{"id":13709,"date":"2012-07-25T02:37:57","date_gmt":"2012-07-25T06:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=13709"},"modified":"2012-07-25T02:42:08","modified_gmt":"2012-07-25T06:42:08","slug":"so-you-want-to-know-more-about-the-ssd-summer-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2012\/07\/so-you-want-to-know-more-about-the-ssd-summer-games\/","title":{"rendered":"So You Want To Know More About the SSD Summer Games?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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So you want to know more about the Sweet Shoppe Designs 2012 Summer Games? Well sit back because your socks are about to be blown off! We\u2019ve got some of the most exciting prizes (over $4000 worth!), ridiculously fun challenges and exciting guest judges in all of digi-land! First, a little about the games!<\/em><\/p>\n

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IMPORTANT DATES:<\/strong>
\nJuly 27th – 29th – Opening Ceremonies
\nJuly 30th – August 12th – Official Games
\nAugust 13th – August 17th – Judging and Voting
\nAugust 18th – Winners Announced, prizes awarded
\nNUMBER AND TYPE OF EVENTS:<\/strong>
\nThere will be 6 digital scrapbooking challenges loosely themed around classic Olympic events. 4 of these challenges will invite individuals to compete to be the best in their sport, while two of the events will require scrapbookers to team up with others to compete in a group event for top honors.
\nPRIZES PER EVENT:<\/strong>
\nEach Event will have THREE winners, Gold, Silver and Bronze.
\nThere will also be THREE overall Grand Prize winners chosen from those who compete in and complete AT LEAST 5 of the 6 challenges.
\nJUDGING:<\/strong>
\nEach event will be judged by a team consisting of 1 Sweet Shoppe Designer, 1 Sweet Shoppe Sugarbabe, 1 Non-Competing Community Member and 1 Celebrity Guest. Each judge will choose their favorite layout from those submitted to their event, and these 4 layouts will be voted upon by the community for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
\nPRIZES:<\/strong>
\nAs we\u2019re trying to create an overwhelming sense of community-wide goodwill, we\u2019re offering a ton of prizes this year with 3 places for each competition in addition to 3 overall grand prizes! There are a ton of chances to win, which is just the way we like it!<\/p>\n

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So does that have your appetite for competition revved up?\u00a0 Here\u2019s your first look at the 2012 Sweet Shoppe Designs Summer Games and Prizes! Each challenge will be based off of the official Olympic Sports and will consist mainly of design challenges, rather than concepts. Prizes shown are per winner, so in the team events each competing scrapper receives the prizes shown! How sweet is that?!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Synchronized Swimming (2 Athletes Competing Together)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Challenge Start Date: July 30th, 2012\/Challenge End Date: August 5th, 2012<\/em><\/p>\n

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GOLD MEDALISTS RECEIVE:
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PLUS<\/strong> A Class Pass of Choice from Shimelle.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Shimelle Laine is an accomplished scrapbooker and offers a choice of wonderful classes that are applicable to both traditional and digital scrapbooking. In her own words, she is a girl obsessed with storytelling through scrapbooking.\u00a0 In addition to pretty papers and other scrapbook supplies, she also has a general fondness for cupcakes!<\/em><\/p>\n

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PLUS<\/strong> a choice between two stunning, hand-crafted necklaces from Tiny Tokens Designs<\/a><\/p>\n

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Looking for custom personalized hand stamped jewelry? Check out Sandi’s full line of custom personalized jewelry all hand crafted with quality materials. Tiny Tokens Designs offers an assortment of necklaces, bracelets, rings and earrings that can be custom made to your specifications. Sandi also offers gifts for the men in your life including cuff links, key rings, and golf markers.<\/em>
\nSILVER MEDALISTS RECEIVE:
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PLUS<\/strong> a $50 Gift Certificate to MPix.com<\/a><\/p>\n

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Mpix has unparalleled quality of products and services in the photographic printing industry. Mpix doesn’t stop with quality, our turnaround is equally as impressive. Almost all orders ship in 24 hours. Everything you order from Mpix is produced with the same professional care and attention to detail that professional photographers have experienced for decades from Miller’s Professional Imaging. In fact, Popular Photography<\/a> gave Mpix top honors in overall quality of prints during their review of online printers in 2008.<\/em>
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BRONZE MEDALISTS RECEIVE:<\/strong>
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Boxing (Solo Athlete)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Challenge Start Date: July 30th, 2012\/Challenge End Date: August 2nd, 2012<\/em><\/p>\n

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GOLD MEDALISTS RECEIVE:
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PLUS<\/strong> A One Year Premier Membership to DigitalScrapper.com<\/a> which includes:<\/p>\n