Skipping Stones Design (SSD) is a stamp company whose mission is to help paper crafters share the gift of laughter one stamp at a time.  SSD started in 2005 and has a variety of stamps in their online store to attract all paper crafters.  Their stamps are photopolymer high quality clear stamps and priced just right.  On their blog, SSD challenges crafters with a sketch every week.

This challenge requires you to create a project using the color challenge and background stamping.  Stamping a background is perfect to create your own custom patterned paper.  Don’t forget that background stamping can be incorporated into other paper craft ideas, including scrapbook layouts, mini albums, and other altered art.  We love to see all types of 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.

Don’t forget:

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

2. Use stamps to create a background/pattern.

You have until Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST to submit your entries below.

The photos used in the graphic are by McArthur & Ashley Newell.

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.

NOTE: **If you are having difficulties with our link widget, please click the question mark link to get help from their blog. They offer useful step-by-step instructions.

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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.  You can find all blog postings related to challenge winners in the drop down category menu on the right sidebar at the top, called “Embellish What’s Hot.” Additionally, there will be a designer who will be featured and will win Boo, Timeless Textures, and Wiseman. 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 used Timeless Textures, Always Here, Dandelion Dreams and Healing Wings stamp sets to create their beautiful projects for this challenge.  Please take a moment to be inspired.

Ashley

Charlene

Maile

Mariana’s card may be viewed in CARDS magazine June 2011 issue!

Mariana

Sarah

Tina

Challenge ends Thursday, October 7, 2010 at 11:59 PM EST

Laurie

1. Cristina
2. Diane
3. Liv
4. Melissa
5. Noora
6. Yuki

You all really blew us away with the squares challenge.  We loved the way you used squares in your designs.  The design team selected on the “hot” designs, so make sure to check them out.  Congratulations, Laurie!  Your card design was amazing and for that you win a collection of Inchie Squares and products.  Please click here and e-mail us your address so we can make sure you receive your prize!

Come check out our current paper piecing challenge.  There are still a few more hours to stamp, cut, and piece a project together for your chance to win a My Favorite Things gift certificate!  Thanks for participating!

Think fresh, fun and completely distinctive, and you have My Favorite Things (MFT).  From our passionately popular “Who’s That Girl” line, to the sweet “Pure Innocence” and “Jolinne” characters, MFT has a little something for everyone, and a lot of something different!

You’ve found a stamping home with your MFT family, there’s fun & friendship to be had in addition to the best stamps an stamping products around.  With Brand Spankin’ New releases every month, there is always something worth coming back for!

Wanna see the complete line? Visit www.mftstamps.com!

This challenge requires you to create a project using the color challenge and paper piecing.  Paper piecing is a fun technique to use for stampers.  Projects can include color by using cardstock and/or patterned paper, instead of by coloring stamped images.  Don’t forget that paper piecing can be incorporated into other paper craft ideas, including scrapbook layouts, mini albums, and other altered art.

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 + Brown/Black may 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 paper piecing technique.

You have until Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST to submit your entries below.

The photos used in the graphic are by McArthur Newell, taken at the Craft and Hobby Association Trade Show in Rosemont, IL July 2010.

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.

NOTE: **If you are having difficulties with our link widget, please click the question mark link to get help from their blog. They offer useful step-by-step instructions.

IE v6 Brower Users: The link widget is not compatible with IE version 6. Please feel free to download Firefox for free here. You can also update your IE browser here. Sorry for any inconvenience in the cross-browser issues, but we hope you give Firefox a try!

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.  You can find all blog postings related to challenge winners in the drop down category menu on the right sidebar at the top, called “Embellish What’s Hot.” Additionally, there will be a designer who will be featured and will win a $25 Gift Certificate from My Favorite Things.  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 is at it again!  This time, they are paper piecing some great stamps by My Favorite Things.  Take a look at how you can use the paper piecing technique in your projects.  Don’t forget to click on each photo to visit the designers’ blogs because some may have an additional project to share featuring more My Favorite Things products!

Ashley

Amanda Baird – Love Birds
My Favorite Felt – Banana Split

Charlene

Maile

Sheltering Tree & Leaf Trio Dies
Sheltering Tree Stamp Set

Mariana

Happy Mail

Sheltering Tree Digital Paper

Sarah

Sheltering Tree Digi Paper

Take Note Digi Paper

It’s a Cupcake Kind of Day

Tina

Going Places

Challenge ends Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 11:59 PM EST

Clouds

1. Clare
2. Elisabeth
3. Jen R.
4. Julie
5. Michelle
6. Steph

This challenge was so fun!  We all enjoyed browsing such cute and clean projects.  The colors were so soft and inviting.  You all really showed your stuff!  Congratulations to Clouds!  The design team voted her card as “What’s Hot” for “Quirky-Cutesy-Clean!”  Clouds, please send a message through the “Contact Us” feature and we’ll get your Lawn Fawn prize all sorted out!  To the additional designers featured for this challenge, your work is amazing!  Thanks so much to everyone for participating in this challenge.  If you are searching for your creative mojo, give our current challenge a try!  It’s super easy – using squares – and perfect for a Halloween project!