Congratulations, Laura! Check out all of the leaves created to make a wreath. It’s such a great focal point for a fall card. We love it! Thanks so much for participating in this challenge and providing such an amazing source of inspiration. Make sure you stop by Laura’s blog to congratulate her and see what else she’s been working on recently. She has great style!

Leaves are not just greenery that grows on trees. They also indicate seasonal changes. When fall comes around, the beautiful tones and shapes remind us how crisp the air is and the start of many things, including back to school, Halloween, and Thanksgiving to name a few. Leaves are also great to add to paper crafting projects to express gratitude or harvest blessings. Check out the other designers featured in this challenge. Their “hot” concepts are perfect ways to add leaves to cards. Thanks to everyone who joined us on this fun challenge.

Don’t forget…check back on Friday for a brand new challenge!

Congratulations, Gayatri! Your layered floral die cut really took center stage on your card design. It is fabulous! Thanks so much for participating in this challenge and providing such an amazing source of inspiration. Make sure you stop by Gayatri’s blog to congratulate her and see what else she’s been working on recently.

Die cuts are everywhere. It all started with some basic shapes, but now you can find detailed die cuts and even some that coordinate with stamps. There are also so many techniques to use with dies and the designers for this challenge showcased their creativity. You have to check out the other designers featured in this challenge. Their “hot” die cuts are perfect ways to incorporate shapes into paper crafting projects. Thanks to everyone who joined us on this fun challenge.

We postponed our next challenge due to the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, so make sure to stop by on Friday to see what’s new around here!

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This challenge requires you to create a card, scrapbook layout, or altered item using the color challenge and leaves. It’s that time of year where leaves are everywhere. They are changing naturally in the outdoors and you can also find them in stores related to home decor. Perhaps stopping into a local store, such as Pier 1 Imports or Home Goods will give you the leaf inspiration you need to participate in this challenge. There are so many ways to add leaves to your designs, including stamping, die cutting, embossing, and also on patterned paper. We can’t wait to see what you create!

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.

We will feature some “HOT” designs on a blog post about a week after the challenge ends. Check back on the blog or subscribe to the feeds so you will not miss it!

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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!

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, November 24, 2011 at 11:59 pm EST

Happy Thanksgiving (to U.S. readers)

Congratulations, Smitha! Your floral designed card with the three buttons featured is really a show stopper! Thanks so much for participating in this challenge and providing such an amazing source of inspiration. Make sure you stop by Smitha’s blog to congratulate her and see what else she’s been working on recently.

Buttons are such a popular embellishment to add to paper crafting projects. They can be found in just about every color, size, and even shape. Now, tools exist to create your own buttons from die cuts or fabric covered. You have to check out the other designers featured in this challenge. Their “hot” concepts are perfect ways to embellish with buttons. Thanks to everyone who joined us on this fun challenge.  If you have not already, take a look at our current challenge – it’s all about die cuts with a beautiful, soft color palette. We know you’ve got something creative up your sleeve to submit and we can’t wait to see it!