Got Text? We know you do! Please join us for this challenge sponsored by Hero Arts! Think of creative ways to use text in your projects and take on this fun challenge.

Please make sure you review the rules below.

The photograph(s) in the challenge inspiration board are by Flying House Studios and from our very own designer, Tina Fussell!

Jackie Leventhal, founder of Hero Arts, has come a long way from the Berkeley cottage where she started her business in the mid-70′s. As an art teacher, she began making stamps in her home with an old, borrowed vulcanizer. Soon her creations were in great demand, not just by her students, but also at craft fairs (butterflies, a dancing frog, and a big sun were early favorites). Hero Arts was born.

By 1981, Hero Arts was a vital force in the growing stamp movement. Craft fairs led to gift shows; local retail trade grew into national and even international distribution. The company evolved into an industry leader. Hero Arts innovated the color label top. The Hero Arts catalog has won gold and silver medals numerous times over the past decade. And, Hero Arts was even awarded a US Patent for original paper designs. Every product we make today has the simple elegance of Jackie’s original vision.

Today, despite tough economic times, Hero Arts is a thriving company that has not compromised its quality or original founding goals. Hero Arts is an industry leader, and considered the innovator in the stamp, cardmaking and scrapbooking markets. Plus, as the company turns 35 years old in 2009, Hero Arts remains committed to its original founding family ethic: company founder Jackie Leventhal is the Design Director, her son Aaron Leventhal is the CEO, and Aaron’s cousin Todd Mullins is the Vice President of Sales.

We remain passionate about stamping, obsessed with quality, and dedicated to our customers. Since our founding we’ve relied on our customers to inspire and sustain us. Thank you for your ideas, comments, and creativity.

Don’t forget to visit the Hero Club Blog for creative inspiration every day!

 

This challenge requires you to create a card, scrapbook layout, or altered item using the color challenge with text. Text can be stamped, book print, embossed, or even handwritten. Use your creativity to generate striking designs that feature text.

The main colors are featured in the challenge inspiration board above. 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. The neutral tones for this challenge have been highlighted in the color challenge (white and black).

Upload a photo of your project to your blog or online gallery, such as Splitcoaststampers or Flickr, then copy the direct link to your project to the embedded link widget below or on one of the design team’s blogs. 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.

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 Browser 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 top 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 category menu in the footer below, called “Embellish What’s Hot.”

Additionally, there will be a designer who will be featured and will win Hero Arts stamps (Flower Text and Dictionary Greeting). The winner must contact Embellish within 48 hours of the announcement. We reserve the right to select a new winner if the designer makes no contact.

Hero Arts has some great text stamps and the design team’s projects feature these stamps. If you are looking for some inspiration on ways to incorporate text into paper craft designs, the team has a few ideas to share. So, take a peek below, then hop on over to their blog to view the project in more detail.

Ashley‘s card used Word Pops in the background. She also used Essential Messages for the sentiment.

Charlene created this cute card featuring stamped text as a custom patterned paper strip. She used Diagonal Dictionary Type wood block stamp to design this card.

Cristina designed a thank you card featuring the Diagonal Dictionary Type wood block stamp. She highlighted the stamped text using a negative die cutting technique.

Mariana made this thanks card by layering a flower over a dictionary stamped rectangle. She used Words and Flowers and Sending Smiles Messages.

Sarah used the Diagonal Dictionary Type wood block stamp to create own her patterned paper. With a little distressing and embellishments, she made her own master piece.

Tina designed this clean and graphic card using the Dictionary Greeting and Word Pops stamps. She stamped the background and also focal point to create this one layer card.

Click the image above for additional rules. There are new rules, so please visit the link. Your entry may be deleted if your submission is also a part of a lot of other challenges.

Challenge ends Thursday, June 9, 2011 at 11:59 pm EST

 

We have some new HOT designers to feature! Please join us in congratulating, Piali on her super cute home square card! Please contact us with your mailing address and we will hook you up with your new JustRite stamps.

Don’t forget to stop by the rest of the “hot” designers’ blogs to see the rest of the square cards that left us with a crafty drool. Click on each image to visit their blogs. Make sure to leave everyone some blog love and comment on their gorgeous designs! If you’re looking for more inspiration on creating square cards, there are plenty more entries we were not able to highlight here that deserve some serious blog stalking! So go check them out too!

We also have a brand spankin’ new challenge that deserves your attention. The Tags Color Trends Challenge is sponsored by JustRite and you can use tags on any project to play along using the color combination. It’s just that easy. There a quite a few designers who have already participated this week so far, so check those out too.

Have a great weekend!

First, I’d like to thank you for your patience in posting the “hot designers” for this challenge. I was on vacation and some things just get pushed back. Without further ado, please join us in congratulating, Amy Sheffer on her beautiful pinwheel card all dressed up with trim! Please contact us with your mailing address and we will make sure you receive your decorative and crochet trim by May Arts.

Don’t forget to stop by the rest of the “hot” designers’ blogs to see their crochet/lace trim creations in their entirety. Click on each image to visit their blogs. Make sure to leave everyone some blog love and comment on their gorgeous designs! If you’re looking for more inspiration, there are plenty more entries we were not able to highlight here that deserve some serious blog stalking! So go check them out too!

Have you seen our current challenge? Take a peek at what the designers created. It’s all about how you can incorporate tags into your projects! You can even win some JustRite stamps, so join us for some good old crafty fun!

 

Alright Embellish fans! It’s time for a new challenge sponsored by JustRite Stampers! This challenge involves tags and feel free to create with them any way you want. JustRite provides stamps perfect for tags and they even have custom die templates by Spellbinders that are a perfect fit for your tag creations.

Please make sure you review the rules below.

The photograph(s) in the challenge inspiration board are by Flying House Studios and from our very own designer, Tina Fussell!

 

JustRite^® has over a 100 year history in making product for the commercial stamping industry. It was acquired by Millennium Marking Company in 2004. JustRite began using its knowledge of stamp products to introduce stamp making technology to crafters.

Our images and unique stamping system of are what set us apart in the stamping community. Our priority is a regular introduction of fresh high-quality stamping images for beginners to seasoned stampers. From line art images, to big bold and colorable you are sure to find something to spark your creativity. We go far beyond simply showing stampers new images. We feature beautiful handmade projects from the stamping community’s most talented designers. In addition to enjoying the sheer “art of the project” we strive to share how you could re-create the project yourself including complete supply lists for the project.

Our stampers are sold in sets of images that you can mix and match with borders, centers and font to enhance your creative experience. All stampers are precision engineered for a clear sharp impression.

The JustRite stamping community is all about fun designs, facilitating inspiration and sharing ideas. Sharing is the optimal word because we value our communication with you the stamper and want you to find the right creative opportunity. We desire a two way communication in which you share with us and others so that we all grow in our creative journey. Social media enables us to offer new ways to communicate and share ideas and you will find a number of ways to communicate with us and each other. We love to hear from you.

 

This challenge requires you to create a card, scrapbook layout, or altered item using the color challenge with tags. Any project you want to create with tags will fit this challenge requirement. So, simply create a card, layout, or altered item with tags on them.

The main colors are featured in the challenge inspiration board above. 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. If you would like to use a neutral of white/cream and black/brown, please feel free to add it!

Upload a photo of your project to your blog or online gallery, such as Splitcoaststampers or Flickr, then copy the direct link to your project to the embedded link widget below or on one of the design team’s blogs. 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.

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 Browser 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 top 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 category menu in the footer below, called “Embellish What’s Hot.”

Additionally, there will be a designer who will be featured and will JustRite stamps (Fancy Labels, Kindness, Vintage Oval Frames). The winner must contact Embellish within 48 hours of the announcement. We reserve the right to select a new winner if the designer makes no contact.

Just when you thought you’ve seen it all, the design team has created more projects to tap into your creative side to give you just the spark you need to make something unique for this challenge and more. Make sure you check out everyone’s blogs for additional photos and details.

Ashley created a friendship card using the Vintage Ovals stamp set. She stamped the ornate label design, hand cut it, and layered it with an oval die cut. She added a tag die cut and stamped the sentiment from the same stamp set on it.

Charlene created this embossed friendship card using Friendship Blooms stamp set. She stamped the label, cut it out and added the sentiment to create her custom tag on her vintage mason glass jar.

Cristina designed a sweet baby card using the Fancy Labels stamp set. She stamped the center background and added a tag to twine, making the perfect sentiment.

Mariana made this square thank you card that features the Fancy Frames stamp set. She stamped the frame and layered with embellishments. Her tag was layered and embellished with a sentiment strip.

Sarah used the You Inspire Me stamp set as the focal point of her shabby chic card. She added her tag in a glassine bag.

Tina designed this layout using the Fancy Tags stamp set and Happy Everything coordinating dies. She used the stamps to create a banner. How clever?!

Click the image above for additional rules. There are new rules, so please visit the link. Your entry may be deleted if your submission is also a part of a lot of other challenges.

Challenge ends Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 11:59 pm EST