PROJECT LIFE TRAVEL: CUTTING DOWN THE PHOTOS

June 17, 2014

This week’s Project Life covers the week of June 2-8… our vacation week to Disney World!

This summer I am switching up my Project Life format. I decided the 12×10 page would be a great fit for summer (this spread is using Becky Higgins Design G pages). I have to be honest. I am not used to that 6×4 spot– but I am up for the challenge, and I have found some other great pocket pages that fit this size.

Documenting a big vacation in Project Life is hard. I took about 2,000 photos this week between my DSLR and iPhone. How do you cut down to just a few photos to document the week? I decided to pull the photos that told the best story– and that’s not even necessarily my favorite photos from our trip.

It was hard to cut down. But what I kept in mind was what stories I have been verbally sharing since we’ve been home with friends and family. That was the highlights. I am already planning to document this trip in an album of it’s own, so I felt free to just give a glimpse, and call it done.

As you can see I added very little journaling. I used the numbered card from Shine Journaling Tags to include our favorite memories, and I called it done. I could add a thousand stories onto this spread. Leaving it clean (and knowing I could go in depth later in my travel album) allowed me to feel like I could complete this spread!

Elle’s Studio June 2014 Kit	Foodie Wood Veneers	Shine- Journaling Tags	Shine- Transparent Tags
Shine – Lil’ Snippets – Blank Labels

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PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

June 15, 2014

Congrats to this week’s Project Spotlight winner, Jana! Check your email for your $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate to use in our shop! Jana used Bits & Pieces from our Everyday Moments collection. Her layout is such a great example of summertime! Head on over to her gallery to check it out and you can even add it to your favorites by logging into your account and clicking on the “I (heart) this!” button.

You never know when your project will be chosen to be spotlighted! Each week we pick a new project out of our member gallery to spotlight. For your chance to be spotlighted and to win a $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate, just upload your project to our member gallery and tag the Elle’s Studio item(s) used!

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Guest Designer Spotlight: Marie Lottermoser

June 14, 2014

We are very happy to introduce you to June’s talented Guest Designer, Marie Lottermoser.

Marie is so very talented. I just love the way she layers her work, adds colors, and her pocket style pages are so beautifully designed. Make sure to check out Marie’s fully gallery here. Thank you so much for joining us this month, Marie!

name : Marie Lottermoser

location : Washington State

blog : http://stitchintime.typepad.com

favorite Elle’s Studio items: Everyday Moments Bits and Pieces, Everyday Moments- Stamp, Shine Transparent Tags

What do you listen to/watch while scrapbooking?

I usually have the tv playing in the background while I’m scrapbooking. Lately I’ve also been listening to The Scrapgals Podcast (http://www.thescrapgals.com/). Those girls are so fun and inspiring!

What is your favorite color combination?

My favorite combination is aqua and red.

Do you record every moment or just special ones?

I like having a balance of both. Everyday moments are my favorite memories to see in other people’s albums.

Do you have a scrapbooking goal?

To make a complete album for each of my kids. I still have several years to catch up on!

Leave a comment here to win Marie’s favorite Elle’s Studio products!

Everyday Moments – Bits and Pieces

Everyday Moments – Stamp

Shine- Transparent Tags

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Congrats to– CYNTHIA BALDWIN the winner of our May Guest Designer- Ashley Horton’s favorite items
Congratulations!! Please email michelle@shopellesstudio.com the following info:

Name & Address:
Contest: May Guest Designer favorites
Prize:Everyday Moments collection pack, Everyday Moments Bits and Pieces, Love You More Wood Veneers

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SKETCH THURSDAY

June 12, 2014

Today’s sketch was inspired by Jenny’s Favorite! layout from this month’s DT gallery.

For a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the Shop create a project inspired by this sketch, upload it to our Member Gallery and post a link here. A random winner will be selected and announced with next week’s sketch.

Last week’s winner is… JulieTuckerWolek!

Congratulations!! Please email michelle@shopellesstudio.com the following info:

Name & Address:
Contest: Sketch 06.05.14
Prize: $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate

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Cards

June 11, 2014

Today I’m sharing a couple of cards I made with our Exclusive Monthly kit.

This card just fell together very easily. I started with the ‘Here comes the sunshine!’ card, added glitter to some of the sun rays then added even more rays in the background with embroidery floss.

Here I cut the Pie Chart Circle Background, trimmed it and clustered the pie charts inside the ‘Summer Captured’ frame. I stamped the title in vellum and used a label to make it stand out a bit. Finally, a little butterfly with bright yellow candy dots added just the perfect summery touch.

ELLE’S STUDIO SUPPLIES USED:

Elle’s Studio June 2014 Kit

Shine – Lil’ Snippets – Blank Labels

Pie Chart Circle Background

Shine – Cutouts

June Digital Cut File

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PROJECT LIFE

June 10, 2014

Today I am sharing my cover page for my Summer Project Life Album.

I decided to switch things up a bit and try an 8×11.5 album for my summer documentation. I am REALLY excited for the change– it seems to be the perfect size for documenting the summer.

I used Elle’s Studio’s new SHINE collection to create this grid page– which is very similar to my 2014 cover page I posted in late December. I keep three albums per calendar year. One for January- through late May (last week of school), a summer album, and a late August (first day of school) until New Years Eve album. This has seemed to work very well for us the last three years of documenting with Project Life.

I used bits and pieces of Elle’s new SHINE collection in this cover page. It’s beyond perfect for summer documentation. The page protector I am using is slide projector pages from Archivers– they are the 8×11.5 size.

I am so very excited for this new temporary design layout, and hope you follow along with my summer documentation!

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June’s exclusive kit and more has arrived – along with FREE shipping!

June 10, 2014

Summer is so close, we can feel it around here. The sun is out and shining, flowers are blooming and the garden has started to come alive. I love this time of year and our June kit has arrived just in time to document it all! This month’s kit also has tons of tags that would work for everyday layouts, Project Life, mini albums, and more! These kits are limited and once they sale out we will not be restocking! Look for a new kit each month on the 10th at 8:00 am PST, and as a special bonus to celebrate launch day, kits will be on sale for $9.99 for today only, regular price after that will be $11.99. These kits can ship first class: shipping for USA residents will start around $2.00 and go up from there, depending on the weight of what is in your cart. For overseas, it will run about $6+ depending on your location.

Here’s a peek at the 4×6, 3×4, and frame tags in our June kit:
And, then here’s a peek at all the die cuts, including transparencies in our June kit:

Along with this kit, we have some extra special add-ons that coordinate with this kit! You don’t want to miss this stamp, wood veneer tag, and This Week Snippets in gray or bright colors!

We also have two cut files this month! You can find the June cuts here, and this large pie chart background cut here!

Are you ready for another mini collection?! Our second exclusive Foodie mini collection is perfect for documenting all those special treats! There is a journaling tag set with transparencies, wood veneers, and a fun stamp. The stamp is interactive and allows you to create phrases like lunch date OR lunch time!

Shine is also stocked in the shop and ready to help you document your favorite moments! This collection is full of beautiful colors – we are loving the purple mixed with navy and teal combo!

And, since this is such a BIG day with so many new items in stock, we wanted to do a shipping special just for YOU!
USA orders over $65 get free shipping with coupon code SUMMER02 – and International orders over $100 get free shipping with the coupon FUNSUMMER

And, since today is the 10th, that means our design team gallery is FULL of brand new inspiration just for you. You can bookmark your favorites, leave comments and see close ups of our design team’s projects in our gallery:
We are also excited to welcome Marie Lottermoser with us this month as our guest designer and are excited to see what she has made with our collections! We love her fun style and always find her projects to be inspiring!

See even more inspiration at each of our Contributing Team Member’s blogs, today too! Make sure you stop by the following: Daniela Dobson, Jennifer Chapin, Kay Rogers, Meghann Andrew, and Melissa Mann!

Thank you for joining us on this special day – we hope you guys love all the new items!

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Capture Life :: Lens Flare

June 9, 2014

Shooting your subjects around dusk or shortly after dawn can yield beautifully back lit images that are highlighted with stunning lens flare. (That’s not to say this is the only time of day this look can be achieved because as long as the sun isn’t directly above you, you can get the flare results.)
I simply prefer to shoot at these times because I love the golden light it gives me.

Lens flare is when light enters the lens and hits the digital sensor. Where the lens flare falls on your image depends on where you stand in relation to the sun as you take the photo. The above shot places the sun just peaking over the roof of the barn and coming more straight at my lens, while the below image is moved to the side a bit thus resulting in flare to the left of the image.

Getting down low and allowing the sun to peak over top of your subject or just slighting to one side is something fun to play with. The results are unique and beautiful!

Do you have the love for lens flare like I do? I’d love to see some of your shots pop up in our member gallery today!

~Megan

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PROJECT SPOTLIGHT

June 8, 2014

Congrats to this week’s Project Spotlight winner, Rebecca! Check your email for your $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate to use in our shop! Her Project Life layout features our March & April 2014 Kits and our Love You More wood veneers. We love how she incorporated our tags, not to mention her photos are beautiful! Head on over to her gallery to check it out and you can even add it to your favorites by logging into your account and clicking on the “I (heart) this!” button.

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Creative Space Tour with Valerie Bishop

June 6, 2014

Today we get to share with you our design team member, Valerie Bishop’s, creative space! She was so kind to give us a full tour, let’s take a peek and see what she has to say about her space, too!

Valerie says: “First, I have a tall table so that I can stand – I don’t like sitting and creating, I like walking around. I also like having everything in front of me, so a lot of my embellishments, tools, and supplies are all sitting on my table so they are right at my fingertips and I can remember to use them up. I like to store my items in unusual little containers. I have a thing for small wooden boxes and I have several filled with items….”

“I found an old cutlery box at an antique store with beautiful red graphics that I store my Letterpress stuff in, an old wooden toolbox with lots of storage space filled to the brim, and a small wooden box that I store my smaller Elle’s Studio bits and pieces in.”

“I love containers with little compartments to store and separate all my little bits and pieces so that I can see them to use when I am creating. I find if I can’t see my things, then I forget to use them, or it takes me an hour to find that little piece that would be just perfect. My favorite places to look for containers are thrift store, flea markets and antique stores. I try not to spend more than $5 on a piece.”

“I keep all of my Elle’s Studio products on a little wooden table right next to my work table so I can grab it any time when I am working on design team projects. I have most of the embellishments stored in a couple of metal containers with the little bits in the wooden box. I keep all of my papers in a plastic box to protect them as my scraproom is my sunroom in my house and there are 3 walls of windows. I don’t want the papers to get faded by the sun!”

“I got these two spinning racks at Harbor Freight – they were black and I spray painted them. I can store so much stuff on these and the colors and products on them just make me so happy to look at!”

“I got this pair of metal file racks at a flea market for $10! They were an ugly brown color, but I painted them inside and out and use them to file miscellaneous items that I don’t use very often.”

We love your space, Valerie! Thank you so much for sharing it with us today!

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