She's SO Creative Contest

She's SO Creative is a funky greeting card company that was established by San Francisco-based designer Stephanie Orma. Her whimsical designs stretch the literal to hilarious limits. This month, She's SO Creative is holding their first ever contest.

The mission: Come up with the inside greeting for the clever new card, The Origin of Turkey Bacon (pictured), and be named the Winning Witty Wordsmith.

Winner: One talented entrant will win instant fame (sans fortune) with the larger-than-fine-print credit line imprinted on the backs of all the cards. With the cheeky paper products being sold in hundreds of boutiques nationwide, you'll become an instant household name (or at the very least, friends & family may stop calling you "hey you"). In addition to a dozen complimentary copies of the cards, the winner will also receive a dozen She's SO Creative clever cards of their choosing. And, of course, you will be blogged, Twittered, and FaceBooked by the fine folks at She's SO Creative.

Rules:
1. Don't make it cheesy.
2. The inside greeting must contain a purpose (i.e. hello, thanks, happy birthday, miss you, love, happy v-day, etc.) combined with a cheeky, fun, irreverent and/or playful message.

Deadline: October 1 - Winning entry will be announced the week of October 5th.

Enter: Email your witty words to hello[at]shesocreative[dot]com.

Thrusti Kicki Grabbi

Susan Mattice, owner of Thrusti Kicki Grabbi (TKG), describes her enterprise as one that includes sophisticated sensuality, light-hearted mirth, innocent naughtiness, playful mischievousness and feminine empowerment. The silhouette greeting cards have an antique feel to them upon first glance. After looking a bit closer you will see that the imagery is as Susan described, a bit sensual, mischievous, and naughty! Perhaps the most creative product TKG offers is the "Naught-Tea" set that includes a ceramic tea pot, two cups and two saucers in a lovely silk-lined hat box. There's also a couples version of the classic teenage pastime Truth or Dare.

HA! Designs

Heather Alexander is the humor-filled mastermind behind HA! Designs. I was thrilled to discover Heather's work recently when I was perusing Etsy for birthday gifts for a friend of mine. The minute I saw the altered domino piece featuring a sensible woman saying "Put Your Big Girl Panties On" I knew this was a must-have. This is SO something my friend would say & she loved it! All of the altered dominoes are fabulous featuring vintage images & quirky phrases, such as the nurse promising this won't hurt a bit. Heather also creates fun cards, tags & other various items. She also has a supply shop on Etsy, Art by Heather Supplies, where you can purchase collage kits, ephemera & other cool goods.