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Birthday Contest!!! I Wanna Buy YOUR Design!!!!!

Today is the love of my life’s birthday!!! He is turning 30 years old!!!

To help celebrate, I have decided to buy him some t-shirts – one of my own and one from another lucky Red Bubblian. So, without further adieu, I present the Greg’s Birthday Contest!!!!!!

From now until October 1st anyone can submit a t-shirt design to this contest by adding a comment below. Here are the rules:

  1. The design must be on a t-shirt.
  2. The design should be tagged with GregBday08 (please tag your work if you want to have it considered, because we will be using this tag to browse the entries).
  3. You should place a link to your work in the comments section below. A simple link will do, but a photo link will be even better (brownie points!).
  4. There are no requirements for theme, style, or color (just make sure it follows standard Red Bubble Guidelines). You may want to read the below, short list of his likes to get an idea of things that will catch our eyes.
  5. Designs should be your original work and all sources should be cited appropriately. If it is one thing I abhor, it is designers who use images or other material from the internet and then do not give proper credit. So, please give credit where credit is due. That is all we ask.
<—This is Greg.

Some of Greg’s likes: dragons, science fiction, fantasy, witches & wizards, video games, board games, astrology, sodoku, chocolate, music, food, sushi, cocktails, traveling, road trips, computers, technology, coffee, hot chocolate, baking, cooking, robots, anything mechanical, the paranormal, mysteries, Halloween, sarcasm/wit, humor, and books.

Favorite colors: blue, gray, black, beige, brown, green, silver.

How it will work:

  1. On October 1st, I will announce that the contest is closed for entries.
  2. On October 2nd, Greg and I will log on to Red Bubble and do a search of the tag GregBday08 and we will browse through ALL the entries and add the finalists to my favorites list.
  3. On October 3rd, we will announce the winner via a journal posting and buy the winning design.
  4. After we receive the design, Greg will wear it for pictures and the pictures will be added to the buyer’s booth and to a special journal along with an interview promoting the winning designer. The winning design will also be featured in The Amazing Little Pieces of Awesomeness Gallery (formerly the B.Christopher Designs Virtual Gallery) and in my Monthly Addictions Showcase for October 2008.

So, not only will I buy the t-shirt, but I will promote the hell out of it as well! This is a fantastic opportunity, IMHO, and a great way to celebrate my partner’s b-day!!!! So, get cracking on submitting those designs!!! If your design is already in my favorites, you can still submit it – it just means you have one up on the competition but no guarantees. LOL!

Good luck to everyone and all.

Cheers!

~ Brian (bchris) :o)

P.S. I may not be on here until tomorrow cause now I have to go to the party.

P.P.S. I am submitting this to all of my groups because this covers a lot of area and I hope most group hosts would love their members to get in on the action!

NOTE: I added a few more likes to the list. Tee-hee…

=]


Sep. 28th UPDATE: WOW!!!! I want to thank all those who have entered so far!!! Such great designs!!! Yes, you can submit more than one design. There is NO limit to the number of designs you can submit! Yay!!! Greg saw the post briefly before going to bed last night and was so touched by all of your comments! Thank you so much! :)


October 1st UPDATE: Thank you to all who have taken the time to enter this little contest of ours, we are so thrilled and excited by all the entries!!! Today is the final day and at midnight (Pacific Time – that is like 10 1/2 hours from now) we will end the contest and start going through the entries. I have already commented on some of the entries and have not had time to comment on all the latest entries because this week is full of family birthdays for us. Last night was my cousins bday and today is another cousins bday…phew…!!!! LOL! So, tonight is the finale and tomorrow the selection process begins! I cannot wait! I have a feeling there will be some exciting news on the 3rd, when we announce the winner! :)


October 2nd Update: The contest is “officially” closed. Sorry I was not here to close it right at midnight, but I was out late last night taking some of my cousins from Wales to Knott’s Scary Farm and celebrating birthdays. Two of them are leaving today, so it has been hectic to say the least. But, never fear, we will be selecting the finalists. Right now!!!!! So if your design gets favorited in the next few minutes, it is a finalist. I will also be writing a journal entry regarding the finalists after they have all been selected. Thanks again to everyone – all the designs are amazing! You can view ALL the finalists here. :)

  • Danny

    Danny

    Great idea Brian and also a wonderful gift
    I wish Greg and you all the best.
    Something positive and fun.

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Thanks Danny!!!! I am hoping for a good turn out!
    And, thanks for the warm wishes! We appreciate it! :)

  • jemimalovesbigted

    jemimalovesbigted

    Cooool! I will have to put my creative cap on and try to think of something cool for him… Happy birthday Greg!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Yes…put that thinking cap on!!!! Greg says “thank you, jemima!!!” :)

  • Anne van Alkemade

    Anne van Alkemade

    oh wow, what a great idea. Happy birthday Greg. Hope you get some fantastic designs to choose from. (Now … what can I come up with ??)

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Thanks Anne!!!! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!! Greg says “thank you and BIG hugs!!” :)

  • Rajee

    Rajee

    Cool Idea B.Chris. I’ll be right on it.

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Thanks, Rajee. Can’t wait to see what you come up with. This is fun! :)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...

    This is a GRAND idea ! i t fits right in with what I needed to do anyway I can’t wait to get started!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Ooooh, now I am intrigued!!! can’t wait to see what you come up with!!!! :)

  • CLICK58

    CLICK58

    Great idea….too bad I dont to tees=[ Happy happy birthday Greg! Hope you guys have a BLAST!!!!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Hey Barb, thanks for the birthday wishes for Greg!!!! You rock!!! We totally went to bed so late last night – it was fun but we got wiped out. And, Greg had work early this morning, so he was pooped. :)

  • Crockpot

    Crockpot

    Here’s one for ya:

    .+

    Happy Bday Greg!!!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Hey Lorie and Mike, thanks for the b-day wishes for Greg!!! He is all smiles!!!! It is soooooo weird because he LOVES ancient runes and I did not even mention that here and your shirt totally has them! Just from this shirt alone, he said it was going to be hard to pick and that he might need to buy two. LOL! :)

  • Craig Shillington

    Craig Shillington

    Awwww

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREG!!

    I hope you have a real sense of humor and more so that you like a bit of a drink ;) VBS

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Thanks Craig! Oh, yeas, Greg has a huge sense of humor. He loves funny t-shirts too!!! Great design! :)

  • thickblackoutline

    thickblackoutlinet-shirt and design aficionado

    Happy Birthday Greg! :)

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Ooooooooh, TBO. This design is so Greg. It almost feels “custom Greg”. Greg says “Thanks for the bday wishes!!!! Much love to you and rockin’ shirt!!!”

  • Jane Keats

    Jane Keats

    Good on you bchrisdesigns!! What a fabulous idea, actually, I hope you don’t mind but I might even steal that idea. The love of My life’s birthday is coming up soon, too!! I haven’t got t-shirt designs, I must learn how to do them. All the best with picking from this talented bunch!!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Jane, not a prob. I am not the first person here to do a personalized contest like this. I learned it from some many other talented people on here. So feel free to build on the idea!! Let me know when you do it so I can submit a design! :)

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    sweet. any limit of submissions?

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Hey MT, Great design!!! I did not mention in his likes that he likes airplanes but he does!!! I think ome designers on here are reading his mind!! LOL!

    BTW, no limit of submissions. You can submit as many and as often as you like! Woo-hoo! :)

  • LeftHandPrints

    LeftHandPrints

    A great idea that I may use when birthday time rolls around here…Happy Birthday to Greg…here is our only design at the moment:

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    OMG… he loves KORN!!! :)

    Thanks for the birthday wishes!!!! :)

  • cougarfan

    cougarfan

    Wish Him a Big Happy B-Day from Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!xoxox Trena. Sorry I do not have any T’s:(

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    I will, Trena!!! Thanks for the bday wishes!!! I’ll give him a hug from you!!!! :)

  • georgiegirl

    georgiegirl

    Happy Birthday Greg!!! Have a fantastic day :D


    Venus Fly Trap

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Haha, this is great!!! Thanks for the bday wishes!!! :)

  • Nuh Sarche

    Nuh Sarche

    whow!

    great!!!

    only one design per member, or is more allowed???

    here one of my:

    greetings

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Oh, I know this shirt from my favorites. It is one of my favorite shirts, so we shall see if it is one of Greg’s too!!!

    BTW, you can submit as many shirts as you like. There is NO limit. yay! :)

  • orangebubble

    orangebubble

    COOL!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Cool design!!! Greg literally LOVES sushi. You all are making this tough!!!! Cheers! :)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...

    Here is One I Hope you Like it! :)
    “A Night on the Town”

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Patricia, I LOVE it!!! Can’t wait to show it to Greg! Wow, so much he likes is incorporated in it!!!! This is going to be tough to decide!!! :)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...

    Yes that is a good question is only one design per member the rule?

    And HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREG.

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Thanks for the birthday wishes!!!! And, you can submit as many designs as you’d like. There is no limit!!! :)

  • Nuh Sarche

    Nuh Sarche

    ooooooh there is more allowed!!!!!!!!!

    wonderful… so you will not stop me now….......... ;)

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Hahaha! This is Great!!!! :)

  • Nuh Sarche

    Nuh Sarche

    This one I like very much!!!!!!!!!!!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    This is so coool!!!! Love the song choices, lol!!!! :)

  • Nuh Sarche

    Nuh Sarche

    and especially for HELLOWEEN:

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Ooooh, creepy. We are going on a Halloween road trip (it is a grand time f year for us – our favorite Holiday) and he wants something to wear during the trip. This is right up that alley!!!! :)

  • Nuh Sarche

    Nuh Sarche

    WHOW!!!!!!!!!!!

    NO LIMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    COOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    I will be famous!!!

    ;)

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    No Limit!!!

    Wait…you are famous already!!! At least your designs are. At least, they should be. I have always been a fan!!! :)

  • Nuh Sarche

    Nuh Sarche

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY GREG

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Yay!!! Tough-bunny love!!!!!! Fabulous!!!!! :)

  • thickblackoutline

    thickblackoutlinet-shirt and design aficionado

    this one too :)

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    TBO coffee!!!! Yumm!!!! :)

  • thickblackoutline

    thickblackoutlinet-shirt and design aficionado

    and this one for good measure ;) looks like a tough decision!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Oooooh, tbo, this one has always been one of my favs!!!! :)

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    something else, and ill have a robot up too in a moment

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    This is way cool, muscular teeth!!!!! Way cool!!! :)

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    and a robot for greg too- HAPPY BIRTHDAY MATE, WHICHEVER T YOU GET, HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT DAY

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Greg says thanks for the birthday wishes!!!! He also says that robots are cool!!!! Hehehehe… ;)

  • Nuh Sarche

    Nuh Sarche

    yeah…....... it will be a tough decision with a lot of cups of coffee in front of the computer…... ;)

    maybe a sushi plate meanwhile…........... ;)

    AND THE LAST ONE!!!

    PROMISED!

    (crossing fingers)................ ;)

    kisses…

    and have a good time celebrating….

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    These are so great!!!!! Hugs and kisses to you, darling!!!! :)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...


    Hope you like it!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Yay! Virtual Sushi!!! This is fab!!! :)

  • cougarfan

    cougarfan

    Check out my hillarious new pic!!!!!!!! You will be crackin’ up:) “Funny things you see at Walmart:)”

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    It is too funny! I was LOL’ing!!! :)

  • cougarfan

    cougarfan

    I still am:)))))))))))))))))))))))

  • cougarfan

    cougarfan

    Something really strange happened when I tried to take a self pic of me and the T shirt I bought from you. You are gonna freak should I upload it?

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    What happened? I am not sure if I ever saw it because I have been on the bubble sporadically!!! lol! :)

  • cougarfan

    cougarfan

    Brian are u on!!!!!!!!!!!! Iam freaked.

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Hey hun, I was on and off for a only moments at a time the past 3 days. I had four birthdays this week, two family members going back to Wales, and a party at my house every night of the week for someone. LOL! It was chaos but oh so much fun!!!! Pretty please, catch me up with this. I want to know what happened!!! Kisses! ~ Bri :)

  • Jane Keats

    Jane Keats

    Brian, done!! You and everyone else can enter here, for another chance to sell a t-shirt, thanks!!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Jane, wonderful contest as well!!! I am so sorry I could not enter a design. I have been so busy! I am enjoying the winner of yours, though! :)

  • jemimalovesbigted

    jemimalovesbigted

    I cannot help but add this one!

    You can explain what it says boyo =D

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Jemima, unfortunately for Greg…the one’s MINE! LOL! :)

    P.S. He knows this one very well because I cannot stop talking about it! LOL! :)

  • jemimalovesbigted

    jemimalovesbigted

    I will try and get something unique done for this but things are a bit hectic at home recently… my partners grandfather died! It was definitely for the best…

    If I don’t manage… please have a wonderful t-shirt filled birthday Greg and Brian! Love to you both XX ♥♥

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Jemima, oh dear, I just saw this. Sweet, Greg and I will keep you and your partner and your family in our prayers and thoughts. I understand how hectic it can be.

    Thank you so much for the birthday wishes. We are sending you tons of love and hugs and kisses to you both!!!! :)

    P.S. How did you do those hearts? Heart magic? ;)

  • RoxyLust

    RoxyLust

    http://www.redbubble.com/people/roxylust/clothing/1775452-1-angel-vs-devil

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Roxy, wonderful design, but I do not see it tagged. You have a few minutes before we pick the finalists to get it tagged, if you like. Cheers! :)

  • Lisa Jones

    Lisa Jones

    Cool Idea!! Happy Birthday Greg!!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Lisa, this is too funny because I was joking with him about the candles on the cake!!!!! :)

  • Rajee
  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Rajee, wonderful design!!! Lots of dragon goodness there!! :)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...


    Here is My last entry, I didn’t have much pics to go on of you guys I hope this is close at least. :)

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Patricia,

    OMG! This is fabulous! Abosolutely freakin’ fabulous!!! I am speechless because it looks just like us!!!! You are so very talented!!!! I think this is an instant finalist!!! :)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...

    Fort to put, it’s called “Road Trip”

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Oh, even better!!!! :)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...

    Think I like this color T better.

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    We agree…. :)

  • Murphyoso

    Murphyoso

    Sorry lovely Greg and lovely Brian. Time got away from me and did not have time for something new. But I think this one is not inappropriate – it’s a picture of a Cocky (as us Aussies lovingly call them) and it’s Gorgeous!!!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Well, we love cocky…. hehehehehehe…. Thanks!!! ;)

  • Rajee
  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Oh, this is cute!!! But the link doesn’t work. But, I see it in the tagged gallery, so it is ALL good. :)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...


    almost forgot this one! Great for Halloween!

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Patricia, I love it! Demented clowns rock!! Clowns creep Greg out….lol. :)

  • Rajee
  • bchrisdesigns replied

    This guy looks like he means business!!!! Hehehehehe…. wonderful!!!! :)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...


    One last one for ya

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Mitch is sexy. Woooooow!!!! ;-P

  • Anne van Alkemade

    Anne van Alkemade

    oh bum, I forgot to paste mine in the thread. Put the tag but not the link. Is it too late?
    One from me

    and one from Murphoso

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    No, not too late…. we are late at cutting it off, so it is all good. Wonderful design!!!! :)

  • Anne van Alkemade

    Anne van Alkemade

    whoops again, Murph must have done it while I wasn’t looking. Sorry about that.

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Yeah, we got it, but better to be safe than sorry. LOL! :)

  • cougarfan

    cougarfan

    It was very freaky I was takin’ a self pic of me in the shirt I uploaded 2 pics from that one you see just the shirt the other is the wierd one I put it in the PTH Group if you want to look at it.:)))))))))))

  • bchrisdesigns replied

    Oh, I am going to have to check it out right now….I can’t wait!!!!!! :)

  • cougarfan

    cougarfan

    Sorry “PTN” Group” LOL

  • cougarfan

    cougarfan

    Thanks !!!!!!!!!:)

  • bchrisdesigns

    bchrisdesigns


    The CONTEST is officially closed!!!! Yay!!!!!

    I just wanted to thank everyone for the ALL the entries…. the finalists will be picked in a few minutes. So, good luck to everyone!!!!! There will be a new journal entry posted in regards to this by the end of the day!!!! Hugs to you all!!!! :)

  • Patricia Anne McCarty

    Patricia Anne ...

    Thank you for all the wonderful responce to my Tees bchris, this is the first contest i entered here at redbubble I’m usly a chicken about contestLOL Who ever wins, It was A LOT of fun to make these Tees for Greg,
    PS. lol, yes Mitch was designed to be Sexy, heehee, thank you!

  • Jane Keats

    Jane Keats

    Fantastic entries, good luck choosing!!

  • MuscularTeeth

    MuscularTeethVoted Most Helpful Bubbler

    well done to all entrants i suppose !

  • bchrisdesigns

    bchrisdesigns


    The finalists have been announced here.

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