2014 CHA Booth Layouts

Today we are sharing booth projects and layouts using our new collection, 2014 (you still have a chance to win 2014 here!).   I am excited to share layouts created by our very own  Elle Price for this fabulous collection!

Elle paires the 2014 tags with our Saltwater, Penelope and Noel Collections for these layouts.
This fabulous mini album was created using Cameron, Saltwater, and Penelope along with our 2014 tags.

The 12×12 calendar papers are perfect for Project Life too!   Jenni Hufford created these Project Life papers using 2014.

If you are attending CHA please make sure to stop by our booth #1413– we are so excited to meet everyone!

Penelope CHA Booth Layouts: Penelope

Today we are sharing layouts and projects displayed in our booth.  We feel SO fortunate to have so many talented designers working with our new lines for this CHA!  Thank you to each and every one of you!   Today we are featuring projects from our new line Penelope (which you still have a chance to WIN!  details here).

 Designed by Jill Sprott:

Designed by Paige Evans:

Designed by Cindy Liebel:

Designed by Jen Chapin:

Designed by Meghann Andrew:

Designed by Lisa Dickinson:

Designed by Jenni Hufford:


If you are attending CHA please make sure to stop by our booth #1413– we are so excited to meet everyone!



Capture Life – July 22nd

Becoming an Angler – A Different Point of View
Let’s talk using angles to help us better tell our story through our photographs. 
On a recent trip to our favorite fishing hole I set out to tell the story of our day. I wanted to remember every detail; from how the boys were constantly switching lures in hopes of getting a bite, to the way Ella always kisses the fish before she throws them back.
In this photo of my daughter I stood behind her chair in order to get the angle from above. I love the way it shows her tiny little hands reeling in her line, her new puppy shirt, and her favorite pink cowboy boots.
Canon 50mm f7.1 1/250 ISO 100
I took this photo from behind my boys as a way to remember how they spend so much time standing at the tailgate switching out lures and fixing broken line. 
Canon 50mm f7.1 1/500 ISO 400
I then walked closer and literally held my camera above my oldest son to get the view of him working in his lure. I love the way a simple angle change like this tells the story  in a whole new way!
Canon 50mm f7.1 1/500 ISO 400
After catching a nice little bass, Ella set out to show her brothers. I knelt in the grass to get down to her level which allowed me to capture her holding on oh so tightly to her catch.
Canon 50mm f6.3 1/200 ISO 100
Now, let’s get those photos on a page and our memories recorded!

I used a mix of the Saltwater collection, a large amount of the tags included in the July Tag kit, and my favorite alphabet stamp set : Cameron
Be sure to snag up one of the last few July Tag Kits – these won’t be restocked once they are gone!
I hope you have been inspired to capture your life from a different angle!
Now go on … Get out and Capture Life!
Megan

CHA Summer Reveal: Noel

 Get into the Christmas Spirit with our brand new collection, “Noel”.   “Noel” is perfect for documenting the holiday season from Christmas until winter.  We had such a positive response from the chalkboard theme from our last CHA show in our “You and Me” Collection, we decided to incorporate chalkboard in our “Noel” Collection as well.  Noel will begin shipping to stores on September 9th.

Noel Bits and Pieces:  You will love our brand new die cut shapes introduced at this CHA.

 Noel Large & Medium Journaling Tags

 Noel Frames

 Noel Tabs

Noel Tiny Tags, Noel Lil’ Snippets

Noel Cutouts and Noel Stamps

If you are attending CHA please make sure to stop by our booth #1413– we are so excited to meet everyone!

WIN IT:

We have three chances for you to win the Noel collection!
1.  Leave a comment on this post telling us what you love most about this collection.
2.  Pin your favorite item and leave a comment on this post with the link to your pin.
3.  Tweet a link to this blog post and comment with your twitter name.

Tomorrow we will be back to begin sharing our beautiful booth layouts!


Project Spotlight – July 21st

Congrats to this week’s Project Spotlight winner, photochic17! Check your email for your $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate to use in our shop! Heather’s Love These Memories layout is great! We love how she layered goodies from our Saltwater line! 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!

CHA Summer Reveal: 2014

Welcome to day 2 of our Summer CHA Reveal.  Say hello to our new collection, 2014.  We have changed our calendars this year and they are now available in a 12×12 sheet.  Each month includes a 4×6 inch and 3×4 inch calendar tag.  2014 is perfect for mini albums and Project Life!  Also, each month includes a fun kraft colored calendar, an everyday journaling tag, and fun little embellishment tags!  2014 will begin shipping to stores on September 9th.


If you are attending CHA please make sure to stop by our booth #1413– we are so excited to meet everyone!

WIN IT:

We have three chances for you to win the 2014 collection!
1.  Leave a comment on this post telling us what you love most about this collection.
2.  Pin your favorite item and leave a comment on this post with the link to your pin.
3.  Tweet a link to this blog post and comment with your twitter name.

Tomorrow we will be sharing our next reveal– it will put you in the Christmas spirit!



CHA Summer Reveal: Penelope

Say hello to our first Summer CHA collection, Penelope.  Pinks, teals, yellow, and purple, you will fall in love with the colors in this collection.  Penelope is our first all- girl collection, and you will notice it coordinates perfectly with our all-boy collection, Cameron.   Penelope will be shipping to stores on September 9th.

Bits and Pieces: you will love our brand new die-cut shapes!

Penelope Large & Medium Journaling Tags
Penelope Tabs
Penelope Frames
Penelope Tiny Tags, Penelope Lil’ Snippets 

Penelope Cutouts, and Penelope Stamp Set.

If you are attending CHA please make sure to stop by our booth #1413– we are so excited to meet everyone!

WIN IT:

We have three chances for you to win the Penelope collection!
1.  Leave a comment on this post telling us what you love most about this collection.
2.  Pin your favorite item and leave a comment on this post with the link to your pin.
3.  Tweet a link to this blog post and comment with your twitter name.

Tomorrow we will be sharing our next reveal– we can’t wait to show you what we’ve made!

sketch thursday

Welcome back to Sketch Thursday! Today’s sketch was inspired by the ubber talented Michiko. I love how much detail she included in her Fun layout from this month’s DT gallery


For my layout, I followed the sketch very closely (though, mine turned super simple!). I created banners with paper, ribbon and tags. Instead of using patterned paper on the left side, I kept the full background white and added a very subtle border opposite to the banners. For the frames, I combined polaroid frames, vellum and journaling tags, which I trimmed to fit the design.



Your turn! Create a layout inspired by this week’s sketch, upload it to our member gallery and post a link here for your chance to win a $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate.

Last week’s randomly selected winner is Cathy!
Congratulations!! Please email michelle@shopellesstudio.com the following info:

Name/Address:
Contest: Sketch 07.011
Prize: $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate


Our CHA reveals start this Friday, July 19th!

We are so excited to start revealing our new collections to you this Friday! We have been working super hard behind the scenes and we cannot wait to show you what is new! You’ll want to make sure you check out both our blog and facebook page for chances to WIN each new collection, July 19th – 24th.

Here’s two tiny peeks of what’s in store:

And, if you’re headed to CHA, make sure you stop by and see us in booth #1413. We can’t wait to meet everyone, and see friends we’ve made from other shows, too!

PLEASE NOTE: While we are away at CHA, orders from our shop will not ship. Please have your order in by tonight at midnight so that your order can be shipped out tomorrow, on our last shipping day before we leave. Shipping will resume on Tuesday, July 30th.

We have a winner!

We have a winner from the Gossamer Blue giveaway! The winner is: Heather Adams who posted at July 6, 2013 at 8:23 AM

Congrats! Please email us the following info asap:
Name:
Shipping Address:
Prize: Gossamer Blue July Kit