Want to be a Crafting Celebrity? Scrapbook USA Expo Tips that Stick

Want to be a Crafting Celebrity?

Join us for

Tips that Stick sponsored by Xyron

Do you have a go to craft tip that you love, stick with when
crafting and would love to share with others?

Then join My Craft Channel and Xyron at The Scrapbook USA EXPO on March 22^nd and 23^rd to become a crafting star. We will film YOU sharing your favorite crafting tip! Grab your friends and join in the fun of becoming a My Craft Channel “Crafting Celebrity.”  

And if you are one of the many crafting celebrities chosen, your tip will air on MyCraftChannel.com following the event for the entire world to see!  

 You will have bragging rights to your friends and family that you are officially a Crafting Celebrity. You will also receive an additional entry to win the HUGE EVENT GIVEAWAY from My Craft Channel and Xyron (worth $1000) just for filming that day!

Tips the Stick Filming Times:

Friday 11:00-1:00, 2:00-4:00

Saturday 11:00-1:00, 2:00-4:00

Details: 

Please join us between the hours listed above at the My Craft Channel Booth right in the center of the Expo. Come prepared with your craft supplies needed to demo your "Tip That Sticks." Your tip should only be at least 30 seconds long but no more then 2 minutes. Look for the Tips the Sticks Poster at our booth. We will have you introduce yourself, at the beginning and then you’ll simply demo your tip.

Your tip must include the following: Your name, “with My Craft Channel” and “Tip that Sticks”.

Introduction Example:
Hi, My name is Mary Smith with My Craft Channel. Today my Tip That Sticks is how to layer foam dots for added dimension. (Then proceed with demo…remember shorter is sweeter). 

 

Types of Tips that Qualify: 

Paper Crafting Tips
Scrapbooking Tips
Crochet or Knitting Tips
Sewing Tips
Painting Tips
Cooking Tips (because even crafters eat)
Mixed Media Tips
Storage or Organization Tips
Photography Tips

Questions? Leave a comment under this post or email us at mycraftchannelblog@gmail.com

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Welcome Team Member Kristina Williams

Many of you may have noticed a new face appearing on My Craft Channel this week. We are so excited to welcome the very talented Kristina Williams to our team. She designs a lot of the beautiful projects you see during our Featured Buy projects. And we asked her to tell us a little more about herself so you could get to know why we are very excited to have her join us.

Kristina fell in love with paper over twenty years ago. After graduating high school in Missouri, she moved in with five roommates to an apartment in Provo, Utah. In an effort to spruce up the white walls of their living room, a few of the roomies visited their local craft store. It was on this outing that Kristina saw her first scrapbook. It was filled with fluorescent card stock, 1-dimensional stickers, photos and journaling. She loved the idea of preserving the fun times that she was experiencing with her roommates in a college town, far from home.

After marriage and birth of her first son, she had all new reasons to document the milestones and details of everyday life. Scrapbooking was also a great way to get out of the house now and again to participate in classes and crops at her local scrapbook store, Pebbles in my Pocket. One evening at a crop she learned of a contest that the store was having. She submitted a layout to be considered for the prize of a store gift certificate. Instead of earning the gift certificate (she didn't win the contest) she was offered a position on the Design Team of the Pebbles magazine publication.

Since that time Kristina has enjoyed work as a published contributor, class instructor, and creative director. She is a partner in the scrapbook company, Heartstring Designs and continues work designing monthly kits that are purchased by loyal subscribers. She is excited to begin a new opportunity working with My Craft Channel designing product samples and presenting her love to craft.

Kristina enjoys the opportunity to sit down at her table with full sheets of paper, a few ideas and an open mind. She feels that the capacity to create lies within each individual and gets great satisfaction helping others access their unique abilities.

Kristina lives with her husband, Alan and their three children; Alan Jr., Rebekah and Grant in Orem, Utah. Her family continues to give her lots of reasons and inspiration to explore her creativity as she scrapbooks, decorates and celebrates a happy life.

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Host Happenings: Teen Craft Connection Trio

We are thrilled to have another one of our new Summer Season hosts to introduce you to today. You have seen them popping up in their new Promo video and we're excited to introduce the trio of Teen Craft Connection. So let's tell you a little more about these fun teens...

And after you read this post, be sure to view their awesome website Teen Craft Connection.

DeAnna Evans

Yeah, well ... I'm DeAnna, I love to challenge myself with extreme sports  or things that are out of the ordinary. I'm up for trying all kinds of sports, I really enjoy longboarding, water/snow ski or board, hiking, rock climbing and trampoline acrobatics. Once in a while, I like to settle down to access my creative side and use crafting as a form of relaxation therapy. I also love tracking and watching the newest trends, along with finding new aromas and fragrances that smell nice. I currently work at a Megaplex movie theater, after I graduate HS, I plan on pursuing a career in the medical field, preferably to become a family physician.

Sierra Evans

I love to craft, coming up with creative ideas, being me, sitting down to create clever and cool projects with my BFF Cami and being outdoors. I consider myself to be a very natural and outgoing girl. My hobbies are long boarding, riding my bike, swimming and tumbling. I love the beach, sun and anything to do with the ocean, i.e. surfing, California, Florida & Hawaii, etc. My best friends are Cami and my cuz'n Lauren, whom I love to shop with and coordinate style, fashion and clothes. I would like to become an interior designer and architect when I'm older.

Cami Wakefield

Hi, I'm Camille, Cami for short. I think one word that would describe me is unique. I have alot of different sides to my personality. I love gymnastics, and the beach. I have played the violin since I was in first grade, I love scary movies, and my favorite color is gray. I also love fashion and being creative.  My favorite band is One Direction  and my favorite place is New York. I hope I can live there someday and go to Parsons School of Design.  I love makeup, painting, and singing (even if I'm not good at it).   Crafting lets me express my creative side. I think that blogs are a good idea because people can share great ideas and be creative together. [Photo Coming Soon]

Teen Craft Connection begins airing this Monday, beginning July 9, 2012. In case you missed it, check out this promo video....

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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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Guess the Types of Crafty Shows Airing this Fall

Did we stump you yesterday?

We can't tell you who was right yesterday when you all tried putting your wicked guessing skills to work while trying to guess one of our new hosts for the Fall season. We will be unveiling our hosts beginning Monday, July 11th. You won't want to miss this because we'll also be featuring the Mother of ALL giveaways during that time. 

But today, we thought we'd let you put those guessing super powers to good use and try again.  But today let's try having you guess the TYPE of shows that will be airing on My Craft Channel this fall. Here's your hints: 

Hint #1 - This show features a dynamic duo that know how to bring the house down with their DIY ideas. 

Hint #2 - The longtime "silversmithing" skills of one of our hosts will be put to the test for this show. 

Hint #3 - You'll be seeing "double" and "sew" love that you learn during this show.  

Hint #4 - Hit the start key and you may learn how to combine "technology" and pretty things.

Hint #5 - Learn how fiction and crafting come together for a great review by a cute "chicka". 

Hint #6 - Learn how to "free" yourself and lose the guilt from all those "photos" you've been stashing. You will love the "simple" ideas and colorful personality of this show and it's host.

Hint #7 - She's back and ready to show you techniques that will make you "swapp" what you've been thinking was hip.

Hint #8 - "Mix" up your crafting supplies for trendy techniques in pulling them together for projects "media" would want to feature. 

Hint #9 - Get great ideas on throwing a "charming" event. 

Hint #10 - If you're a reader who loves to craft, or a crafter who loves to read you'll be saying "ella yes" to this show.

Today we've not only given you some great HINTS, but we've even hidden in some extra hints to help you even more. Each hint listed above is a different show...and we have even more that we didn't feature here. So be sure to come back next week to learn who is hosting some of these shows.

Leave a comment about your guess. 

Good Luck!!

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