Hallmark Video Contest Entry

So I've seemed to become consumed with doing stuff for Hallmark with their addicting consumer-generated card contests. In July they held a Fan Appreciation Month, which included a contest for fans to submit videos on what the contests mean to them.

After much deliberation, and seeing videos as they were posted during the beginning of the month, I decided to try an animation.

It turned out to be the only animation on there, most likely because no one else was crazy enough to put that much time into it. But out of 60ish or so videos I was a runner up (which meant I won some cool Hallmark products). You can check out the video here and it's based on my winning Halloween card entry (mentioned in the previous post).

Interview with the "Vallmark Star" from AJ Klingenmaier on Vimeo.

Winner winner, chicken dinner

Well, I haven't posted in a while, but for good reason. You see, between phone calls from foreign dignitaries, interviews with People magazine, and making the rounds on the late-night talk show circuit, I haven't had much free time. Why all the hoopla? Because my cartoon was picked by Hallmark to be featured on a Halloween card.

True story.

I was one of a handful of winners for Hallmark's "Scare Up Some Fun" greeting card contest. I think there was something like eleventy billion entries, and they somehow came across mine and picked it as a winner.

That was back in March. Now it's May, which means my card is ready for you, the reader, to purchase by clicking here.

There is the potential for the card to be sold in-stores, too. I'm not sure how they decide that, but it could be based on online card sales. So please purchase several, as most people grossly underestimate how many people they will have on their Halloween card list.

In preparation for a possible in-store win, I'm having Jeeves gas up the LearJet.

Hallmark announces "Birthday Your Way" card contest

Hallmark Card Co. began taking submissions Monday for its latest card contest with the theme "Birthday Your Way." The prompt is to create a birthday card you wish Hallmark made. Then make it, and if they like it, they'll sell it online and give you $250.

There is a link on the site to past winners to get the idea of what floats their boat. It looks like a majority of the winners used photographs as the imagery to their cards, but I saw one or two illustrators representin' there as well.

Deadline for submission is January 25, 2010, with winners announced in March.