Sketch Thursday 09.13

Hello there ES friends! We’re back with another fun sketch this week. This one inspired by Becky’s favorite snapshots.


I love all the mini polaroids and details here. Using the same design, I took a different approach and created a birthday card instead:

For a chance to win a $5 gift certificate, create a layout inspired by this sketch, post it to the ES gallery and link it to this post.

Last week’s winner is Laurel!
Congratulations and thank you so much for playing along with us! Please email michelle@shopellesstudio.com the following info to claim your prize:
Name/Address:
Contest: Sketch Thursday 09.06.12
Prize: $5
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A special giveaway from Scraptastic Club!

Today we have a special giveaway for you guys:

Scraptastic Club offers up not one, but TWO different kits for you to choose from each month! Our September Kits and Add-ons feature lots of gorgeous stuff from Elle’s Studio. You can buy your kits from us month to month, or we do offer a non-commitment monthly subscription, and our monthly subscribers receive discounts on kits, add-ons and shipping, plus, if you don’t skip months, you receive a free coordinated goody with your kits…past free goodies have been Mister Huey Mists, Distress Stains, Foam Dots and Stickles.

GIVEAWAY: Today Scraptastic Club is giving away one of their Just Beachy kits – to enter, head on over to their site and check out their kits! Then, come back here and post your favorite!

They are also doing a Facebook contest! They are so close to 1500 fans, and when they get there, they will be giving away a three month subscription to one lucky winner! Head on over to their page and hit the like button to be entered in that contest, too!

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We have some winners to announce!

We have some winners to announce! Congrats to the following:

Guest Designer Spotlight: Megan Klauer favorites
(Summer Lovin’ Cutouts, Summer Loving Note tags, and Summer Lovin’ Tidbits)
Natalie Elphinstone on September 6, 2012 10:51 PM

And, the three winners from our 3 x 4 inch Daily Note Tags Product Spotlight are:
Danielle in the Keys on September 11, 2012 9:35 AM
PennySue on September 10, 2012 7:29 AM
Mary Staveness on September 8, 2012 3:02 PM

Woohoo!! Ladies, please email us the following info to claim your prize:
Name:
Address:
Prize won:

If you didn’t win, stay tuned! We have even more fun stuff planned 🙂

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Project Life Special Guest: Nicole Reaves

Welcome to another week of Project Life at Elle’s Studio.  I am thrilled to introduce to you our today’s Project Life Special Guest, Nicole Reaves.

Nicole lives in Michigan where she is a stay at home mom to Morgan and Parker.  She has been married to her husband Mark for eight years and enjoys crafting, biking, and creating new goodies for her small Etsy shop. 

Each and every week I look forward to visiting Nicole’s blog and seeing her Project Life pages. She creates such fresh, clean pages full of bits and pieces of life.  I’ve notice that she always focuses on the stories that are important to her and her family.   I find her work very authentic and inspirational, and I think you will too!


1.  When and why did you start Project Life

I started Project Life at the beginning of 2012.  After completing my son’s first year album last year, my actual scrapbook layouts were few and far between.  Project Life seemed like the logical way to document our everyday lives in a fun and simple way.

2. What do you love about Project Life?

I love that it’s so customizable.  Project Life can be whatever you want it to be.  You can document a photo-a-day, a week at a glance, or a month in review.  Make it work for YOU.  For me, each 2- page spread is a week in review and I love that each layout is a fresh start, of sorts.  New photos to focus on, new stories to tell, new products to use.  Simple or embellished, I love the chance to change it up each time.

3.  Any tips on keeping up or catching up in your album?

Planning out the week before I work on it has been a huge help with staying caught up,  By knowing how I’m going to fill each pocket, or if I’m going to need an insert that week for extra stuff/stories, I’m not wasting time editing and printing photos I may not use.  I also use a planner dedicated to keeping notes about our week.  I leave it right on our kitchen outer so I can easily write in where we went, what we did, funny things the kids said or did, as it happens.  I always refer to it during the planning process so I don’t forget the really important stuff, and then I can fill in the rest.

4. How do you make time for Project Life?

I work on the previous week of Project Life every Monday afternoon while my son naps.  That three hours is like an appointment with myself to get the week documented.  I do get a little prep work done before that though.  On the Friday prior, I plan out how i am going to fill the ocikets with the photos and stories I have so far, leaving room for the weekend.  On Sunday night I upload, edit, and print all of my photos at home.  I also set up my scrap space with the products I know I want to use.  It took me several weeks, if not months, to find my groove but now it’s become part of my routine that I really look forward to.

We have a special giveaway today featuring 
Nicole’s favorite Elle’s Studio products!

Leave a comment on this post for a chance to win Nicole’s favorite products.  We will announce the winner next Tuesday on our Project Life post!   
Nicole, thank you so much for joining us at Elle’s Studio today!

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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Summer Mini Album Workshop – August Sneak Preview

Jenni has just released the final update to her Summer Mini Album Workshop! And, she saved a couple sneak peeks to share with us, today!

If you haven’t purchased the class, there is still time to document your summer! Her class comes with step-by-step instructions for putting the base of your mini album together, along with three updates from June through August of the pages she added. And, don’t forget the 13 exclusive, print-at-home, Elle’s Studio tags that come with it, too! You won’t be able to find these tags anywhere else!

There’s still time to be part of this workshop, but the Summer Lovin’ Mini Album Workshop will be available for only a limited time so join us today! The last day to purchase this class, with these exclusive tags is September 30th!

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Product Spotlight – 3 x 4 inch Daily Tags

Today we are shining the spotlight on our Daily Note 3 x 4 inch tags! There are so many uses for these 10 tags – but the BEST part about them is they can be used either vertically OR horizontally! That’s right, you can flip them sideways and still journal on them.

Let’s take a peek at these tags in action:

On DT member, Jill Cornell’s layout (above) and Elle’s layout below, the tags where used as part of the title and accents on the page! This is a fun way to add a pop of color and extra layer on your projects.

On DT member, Angela Gutshall’s layout, she used them for layering and journaling!

And, since they are cut just under 3 x 4 inches, they work perfect for your Project Life pockets! You’ll see them popping up in Jenni’s Project Life album, here and there. They will work with both the vertical and horizontal Project Life pockets since you can flip them on their side and still journal on them!

GIVEAWAY: These tags are so fun and versatile that we are sure you’ll find plently of uses for them! Leave a comment telling us know how you would use them and you’ll be entered to win a set! We are giving away one set to three people! Winners will be drawn next week on Wednesday, September 12th.

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Sketch Thusday 09.06


Welcome back to Sketch Thursday! This week I worked a little backwards 🙂
I created this layout by layering tags & diecuts and ‘splattering’ stars & sequins…

then I made a sketch from it:

What do you think? I’d love to see what you come up with. For your chance to win a $5 gift certificate, create a layout inspired by this sketch, post it to the ES gallery and link it to this post. We will randomly select a winner next Thursday.


Thank you for playing along last week. The winner is… Rita!

Please email michelle@shopellesstudio.com the following info to claim your prize:
Name/Address:
Contest: Sketch Thursday 08.30.12
Prize: $5
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Guest Designer Spotlight: Megan Klauer

I am really excited to introduce to you September’s guest designer, Megan Klauer. 
Megan creates layouts that are rich with detail and stunning photography. .  I always enjoy all the layers she incorporates in her work, it has a wonderful collage-like feel.   Megan currently designs for Jenni Bowlin, Crate Paper, Bella Blvd, and A Flair for Buttons.  Her gallery this month is just beautiful!  Elle and I were able to meet Megan at CHA this summer– she is such a sweetheart and we are just thrilled to have her as our September guest designer!  Thank you for joining us this month Megan!
name: Megan Klauer
location: Aledo, IL
twitter: I have an account, but I don’t really use it. Sorry!

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

I began scrapbooking ten years ago when i was pregnant with my oldest son, Oh boy has my style changed! LOL


2.  Where do you scrapbook?

Up until about two years ago my scrap space was our dining room.  It was so hard to keep things organized and still make it look like part of our living space.  Now I have my own room in our basement!  It’s awesome to be able to create in a space that is all me.


3.  Do you record every moment or just special ones?

I try to record the everyday.  Those are the memories I want to keep forever.  Journaling is so important to me, even if it’s a simple sentence or two.  

4.  What is your favorite thing about scrapbooking?

Being creative; playing with color, paper and glue, all while preserving wonderful memories. 


5.  List three facts about you that other’s may not know

I am new to the world of running & love it!   I spend my weekends doing photography.  I love the outdoors and I love to hunt and fish.


We are giving away three of Megan’s favorite Elle’s Studio items!

Leave a comment here for your chance to win Summer Lovin’ Cutouts, Summer Loving Note tags,   and Summer Lovin’ Tidbits.  We will randomly draw a winner and post on Wednesday September 12.


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Project Life

This week’s Project Life covers the week of August 6-12.

A few weeks ago I took a look back in past Project Life pages and took notes about what I loved about past pages.  I kept these items in mind as I completed this weeks layout.

This week I focused on adding photos from different angles, I included stamping, had my husband journal, included memorabilia, and added “deeper” journaling (I focused more on what was on my mind rather than what we did).  All of these items were on my original list of things I enjoyed about past Project Life pages.  
One thing that was something fun and different I added this time around was a series of photos my daughter took in my photo booth computer program.  I had no idea she took these photos!  It was so funny to find them and I knew I had to include them somehow.  I used the 3×4 pockets and created a collage that spread over two spaces.  When using these smaller spaces, don’t be afraid to combine them!


Congrats to isabel scrap, you won last week’s giveaway! Please email michelle@shopellesstudio.com the following info to claim your prize:

Name/Address:
Contest: PL August 28
Prize: $5

We are giving away a $5 Elle’s Studio Gift Certificate!  Leave a comment on this post for your chance to win– we will announce the winner next Tuesday

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September’s Design Team Gallery is LIVE!

Our September Design Team gallery is LIVE and above is just a tiny peek at what’s there to inspire you! Our 10 design team members, along with our special guest, have created some amazing layouts, cards, and MORE! They all worked with our brand new tags and some even used our new digitals, too.

So make sure you head on over and check them out. When you’re browsing the galleries, make sure you leave some comments and click the heart to bookmark them for viewing later. Also, check out who our special guest is this month – We will be highlighting her in a couple days 🙂

Inspiration just in time for the extra long weekend! Love it!!

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