Big Summer Challenge on PicsForDesign (Final Results)

Summer Gifts

Get ready for summer that's gonna be incredibly hot and full of nicest gifts. This summer our PSP-store is planning to be there for you the full three months! PicsForDesign is announcing the beginning of the Big Summer Challenge. NEVER BEFORE have we given out prizes like that!

There will be three stages, each one 1 month long:

Stage-1:
Start date: 1.06.2012
End date and results: 27.06.2012
Result announcement and prizes: 30.06.2012

Stage-2:
Start date: 1.07.2012
End date and results: 28.07.2012
Result announcement and prizes: 31.07.2012

Stage-3:
Start date: 1.08.2012
End date and results: 28.08.2012
Result announcement and prizes: 31.08.2012

Here are the things you need to do:
1) buy tubes and kits
2) create beautiful tags
3) be active

Conditions and prizes for taggers:
«+» - means there will be a challenge in this category this month
«-» - means there will be NO challenge in this category this month

Category	Condition	June	July	August	Prizes
Best banner maker	Making a banner of any size, any inscription in the spirit of the challenge. Send your entries to tags@ picsfordesign.com, the deadline is June 30^th end of the day. BANNERS	+	-	-	Every participant receives an exclusive picture as a gift.
Best PFD promoter	Posting active links leading to PicsForDesign main page on personal websites (blogs). Just post a banner with a link to PicsForDesign on your website. Then we will make a top-30 of promoters based on Google Analytics and will be giving prizes at the end of the month.	+	+	+	PFD-credits as a gift (you can buy anything PicsForDesign sells for them) 1. The absolute winner will receive 50 PFD credits as a gift 2. Top 2-5 winners – 5 credits each. 3. Top 6-10 winners –3 credits each. 4. Top 11-30 - 1 credit each.
Most creative tagger according to the tagging community	Upload your tags HERE every month, depending on the topic announced, and take part in the voting. We will be publishing the information on top winners at the end of every month. Topic for the first month: «Summer Drive». Turn on your imagination;) VOITING	+	+	-	Gift pictures 1. Top 3 winners - 5 pictures 2. Top4-10 winners– 2 pictureseach 3. Top 11-20 winners – 1 picture each + every participant gets an exclusive picture as a gift.
Most creative tagger	All tags uploaded will be judged by the artists and PFD management.	-	-	+	Gift pictures 1. Top 3 winners - 5 pictures + 5 PFD credits 2. Top 4-10 winners – 2 pictures + 2 PFD credits 3. Top 11-20 winners –1 picture + 1 PFD credit + every participant gets an exclusive picture as a gift.
PFD's VIP investor	We calculate the total number of contributions made by everyone over the period of three months.	-	-	+	Winner's idea realized in Prepaid Projects 1. The right to be the first to choose the artist to draw the picture 2. The right to be the second to choose the artist to draw the picture 3. The right to be the third to choose the artist to draw the picture * An artist can be chosen only once Top 10 investors will also receive the possibility to gift any of the completed prepaid projects 100 times.
Artist's Favorite	We will calculate which of our customers purchased the most works from a specific artist. For example, someone purchases 25 pictures by Rzhevskii in June, and no one else purchases more than 25 pictures in the same month. That customer receives a gift from Rzhevskii. In case the two or more taggers have the same number of pictures purchased from the same artist, the preference is given to the one with the most purchases during that month.	+	+	+	Top 3: 3 free pictures or kits from the artist (gift does not expire and is available until used).
PFD's VIP Customer	The absolute leader in the number of purchases made from PFD catalogue (tubes, kits, gifts count, prepaid project contributions do not count). It's also required to extend PFD Exclusive Club membership contentiously during the three summer months.	-	-	+	Exclusive prizes Top 3 winners – mouse pads with best pictures from PFD catalogue printed in excellent quality. Top 5 winners – A3 posters signed by the artist of your choice. Top 10 winners – vinyl sticker sets with PicsForDesign best illustrations

Prizes for artists and scrap kit designers:

Category	Condition	June	July	August	Prizes
Favorite artist	We will determine, based on the results for every month, whose tubes were used the most for making tags. It will be an automated process (when uploading tags, everyone will be entering the artist's login name).	+	+	-	Top-three winners will receive an increase in their royalties for one month: 1^st place – 15% 2^nd place – 10% 3rd place – 5% One of the masterpieces + the copyright of the absolute winner will appear on promo products gifted to VIP customers.
Best artist	Top-three sales over the period of three months, ONLY tubes uploaded from May 15^th to August 30^th will be taken into account. The calculation process is fully automated.	-	-	+	The absolute leader will receive 80% in royalties for one month. 2^nd and 3^rd place will receive a 10% increase in royalties.
Favorite scrap kit designer	We will determine, based on the results for every month, whose kits were used the most for making tags. It will be an automated process (when uploading tags, everyone will be entering the designer's login name).	+	+	-	Top-three winners will receive an increase in their royalties for one month: 1^st place – 15% 2^nd place – 10% 3rd place – 5% One of the masterpieces + the copyright of the absolute winner will appear on promo products gifted to VIP customers.
Best scrap kit designer	Top-three sales over the period of three months, ONLY kits uploaded from May 15^th to August 30^th will be taken into account. The calculation process is fully automated.	-	-	+	The absolute leader will receive 80% in royalties for one month. 2^nd and 3^rd place will receive a 10% increase in royalties.

August Gift

Summer August

July Gift

Juny Gift

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Thank you everyone for coting for me. I am super excited!!
Smooches!

The results for the second stage of our Big Summer Challenge are already there and the gifts will become available shortly! In the meantime, let's take a look at our list of winners:

Here are the winners for July (each one already received a letter containing all the details):

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1-3 places in the category "Most creative tagger according to the tagging community":
slowandlazy
6aby
Victoria

4-10 places in the category "Most creative tagger according to the tagging community":
pixi
breena
Patti
karyna
Caroline
impatientangel
RosaTags

11-20 places in the category "Most creative tagger according to the tagging community":
maxsilverhammer
LapisGin
tweety
Shalimar
bombgal33
snowflake
viole
hopeb
fanouch
weenyprincesa
flipster

"Artist's Favorite" (three tubes of choice by PFD's artist)
Cookie - 3 tubes of choice by Rzhevskii
tweety - 3 tubes of choice by Verymany
Hyjean - 3 tubes of choice by Zlata_M
karella1022 - 3 tubes of choice by AlikasScraps
angiruor - 3 tubes of choice by Alex_Prihodko

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THE CHALLENGE CONTINUES, THE TOPIC FOR AUGUST IS 'SUMMER CRAZE'. LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR NEW TAGS!

Hooray :-) happy I won the Artist Favorite for Eugene .. most July purchases for him!
Thanks very much!
Hugs,
Cookie

Just see I won a tube! Thanks so much!! So surprised!
The new Eugene's tube is so great!!!
Just wondering if there'll be another new QUEST tube soon???

Oh my goodness! I love this new image by Eugene! It's absolutely gorgeous:-) I own a male chameleon named Donnie :-) is the tube available for purchase or only through the Summer Challenge for taggers? Cookie

Crystal, please contact us by support@picsfordesign.com and we will look into this, it's hard to tell without knowing your exact details (login, license # and e-mail address).

I was just wondering...if i didn't do something right to be awarded the x-clusive tube for June's Tag competition? Or have they not been awarded yet.

Wow - I am soo proud to be among "Most Creative Tagger" !! -- Congrats to everyone!

Thank you all so much for voting for my tag and putting me in the top 3...wow, I about fell off my chair lol........all the tags were so awesome. Everyone did an amazing job!!

Congrats to all the other winners!!

Thank you everyone from PFD for having the contest and the tubes, you all are so awesome!

Hugs
Patti

Thanks so much for the prize!!! Congrats to all!!