Calls for Submissions

Call for Letters
We want to hear from you. Let us know what you loved about an article, make a suggestion for how we could improve our content, or show us how you interpreted a challenge or incorporated a technique.
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CK and Me!
Have you created a page that was inspired by a layout in CK? We'd love to see it! Send an email to letters@creatingkeepsakes.com and tell us what page inspired you and why, and what issue it appeared in. Attach a scan or photo of your layout at 500K or less. Your page could be featured in the Letters section of a future issue! Please put "CK & Me" in the subject line. This is an ongoing call.
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Page Call for Pen + Plastic Techniques
What can you do with a pen and a plastic or acrylic accent? We"re looking for your creative ideas for using these two products together on a scrapbook layout. Send scans of your layout to us at editorial@creatingkeepsakes.com with "Pen + Plastic" in the subject line. This call ends March 22, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Standard Time). Along with a scan of your layout, please include: Your supply list A close up photo of the technique on your page A description of the technique in 3 steps Also, please tell us about any additional cool details that you'd like us to know about your layout. Tips for Success. You've let us know that you like to see pages with the following attributes. Try including these elements on your pages: Color photos 4" x 6" photos (either uncropped or cropped) Several photos on each page 2-page layouts
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Call for stellar photos
Have you ever taken a photo where, you say to yourself, "This is such an amazing photo, I could win an award!" Creating Keepsakes is looking for stellar photos to use in one of our upcoming publications. Send your low-res photo, 500K maximum, to editorial@creatingkeepsakes.com with "Stellar Photos" in the subject line. This call ends Monday, March 15, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Standard Time.)
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Farm & Fair Themed Layouts
Whether you prefer cotton candy and thrill rides or handmade creations and prize-winning veggies, there's something about a country fair that makes us all feel at home. Even if you've never been to a fair, its themes can make great jumping off points for scrapbooking layouts! For instance: Aunt Jen's Apple Pie Little Lamb Tomato Attack! Life's a Roller Coaster Knitting Circle Down Home Wherever your imagination takes you, we want to go along for the ride. You could see your page in an upcoming issue of Creating Keepsakes. Send scans of your pages to us at editorial@creatingkeepsakes.com with "Country Fair" in the subject line. Don"t forget to include a list of the supplies you used and any techniques that we should note. This call ends Thursday, March 18, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Standard Time.)
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Calling All Sketch Artists
Creating Keepsakes wants to see your fresh, never-before-published pages about school, hobbies, or everyday life following this CK Sketch. Send us a JPG of your layout, along with a supply list and short description of any cool techniques you used to create it by March 18 to editorial@creatingkeepsakes.com with "CK Sketches" in the subject line. Your page could be published in an upcoming issue!
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Call for Pages about Learning Hobbies or Skills
Kids aren't the only ones learning new things this fall. We want to hear about the hobbies you've taken up or the new skills you're learning. Maybe you're taking guitar, tennis or sewing lessons. Maybe you're attending workshops on cooking or gardening, or joined a book club. Perhaps you've even gone back to school. Send scans of your layout to us at editorial@creatingkeepsakes.com with "Learning" in the subject line. This call ends March 22, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Standard Time). Along with a scan of your layout, please include your supply list and tell us about any additional cool details that you'd like us to know about your layout. Tips for Success. You've let us know that you like to see pages with the following attributes. Try including these elements on your pages: Color photos 4" x 6" photos (either uncropped or cropped) Several photos on each page 2-page layouts
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Call for Fun Pages about Grandparents and Grandparenting
Whether you're a grandparent, or your child has grandparents or you have grandparents, we want to hear about your fun (and funny!) moments together. Send scans of your layout to us at editorial@creatingkeepsakes.com with "Grandparents" in the subject line. This call ends March 22, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Standard Time). Along with a scan of your layout, please include your supply list and tell us about any additional cool details that you'd like us to know about your layout. Tips for Success. You've let us know that you like to see pages with the following attributes. Try including these elements on your pages: Color photos 4" x 6" photos (either uncropped or cropped) Several photos on each page 2-page layouts
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Handmade School-themed Accents and Gifts
It's back to school time and we're thinking about all of the cute school-themed page accents and small gifts for students and teachers you can make with your scrapbooking supplies. Think pencils, chalkboards, lockers, maps, the ever-popular apple, and more. Send scans of your layout or gift to us at editorial@creatingkeepsakes.com with "School" in the subject line. This call ends March 22, 2010 at 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Standard Time). Along with a scan of your layout or gift, please include your supply list and tell us about any additional cool details that you'd like us to know about your project. Along with a scan of your layout or gift, please include: Your supply list A close up photo of the technique on your page or gift A description of the technique in 3 steps Also, please tell us about any additional cool details that you'd like us to know about your layout or gift. Tips for Success. You've let us know that you like to see pages with the following attributes. Try including these elements on your pages: Color photos 4" x 6" photos (either uncropped or cropped) Several photos on each page 2-page layouts
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Fast Pages with 4" x 6" Photos and Photo Corners
Have you created a two-page layout using only 4" x 6" photos and added photo corners to your pictures? If so, we'd love to see your layout! We're especially looking for pages with photo corners made by hand. Consider techniques like making photo corners from brads, stitching, and more. Send photos or scans of your layouts to editorial@creatingkeepsakes.com with "Fast Pages and Photo Corners" in the subject line. This call ends March 18, 2010, at 9:00 a.m. (Mountain Standard Time). Along with a scan of your layout, please include: Your supply list A close-up photo of the photo corner technique on your page A description of the technique in three steps Also, please tell us about any additional cool details you'd like us to know about your layout.
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