Text Color Trends Challenge

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.

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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 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