We love show-offs. And we'd love to see YOU show off a little by sending us pictures of your best layouts and other projects. Read the categories below to learn where and how to strut your stuff.

A layout by August's Scrapbook Ellaments cover designer, Danielle Flanders

Submit to: Ella Friends Call

Here are the details...

What We're Looking For
Passionate scrapbookers who are active online, whether via blogs, online scrapbooking galleries, Facebook, Twitter, manufacturer design teams, and more.
Paper, hybrid, and digital scrapbookers. All creative types are welcome to apply!
Scrapbookers who offer a wide variety of styles, from simple to artsy
Scrapbookers from all over the world and from all walks of life
NOTE: Previous design-team experience not expected or required! We're looking to work with current influencers AND fresh new faces in the industry. This is not a popularity contest! And while we had nine Ella Friends last year, we are not limited to any specific number. We may choose eight, we may choose a dozen!

What You'll Do
Act as our marketing ground crew, helping us spread the Ella news via blogs, Facebook, Twitter, scrapbooking forums and galleries, and more!
Share ideas, insights, and anything else you'd like to share to help Ella grow and evolve.
Write articles, blog posts, and possibly even eBooks.
Support and participate in design challenges and product showcases on the Ella blog.
Offer feedback and guidance about Ella's upcoming editorial plans.

What You'll Get
Free advance copies of all new Ella eBooks.
Product packs from our sponsor manufacturers.
A profile on ellapublishing.com, with links back to your blog.
Opportunities to guest blog, write articles, and possibly even eBooks.
Opportunities to design pages and projects for articles, eBooks, blog posts, design challenges, and more.
Occasional "happy mail" from Angie and Wendy.

How to Enter
Send an email to submissions@ellapublishing.com with "Ella Friend Call" in the subject line by Monday, September 13, 2010. In that email, attach pictures of four layouts or projects that you feel illustrate your scrapbooking or paper-crafting style. And in the body of the email, please answer the following nine questions:

1. Why do you want to be an Ella Friend?
2. Why do you scrapbook and/or what are your scrapbooking goals?
3. What are your top three sources of scrapbooking inspiration? (Apart from Ella, of course!)
4. Where and how are you active online?
5. How many people are you able to reach with your online efforts? (Share number of Facebook or Twitter followers and/or blog traffic numbers.)
6. What design teams are you on now or in the past?
7. How would you describe your scrapbooking style or philosophy?
8. Please tell us where you live and with whom. (In other words, describe your family!) 
9. Give Ella one sincere compliment (insincere compliments are also welcome):

The new team will be announced on or around September 27, 2010.
 

Ongoing Calls

Submit to: Ella Inspiration

Open Call

Did we inspire you? We love to be scraplifted, so if you've created a page or a project inspired by something you saw in one of our eBooks or the Scrapbook Ellaments online magazine, do tell! Email a scan or a photograph of your project to submissions@ellapublishing.com with "Ella Inspiration" in the subject line. Make sure you tell us which eBook or eZine article inspired your work. You just might see your work on our blog or somewhere else on our website.
 

Submit to: General Submissions

Open Call

Got a layout that doesn't fit into any specific category? Send it on in! Who knows, it just might spark an idea for an entire article or an eBook. Email a photo or a scan of any layout to submissions@ellapublishing.com with "General Submissions" in the subject line.
 

Submit an Article Idea

Open Call

We accept article ideas for Scrapbook Ellaments as well. We believe in saving time and energy whenever possible, so don't complete an entire article before submitting your idea. We just want a brief description of your idea, a layout or two to illustrate your style, and a sample of your writing (a previously published article, a blog post, etc.) We carefully consider every idea that comes in, and we will contact you if your idea is a fit for our upcoming editorial goals. Email your idea to submissions@ellapublishing.com with "Article Ideas" in the subject line.
 

Submit an eBook Idea

Open Call

If you'd like to send us an idea for an entire eBook, please read our eBook Submissions Guidelines.
 

Keep Trying!

We get a lot of mail, and as much as we'd like to respond personally to every submission, our families do occasionally want to see our pretty faces. As a result, you'll hear from us directly only if we've got a place for your work. But don't be discouraged! Keep trying, and feel free to resubmit the same layout for different calls. Our needs change constantly, and you never know when what you've got will fit what we need.
 

Increase Your Chances

Or, here's how to really impress us

Looks count! Scrapbooking is a visual medium, so the better your original scan or photograph, the more likely we're going to faint dead away at the beauty of your work.
 

Tips for Photographing Your Layout

No scanner? No problem! As a scrapbooker, you're no stranger to your camera. Just take a photograph and send it in. Here's how:

Lay your layout on a smooth, neutral surface (like a table, counter top, or wooden floor) that's next to a window with indirect sunlight shining through (early morning is great). Stand on a chair or a stool if you need to so you can look straight down on your layout. Turn your camera's flash off. Center your layout in your camera's viewfinder, keep as still as you can, and snap your picture. Take a couple of shots to make sure you get a good one—but send us only the best one!

Note: Make sure the light shining through the window is soft and even and that there are no "sun patches" shining directly on your layout.
 

Required Image Size

The photograph or scan you submit should be 1000 pixels wide at 72 dpi. (This translates to roughly 3.3 inches at 300 pixels/inch.) Bigger is fine; smaller is not.