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 everyone shhh...it's a commercial...
PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:29 pm 
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Here's an interesting challenge for you. Every year the Superbowl has amazing ads. (Shh, I typically watch the ads and then go do something else during the actual game. ;) ) For this challenge, let's get inspired by one of the ads from the Superbowl.
There is a list of ads from 2011 available here and some teasers for 2012.

And here are some scrappy ideas:
• Scrap your favorite snack, your favorite beverage, something Star Wars themed, about your car, about your job (careerbuilder.com), your cell phone, or even your shoes.
• Use the logo or tagline of one of the companies and have it inspire your page. Could even be the colors of the logo. Or find a print ad from that company and use that to inspire your page.
• One of the ads was about the NFL - scrap about a sporting event, an obsession with a team, fantasy football or even watching sports on TV.

Post your layouts in the gallery AS WELL post a link in this thread to your page. Leave a comment about what you were inspired by! One random winner will receive a $5 gift card to the store and each layout that qualifies will give the poster an entry into the BIG GIVEAWAY. For your layout to be eligible you MUST USE 100% DHD product. You can enter as many times as you like as long as you follow these rules and the theme of the challenge!

Here's mine…
I chose to use the Go Daddy company name to title a layout about my husband's skiing adventures.

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Kit: Shannon Hegarty Let It Snow
Template: 52 Thursdays Template No. 8
Cardstock: Audrey Neal Neutral Stock, Audrey Neal Small Talk kit
Buttons: Audrey Neal Everyday Celebration Element kit, Erica Coombs Autumnal Element kit
Alpha: Gennifer Bursett Favorite Things 2
Splatter: Gennifer Bursett Toolbox Mists vol. 7
Font: Futura, Myriad Pro

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 Re: every shhh...it's a commercial...
PostPosted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:31 pm 
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Good one, Celeste! I'm always amazed at what the Superbowl ads cost!

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Awesome challenge, already have an idea brewing...

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 Re: every shhh...it's a commercial...
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Because of the CanCon laws here, the cable companies have to block the Super Bowl ads, even when we're watching a US channel. They insert ads for Canadian products... ads that are nowhere near as creative or entertaining! The sports bars are prohibited from airing satellite channels from the US if the event is televised on a Canadian network. It's frustrating and so unfair!

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what a great take on this Challenge Celeste! I love the SuperBowl ads...always something to talk about the next day : )

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Great challenge! Love your layout!

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 Re: every shhh...it's a commercial...
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@Jan: That really stinks! I guess you can watch them on the internet, though.

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I love the challenge...very creative! Jan, that sux that you don't get to see the ads -- which are, IMO, the only watch-able part of the whole thing. :) I bet you can see them afterwards on Youtube....maybe? Hey, is there a "black market" for a bar that shows the commercials? Like during Prohibition in the US, people had to sneak into special members-only clubs to drink -- except for you, it's to watch the ads, lol!

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i LOVE your challenge Celeste!

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Jennifer, they probably would be quite a market for a bar that bootlegged the ads. I had great hopes the year before last when I took Adam to a Super Bowl party at a huge sports bar that has satellite. The manager was quite sorry to tell us that they'd been threatened by the Canadian Radio and Television Commission if they showed the game on a (ad-block-free) US station. So I do have to content myself with watching them on YouTube a couple of days after the game.


Thanks to Liz Jutila for the suggestion... my Team Colours layout can do double duty for this challenge too!


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