American Crafts Giveaway!!

Those of you who have been around here before know I am a BIG American Crafts fan. Have been since the get-go (as far as my scrapbooking days go;) ) so it was a HUGE excitement and honor for me to be asked to Guest Design for them.
The American Crafts blog theme for this week is Fast and Fabulous. Fortunately for me, fast is something I HAVE to be. Between a job, 2 very active kids and all that life requires if I am not fast, nothing gets done. Also fortunately for me, my style tends towards the simpler, cleaner looks which lend itself to quick completion times. Getting a card done in 15 minutes is a great way to feel accomplished quickly:

Yes, you can even include machine stitching in that short span of time! I keep my sewing machine out on my desk for easy access (unplugged of course to prevent the injury to tiny hands!). How about layouts though? Each of these layouts took me 1/2 hour or less! I used lots of American Crafts premade embellishments to quickly add pizzazz:

My favorite way to add a complex look quickly to a layout is a die cut background--love mixing the American Crafts goodies with a Cameo cut background:

Even as a Cameo user I still always use Thickers for titles--fast, easy and pack such a great punch!

I am not a huge technique scrapper, but like I said, I like to sew. Sometimes I also like to stamp. I did both here and stayed under the 1/2 hour by keeping my stamping simple:

My biggest challenge was coming up with an altered item created in less than 1/2 an hour. But with all the amazing layered American Crafts embellishments, that is easier than it sounds. I started with a cute cork board and added some fun American Crafts flowers to create a cute style or idea board:

I ♥ the little Burlap bow! and I covered the white tacks with Therm O Web Zots so I could adhere American Crafts buttons to them.

I had SO much fun designing with all the fabulous American Crafts product and I am ever so grateful for this opportunity that I want to share some with one of you! So I am going to stuff a prioirty envelope with as much American Crafts goodness as I can and send it off to someone who loves them as much as I do! There are going to be several ways to gain entry to this giveaway:

1. Leave a Comment on this post (easy!)
2. For a second entry, follow my blog and leave me ANOTHER comment telling me you now do or already did follow.
3. For a third entry, go over to my Guest Design Post on the American Crafts blog and leave a comment there. Come back here and leave me ANOTHER comment telling me you did so.

Be sure to leave your email address if it is not clearly linked to your profile. I will leave the giveaway open through Sunday! Good luck and thanks for stopping by!
♥ Rebecca