Elle's Studio: Summer CHA Projects

A few months ago (several months ago!) I created a few projects for Elle's Studio for their CHA-Summer 2013 lines. I've been meaning share, but alas, I'm not the best blogger... It's always a pleasure to work with Elle. She's one of the nicest people in the scrapbooking industry!

I created three layouts using their holiday line, Noel.

Noel is not only a Christmas line, but also a winter line. Perfect even for those not-very-cold SoCal Winter photos.

The other line I got to play with is Cameron. The colors are so fab! I love the bright yellow, with the shades of blue, green, grey, kraft, and orange. So good! I also used the Cameron Alphabet Stamp set for the journaling card. The arrows and stars are also from the set. I stamped some stars and used them as a guide for stitching, left some just stamped. Nothing like an alpha set. They are always my favorite!

Thanks for dropping by today! Hope you again tomorrow and have a safe Halloween tonight!

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Elle's Studio: CHA projects

As you know, I'm a huge fan of Elle's Studio, so I was super happy when she asked me to create a few projects for her CHA booth. Elle debuted patterned paper this year! And it's so good. Really.

These were all created with the You & Me collection. I just love easy-crafting. Take some paper, add photos, journal in the pre-printed cards, add some pretty little tags, a bit of hand-stitching, BOOM, done. I'm pretty sure they've started to ship these to retailers. I honestly cannot wait to get more of this stuff!

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Elle's Studio: The Fun Continues!

As you may (or may not) know, I am Elle's Studio October Guest Designer. Elle and her team sure know how to make a girl feel special!

They've posted about me here.

Turned one of my layouts into a sketch contest here.

Now they are having an Inspiration Gallery Treasure Hunt here. The prize is a $25 gift certificate to their shop. And I'm pretty sure you want that. I'll even help you with one of the answers... #5 is *cough*me*cough*. Don't tell Elle.

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Elle's Studio Guest Designer

I'm so honored to be guest designing for Elle's Studio this month. I've been a big fan of their products for a long. Then I met the Elle! And I became an even bigger fan. She's such a kind, and giving person!

This first layout is about the costumes I create for my kids each year. I've tapered off on the sewing quite a bit, since my two oldest said they were too old to dress up. I do miss seeing them going from house to house trick-or-treating. But can I say that I'm also a bit glad that I don't have to make three costumes anymore? Ha! I know... nice mom... I've been trying to convince my youngest to go as the Lorax this year, but he's having none of it. He wants to be a tree, but "not a Truffula tree. Just a normal tree." I guess he was reading my mind...

tags: Elle's Studio Spooky Tales Large Journaling Tags + Spooky Tales Pennants + Spooky Tales Thankful Pennants + Spooky Tales Tidbits / patterned paper: My Mind's Eye / stamps: Hero Arts Basic Lower Case Letters / washi: MT / sewing machine

That Halloween card was perfect for my journaling. I ran it through my printer, and then I couldn't resist adding one googly eye to the O. So Despicable Me minion, no? (Maybe the littlest could be a minion...)

This next layout is all Fall also. It's about one of last visits we took to our favorite pumpkin patch in Philly. It's this amazing, organic farm with the cutest farmer's market.

tags: Elle's Studio Spooky Tales Large Journaling Cards + Hello Summer Lil' Snippets + Summer Lovin' Note Tags / stamp (chevron): Lawn Fawn Interlocking Backdrops / ink: Clearsnap Cat's Eye Pigment Ink / flair button: Ormolu 2-day Hooray Month / sewing machine + typewriter

I used three 4x6 journaling cards as the base for the photos. For two of those, I trimmed around the "tags", and tucked the photos underneath. It creates the look of layers without adding more bulk.

tags: Elle's Studio Summer Lovin' Cutouts + The Sweet Life Note Tags / stamps: Lawn Fawn A Birdie Told Me + Happy Everything / ink: Tsukineko Versafine / markers: Letraset ProMarkers / sewing machine

And I made a card. I cut one of the smaller journaling cards apart to use the pretty stripes. I layered it with another card, and added some adorable Lawn Fawn stamps on top. The chevrons are from one of the cut apart tags. Easy peasy!

Thanks for dropping by. And thanks to Elle's Studio for asking me to guest! Don't forget to drop by their blog for the design team gallery reveal!

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Elle's Studio Blog Hop Winner!

I plugged the numbers into random.org, and it gave me #11.

That would be Erin, who wrote:

Congratulations, Erin! Please email me using the "email" button on the left side of the blog.

Thanks everyone! Have a great weekend! Here in Los Angeles, we are suffering the second Carmageddon. A great excuse to stay home and get crafty.

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Today we are celebrating the release of Elle's Studio's two new lines for Autumn and Christmas: Spooky Tales and Be Merry ! They are hitting the stores this week and you can also get them at their website now!


The Spooky Tales line works great for Autumn/Fall AND Halloween! And, the Be Merry  line is perfect for Christmas layouts, cards, and would work great for your December Daily! And, as a bonus, with both lines they've also worked in tons of tags that are perfect for Project life! 


I've been an Elle's Studio fan for a long time, and my favorite Christmas item every year is any item that has numbers! Yes, I am a fan of using numbers in layouts. Check out this year's! So good, right?

I'm also a sucker for anything Halloween and/or Thanksgiving. They are actually my two favorite holidays. My fave Elle's Studio products in this line? The pennants. I think they add just the right amount of fun and whimsy to any project. 

I used both in this layout (just a peek today) about the Halloween costumes I make for my children every year. This layout came together quickly because with Elle's Studio's products, you don't have to hunt down all the perfect embellishments. They ARE the embellishments. Totally simple and awesome. The October gallery will debut on October 1st . 

Yes, that's a googly eye you see.

Now the best part! I get to giveaway two of my favorite items from the new release to one lucky winner! Leave a comment to be entered to win my faves: the Be Merry Numbers and the Spooky Tales Spooky Pennants. I'll draw one winner on Saturday, September 29th, so make sure you check back to see if you've won!

And, don't forget to keep going! There are different prizes and winners at every stop in the hop - you have 13 more chances to WIN:

Elle's Studio

Angela  

Becky 

Diana 

Jill  

Jen 

Jenni

Jennifer

Kay  

Linda  < you are here!

Michelle  

Sophie  

Valerie 

Waleska 


Thank you for dropping by today!

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