Party Invitation Design Scholarship 2012

Samantha from Cumming, Georgia is the Winner of the
2012 Invitation Design Scholarship of $500

Here are the winning graduation announcement and thank you card:

Samantha said about her design: "I thought it would be cool to create a more modern design of the typical invitation." She added "I really enjoyed designing this card, especially with a more modern twist. I worked on it for a long time, and I'm actually really proud of it."

Samantha's designs are available for you to personalize and purchase for your graduation party. Your school colors are available, just ask. Order here.

Here is information about the 2012 Scholarship:

Are you an artist that would like to earn a $500 scholarship with your skills?

Poly Graphics Invitations is proud to support a talented artist who is planning to attend college in the Fall of 2012

You qualify if:

You are at least 15 years old and will attend college in the Fall of 2012
You have creative skills and talents
You would like some assistance with your college fees
You have the skills to design an original invitation or announcement that is appealing to others
You have access to a computer with drawing software

Here was how you could participate:

Use your skills and talents to create an orignal invitation or announcement design
Email or send in your completed design(s) before April 29, 2012
The scholarship winner will be announced on or around May 7, 2012 and will be posted to this page

Important Information about this Scholarship

Designs will be judged by the following criteria:

Originality (25%)
Creativity (25%)
Popularity Potential (25%)
Overall Excellence (25%)

You may only submit 2 different designs with your application - please submit your best work!
You may design a single invitation or a set consisting of either invitation and note card or invitation, note card, and response cards.
Format your invitation design to fit inside a 5.25 inch by 7.25 inch envelope. Your design may overlap (or bleed), but the main information, both graphic and text, must fit within 5 inch by 7 inch barriers. Note cards and response cards should be sized to fit inside a 4.5 inch by 5.75 inch envelope.
Invitation designs may be created to fit either portrait mode (with a 5" base) or landscape mode (with a 7" base)
Poly Graphics creates printed cards - keep in mind that your design may be printed
IMPORTANT: Designs may be submitted in only these formats: .ai, .cdr, .psd, or .wmf. Please use software that can save for file in one of these formats
The audience for your design is the entire United States, although invitations for local events may be considered for this award, designs that are apply to celebrations that occur nationwide may receive higher scoring marks by the judges
This information may be updated in the future - if you have a question, email scholarship at PolyGraphics.com
See the Complete Invitation Design Scholarship Rules for more details