Diamond Packaging has won five Awards in 22nd Annual FSEA Gold Leaf Awards Competition. The awards showcase its folding carton decorating capabilities, the supplier says, which includes its expertise in foil stamping, embossing, and specialty effects.

The competition, which is sponsored by the Foil & Specialty Effects Association (FSEA), recognizes creativity and superior execution of designs that reflect positively on the industry as a whole. Entries are judged on several criteria including design, execution, and level of difficulty. Winning an award is a mark of excellence in the packaging field and recognition of superior achievement.

Most Creative Use of Foil/Embossing

Diamond won a Gold Leaf award in the “Creative Use of Foil/Embossing on a Folding Carton” category for Elizabeth Arden’s White Diamonds Gift Set, which was launched in time for Mother’s Day 2015. The carton is shown above.

The ‘QuikSet’ carton was converted utilizing metallized polyester board and offset printed with transparent gold, transparent purple, dense black, and opaque white inks, in-line with UV high gloss coating. Exquisite dome-embossed round and pear diamonds and blind-embossed flower petals add beauty and reinforce the White Diamonds brand.

Diamond Packaging says its ‘QuikSet’ design provides an attractive and economical alternative to rigid set-up boxes. It features a reinforced base and lid, direct application of graphics and stamping or embossing, flat shipping and storage, and easy set-up.

Best Calendar

Diamond also won a Gold Leaf award in the “Calendar” category for its three-month corporate calendar, a long-standing company tradition and popular promotional item given to customers and suppliers. The 2015 stained leaded glass-themed calendar transforms the old world craftsmanship of a hand-drawn design by infusing it with modern finishing touches.

The calendar was converted utilizing Clearwater Candesce SBS paperboard and offset printed with four color process inks and three spot colors, DiamondTouch soft touch coating, aqueous coating, and UV gloss spot coating.

The calendar’s header showcases a stained leaded glass design enhanced with UV gloss spot coating and a foil embossed lead outline, which creates “a dramatic sense of texture and depth,” according to Diamond. Its DiamondTouch soft touch coating also provides a striking contrast to the multi-level embossed date (2015) and the spot UV gloss finish surrounding it. The middle backers feature three unique sets of foil embossed patterns, each enhanced with UV gloss spot coating.

The calendar’s recyclable shipper faithfully simulates a grand entrance doorway, right down to the wood and stone design and gatefold panels. All of the renderings were further enhanced to simulate the unique visual character of stained glass.

3 More Awards

Diamond won a Silver Leaf award in the “Best Use of Embossing” category for Five Star Fragrance Company’s Vicky Tiel Paris 21 Bonaparte Gift Set. The new gift set packaging imparts a sense of luxury and reflects the essence of the famed Paris-based American couturier.

Diamond also won a Silver Leaf award in the “Difficult Application of Foil/Embossing on a Folding Carton” category for the L’Oreal Paris RevitaLift Miracle Blur folding carton.

Diamond won a Bronze Leaf award in the “Cold Foil (Sheet or Rotary) on Packaging” category for the L’Oreal Paris Age Perfect Glow Renewal folding carton.