PROJECT LIFE

May 27, 2014

Today I am sharing my Project Life spread from May 19-May 25: Memorial Day weekend!

Memorial Day weekend is a huge weekend of remembrance and honor for everyone. I live in Indianapolis, so Memorial Day weekend is also when the Indy 500 occurs- which is a big weekend here. Our city makes this event very honoring to those who have paid the ultimate price for freedom. It’s a neat weekend to live in Indy.

I used our Patriotic mini collection to highlight Memorial Day weekend and the Indy 500 in my Project Life album (among other things that happened this week!)

I used pieces from our new Shine collection (I love that wood grain paper!) and paired it with one of the Patriotic journaling cards for my date card.

The wood veneer American Flag (from the Patriotic Wood Veneers) is just fabulous. It was the perfect compliment to my Memorial Day weekend documentation.

Be sure and join us all week for more Patriotic inspiration! And, if you haven’t had a chance to pick up the limited edition Patriotic items, make sure you do soon – they are going fast!

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Patriotic Week : Mixed Media Monday

May 26, 2014

We are starting off Patriotic Week with a bang!

I’ve got two amazing Elle’s Studio gals with me today; and we’re getting messy on this month’s installment of Mixed Media Monday!
First up, Elle Price!

For this layout, I started with making the background. I took the Patriotic
wood veneers and put them around my photo, on the 12 x 12 paper. Then I
lifted my photo off and sprayed the areas where the wood veneers where with
white mist. After it dried I lifted the wood veneers off and turned them
over (so the wood side showed, since they were white now on one side) and
glued them back on, along with the other papers and tags, to create a fun
layered look! What a quick and easy way to create a unique background! Thank you Elle!

Products used : Saltwater Paper, Love You More Paper, Patriotic Journaling Tags, Patriotic Wood veneers, May 2014 Kit

Daniela Dobson is joining us once again this month with a beautiful card.

I used a mask and modeling paste. I added watercolor to the background around the modeling paste.

Products Used : Patriotic Exclusive Stamp, Patriotic Journaling Tags, April Digital Cut File

I incorporated the Patriotic Collection into my Project Life album highlighting a fun little challenge called the “Polar Plunge”.

I used the Patriotic Exclusive Stamp set and my favorite paint dabber to add a bit more color to my page. I love how the stamps look with paint! You may notice I also used the packaging from the Patriotic Stamp set and the Tag kit on my page!The tiny tag images found on the packaging of the Tag kit work perfect as little accent pieces! Cut those babies out!Products Used : Patriotic Exclusive Stamp, Patriotic Journaling Tags, Patriotic Wood veneers

Be sure and join us all week for more Patriotic inspiration! And, if you haven’t had a chance to pick up the limited edition Patriotic items, make sure you do soon – they are going fast!

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Project Spotlight

May 25, 2014

Congrats to this week’s Project Spotlight winner, Colie! Check your email for your $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate to use in our shop! Her mini album is so beautiful and bursting with color! She packed it full of Elle’s Studio goodies like our: April 2014 Kit, paper packs from our Everyday Moments & Love You More collections, Happy Day wood veneers, Noteworthy Exclusive Stamp, and our Letter & Number stickers. 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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Product Spotlight : Transparencies

May 24, 2014

Have you noticed? Transparencies have been popping up in all sorts of ways here at Elle’s Studio lately!
Just to mention a few :: The monthly Exclusive Tag Kits, the mini Patriotic collection, as well as in the fabulous NEW Shine collection!

If you haven’t already; be sure to sign up for the NEWSLETTER to receive a reminder email when SHINE goes live! You aren’t going to want to miss a thing!

Transparencies are a great way to add depth to a design without adding extra bulk.

Lay the transparencies directly over a photo to add text in the “white space” like I did below using the “I’ll Treasure This Forever” piece from the SHINE collection.

The stars in the mini Patriotic collection offers a great variety that can be used for everyday layouts such as the one I am sharing here today.

Exciting News :: Join us starting on Monday for an amazing week of Patriotic inspiration!

The next few samples I pulled from my Project Life album. This is one place in particular I love to use the transparencies. Again because, they are perfect for adding depth and interest without adding bulk. The “The Best” frame piece is from the new SHINE collection. It worked perfectly to highlight our camp breakfast. The “Love This Moment” tag is from the May Exclusive Tag Kit! If you haven’t gotten yours, snag one up before they are gone! How have you been using the transparencies? Share with us HERE in the Member Gallery!

Happy Creating ~ Megan

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Making a Hybrid Layout using PNG files with Jennifer Chapin

May 23, 2014

Happy Friday, everyone! We have an awesome video tutorial to share with you today from Jennifer Chapin! In this video, she shows you how you can use the PNG files that come in our digital cut files to make a background for your layout! She also gives a great tip on how she got it to coordinate with our May exclusive kit. Check out the video below, or click here to watch it on YouTube.

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Sketch Thursday

May 22, 2014

Today’s sketch is inspired by Jenny’s Love This! layout from this month’s gallery.

We have two very talented ladies play with the sketch this week!

Kay using our new collection called Shine:

I was inspired by the grid approach, but wanted rectangles rather than squares. These are pics from a camping trip a few years back . . . makes me long for summer! And Shine is the perfect collection to capture the greatness of summer.

Valerie also using pieces from our new Shine collection:

I flipped the sketch on it’s side and drew my squares on my cardstock similar to the original sketch. I then watercolored in and around each box, then handstitched around the original square that I drew (eliminating my having to try to erase the pencil lines that I first drew). I was going to insert small photos and embellishments into each square, but when I was looking through my photos, I loved the way the photos of my kitty standing outside in the sun (that I already had printed) looked with the colors I had chosen to use on my layout. The new Shine Collection has been calling my name ever since I received it, so I couldn’t resist using it as accents on my page! I used some of the new stamps , wood veneer, and a piece of the beautiful floral transparency which I cut into small squares to fit into each of the aqua watercolor spots. The white letters are also new to Elle’s Studio and I know they will be a staple that I will need keep stocked in my stash as I love the look and size of them! What started out as an almost literal scraplift of the original layout (at least in my mind) – with it just flipped on it’s side – turned into something totally different – but I love the way it came together and became my own take!

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 randomly selected winner is… JayTeeZeHang!

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

Name & Address:
Contest: Sketch 05.08.14
Prize: $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate

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PROJECT LIFE

May 20, 2014

Today’s Project Life covers the week of May 5-11.

I am really loving the concept of simplicity right now in my Project Life album… and I am also loving enlarged photos. Finding that perfect photo to display is a wonderful way to highlight a specific moment in your week. This photo of my daughter feeding our chickens is something that happens nearly everyday— a common sight. I just love how it shows how much she loves them!

I had the opportunity to use Elle’s new collection Shine in this spread— i LOVE this color scheme. I am always a fan of woodgrain- and the woodgrain paper and alphabet stickers in this collection are fantastic…

I love that this is a Spring themed spread (mother’s day) but I was able to use a Summer collection… Elle always designs her collections to be super versatile no matter the season.

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OUR KIT + YOUR STASH

May 19, 2014

Hello everyone! I’m happy to be back with another edition of Our kit + Your stash, where we show you how well Elle’s Studio products mix with your stash at home and hopefully inspire you to scrap.

Today, I mixed Elle’s Studio’s May Kit with Echo Park papers, Lawn Fawn’s stamps and dies & Elle’s Studio Everyday Collection.

I started by combining speech bubbles… some I cut from the Say What? paper in the Everyday Collection and the other ones I die cut from other different patterns. I included different shapes, stamped, inked and pop dotted them randomly.

To highlight the picture, I layered a couple of frames and added a little banner and flower cut out. Finally, I combined a wood veneer phrase with letter stickers for the title.

ELLE’S STUDIO PRODUCTS USED:

May 2014 Kit

Letter & Number Stickers – Teal

Everyday Moments – Wood Veneers

Everyday Moments – Paper Collection Pack

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Project Spotlight – May 18th

May 18, 2014

Congrats to this week’s Project Spotlight winner, Kim! Check your email for your $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate to use in our shop! Her layout features products from our Everyday Moments & Cameron lines. I love the focus around her garden photos, so nice and colorful too! 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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GUEST DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT: ASHLEY HORTON

May 17, 2014

I am pleased to introduce you to this month’s guest designer, Ashley Horton!

We are so thrilled to have Ashley here with us this month! She designs for American Crafts, Echo Park, Pinkfresh Studio, Hip Kit Club, and Creative Scrappers! I love her fun bright layouts, and her attention to detail is amazing! Make sure to check out her full gallery here. Now, lets get to know Ashley a little better.

name: Ashley Horton

location: Alabama

blog: Ashley Horton Designs

twitter: @ashleymh1675

favorite Elle’s Studio Products: Everyday Moments collection pack, Everyday Moments Bits and Pieces, Love You More Wood Veneers

What are three products you can’t live without?

Silhouette Cameo, Color Shine/Spray Mist and Wood Veneers

What do you listen to while scrapbooking?

I like a variety of different artists, but some of my favorites to listen to whine I’m scrapbooking are Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, Florence + the Machine, Need to Breathe, and Imagine Dragons.

What are your favorite color combinations?

Right now, I am loving a mix of yellow, teal, and red

What/who inspires you?

I really love Lisa Truesdell, Natalie Elphinstone, and Kim Watson

What are three facts about you that others might not know?

1. I prefer to eat salty snacks over sweets any day!

2. I have weird movies favorites like Krull the Conqueror, Legend, Labyrinth, The Dark Crystal, The Last Unicorn, and The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

3. When I was little my “imaginary” friends were Spanky and Alfalfa from The Little Rascals!

Thanks so much for joining us this month Ashley! Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win Ashley’s favorites!

Everyday Moments – Paper Collection Pack