People supported by Hft get creative for our ‘Design a Christmas Card’ competition!
Whether you’re ready or not, Christmas is fast approaching, and the people we support have been getting into the festive spirit, creating fantastic seasonal cards as part of a festive competition to design a Christmas card that we can send to supporters!
With almost 100 entries submitted, the judges had their work cut out for them picking our winner and the runners up! The panel included a person we support, University of Hull, University of Bristol, London School of Economics Raise and Giving Groups, and our Challenge partner Choose a Challenge, alongside our community team – it was hard to choose, but eventually the judges settled on a winner…
1st place – Laura!
Laura’s winning design, which featured a magnificent Santa Claus using cotton wool, red and blue glitter, googly eyes, real buttons and a bunch of creative flair was the judges’ overall favourite. It will now be winging its way to Hft supporters through the mail! Here’s what the judges said about Laura’s design:
“Great creative use of materials and beautiful vibrant colours”
“This card instantly made me smile, such beautiful details and so much work has gone into the design, fantastic!”
“What a beautiful card! It feels so Christmassy, it looks like a lot of detail was put into this!”
Laura will receive a £30 LOVE2SHOP voucher as her winning prize!
Well done Laura!
2nd Place – Ellen
Ellen’s picture-perfect painting was a show stopper coming in at 2nd place; featuring a beautiful robin surrounded by blue skies and green trees. It was no surprise that this masterpiece got high praise from our judges, with them saying:
“I liked the design”
“Brilliant picture, vivid colours and design”
“Excellent artwork – I wish I could paint this well!”
3rd Place – Alison
Alison was fully deserving of third place with her painting skills. Here you will see a cosy cottage surrounded by a winter wonderland! Understandably, the judges were very impressed, saying:
“A beautiful snowy scene, very picturesque. Well done”
“It perfectly captures Christmas with a lovely snowy scene. The little cottage in the middle made me feel like it was a safe haven, much like Hft for the people we support!”
4th Place – Dinesh
Dinesh’s festive card took things to a whole new level! A 3D Christmas tree, made up of varying colours of wool, pom-pom decorations, real twigs and a glittery gold star. The judges said:
“Such a pretty design and wonderful craftwork with the wool, really brought a smile to my face”
“Wow – absolutely brilliant!”
5th Place – David
David’s Christmas creation features autumnal leaves, lots of glitter and white sparkly pom-poms! The judges’ said:
“This instantly made me feel Christmassy and a great use of different materials, clever way to use leaves for the robins!”
“What a beautifully created card. Such artistic skill!”
6th Place – Julia
Julia’s Christmas card was a very colourful snowman, featuring pipe cleaner arms, googly eyes and a sparkly gold hat! The judges said:
“A really jolly Christmas card. Very festive!”
“I liked the design”
Congratulations to Laura and co. on their beautiful Christmas cards and a huge thank you to everyone who entered the competition!
