Project Life

This week’s Project Life covers the week of June 24-30.
For this week’s spread I used primarily the Elle’s Studio July 2013 kit, along with bits and pieces from the June kit, May kit, and Saltwater.  
This summer I have been working a few weeks behind (which is totally to be expected), but I have to say, these kits make it SUPER easy to get caught up fast!   I love that I can find pieces from each kit that work well together (although the kits all have a completely different look).  
This week was full with basketball camp for my son, swimming lessons, (another!) concert, a quick trip to michigan for my husband, time with friends, and movies.  Is anyone else finding that there is SO much to document over the summer?  The days seem full.  

I love the vellum journaling card in the July Kit and decided to layer it on top of my photo pocket page.

While my husband was out of town during the weekend we “redesigned” a play closet for my daughter.  The journaling was stapled to the front of the pocket (make sure not to staple the pocket completely shut.   This way you can still slip a photo behind it for the next week).   I added washi tape above the staple for decor.

When you life the journaled vellum you can see a photo of our completed play area.  This was a fun way to use the vellum piece and add some texture outside of the pockets.

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

Hi guys! 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.


I love how the Elle’s Studio July 2013 Kit has the perfect mix of bright and soft colors. I mixed it with Amy Tangerine’s Sketchbook, BasicGrey’s Carte Postale and Studio Calico’s Atlantic:

I wanted to create a layout that showed the mix of colors so I hand drew & cut shapes then replaced with different papers to create a fun background. I then layered tags, stickers and candy buttons to frame the picture.
As always, we’d love to see what you create with our Monthly kit so make sure to upload your projects to our Member’s Gallery. Have a great week!

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Project Spotlight – July 14th

Congrats to this week’s Project Spotlight winner, Marielle! Check your email for your $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate to use in our shop! How fun is Marielle’s Disney Vacation layout! We love how she used our Day to Day collection to document her boys meeting Lightning McQueen! 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

Welcome back to Sketch Thursday! Today’s sketch was inspired by Corrie’s A Happy Girl layout from the DT gallery.


I still love the sunburst trend, especially for summer layouts! There’s so much you can do with it… cut, color, stitch, draw… it’s just so fun, isn’t it?!

I can’t wait to see what you come up with! Make a project inspired by this week’s sketch, upload it to our member’s gallery and post a link here for a chance to win a $10 gift certificate to the Elle’s Studio Shop.

Last week’s randomly selected winner is… Marielle.

Congratulations!! Please email michelle@shopellesstudio.com the following info:
Name/Address:
Contest: Sketch 07.04
Prize: $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate

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July’s limited edition kit is here, along with a new gallery from our design team!

Today is a very exciting day! Our limited edition and exclusive kit for July has arrived! There are 23 tags in this set for your layouts, cards, mini albums, and Project Life! From journaling to embellishment tags, and even some vellum, you’re sure to find something that will make your projects extra special. We’ve used popular colors so that they easily coordinate with our papers and with papers you already have in your stash, too.

Here’s a close-up of some of the fun tags included in this kit:

These kits are limited and once they sale out we will not be restocking! Look for a new kit each month on the 10th, 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. We currently do not have a subscription option, but we are working on this for the future 🙂 Please send us an email to let us know if you are interested in a subscription option – as soon as we can offer one, you’ll be the first person to know! These kits will be able to 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.

And, that’s not all! Now our Design Team Galleries will launch on the 10th, alongside the kit launch each month! So, that means we have a brand new gallery from our newest team, up and ready to inspire you today! There are so many fun projects to see and each design team member used our newest lines: Cameron & Saltwater, along with some older collections, too, and our July kit is mixed in there as well!

We are also excited to welcome Michiko Kato as our special guest this month! Head on over to our gallery to see the projects she created and look for her spotlight post here on our blog, later on this week!

And, don’t forget you can still get 75% off our retiring tags while supplies last! Just use coupon code save75 during checkout! This sale ends on July 12th, 2013.

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CHA sneak peeks of our next three collections!

We are so excited to give you guys a sneak peek of what we’ve been working on behind the scenes here for the past couple months. We have three brand new collections that we will be releasing at the upcoming CHA show, July 23rd – 25th. Our full reveals of the collections will start here on July 19th, with chances to win them before you can buy them! Please help us spread the word by contacting your local scrapbooking store and ask them to stop by our booth #1413. If they are not attending, they can still request a catalog, too.

It’s such an exciting time to see all the new products coming in and we can’t wait to show you everything!

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Project Life

This week’s Project Life covers the week of June 10-16th.
Last week I shared a spread that was made primarily with the Saltwater Collection.   Well, today I am sharing another layout that uses Saltwater— i just love how these two separate weeks use the same collection but look totally different.  There are so many beautiful color combinations you can highlight in this collection!

This week felt like our first week of summer after vacation.  And it was full with VBS, errands, swimming, loosing teeth, library books, Father’s Day, hiking, and a concert.

I included the promo piece for the summer reading program at our library on the right side.  I loved that the colors on this perfectly matched the bright colors in Saltwater.  It was the inspiration as I chose other colors for this week’s spread.



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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Capture Life – July 8th

Summer Supper – What’s on Your Plate?

The sun is beginning to set after a long hot day of swimming at the pool or laying on the beach. It’s time to end the day with a summer favorite…
Whether your Summer memories include hotdogs roasted over a campfire, followed by gooey s’mores, or a fresh selection of fruits and veggies from your local farmers market; let’s talk about capturing those simple life moments.
Many nights my family can be found sitting around our fire pit; taking turns cooking the hotdogs and lining up the makings of s’mores. It’s often just before dusk; which presents some great opportunities to do a bit of playing with my camera settings. 
Canon 50mm f/3.2 1/400 ISO 800
I prefer to us an fstop  between 1.4 & 3.2 when I’m shooting at dusk, as I love the texture it creates. 
And yes, my kids now know that if they just hold still for a quick photo I’ll turn the camera the other way much quicker. LOL!
Canon 50mm f/1.4 1/400 ISO 4000
For the last three images you will notice I used a much higher ISO. It’s simply because these were taken later which meant again less light.
Canon 50mm f/1.4 1/400 ISO 4000
Canon 50mm f/1.4 1/400 ISO 4000
So, now we have those photos; let’s get them on a page and our memories recorded! 
I used a variety of pieces from the Saltwater Collection as well as a few sneaks of the July tag kit! Don’t forget to mark your calendars for the 10th when this kit is revealed along with the new design team gallery!

I mix in a few black & white photos along side color prints when I can to provide some fun contrast.

I hope you have been inspired to capture your Summer food favorites today!
Coming up on July 22 with Capture Life – Becoming an Angler – A Different Point of View.
I’d love to hear what tips, tricks, or prompts you’d like me to cover in the future!
Now go on … Get out and Capture Life!
Megan

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Project Spotlight – July 7th


Congrats to this week’s Project Spotlight winner, Carolina! Check your email for your $10 Elle’s Studio gift certificate to use in our shop! Carolina’s Summertime Fun layout is so creative and full of color, it would make anyone want to go to the beach! Our Saltwater collection that she used is perfect for showcasing your summer layouts! 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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July’s Monthly Kit and Design Team Gallery Sneak Peeks!

Wednesday, July 10th is just around the corner and we can hardly wait, so we thought we’d share some sneak peeks of what’s to come! Mark your calendars for Wednesday, July 10th at 8:00 am – it’s going to be a BIG day! Our Inspiration Gallery, by our design team and special guest, will now launch on the 10th of each month, along with our monthly tag kit! Above is one sneak peek from each design team member’s gallery, and if you look closely you might even see some July kit sneak peeks 🙂

Just a reminder that our monthly kits are $9.99 on launch day (the 10th of each month) and then after midnight (at 12:01 am on July 11th) they go up to $11.99. Make sure you’ve signed up for our newsletter to receive a reminder when they are live.

Also, we had an amazing and overwhelming response when we asked if you guys would want our monthly kits to also be available via subscription. Thank you so much for your interest!! We are working hard to make it happen, but it might not be for another month or so. If you are interested, and haven’t already sent us an email,  please email us and let us know and you’ll be the first to know when subscriptions are available. Please note: even though we’ll have a subscription offer, if you do not want a subscription you’ll still be able to purchase these kits on a month to month basis, for $9.99 on launch day and $11.99 after that. The subscriptions will be for those who want to lock in the launch day price without having to keep track of the date each month.

It’s going to be a very exciting week!

 P.S. We’ll also have some CHA sneak peeks coming very soon 🙂 Stay tuned!
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