Fiskars Live Craft-Off with Host Laurie Smith of Trading Spaces

The top five paper crafters from across the country will compete in a live Craft-Off hosted by Laurie Smith of Trading Spaces. The Craft-Off will take place in the Fiskars Booth at the Craft and Hobby Association Show in Chicago, IL, on Friday, July 15, from 2-4.

Paper crafters from all over the country submitted their best projects, and a panel of professional designers judged and selected the top 100. For the second round of judging, craft industry editors from leading paper crafting publications chose the top five winning entries. You can view the top 100 winners on www.fiskarscrafts.com.

Submission options included scrapbooking pages, customized greetings  (bags, tags and giftwrap), card making and more. Entries were judged on technique, use of tools, originality and creativity.

All five finalists received an all-expense paid trip for two to Chicago. At the contest Laurie Smith will award the following prizes to the winners:

     Grand Prize Winner

–        Fiskars^® Craft 5-Piece Storage System

–        $1,000 in Fiskars^® papercrafting tools

–        National recognition on PBS show “Scrapbook Memories” and in leading papercraft publications and select newspapers

•   2^nd Place Prize Winner

–        Fiskars^® Ultimate Rolling Organizer

–        $500 in Fiskars^® papercrafting tools

•   3^rd, 4^th & 5^th Place Prize Winners

–        Fiskars^® Universal Organizer

–        $250 in Fiskars^® papercrafting tools

By Fiskars