes without saying that I have loved seeing how far I can stretch these sets, creatively speaking of course.

Supplies | Sincere Sentiments Congrats Stamp, Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You Stamp, Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You Add-On Stamp, Sincere Sentiments Wonderful You Metal Die

I used a few design tricks for these cards. First, I opted to use one of my go-to techniques: hand-stitching. I stamped the small clusters in black, but made them pop a bit more by stitching over them with black thread. 

I then channelled my inner Meghann Andrew and mixed and matched different fonts, both in type and size. Moreover, I placed the different fonts in such a way that the eye naturally follows the sentiment from top to bottom. 

Finally, I wanted to make the ‘my day’ stand out even more so I placed a few crystal embellishments around it in a way that strengthened the flow of the sentiment placement.

By keeping all other design elements super simple, I thoroughly enjoyed finding new ways to use the Sincere Sentiments product suite! Sweet, indeed!

We can’t wait to see what you’ll come up with! Please share your Sincere Sentiments projects with us at our Elle’s Studio Facebook Group or on Instagram using the hashtag #ellesstudio.

May 2022 Design Team Inspiration: Volume Two

Are you ready for eight new and inspiring projects from our talented team members? If your May 2022 kit and add-ons are out for delivery and you’re itching to create with your new supplies, we know that one of these projects will inspire you! Be sure to pin your favorites to save for later, too!

Luxury Cruise by Jennifer McMurtrey – supplies used | May 2022 KitMay 2022 Labels, Cerulean Blue Jane Alphabet Cardstock Stickers, Little Banner Stickers, The Best Paper Stack, Cool Solids Paper Stack, Travel Tabs StampPhotograph StampPhotograph Metal Die, Everyday Tabs Metal Die, Everyday Tabs Vol. 2 Metal Die

Snow Day Fun pocket page by Michelle Flynn – supplies used | May 2022 KitMay 2022 Printables, Cerulean Blue Jane Alphabet Cardstock Stickers, Little Banner Stickers, Photograph Label Stickers, Big Smiles Puffy StickersBright Puffy Asterisk StickersCerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Travel Tabs StampPhotograph StampPhotograph Metal Die

Fav Snapshots 2021 by Sarah Kee – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, Little Banner Stickers, Play All Day Chipboard Stickers, Big Smiles Puffy StickersBright Puffy Asterisk StickersCerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet Stickers, The Best Paper Stack, Travel Tabs StampPhotograph StampPhotograph Metal Die, Big Hugs Stamp, Big Hugs Metal Die, Parker Outlined Number Stamp

Springtime by Diane Dzubian – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, May 2022 PrintablesBig Smiles Puffy Stickers, Navy Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Puffy Heart StickersThe Best Paper StackPhotograph Stamp

Cousin Crew by LeeAnne Jones – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, Photograph Label Stickers, Big Smiles Puffy StickersBright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, Cerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet StickersThe Best Paper Stack, Photograph StampPhotograph Metal Die

Del Mar Mesa notebook spread by Nathalie Leonelli – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Cerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Love You Paper Stack, Travel Tabs Stamp, Photograph Stamp

Smile by Kim Chaffin – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, May 2022 Cut Files, May 2022 PrintablesBig Smiles Puffy StickersTravel Tabs Stamp

DCA to BOS by Suzanna Lee – supplies used | May 2022 KitJane Tile Alphabet Cardstock Stickers – Coral, Jane Tile Alphabet Cardstock Stickers – Yellow, Jane Tile Alphabet Cardstock Stickers – FuchsiaLittle Banner StickersPhotograph Label StickersBright Puffy Asterisk StickersThe Best Paper StackTravel Tabs Stamp

Stay tuned for one more Design Team Gallery post coming next week, and until then, tune in each day for more inspiration from our design team using the May 2022 kit and add-ons!

Traveler’s Notebook Love with Junell Kruzel

Hello everyone! It’s Junell on the blog today and I’m excited to share a quick travelers notebook spread I created in my Life Crafted album using the Elle’s Studio May 2022 kit and extras!

Supplies | May 2022 Kit, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Cerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet Stickers, The Best Paper Stack, Cool Solids Paper Stack, Photograph StampPhotograph Metal Die

Once I selected the two tags I wanted to use for these pictures, I decided to just go for the blue color in my layout. It’s such a pretty shade. I pulled out my Cool Solids Paper Stack and grabbed the same blue color to use as my background and also the darker cerulean blue to create an accent. I used a border punch to create the right side of my layout with more patterned paper from The Best Paper Stack.

I used my typewriter to add my journaling and the date to the top tag from the May 2022 Kit as well as a puffy camera sticker from the Big Smiles Puffy Stickers sheet. I used the Cerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet Stickers to add more details to the bottom tag. 

I printed three pictures at 2 inches square and staggered them down the left side of the layout on top of the same patterned paper from the right side to coordinate them. I added die cuts and puffy stickers to each of the photos. Then, using the Photograph Stamp and the Photograph Metal Die I created little camera flashes to add a little more pizazz! 

This layout came together so quickly! Using the Elle’s Studio May 2022 Kit and all the coordinating extras makes it so simple and easy to create a lovely layout and the tags in the kit are perfect for traveler’s notebook spreads! Let us know what you’re making in our Facebook Group!

Spring Break Photo Love with Suzanna Lee

Hiya, scrappy peeps and Elle’s Studio fans! It’s Suzanna here today to share with you a travel layout that features the newly released Photograph Stamp and coordinating Metal Die. Not only is the stamp set loaded with great sentiments to record any photo, but there a few other bits such as a frame and label that make great embellishments. Pair it with the May 2022 Kit and your photos and the possibilities are endless!

Supplies | May 2022 Kit, May 2022 Cut Files, May 2022 Printables, May 2022 Print and Cut Labels, May 2022 Labels, Cerulean Blue Jane Alphabet Cardstock Stickers, Photograph Label Stickers, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, Cerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Photograph StampPhotograph Metal Die

This layout is a collage of key photos of our second day on a recent trip to Portugal. I edited the photos and arranged them in Photoshop to allow for the use of 2 x 2-inch squares from the stamp. I also knew that I wanted a large enough space for the 3 x 3-inch photo frame. There are TWENTY photos on this page!

The 2 x 2-inch frame stamp is just perfect, as you can customize the frame, stamping it in any color of your choosing. Yellow, coral, and blue are the color palette that I went with. I love how stamping yellow and coral frames provided additional color to the layout and really made the blue sky pop in the multitude of photos.

Using the starburst from the Photograph Stamp with its coordinating Photograph Metal Die is a great way to sprinkle an alternate shape and break up the rigidity of all the squares on the page.

While the title of the stamp set itself, Photograph, implies that one would use the frames to house photographs, I have so many photos on the 12 x 12-inch page itself that I utilized the stamped and die cut frames for the white space that they provide instead. The larger of the three frames opens like a book to hold additional journaling inside. The journaling scattered throughout the page includes facts about each place we visited, while inside holds more emotional journaling about my feelings of that very busy day.

The Photograph Stamp and Photograph Metal Die are so versatile! While I have used it for a travel layout here, I have also used it in my memory planner for everyday memory keeping, and on an Easter layout. The phrases in the stamps themselves have so many everyday uses, making it a staple for your stash!

Thanks for stopping in today, and don’t forget to share what you create using the Photograph Stamp and Photograph Metal Die by posting on Instagram using the #EllesStudio hashtag, or in our Facebook Group!

Find our newest Photograph Stamp and coordinating Photograph Metal Die in the shop today while supplies last and use them to document your most cherished photographic memories in all of your projects!

Living Life with Wei Wei Wang

Hey, Elle’s Studio friends! It’s Wei Wei here today, sharing a traveler’s notebook layout. My project features the beautiful new May 2022 kit and add-ons, along with a few of the April add-ons.

Supplies | May 2022 KitMay 2022 Labels, Flower Die Cuts, Jane Tile Alphabet Cardstock Stickers – Coral, Little Banner StickersPhotograph Label Stickers, Big Smiles Puffy StickersBright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, Cerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Flower Puffy Stickers, The Best Paper Stack, Travel Tabs StampPhotograph Stamp, Photograph Metal Die, Nesting Tags Metal Die

To begin my layout, I chose a patterned paper from The Best Paper Stack to use as a base for the right page, I also trimmed a patterned paper sheet and adhered it to the edge of the left page. Next, I backed my photo with the May “spending all our time” tag and shipping tag cut using the Nesting Tags Metal Die. The Big Smiles Puffy Stickers worked perfectly with my photo. I really love this product! 

I created frames with the Photograph Stamp, Photograph Metal Die, and May 2022 Kit journaling tag and arranged them in a column beside the photo. I also included the purple May 2022 Label, Flower Die Cut and Flower Puffy Stickers. These beautiful embellishments added the perfect finishing touch to this page.

For the right page, I stamped a sentiment onto the purple, lined May Kit journaling tag with the Photograph Stamp and black ink, and added my journaling. My title consisted of the coral Jane Tile Alphabet Cardstock Stickers, Cerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet Stickers, and the bubble speech die cut from the May Kit. It was perfect for my layout documenting a photo of my bird friend and me enjoying a fun afternoon. 

I also created an embellishment cluster with a tab from the Travel Tabs StampPhotograph Label Sticker and Flower Die Cut. To complete this page, I added a Photograph Label Sticker and phrase die cut from the May Kit, and then stamped the date with the Photograph Stamp.  

To finish off, I added two black photo corner stickers from the Big Smiles Puffy Stickers to bring the whole layout together, then added a few Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers for color balance.

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Happy creating!

Pocket Page Process with Aimee Mertell

Hello, Elle’s Studio friends, it’s Aimee back again with another pocket page layout, this time using the beautiful new May 2022 kit and extras! Stick around and I’ll walk you through my process! 

Supplies | May 2022 KitLittle Banner StickersBright Puffy Asterisk StickersPhotograph Stamp, Medium Jane Alphabet Stamp – Outline, Medium Jane Alphabet Metal Die

Pocket pages are some of my favorite projects, however I find the weekly documenting format to be too demanding of my schedule, so I like to complete pages on a monthly basis instead. That being said, I often start off all of my pocket pages by creating a monthly title card—this is typically a 4 x 6-inch tag, but today I wanted to mix things up. 

I stamped out “May” with the outline Medium Jane Alphabet Stamp and used the coordinating Metal Die to cut the letters, adhering them to the green, grid tag from the May 2022 Kit. Die cutting the alphas really adds the “pop” that the title needs and helps draw the eye. After having the monthly placeholder complete, I laid out my photos and journaling tags, making sure I had enough room to tell all my stories. 

I love how the monthly kit tags prompt you to think of stories you might want to tell. For example, one of the tags prompted me to take a look at the past and compare it to the present while another tag prompted me to list three current truths. This makes journaling on layouts an easy and manageable task!

Now it’s time to fill in any gaps I might have from a lack of photos or journaling and I do this with the help of filler tags! Elle’s kits have a great ratio of journaling to filler tags and It’s always easy to find something fitting to fill in the empty spaces. The tags are beautiful on their own, but you can go the extra mile and embellish them a little further like I have here with the Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers or just a few staples from your tiny attacher. 

There you have it! I hope you enjoyed this peek into my process and it gave you some ideas for your own creative workflow. How do you get started with your pocket pages? If you’re not a subscriber to our monthly kits yet, I would encourage you to give them a try—they really make documenting a breeze! 

May 2022 Design Team Inspiration: Volume One

Welcome to our first design team inspiration post of the month, where our team is showing off our new May 2022 kit and add-ons! There are 15 beautiful, new projects in this post to inspire you, whether you create layouts, pockets, notebook spreads, or all three! Take a look at the creative ways our team has used our newest products:

Easter 2022 by Kat Benjamin – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, May 2022 Labels, Jane Tile Alphabet Cardstock Stickers – Coral, Little Banner Stickers, Photograph Label Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, Easter Stickers, The Best Paper Stack, Cool Solids Paper StackWarm Solids Paper Stack, Travel Tabs Stamp, Photograph Stamp, Photograph Metal Die, Everyday Tabs Metal Die 

Play All Day notebook spread by Michelle Flynn – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, Little Banner Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers

Sea & Me by Wei Wei Wang – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, May 2022 Labels, Cerulean Blue Jane Alphabet Cardstock Stickers, Jane Tile Alphabet Cardstock Stickers – Coral, Little Banner Stickers, Photograph Label Stickers, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, Cerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Travel Tabs Stamp, Photograph Stamp, Photograph Metal Die, Home Sewn Stitches Stamp

Let’s Go Exploring notebook spread by Marsha Farris – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, Cerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Travel Tabs Stamp, Photograph Stamp, Lizzy Alphabet Stamp, Photograph Metal Die

Learning, Doing, Being by Junell Kruzel – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, Jane Tile Alphabet Cardstock Stickers – Coral, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, The Best Paper Stack, Photograph Stamp

May pocket page by Nathalie Leonelli – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, May 2022 Printables, Little Banner Stickers, Photograph Label Stickers, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, The Best Paper Stack, Photograph Stamp, Large Jane Alphabet Stamp – Outline

Play All Day by Sarah Kee – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, May 2022 Labels, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, The Best Paper Stack, Travel Tabs Stamp, Photograph Stamp, Photograph Metal Die

This is May pocket page spread by LeeAnne Jones – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, May 2022 Labels, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, The Best Paper Stack, Everyday Tabs Stamp, Medium Jane Alphabet Metal Die

Pena Palace by Suzanna Lee – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, Jane Tile Alphabet Cardstock Stickers – Coral, Little Banner Stickers, Photograph Label Stickers, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, The Best Paper Stack, Travel Tabs Stamp, Photograph Stamp, Large Jane Alphabet Stamp – Outline, Lizzy Alphabet Stamp, Photograph Metal Die, Everyday Tabs Metal Die 

Now You See by Kim Chaffin – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, Photograph Label Stickers, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers

Springtime by Diane Dzubian – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, Photograph Label Stickers, Cerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Tiny Shapes and Dots Puffy Stickers – Cool Tones, The Best Paper Stack, Photograph Stamp

Pure Joy/Home notebook spread by Aurélie Cormier – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, Cerulean Blue Jane Alphabet Cardstock Stickers, Jane Tile Alphabet Cardstock Stickers – Coral, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, Cerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet Stickers, Photograph Stamp, Photograph Metal Die

All Day pocket page by Aimee Mertell – supplies used | May 2022 KitPhotograph Label StickersBig Smiles Puffy StickersBright Puffy Asterisk StickersPhotograph Stamp

All the Sweet Smiles by Melissa Mann – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, Cerulean Blue Jane Alphabet Cardstock Stickers, Jane Tile Alphabet Cardstock Stickers – Coral, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, The Best Paper Stack, Photograph Stamp

May pocket page by Meghann Andrew – supplies used | May 2022 Kit, May 2022 Printables, Jane Tile Alphabet Cardstock Stickers – Coral, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, Travel Tabs Stamp, Photograph Stamp, Large Jane Alphabet Stamp – Outline, Large Jane Alphabet Stamp – Solid, Photograph Metal Die, Pocket, Frame, and Flip-Up Metal Die

Don’t miss out on your favorite new products, perfect for recording the big and small moments, and everything in between! Shop our May 2022 kit and add-ons today while supplies last, and consider becoming a subscriber by clicking “subscribe & save” when you add the kit to your cart!

Our May kit + add-ons have arrived!

Our May reveal is here and we are excited to share all of the brand new and exclusive products that are now available in our shop today! Our May kit includes 3 – 4 x 6 inch tags, 18 – 3 x 4 inch tags, and 27 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 all 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 May are: stamps (Travel Tabs and Photograph), Photograph Metal Die, puffy stickers (Big Smiles, Bright Asterisk, and Cerulean Blue Puffy Alphabet), stickers (Photograph Labels, Coral Tile Alphabet, Cerulean Blue Jane Alphabet, Little Banners), and May labels.

Our digital files this month include coordinating printables, 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!

You’re invited to join us in our Facebook group for our Facebook LIVE tonight! Meghann Andrew will be sharing an up-close look at the new May monthly kit and add-ons, and will be creating something fun using them! Click here to visit our events Facebook page and RSVP so you don’t miss it!

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 Wednesday, May 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 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! We are so grateful to be a part of this amazing community and are excited to see how you use these new products! Make sure you 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!

May Product Sneak Peek with Melissa Mann

This is Melissa with you here this morning and I’m super excited to share this mini book I made using the soon-to-be-released May kit and add-on products! Take a look at what you’ll find in the shop tomorrow to create with!

Supplies | Releasing tomorrow, May 10th: May 2022 Kit, Cerulean Blue Jane Alphabet Cardstock Stickers, Photograph Label Stickers, Big Smiles Puffy Stickers, Bright Puffy Asterisk Stickers, Photograph Stamp, Photograph Metal Die; The Best Paper Stack, Cool Solids Paper Stack, Love You Paper Stack

I really wanted to highlight the brand new Photograph Stamp and Metal Die that will be available this month. I decided to create a small brag book of memories that I’m going to gift to my mom as part of her Mother’s Day gift using pictures of her granddaughters.

I created the base of my mini book by using a Kraft paper bag that I cut down into smaller square and rectangular shapes. I used white and blue paints, color mists and inks to create my mixed media page backgrounds.

I topped off the mixed-media bases to create a fun, textured look using the Photograph Stamp and Staz-on ink on these pages before loading them up with pictures and embellishments!

Using the awesome Photograph Stamp and Photograph Metal Die, I cut photo frames using different Cool Solids Paper Stack colors and stamped on them.

I started layering the photos and the die-cut photo frames on my pages and used journaling tags, labels, puffy stickers, and more stamping to finish off each page.

I can’t wait to see how you are going to use your May goodies this month!! Make sure you share with us in our Facebook Group or by posting on Instagram using the #EllesStudio hashtag. Thanks for stopping by!