The Best of British Scrapbooking & Cardmaking

Entries will be accepted from 15th November, 2005, until Monday, February 6, 2006.

The Best of British Scrapbooking and Cardmaking 2006 competition is open to all residents within the United Kingdom. We recognize that talented scrapbookers and cardmakers reside in other countries; however, we regret that we cannot accept entries from scrapbookers and cardmakers in these countries due to extensive legal restrictions. In addition, the contest is only open to individuals age 18 years or older. No entry fee is required and no purchase is necessary.

How to Enter

To enter, follow the simple steps below:

1. Select up to five (5) of your best unpublished layouts or cards. Two-facing scrapbook pages can count as one layout. One submission or entry of up to five (5) layouts or cards is allowed per person. Do NOT send original materials as they cannot be returned.
2. Include your details which would be your name, address, postal code, telephone number, mobile phone number, e-mail address and a complete list of supplies (except for adhesives) used to complete each layout or card. These details must accompany each layout or card.
3. Choose your category:
   • Best of British Scrapbooking
   • Best New Scrapbooking Talent – for those who have started scrapbooking within the last year (starting in December 2004).
   • Best of British Cardmaking
   • Best New Cardmaking Talent - for those who have started cardmaking within the last year (starting in December 2004).
4. Write 50 words about each layout or card describing it, telling us about techniques, and your reason for using these techniques. This must accompany each layout or card.
5. If you are in the New Talent categories (Best New Scrapbooking Talent or Best New Cardmaking Talent), please tell us a bit about what got you started. (You only need to include this once per entry.)
6. Submit your entry one of two ways:
   • Through the post: Copy your originals and reduce them in size so that four copies will fit on an A 4 sheet of paper. You may scan and print, color copy, or photograph your work. Attach the copies (not originals!) of your layouts or cards to the front side of an A4 piece of paper. Your details (as listed in #2. above), your category, and your 50-word description of techniques must accompany the layout or card, or the submission will not be considered. If you are in the New Talent category, your information about what got you started must be included. We suggest putting your details on the back side of the A 4 paper or hinging the copies of your layouts/cards and putting details under the reproductions of your layouts/cards. Be sure to clearly mark which description goes with which layout or card. Mail your entry to ScrapBook inspirations, Best of British Contest, Future Publishing, 30 Monmouth Street, Bath BA1 2BW Entries must be received no later than Monday, February 2, 2006. No responsibility will be accepted for entries that are lost, late, mutilated or misdirected in the course of delivery. Postage-due mail will not be accepted. Proof of sending or posting of entries will not be accepted as proof of delivery.
   • Via email: Scan your originals. Send them via email with your details (as listed in #2. above), your category, and your 50-word description of techniques. Your details (as listed in #2 above), category, and 50-word description of techniques must accompany the layout or card, or the submission will not be considered. If you are in the New Talent category, your information about what got you started must be included. Be sure to clearly mark which description goes with which layout or card. Email your entry to jenny.dixon@futurenet.co.uk Entries must be received no later than Monday, February 2, 2006. Proof of sending entries will not be accepted as proof of delivery.

No purchase is necessary. A purchase does not increase your chances of winning.

1. The Promoters are Spot On Publishing of 7 Ailanthus Court, Chesterfield, MO, 63005, United States of America.
2. To enter, follow the simple steps above.
3. Entries which are materially illegible, incomplete, tampered with or otherwise not in compliance with the Official Rules are void.
4. Entries must be original, not have been entered into any previous Contest/Competition or previously published in print or electronic form, and must not infringe any third party rights.
5. By you submitting an entry, you automatically grant to the Promoter and its agents the irrevocable right throughout the world to publish, produce, use, adapt, edit, exploit and/or modify the entry (or any part thereof) in anyway and in any media (whether now or hereafter invented) and without reference or compensation to the entrant. Submission of any entry constitutes an irrevocable waiver of your right to be identified as the author of your entry and to object to any derogatory treatment of your entry, and your right of privacy in respect of any photographs included with your entry.
6. One entry (comprised of five layouts or five cards) per person.
7. The entries will be judged by a panel of judges under the supervision of Promoter using the following criteria:
   • Is the design of the layouts or cards unique and well-designed, and do they reflect excellent craftsmanship?
   • Do the layouts or cards present innovative principles or techniques?
   • Do the layouts or cards express meaning through journaling, art, or photographs that provide value or insight to viewers?
   • Are any photographs (if applicable) used in the layouts or cards clear, sharp, and expressive?
8. If the judging results in a tie, the tied entries will be re-judged on the factors listed above, but with the first factor counted as most important, the second factor as second most important and so on. If the re-judging still does not break the tie, all of the tied entries will be treated the same by The Best of British Scrapbooking and Cardmaking 2006 and will either all be published or all be rejected.
9. Decisions of the judges are final and binding in all respects in relation to the Contest/Competition. Eligibility decisions will be made by the judges. Entrants agree to be bound by these decisions and the Official Rules.
10. The top layouts or cards may be published either in The Best of British Scrapbooking and Cardmaking 2006 or in a cover-mounted supplement to ScrapBook inspirations Magazine at the discretion of the Promoter. The decision as to whether to create a The Best of British Scrapbooking and Cardmaking 2006 or not is entirely at the discretion of the Promoter. In addition to these top layouts or cards, "honorable mention" layouts or cards may also be published at the Promoter’s discretion. All winners will be credited either in the upcoming The Best of British Scrapbooking and Cardmaking 2006 or in a cover-mounted supplement to ScrapBook inspirations Magazine.
11. Winning entrants will be notified by phone, e-mail or mail on or about March 15, 2006. If, following the Promoter's reasonable efforts, a winner cannot be traced, the Promoter (at its sole discretion) may determine whether an alternative winner will be selected. The Promoter will have no liability to the untraced winner as a result.
12. A list of the winners and their prizes will be available for thirty days from March 30, 2006, at www.britishscrapbooking.com .
13. The Promoter may ask the winners to participate in publicity (including being photographed) in relation to the Contest/Competition. Entry constitutes permission from the entrants to use his or her name or store name, picture, likeness and area of residence for purposes of trade, publicity or promotion for no additional compensation or notice, except where entrants clearly state on their submitted entry materials that they do not wish their details to be used for such purposes. The Promoter will not transfer or disclose entrants' names, addresses or other details to third parties other than as permitted under the Official Rules.
14. The Official Rules shall be governed by the laws of England. The courts of England shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
15. All entrants release Promoter, their affiliates, parents, subsidiaries, directors, officers, employees, and agents, and all others associated with the development and execution of this Competition/Contest from any and all liability from injury, loss or damage of any kind resulting from participation in this promotion or acceptance or use of any prize. By submitting an entry you automatically warrant that your entry is original and will not infringe the rights of any third party and/or render the Promoter liable to any claim. Void where prohibited or restricted by law.
16. The total prize value for the contest is £6000. This will be shared equally among our winners. The sponsors providing the prizes reserve the right to select which of their products the winners will receive. Prizes will be scrapbooking and cardmaking supplies, there is no cash alternative.

Last reviewed December 2, 2005.