Congratulations, Amber D.! Your clean and graphic happiness design really showcased the banner die well. We just loved the way you stamped the floral pattern behind the banner die cut to add color and pattern. Thanks so much for participating in the challenge and being an inspiration to us all!

Banners are a huge trend in paper crafting as well as entertainment design. There are so many ways to incorporate banner concepts into paper crafting designs. Please take a peek at each of our featured “hot” designers above for additional ways to use banners in your designs. But wait, there’s more! Although we were not able to feature every designer’s projects, there are still some remaining designs that deserve your attention. Click here to see more!

Please note, Embellish will be on break for the next couple of months. We will return with fun new challenges and more!

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!

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!

Congratulations, Laura for being our featured winner for the Circles Color Trends Challenge. Your negative die cut circles really popped for the fall season. Thanks so much for participating.

Circles are a popular element to add to all designs, including paper crafts. There are so many ways to incorporate them, To see some of the other popular ways, click on over to the Circles Color Trends Challenge to view all of the great entries. Thank you to all the designers who participated in this challenge along with us. Congratulations to the other “hot” designs featured above. Feel free to click on each thumbnail to view the projects in detail.

We are about to wrap up the Buttons Color Trends Challenge, but you still have a few hours to enter the challenge! Make sure to check back tomorrow morning to see the next fun challenge we’ve been working on.