We are now accepting submissions for our January Scrapbook Ellaments issue! When we're looking for layouts for our eZine, we'll always notify you here on the blog but also on our submissions page. Start thinking...the deadline for both of these calls is December 1!

Submit to: Sketches Article

Deadline: Tuesday, December 1, midnight EST

To help celebrate our upcoming sketches eBook in January, we'd love to feature your sketch-inspired layouts in Scrapbook Ellaments that month! Our article will focus on fun strategies for adapting a single-page sketch to a layout spread. So pick ONE of the two sketches you see above, and adapt it to a two-page layout design. Whether you flip the sketch and make your second page a mirror image of the first, rotate one page or the other, spread the existing design across two pages, or just copy the design from page one onto page two...we want to see your best ideas! (Digital pages and 8½ x 11 adaptations are welcome.)

Email your submissions to submissions@ellapublishing.com with "Sketches Article" in the subject line! Preference will be given to nicely photographed or scanned cards, so click here and scroll down to "Increase Your Chances" for guidelines. In the body of your email, please explain how you were inspired, and include a complete materials list, formatted like this: patterned paper (American Crafts) + letter stickers (BoBunny) + buttons (BasicGrey) + Tahoma font + 5 x 7 digital card by Shiloh Jolie-Pitt. Chosen designers will win a free Ella eBook of their choice.

Submit to: Ella Inspirations January

Deadline: December 1, midnight EST

Yes, we want to see your Ella Inspirations any time of year, but we especially want to see them right now! We'll be devoting our January Editors' Corner article to showcasing your projects—any layout, card, or other piece that was inspired by something you read or saw in Scrapbook Ellaments or in one of our eBooks.

Email your submissions to submissions@ellapublishing.com with "Ella Inspirations January" in the subject line! Preference will be given to nicely photographed or scanned cards, so click here and scroll down to "Increase Your Chances" for guidelines. In the body of your email, please explain how you were inspired, and include a complete materials list, formatted like this: patterned paper (American Crafts) + letter stickers (BoBunny) + buttons (BasicGrey) + Tahoma font + 5 x 7 digital card by Shiloh Jolie-Pitt. Chosen designers will win a free Ella eBook of their choice.