Friday, June 11, 2010

ArtSkills Review and Giveaway!!!



I got the privilege of reviewing ArtSkills Posterboarding Accessories.


Now I'm not artsy in any way, the last time I made a poster I started with the intention of having  the letters centered but they always end up being lopsided and the letters are never the same. So I left the review to my kids to make a great project  for Cpl. Mayhem's birthday. His birthday is today so we decided to celebrate it by making a huge poster for him!!


First of all ArtSkills was founded in 1987 as a family owned company in Easton, PA. They started out with their successful Draw Today product, now they make a wide range of poster and project making accessories including jumbo poster markers and poster letters.


I received the Easier, Faster, Better Poster Prize Package. It included:


 Neon Quick Letters- Draw attention with these neon colored letters and numbers
Holographic Quick Letters- Add some extra sparkle with these holographic letters
Jumbo Quick Letters-Make a statement with these large, 4-inch letters
Quick Stick Foam Letters- Just peel n’ stick these colorful letters
Eye Catcher Shapes- Spice up your poster with these neon, holographic and peel n’ stick shapes
Fun Borders- Give your poster a professional look with these easy to use borders
Poster Making Idea Book- Get all the information you need to create a successful poster with this idea book


The kids had a blast looking through all the fun shapes and letters! I had a rough time trying to keep them from ripping the packages open!



We chose a message to put on the posted and once we got the letter out of the package I was really impressed to have a post-it like adhesive to the back of letters so you can easily stick the poster and they wouldn't move. If the letters need to be moved or changed before you glue them down you can! 





Ducky gave me a hand with glueing them down. The only problem we had with the product was the glue that came in the packages. We didn't find the glue sticky enough.


Once of our personal favorite product was the Poster Flash! These flashing stars were the highlight of the kids poster making experience! 



The best part of the Poster Flash stickers is they are reusable. They come with peel n stick foam squares so you can use them over and over again!




Overall their poster making event was a huge success, both kids had a ball making this poster for their daddy's birthday! I think if a two and five year old can figure the ArtSkills poster accessories out. Mom can officially make some posters too!!




So here is the fun part! A GIVEAWAY!!!


Art Skills and A Military Wife's Mayhem is giving away an Easier, Faster, Better Poster Prize Package (estimated value $50).


MANDATORY ENTRY!!! Leave a comment about your poster horrors!!
Extra Entries!!!




  • Follow A Military Wife's Mayhem on Google Friend Connect and leave a separate comment
  • Follow A Military Wife's Mayhem on Twitter and leave a separate comment
  • "Like" A Military Wife's Mayhem Facebook page and leave a separate comment
  • Follow ArtSkills on Twitter and leave a separate comment
  • "Like" ArtSkills Facebook page
  • Tweet about this post (2 entries) leave separate comments.


Contest will run until June 30th. Open to everyone!
Winners will be chosen using random.org
I will send an email to the winners as well as announce in on my blog. The winner will have 48 hours to reply or a new winner will be selected.


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37 witnessing the mayhem:

The Full Nelson said...

how totally awesome!! My poster making skills are generally kept to a minium because I HATE mess...I know my poor kids. This however looks like something very fun that I would let the kids go wild with!

The Full Nelson said...

I follow your facebook page

The Full Nelson said...

I follow your blog with google friend connect

The Full Nelson said...

I follow artskills on facebook

Anonymous said...

I am not the best artist so my posters came out messy!

vivaglampink@yahoo.ca

Anonymous said...

I haven't made a poster since school but i remember having to lean on them and getting paint and glitters all over the place!

billiondollaprincesss@hotmail.com

HeartsMakeFamilies said...

I follow you on GFC

HeartsMakeFamilies said...

I follow your facebook page

HeartsMakeFamilies said...

Wow thats great! We once did a board. My daughter took it apart that night without us and put it all on her top bunk. It was a mess.

Yvettewithdt said...

Well I made a poster using glitter for a fair I was doing and it started to rain and my poster looked like poo

Yvettewithdt said...

Following you on twitter
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Yvettewithdt said...

Follow A Military Wife's Mayhem on Google Friend Connect
Yvettewithdt

Yvettewithdt said...

Like" A Military Wife's Mayhem Facebook page
Yvettewithdt

Yvettewithdt said...

Like" ArtSkills Facebook page
Yvettewithdt

Yvettewithdt said...

Follow ArtSkills on Twitter
Yvettewithdt

Oka said...

Heather A follows you on FB

Oka said...

I follow you on GFC

Oka said...

our poster horrors center around science fair projects, our lettering never ends up centered :(

Oka said...

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Oka said...

I follow Artskills on twitter

Oka said...

I like ArtSkills on FB

aledol said...

I have had to help my kids make one every yr when they entered kindergarten & I feel bad, my writing has gotten terrible as I have gotten older, plus I have fibro;( thank goodness my kids are understanding!!

aledol said...

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aledol said...

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ArtSkills FB

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GFC

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Kelly said...

I made a poster for a charity event that looked amazing - until... my two year old added his own special touch!

kellys3ps@sbcglobal.net

Kelly said...

I follow Art Skills on Twitter

@kellys3ps

Kelly said...

I follow A Military Wife's Mayhem on Twitter

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Emmi said...

We were making a poster for my husband for Father's day using finger paint. My 1 year old decided that walking in the fingerpaint would be more fun. So he walked through the paint on the poster and continued to walk through my house! Thank goodness it was washable!
mommyfreetime at gmail dot com

Emmi said...

following artskills on twitter
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Emmi said...

I follow on twitter
mommyfreetime at gmail dot com

Emmi said...

i follow with gfc
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