National Scrapbooking Day 2011 : Digital Hybrid Challenge

Digital and hybrid scrapbookers, we haven’t forgotten about you!  It’s always a treat to see our digital products put to work in your latest projects.  This challenge has only one rule as we want to see your creative genius at work whether it be in paper or pixel form.

The Greatest by Erin Stewart
Elle’s Studio Digital Product : Everyday Striped Journaling Circles
Seasons 2010 by Kim Hammond
Elle’s Studio Digital Product : Four Seasons Journaling Tags

So what are we asking you to do? Create a digital or hybrid layout using at least one Elle’s Studio digital product!

Looking for another reason to take our challenge?  We thought you might.  Create a digital or hybrid layout layout using at least one Elle’s Studio digital product and you’ll be entered to win $25 to spend towards the purchase of Elle’s Studio digital products.

Here’s how to enter your  digital or hybrid layout :

  • Upload a photo or scan of your layout to any online scrapbook gallery and then comment on this post with a link to your project.  (1 entry)

  • Upload a photo or scan of your layout to the Elle’s Studio Facebook Fan page and then comment on this post with a link to your project.  (1 entry)

  • Upload a photo or scan of your layout to your personal blog (please also include a link to this post) and then comment on this post with a link to your blog post.  (1 entry)

We’ll select one commenter at random to receive $25 to spend towards the purchase of Elle’s Studio digital products.

Don’t forget: All digital items are automatically 25% off at our digital store, with a BONUS of 10% off if you spend over $20! For the extra 10% off, use coupon code NSDJS2011 at checkout. Sale ends tomorrow, Sunday, May 8th at midnight. 

Comments open through Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. PST.  Winner will be posted Monday, May 9, 2011.

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National Scrapbooking Day 2011 : Make and Take

We’re completely taking the guesswork out of completing a layout this weekend!  We’re providing you with a layout make and take complete with instructions.  You’re only required to get out some photos, two pieces of paper and a few embellishments. Now you can put this layout together in no time!

Click here to download the make and take PDF file, including a photo and step by step instructions of the project. Please click “Save” when prompted.

You must have Adobe Reader to open this file, if you do not have Adobe Reader, you can download it for free, here. If you are having problems downloading or opening, please make sure you have the latest updates for Adobe Reader.

If you download the file, we’d love it if you left us a comment letting us know that you did – we’d love to see your finished project!

Also, don’t forget about the sketch and “Bring a Friend” challenges, plus our this extra giveaway, too! Lots of prizes to win!

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National Scrapbooking Day 2011 : Bring A Friend Contest

We love the many faces that drop by and comment on our blog each week, and we’d love meet your friends, too! The scrapbooking community is filled with amazing women – men too! – and we’d love to meet them all. (Is that even possible? We’d like to think so!)

Since we absolutely adore our friends and are so excited about our new ones we have the perfect contest for you! Just for introducing us to your friends, you’ll be entered to win $25 to spend in the Elle’s Studio store.  You’ll also win $25 for your friend to spend as well.  It’s a win/win situation, don’t you think?

Here’s how to enter, you can enter up to four times! :

  • Comment on this blog post and tell us what you enjoy on the Elle’s Studio blog and/or what you’d like to see in the future.   (1 entry)

  • Tweet about our contest on Twitter : “I’m a friend of @ellesstudio, are you? https://shopellesstudio.blog/ #scrapbook #nsd”  After tweeting about the contest, please comment on this blog post with a link to your Twitter profile.  (1 entry)

  • Post about our contest on Facebook : “I’m a friend of Elle’s Studio, are you? https://shopellesstudio.blog/”  After posting  about the contest, please comment on this blog post with a link to your Facebook wall.  (1 entry)

  • Have a friend comment on this blog post, letting us know that YOU told them to!  Be sure to have them include your first and last name.  (1 entry)

We’ll select two comments at random that will each receive $25 to spend in the Elle’s Studio store.  They’ll also receive $25 for your friend, too! 

Comments open through Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. PST.  Winner will be posted Monday, May 9, 2011.

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National Scrapbooking Day 2011 : Scrapbook Sketch

We promised you inspiration and here it is!  This past year, I realized how awesome scrapbook sketches truly are.  If I’m stuck in a creative rut or simply want someone else to do the thinking for me, I’ll pull out a sketch and use it as a jumping point. 
For National Scrapbooking Day, not only are we providing you a sketch but I’ve personally put the sketch to work to insure that it will help you create a layout in no time.  (I’ll be honest, if I would’ve been exclusively scrapbooking instead of catching up on 90210 on the DVR it would’ve come together even faster.  Did I just admit to watching 90210?)

This sketch includes spaces for three photos, but feel free to interpret it in any way that makes sense to you.  Flip it, rotate it, whatever you’d like.
I followed the sketch pretty much as it’s drawn.  I find that with limited time to scrapbook, I don’t often use atypical photo sizes.  Instead, I used two 4×6 photos and cropped a third photo to 4×4.  For my title, I didn’t have the letters needed so I cut the backing sheet to use the negative of the original alphabet instead.  I loved being able to add additional information and detail to my layout with a few tags.
Looking for an incentive to get to work this weekend?  We can help with that!  Create a layout based on our sketch and you’ll be entered to win your choice of FIVE SETS OF TAGS from Elle’s Studio.  Five sets!
Here’s how to enter your paper, digital or hybrid layout :
  • Upload a photo or scan of your layout based on our sketch to any online scrapbook gallery and then comment on this post with a link to your project.  (1 entry)
  • Upload a photo or scan of your layout based on our sketch to the Elle’s Studio Facebook Fan page and then comment on this post with a link to your project.  (1 entry)
  • Upload a photo or scan of your layout based on our sketch to your personal blog (please also include a link to the sketch) and then comment on this post with a link to your blog post.  (1 entry)
  • Use any Elle’s Studio paper or digital product in your layout and comment on this post with a link to your project.  (1 additional entry)
We’ll select one commenter at random to receive their choice of FIVE SETS OF TAGS from Elle’s Studio.
Comments open through Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. PST.  Winner will be posted Monday, May 9, 2011.

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National Scrapbooking Day 2011

Let me be the first to wish you a Happy National Scrapbooking Day! We’ll be here all weekend to help inspire and energize you to put your photos and memories down on paper. Or your computer screen – whatever the case may be!
We have several things planned. Be sure to visit our blog often to find out specifics on everything going on. Here’s a peek at our schedule of events :
FRIDAY – SUNDAY : We’ve got a great special just for you! Spend $10 at shopellesstudio.com and receive FREE SHIPPING. International friends, that also includes you! Just use coupon code NSD2011 at checkout.
FRIDAY – SUNDAY : Are you a digital or hybrid crafter? We haven’t left you out! Head over to jessicasprague.com for all your Elle’s Studio digital products. Everything in the store will be automatically 25% off and if you spend over $20, you can take an additional 10% off with coupon code NSDJS2011
FRIDAY AM : Ready for a challenge? We’ve created a scrapbook sketch just for you. Not only will we provide you with a sketch to jumpstart your creativity, we’ll also be providing you an example layout of how I worked with the sketch.  That’s like two times the inspiration in one, right? Of course, we want to see what you create and we’ll reward you for doing so!
FRIDAY PM : We love the many faces that drop by and comment on our blog each week, and we’d love meet your friends, too! The scrapbooking community is filled with amazing women – men too! – and we’d love to meet them all. (Is that even possible? We’d like to think so.) You’ll want to stay tuned for this contest!
SATURDAY AM : Really want to take the guesswork out of putting a layout together? No problem! We’ll also be providing you a scrapbook layout make and take. We’ll provide detailed instructions and photos, you provide the materials to put it together. Talk about a perfect match! An easy way to create a layout in no time!
SATURDAY PM : Love using our Elle’s Studio digital products in your digital/hybrid projects? This weekend is the time to show them off! And yes, a prize is at stake!
Now that I’ve shared a bit of what we have planned, let’s kick things off with a contest, shall we?
Simply leave us a comment on this post telling us what your plans are for National Scrapbooking Day. Headed out to crop with friends?  Locking yourself in your craft space to create? Have to work but wish you were crafting? (We’re sorry!) We want to hear about it!
We’ll select one commenter at random to receive our entire Handmade Layer collection! And, don’t forget, FREE SHIPPING all weekend long, for orders over $10, with coupon code NSD2011!
Comments open through Sunday, May 8, 2011 at 11:59 p.m. PST. Winner will be posted Monday, May 9, 2011.

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Things I Adore

Hello! I wanted to say thank you all so much for your sweet comments, tweets and emails about the amazing news of Melanie and Jenni joining our team – we are so excited to have them on board with us and feel very blessed! They both belong on this “things I adore” list!

We have lots of fun things going on behind-the-scenes here while we are getting ready for our National Scrapbooking Day celebration and sale so I thought I’d put together a list of pretty things to hold us over until the celebration starts 🙂

Make sure you stop back by on Friday when all the fun begins, and then again on Saturday and Sunday, too!

These are cupcakes… Yes!! Cupcakes!! So amazing and beautiful!

These petite lasagnas have been on my must make list for a long time now! Maybe this weekend??

How fun is this crepe paper?! Three amazing layers + ruffles!

This is a beautiful way to display old photos – love the cream and tan combo.

And, last but certainly not least! A quote to live by.

Hope to see you all on Friday – Sunday for NSD!
xo, Elle

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Welcome to our two new team members!

We are so excited to share with you that we have two new team members joining us here at Elle’s Studio!

Melanie will be helping us here, on the blog as a blog contributor! She will be putting together a couple new series, along with some fun online events, like the upcoming NSD celebration!

Jenni will be helping us out with a BIG, new project that will be coming out soon! Can’t wait to share more details!!

We feel that both of these ladies are a perfect fit and we are so happy and blessed to have them on board with us and a part of our team!

There are exciting new things in store for Elle’s Studio and it couldn’t have been possible without the help of these two talented ladies!

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Celebrate National Scrapbooking Day with us!

Mark you’re calendar and come celebrate National Scrapbooking day with us, right here at our blog! We will be celebrating all weekend long with:

– Special offers for both our paper and digital store!
– Challenges
– Giveaways
– Make + Take

– and More!

This is one big party you won’t want to miss and it all starts on Friday, May 6th – Sunday, May 8th!

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Spring Cleaning Sale Almost over!

We just wanted to remind you that our HUGE SPRING CLEANING SALE is ending in 2 more days! All our Limited Quantity Items are marked 60% off for the entire month of April, but most of these items only have 2 or 5 or 10 sets left, and once they are gone, they will not be printed again! So get them while they last!!

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One Buck Wednesday, plus new digitals!

It’s One Buck Wednesday over at JessicaSprague.com and there are some hot deals you won’t want to miss! Today only, these two digitals are just $1 each:

Extra Large Journaling Tags – Great for telling those longer stories, or cut them down to tell shorter ones!  Regular price $3.99, today only $1

County Fair Journaling Tags – These colorful tags make great spots to share the details of your story, or you can even turn them into frames for your photos! Regular price $3.99 – today only $1

And, then we have two brand new digitals that have never been for sale in print before – these designs went straight to digital format!

Four Seasons Journaling Tags – I think these might be my absoulte favorite! They are long and have a great vintage texture. They come with lines and without so you can choose what works best! This set comes with both png and pdf files for both digital and regular paper scrapbooking!

Vintage Canvas Labels – These have a fun canvas texture and will add the perfect finishing touches to your layouts. They come with 14 different colors, so you will always find one that matches your color combo. They are also 3 x 5 inches at full size, so you have lots of room to size them to fit your space perfectly! This set comes with both png and pdf files for both digital and regular paper scrapbooking!

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