Embellish is currently taking a break through January.  No worries, we will be back with the next magazine issue, publication call, and more challenges.  There may be some changes to the blog and challenges, but please know that Embellish will still be an inspirational source.

Regarding the next issue, it will be published and revealed next year. We will be promoting it, so it will not be a secret and you will definitely know! We are currently re-designing a new web site and platform that will be able to handle subscription management a little better. We received such a great response from the Premiere Issue, that we had to make some changes (for the better) for our subscribers. All current subscribers will be notified and will receive access to the Premiere Issue on the new web site. You will have to follow instructions on how to access the issue and then you can purchase the second “Buttons” issue! The next issue will represent how a true e-zine operates, so the it will surely be worth the wait! Embellish is operated by a team of three members who also have full-time careers; therefore, only after-work time is completely dedicated to Embellish. It’s amazing that this magazine is completed by this small team!

Thanks for your support! We have a few new things planned for 2011 and need to take this time to organize them accordingly. Have a Happy New Year and we’ll see you soon!

Geri

1. Julia
2. Ros
3. Cristina
4. Jinny
5. Jane
6. Andrea

Congratulations, Geri! Your holiday card was a big hit with the design team.  Please, click contact us with your mailing address, so your My Time Made Easy stamps can be shipped to you next week!  There were so many great designs for this challenge, again, you all made it so difficult to highlight some of the top six designs.  Great job to the ladies featured.  We also like to send a shot out to all of our participants in this challenge.  It was great to see you all were willing to step a little bit out of the traditional holiday color combination and get into the spirit of the season!  Thanks so much for your participation and support in the challenge.  We had a great time perusing all of the projects.

Please check back next week for a special posting regarding the upcoming Embellish Buttons magazine issue and news of our short break.  It will explain a few things you may have asked yourself or myself (Ashley)!

Inspired by great design, Canvas Corp brings paper, surfaces and creative items to the market with a mission to enhance people’s lives by designing innovative products, to respect the environment and inspire creativity in everyday living.

If you’re looking for some of their products, you can google their name and click on the shopping link.  Also, many of their products are sold on www.scrapbook.com.

This challenge requires you to create a scrapbook layout using the color challenge. Scrapbook layouts capture special moments.  Take this challenge as an opportunity to scrap some of your favorite pictures.  Perhaps you’ve never scrapped before, this is the perfect time to try it out.  With the color combination, surely you can find a photo and pull in a color to create something special.  So, let’s see what you have!

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.

*Your color of choice can be any color!

Don’t forget:

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

2. create a scrapbook layout.

You have until Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST to submit your entries below.

The photos used in the graphic are by McArthur Newell II.

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 huge sampler of patterned paper, canvas, mini clothespins, and so much more.  You will not be disappointed!  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.

We have something special for this challenge and it’s all about scrapbook layouts.  Let’s see your scrapping skills!  The team is featuring Canvas Corp’s products, including patterned paper, jute twine, mini clothespins, and mini canvas shapes.  Check out the amazing layouts the team created.

Ashley

Charlene

Maile

Mariana

Sarah

Cristina

1. Angie
2. apricotjam
3. Terri
4. Ren-yi
5. Jinny
6. Shauna

Bags, whether they are small glassine bags with special holiday treats or gift bags full of birthday surprises, designing them with a special touch is a paper crafter’s rush and a gift recipient’s dream.  Make someone’s day by providing special handmade packaging from It’s in the Bag! Thank you for participating in this fun challenge.  We hope you were very inspired.  Congratulations Cristina for your amazing felt baby bag.  You really caught the design team’s eye with that creation.  Please contact us to claim your prize by sending your address.  And as usual, we couldn’t just select one winner, so we also featured six other hot designs.  Your bags really amazed us and you made it extremely difficult for us to narrow down our top choices.  Congratulations to each of you for creating to your heart’s content.
Stay tuned…up next – in a few short hours, we have a brand new challenge coming up.  It will wrap up the challenges for the year, so you’ll have to check it out.