Gen Z Contest Winners

These last couple of weeks have been so much fun! We've had a great response with the Generation Z Contest.  As you'll soon see, the product line offers a variety of directions and interpretations. Simple, Random, Collage. Girl, Boy...you name it.  This product works!  The metallic ink on the papers and embellishments offer a great finishing touch and something a little bit different. 

Let's jump right in.  I've got some really cool projects to share with you.
And yes, it's time to announce the Winners!

Here's our first place winner. Ellen Sosnoski from Paxinos, PA. LIVE and GIVE were themes of the Generation Z collection, and I love how Ellen includes this theme on her page.   I'm inspired by Ellen's simple approach to this page.   The letters LIVE are really hip and add so much.

First prize-$250.00 in LYB product.  Have fun shopping Ellen!

LIVE  

I love what Ellen did with this star.  I wish I could zoom in.This page really shows how versatile the Gen Z line is to work with.  Even toddlers look cool and on trend when they are all outfitted with Gen Z.

Here is another really great project from Ellen.  Her page won first place, but I just have to show you this really great album that Ellen entered as well.......Lot's of layering and great use of product.  There is a lot of cool detail in this album. Check it out.  Notice how she worked with the acetate papers.

  

It's easy to love this album.  It's easy to love the little wrestler in the album!  Nice job, Ellen.

Second Place Winner-Kim Hurst.

Kim made this simple yet totally cool album to celebrate her son's Senior Year in High School. I like Kim's approach to this album. She didn't overload her album with embellishments. She really focused on great photos and allowed for a fun combination of pattern and color.  Enlarging the photos to the same size as the actual album pages is such a great. feature.  Here are a few fun photos from her album.

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 Cool, huh?  I want to make an album like this for my son.  It looks like I could pull this off in an evening.

Kim lives in Rancho Cucamonga, CA.  Kim gets a $100.00 shopping spree of LYB product.

And, here is our third place winner... For all of you card makers...announcing Sarah Schatz from Jamestown, ND.  Sarah did a great job with these cards.  These cards really rock!  They are so relevant to a teen's world.  

 

Why not send a card to your favorite teenager?

Sarah will receive $50.00 in Little Yellow Bicycle product

Don't you just love this line?  Be sure to check it out at your favorite LSS.

FIRST PRIZE - $250 in Little Yellow Bicycle product
SECOND PRIZE - $100 in Little Yellow Bicycle product
THIRD PRIZE - $50 in Little Yellow Bicycle product

Tell me what you like about any of these top three projects- winners and I'll pick three comments and send you a goody bag from Gen Z.

In the next couple of days, I'm going to post a few more projects from the contest. I believe some of these deserve Honorable Mention for sure. Watch for this.

Lori

Comments

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[Beverly Jordan]

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Congratulations to 3 very talented and well deserving ladies! Ellen's Wrestling album has so many layers of details and is an inspiration for us all. Thank you for sharing the photos of all three ladies because they are to be admired.

[susan stringfellow]

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Wow - great work ladies, and congrats! I just love your mini album, Ellen, but that layout just jumped out at me. I want a 3D IMAX monitor. LOL! Fantastic title design as well.

[Joanne Spalla]

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Congratulations! It is hard to pick one thing because these projects are so clever. I guess my favorite is the different uses of the gears die cut paper. The leftover pieces look great on the cards.

[Jess]

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Congrats winners! Love seeing how versatile the line is!

[Dale T]

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Oh, I need to make some cards like that for sure.

[maggie]

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eLLEN,
Amazing projects as always..
Maggie

[Anita Hiltz]

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I was wondering if you ever picked the 3 winners for the grab bag giveaway for commenting on what we liked about the winners' projects? I hadn't seen anything posted about this? Just curious! :)

[Amber]

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Sarah, Congrats!!! Your cards are DA BOMB!

[Andrea Amu]

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Woot-Woot, Ellen! You did a fab job rockin' the LYB! So excited for you! :)

Congrats to the other 2 winners as well!

[Julie O.]

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Congrats to each of you! I love the graphics and strong contrast of color in each of the entries.

[Angela L.]

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Congrats to ALL the winning entries, they all RAWK! It was SO thrilling to see a gal from Willow Traders as one of the winners.... Kim's mini album using these ultra awesome boyish papers really hit close to home for me since my son is in the 10th grade. He thinks that anything that has to do with Scrapbooking is poison BUT I betcha that even he would think that mini album was "kewl" even for a dude!!! BTW.... I fall more in love with Little Yellow Bicycle with each and every release!

[Tessa]

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Love the cards, they are so creative and fun. I also love that Sarah is from the boonies like me!

[Brandi Van Gilder]

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Congratulations to Ellen, Kim and especially my good friend, Sarah Schatz! These were some unique ideas and I thought they were all really great! You all deserve the best!

[Samantha Taylor]

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Wow, all of the projects are fantastic. I especially love the cards. Teen cards can be so hard to make, but these are just perfect, and they're great for girls or boys!

[Cynthia B.]

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Well, your top three winners certainly deserve all the recognition...amazing projects, Ellen, Sarah and Kim!! I love all the detail on the minis, and the cards couldn't have been more perfect. Thanks so much for sharing your work - and congrats on your prize!!

[Anita Hiltz]

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Wow! Congrats to the top three winners! I esp. loved Kim's album for her son! I thought that was a great idea and didn't look too complicated or like it was too much work, but still awesome looking! I am familiar with Kim's work and she is so very talented! I love everything she makes! Again, congrats to the winners! Beautiful work and very inspiring...all of them! :)

[gretchen]

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congrats girls!! incredible projects!!

[ellen s]

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oh my word this is so cool! thank you so much! i leave for vacation tomorrow morning and this could not be a better way to kick it off! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH for everyone's comments, too!

[Jessica Farris]

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Love Kim's album and how she is able to document that time for her son! SO AWESOME!

[Audrey Yeager]

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WOW! Ellen's projects are so amazing! I love the lettering in her LIVE LO!

[pam bray]

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Congratulations to all the winners. I love the altered albums, this is one of my favorite things that I like to do. The sewing is a beautiful touch to the layout by Ellen. I love when you can sew on your pages and cards. Great job ladies. I have a layout on my blog using the Gen Z line I thought it turned out cute though my photos were a little to be desired LOL. http://pammejo-scrapbookflair.blogspot.com/

[Patricia]

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These are so cool, I love how this line is so versatile yet perfect for teens. It is so hard to create teen boy pages and this line makes it simple.

[Celeste B.]

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All of these projects are great, but I do love the minis. Both of them are so fun and unique.

[Kelly Massman]

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I really love the orange LIVE that the 1st place winner used on her layout! Her album was fun, too! All of the projects are great! Congratulations!

[conniemelancon]

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congrats to the winners! I LOVE the details in the layout and mini's. Great job. I too will try the mini album for my son's Senoir year.

[robin h]

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congrats winners!
i really like all the layers and the colors Ellen used in the mini album.

[Jodie]

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Wow!... love the versatility of the paper, I thought originally for teen boys, but I think NOW, I can adapt it to my younger boy as well! Thanks for the great Ideas.

[Gwen Dapper]

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beautiful work!

[calonghorn]

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congratulations to the winners! great work everyone!

[Terri Harmon]

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Congrats to the winners. I loved how the wrestling album had ribbon stapled to the inside edge of the pages rather than tied to the rings. Great idea.

[Lori Gentile]

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Congratulations to all the winners! I love all of the projects!

[Tina]

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great ideas, I have this collection stashed away ready to work with!! These are very inspiring :)

[Marlene]

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LOVE all the projects! I like how Ellen distressed the edges and adding stitching to her layout. I also like all the details added to the mini albums. And love Sarah showed how versatale this line can be by making cards.

[Annie Lou Ricci]

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Everything is wonderful !!! I have been scrapping for years and teaching and I get scrap burn-out trying to come up with layouts for my girls..so I really enjoyed looking at these layouts...and what did I notice ??? the staple ... I love staples on a layout and I have never used a staple the way that Ellen used a staple on her 1st place winning entry.....and I love the layering of the star embellishment ....I very seldom use pre-made embellishments ... I like the creativity of making up my own ... so I will be 'lifting' Ellen's !!! Go Ellen !!!!!!

[Denise T]

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WOW! Great talent- love the way each one used the products for such different themes.

[Michele Gross]

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I love them all because they show just how cool these products can look in so many different ways! I have some of the papers from this collection, after seeing these projects, I want the whoooooole collection!!

[diane anthony]

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I love the album by Kim. With a daughter graduating next year this would be really fun to do!
ps. Hi, Lori! Looking forward to seeing you again at Scrapfest!

[Bettie Cross]

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Wow! What inspiration to get to work!

Kim Hurst has really motivated me to make a mini album for my son who's about to turn 13. It's so cool, I don't think he'd mind if his soccer buddies took a look.

Great job by everyone!

[Janet]

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OMG! Those are all so awesome! Those ladies are very talented!