13 April 2012

Creative Comp Round-up April 2012

This is a looong overdue (sorry!) round up of all the most inspiring and creative comps around at the moment. It's a real mixed bag, so hopefully there's something to take your fancy! You'll notice I'm no longer including those that are pure voting competitions (so no judged or random element) - they're a waste of time and leave the genuinely talented entrants disappointed and frustrated. There are plenty of imaginative and creative challenges here that you can get involved in, without having to spam your friends asking for votes!

In the last couple of weeks I've been lucky with my video entries - I've won £200 High Street vouchers with Maybelline and a 3D TV with Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists on Facebook - although neither of my entries were my best work I'm afraid, so I won't be sharing them with you this time!

If you win a prize in any of the comps I post, let me know over at the SuperLucky Facebook page. And don't forget I also blog at The PrizeFinder, where we give a £50 shopping voucher away every month for your prize stories and photos.



Win a prize every Friday in April with the ESpares Fix it Yourself Fridays competition - prizes include an iPad3, Nespresso machines and hand-held vacuums. Tell them a 'Fix it Yourself' story to enter - the Week 1 winning entries are very well written! You can enter by email to fiy@espares.co.uk or post to their Facebook wall.

The People are offering makeovers for your local community green space by Veolia - there will be one winner for each of 4 regions: North, South, Midlands and London, and the makeover will be done in time for you to have a Jubilee Party in your community space! Enter by 15 April 2012.

If you're between 9-16 (or have a daughter who is!) you can enter to win an iPad in the Sugarscape George at Asda fashion competition - upload a sketch of an outfit inspired by Sports Luxe catwalk trends. Five runners up get a selection of 'Love2Laugh' clothes from George. Enter before 16 April 2012.

Wines of South Africa are giving away two prizes of a bottle of SA wine - to enter, email a photo of you drinking South African wine to info@winesofsa.com - read more at www.winesofsa.co.uk and enter by 20 April 2012.


Win a week in Stockholm in this fabulous LiveSwedish photo competition. To enter, take a photo that captures the spirit of Stockholm style and upload to Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #livestockholm - this will need some creative thinking! All photos will be rated and those with 5 stars judged to decide the winner. Read the full terms here and enter before 23 April 2012.

Another one for youngsters! 10-16 year olds can write a 247 word story with the theme 'The Disovery' to win £75 Bloomsbury Books vouchers and ten runners up prizes of a signed book. There's a new competition theme every month, and this month's comp closes on 24 April 2012.

Easyjet are running another competition just for bloggers - the prize is an all-inclusive week's holiday for two in Sharm El Sheikh, and to enter you need to write a post inspired by Egypt. Read more on the EasyJet site and publish your blog post before 27 April 2012.


B&Q are running a comp to design a gift card - but you need to be under 25 (darn!) You can download a template at www.diy.com/designagiftcard and email your design to designagiftcard@b-and-q.co.uk before 27 April 2012 - the prize is a £500 B&Q gift card!

And yet another for the under 18s! Design a new black card for the BBFC and you could get it shown before movies and win a BBFC training day for your class at school, as well as film goodies. Runners up will get DVDs. Enter at www.cbbfc.co.uk before 30 April 2012.

Win the opportunity to dive with sharks over at the King British Facebook page! To enter, upload a photo or video of your fish enjoying King British Fish Treats to their wall. Closes 30 April 2012.


Confused.com have made a little promo video to publicise the dangers of driving in high heels. Never mind the problems with the pedals, the biggest danger is scuffing the leather from the heels of your finest KG shoes - I've had to glue bits onto my patent pink heels many a time! Anyway, to enter you'll need to be on Pinterest and be following the Confused.com competition board 'Driving in Heels'. When you FOLLOW you will be added as a contributor, then you need to upload a photo of you in your most extravagant heels, with the caption 'I want to win a pair of Butterfly Twists with Confused.com'. The ten most extravagant pairs will win a pair of Butterfly Twists Eve shoes - I would hope they choose entries where you can see the entrant in the shot rather than just stock shots though! Read the Terms here and enter before 30 April 2012.

Win one of a hundred Jubilee Street Party packs, with party goodies for 50 people plus £100 Co-op vouchers. You need to complete a tiebreaker (max 100 words) about your local community group and party at www.co-operative.coop/food/jubilee/. Closes 30 April 2012.

Alpro are giving away Festival tickets again (I had a wonderful time at the Summer Sundae Festival courtesy of a win in their Facebook comp last year!). To enter, tell them why you can't wait for the festival season on the Facebook App, and choose from Wychwood, Cornbury, Latitude, WOMAD or REWIND festivals. Winners will be picked at random! Closes 30 April 2012.

Revlon are giving away 500 Photoready Primers, and 500 Photoready Eye Primers on Facebook. To enter, share your beauty tip or a tip on striking the perfect pose for a photo on their Facebook App. Upload a photo, and you're done. Twenty entries will also be shortlisted to win the 'ultimate PhotoReady prize', but as that involves voting I won't bore you with the details! Closes 30 April 2012.

Win a trip to Rome in the 55DSL Instagram competition, plus runners up prizes of vouchers to spend at their online store! Upload a photo showing what Italy means to you, using the hashtag #55DSLROMAFILM before 2 May 2012 (this one is open worldwide).

If you cycle round London, Barclays are giving you the chance to win a luxury hotel stay and dinner at 'Dinner'! To enter, upload a photo that captures the essence of cycling around London to their Facebook App. Winners will be judged - closes 4 May 2012 (although if you enter your photo before 23 April 2012 you could win a prize in the weekly draw too!).

Win some gorgeous Raybans over at the Select Specs blog - send them your funniest sunglasses snaps to competitions@selectspecs.com before 23 April 2012.

There are several recipe comps inspired by the Diamond Jubilee and here's the first - whip up a Jubilee Mushrooms recipe fit for a Queen and win £500. Enter on the MoreToMushrooms Facebook page before 29 April 2012.

Great British Chicken also want your Diamond Jubilee recipe, this time with chicken! The most imaginative recipe will win a London overnight stay on Saturday 2 June plus £200 in cash! Enter here by 4 May 2012.

Johnson's want to see your happy baby videos and will reward their ten favourites with a camcorder! Videos must be under 5 minutes long - upload at www.johnsonsbaby.co.uk before 11 May 2012.


Palmers are celebrating originality with their new Facebook App. Upload a photo of yourself or a friend explaining why they're original - the most original entry wins the trip to Rome, and nine runners up receive a Palmers Pamper Pack worth £30. Just a tip - you might want to hold off entering until nearer the closing date of 13 May 2012, then you can check through the entries to ensure that yours is REALLY original!

TopFruit are running yet another fun creative comp - this time you can win one of two prizes to support your team (Ireland or England) at Euro 2012. To enter, tell them the funniest reason why your friend should win the prize (I'm guessing here that you should agree with your friend that they take you along if they win!) You can read the Terms and Conditions here and it closes on 14 May 2012.

Grant Property want to know what your dream job is and where you see yourself in ten years time - this competition is ONLY FOR STUDENTS and you must have an 'ac.uk' email address to claim the £50 iTunes voucher if you're chosen as the winner. Post an entry on their Facebook wall before 30 May 2012.

myjobsplace are running another comp on their Facebook page - tell them about yourself with a story, picture or poem and there winners will get a £50 retailers' voucher of their choice. 'The more creative the better' they say - read more here! Closes 31 May 2012.

Veetee want your recipes using Veetee Dine In rice - you could win £500. Enter on their website and read the Terms on Facebook. Closes 1 June 2012.

Brabantia have launched a 'Design a Bin' competition with a grand prize of €1500 of Brabantia products - and a bin featuring your bin design! This winner is decided by judges. Unfortunately they've also decided to runs voting compeitiion alongside this, with the winner getting €1000 of products. Six category winners (judged) will also get a bin. Enter at http://brabantia.com/designyourbin/ by 10 June 2012.


Win £1000 of Thomas and Friends goodies and tickets to the Blue Mountain Movie Premiere by designing a new mystery engine called Luke! Find out more at www.thomasandfriends.com. I've read the T&Cs and there are no age restrictions at all - and the winning entry is chosen at random, so I might do a joint effort with Ryland! Enter by post or by email to Thomasandfriends@hitentertainment.com before 15 June 2012.

Spaseekers are giving away a spa break to the most comical photo of you or your mates looking tired! Complete your details on their Facebook App, then post a photo to their wall and tag it. Enter before 29 June 2012.

Design a Beehive in the Neal's Yard Remedies comp and you can see your design brought to life, or win Bee Lovely Hand Creams and kids gardening sets. There's two age groups: Under 5s and 6-12 year olds. Download the PDF here with all the details on. Closes 19 June 2012.

Good luck - and don't forget to check out the skill-based and creative comps over at The PrizeFinder too!