Chris Franco is an Independent Demonstrator with The Angel Company™ (TAC).  The Angel Company’s Creative Cling™ stamping system combined with their deeply etched vulcanized stamps make these the most affordable and versatile rubber stamps available on the market today.  You will be thrilled at the large variety and style of stamps offered, their exclusive Soar with it Collection paper line, name brand products and accessories and recently TAC has partnered with COPIC and Bazzill.  Did you know you can buy reinkers for your favorite ink pads as well?  Palette, Kaleidacolor, Brilliance, VersaMagic, StazOn, Versamark and Memento!  At The Angel Company™ expressing creativity is about celebrating life!  It’s passionate.  It’s meaningful.  It’s truly about living.

Chris is happy to ship anywhere around the world so browse her online catalog and then send her an email if you would like to place an order. Be sure to check back each month because there are surprise sales and specials stamp offering.

Be sure to visit her blog to take a peek at what Chris created for this challenge and have one more chance to win a great prize!  And stop by her website where you can be further inspired. . .and SHOP!

This challenge requires you to create a project using the color challenge and birds.  There are many was to incorporate birds, from stamps to die cuts.  Show us your favorite ways to use birds on your paper craft projects.

The main colors are highlighted in Polaroid inspired color swatches. Keep the colors of your project as close to the colors in the challenge image.  Remember, colors can be incorporated into your project in more ways than cardstock.

*White/Cream make be used as an additional neutral color.

Don’t forget:

1. Use the colors in the Polaroid-inspired color swatches (featured in the image above) and

2. Use birds.

You have until Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST to submit your entries below.

The photos used in the graphic are by Boldlifestyle Photography.

Upload a photo of your project to your blog or online gallery, such as Splitcoaststampers, Flickr, or Papertrey Ink, then copy the direct link to your project to the embedded link widget below. If you do not have a direct link to your blog/gallery posting that features the challenge, your link may be deleted. If it is deleted, no biggie, just come back and re-link the correct link! Only links left in the link widget will be considered for challenge submissions.

If you miss the deadline, please do not link your posting in the comments area.

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We also have a Flickr Group available to share your projects. Please add your projects to Embellish Magazine Flickr group.

If you want to use the graphic above, feel free to, but make sure you right-click and choose the “Save Image As” choice to save it to your computer, then upload to your blog!

After the challenge ends, the design team will select six designers who created hot projects to highlight. The designers will be highlighted in a blog posting.  Additionally, there will be a designer who will be featured and will win a gift certificate to The Angel Company from Christina.  The winner must contact Embellish Magazine within 48 hours of the announcement. We reserve the right to select a new winner if the designer makes no contact.

The design team has done it again! They’ve created some fun, elegant, creative, striking, and fabulous projects showcasing some of The Angel Company’s bird stamps!  So, take a peek at what they created and get started on your own bird-themed project.

Ashley

Brown Cardstock

Beautiful Friendship stamp set retired (but if you like this style, you can find something similar here!)

Charlene

Swirled Spring Life stamp set

Miss Moxie Collection

Maile

Fall Harvest stamp set

Mia’s Cottage Collection

Buttons & Blossoms

Mariana

Exotic Bird Collage stamp set

Hemingway Collection

Sarah

Little Bird stamp set

More Mimi Collection

Bitty Blossoms

Tina

All Things of Nature stamp set

Angelee Collection

Challenge ends Thursday, August 12, 2010 at 11:59 PM EST

Hi Embellish Fans!  Embellish Magazine is an official Craft and Hobby Association member and we are here gathering all sorts of information to report to you for our upcoming issue!  But, until then, we thought we could share a few booth snapshots.  Check back later for more photos!  Thanks so much for supporting Embellish!

Cool Prima products

Basic Grey Maryjolaine

Basic Grey Curio

Websters’ Pages fun new embellishments

Webster’s Pages

Crate Paper has some really great new patterned paper collections

Canvas Home Basics - place setting

Canvas Home Basics - Check out those embellished wine bottles

Canvas Home Basics - got burlap?

Canvas Home Basics - wonderful altered project starters

Craft Peddler – Paper Mache frame

Craft Peddler – Great paper mache finds

Hambly Screen Prints – NEW great prints

Hambly Screen Prints – NEW wall calendar

Scor-Pal – Demonstrates Tim Holtz ruler fits!

Scor-Pal – Check out their new Scor-Buddy

Graphic 45 – Best themed booth

Graphic 45 – Check out their new kraft embellishments, including tags + chipboard buttons

Graphic 45 – More vintage love

Graphic 45 – Halloween

Graphic 45 – They were dressed in costumes

Melissa Frances – shabby, vintage, fun

Melissa Frances – more burlap!

Spellbinders – NEW coordinating stamps with die templates *more coming tomorrow*

Hero Arts - NEW vintage trims

Doodlebug Design – cute, colorful booth

American Crafts – Dear Lizzy collection – handmade paper garland

American Crafts – Dear Lizzy collection – handmade paper garland

American Crafts – Dear Lizzy collection – new papers

American Crafts – Dear Lizzy collection

American Crafts – Dear Lizzy collection

American Crafts – Dear Lizzy collection

American Crafts – Dear Lizzy collection

All photos and more can be viewed in Flickr.

More photos will be added later, so don’t forget to check back!

Winter

1. Angie
2. Christina
3. Chupa
4. Jing
5. Lee
6. Valerie

Wow!  What great invitations you all came up with for that ever so challenging color challenge!  Those colors are very tough when not using them for a holiday theme.  Well, you all did an amazing job with them and it was so fun checking each entry out.  Congratulations to Winter for creating a fabulous invitation!  Winter, please e-mail your address using the “Contact Us” link on the blog page.  We’ll send you your Soiree’s and Such stamp set.  Thank you all for taking on an Embellish Color Challenge.

There is still time to participate in our current challenge using ric rac!  There are some great entries so far.

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Clouds

1. Audrey
2. Cindy
3. Cristina
4. Nerina
5. Regan
6. Stacey

Thank so much for participating in the Embellish Babies Color Challenge.  The colors were so soft and fluffy, perfect for any baby card – boy or girl!  We loved seeing what you created and enjoyed all of your entries.  You made it difficult to select the hottest baby designs.  Take a peek at all of the entries when you need to create a baby themed project and be inspired.

Congratulations to Clouds!  Please contact us using the Contact Us link and we will make sure you get your prize!