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2024 Cards & Pockets Invitation Design Contest

✨The Cards & Pockets Invitation Design Contest is Back! ✨

Get ready to show off your creativity! We’re thrilled to announce the return of our annual Invitation Design Contest. Whether you’re a seasoned designer or you've created your first DIY invitation, there's a category for you. Don’t worry if it’s your first time creating an invitation design—this contest is for everyone, from beginners to pros.


We can’t wait to see what you’ve been dreaming up with our beautiful papers— your designs inspire us, and we want to celebrate them! 

Here’s what you could win:
  • Gift Cards up to $500 to spend on gorgeous C&P paper products and services.
  • A dazzling acrylic plaque to proudly display on your desk! Made with love by us, personalized especially for you.
  • Graphic award badges and a spotlight feature on our blog, website, and social media.

PLUS: We have two NEW bonus categories this year!:

Best Laser Cut Design & Best Laser Cut Design with Printing

One winner from each category will receive a $50 C&P gift card!


The deadline for entries is December 8th, 2024

Also, check out our gallery of past winners for some sweet inspiration.

 

Ready for all the nitty gritty details? Here we go!

Voting and Winning

The top 10 finalists for the Professional and DIY categories will be chosen by the Cards and Pockets staff and will be announced December 11th, 2024. There will be an online public vote to determine

the top 3 winners in these two categories.

Voting will close at midnight on December 15th.

 

Cards & Pockets staff will choose the bonus award winners from all of the professional and DIY submissions.

 

All final winners will be announced on December 16th.

Official Rules:

The invitation category submissions can be for a wedding, birthday party, baby shower, or any other kind of event.

 
Be sure to include a list of materials and colors you’ve used in your design along with your submission.

How to submit: This year we are offering three different ways to submit your entry.

  • (1) If you have photos or are planning a photo shoot of your invitation, you can submit your design by uploading photos to the entry form.
  • (2) If you would prefer to send us a physical copy of your invitation, you can mail your entry to our office.
  • (3) We realize that some of you may have a beautiful design in the works that you may need to pull together for your entry. If you have files ready, you can order proof/samples of the physical components of your suite and we will assemble them here for you before judging. We will send you the assembled suite after the conclusion of the contest. You can find more details on the submission form.

 

CONTEST:

The invitation category submissions can be for a wedding, birthday party, baby shower, or any other kind of event. 
Be sure to include a list of materials and colors you’ve used in your design along with your submission.

 

How to submit: This year we are offering three different ways to submit your entry.
(1) If you have photos or are planning a photo shoot of your invitation, you can submit your design by uploading photos to the entry form (here). 
(2) If you would prefer to send us a physical copy of your invitation, you can mail your entry to our office.
(3) We realize that some of you may have a beautiful design in the works that you may need to pull together for your entry. If you have files ready, you can order the physical components of your suite and we will assemble them here for you before judging. We will send you the assembled suite after the conclusion of the contest. You can find more details on the submission form.


Designs will be judged on overall creativity and style.

 

Contest Ends:
December 8th, 2024

Prizes:
Cards & Pockets Gift Card!

1st place - $500
2nd place - $300
3rd place - $100

Bonus categories - $50

 

A beautiful, personalized award plaque for the first place in DIY and PRO categories.

 

Graphic award badges for use on personal platforms, and a highlight of the winning entries on the C&P website and across C&P social media (for all categories!)

 

Guidelines:
Creativity can be shown through style, colors, embellishments, themes, etc… We can’t wait to see your unique designs—whether they’re traditional, modern, or completely outside the box.


If you would like to omit any personal information from the invitation text, please do so before uploading your invitation photo. Please refer below to “Contest Rules” for further details.

 

Contest Rules:

 

General category guidelines:

  • DIY: We ask that you submit just one design in the DIY category, showcasing your best work!
  • Professional: This category allows up to three unique submissions.
  • Please submit your design to just one category to keep things fair and fun!
  • Participants who sell wedding invitations or designs should submit to the professional category even if their submission is for their own wedding.
  • After you submit, please share your entry on social media and mention us @cardsandpockets (facebook or instagram).


Criteria to be eligible as a winning submission:
  1. Only materials purchased from Cards & Pockets should be used, however, you may use specialty elements we don’t offer for your design.
  2. Be sure to include an event date from 2023 or 2024.
  3. Make sure to include a list of materials and colors you’ve used in your design along with your submission.

Judging Process:

After the contest end date (December 8th, 2024), Cards & Pockets will select the top 10 finalists. After the finalists are announced, the public will be able to vote for their favorites. Voting will be hosted on our website and social media platforms, and the public can vote for their favorite designs through our voting form. 


Final DIY and Professional category winners will be determined by popular vote. The two bonus category winners will be chosen by Cards & Pockets staff. 


All final winners will be announced on December 16th through Cards & Pockets Facebook + Instagram and on the homepage of CardsandPockets.com.

 

Contest Terms of Agreement:
By posting your invitation photo, you are agreeing to the following:
(a). To be entered into the CardsandPockets Invitation Design Contest. 
(b). That the design belongs to you (i.e., you have permissions to publish it) and you will allow us to showcase your design publicly, including any personal information (photos or text) included therewithin, on our website and social media platforms.


CardsandPockets® appreciates tasteful postings and reserves the rights to remove any post for any reason.

 

We are so excited to see your creation!