{"id":1745,"date":"2015-04-13T16:15:00","date_gmt":"2015-04-13T15:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/?p=1745"},"modified":"2021-08-11T16:04:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-11T15:04:12","slug":"hello-summer-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/competitions\/hello-summer-days\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pen Company Art Competition 2015: &#8216;Hello Summer Days&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate National Stationery Week this year, we are getting right in to the swing of things, with discounts to be announced soon, and a big giveaway too.<\/p>\n<p>This year we wanted to get your creative juices flowing, with a brand new competition launching especially for #NatStatWeek. The week runs from 27<sup>th<\/sup> April til 3<sup>rd<\/sup> May this year, but our competition <strong>starts NOW<\/strong> to give you as long as possible on your creations!<\/p>\n<h2>The Competition:<\/h2>\n<p>We would like you to create some art work, <em>using only pen and inks on paper or card<\/em>. The theme for this is \u2018<strong>Hello Summer Days<\/strong>\u2019. Use this as inspiration, and feel free to let your imaginations run wild. For some ideas, think about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What makes you excited about summer?<\/li>\n<li>What do you have planned?<\/li>\n<li>Where are you going on holiday?<\/li>\n<li>What animals and insects do you see more of in summer?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The Wonderful\u00a0Prize:<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_1746\" style=\"width: 448px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1746\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-1746\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diamine-150th-comp-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"Diamine 150th Anniversary ink set\" width=\"438\" height=\"254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diamine-150th-comp-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diamine-150th-comp-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Diamine-150th-comp.jpg 961w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Diamine 150th Anniversary ink set<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We love this prize and can\u2019t wait to give it away to our competition winner! We have the whole set of 8 Diamine 150<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary inks up for grabs. These gorgeous bottles are wedge-shaped, meaning they can all sit together in a pleasing circle on your desk. These are <em>definitely<\/em> too nice to be put away in a drawer!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>How To Enter<\/h2>\n<p>This competition is open to stationery lovers in all countries, as we ship internationally.<\/p>\n<p>To enter, all you need to do is send us:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Your name<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Your location<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A \u00a0photograph or scan of your artwork<\/strong>, and <strong>a brief description<\/strong> of what you have created and what inspired you to create it. Information on the pens and inks you used in your work would also be really interesting, for us and for others.<\/p>\n<p>Please submit your entries to <a href=\"mailto:lucy@thepencompany.live\">lucy@thepencompany.live<\/a>, with the subject line: \u2018Hello Summer Days competition\u2019. If you have any problems doing this, give us a tweet @ThePenCompany or contact us on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ThePenCompany\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0page.<\/p>\n<h2>Terms &amp; Conditions<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All entries must be received by midday GMT on 10<sup>th<\/sup> May 2015.<\/li>\n<li>The winner will be announced no later than 13<sup>th<\/sup> May 2015. We will be in touch with the winner shortly afterwards.<\/li>\n<li>By submitting your entry you are allowing us to\u00a0upload your entries to our website and also to share them on social media.<\/li>\n<li>Names will be used on the competition blog, but only alongside a vague location (ie. town) \u2013 no email address or other contact details will be disclosed.<\/li>\n<li>This competition is open to adults only \u2013 age 16+ please.<\/li>\n<li>The winner will be selected over a brew by the staff of The Pen Company. We\u2019ll also be looking at your entry\u2019s popularity on social media platforms, so do get sharing on Facebook, Twitter and elsewhere! Please use the hashtag #HelloSummerDays when sharing, so we don\u2019t miss it! We will upload competition entries as we receive them, so there will be plenty of time for sharing online.<\/li>\n<li>There will only be one winner.<\/li>\n<li>You may enter this competition more than once, providing it is with\u00a0a different submission.<\/li>\n<li>All artwork must be your own, and must not have been submitted elsewhere.<\/li>\n<li>The winning prize is a full set of 8 Diamine 150<sup>th<\/sup> Anniversary inks. There will be no cash alternative offered.<\/li>\n<li>The Pen Company reserve the right to discount entries that we deem inappropriate.<\/li>\n<li>The judges&#8217; decision is final.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1748\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HelloSummerDaysComp-239x300.jpg\" alt=\"HelloSummerDaysComp\" width=\"283\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HelloSummerDaysComp-239x300.jpg 239w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HelloSummerDaysComp-815x1024.jpg 815w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HelloSummerDaysComp-119x150.jpg 119w, https:\/\/www.thepencompany.live\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/HelloSummerDaysComp.jpg 1631w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to use the following <em>hashtags when talking about this competition and National Stationery Week<\/em> online. Get involved!<\/p>\n<p><strong>#HelloSummerDays<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>#NationalStationeryWeek<\/p>\n<p>#NatStatWeek<\/p>\n<p>#NSW15<\/p>\n<p>#LoveStationery<\/p>\n<p>#StationeryAddict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To celebrate National Stationery Week this year, we are getting right in to the swing of things, with discounts to be announced soon, and a big giveaway too. This year we wanted to get your creative juices flowing, with a brand new competition launching especially for #NatStatWeek. 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