Congrats to this week’s Project Spotlight winner, Jennifergrace! Check your email for your $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate to use in our shop! Jennifer’s Best Breakfast layout features a fun mix of our Day to Day, Serendipity and You & Me collections. We LOVE that sunburst she created! 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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Sketch Thursday

Happy Thursday! Today’s sketch is inspired by our Guest designer, ScrappyJedi. Her ‘It Totally Runs in the Family‘ layout is perfect for multiple photos and mixing patterns.



I was inspired by the vertical photo series so I started there. Instead of patterned paper I used several frames which have different colors and patterns as well.
I also loved how Melissa did a long title on her layout so of course had to give that a try!
For a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the Shop create a project inspired by today’s 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… jecarl!


Congratulations!! Please email michelle@shopellesstudio.com the following info:
Name/Address:
Contest: Sketch 08.15
Prize: $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate

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Project Life

This week’s Project Life covers the week of July 29- Aug 4th.

The majority of this week was spent in Michigan with family.  We take this trip every summer and it is certainly a highlight for everyone.

I used quite a mix of Elle’s Studio products for this week’s spread!  You will find bits and pieces from various monthly kits, pieces from Saltwater, Penelope, 2014, and even Noel!  Yes, there are quite a few items in Noel that will work year round.   (the “pure magic” tag, the black chalkboard paper, the blue label, and the blue stitched journal tag are from Noel).  Our new collections will be available in September.
I experimented with some lettering as well in this spread.  “Lettering” is popping up every where, and I wanted to use some of my small letter alphas against the chalk paper AND a photo.   In order to center the letters the trick was to start mid word, in the center of the page (so the first letter I placed was the “W” in “two”).   I then worked my way down, counting the letters in each word and centering accordingly.
When placing the lettering on the photo, I wanted the words to begin at the same place.  So I started by creating a straight line with the first letter of each word.  That way I could center the letters they way I wanted, without having to move too many letters.
Since it was a full week, I created an insert photos, journaling, and some packaging.  
I love using the circle tags in the monthly kits as a tab for the insert.

We want to feature your Project Life album!  During the last week of each month we will be featuring a couple Project Life spreads that caught our eye in the Member Gallery.  We will be posting Project Life spreads on our blog tomorrow!   If your spread is featured we will be sending you a $5 gift card to use in our store.   Good Luck!

Project Life was created by Becky Higgins as a way to simplify how you document life and preserve memories. Photo pockets used in my Project Life album are created by Becky and can be found here.  You can read of all the Elle’s Studio Project Life posts here.

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our Monthly Kit + your stash

Hello there scrappy friends! I’m back featuring another fabulous monthly kit and showing you how I mixed it with my current stash to create a fun(ky) layout 🙂


This month I mixed the Elle’s Studio August 2013 kit with Studio Calico kits, BasicGrey wood veneer, vellum, Prima ink and orange thread. I love the yellows, blues, pinks and greys from both kits and while I prefer the bright colors, I decided to soften (and contain) the confetti with vellum to keep the focus on the picture.


I made a hidden pocket and tucked the cards in. The ‘weekend recap’ pulls out and has all the journaling. I also hand stitched the star and chevrons to add a little more detail and texture.


How have you used your kit? What stash did you mix it with? Show us, we’d love to see!!


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Three winners from our Use Your Stash Weekend Challenge!

We have three winners to announce from our “Use Your Stash Weekend Challenge”. It was so, SO fun and inspiring seeing all the amazing projects uploaded to our member gallery this weekend!

The three randomly selected winners from the weekend challenge are:

BCN by ScattredConfetti 

Project Life 2013, Week 33 by JenTapler

So this is love by JulieTuckerWolek

Congrats ladies! Please email us the following information as soon as possible:
Name:
Address:
Prize: Either a $50 ES GC OR the entire Penelope OR Noel collection (please choose)

And, if you didn’t win, you still have a chance to! Every project that is uploaded to our member gallery has a chance of being featured in our Project Spotlight series that happens every Sunday, or our Project Life Member Gallery Spotlight that happens at the end of each month, here on our blog. So keep them coming, we LOVE seeing what you create!

Thank you to all who participated – such amazing talent out there!

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Project Spotlight – August 18th

Congrats to this week’s Project Spotlight winner, KatieRose! Check your email for your $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate to use in our shop! The black & white photos stand out beautifully on Katie’s layout with our Saltwater journaling tags and frames surrounding them! Love the vintage feel this layout has! 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: Melissa Stinson

I am super excited to introduce you to our August guest designer, Melissa Stinson!

I was just thrilled when Melissa said she would love to be an Elle’s Studio Guest Designer.  I have been following her work of a long time and I could not wait to see what she would do with our Elle’s Studio products— her projects are amazing!  Be sure to check out her full gallery here, and be sure to also check out her Two Peas Garden Girl gallery as well.

I have to admit that another reason I love Melissa is that we not only share a love for scrapbooking, but we both share a love for all things Star Wars!  She has a wonderful weekly blog series– Geek Girl (which my kids loved looking all the Star Wars themed round-up photos posted).  And for those of you who enjoy a great resource for crafty blog post round-ups, she posts a Friday Favorites that I love as well.

Melissa, thank you so much for joining us at Elle’s Studio this month!

name: melissa stinson
location: huntsville, AL
blog: www.scrappyjedi.com
twitter:  @scrappyjedi
favorite Elle’s Studio products: Saltwater Lil’ Snippet Labels, Saltwater Tabbed Journaling Cards, and Saltwater Cutouts

Why did you start scrapbooking and how did you get started?

My parents bought me a camera as a high school graduation gift, and soon after that I found myself in the scrapbooking aisle at my local Michael’s store looking for something to do with all the photos I was suddenly taking.  That was in 1998, and I haven’t stopped since then!

What do you listen to/ watch while scrapbooking?

I often have reruns of Sci-Fi or action shows on DVD in my scrap room– Stargate, Doctor Who, and Burn Notice are definite favorites.  You’re also likely to find a James Bond movie, Pirates of the Caribbean, or one of the Tomb Raider films on, too.   If I’m not playing one of those, then I’m probably listening to talk radio or a podcast.

What’s your favorite color combination?

Currently it’s aqua and yellow– I’ve been in love with it for about three years now!

Do you record every moment or just special ones?

I’ll record any moment that I have a good (or sometimes not so good!) photo of.  I keep a binder of photos that I’ve already printed out, with each set of photos representing a story I want to tell.  The photos I choose from that binder will depend on the products I’m working with at the time- I just select the pictures that will work with the papers on my desk.  Since the photos come from my binder, I know there’s already a story behind them, so that part’s taken care of, leaving me free to play with the product selection.

We are giving away Melissa’s favorite Elle’s Studio products!  Leave a comment on this post for your chance to win.

Saltwater Lil’ Snippet Labels, Saltwater Tabbed Journaling Cards, and Saltwater Cutouts

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Use Your Stash Weekend Challenge!

Are you ready for an excuse to scrapbook all weekend? Then we’ve got the PERFECT challenge for you! Starting now, just upload your projects to our member gallery and you’ll be entered to win your choice of either a $50 gift certificate to our shop OR one of our brand new collections (Penelope or Noel) that aren’t even in the stores yet!

How to enter:
1. Create an account or log in to your existing account at our website
2. Upload your project to our online member gallery
3. Tag at least TWO of the Elle’s Studio products you used
4. Come back here and post a link to your upload

Simple as that! We’ll be drawing THREE winners on Monday morning, August 19th and posting the winning projects here on our blog! And, the best part is you can enter as many times as you’d like – each new project uploaded counts as one entry!

We can’t wait to see what you have created!

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sketch thursday

Welcome back to sketch Thursday! Today’s sketch is my favorite kind… super simple with room to add lots of little details:
For a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the Shop create a project inspired by today’s 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… Heather!
Congratulations!! Please email michelle@shopellesstudio.com the following info:
Name/Address:
Contest: Sketch 08.08
Prize: $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate
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Project Life

Today’s Project life covers the week of July 22-28.

For this week’s Project Life spread I used the Elle’s Studio August Kit.  I can not express enough how much I love these kits, and how perfect they are for Project Life.   I am able to create my layouts in very little time when using these kits!
Here’s a look at the full spread.

I incorporated some papers from the NEW Noel Collection for my title pocket.  I love that red paper and the black chalkboard.

My son went to a fabulous day camp this week, so I included quite a few photos (that the camp took and I bought) and memorabilia from camp.   Other fun things that I included were some carrots from our garden (and a corresponding funny story), redeeming library reading points, and the first eggs laid by our chickens (quite exciting!).

Summer has gone by so fast, hasn’t it?  I am so glad I have our entire summer documented in Project Life.  I have January through mid May (last day of school) documented in one album.  My second album contains our Summer.  I will start a new album (volume 3 for 2013) the week my kids go back to school— which is next week (ack!).

 We want to feature your Project Life album!  During the last week of each month we will be featuring a couple Project Life spreads that caught our eye in the Member Gallery.  We will be posting Project Life spreads on our blog tomorrow!   If your spread is featured we will be sending you a $5 gift card to use in our store.   Good Luck!

Project Life was created by Becky Higgins as a way to simplify how you document life and preserve memories. Photo pockets used in my Project Life album are created by Becky and can be found here.  You can read of all the Elle’s Studio Project Life posts here.

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