A Million Little Things

Sketch It Winner

Hi Everyone

Thank you for all those that participated in the Sketch it Challenge!!  There were not a lot of entries, but enough to give it another shot in July :).  Very very many thanks for those ladies who sent me beautiful layouts, the work is featured in the Sketch it folder on the sidebar (to the left of your screen) so make sure to take a look.  I've thrown all the particpants in a hat and have drawn a winner:

CONGRATS TO Jane Davies!   Here is the beautfiul layout she created:

 

Jane if you would please email me at info@amillionlittlethings.com with an address I can send your Binderie Punch prize. 

Thank you again everyone!  I wish I could have picked you all!  Stay tuned next month for another sketch it challenge! 

Line it Up Baby! (Photo Friday)

I have 3 kids, getting them all in one photo is not always easy, something I tried this week was just lining 'em up in birth order, I love how it showed their sizes and ages!

Give it a try!

 
And yes, Everette has quite a personality and openly protests.

Basic Grey New Product Links

Hi

As promised Basic Grey Items arrived today and here are some links:

Designer Cardstock

June Bug Line

Lemonade Line

New Bling and Opaline shapes

New Mini Stamps

 Have a great weekend!  I'll announce a winner for the Sketch it prize during the weekend.  The deadline is tomorrow Friday June 26 at midnight, you still have time to whip up a quick LO!

Thank you

Jill :)

a little color mixin'

  Happy Wednesday, all!!  This is Rebekah bringing a challenge to ya today.  Hope you're making it through these HOT summer days!  I know a lot of us are experiencing some early summer HEAT!!  We've already hit triple digits here and have a full week of it ahead of us it seems. :)

In anticipation of one of my favorite holidays, Independence Day, our color challenge this month is a take on the traditional red/white/blue combo...with a twist.

color challenge combo:

Elizabeth put together this awesome layout with the combo:

 

And here's a quick one I put together with this patriotic-esque combo:

 

Not sure how to get started on the color challenge?  Grab a few pieces of cardstock in 1 or 2 of the challenge colors.  Pick up a patterned paper sheet that coordinates. Sift through your embellies and snatch a few.  Then put it all together!  When you start with limited supplies, it's easy to put together a quick layout.  And with our color combo challenges...which will be a regular feature on the blog...you can make at least one quick layout each month! :)  Now get to grabbing and sifting and snatching and show us what you come up with! :)

2 day Blog Reader Sale!

Good Morning!

Today I have a little special sale we will be running for 2 days, Tuesday June 23 and Wednesday June 24 for all blog readers.  Enter this code blogsale in the discount codes box in checkout to save 20% off any order.  Orders must be placed today June 23 or Wednesday June 24 to receive discount, I will not backtrack discounts on any future order, orders must be placed these 2 days to receive the discount.  No other coupon codes or discounts may be combined with this sale with the exception of free /reduced international shipping if you reach $75 after all discounts are applied.  Gift vouchers are not eligible for discount.  The coupon code will expire at MIDNIGHT WEDNESDAY JUNE 24, see the clock on the sidebar, it is current to our time. 

The Basic Grey Collections will be arriving Thursday, and I will be more than happy to hold an order placed during this 2 day sale to combine shipping with anything you would like to order from the Basic Grey Collections.   These new collections however will not be part of the sale, they will be at our regular prices (10% off MSRP).   I will combine the order totals as well, so if you reach $75 after all discounts you will also qualify for the shipping discount for international orders and free shipping for US orders.   To do this you MUST leave a note in your comments box at checkout that you would like your order held.

If you happened to be one of the few that placed an order this morning June 23 before I posted this please email me that you saw this post (info@amillionlittlethings.com) and I will give you the discount.  This is only those that placed an order today June 23, other exceptions will not be made, thank you for understanding.

I have just listed some new flowers from the Prima Spring Release :

here

Thanks!

Have a great day!

Jill

{One Minute Monday}

hi AGAIN, I'm so sorry it's me again.  I realize 3 posts in one day are truly obnoxious.  I just needed to Keep the One Minute Monday separate from the BG news.  So today none of the regular team were able to sign up for the OMM, so I told myself self.. you must contribute. 

Today I'm here to be an annoying reminder of the SKETCH IT challenge and to actually share MY OWN layout I did fitting the sketch to either inspire you to enter because you can do it better than me, or because I played along too :). 

Sorry for the less than perfect photos, I'm not a good photographer by any means.

I actually did 2 layouts last week,   I've had a lot on my mind and have been stressed to the max so I've found scrapping to be actually therapeutic.   2 Layouts is really good for me since normally I don't have time to do ANY.   Things have been on the slowish side so I actually let myself justify it!  My layouts took my WAY to long though since I switched back to 12 x 12 .  The pages I did for my boys Christmas gift books last year were smaller and I seemed to do those a bit more quickly.  I've been loving the look of 12's lately so decided those were what I wanted to do.   Oh well, this was a few very good hours to myself, which I needed for a change.  Here is the other:

So my very own One Minute Monday tips today are

1. Enter Sketch It!  The deadline is this Friday June 26, and you can win a very cool prize!!   Hey I did it, you can too.  (I am obviously not entered to win my own prize!)

2. Share your work even if you think others are much better than you are.  I know I am very self-conscience of everything I create. I realize my journaling strips are uneven, my rubons left strays, and imperfections are screaming.   I have an amazing team that inspires you all the time, I see many of your pages in the magazines constantly!  My novice pages seem very inadequate in comparison, but oh well they are mine and they were fun to create which is really the point, not perfect pages.  The little ones in these pages loved them, and that is what counts!

3.  Take some time for yourself and scrap.  It's a good stress reducer :)

ps... thanks much to all the ladies who emailed and commented on my circle text problem.  I was able to do it thanks to you!

I GUESS I FIBBED... :( (BG NEWS)

Hi, back again. Appointment went fine, a huge relief, I've felt like I've had an huge emotional stone around my neck for 3 weeks.  Needless to say I hate doc appts, they scare me.  I would have made it back in plenty of time to pick up my order BUT....

I got a call from the Lovely Layle at BG about noon informing me they are very backlogged on orders so my pickup has been pushed back to Thursday.   Normally this would make me very upset, but BG has a very fair shipping system, and all orders have been pushed back.   This should mean most stores carrying Page of the Month kits will be the first to receive product  in hand on Wednesday/Thursday or so I was told.   I will have product up to purchase on Thursday afternoon as soon as it is in my hands.

So I suppose I either jumped the gun earlier, or fibbed, but neither is my fault, I was just reporting what I knew at the time.  I'm so sorry, I guess you'll just have to be patient, as will I.  Trust me that is hard I thrive on new product arriving, I get fuzzies just looking at new stuff... I'm weird I know.  June has been a total dry spell!! :).

Have a great rest of your Monday!

XO

Jill

BG June Bug/Lemonade News

Hi Everyone

Just to let everyone know I have a pickup for these 2 lines today.  I have an out of city dr. appt, which I am hoping goes rather quickly so I can make it back for the pickup window they have given me.  Either way, these products will most likely be in the store tomorrow once I have checked them in and entered them.

Thanks!

Jill

Please Help!!

Anyone that is a photoshop expert or sort of expert out there, I have a question I desperately need answered.

How do I make text in a circle? 

I want to take www.amillionlittlethings.com and make it into a circle with AMLT in the middle.  I'm sponsoring my son's Allstar Baseball team and I need a very small logo to put on a sleeve of a T-shirt.  It can (and should be) very simple, and I can't use the store logo on the web, it's too big, and flowers are a no-go with 12 year old baseball players :).   Since it is a rush project I have to do it myself, but for the life of me can't figure it out.  I don't have to use photoshop, if it is easier with Word I also have that.

Can anyone help?

Thanks!

Jill

{Summer Crafts with Children}

Happy Friday; Amanda here to give you a few craft ideas to pass some summer time away with your precious little ones.

I was on the American Crafts Blog and saw some awesome t-shirts that had been stamped.  As soon as I saw those, I put them down in a "to do book" I have made of items I want to create with my children.  So when this assignment came up, I knew the first one I wanted to go with.

Last weekend, it was a bit gloomy outside so a perfect day for inside crafting.  We started off with a practice shirt, Sasafrass Clear Stamps, clear blocks to mount the stamps on, several stamp ink pads and two pre-washed and ironed t-shirts with a few pieces of chipboard in the middle to keep the ink from bleeding onto the other side.  All looking like this.

First, I let the boys pick out their favorite stamp   and the color they wanted to paint it.  Luckily for me, my little one followed the older, so we didn't put up to many fights!  They both chose to go with the "green alligator".   Next, we went with a "blue elephant."     This is a bit tricky to make sure your kiddos do not rock the stamps back and forth, but with a little help from an adult, they seem to do pretty good.  I want to do tie dye t-shirts with the boys, but I wanted to make this project with items solely out of my stash from home.   I have some scrapbook dye, but I have researched it enough to know if it will or won't wash out.  That will be our next project!  They could stamp picture frames for Father's Day, a tackle box, use your imagination!

Here are pictures of our final project:

I am very pleased with their outcome. 

****YES!  I have washed mine and they turned out fine.  I am sure it depends on the type ink you use.  I stayed with a craft type ink.  More solid.  If you use a washable ink it will fade.  Thanks for the question!