Michaels, North America’s largest arts and crafts specialty retailer, launched its first ever “Handmade Holiday Contest” on November 1, and will be awarding two $100 gift cards awarded every week through December 20. Customers can upload photos of their handmade gifts at Michaels.com, and website visitors can rate their favorite entries online. Two grand prize winners will be selected – one grand prize winner for “Best Creative Project” and one grand prize winner for “Best Creative Project under $20”. Each grand prize winner will get a $250 gift card and a trip for two to New York City to see The Martha Stewart Show. Visit http://www.michaelscontest.com/details for more information.
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This beautiful layout from Andrea has lots of texture and depth using chipboard frames and embellishments and stitching down the strips of pattern papers. She breaks down how she put it all together on the Scrapbook and Cards Today blog.
With Mother’s Day soon approaching here in the US I thought it would be a nice time to focus on women. So whether you’re scrapbooking about your Mom, best gal pals, female family members or yourself let’s take a look at some wonderful layout inspiration that features some of the women in our lives.
Leilani used labels to journal 5 current happenings with herself along with a current photo, a puffy sticker title and retro inspired elements. I spotted her idea on the Elle’s Studio Instagram page.
This sweet pocket page documents Nicole and her Mom planting flowers from her Dad’s garden. She’s included a photo, embellished journaling section and decorative tag in her 3 pocket layout. Take a closer look over on The Cherry on Top blog.
This stunning layout from Audrey has striped floral pattern paper that she has added colorful stitching in between each stripe. At the end of each line she’s also added pretty rolled paper flowers that match each color for an amazing 3D effect. Take a closer look at the Paige Taylor Evans blog.
Capture your artistic side with a new collection from Vicki Boutin. Nathalie designed this layout with cool watercolor paint and splatter for the background adding lots of art supply embellishments. I came across this on her Tachita55 Instagram page.
This fun project is actually a 3D photo frame but could be adjusted to be a page layout. Kerstin used a photo of herself, adding many matts made from different pattern papers to create the layered outer frame. She added acetate that can open to help prop it up and decorated the photo and frame with chipboard sentiments and gems. Learn more about this gift made for her husband on the Pinkfresh Studio blog.
If you’re traveling solo or heading out on a girls road trip this layout is perfect. Notice how Tarrah used mostly just the top 3rd of the page, adding a wide border with the photo above surrounded by travel themed chipboard elements for an interesting balance. There’s also stitching and splatter for extra texture. Learn more at the Cocoa Vanilla blog.
Show off your crafty side in your traveler’s notebook. These pages have hand carved stamped elements on one side and a stack of three photos with more stamping on the other for a quick and easy layout. I spotted this on the dearlydee Instagram page.
This stunning floral page features lots of detailed fussy cut flowers and wow, does that take time, but the results are so worth it! Gold foiled sentiments, ephemera and splatters of white gesso add even more embellishments. Learn how Angela put it all together over on the Spellbinders blog.
This is such a HAPPY layout with lots of fun mixed media techniques. There’s stenciling, stamping, paper distressing, a large die cut title and loads of pretty 3D flowers. Nicole is sharing her process video over on the My Creative Scrapbook blog.
This pretty in pink layout is so feminine with flowers and butterflies but there’s also harder elements to add balance like metal looking labels and clips and black sheet music for a wonderful hard and soft design. Take a closer look on the My Creative Corner blog.
Kathleen used lots of lovely stickers to celebrate her best scrappy friend. I love the peach and green color palette and the fun surprise of hidden journaling that can be pulled out from behind the photo. Learn more at the Scattered Confetti blog.
I hope you’ve found some great ideas to scrap all the wonderful women in your life!
-Heather
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Sherry Holland says
I have been rating a friend’s entry in Michaels’ Handmade Holiday Contest. Her Christmas decoration has over 1500 “five star” ratings. The rules encourage entrants to get as many high ratings as they can because the ratings are advertised as significant in the selection of the winners. The two Week Three winners had 700+ and 300+ “four star” ratings. The leading entry has over 13,000 “five star” ratings. I think Michaels is sending a message that ratings are not significant, if considered at all.
My friend wishes she had not entered this contest who now thinks this is a “gotcha” to get entrant’s email addresses. I think the online ratings part of this is a sham and believe this contest should be boycotted.
Michelle Ward says
I agree with Sherry’s comment. Looks to me like Michael’s Handmade Holiday contest is a publicity stunt. Contrary to their scoring rules, the ratings don’t seem to matter at all. I just looked at the newest (week 4) winners: One is a “JOY” plaque with 319 “4 snowmen” ratings, the other is a mistletoe scarf with 13… that’s right … thirteen “four snowmen” ratings!
I found fourteen entries with over a thousand ratings … the leader has 27,000 ratings. The way winners are picked appears very arbitrary to me and I think Michaels should be ashamed. For my part, I promise to never shop Michaels again.
Gloria Church says
It does look like Michaels is picking weekly “winners” at random. Ratings do appear to be ignored. And as far as I can tell, quality, creativity, originality … blah, blah … aren’t getting carefully considered either. After looking at the week 3 and 4 winners, I am convinced my entering this contest has been a waste of time. If other folks who entered this contest are regular Michaels customers like me, I encourage them to voice their disgust about this contest to store managers as I hope to get a chance to do tomorrow.