+ Happy Birthday to Whip up! They’ve got a Banner Design Competition to celebrate their one year birthday. You can win a cool pile of design books.

+ Indie Fixx has the Looking for Love contest. Find hearts in their Valentine’s Day gift guide and you could win a great handmade pack worth $350. And while you’re there, make sure to check out the call for consigners.

+ Craft Zine has a Valentine’s Day Card Contest. Win a copy of Craft #2 and a T-shirt. FYI: Recent New York via Michigan transplant Tiffany Tomato is one of the judges. Speaking of Michigan (because we love to) …

+ Nicole Lindner (you may remember her reconstructed wearables from DUCF) is running a photo competition on her MySpace blog.