Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Join Julia as she welcomes BRP Box Shop owner and Gold Sponsor Kip Simpson to the fourth Sponsor Spotlight and Q&A session of Julia's 2026 competition season! In this recorded interview, Julia and Kip cover the following topics:
(1) Overview of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ 2026 and the benefits of entering, including huge prizes - $24,000 USD and still counting! (Julia);
(2) Review of BRP Box Shop's history and an inside look at what goes into box creation, from customer concept to prototype to production. Kip gets a little nerdy here 😉, but you're guaranteed to never look at bakery boxes the same way after watching this section (Kip); and
(3) Q&A (questions posed by Kip to Julia), which touch on the competition's theme ("Architect of Your Dreams"), why the competition even has a theme, and what judges hope entrants will put into their theme interpretations. Kip and Julia get a little philosophical here, so, in addition to competition lessons, expect to glean a few life lessons from this section! (Kip and Julia).
At the end of the video, Julia shares Kip's wonderful prize contribution to this year's competition - $850 USD in cash (wow!). Julia is not only extraordinarily grateful for BRP Box Shop's continued and very generous support of her competition, but also for their ongoing sponsorship of her site Cookie Connection. Thank you to Kip and the BRP Box Shop team for all they do to support Julia's platforms and the broader sugar arts community.
NOTES:
(1) Learn more about BRP Box Shop here: https://www.brpboxshop.com.
(2) Rules for the 2026 Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ posted to Cookie Connection, the competition’s home base, under the official "Competition Overview" on February 20, along with a link to registration on Eventbrite! Julia can't wait to see your entries, but please read the "Competition Overview" in its entirety before you get started: cookieconnection.juliausher.com/blog/julia-m-usher-s-cookie-art-competition-5th-and-final-virtual-edition-2026-competition-overview.
(3) Entries are due on May 31, 2026, so there’s plenty of time to create!
(4) This video was recorded live and has not been edited, so please ignore Julia's occasional stumbles and any tech glitches along the way (like the random "record" that she exclaims at the very start of the video 😀).
Join Julia as she welcomes BRP Box Shop owner and Gold Sponsor Kip Simpson to the fourth Sponsor Spotlight and Q&A session of Julia's 2026 competition season! In this recorded interview, Julia and Kip cover the following topics:
(1) Overview of Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ 2026 and the benefits of entering, including huge prizes - $24,000 USD and still counting! (Julia);
(2) Review of BRP Box Shop's history and an inside look at what goes into box creation, from customer concept to prototype to production. Kip gets a little nerdy here 😉, but you're guaranteed to never look at bakery boxes the same way after watching this section (Kip); and
(3) Q&A (questions posed by Kip to Julia), which touch on the competition's theme ("Architect of Your Dreams"), why the competition even has a theme, and what judges hope entrants will put into their theme interpretations. Kip and Julia get a little philosophical here, so, in addition to competition lessons, expect to glean a few life lessons from this section! (Kip and Julia).
At the end of the video, Julia shares Kip's wonderful prize contribution to this year's competition - $850 USD in cash (wow!). Julia is not only extraordinarily grateful for BRP Box Shop's continued and very generous support of her competition, but also for their ongoing sponsorship of her site Cookie Connection. Thank you to Kip and the BRP Box Shop team for all they do to support Julia's platforms and the broader sugar arts community.
NOTES:
(1) Learn more about BRP Box Shop here: https://www.brpboxshop.com.
(2) Rules for the 2026 Julia M. Usher’s Cookie Art Competition™ posted to Cookie Connection, the competition’s home base, under the official "Competition Overview" on February 20, along with a link to registration on Eventbrite! Julia can't wait to see your entries, but please read the "Competition Overview" in its entirety before you get started: cookieconnection.juliausher.com/blog/julia-m-usher-s-cookie-art-competition-5th-and-final-virtual-edition-2026-competition-overview.
(3) Entries are due on May 31, 2026, so there’s plenty of time to create!
(4) This video was recorded live and has not been edited, so please ignore Julia's occasional stumbles and any tech glitches along the way (like the random "record" that she exclaims at the very start of the video 😀).
