A Matter of Memories: :REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Stretch Your Sketches from Ella Publishing (CONTEST CLOSED)

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

:REVIEW & GIVEAWAY: Stretch Your Sketches from Ella Publishing (CONTEST CLOSED)

Personally, there are two Becky's that made me fall in love with using sketches - Becky Higgins and Becky Fleck - and I'm sure I'm not the only one that uses sketches as a valuable tool in their scrapbooking.

While I don't start every layout with a sketch, they have helped me out in more than a few cases of scrapper's block.

However, there could be no more worthy author of Ella Publishing's newest eBook offering - Stretch Your Sketches. Author Donna Jannuzzi states in her introduction, "I start every single layout with a sketch."

In the book, she offers seven sketches starting at one photo and working the way up to a seven-photo layout. Each of these sketches includes three layout examples. The first one always follows the sketch exactly while the other two (one 12 x 12 and one 8 1/2 x 11) examples show how to 'stretch the sketch'. In all, there are 14 variations to give you ideas for how to start with a sketch, but end up with a layout that is uniquely your own.

At the end of the eBook, there is a 'Sketch Gallery' that includes two more variations of each of the seven sketches AND a 'Bonus Sketch' section that includes 18 of the authors favorite sketches. So there are actually THIRTY-NINE sketches included in this great eBook!

If you are a lover of sketches, this eBook is a must-have for your inspiration library.

Contributors for this book include Jodie McNally, Monica McNeill, Barb Wong, Tami Morrison, Lisa Kisch, Linda Barber, Noel Culbertson, Pam Young, Margie Scarpignato, Katie Scott, and Kathy Thompson Laffoley.

To check out the other great Ella Publishing Co. eBooks, check out their website.

GIVEAWAY:

Would you like to win a free download of Stretch Your Sketches by Donna Jannuzzi? To enter, leave a comment below answering the following question by Friday, February 19th, 2010, 11:59 p.m.:

What percentage of your layouts would you say start with a sketch? Please choose one of these percentage ranges:

0-25%
26-50%
51-75%
75-100%

Random.org will select the winner on Saturday. Be sure to come back to find out if you've won!

GOOD LUCK!!

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Eileen Velez · 789 weeks ago

0-25%

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Lisa · 789 weeks ago

I'd have to go with 51-75%. LOVE sketches! :)

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Lucy · 789 weeks ago

0-25%--rarely use a sketch

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Jodie McNally · 789 weeks ago

Awesome giveaway! Thanks for the kind words about the ebook - it really is a great one!! Ella ROCKS! :)

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Tammy McClain · 789 weeks ago

Lately it's been in the 51 - 75 % range...I've had a huge case of scrappers block lately.

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Melinda Wilson · 789 weeks ago

Lately it has been 26% - 50%.

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Marlie · 789 weeks ago

0-25% I've only just begun to use sketches. It certainly cuts down the "scrapper's block" :)

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Cynthia · 789 weeks ago

75-100% yup, this book would be great for me!

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Sammie · 789 weeks ago

I'd say 26-50% start with a sketch!

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Renee J. · 789 weeks ago

0-25% would be the answer for me. I would like to make could use of these ladies talents to enhance my scrapbooking. Thanks!!

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Adelia · 789 weeks ago

75%-100%. I feel lost without a sketch. I find that I feel overwhelmed on where to start but a sketch makes it easier to get started and get all of those memories on a page.

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Ann · 789 weeks ago

Can I say 10-30%? I am starting to use them much more especially when designing digital pages.

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Angela Gray · 789 weeks ago

0-25 % but I know this will help! lol

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stephanie · 789 weeks ago

Before I had my son it was 0%. Now that he is a toddler, he is slowly giving up naptime...and is on high speed ALL the time...yep it went up to 75-100%

I am lucky I have time to put the layout together let alone completely come up with the layout on my own LOL.

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Darlene · 789 weeks ago

I'd say probably 26-50%. I'm tying to use more printed paper so I am starting to use sketches more.

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Donna U · 789 weeks ago

0-25% in starting with a sketch but usually end up with one before finishing and find them helpful.

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Mandy · 789 weeks ago

0-25% but I just started scrapbooking again after a long break, we were moving overseas!, so I haven't got to do much of it anyway.

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Marty · 789 weeks ago

Probably 26-50 percent. I will at least use it as a starting place for creativity!

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Tiffany · 789 weeks ago

I'm in the 0-25% range for sure. I don't actually "sketch" my layouts, but I do move the pictures around on my paper and "visualize" letters and such... I think I've sketched two layouts in 3 years, lol. I find that I spend too much time perfecting the sketch instead of the layout, and layouts aren't supposed to be perfect!

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Barbara · 789 weeks ago

I would guess 0-25% overall, but there are times when I am stuck creatively and then I will use sketch for several layouts in a row and it really gets the juices flowing again! I rarely copy a sketch exactly, but it does give me a good starting point.

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Kristi · 789 weeks ago

I would have to say 51-75% -but always someone else's sketch! The other 25% of the time I do other variations of the original sketch. I very rarely come up with my own sketches from scratch - I'd love to be that creative!

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alwayscharlie · 789 weeks ago

26 - 50% of my layouts start with sketches!

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Monica · 789 weeks ago

51-75% start with a sketch or someone else's finished layout. I work best through being inspired by others.

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Monika Wright · 789 weeks ago

Definitely 0-25%, but more in the 0-5%. I rarely start with a sketch...just start creating!

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Sherry G · 789 weeks ago

I love to use sketches! I'd say my range is 75-100%--more likely close to 75-80%. I'd love to win a copy of this.

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