Themes & Deadlines

        Valentine's Day is the right time to say "Be Mine." The first theme for Jan./Feb. 2009 is Love Letters. Send us your stamped expressions of affection. Think pink, red, and lacy white. The second theme is Kings and Queens. Elizabeth, Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and Marie Antoinette are all fair game. Think royally. Have fun. Deadline for both themes: August 20, 2008.
 
        What do lipstick, fire hydrants and toenails have in common? They're often red. The first theme for March/April 2009 is Seeing Red. Any subject will be fine, as long as the color red is included. Make us blush. The second theme for that issue is How the West Was Stamped, but we already have oodles of great scenic artwork for that issue (as well as a cover), so please just send us something scarlet, crimson or rosy. Deadline for Seeing Red: October 20, 2008.  

        Looking further ahead, the first theme for May/June, 2009, is Rubber Earth. We expect to see a lot of our wild animal friends in these cards. Pick your favorite continent  or ecosystem and bring it to life! The second theme is TV Challenge. Place a TV set in your scene or collage or stamp something related to a TV show (reality or otherwise). We already have a great Rubber Earth cover for this issue. Deadline for both themes: December 26, 2008.

        If you're hankering to work on a cover, consider looking way ahead to our special Dragons and Unicorns issue, which is planned for July/August 2009. The deadline will be February 20, 2009. Cover artists receive $200.

General Guidelines
       All submissions should have some rubber stamp imagery. With each submission, please list stamp credits. Instructions are not needed with the submission.
       Always include your name, postal address and telephone number or e-mail address on the back of each submission. Submissions can be original artwork, slides, photographs, color photocopies or color prints.
       We welcome artwork on issue themes. There are generally two themes per issue. (See below for specific information on theme submissions.)
       We also welcome artwork not on a specific theme. These pieces can appear in the various columns within each issue. Also, when theme artwork isn't returned right away, that means we're considering it for a future issue, either a second centerfold or for one of the columns.

Theme Art
       We prefer submissions no larger than 5 inches by 6-1/2 inches in size. All submissions are subject to reduction. Theme artwork can include highly dimensional art or 3-D pieces.
       Submit up to four entries per theme. Artwork is returned when accompanied by an SASE. If submitting for more than one theme, please include an SASE for each theme-this helps us keep track of everything. Always include your name and postal address and telephone number or e-mail address on the back of all your artwork.

Cover Art - Cover artists receive $200. Cover submissions can be:
       1) 8-5/8 inches wide by 11-1/4 inches high. This size assumes the artwork fills the whole cover. About 1/4 inch will be trimmed off each edge. Please leave a blank space somewhere for information about what's inside the issue. Also, try not to put any of your favorite images in one of the bottom corners of the cover, where a store pricing symbol will be placed.
       2) 8-5/8 inches wide by 10-1/2 inches high. This size fills the cover except for a 3/4 inch strip across the top for information about what's inside the issue. About 1/4 inch will be trimmed from each edge. Again, try not to put any cool images in one of the bottom corners, where the store pricing symbol will be placed. (Remember that about 1.5 inches of the page will be overlaid with our logo.)

Send to:

Use this address for mail (USPS):
RubberStampMadness
PO Box 610
Corvallis, OR  97339-0610

Use this address for FedEx or UPS:
RubberStampMadness
215 SW 4th St., Ste. 210
Corvallis, OR 97333-4670

       If you have 3-D artwork or live outside the USA and Canada: Send e-mailed scanned or photographed 100-dpi jpgs image files. Send files to images@rsmadness.com. When sending via e-mail, please include stamp credits, your name, address and phone number within the e-mail. Also, if your e-mail has a SPAM block, please include RSM in your "acceptable mail to receive" folder. Thank you!

       Questions? Please contact us.