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xo, Elle

What's new?

For the last couple of months we have been getting ready for The Farm Chicks Show in Spokane, Wa and we are so, SO excited to be exhibiting! We have been putting together a ton of fun display items that show some great ways to use our tags and working on some tutorial handouts, too!

This show had a lot of influence on our most recent launch. The recipe cards are something we have wanted to introduce for forever and with the show coming up we thought it was perfect timing!

We have been getting some questions about the show, so we thought we'd answer them here! We will be bringing everything from our web shop to the show! All the journaling tags, stamps, note flats, recipe cards, etc. If you are traveling, we will be offering to ship your purchase, for a flat rate, directly to your house on the date you specify so you won't have to pack it in your suitcase! My cousin will be helping me at the show and I will be there, too! Please make sure you introduce yourself, there will be a little extra something for our blog readers, plus I would be super thrilled to meet our blog readers and online customers!

It's going to be a crafty weekend :)
xo, Elle

p.s. For those who can't make it to the show, no worries! All the tutorial handouts will be available for free download here in June + we'll have something special on the blog for you while we are gone!

p.p.s. the flower pots pictured above use our new Granny's Doily Journaling Tags - it was my mom's idea and she made them!!

New products are here!

All the new items have been posted in our store! We are so excited for this launch because there is a lot going on with it!

We have two new lines: Whale of a Time and Pocket Full of Posies
The Pocket Full of Posies line even has larger note sheets to use around the house or for a lot of journaling.

Lots of fun, new journaling tags! These below are called Granny's Doilies because the remind me of the colorful doilies I'd see around the house when I was a kid. These are called The Country Fair - I love the colors and the country look they have!
We got a little crazy and added seven more sets of the vintage flashcards! There are some for spring, summer, babies, gardening, etc.!

We designed a bunch of recipe cards - these are something I've wanted to carry for awhile now and I'm so excited we finally got to design some!!

Lots of new cut outs, including some for dog and cat lovers!

We received a ton of requests in February and March to create something that could be used for the 365 projects everyone is doing and we came up with these tags! They come in two different sizes. You can highlight, circle or mark the day of the week and month of the year. Then write or stamp the date in the circle and journal about your day!

All our circle tags have gotten bigger! They now are 2 inch wide circles, instead of the 1.75. We are in love with this new size! Because of the size change we went back and made some changes to our old designs. Some have new colors and some have been redesigned!

A couple things not pictured above: The baby items now come in green and purple and all the baby circles have been redesigned to include more phrases! We have also added 8 more clear stamps and a couple more note flat designs!

There's lots to see and we hope you all enjoy the new designs - thank you so, so much for your super sweet compliments in the last post! We read every single one and they mean the world to us!!

The four randomly drawn winners from the last post are:
Rachel Carlson on April 18, 2009 2:04 PM
jennie on April 19, 2009 11:08 AM
Deb O. on April 19, 2009 4:13 PM
Shayne Sheard via email entry

Congrats! You each get to pick 4 items from the shop :) Email me your choices and address and I'll get your prizes out asap!

Huge thank you to everyone who stopped by! Love you all!
xo, Elle

ps. If you are looking for the items in our etsy shop, they will be there soon! We'll be adding the new items to our etsy shop over the next couple of days.

Super Sneak Peek + Giveaway!

It's time for our super sneak peek plus giveaway! We are so excited to share with you some images of some of our new items that will be launching on Monday!

And, there is still LOTS more, not pictured above, launching on Monday, April 20th!

To enter the giveaway, just leave a comment below or email us with the subject "Super Sneak Peek Giveaway Entry". We'll be picking four winners and each will get to choose four items from the shop on Monday, April 20th for their prize!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Happy weekend :)

xo, Elle

Kenner Road giveaway!

Kenner Road is having a giveaway to celebrate their kit reveal tonight! You can enter to win here! I can't wait to see this month's kit, the sneak peeks look amazing!

Only a couple more days until our reveal :) I'm so, SO excited!!
xo, Elle

A Tutorial with Martha Bonneau

Journaling Tag Bookmark Tutorial by Martha BonneauSupplies needed: Assorted journaling tags, 10" of coordinating ribbon, 2 color coordinated, buttons and alpha stickersStep 1: Use alpha stickers to add a phrase to your journaling tag

Step 2: Cut a slit in the top and the bottom of the journaling tag, cut just a little longer than width of your ribbon

Step 3: Thread ribbon through slit from front to back. Sew button on each end of ribbon.

Step 4: Insert bookmark in your favorite book!

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Thanks so much, Martha, for this super cute and inspiring tutorial! I'm so excited to spice up my old bookmarks and even make some for my nieces and nephews! Maybe even a special one for my Mom for Mother's Day! I hope you all enjoy the tutorial, too! And have fun making some bookmarks :)

Don't forget about the super sneak peak giveaway on Saturday, April 18th! We are soooo excited to share the new items we've been working on over the last couple of months!

xoxo,

Elle

Happy Easter! + New Launch Sneak Peek!

Happy Easter, everyone!

We want to wish everyone a joyful one, filled with of lots of fun! We will be celebrating with family and friends… I can’t wait! We usually have a delicious dinner after church followed by an egg hunt. We are hoping the rain stops just in time for that :)

Sorry for the lack of posts lately! We have been knee deep in paper getting everything ready for the big launch! I am so excited to finally be able to announce a date…
We have some very exciting things going on with this launch on April 20th and we can’t wait to share and show it all! There will be two fun and full new lines with a ton of coordinating tags, stamps, note flats, etc. Plus, we have some new 365 tags that are perfect for your 365 project, TONS more stamps (including little ones that line up with a punch so they can be easily stamped and punched out) and MORE! We can’t spill all the beans in one post, but we will leave you with a sneak peek picture here:
Check back on the 13th for a fun project from our guest designer of the month, Martha Bonneau, and a super sneak peak giveaway on the 18th!

Happy Easter!
xo, Elle

Retailer of the Month - Paper Tales

Paper Tales was a dream that became a reality for Michelle and a group of her friends. They all shared a similar frustration due to the lack of paper craft stores and crafty places to "hang out" in the central San Diego area. Michelle had been teaching scrapbooking and card making classes at two local stores until they closed down. Determined to open a store of her own, she bought their fixtures and stored them in her garage until she could find the right location to open a shop. It took about a year to find the right store front and put a business plan together, but finally she and her friends opened "their dream paper craft boutique" on May 1, 2008. Now, almost a year later, they can't imagine their lives before Paper Tales! They pack quite a bit into a 900 square foot space. Paper craft supplies, rubber stamps and inks, encaustic wax, needle felting supplies and more. Vintage finds are another specialty of theirs. Old flash cards, ribbon, seam binding, buttons, milk caps and much more! They are also lucky to have local artists offer their hand-embroidered clothing, jewelry, felt and canvas art to sell. Classes are an important element of the store. Customers love the relaxed, welcoming feel of the boutique. Paper Tales even has a "Shabby Chic" sofa and a small table and coloring books for the kids.

Elle's Studio has cards and tags that are perfect for Paper Tales, displayed in vintage jello molds and antique hangers. Customers are thrilled that they can buy the items in the store that they've only seen available on ETSY.

Paper Tales is located at 3960 W. Point Loma Boulevard, Suite N, San Diego, California 92110. Phone: 619-222-2510. You can email them at papertales@cox.net or visit their blog!
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Every month we will be highlighting one of our retailers who has a store special just for you! If you are a retailer of Elle's Studio products and would like to be featured, please email us (we have one spot open for 2009).

Flickr Gallery Winner of the Month + Sunday "Love It!"List

This month we have two winners from our Flickr Gallery! They are:

merdrey:

Kell Ingram:

We love how they both used the My Dear Cut Outs on their layouts - so cute ladies! Each of you get to pick two items from the shop, email me your choices and we'll get them out asap!

Thanks to everyone who entered! Keep them coming, the next round starts now! And, if you need some inspiration make sure you browse the flickr gallery, too. It is full of awesome projects!

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Sorry I haven't been updating much :( We have been super busy getting all the new items ready for our next launch! And, we have also been getting ready for the upcoming shows. There are so many decisions to make. The last two days we have been going back and forth between Slatwall and Gridwall... and now we just found out they make a Slat-Gridwall, LOL!

We'll be making the new launch date announcement in the next couple of days and even have a sneak peek to share with you! In the meantime, I've put together another "Sunday, Love It!" list! These are fun!! Please feel free to post links to items you love in the comment section!

I love these little candles from Fred Flare - because you never know when you are going to need one!

Spring is here! I love this light weight scarf from American Eagle! If you are not on their newsletter go sign up now! They send awesome coupons out all the time!!

And, since spring is here, we need some shades too :) These are my favorite from Forever 21 and they are only $5.80! Which is good because I almost always end up breaking my sunglasses some how :(

These drinking glasses are so cute! The mustache is so in style right now, too! This one is from Bread and Badger!
And, last but not least! This little cutie needs a good home! Just look at that face! This little owl is from skunkboycreature!

I hope everyone has a happy Sunday!

xo, Elle

Guest Designer for April - Martha Bonneau!

We are so happy to have Martha Bonneau on board this month as our Guest Designer! She paired our tags with the new Sassafras and American Craft papers and they look gorgeous! Check her full gallery out here!

Thank you so much, Martha - we love your work!!
xo, Elle