Wendy and Angie Invite YOU to Boot Camp!

Wendy Smedley and Angie Lucas (that's me!) are thrilled to be hosting our own show, Books & Crafts with Ella Publishing Co., on My Craft Channel! We had a blast filming our first set of episodes, and we've got a dozen more projects halfway started, and SO MANY more ideas swirling around in these nerdy little heads of ours. (We LOVE books, we love scrapbooking, and we love Jane Austen with all our hearts, so yes you probably can safely call us nerds. It's a good thing that "geek chic" is in right now!)

Since we're all waiting anxiously for the fall season to start on October 3rd, why not kill some time by spending a week with us in Boot Camp!?! It's coming to a computer near you next week, September 19 through 24. 

What is Boot Camp?

We'll it's the world's TOP military-themed, video-centric scrapbooking event OF ALL TIME! And YOU can join us and hundreds of fellow scrapbookers from September 19-24 (NEXT WEEK!) to enjoy:

• 12 amazing video drills
• 6 bonus inspiration videos
• bonus downloads
• daily giveaways
• 40+ minutes of inspired, targeted, bite-sized crafting each day

All of this for just $33. Or use the coupon code GIJANE to save $2 now! 

Our drill instructors include:

• Angie Lucas on journaling
• Nichol Magouirk on stamping
• Lisa Dickinson on design
• Maggie Holmes on photo effects
• Wendy Smedley on inspiration

Watch this short preview video to see actual footage from four of our video drills, so you can see a teeny tiny slice of what you'll be getting as a registered Boot Camp Recruit!


And if that didn't convince you, Wendy and I are not above donning pink camo hats in order to recruit you to our fun event (and YES we'll also be giving one of these hats away to a Boot Camper, too!):



If you're still thinking about it, but haven't yet decided, at least leave a comment below, because we're picking ONE random winner who gets in for FREE. (If you've already signed up, and you're chosen as a winner, we will refund your purchase price!)
And we promise, there will be absolutely no hazing of our new recruits. Nor will there be any required push-ups. But there will be lots of army puns, plenty of pink camo, and dozens of inspiring ideas that will last you the rest of the year.

See you in Boot Camp! 

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Big Idea Festival: Words to Live by

Some of our awesome My Craft Channel hosts are involved in a fun project we thought you'd all enjoy knowing about too!! Join Wendy Smedley and Stacy Julian along with many other talented crafty gals for the Big Idea Festival: Words to Live by

You are invited to a FREE festival packed full of big ideas at Big Picture Classes this August! Join us for 12 fun-filled days featuring 12 of our talented instructors. Each instructor will be giving you a word of the day, which we hope will inspire you, along with a downloadable template (in both printable and digital format) so that you can create a mini layout about that day's word and how you applied it in your life.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page to register, remember it is free and you will not see a charge in your account, but you do have to check out.

New to Big Picture Classes, become a member for free 

http://www.bigpictureclasses.com/howitworks.php

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Introducing Angie & Wendy of Ella Publishing (Cricut E2 Giveaway)

What a way to start out a new week. Yesterday's host introduced so many new crafters from around the world to My Craft Channel and we're thrilled to announce the 11th lucky winner of a Cricut machine. Drumroll please....

Renee VanEpps

Please contact us by email, put "7/25 Cricut Expression Winner" in the subject line and send us your shipping information. 

You must claim your price by Friday, July 29th and the prize will not be shipped until the end of the promotion (8/5). 

Now for the reason you came to visit us today....

Books & Crafts with Ella Publishing Co. 

Featuring Angie Lucas & Wendy Smedley
Are you a reader who loves to craft? Or a crafter who loves to read? Either or, one or both, you'll have a home at the Books & Crafts show with Angie Lucas and Wendy Smedley. Join us for weekly creative projects and book reviews that revolve around the written word. You'll love the crafts we make for, because of, inspired by, or literally out of actual books. And listen in as we share the books that inspire us to create and live, live and create. We'll discuss books and eBooks that are related to creativity, writing, scrapbooking, crafting, photography, design, style, diy, decor, and more. Even fiction may find its way into our show, if it inspires us to make something pretty.

Angie Lucas, founder, president, and CEO

Prior to founding Ella Publishing Co., Angie spent 5 years as the managing editor of Simple Scrapbooks, a leading scrapbooking magazine, where she did extensive writing and ghost-writing, along with planning and carefully editing every issue and special issue. A graduate of Utah State University's professional writing program, Angie has actually been using her degree in her career as a professional writer and editor for the past 12 years. She's been a scrapbooker for even longer than that (but she's not about to show you her earliest pages). Angie takes a simple approach to her memory keeping, having cast aside any arbitrary rules about how, when, and what to scrapbook years ago. Angie lives in Utah with her husband, infant daughter, 16-year-old stepson, and spoiled dog. She enjoys writing, reading, crafting, running (on and off), playing the piano, singing, and volunteering at her church. She has co-authored two eBooks for Ella Publishing Co., Quick & Creative Quizzes and Journaling That Matters. Follow her on Facebook (Angie Hill Lucas) andTwitter (@angielucas), or visit her blog at angielucas.com.

Wendy Smedley, deputy editor, blog manager, and creative goddess

Ella's biggest cheerleader from day one, Wendy Smedley officially joined the team just a few months after the official site launch. Prior to joining Ella Publishing Co. as a partner, Wendy spent 7 years working as the creative editor at Simple Scrapbooks magazine. She's the author of three books, Start Scrapbooking: Your essential guide to recording memories(Memory Makers, 2010), The Organized & Inspired Scrapbooker, with Aby Garvey (Simple Scrapbooks, 2006), and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Scrapbooking(Alpha Books, 2002). She also co-authored an Ella eBook, Quick & Creative Quizzes, with Angie Lucas. Wendy also works for Big Picture Classes in a marketing capacity as well as teaching occasional workshops. Wendy lives in Utah with her husband and five sons (including one set of twins). She enjoys reading, crafting, antiquing, and trend-spotting, and she's a frequent guest on a local television program, Studio5. Follow her on Facebook (Wendy Mansell Smedley) and Twitter (@wendysmedley), or visit her blog, Endless Possibilities.

GIVEAWAY

To celebrate today's feature of the our newest hosts, we're giving away ANOTHER Cricut E2 machine from Cricut

Here's how you enter to win (with Bonus Entries):

• Visit ellapublishing.com and sign up for their newsletter  - leave a comment here telling us you did this. (http://www.ellapublishing.com/email)
• Become a fan of the Ella Publishing Facebook page - leave a comment here telling us you did this. (http://www.facebook.com/ellapublishing)
• Introduce yourself by leaving a comment on the Ella Publishing blog - leave a comment here telling us you did this. (http://www.ellapublishing.com/blog/angie-lucas/big-huge-news)
• Share with 5 of your friends a link to this blog post - leave a comment here telling us you did this.
• Facebook, tweet or blog about My Craft Channel - leave a comment here telling us you did this.
• BONUS (optional) Entries: If you haven't already, follow My Craft Channel on Facebook or this blog or like Cricut on Facebook. [Disclaimer: This contest is in no way affiliated with Facebook. By doing any of the bonus steps you are not automatically entered to win, you will not be entered to win a Cricut until you leave a comment here telling us you liked any of these optional steps.]

NOTE - If you are unable to leave a comment on this blog post, please email your 

comment to info@mycraftchannel.com. Your entry will count as if it was posted here.

You have until 11:59pm MST today to enter for this prize. We will announce the winner from 

today's post TOMORROW  before we unveil our next host.

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