Tag You’re It

May 5, 2014

Today we’re focusing on using the Cut files!

Which btw, Did you know that a new collection is released each month and they coordinate with the Exclusive Monthly Tag Kits!?!

I resized and layered a few of the shapes to create a good variation for my page within the Silhouette program.

I cut the shapes from the “b side” of the Doily Love paper from the Love You More collection. I just love the white washed woodgrain look!

I ended up using both sides of the sheet and added some spray mists to the ends to add a fun pop of color. I layered them in a way to resemble a prize ribbon.

I kept layering and adding until I got the look I wanted. I used a wide variety of collections for Elle’s Studio to get the design to come together. I love that they all combine so well! I ended up splitting the “celebrate” tag and placing apart on the page. This allows it to become more of a color focus than a word, but I think it’s still recognized as a word when the page is viewed as a whole.

Below I used both the “You’re the Best” as well as the “Celebrate” tag as a mask with more mist spray. This is an easy way to create depth to a page!

All together now …

How are you using the Monthly Cut Files? We’d love to see! Be sure to share your creations in our Member Gallery!

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A Sneak Peek at May’s Exclusive Kit and Extras

May 5, 2014

Our exclusive May kit + add-ons reveal is right around the corner and we can’t wait for the full reveal on May 10th at 8:00 am PST. We are loving the color combo, plus the stamp and wood veneer add-ons. They coordinate with the kit perfectly and expand it for even more uses!

Along with our exclusive kit + extras, this month we have a special Patriotic mini collection that you also don’t want to miss! Here’s a little sneak peek of what’s to come:

The BIG reveal happens this Saturday, at 8:00 am PST and once these items sell out, they will not be restocked, so make sure you mark your calendar and are signed up for our newsletter to get a reminder of when everything goes live!

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NSD Winners

May 4, 2014

We have some winners to announce from our NSD celebration! The winners are:
Brenda Adams – $35 gift certificate
Cynthia B. – $50 gift certificate
Ruth Tacoma – $35 gift certificate

Congrats! Please contact us with the following info asap:
Name:
Prize:

Big thank yous to everyone who stopped by and celebrated NSD with us!

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NSD Inspiration + Giveaway!

May 4, 2014

Our National Scrapbook Day celebration continues today with some more inspiration and another giveaway! If you haven’t entered our other giveaways, make sure you do here and here. Winners for all posts will be announced tonight!

Today’s first inspiration is from Jenni Hufford! Check out how she used her Elle’s Studio products in her Project Life layout:

Supplies used: Everyday Moments Bits & Pieces, Love You More Wood Veneers, Letter & Number Stickers, Elle’s Studio April 2014 Exclusive Kit, Noteworthy Exclusive Stamp, Saltwater Journaling Tags, Everyday Moments Lil’ Snippet – Remember, and Penelope Papers.

And, then next we have inspiration from Elle Price! Check out this 12 x 12 layout she made with a mix of Elle’s Studio collections:

Supplies used: Noteworthy Stamp, Happy Day Wood Veneers, Elle’s Studio Exclusive April 2014 kit, Everyday Moments Papers, Bits and Pieces, Love You More Papers, Cameron Tidbits, and Saltwater Papers.

We hope these projects inspire you and that you are having an awesome NSD weekend! We have one last giveaway for you today! Leave a comment below and you’ll be entered to win:We are giving away a $35 gift certificate for our shop!

There are FIVE ways you can enter to WIN and help us spread the word about all our NSD fun:
1. Leave a comment on this blog post
2. Tweet a link to this post, then leave your twitter name below
3. Post a link on Facebook to this post, the leave a comment here saying you did
4. Share our post from our Facebook page about this blog post
5. Pin the layouts from this blog post and leave the link below

We’ll announce the winner on tonight, May 4th, 2014, here at the blog.

And, just a reminder: this weekend we have a FREE SHIPPING special for orders over $50 (USA and international addresses). Just use coupon code NSD2014 during checkout. If you are paying by Paypal, you’ll enter the code after you finish at the Paypal site and are redirected to our site to finalize your order.

And, then make sure you check out the sale section for some BIG savings, up to 50% off! There is also a limited number of full collection packs available for 30% off, while supplies last. The collection packs include everything from that collection (papers, tags, stamps, wood veneers, etc.). Make sure you read the item description to see everything that’s included. The collection packs available for NSD are: ~~Everyday Moments~~, Love You More, Cameron, and Penelope.

Check back this evening to see who the winners are, and Happy NSD!

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Project Spotlight – May 4th

May 4, 2014

Congrats to this week’s Project Spotlight winner, Leslie! Check your email for your $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate to use in our shop! The Birthday Mini Album she created is amazing and such a special keepsake idea! We love how she used goodies from our April 2014 Kit! 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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NSD Team Inspiration + Giveaway

May 3, 2014

We have some amazing inspiration from some of our Design Team and Contributing Team members to share with you today. Posted below are sneak peeks of their projects – to see the full reveal, please visit each one of their blogs this weekend!

Visit Angie’s blog to see how she used our Everyday Moments Bits & Pieces, Wood Veneers, and more.

Visit Becki’s blog to see how she used our Cameron Alphabet Stamp, Love You More Papers, Everyday Moments Papers, Bits & Pieces, Wood Veneers, and Good Times Wood Veneers.

Visit Daniela’s blog to see how she used our Love You More Papers, Bits & Pieces, Everyday Moments Wood Veneers, Stamp, Good Times Wood Veneers, Penelope Bits & Pieces, Elle’s Studio March 2014 Exclusive Kit.

Visit Jenny’s blog to see how she used our Everyday Moments Papers, Wood Veneers, Elle’s Studio March 2014 Exclusive Kit, and more!

Visit Juliana’s blog to see how she used our Everyday Wood Veneers, Bits & Pieces, Love You More Papers, and Cutouts.

Visit Meghann’s blog to see how she used our Elle’s Studio April 2014 Exclusive Kit, Stickers, Love You More Papers, Stamp, Wood Veneers, and Everyday Moments Wood Veneers.

Visit Melissa’s blog to see how she used our February Cut File, Love You More Papers, and more.

Visit Patricia’s blog to see how she used our Everyday Moments Paper, Stamp, Wood Veneers, Bits & Pieces, Lil’ Snippets – Labels, Good Times Stamp, Love You More Stamps, Cutouts, Wood Veneers.

Visit Valerie’s blog to see how she used our Everyday Moments Papers, Wood Veneers, Bits & Pieces, Journaling Tags, Love You More Bits & Pieces, Stamp, Elle’s Studio April 2014 Exclusive Kit, Alphabet Stickers.

Visit WaiSam’s blog to see how she used our Love You More Bits & Pieces, Cutouts, and Wood Veneers.

The sneaks look so incredible that you don’t want to miss each one’s full reveal! After you’ve checked them out, make sure you enter our giveaway:We are giving away a $50 gift certificate to use in our shop!

We’ll announce the winner on Sunday night, May 4th, 2014, here at the blog.

This weekend we have a FREE SHIPPING special for orders over $50 (USA and international addresses). Just use coupon code NSD2014 during checkout. If you are paying by Paypal, you’ll enter the code after you finish at the Paypal site and are redirected to our site to finalize your order.

And, then make sure you check out the sale section for some BIG savings, up to 50% off! There is also a limited number of full collection packs available for 30% off, while supplies last. The collection packs include everything from that collection (papers, tags, stamps, wood veneers, etc.). Make sure you read the item description to see everything that’s included. The collection packs available for NSD are: Everyday Moments, Love You More, Cameron, and Penelope.

We’ll see you tomorrow for even more inspiration and another giveaway!

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NSD Inspiration + Giveaway!

May 3, 2014

Happy National Scrapbook Day, everyone! We are excited to be celebrating with you all day long today, and tomorrow, too!

This morning we have some awesome inspiration to get you started! Waleska made this beautiful layout and we love how she layered different bits in each of the cut outs: Supplies used: April Digital Cut File, Everyday Moments Paper Collection Pack, April 2014 Kit, Everyday Moments Bits and Pieces, Happy Day Wood Veneers, Everyday Moments Wood Veneers, Letter & Number Stickers – Pink, Letter & Number Stickers – Teal

And, we have some awesome Project Life inspiration today from Megan:

Supplies used: Everyday Moments Papers, Journaling Tags, 2014 papers, Alphabet Stickers, Love You More Wood Veneers, Stamp, Cutouts, Good Times Stamp, Penelope Tiny Tags, Bits & Pieces, April Digital Cut File.

Such amazing inspiration, ladies – Thank you for sharing with us today! I’m ready to get started scrapbooking, now! What are you guys working on? We’d love to hear what project you are hoping to finish today! Leave a comment below and you’ll be entered to win:We are giving away a $35 gift certificate for our shop!

We’ll announce the winner on Sunday night, May 4th, 2014, here at the blog.

And, then make sure you check out the sale section for some BIG savings, up to 50% off! There is also a limited number of full collection packs available for 30% off, while supplies last. The collection packs include everything from that collection (papers, tags, stamps, wood veneers, etc.). Make sure you read the item description to see everything that’s included. The collection packs available for NSD are: Everyday Moments, Love You More, Cameron, and Penelope.

Check back this afternoon for even more fun!

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Celebrate National Scrapbook Day with us!

May 2, 2014

National Scrapbook Day is here and there is nothing better than a day/weekend dedicated to the hobby we love!

We are celebrating with some inspiration and giveaways here on the blog, on Saturday and Sunday. Make sure you check back throughout the day to see the new posts!

We are also celebrating by having a FREE SHIPPING special, for this weekend only, in the shop and a BIG sale! Orders $50+ (USA and international addresses) will want to use coupon code NSD2014 to receive free shipping. If you are using Paypal to checkout, you’ll enter the coupon code after you visit Paypal and are returned to our site to finalize your order.

And, then make sure you check out the sale section for some BIG savings, up to 50% off! There is also a limited number of full collection packs available for 30% off, while supplies last. The collection packs include everything from that collection (papers, tags, stamps, wood veneers, etc.). Make sure you read the item description to see everything that’s included. The collection packs available for NSD are: Everyday Moments, Love You More, Cameron, and Penelope.

If you’re looking for a challenge, or sketch, don’t forget about our weekly sketch challenge! Each week we also pick one layout or project from our member gallery to spotlight on our blog. The spotlighted member also receives a $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate – so, don’t wait any longer! Head on over to the gallery and upload your project today – make sure you tag the Elle’s Studio items used, too!

We hope you have a great weekend full of lots and lots of scrapbooking and we’ll see you tomorrow for more inspiration and giveaways!!

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Creative Space Tour with Patricia Roebuck

May 2, 2014

Today we get to share with you, our design team member, Patricia Roebuck’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!

Patricia says: My space is the smallest room in our house. Before it was a scrap space, it was a workout room. One day I would like to change the color, but for now, it works.
My daughter scraps with me, so had to make sure she got some space as well. The tables and the shelves are from Office Depot. We kept expenses down by doing this. So the space is more functional rather than pretty.
I create better with as much out as I can see. The shelves and containers help keep things off the table, while putting everything in it’s place.
On the other side of the room, I have my computer, a small printer and Silhouette with more shelves above for storage.
The closet holds misc. products and tools I do not use often, a huge basket of cardstock, cards I have made that I can quickly grab when needed, and my large tote for going to crops. I keep my protectors flat and grouped so I can find which ones I need without making a mess.
A closer look at what is in arms reach of me as I work. The wire shelves came from the Kitchen section in Target. The desk organizer also came from Target in the office section.
Above and to my right, on the shelves, I have more wire shelves, which let me tuck things under and give me more space to store. Up above, on the top shelf, holds all American Craft embellishments and 6×6 pads.
The smaller orange and pink containers are from the Dollar Store.
More containers in front of me hold misc items.
Once I found what organizing items were working for me, I would go back and stock up. These Itso containers, found in the organizing section of Target, come in various sizes. I like this shorter size to hold little things still in packaging.
Under that I have two containers holding wood veneers. I found these containers at Hobby Lobby.
I have a smaller container similar to the one holding the wood veneers, but was found in the jewelry section of Michael’s and perfect for sequins.
For my washi tapes, Target had these really nice large tool and pencil holders when it was “back to school” time. They went fast, so I grabbed the last three they had. They fit washi tapes perfectly.
I prefer products to be above, but there are some that need to be tucked under the table. I needed something that would fit all the way under the office tables, and found these basket stands in the bathroom section of Target. The baskets come out, so great for crops or scrapping on the go.
Right now, I only have one stand filled with inks and twine. I haven’t decided how I want to use the other one yet.
I have two rolling cabinets under my desk that came from Office Depot. This one holds roller stamps, embossing plates, letterpress supplies, and adhesives.
The larger one holds inks, ribbon, embossing powder, paints, mixed media tools, and punches.
To store some of my larger design team products, such as American Crafts, I found these rolling containers, almost the size of a laundry basket, at Target in the organizing section. I keep lines separates with 2.5 gallon baggies.
On the other side, I have more drawers, that do not roll and also came from Office Depot. These hold crafting items such as pipe cleaners, felt, misc items to create altered art, and envelopes. My daughter’s favorite draws.
On the top of this table, next to my Silhouette, I have two cubes I purchased from Target. Also found in the organizing section. Same name brand as my favorite containers I use called Itso. I also purchased the fabric containers that go inside. This gives me a place to store other design team products, keeping them separated with 2.5 gallon baggies. And also giving me a shelf and more space.
On top is where I store all of my Elle’s Studio embellishments. This is another favorite container, and I have several I use like this for other teams. Also from organizing section of Target. It is a heavy acrylic.
And then inside of the cubes, I have my papers.
I use a taller Itso containers to hold the papers, and fill them up so the papers will stand up straight. Then I tuck these inside the cubes.
On the shelves on this side of the room, holds more misc products, leftovers that I can work into my personal Project Life or scrapbooking. The paper tray came from the dollar section of Target. The small containers came from Hobby Lobby. They have lids that clip on them, but I use them to hold pocket cards and misc. items.
More short Itso containers with containers separating items from kits so I can find them quickly.
Tucked under a wire shelf, I have a container from Office Depot holding dies and stamps. Next to it are Project Life boxes.

Amazing space, Patricia! Thank you so much for sharing it with us today!

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SKETCH THURSDAY

May 1, 2014

Hello everyone! There are lots of beautiful cards in the DT gallery this month so of course, I couldn’t resist making a card sketch today. This one is inspired by Lilin Fang’s #1 Mom.

I created a similar (simpler) card using tags, wood veneer, sequins and punches in different sizes

AND to show you how easily this sketch can be used to create a layout I did that too 🙂

Once again, I used different size punches to cut out the stars, mixed in with a few wood veneer ones. I’ve done this tone on tone star background before and I just LOVE it. It adds texture without distracting too much from the picture. I then cut out some tags for the tile and embellishments.

So what do you think? What will YOU make with this sketch? 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… Ashley!