Guidelines for Participating in Greeting Cards:

Each participant will create five (5) greeting cards.

• Required Standards:
  1. To ensure cards stay together during judging and viewing, each participant’s cards must be submitted in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag. The following information must either be attached to the Ziploc bag or included on a 3×5 index card placed in the bag: the congregation’s name and the participant’s name, grade, and LTCSW ID. 
  2. Exactly five (5) folded greeting cards must be submitted for consideration for a gold rating. Postcards are not permitted. Envelopes may be included but are not required.
  3. The participant’s name must be included discretely on the back of each greeting card so that submission sets can be reunited if the individual cards get separated.
  4. When closed, each card must fit within the dimensions of a 5×7 (A7), 4×6 (A6), or 3.5×5 (A1) card envelope.
  5. Die cut and non-traditional card shapes are permitted as long as they are within the size parameters.
• Materials:
  1. Cards should be made from heavyweight paper or cardstock. Use of construction paper will result in deductions. Each card should be sturdy enough for normal handling.
  2. Glitter is forbidden due to shedding. Non-shedding glitter or shimmer paper may be used. If it transfers in any way onto fingers when touched, there will be deductions.
  3. Stamps, stickers, tags, cutouts, die cuts, drawings, and other purchased or hand-made embellishments are all acceptable. Embellishments must be firmly affixed to the card.
• Neatness and Readability:
  1. All writing must be neat, legible, and large enough to be read easily.
  2. Writing may be computer-generated or hand-written. If hand-written, the writing instrument will impact scoring. A dark-colored fine or medium point pen should be used for readability. Crayons and broad-tipped markers are not generally suitable for card making and should not be used. Colored pencils may not show up well on cardstock.
  3. Writing must be high contrast to the paper. If the paper is dark, a white or light colored gel pen may be used.
  4. The message may be in another language if an English translation is included on the card itself or on an index card affixed to the back of the submitted card.
• Variety:
  1. Each of the 5 cards must be individually designed by the participant themselves.
  2. For consideration for a gold rating, at least two of the greeting cards must convey the LTC theme or another Biblical message via the artwork or sentiment.
• Creativity/Artistry:
  1. Artwork and embellishments must be visually pleasing, sized appropriately for the card, and related to the conveyed message.
  2. Card making is a message with artistry. Each greeting card must include space for a hand-written note inside the card.

Judging Criteria:

Greeting Cards entries will be evaluated by three judges.

• The judging criteria for Greeting Cards includes:
  1. Required Standards (25 points)
  2. Materials (15 points)
  3. Neatness and Readability (25 points)
  4. Variety (10 points)
  5. Creativity/Artistry (25 points)
• Each participant’s work must be evaluated by an adult from their congregation who will complete a judging form to be turned in with the participant’s entry.
• At the convention, each entry will be evaluated by TWO JUDGES.
• The event director reserves the discretion to assign the final award.

Submission Protocol:

Completed Greeting Cards projects will be displayed and evaluated at the LTCSW Convention. Submission must follow this protocol.

• All Greeting Cards entries must be delivered to the event director in the Art Room at the convention area between 12:00 p.m. Noon and 5:00 p.m. on Friday of convention.
• Each participant’s submission must be submitted in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag.
• The congregation’s name and the participant’s name, grade, and LTCSW ID must either be affixed to the Ziploc bag on a sticker or inserted in the bag on a 3×5 index card.
• All artwork must be picked up by the conclusion of the Closing Ceremony.