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Deals of the Day, Sketch it Winner!

Today's deals are as follows:

50% off all Martha Stewart Punches (below wholesale cost!)

Fontwerks all remaining stock an additonal 70% off marked price

All Art Warehouse 50-80% off!  Including the Beautiful Christmas lines from last year... perfect for your CHristmas projects!

All AMLT Bargain kits an additonal 50% off

And thank you to the girls that entered sketch it this month.  We will be taking a break from sketch it for awhile, so I thank those that have participated in the last few months.  I hope you were inspired by the sketches and each other.  Starting next year we will be bringing you an assortment of new challenges sponsored by none other than our wonderful team here, so look forward to that in the coming months.  I have uploaded the sketch it entries here, so please go take a look!  I think the layouts inspired by Jana's sketch this month are so amazing!!  Way to go!  The random # generator has picked #9, and counting from top and going left to right that makes JONI our winner :)

 
congrats Joni!  What a contrast to what we are feeling outside today with these pool photos :).  BRR... love me some good winter temps!

Thanks for stopping by, make sure to join us tomorrow for day 2 of our Countdown to Christmas!

Meet Guest Designer Jana Eubank/ Sketch it Challenge!

Hello Everyone

As promised I'm back with a double feature for you.  First off I would like you to meet November's guest designer Jana Eubank!  I have to admit that I have a little bit of a scrap crush on Jana.  It's ok she knows, LOL.  My first contact with Jana was a few years ago when she would order from AMLT from time to time, and being that she is is also from the great state of Utah, and has a bit of a "famous" name here in our state, I had to be a dork and ask her if she was related.  I later found her blog off someone else's and got to view her fantastic, breathtaking pages!   Jana's ability to use lots of product in the most beautifully, artfully, lovely way was is a scrapbook store owner's dream.   Be still my heart, a girl after my own heart with her love of fun product!  To be quite honest with you Jana, you are now more of an icon to me than that other guy(s) :).  LOL  I'm so thrilled that Jana  was willing to work with us this month, thank you Jana! Here is a mini email interveiw I did with Jana:

Tell us a little about you.

 Hi there! My name is Jana Eubank. I have been scrapbooking for about 12 years and LOVE every minute of it.  I love this hobby! I love that it is a creative, hands-on outlet for me that also helps my children and family to know how important they are and that our memories matter. My husband, Kevin, and I live in Bountiful, Utah and we have been married for 13 years. I feel lucky to be a stay at home mom to four super-fun kids who make me laugh every single day. Just this morning my 3-year-old was complaining that her outfit wasn't as "stylish" as her 6-year-old sister's outfit. LOL! When I'm not scrapbooking, I like to work on decorating my home, blog, and hang out with my family. If you'd like to see more of my work or find out more about me, you can visit me on my blog at www.janaeubank.com Thank you, Jill, for having me this month at A Million Little Things. I am having a blast!

 

What or who inspires you most in your scrapping?

I grew up in a family that owned a printing and copying business, so I've always been partial to paper, crayons, office supplies, stickers, etc. It was a natural attraction for me when I discovered scrapbooking and all of it's fun products. I'm definitely a product girl! I feel most inspired when I have a pile of patterned paper and fun new things to play with. I love to experiment by mixing manufacturers and finding fun ways to layer things. I love to check out galleries and blogs of other scrappers. What a visual treat! I'm constantly AMAZED by the way people work. I wish I could look inside their minds and watch the way they make their design decisions.

 

What are your go to products you can't live without?

Oh, gosh! This is where you find out what a true product-addict I am! LOL! I have to have dark brown cardstock, patterned paper, journal spots, buttons, thread, dimensional alphabets, foam squares, and any kind of circle or scallop punch.

 

Do you have any tips for gaining inspiration when in a rut?

When I am in a rut I like to pull out a decorating magazine. I love interior design and am really inspired by the way shapes, textures, patterns, and colors are combined in a beautifully designed room. I will try to mimic their designs by layering my page in the same way. For example, I will use the wall color as the base paper in my page. If the couch in the room pops with a bright orange, I will matte my focal photo with orange cardstock or patterned paper. I will look for similar patterns in my papers to combine together, and if there are metal accents in the room, I will try and pull in binder clips, brads, etc. to have that same feel. It's so much fun to me!

 

Show us your current favorite layout (which isn't apart of your sketches)

My current favorite page is this one called Harvest. I love it because it features my four cute kids and my favorite family outing of the year . . . the pumpkin patch. I love this outing because Fall is my favorite time of year and my kids *let* me take all kinds of cute pictures of them. We have such a great time! Another reason I love this layout is I was on a major creative flow when I put this page together (don't you just LOVE that feeling?!). I had stayed up all night taking advantage of it and this was the last page I created at 6:00 in the morning. The colors and products were really speaking to me and the page practically put itself together! Most of the time I struggle through a page for two hours or more, so it was fun to have something flow together so effortlessly (that I still liked) in just 30 minutes or so.

Now the second part of this post is a treat for all of you. We just finished a sketch it challenge, and it happens to be time for another.  Jana also creates some beautiful sketches in addition to her layouts, so I've asked her to create the sketch for this month for the challenge as well as show you some samples using her own sketch.  First off here is the sketch:

 

Here are the samples Jana did with the sketch featuring some of the cool new prodcuts in the store:

 

 

 

 

So now it's your turn, please jot this sketch down and participate this in this month's challenge!    This month's prize will be a outrageous one and could include bundles of American Crafts goodies.  I can't post a photo now, as I have t leave for awhile, but I'm postitive you'll want to win it!!  I'll post that next week, but get started on your entry now and beat the deadline.  Sketch entry layouts will be due in 2 weeks, Friday November 27, feel free to adapt Jana's sketch in any way it fits you.  She is excited to see the results.

 

Thank you Jana!  Now go.. check out Jana's blog and see all her other fun stuff!

 

 

Sketch it!

Hi everyone! Kristina here! So excited to share a new sketch with you and some inspiration using the sketch! As you know we have a sketch challenge for you each month and everyone who creates a layout using the sketch is entered to win a fabulous prize from Jill! We want to thank everyone who continues to participate in this every month! We had a great showing last month and we hope that every month it continues to grow!

This month's sketch taken from the wonderful sketch site Inspired Blueprints is this:



Katie and I both took this sketch and created a layout inspired by it.

Here's my take on the sketch:


Here's Katie's take on the sketch:

We hope that you are once again inspired to take part in this Sketch It challenge! We love seeing what you create!
Jill will draw a winner from everyone who has submitted a layout using the sketch and that person will win an awesome prize from A Million Little Things! You can send us as many layouts as you'd like using the sketch, but there is just one entry into the prize drawing per person. You have two weeks to send us your layout inspired by the above sketch to:
challenge@amillionlittlethings.com.

We look forward to seeing what you create! Thanks for stopping by!

Sketch It!

Hi everyone! Are you ready for another Sketch It column and sketch? We hope so! Sketches are such a great way to think outside of the box and to get you going if your creative mojo just isn't there! I love sketches. This month's sketch was taken from the awesome sketch site Inspired Blueprints. Here it is:

Here's my take on the sketch:

Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned paper: Bella Blvd and My Little Shoebox; Letter stickers: American Crafts; :Label: October Afternoon; Fiskars border punch; Ribbon: Misc.

Here is Elizabeth's take on the sketch:

Patterned Paper - Scenic Route Arrow - Scenic Route Letter stickers - Scenic Route Ribbon - KI Memories Journaling spots - Luxe Designs

Stickers - 7gypsies

And this is Katie's take on the sketch:

Cardstock: Bazzill; patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket; Thickers: American Crafts; Mini letter stickers: Making Memories; Journaling block: Jenni Bowlin; Stamps: Sassafrass lass; Punch: Fiskars

We'd love for you to create a layout based on the sketch and e-mail it to us at challenge@amillionlittlethings.com. Jill will draw a winner from everyone who has submitted a layout using the sketch and that person will win an awesome prize from A Million Little Things! You can send us as many layouts as you'd like using the sketch, but there is just one entry into the prize drawing per person. You have two weeks to create a sketch and send it to us! So - get to creating! We hope you enjoy this month's Sketch It and be sure to head on over to Inspired Blueprints too for some more wonderful sketches and inspiration!

It's Sketch It time again!

Hi everyone! Yep, it's that time again! Time for our monthly Sketch It column where we give you a sketch, show you some layouts that we've created using the sketch and then you create a layout based on the sketch, send it to us and you're entered to win a fabulous prize.:-D Sounds like fun, doesn't it?

Here is this month's sketch:

Here are some layouts that the design team created using the sketch as our inspiration.

This is the layout that I created:

Amanda's take on the sketch:

Courtney's layout with the sketch:

Here's Monica's layout using the sketch:

We hope that you are inspired by this sketch and that you participate in this month's Sketch It challenge.
You can do as many layouts with the sketch as you'd like, but there will only be one entry per person into the random drawing. Send your layouts using the sketch to: challenge@amillionlittlethings.com
You have two weeks to create a layout and send it to us. We hope to see something that you create! :-D

Thanks so much for stopping by! Have a great day!

Sketch it!

Edited to add and answer Joni's very good question. .. only one layout per person may be entered in this challenge.  Thanks!

Hi everyone! It's that time again! Sketch it time! Sketch it is something new that we've started here at the A Million Little Things blog. Last month we challenged you for the first time with a sketch and we were so happy that we had pretty good participation in it! We would LOVE it if we could have even more people participate this month! So PLEASE check out the sketch below, along with some inspiration from me and a couple other girls on the design team and get to creating!

Here is this month's sketch:

Here's some inspiration that we created using the sketch.

My take on the sketch:

Cardstock: Bazzill and American Crafts
Patterned paper: Bella Blvd.
Letter stickers: American Crafts
Brads: American Crafts
Stickers: October Afternoon and Scenic Route

Here's Amanda's layout:

Cardstock:  Bazzill
Patterned paper: Daisy Bucket
Rubons:  Crate Paper
Stickers:  My Little Shoebox
Journaling Spot:  Elle's Designs

And Susanna did two layouts using the sketch:

Cardstock: Bazzill

Lace cardstock: KI Memories

Patterned paper: KI Memories, Scenic Route

Brads: KI Memories

Rub on: Hambly Studios

Alphabet stickers: Doodlebug

Die cut: Daisy D’s

Patterned paper: Basic Grey, Daisy D’s, Scenic Route

Alphabet stickers: Making Memories

Bling: Heidi Swapp

Sticker: 7 Gypsies

Rub on letters:  Not sure

Isn't that sketch fun? The possibilities are endless and for participating in our challenge you could win a $25 gift voucher to A Million Little Things!! How awesome is that? :-D

E-mail your sketch to us at challenge@amillionlittlethings.com
The deadline for entering is two weeks from today.
We hope that you enjoy these challenges and that we'll see lots of our blog readers taking part in it!
Have fun and good luck! :-D

{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!

Sketch it!

Hi everyone! We're really excited to start a new column with you all today! It's called "Sketch it!" and here's what it's about. Every month we will have a "Sketch it!" column on the blog. There will be a sketch and some layouts that design team members have created using the sketch.
Our challenge to you is to use the sketch to create a layout and then e-mail that layout to: challenge@amillionlittlethings.com

Every month there will be a great prize that you can win just for participating and the cool thing is that you end up creating a layout in the process! You have a WEEK to complete your layout and send them to the e-mail listed above. One participant will be chosen randomly and you will get a great prize. This month's awesome prize is the 7 Gypsies Binderie Punch w/ Free Starter Kit! You can see more about it HERE in the store!

We hope that you will take the time to join in on this monthly challenge! We're looking forward to seeing all of the wonderful work that comes in! We'll also have a new reader gallery folder on the blog that we'll put all of the entries in so that you can be even more inspired!
 
Here is this month's sketch:



Here are some examples of what some of us on the design team created using that sketch.

This is the layout that I created:

[Cardstock: Bazzill and American Crafts; patterned paper: KI Memories; Chipboard letters: Basic Grey; letter stickers: October Afternoon; epoxy stickers: KI Memories and EK Success; date sticker: October Afternoon; and heart: American Crafts]

Susanna created this layout:


Here is the layout that Elizabeth created:

[Patterned paper- Basic Grey, My Mind's Eye,Chipboard - My mind's Eye, Flowers - Heidi Swapp,Rubons - American Crafts,

Stickers - Heidi Grace]

And finally this is the layout that Rebekah created using the sketch:

[Patterned Paper: KI Memories; ReminisceLetter stickers: Heidi Grace

Stamp: 7 gypsies; Pens: American Crafts Slick Writer; American Crafts Precision Pen]

Sketches are so much fun and they can really be so helpful when starting a layout! We hope you'll join us and take part in this monthly challenge! We can't wait to see what you create! Good luck and have fun! Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day! :)

sketch challenge

Hey guys!  It's SKETCH CHALLENGE DAY here at AMLT!  Rebekah here bringing your sketch to you this month.  I'm usually not a sketch type of scrapbooker but I've been loving our recent challenges here at AMLT.  You can go to "categories" and cli  ck on "sketches" to see all the recent sketch challenges offered along with a few examples created by our fab DT!

Without further ado...this month's sketch along with some great interpretations of the sketch!  Enjoy!

 

February Sketch

We hope you liked the sketch challenge last month. Here's another one. I made the sketch. My sincerest apologizes.. The first sketch was hand made and totally crooked, so I decided to draw one on the computer. (Bad idea.) Anyways, I hope you get inspired! As you can see, it's up to everyone who decides to use the sketch to interpret it. 

Here's Amanda's beautiful layout. She basically followed the design, so she has two pictures, journaling "spot", photo mat, the title placement...

Kristina personalized the layout and adapted the sketch to her needs. One picture instead of two, moved title... Still you can easily see that this was inspired by the same sketch.

I decided to flip the page, moved the title a little bit and I didn't put any decorations on this layout since I think the photos are so cute.

Happy Scrapping! /Monica, Amanda and Kristina