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

Established in 1989, DeNami Design has been known for a timeless style featuring simply elegant art.  From our extensive line of quality rubber stamps to the newer line of coordinating scrapbook papers, buttons, ribbons, and glitters, we specialize in stylish and sophisticated products.  Our delightful designs are easy to mix and match for a designer look on all of your paper crafts!

 

 

This challenge requires you to create a card, scrapbook layout, or altered item using the color challenge and rainbows. To make this super fun, you can either use an actual rainbow on your project OR incorporate the colors to create an rainbow, such as grouping cardstock or rhinestone hues together to simulate a rainbow. This challenge will surely brighten your day, so do not feel overwhelmed! You can use bright and bold colors or soft pastels of the hues showcased! We really want to see the gradient of rainbow colors showcased, that’s all!

The main colors are featured in the challenge inspiration board above. 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 Flickr, then copy the direct link to your project/post 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.

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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 a $25 gift certificate to DeNami Design, allowing the winner to select any stamps or paper crafting supplies they want! 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.

DeNami Design is known for their wood-mounted rubber stamps. The team has used them to showcase projects using various stamps to bring you lots of rainbow sunshine! We hope you’re inspired and create fun and colorful designs with us too for this challenge!

Ashley made a notebook using the the Rainbow, Polka Dot Background, Sending You Love and Small Cloud stamps. She paper pieced the rainbows and positioned them vertically for a scalloped edge effect.

Charlene had a lot of fun creating her card. Remember the rainbow YouTube sensation? Well, that was the inspiration for her card that uses the the Rainbow and Small Cloud stamps. The great thing about paper crafting is that you can make it your own!

Cristina designed this clean and graphic card using the Heartfelt Greetings and Small Cloud stamps. She punched the heart from the cloud center to make it her own. She also featured a rainbow by using cardstock strips in various hues.

Mariana created this great color block card using the Rainbow, Heartfelt Greetings, and Small Cloud stamps. She adorned it with some rhinestones. She didn’t even have to use markers to color the image!

Sarah designed this delightful treasure using the Small Cloud and You’re a Treasure stamps. She created a rainbow using an array of trims.

Tina made this sweet hello card using the Rainbow and Small Cloud stamps. She paper pieced the rainbow with various patterned papers and finished it off with a simple bow.

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, July 7, 2011 at 11:59 pm EST

 

Newspapers, books, magazines, and online media content all contain text, which has become a huge trend with paper crafting. Designers can use actual printed text or customize their own text background by stamping. This challenge put designers to the test to see how text is currently being use in the paper crafting world.

Please join us in congratulating, Amber D! She designed a cute card using a typewriter to emphasize the importance of text. Amber also included a text background on her card front. Amber, please contact us with your mailing address and we will ship you some amazing Hero Arts text stamps.

Don’t forget to stop by the rest of the “hot” designers’ blogs to see the rest of the text inspired designs. Click on each image to visit their blogs. Make sure to leave everyone some blog love and comment on their “hot” designs! If you’re looking for more inspiration on creating projects featuring text patterns, 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 another challenge that deserves your attention. The Background Stamping Color Trends Challenge is sponsored by Hero Arts and you can use any stamps to create your own custom background on any project 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 an amazing weekend, Embellish fans! Craft to your heart’s content.

 

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 and stamp a background. Background stamping is a great technique for paper crafters because it allows designers to create their own custom patterned paper. You may use background patterned stamps or single image stamps to customize your own patterns. We want to see the great patterns and designs you can create!

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 Flickr, then copy the direct link to your project/post 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 Thank You Definition). 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 manufactures great background patterned stamps. Crafters have a choice of using wood block stamps or cling stamps. Additionally, Hero Arts offers single image stamps that allows designers to customize stamped patterns to their desire. The design team has inked up their Hero Arts stamps and created their own patterns. Take a peek below, then click on over to their blog to view the project in more detail.

Ashley created a clean and simple thank you card using Diagonal Dictionary Type, Designer Woodgrain, and Essential Messages stamps. She created her own background on the card front and also the framed embellishment.

Charlene made a cute card embellished with tags. She used Diagonal Dictionary Type and Thank You Definition stamps to design this card.

Cristina create a text themed hello card. She used Dictionary Greeting and Flower Text stamps to make this cheery card.

Mariana designed a sweet thank you card, full of flowers and text. She stamped the Dictionary Greeting stamp to create her own book text patterned paper.

Sarah designed a shabby chick thinking of you card. She compiled a few Hero Arts stamps, including Word Pops, Manuscript Background, and Essential Messages.

Tina designed a cute thank you card, perfect for a hostess using Word Pops stamps to create a background. She also used Row of Houses as a feature on this 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 23, 2011 at 11:59 pm EST

Now that temperatures are starting to heat up outdoors, we have something that will keep your inspiration HOT too! Please join us in congratulating, Debby! She created an awesome card ensemble in he color palette with that cute tag. 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 tag 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 tag 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 Text Color Trends Challenge is sponsored by Hero Arts and you can use text any way you see fit 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. There are a lot of graduation and father’s day cards if you are looking for an extra boost of inspiration in those areas!