Starving Artistamps

CLOSED FOR MATERNITY LEAVE

2011-05-12T12:21:00.000-04:00

Hi Everyone!

Tomorrow morning we are heading to the hospital for the birth of our twin baby girls by cesarean. If all goes as planned I hope to be back home in the next 4-5 days. Up until I return home we will not be accepting orders.

Thank you for your understanding. Wish us luck!

Free Cling Cushion Website Special!

2011-04-13T21:19:00.001-04:00

New website special starts today!

2011-03-06T18:33:00.000-05:00

We are running a super great special from now until March 17th. It's a great time to get lots of FREE stamps! For every $50 in merchandise you purchase you can get (1) unmounted stamp sheet or set of your choice absolutely FREE! You can get as many as you want, it's unlimited. Spend $100 get 2 free sheets. Spend $150 get three free sheets. Spend $300 get 6 free sheets!

To take advantage of the special simply place your qualifying order and then email us at strvingartistmp@aol.com and tell us what free sheets or sets you want and we will take care of the rest! It's that easy!

2011-02-24T15:51:00.002-05:00

Hi Everybody,

I hope everyone is staying warm this winter. I know I have been keeping close to home for a while now with all the snow we have been having this season. I've even been taken some time to do some personal stamping. I've been playing with simple watercolor notecards using our Here Kitty Kitty cartoon line. ( http://starvingartistamps.com/animals.html ) I hope to have a nice series of them to show off in our art gallery soon.

I realized tonight that it's been a while since we ran a sale so from now until March 1st 2011....

all new stamp orders will get 20% off all stamps!

To take advantage of our special use code: 20percentoff

Enter the code in the shopping cart discount code box and click recalculate. It will take 20% off ALL the stamps on our website. Full sheets, individual images, sets, unmounteds, cling mounted and wood mounteds are all included. Offer valid on new orders placed on the website. This offer expires Midnight PST March 1st, 2011. Not to be combined with any other offer or discount. If you run into trouble with the code email me strvingartistmp@aol.com

I hope this helps to cure the winter blues and keeps you stamping till the spring!

Tracey

www.starvingartistamps.com

New Release: Antidepresstamps Royalty Collection

2011-02-08T17:37:00.005-05:00

We've got a brand new collection debuting today coming to us all the

way from Denmark designed by our great friend Nina Aaslund

It is with such pride that we present to you

Nina's newest collection Antidepresstamps Royalty!

You can find our new royalty set along with all our other newest

offerings on our website: http://www.starvingartistamps.com

Here are a whole bunch of inspirational cards featuring our new royal

collection designed by our favorite swedish designer Eva Andren:

Lots of love to Nina for dreaming up these incredible images

and special thanks to Eva for these wonderful creations!

Tis the Season for a little holiday inspiration!

2010-12-08T20:52:00.004-05:00

Hi Everyone,

We've added several new projects in our gallery that show off our two newest releases:

DoodleFactory Tis the Season:

http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_tis_the_season.html

and Juniper and Jupiter http://starvingartistamps.com/juniper_and_jupiter_rubber_stamps.html

You can take a peek at all our newest releases by visiting our what's new section: http://starvingartistamps.com/whats_new_.html

If you are in need of a little inspiration stop by our gallery to find all our newest cards: http://starvingartistampsgallery.blogspot.com

Here's a few adorable creations from our fabulous design team to start you off...

Happy Holidays!

Blog Candy final week winner Announced!

2010-10-07T19:25:00.004-04:00

Congratulations to Stampin Sue!

The winner of our fourth and final blog candy giveaway!

Here is Sue's comment chosen by random selection:

stamping sue said...

Here is my post for spreading the word plus a card I made using the fun bear from giggles bears

http://stampingsueinconnecticut.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-candy-final-week-at-starving.html

stamping sue

Please email us with your shipping address: strvingartistmp@aol.com

BLOG CANDY FINAL WEEK!!!

2010-09-28T19:57:00.002-04:00

Welcome to our final Week FOUR blog candy weekly giveaways for September! To find out the winner of the week three prize (DF Backlit Blooms) please see the previous post above. And now without further adieu our final prize giveaway....

Blog Candy FINAL WEEK!!!

To help promote the release of FOUR great new collections of images we have been doing a spread the word blog candy give away every week during the month of September! In order to be eligible for our final week four prize you are going to need to help us spread the word (read all the full details at the bottom of this post because it is important) And for helping us spread the word one lucky winner will be chosen by random selection to win a complete collection of our new Juniper and Jupiter Exterior elements unmounted stamps!

Here are a couple of cute cards I made to get your creative juices flowing:

Products used:

Stamps:

Juniper and Jupiter's Exterior Elements Wishing Well, Wheel Barrow and cats:

http://starvingartistamps.com/juniper_and_jupiter_exterior_elements.html

Birdie: Antidepresstamps Giggle Bears from Running bear set

http://starvingartistamps.com/ninas_giggle_bears_1.html

Flower Soft:

http://starvingartistamps.com/flower_soft1.html

Wishing well card colors: heather, shamrock green and ultrafine sage for the moss.

Wheelbarrow card colors: pale pink, lemon yellow, light green, powder blue, and shamrock green (for grass)

Here are all the official blog candy details you need to know to be eligible to enter:

Do you want to win some NEW STAMPS?

We've got some new Juniper and Jupiter stamps and we need some help spreading the word around town. So we're going to make a deal with you. We are going to give away the complete collection of our new Juniper and Jupiter's Exterior Elements to one lucky winner chosen by random selection and you are going to help us spread the word.

This is what you need to do in order to win. First, and this is REALLY IMPORTANT... you need to SPREAD THE WORD about our candy and you've got to prove it. How can you do that?

-Post a comment on your blog

-Post a message on a message board

-Send an email to your STAMP or SCRAPBOOK related friends, family or groups.

Did you know we really do check that you have spread the word? So you're really going to need to prove it. How can you do that?

-When you post your candy comment on this thread be sure to put a link to the direct post on your blog. Dont have a blog? What are you waiting for? It's all the rage and free to set up. (You can set one up here: www.blogspot.com ) All the cool kids are doing it. Don't want a blog? How about you...

- copy us the email you sent to your stamp friends: strvingartistmp@aol.com

-Email the link to the message board you posted on: strvingartistmp@aol.com

-or have your friends post their own entry and tell us that you sent them our way when they post their own comment.

But don't forget to share with us how you helped spread the word, did I mention we really do check? If we can not verify your participation your comment will be skipped over.

THE FINE PRINT:

~No purchase necessary.

~Spread the word and tell us how you did it by posting a comment on this thread from now until Monday October 4th, 2010 (midnight PST)

~We will announce the winner on or before Tuesday October 5th, 2010 (midnight PST)

~One entry per person

~Please provide in your comment some way of contacting you.

~Can't wait until the drawing to get your hands on some new rubber? Don't worry, if you are the winner you can take a different set instead!

Good luck and thank you for helping us spread the word!

Blog Candy Week Three Winner Announcement!

2010-09-27T11:19:00.006-04:00

Congratulations to Tink!

Winner of our Complete collection of Backlit Blooms!

Tink's comment:

FANTASTIC CANDY!!

I just posted on my blog .. here..

http://tinktime-tink.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-candy-at-starving-artist-stamps.html

Tink's comment was chosen by random selection to win all SIX sets of our Backlit Blooms. Please contact us at strvingartistmp@aol.com with your mailing address.

Want a second chance at winning some of our gorgeous new blooms?

There's still time to win your choice of any THREE backlit bloom sets by entering a sketch on our September 2010 Sketch challenge on Rubber Stamp Chat www.rubberstampchat.net

Tomorrow we will be posting our final week four

September prize so stop back soon for a new giveaway!

Blog Candy Week Three!!!

2010-09-20T19:56:00.002-04:00

Welcome to week number THREE in our blog candy weekly giveaways for September! To find out the winner of the week two prize (DF Gourds and Pumpkins) please see the previous post above.

Blog Candy Week THREE!

We are doing something special this month. To celebrate both my birthday this past Saturday September 19th and to help promote the release of FOUR great new collections of images we are going to be doing a spread the word blog candy give away every week during the month of September! You need to enter each week for each prize. In order to be eligible you are going to need to help us spread the word (read all the full details at the bottom of this post because it is important)

This week we are giving away a complete collection of our new Backlit Blooms.

The winner will be receiving ALL SIX SETS!! http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_backlit_blooms_1.html

Here's a fun card to get your creative juices flowing...

I made this card and the sketch for the September Sketch challenge on RSC www.rubberstampchat.net

Card Recipe:

Stamp set: Orchid Backlit Blooms

http://starvingartistamps.com/doodle..._blooms_1.html

Small Hypolymnus butterfly (item# P 4.7)

http://starvingartistamps.com/page_4_1.html

Also Stampers Magic red liner tape for the micro bead and glitter border:

http://starvingartistamps.com/other_cool_stuff.html

Cloisonne flowers from Prima

Pattern Paper: Basic Grey 6x6 pad and PTI boxes

Flowersoft ultra fine black

Here are all the blog candy details you need to know to be eligible to enter:

Do you want to win some NEW STAMPS?

We've got some new DoodleFactory stamps and we need some help spreading the word around town. So we're going to make a deal with you. We are going to give away the complete collection of our new Backlit Bloom stamps That's SIX sets of gorgeous gigantic silhouette flowers with matching sentiments to one lucky winner chosen by random selection and you are going to help us spread the word.

This is what you need to do in order to win. First, and this is REALLY IMPORTANT... you need to SPREAD THE WORD about our candy and you've got to prove it. How can you do that?

-Post a comment on your blog

-Post a message on a message board

-Send an email to your STAMP or SCRAPBOOK related friends, family or groups.

Did you know we really do check that you have spread the word?

So you're going to need to prove it. How can you do that?

Don't want a blog? How about you...

- copy us the email you sent to your stamp friends: strvingartistmp@aol.com

- post it on your facebook page

-Email the link to the message board you posted on: strvingartistmp@aol.com

-or have your friends post their own entry and tell us that you sent them our way when they post their own comment.

But don't forget to share with us how you helped spread the word, we really do check.

THE FINE PRINT:

~No purchase necessary.

~Spread the word and tell us how you did it by posting a comment on this thread from now until Saturday September 25th, 2010 (midnight PST)

~We will announce the winner on or before Sunday September 26th, 2010 (midnight PST)

~One entry per person

~Please provide in your comment some way of contacting you.

~Can't wait until the drawing to get your hands on some new rubber? Don't worry, if you are the winner you can take a different set instead!

Good luck and don't forget to come back next week for week two!

P.S.

Want a second chance to win some of these stamps? This month we are sponsoring Rubber Stamp Chats monthly sketch challenge all you need to do is enter your sketch card at www.rubberstampchat.net under the September 2010 sketch challenge for a chance to win your choice of THREE backlit bloom sets! There's even a bonus prize if you use our stamps and there might be a discount code over there too! *wink*

Thank you to everyone who helped us spread the word in week two. Today starts a brand new giveaway and you all still have one more chance at winning some new stamps next week too. So help us spread the word and post your comment right here on this post to enter the week three Backlit Blooms giveaway!

Blog Candy Week two winner announcement!

2010-09-17T10:28:00.006-04:00

For those of you that have been following along you know that my 36th birthday

is this Sunday, September 19th.To celebrate we are going to be doing our

biggest give away of the month. We are going to post the prize on Sunday,

you will have until Wednesday to help spread the word and post your comment

once the prize is announced. In the mean time we want to say congratulations

to the winner of our week two new release Gourds and Pumpkins!

Congratulations to the poster of this comment:

Barb and Marcia said...

I love this new set of your stamps. I have posted information on my blog:http://u-inspire-me.blogspot.com/2010/09/blog-candy-week-two-starving-artist.html

I would be so happy to win this set. Thanks for the opportunity.

please email us your mailing address and this will be in the mail ASAP!

Don't forget to stop by on Sunday after 12 noon EST to see the week three prize :o)

Blog Candy Week TWO and Week one winner announcement!

2010-09-09T19:38:00.005-04:00

Welcome to week number TWO in our blog candy weekly giveaways for September! To find out the winner of week one's prize (DF Ghoulies) please scroll down to the bottom of this post.

Blog Candy Week TWO!

We are doing something special this month. To celebrate both my birthday on the 19th and to help promote the release of FOUR great new collections of images we are going to be doing a spread the word blog candy give away every week during the month of September! You need to enter each week for each prize. In order to be eligible you are going to need to help us spread the word (read all the full details at the bottom of this post because it is important)

This week we will be giving away a complete collection of our new DoodleFactory Halloween IV Gourds and Pumpkin http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_gourds_and_pumpkins.html

Here's a new card to get your creative juices flowing...

Images used:

Gourds and Pumpkins: http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_gourds_and_pumpkins.html

Give Thanks Sentiment: http://starvingartistamps.com/holiday_sentiments_page_1.html

Here are all the blog candy details you need to know to be eligible to enter:

Do you want to win some NEW STAMPS?

We've got some new DoodleFactory stamps and we need some help spreading the word around town. So we're going to make a deal with you. We are going to give away a complete collection of our new DoodleFactory Gourds and Pumpkins stamps to one lucky winner chosen by random selection and you are going to help us spread the word.

This is what you need to do in order to win. First, and this is REALLY IMPORTANT... you need to SPREAD THE WORD about our candy and you've got to prove it. How can you do that?

-Post a comment on your blog

-Post a message on a message board

-Send an email to your STAMP or SCRAPBOOK related friends, family or groups.

Did you know we really do check that you have spread the word?

So you're going to need to prove it. How can you do that?

Don't want a blog? How about you...

- copy us the email you sent to your stamp friends: strvingartistmp@aol.com

- post it on your facebook page

-Email the link to the message board you posted on:strvingartistmp@aol.com

-or have your friends post their own entry and tell us that you sent them our way when they post their own comment.

But don't forget to share with us how you helped spread the word, we really do check.

THE FINE PRINT:

~No purchase necessary.

~Spread the word and tell us how you did it by posting a comment on this thread from now until Wednesday September 15th, 2010 (midnight PST)

~We will announce the winner on or before September 16th, 2010 (midnight PST)

~One entry per person

~Please provide in your comment some way of contacting you.

~Can't wait until the drawing to get your hands on some new rubber? Don't worry, if you are the winner you can take a different set instead!

Good luck and don't forget to come back next week for week two!

P.S.

Want to win even more stamps? This month we are sponsoring Rubber Stamp Chats monthly sketch challenge all you need to do is enter your sketch card at www.rubberstampchat.net for a chance to win your choice of THREE backlit bloom sets! There's even a bonus prize if you use our stamps and there might be a discount code over there too! *wink*

And now it's time for the BLOG CANDY WEEK ONE Winner Announcement:

Congratulations to Nikki, the winner of our week one blog candy!!

Nikki helped us spread the word and left us this comment:

Here's a link to your blog thanks for the chance for some creepy cuties :)

http://graphixanddesign.blogspot.com/2010/09/new-blog.html

hugs Nikki

Nikki please send us your mailing address so we can send out your new stamps!

Thank you to everyone who helped us spread the word in week one. Today starts a brand new giveaway and you all still have THREE more chances at winning some new stamps. So help us spread the word and post your comment right here on this post to enter the week two DF Gourds and Pumpkins Giveaway!

Blog candy week one!

2010-09-02T08:49:00.008-04:00

Hi Everybody!

We are doing something special this month. To celebrate both my birthday on the 19th and to help promote the release of FOUR great new collections of images we are going to be doing a spread the word blog candy give away every week during the month of September! You need to enter each week for each prize. In order to be eligible you are going to need to help us spread the word (read all the full details at the bottom of this post because it is important)

This week we will be giving away a complete collection of our new DoodleFactory Halloween IV Ghoulies http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_ghoulies.html

Here are a couple of new cards to wet your appetite...

Meet Morty, Morgana and Frankie just three of eight new characters available in the collection

The background panel and top of the card were both done using our Build a Cloud stamp. The top clouds were stamped in black in on the green card base and then the sky portion was colored over with a blue copic marker

The creepy cloudy border was done by stamping the build a cloud in black ink on white cardstock and then sponging all the clouds using a dauber. Once all the clouds were colored I outlined the clouds with orange copic markers.

Our build a cloud stamp is the one stamp that should be in every stampers collection!

Images used:

Build a cloud stamp http://starvingartistamps.com/clouds_8.html

Morty, Morgana and Frankie http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_ghoulies.html

Meet Hugo:

Background: I used Martha Stewart's large rat punch to create the 3D rats background. I mounted all the rats and stamped images on 1/8" and 1/16" Stampers magic POP! tapes for added dimension: http://starvingartistamps.com/other_cool_stuff.html

Images used:

Hugo: http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_ghoulies.html

http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_halloween_ii.html

Boaz the bat, Happy Fright Night, Brew up Trouble sentiment

http://starvingartistamps.com/holiday_sentiments_page_1.html

Trick or Treat sentiment set

Here are all the blog candy details you need to know to be eligible to enter:

Do you want to win some NEW STAMPS?

We've got some new DoodleFactory stamps and we need some help spreading the word around town. So we're going to make a deal with you. We are going to give away a complete collection of our new DoodleFactory Goulies stamps to one lucky winner chosen by random selection.

This is what you need to do in order to win. First, and this is REALLY IMPORTANT... you need to SPREAD THE WORD about our candy and you've got to prove it. How can you do that?

-Post a comment on your blog

-Post a message on a message board

-Send an email to your STAMP or SCRAPBOOK related friends, family or groups.

Did you know we really do check that you have spread the word?

So you're going to need to prove it. How can you do that?

-When you post your candy comment on this thread be sure to put a link to the direct post on your blog. Dont have a blog? What are you waiting for? It's all the rage and free to set up. (You can set one up here: www.blogspot.com ) All the cool kids are doing it.

Don't want a blog? How about you...

- copy us the email you sent to your stamp friends: strvingartistmp@aol.com

-Email the link to the message board you posted on:strvingartistmp@aol.com

-or have your friends post their own entry and tell us that you sent them our way when they post their own comment.

But don't forget to share with us how you helped spread the word, we really do check.

THE FINE PRINT:

~No purchase necessary.

~Spread the word and tell us how you did it by posting a comment on this thread from now until Wednesday September 8th, 2010 (midnight PST)

~We will announce the winner on or before September 9th, 2010 (midnight PST)

~One entry per person

~Please provide in your comment some way of contacting you.

~Can't wait until the drawing to get your hands on some new rubber? Don't worry, if you are the winner you can take a different set instead!

Good luck and don't forget to come back next week for week two!

P.S.
Want to win even more stamps? This month we are sponsoring Rubber Stamp Chats monthly sketch challenge all you need to do is enter your sketch card at www.rubberstampchat.net for a chance to win your choice of THREE backlit bloom sets! There's even a bonus prize if you use our stamps and there might be a discount code over there too! *wink*

New Releases, Sponsorships and Blog Candy!

2010-09-01T21:49:00.004-04:00

We've just released 4 brand new collections on the website!

You can find all our newest products here:
http://starvingartistamps.com/whats_new_.html

or here are all the direct links by stamp lines:

New from Juniper and Jupiter:

Juniper and Jupiter's Exterior Elements
http://starvingartistamps.com/juniper_and_jupiter_exterior_elements.html
Amazing images that are just begging to be embellished with liquid applique, fun flock or Flowersoft. The possibilities are endless with these images!

New from the DoodleFactory just in time for fall:

DF Halloween IV ~ Ghoulies
http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_ghoulies.html
Eleven fantastic new characters great for Halloween and beyond!

DF Halloween IV ~ Gourds and Pumpkins
http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_gourds_and_pumpkins.html
This huge collection of pumpkins and Gourds will sure come in handy for all your fall cards. The largest of them can even hold one of our sitting characters!

DF Backlit Blooms
http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_backlit_blooms_1.html
Great year round and even two for the Christmas holiday! These six new economically priced sets of generously sized silhouette flowers have been designed for big, bold, quick and easy cards. They are the stamps you will grab when you need to make a card at the last minute and run out the door. They are also the perfect size to use as stems for 3D flowers (like Primas) See our gallery for samples to get an idea of this technique.

We are starting to fill the gallery with lots of new art so stop by and visit everyday for lots of new art or even better sign up for blog updates and get some inspiration delivered right to your mailbox! http://www.starvingartistampsgallery.blogspot.com

Sponsorships:
Starving Artistamps Sketch Challenge on RSC
We are sponsoring the sketch challenge www.rubberstampchat.net message board this entire month with a nice easy sketch. Come play along for your chance to win your choice of THREE free Backlit bloom sets!

2 Sketches 4 You Challenge blog
Stop by www.2sketches4you.blogspot.com starting Monday September 13th for your chance to win THREE free sets of Backlit blooms!

Blog Candy:
This month is my birthday so we have decided in celebration of both my birthday and all the new releases we will be doing FOUR spread the word blog candy giveaways! Starting tomorrow we will be giving away one new release stamp collection each week all month long right here on this blog! Stop by each week or even better sign up here for updates so you will be notified when we post all the new blog candy!

Hope you will play along with all our upcoming events!

Happy Stamping!
Tracey

Sale Extended thru Sunday!

2010-08-04T22:13:00.002-04:00

New release sale extended!

We heard that some of our friends missed our announcements about the new release on Monday so we are extending our new release sale for another few days. From now until Sunday August 8th midnight PST we are offering our friends a 15% discount on all stamps! To take advantage of the special discount just enter this code in the discount code box in the shopping cart: code: 15offstamps and then click recalculate, you will see the discount instantly applied.

the fine print:

This offer is good on new orders only. Not to be combined with any other offer. Discount code must be applied before checkout. If you have a problem with the discount working send us an email: strvingartistmp@aol.com

Need some inspiration? The design team has outdone themselves with fabulous projects sure to get your creative juices flowing. Stop by our gallery to see all the new art: http://www.starvingartistampsgallery.blogspot.com

If you are in the Michigan area you can see it all in person during the Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Paper Arts Festival happening this weekend! visit www.heirloompro.com for show details. We have a brand new make n take planned using our currently unreleased brand new series of stamps called Backlit Blooms. We will be releasing 6 new sets of Blooms at the show and you will even have a chance to play with them during our make n take. So if you can make it to the show stop by our booth and say hello!

Thanks for reading!

Tracey

http://www.starvingartistamps.com

New Release today ~ DoodleFactory People!

2010-08-01T19:49:00.010-04:00

Today's the day!

It's finally time to show off our two new DoodleFactory Collections, DoodleFactory Cutie Kids and DoodleFactory Sophisticates!

http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_people_take_a_seat.html

We are so excited to share them all with you. The design team has been having a blast making samples and I think everyone agrees these guys are going to be the type of images you reach for again and again. Sit them on our furniture, perch them on a ribbon, integrate them into a scene. These everyday versatile images are sure to be useful for a variety of occasions.

Here's a look at two fabulous cards by Jenn M. to start things off...

Images: Casey from DF Cutie Kids and sentiment from Boudoir sentiment set.

Image: Lizzy from DF Cutie Kids.

And now it is with great pleasure that we introduce you to the ten newest characters in our DoodleFactory line...

DoodleFactory Cutie Kids:

DoodleFactory Sophisticates:

And as if that is not exciting enough...

Take a look at what our design team has come up with using the new images:

Designed by Tracey B.

Images used DoodleFactory Boudoir and Simone from DF Sophisticates.

Images: Owen from DF cutie kids and Here Kitty Kitty front door and classic decor sentiment.

Images Daphne from DF Sophisticates and Sentiments from boudoir sentiment set

Images: Casey from DF Cutie Kids and Fence from DoodleFactory Into the Woods set

Designed by Laura E.

Image: Penny from DF Sophisticates

Image Lizzy from DF Cutie Kids

Designed by Donna D.

Image: Lizzy from DF cutie kids

Image Casey from DF cutie kids

Designed by Dawn B.

Images: Casey from DF cutie kids, Large earth from DoodleFactory final frontier, sentiment from Uniquely U.

Images used: Owen from DF cutie kids, Sentiment from Uniquely U and Outline Bricks background

Images used: Olive from DF cutie kids, tree and leaves from Into the woods set, sentiment from Uniquely U, clouds from clouds set of 5.

Images: Lizzy from DF Cutie Kids, from DoodleFactory Classic Decor, sentiments from Uniquely U.

Designed by DoodleFactory Irene

Images: Penny from DF Sophisticates, Neighborhood from DoodleFactory Oh Baby!

Image: Daphne from DF Sophisticates

Look for more sample cards in our gallery over the next coming days.

Thank you for stopping by :o)

Save the Date!

2010-07-28T18:20:00.001-04:00

Blog hop winner Announcement!

2010-06-25T20:58:00.001-04:00

Congratulations to Sandra from Connecticut!

You are the winner of our new Antidepresstamps Giggle Bears, Birds and Bees complete unmounted collection!

Sandra's comment chosen by random selection:

Sandra said...

these images make very cute cards, I love the bee hive and honey comb background - but my favorite is the bird!
So cute!
Sandra

June 23, 2010 7:24 PM

Giggle Bears, Birds and Bees Blog Hop today!

2010-06-23T08:58:00.006-04:00

Welcome to the Antidepresstamps

Giggle Bears, Birds and Bees blog hop!

We are super excited to be presenting this new collection of stamps to you which have been designed by the incredibly talented stamp artist Nina Aaslund!

You can find the stamps on our website here:

http://starvingartistamps.com/ninas_giggle_bears_1.html

You can also find two brand new backgrounds Irene designed to go with our new Giggle Bear, Birds and Bees images http://starvingartistamps.com/backgrounds_honey_comb_and_woodgrain.html

You are going to want to make all the stops on the hop because somewhere along the way there is some one day only BLOG CANDY! One lucky winner will win a complete set of the new Giggle Bears, Birds and Bees release!

Irene http://www.doodlefactory.blogspot.com is the first stop on the hop. Here is the complete list of hop stops just in case you get lost somewhere along the way:

Starting here: www.starvingartistamps.blogspot.com
Irene http://www.doodlefactory.blogspot.com
Nina A. http://krumelurkonst.blogspot.com
Donna D. http://www.deesstudio.blogspot.com
Juliana S. http://www.stampinwinkyfingers.blogspot.com
Lydia F. http://www.understandblue.blogspot.com/
Jenn M. http://www.jennmcmillan.blogspot.com/
Dawn B. http://www.dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/
Laura D. http://www.adayinthelifeofthepaperpoppy.blogspot.com
Lori T. http://www.inkingaloud.blogspot.com/
Eva A. http://muffinspyssel.blogspot.com
Tracey B. http://www.stampomatic.blogspot.com

If you enjoyed all the delicious creations our designers and friends have created for you please take a moment and leave them a comment on their blogs.

Thanks for hopping with us today!

Save the Date! New Release BLOG HOP!

2010-06-21T20:57:00.005-04:00

Save the date!

We are unveiling a new collection of stamps by Nina Aaslund!

If you've visited our Starving Artistamps Gallery blog, you already know that Nina is a very talented card designer. Now, she can add "incredibly talented stamp illustrator" to her already impressive resume! To celebrate, our entire Starving Artistamps design team, along with three very special guests, will be having a blog hop on Wed. June 23 starting at 11:00 a.m. EDT.

Here's a sneak peek of one of my cards to kick things off!

These images are way cute and oh so fun to play with!

So be sure to join us for the hop to see our new collection from our new line by Nina... Antidepresstamps Giggle Bears, Birds and Bees blog hop

Get your MEOW on!

2010-06-12T16:59:00.003-04:00

HOT OFF THE PRESSES!

All you cat lovers will be rejoicing today when you check out our new Here Kitty, Kitty and Classic Cats stamp collections. And with our new matching cat themed sentiment set filled to the brim with a generously sized selection of kitty sentiments with a whole lot of cattitude you are sure to find something to purr about.

Here Kitty, Kitty collection 1 http://starvingartistamps.com/here_kitty_kitty_1.html

Here Kitty, Kitty collection 2 http://starvingartistamps.com/here_kitty_kitty_2.html

Here Kitty, Kitty collection 3 http://starvingartistamps.com/here_kitty_kitty_3.html

Classic Cats http://starvingartistamps.com/here_kitty_kitty_4_1.html

Cat Sentiments http://starvingartistamps.com/sentiments_here_kitty_kitty.html

That's West Springfield, MA right outside Connecticut

2010-06-03T10:15:00.002-04:00

Sorry about the error in my previous post. My computer auto filled in the wrong title! The stamp show is in West Springfield, Massachusetts this weekend June 5th and 6th. Here's the link to the direct post about the show:

http://starvingartistamps.blogspot.com/2010/06/stamp-convention-this-weekend-in-ocean.html

Hope to see you there!

Tracey

stamp convention this weekend in West Springfield, MA

2010-06-02T23:09:00.001-04:00

We are heading on up to West Springfield, MA tomorrow for a stamp show. If you are in the area you should really check it out:

Come visit with us this weekend June 5th and 6th in West Springfield, Massachusetts just minutes from the Connecticut border for the Heirloom Productions Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Paper Arts Festival.

You can find show information here:

http://www.heirloompro.com/shows2010/shows-West%20Springfield-06-5-2010.html

We will be there with lots of new stamps that are not even loaded to the website yet and lots of newly released products that we have available exclusively at the shows.

See you there!

Tracey

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Stamp convention this weekend in Ocean City, Maryland!

2010-05-19T19:44:00.002-04:00

Hi Everyone!

We are heading to the beach tomorrow for a stamp show. If you are in the area you should really check it out:

Come visit with us this weekend May 21st - 23rd in Ocean City, Maryland for the Stamping by the Sea 10th Annual stamp convention. You can find show information here:

http://www.seasidestampin.com/sbs.html

We will be there with lots of new stamps that are not even loaded to the website yet and lots of newly released products that we have available exclusively at the shows.

The Resort is right on the main strip (Coastal Highway) right on the beach. The show is held on the same weekend as a huge car show so bring your motor head if you have one, they will love all the old cars, tricked out cars and muscle cars! And if they don't like cars there's still the crabs :o)

We hope to see you there!

~Tracey

Virtual Stamp Convention going on right now!

2010-05-08T17:19:00.002-04:00

Can't make it to a local stamp convention?

Well here is a chance to attend one virtually!

Rubber Stamp Chat message board is currently running its spring convention. It started this past Thursday and will run thru Monday! (May 6th- May 10th) There will be lots of vendors participating and lots of great discounts and deals to be had!

To "attend" the convention visit Rubber Stamp Chat at: http://www.rubberstampchat.net

You will need to join their message board to view the convention but don't worry its free, quick and easy! While you are there take a moment to look around. Kevin Nakagawa of Stampscapes is just finishing his guest visit with us, stop by his thread and get to know Kevin! RSC also has monthly company sponsored challenges you might want to try your hand at this months challenge is hosted by Auntie Amy stamps.

Rubber Stamp Chat is a nice and friendly place to visit, learn and mingle with other rubber stampers, professional artists and stamp company owners.

See you at the virtual convention! http://www.rubberstampchat.net

Tracey

Rubber Stamp convention Albany, NY this weekend 4/17 -4/18

2010-04-14T09:16:00.002-04:00

Come visit with us in Albany, NY this weekend for the Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo! April 17th and 18th 2010. The Show is being held at the Altamont Fairgrounds Saturday 9-5 pm & Sunday 11-4 pm. Show information can be found here:

http://www.rubberstampandscrapbookexpo.com/shows/index.php?ShowID=29

Hope to see you there!

Tracey B.

http://www.starvingartistamps.com

Creatures II new release blog candy winner announcement

2010-04-03T16:58:00.005-04:00

Congratulations to Ednkaryn@ gmail. com the

winner of our DF Creatures II complete collection

new release blog candy!!!

Your comment:

Oh I love Cappie, and Gumbo and Goonter PLEASE PLEASE don't make me pick LOL! What fabulous creatures and I love what the DT has done with them too! Please do enter me ednkaryn @ gmail DOT com

Please send us your shipping address so we can send out your brand new set :O)

Thank you to all our friends for the sweet comments about the new images. And special

thanks goes to Irene for the amazing new images, Nina and Eva for being our special guests and making us such wonderful projects and to our Design team who all work so hard, on sometimes tight deadlines, to bring us all this delicious, new and exciting eye candy!

You are all greatly appreciated!

(((big hugs)))

Tracey B.

New Release DoodleFactory Creatures II

2010-03-31T21:36:00.016-04:00

Today's the day!

No April fool's joke to be had here, just some great new stamps to show off and even a set to give away! It is such a pleasure for us to introduce to you the newest addition to our DoodleFactory line DF Creatures II! You can find the new set available for purchase on our website: http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_creatures_ii.html This has got to be one of our most anticipated new releases as our DoodleFactory Creatures is a much loved set by our customers. http://starvingartistamps.com/doodle_factory_creatures.html. We have had so many requests for a sequel that we knew we had to do one or we might have a mutiny on our hands!

Our design team and special guests Nina Aaslund and Eva Andren have had the best time playing with these images and as a result we ended up with quite a big collection of cards to show off. Take a look at all these creations below and if that's not enough eye candy for you, we also have a whole lot more in our gallery! http://starvingartistampsgallery.blogspot.com

Design by Eva Andren:

Holy cow there really WAS a monster hiding under the bed!

Meet Goonter:

Meet Flob and Gumbo

Meet Zed, I'm sure you will find lots of use for this guy!

Meet Cappie

Meet Sprat, designed by Lydia Fiedler:

Can you tell Goonter was a DT favorite!

Meet Spinkle, designed by Lydia Fiedler:

It's the return of Flob!!

To find more inspiration visit our gallery:

http://starvingartistampsgallery.blogspot.com

To meet the rest of the new Creatures II images

visit our website: http://www.starvingartistamps.com

To enter to win a complete set of the new DoodleFactory Creatures II release check out the new set on our website and then post a comment right here on this post telling us who your favorite new DoodleFactory Creatures II creature is your favorite! Make sure you leave a way to contact you in your comment if you are our winner.

The blog candy ends Midnight PST April 2nd, 2010. One entry per person.

The winner will be announced on or before April 4th 2010.

New Release DoodleFactory Creatures II sneak peek

2010-03-24T10:46:00.004-04:00

The highly anticipated new release of DoodleFactory Creatures II is fast approaching. The sequel to the super popular DF Creatures I (http://starvingartistamps.com/doodle_factory_creatures.html ) is something our customers have long been asking for. Stop by our blog, website and gallery anytime after 12 noon EST April 1st, 2010 to see the new set and lots of fantastic samples!

Now until release day our design team will be posting sneak peeks on their blogs.

Links to all our designer's blogs can be found below and on our gallery.

(http://starvingartistamps.blogspot.com/p/design-team.html )

Here's a little sneak peek of one of the new DF creatures II to kick things off!

Welcome to our newest designer Laura Davis!

2010-03-03T19:00:00.004-05:00

It is with great pleasure that we announce that Laura Davis has joined our design team. Many of you have seen Laura's wonderful cards and sketches when we sponsor the 2 sketches 4 you challenge blog that she and the talented Kazan Clark co-own: http://www.2sketches4you.blogspot.com
. Laura's style can be described with words like BIG, BOLD, FEARLESS. Her affinity for lavish ribbons, posh bows and strong color make her cards POP! So it is my honor and without further adieu may we introduce you to Laura Davis:

Designer Laura Davis

We asked Laura to give us a brief biography about herself and her interests:

Hello, my name is Laura Davis and I am a wife and a mother to a 15 year old daughter. I enjoy running, working out, cooking, and creating. Creating is my passion. I love being inspired, and inspiring others.

And inspiring she is, take a look at these outstanding projects and you can see for yourself how talented Laura is:

Laura's newest creations will soon be appearing in our gallery and on her personal blog:
http://adayinthelifeofthepaperpoppy.blogspot.com

Welcome to the design team Laura!

Ava Marie Alexis McMillan

2010-02-22T20:16:00.008-05:00

It is with such joy that we make the official

announcement that Jenn's baby has arrived!

From all of us at Starving Artistamps

we want to say welcome to Ava

and congratulations to Jenn and her hubby!

Baby Card challenge winner announcement!!!

2010-02-13T12:18:00.003-05:00

Congratulations to

Rachel Shirk

for winning our baby card challenge!!

Thank you to everyone who participated in our challenge and sent baby

cards to Jenn and her Hubby. I am sure they will be treasured keepsakes.

And a special thank you to Tanya Rudd for suggesting and helping run this challenge!

Presenting the Welcoming Jenn's Baby Card call challenge!

2010-01-30T12:52:00.007-05:00

Something special is happening.

One of our incredible designers Jenn McMillan and her husband are expecting their first child, a baby girl who is due to be born on February 11th. Words can not express how excited we are around here for them as well as for ourselves because she will also be our first official design team baby! To mark her entry into the world we are running a challenge/card call from now until February 11th 2010.

I would love to take credit for this idea but it was actually Jenn's friend Tanya Rudd who proposed we fill Jenn's mailbox with cards. So here is how it works...

We are going to offer a random giveaway prize to one lucky person who participates in our card call. The prize will be your choice of One FREE full sheet of SA or DF stamps and One FREE set of sentiments.

What you'll need to do is make and send a baby card to the McMillans. Include in your card your favorite baby tip! Post the card on your blog then post your link to your direct blog post on the Mr. linky link collector below. Then EMAIL Tanya here: ruddtanya@gmail.com for Jenn's mailing address.

We will run the card call until midnight February 11th 2010 PST. We will announce the winner on or before February 13th 2010. Although it would be nice for you to use our stamps for your cards it is not a requirement, all entries are welcome!

Isn't this a great way to welcome a new baby into the world and what a special collection of cards to save in a memory box. Here's the card I made last night to get things started:

Materials used:
Stamps ~ Starving Artistamps DoodleFactory Oh baby!
Alphabets ~Quickutz
Stampers Magic tape 1/8", 1/4" and 1/2"
pink flocking
Stampers Magic foam tape in 1/16" and 1/8" for pop ups
Colored with copics

SPECIAL THANKS TO TANYA FOR SUGGESTING THIS

AND TO KAZAN FOR WALKING ME THROUGH MR LINKY!

New release DoodleFactory Boudoir and a Sketch!

2010-01-20T10:04:00.005-05:00

Today is the official release for our newest collections in our home series

DoodleFactory Boudoir and coordinating sentiments

http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_boudoir.html

http://starvingartistamps.com/sentiments_awareness_and_boudoir_2.html

This new release brings us to the second room in our DoodleFactory home series. We are paying homage to one of my favorite rooms in the house to decorate, the bedroom. Look for more inspiration in our gallery over the coming days. If you enjoy paper piecing you will love this set. Create mini bedroom scenes by coordinating throw rugs, bedding and curtains. If you already own our classic decor set you will appreciate how well these all work together. http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_classic_decor.html

This week we are also sponsoring 2 sketches 4 you challenge blog 
http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com 

We are running a sentiment special and a giveaway for a complete collection of our Starving Artistamps set Home and Garden http://starvingartistamps.com/house_and_garden.html  This set is perfect to use with FlowerSoft and nows a great time to pick it up because we have it on sale!  

Visit the website this week for new products, our sentiment special and a sale on Flower Soft! 
Thanks for visiting!

http://www.starvingartistamps.com

Blog candy winner announced!

2009-12-09T11:14:00.004-05:00

Congratulations to Catdidit!

Winner of our new release blog hop Arctic blog candy!

Please send us your address so we can send out your prize!

DoodleFactory Arctic Blog Hop and Blog Candy!!!

2009-12-06T17:31:00.012-05:00

We are so excited to be presenting you with the newest collection in our DoodleFactory line...

DoodleFactory Arctic

http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_arctic.html

27 generously sized winter images for all your chilly needs!

(uncut unmounted set size is 8 1/2 x 11)

You are going to want to visit all the stops on our hop because someone is giving away a complete unmounted Arctic set for blog candy! You will need to post on that designers blog in order to enter to win. We are keeping the blog candy open for one day only so your chances of winning are even better! (blog candy ends December 8th, 11am PST). If you just can't wait to get your hands on the new Final Frontier set don't worry you can order it starting now and if you are our lucky winner we will let you substitute another set of equal value instead!

If you have arrived here all by yourself and are just finding out about the blog hop this is the place to start! The hop officially starts at 11am EST. The first stop in our hop is with the talented Juliana Swanson http://stampinwinkyfingers.blogspot.com/2009/12/arctic-blog-hop.html Juliana will send you on to your next spot but if you get lost along the way here is the complete list:

Start Here:

Juliana Swanson: http://stampinwinkyfingers.blogspot.com/2009/12/arctic-blog-hop.html

Donna Duquette http://deesstudio.blogspot.com/2009/12/brrrdoodlefactory-has-gone-to-arctic.html

Lori Tecler http://inkingaloud.blogspot.com/2009/12/doodlefactory-arctic-blog-hop.html

Lydia Fiedler http://understandblue.blogspot.com/2009/12/welcome-to-arctic.html

Tracey Berkey http://stampomatic.blogspot.com/2009/12/arctic-blog-hop-and-blog-candy.html

Jenn McMIllan http://jennmcmillan.blogspot.com/2009/12/starving-artistamps-blog-hop.html

Eva Andren http://muffinspyssel.blogspot.com/2009/12/welcome-to-starving-artistamps-new.html

Nina Aaslund http://krumelurkonst.blogspot.com/2009/12/one-day-doodle-factory-blog-hop-and.html

Dawn Mecedes http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/2009/12/brrrran-artice-blog-hop.html

START HERE:

Juliana Swanson: http://stampinwinkyfingers.blogspot.com

Donna Duquette http://deesstudio.blogspot.com

Lori Tecler http://inkingaloud.blogspot.com

Lydia Fiedler http://understandblue.blogspot.com

Tracey Berkey http://www.stampomatic.blogspot.com

Jenn McMIllan http://jennmcmillan.blogspot.com

Eva Andren http://muffinspyssel.blogspot.com/

Nina Aaslund http://krumelurkonst.blogspot.com/

Dawn Mecedes http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com

You can order your own DoodleFactory Arctic set and lots of other great collections on our website, get yours today: http://www.starvingartistamps.com

If you enjoy the cards you find on our designers blogs please let them know by leaving a comment. They work hard to make special projects to show you and they sure do deserve the praise!

Thank you for hopping with us today!

Tracey

DoodleFactory Arctic Blog Hop Monday December 7th!

2009-12-06T17:24:00.002-05:00

Just a quick reminder to come and visit us Monday December 7th any time after 11 am eastern standard time for our new release DoodleFactory ARCTIC BLOG HOP and ONE DAY ONLY BLOG CANDY!!!

We've got lots of wonderful cards to show you and two special guest designers! Did you know that even we don't get to see the cards until the hop? So we are all just as excited as you are to see all the amazing new creations!

I can't wait!

Tracey

SAVE THE DATE! New Release BLOG HOP and ONE DAY ONLY blog candy!!

2009-12-01T11:17:00.004-05:00

To kick off our newest collection in our DoodleFactory line we are having a blog hop December 7th, 2009 11 am EST. There will be amazing new cards from our designers as well as two special guests and a chance to win a set of these super cool new stamps by participating in our one day only blog hop! So save the date because its going to be fabulous!

P.S. If you love our stamps or if you just love blog candy please spread the word about our hop and feel free to pick up your own blog hop button on our blog side bar :O)

Winter 2009 ~Sneak peeks and cards galore!

2009-11-13T09:43:00.008-05:00

After the past few releases I have learned something important about our design team... they don't like surprises. I've tried to explain the thrill and excitement it would bring for our new sets to be discovered waiting in their mailboxes. But unanimously they all agree they want to see them NOW! Me being someone who is very bad at keeping a surprise for long I easily cave in to their demands.

I mention this because I left a bit of a cliff hanger here in my last post. I also mention it because recently you may have visited the blog of our ever so fabulous DoodleFactory artist Irene, who is just as bad as me at keeping our finished sets under wraps.

So since Irene has posted a sneak peek of what's coming with this super adorable banner, how could we not snatch it from her blog and post it here for you guys as well! It's official, no one here at Starving Artistamps has any restraint when it comes to our new images!

An official Blog Hop reveal will be coming soon (2-3 weeks).

A super special thank you to Eva Andren for suggesting this theme!

In the mean time we have quietly introduced three brand new Nativity themed sets for your stamping pleasure. With so many new collections releasing in such a short time it would be impossible to do a bigger blog hop style reveal if we wanted you to see them in time for the holidays. All of our newest products can be found on our website and are available now.

Here is a quick link for you to take a look: http://starvingartistamps.com/whats_new_.html

And here is a bit of eye candy from our fabulous design team using our three new nativity collections, The Nativity, O' Holy Night and coordinating Nativity Sentiments.

PRESENTING Starving Artistamps new collection "The Nativity"

an incredibly generous portion of classic stamps to tell the story of the nativity in depth.

The nativity can be found here: http://starvingartistamps.com/the_nativity_4.html

Nativity Sentiments are located here: http://starvingartistamps.com/sentiments_christmas_nativity.html

Worth noting:

check out how vastly different these two cards are, designed by two different designers using the same stamps. This is a great example of how stamps allow for personal creative expression.

And if you enjoy a more modern edge to your images....

May we present to you...

Starving Artistamps newest DoodleFactory Collection O' Holy Night

DoodleFactory O' Holy Night can be found here:

http://starvingartistamps.com/o_holy_night_3.html

and again the Nativity sentiments can be found here: http://starvingartistamps.com/sentiments_christmas_nativity.html

Worth noting: Use your away in a manger lyrics for a beautiful text background.

Special thanks to Irene for designing this fantastic set

and to Juliana and Donna for all the help with the sentiments.

You guys ROCK!

Something's coming...

2009-11-09T20:07:00.000-05:00

Something's coming and it's going to be COOL!

Spread the Love Blog Hop today!

2009-11-02T08:47:00.006-05:00

Welcome to our stop on the Spread the Love blog hop!

This hop was coordinated by Denise and Erin of the Stamp Something Challenge blog for Jamie Cates, an 11 year old victim of a violent crime. It is our hope that by having this hop Jamie's mailbox will be filled with cards with wishes of love and hope from around the world. We along with several other companies are very proud to be sponsoring this hop. There are 60 hops filled with awesome cards and many prizes to give away!

If you have arrived here all by yourself and want to start from the beginning please start here at Katharina Frei's blog: http://katharina1704.blogspot.com/

Here is the card I am sending to Jamie

I choose this theme and color because I know Jamie likes to skateboard, is not a "girly girl" but does like black and pink. I added a little bling for Arno's collar and the wheels on the skateboard (aurora borealis austrian crystals, I get mine from Outlines rubber stamps)

You can't see it so well in the picture but the front images are popped up and everything is colored with copics and accented with sakura glaze pens, my two favorite supplies for coloring!

I also made Jamie a coordinating envelope which I will be sending off inside a clear bag for protection.

Products and supplies list:

Stamps: Starving Artistamps, DoodleFactory collection: Urban stamp set

http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_urban.html

Markers: Copic caio markers:

http://starvingartistamps.com/copic_markers.html

Stampers Magic POP! Tape (for popping up images)

http://starvingartistamps.com/stampers_magic_pop_tape.html

Thanks for hopping over to our blog!

If you would like to spread the love please consider sending Jamie a card, here’s a bit about Jamie:

Jamie is not really a girlie girl, but she does like hot pink and black. She likes outdoor activities such as biking, skateboarding, razor rip stick, snowboarding, and karate. As you may have read, she is a black belt in karate. Cards are to be mailed to:

Mont Vernon Fire Station
Main Street
Mont Vernon, NH 03057

Thank you in advance for anything you can do to help us in our efforts to spread the love.

The next stop on the hop is Giovana Smith's blog:

http://giovana-believe.blogspot.com/

and if you get lost along the way here the the complete hopping list:

Katharina Frei http://katharina1704.blogspot.com/

Linda Lucas http://lovelylindascraftcentral.blogspot.com/

Trudy Sjolander http://truesgiftsfromtheheart.blogspot.com/

Peggy Russell http://beautifulgreetings.blogspot.com

Deena http://acreativeneed.wordpress.com/

Kim Teasdale http://paperintheworks.blogspot.com/

Tangii www.tangiink.com

Maria Matter http://JoyfulStamper.blogspot.com

Kim Howard http://basementstamper.blogspot.com

Karen Foltz www.watercoloreddreams.blogspot.com

Ann Vento http://raindropechodesigns.blogspot.com

Samantha from SPCC http://thescrapmaster.blogspot.com/

Sharon Traynor http://cardsngreetings.blogspot.com/

Janna Sicard http://jannascreativeoutlet.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Stricker randomvintagefinds.blogspot.com

Terry Oulboub http://terryeo.blogspot.com/

Libby Hickson http://stampinlibby.blogspot.com

Jenni Hamilton http://jenniscraftyjournal.blogspot.com/

Sammy Jo Singer www.62cards.blogspot.com

Helen Dooley http://tomorrowstreasure.blogspot.com

Danielle http://dani2519.wordpress.com

Sharon Lougheed www.cardsbyrequest.blogspot.com

Lydia http://mylittlecrafthaven.blogspot.com/

Cindy Beach http://stampspaperandink.typepad.com/

Kimmi Blakey http://poppy-petal-designs.blogspot.com/

Crafty Creations Challenge http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/

Jennifer Scull http://justcoffeepleasestampsribbonspaper.blogspot.com/

Laura Campbell http://www.layersofcolor.com/blog/

Lisa Cook http://www.bylisac.blogspot.com/

Katie Cotton http://papermakeup.blogspot.com

Vicki Parson http://stampedsmiles.blogspot.com

Lorraine Aquilina(Lols) http://loraquilina.blogspot.com/

Shelly Lutton Olson.....http://minkiespaperparadise.blogspot.com/

JayJay http://www.stempelelfejayjay.blogspot.com/

Denise Lynn http://denisesstampingpage.blogspot.com

Cindy Royal http://royalthings.blogspot.com/

Crissy Armstrong http://crissysartnheart.blogspot.com/

Simonne Clay http://semsee.blogspot.com/

Kathryn of KLM Designs http://www.kscardcreations.blogspot.com/

Silvia Mabie www.mabiestampin.blogspot.com

Melissa DeTullio www.missyscreativecorner.blogspot.com

Regina Jones http://rjones-scrapcreations.blogspot.com/

Leslie Hanna http://thecrookedstamper.blogspot.com

Megan Lock http://www.meganlockdesigns.blogspot.com

Pamela Firecracker http://www.pamelasgallery.com/

Micki http://artfulxpressions.net/

Elaine from Quixotic http://www.quixoticcards.com

Jenny Lazslo http://playingisapassion.blogspot.com/

Boni Boutelle bonibleauxdesigns.blogspot.com

Elizabeth Smith http://www.lizslaboursoflove.blogspot.com

Tracey from Starving Artistamps www.starvingartistamps.blogspot.com

Giovana Smith http://giovana-believe.blogspot.com/

Jacilynn Cox www.jacilynndashwood.blogspot.com

Debbie Eastman http://debbieeastmancardsimake.blogspot.com/

Anita Autore http://cardsandcoffee.blogspot.com

Jenn McMillan http://www.jennmcmillan.blogspot.com/

Lydia Fielder www.projectreanimate.blogspot.com

Amanda Newton http://amandanewton.wordpress.com

Jaime Schlangen www.inkyandscrappy.blogspot.com

Melissa Earnest http://mmedesigns.blogspot.com

Erin Bailey http://scrapstampandbemerry.blogspot.com

Kimmie http://kraftinkimmieskorner.blogspot.com

Cammie King http://myblogbycammie.blogspot.com

Avril http://avrilannwatson46.blogspot.com/

Wags n’ Whiskers Challenge www.wagsnwhiskersrubberstamps.blogspot.com

Tanya Smith www.craftynumnums.blogspot.com

Shannon http://www.desertdesignsstudios.com/blog/

Dianne http://mypaperhugs.blogspot.com/

Linda Coughlin http://thefunkiejunkie.blogspot.com

Stamp Something…for Jaimie http://spreadthelove-forjaimie.blogspot.com/

Spread the Love

Spread the Love Blog Hop

2009-10-31T18:02:00.001-04:00

Starving Artistamps will be sponsoring and participating in a special blog hop Monday November 2nd organized by Denise (owner of Whimsy stamps) and Erin Bailey (co-founder of the Stamp Something challenge blog)

After being touched by a tragedy that recently took place in a neighboring New Hampshire town. Denise and Erin have decided to make a difference and set up a Spread the Love Blog Hop with the hopes to cheer up an 11 year old little girl who was the victim of a random and violent crime:

On October 4^th, 4 teenagers armed with knives broke into a home were a mother and her 11 year old daughter were sleeping. They stabbed the mom, Kimberly Cates, to death and left her daughter, Jaimie, for dead in their driveway. It was a completely random act, their home was chosen only due to its secluded surroundings.

This is what Erin and Denise hope to accomplish by organizing this event:

"We want her to be showered with cards from around the world in an effort to restore hope to this young girl’s life. We’re also encouraging anyone who participates in the hop to mail a card to Jaimie and/or anyone they know who has been a victim of random violence."

So mark your calenders for 10 am EST November 2nd, 2009. There will be giveaways and a huge list of hop sites with piles and piles of cards to ogle!

Denise and Erin have set up a dedicated blog for the hop and will posting information as it becomes available. The blog is temporarily unavailable but will be set up by hop time on monday. http://spreadthelove-forjaimie.blogspot.com/

Virtual Stamp Convention and NY Stamp Show!!

2009-10-30T10:48:00.006-04:00

Come one Come All

to the Virtual Rubber Stamp Convention

taking place now thru November 2nd

on Rubber Stamp Chat Message Board

http://www.rubberstampchat.net/index.php

A whole lot of well known rubber stamps companies have

joined up to put together a great shopping experience for you!

~ There are hundreds of dollars in prizes being given away,

~ There are sales galore!

~ There's a convention hall

(http://www.rubberstampchat.net/forumdisplay.php?f=39 )

~ a place for chatting

~ There's even a scavenger hunt!

With so many prizes being offered and so many deal to be had,

You really don't want to miss it.

Save some miles on your car (and your feet!) and head on over to RSC today!

Want to attend a real rubber stamp convention?

Come on out to Smithtown, Long Island Saturday November 7th

for the annual New York Rubber Stamp Show

being held at the Smithtown sheridan

(exit 53 Wicks Road right off the Long Island Expressway)

Close to NYC, NJ, PA, and CT

You can find show information here:

http://www.stampsmith.net

We will be attending and we are bringing LOTS of new stuff,

New PRODUCTS, New PAPERS, New SAMPLES, New STAMPS!

With over 20 stamp vendors all with HUGE booths

THOUSANDS of square feet in stamping product goodness!

This show is the best one on Long Island so don't miss it!

Final Frontier Blog Hop

2009-10-21T10:08:00.003-04:00

Thank you to all our visitors yesterday who joined us for our blog hop. We appreciate all the wonderful comments you left us about our projects. For those of you who have yet to take the hop I wanted to give you the opportunity to participate and also to let you know that the new release giveaway will be ending at 11am PST so you still have a few hours to enter!

Here are the direct links to the blog hop in case you missed it:

START HERE:

Juliana Swanson: http://stampinwinkyfingers.blogspot.com/2009/10/doodlefactory-final-frontier-blog-hop.html

Tracey Berkey http://stampomatic.blogspot.com/2009/10/welcome-to-starving-artistamps-final.html

Donna Duquette http://deesstudio.blogspot.com/2009/10/blog-hop-final-frontier.html

Sandra MacLean http://paperfuntastics.blogspot.com/2009/10/starving-artistdoodlefactory-blog-hop.html

Lori Tecler http://inkingaloud.blogspot.com/2009/10/welcome-to-final-frontier.html

Lydia Fiedler http://understandblue.blogspot.com/2009/10/did-you-lose-some-time.html

Andrea Cloutier http://andreasscraps.com/2009/10/doodlefactory-final-frontier/

Dawn Mecedes http://dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/2009/10/final-frontier-insert-some-doodlicious.html

Jenn McMIllan http://jennmcmillan.blogspot.com/2009/10/doodlefactory-blog-hop-second-last-stop.html

Irene Silva http://doodlefactory.blogspot.com/2009/10/final-frontier-blog-hop.html

Happy hopping!!

Tracey

Welcome to the Starving Artistamps Final frontier blog hop!

2009-10-20T10:53:00.006-04:00

We are so excited to be presenting you with the newest collection in our DoodleFactory line...

DoodleFactory Final Frontier

http://starvingartistamps.com/doodlefactory_final_frontier.html

You are going to want to visit all the stops on our hop because someone is giving away a complete unmounted set of the new release for blog candy! We are keeping the blog candy open for one day only so your chances of winning are even better! (blog hop ends October 21st, 11am PST). If you just can't wait to get your hands on the new Final Frontier set don't worry you can order it starting now and if you are our lucky winner we will let you substitute another set of equal value instead!

If you have arrived here all by yourself and are just finding

out about the blog hop this is the place to start!

START HERE:

Juliana Swanson http://stampinwinkyfingers.blogspot.com

Tracey Berkey http://stampomatic.blogspot.com

Donna Duquette http://www.deesstudio.blogspot.com

Sandra MacLean http://paperfuntastics.blogspot.com/

Lori Tecler http://www.inkingaloud.blogspot.com/

Lydia Fiedler http://www.understandblue.blogspot.com/

Andrea Cloutier http://andreasscraps.com/

Dawn Mercedes http://www.dawnmercedes.blogspot.com/

Jenn McMillan http://www.jennmcmillan.blogspot.com/

Irene Silva http://doodlefactor y.blogspot.com/

Our designers have worked extra hard to make sure you guys

have lots of inspiration, please post comments on their blogs,

it make them feel good :O) If you love someone's cards so much

you want to place an order, copy down the discount code on their blog,

it will take 10% off all our Starving Artistamps and DoodleFactory

stamps including this new release!

Have fun hopping!

SAVE THE DATE! New Release BLOG HOP and ONE DAY ONLY blog candy!!

2009-10-15T11:23:00.002-04:00

Sketch challenge -LAST CALL!

2009-09-30T09:59:00.003-04:00

Hi Everyone!

Today is the last day to enter our sketch challenge over on Rubber Stamp Chat! Here are the details in case you missed it:

We are sponsoring the Rubber Stamp Chat message board with a sketch challenge and we are offering up a HUGE prize! All you need to do is visit RSC and post your version of the sketch (its posted over there). You can find all the info on the RSC board.

Here is the direct thread link to the sketch:

http://www.rubberstampchat.net/forumdisplay.php?f=63

And here is the main page of the website:www.rubberstampchat.net

You will probably need to sign up to post your cards over there, but its fast and free so its no big deal. Do yourself a favor, once you sign up, stay signed up because twice a year RSC has a virtual stamp convention that you won't want to miss!

Guess the baby blog candy

2009-09-22T10:42:00.003-04:00

Normally posting about someone else's blog candy wouldn't be something I'd post here on the company blog but since this baby will be our first official Starving Artistamps DT baby I think it deserves some special attention. Plus when you see how big this blog candy is I think you will appreciate the heads up!

Our talented design team member Jenn McMillan and her husband are expecting their first baby. To celebrate Jenn is having a guess the sex of the baby blog candy contest on her blog.

So head on over to Jenn's blog and put in your guess.

Good Luck!

~Tracey

Confessions of a Scrampaholic...: BLOG CANDY TIME!!!
By Jenn
DoodleFactory “Tobias” single stamp (not shown) PaperWorksCo. Safari Friends 4 pack stamp set. Sammy the Snake stamp from the Jungle Jesters set (just released this month!) Cuttlebug A2 die & embossing pack – Baby themed ...
Confessions of a Scrampaholic... - http://jennmcmillan.blogspot.com/

BLOG CANDY WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!

2009-09-14T10:52:00.002-04:00

Congratulations go to Anna Banana and Lynna!

Your comments were chosen by random selection as our

DoodleFactory Costume Party unmounted set winners!!!

Anna and Lynna's comments were:

Anna Banana said...

These are some of the cutest Halloween stamps around!
I have Spread the word here:

http://annabananacreations.blogspot.com/2009/09/blog-candy.html

Thanks for the opportunity to win and I'm off to check out the sketch!
Anna Banana

and

Lynna said...

I posted a bit about your blog candy on my blog. You can find it here: http://anyoneseenmycraftknife.blogspot.com/2009/09/couple-of-blog-candy-opportunities-for.html

Thanks for the opportunity to try out your stamps. Hopefully money will come along and I can make my first purchase from you soon

Blog Candy -update.

2009-09-06T16:25:00.003-04:00

Just FOUR more days until we draw our blog candy!

Help us spread the word and post your comment on the link below to enter.

With only a few comments posted so far, your chances of winning are very good!

Good luck!

~Tracey

New Release Blog Candy and A SKETCH!?

2009-09-01T18:38:00.005-04:00

Do you want to win some NEW STAMPS?

We've got some new DoodleFactory stamps and we need some help spreading the word around town. So we're going to make a deal with you. We are going to give away TWO sets of our newest release to TWO LUCKY WINNERS (chosen randomly).

This is what you need to do in order to win one of our brand new, hot off the presses stamp sets. First, and this is REALLY IMPORTANT... you need to SPREAD THE WORD about our candy. How can you do that?

-Post a comment on your blog

-Post a message on a message board

-Send an email to your STAMP or SCRAPBOOK related friends, family or groups.

Did you know we really do check that you have spread the word?

So you're going to need to prove it. How can you do that?

-When you post your candy comment on this thread be sure to put a link to the direct post on your blog. Dont have a blog? What are you waiting for? It's all the rage and free to set up. (You can get one right here: www.blogspot.com ) All the cool kids are doing it.

Dont want a blog? How about you...

- copy us the email you sent to your friends: strvingartistmp@aol.com

-Email the link to the message board you posted on: strvingartistmp@aol.com

-or have your friends tell us that you sent them our way when they post their own comment.

But don't forget to share with us how you helped spread the word, we really do check.

THE FINE PRINT:

-No purchase necessary.

-spread the word and tell us how you did it by posting a comment on this thread from now until September 10th, 2009 (midnight PST)

-We will announce the winners on or before September 14th, 2009 (midnight PST)

-One entry per person.

-Please provide in your comment some way of contacting you.

-can't wait until the drawing to get your hands on some new rubber? Don't worry, if you are the winner you can take a different set instead!

So without further interruption... may we present...

DoodleFactory Costume Party

So what's this you hear about a SKETCH?

Well this month we are sponsoring the Rubber Stamp Chat message board with a sketch challenge and we are offering up a HUGE prize!

All you need to do is visit RSC and post your version of the sketch (its posted over there).

You can find all the info on the RSC board.

Here is the direct thread link to the sketch:

http://www.rubberstampchat.net/forumdisplay.php?f=63

And here is the main page of the website: www.rubberstampchat.net

Here are a couple of sample cards using our sketch for some inspiration:

In this economy a girls got to take every opportunity to win free stuff as she can right? So what are you waiting for? Go help us spread the word about our blog candy and when you are done, head on over to RSC to take a look at the sketch and see the HUGE prize we are giving away!!!

SAS NEWS!

2009-08-29T13:07:00.003-04:00

Wow it's been a whole month since I have posted to our blog! We have been super busy over here traveling around the country participating in rubber stamp conventions, working on lots of new images and loading new products to the website. I thought I better take a minute and catch you all up on our newest news before more time gets away from me!

First we have had to say goodbye to two of our design team members Kathy Daume' and Donna Baker. Their wonderful cards will be missed but we wish them all the best for the future. Thank you Kathy and Donna for the work you have done for us.

With two spots open we have invited two new talents to join our team. It is with great pleasure that Dawn Mercedes and Jenn McMillan have accepted positions on the design team. For those of you that subscribe to our gallery blog (www.starvingartistampsgallery.blogspot.com)

and have seen their guest spots you know why we needed them to come on board full time. For those of you that haven't check out their work by visiting their labels in our gallery (links also provided below)

Dawn Mercedes

http://starvingartistampsgallery.blogspot.com/search/label/Dawn%20Mercedes

Jenn McMillan

http://starvingartistampsgallery.blogspot.com/search/label/Jenn%20McMillan

As you can see by their previous work, they will be a wonderful new addition to our team! Jenn and Dawn have not wasted any time with their new Design Team status. They have already started working with our new DoodleFactory collections Into the Woods with more new projects to come.

Speaking of new... We have a BRAND new DoodleFactory set coming out in the next couple of days. And you know what that means... So check back soon (or sign up for blog updates, so you don't miss out!) because we will have some NEW RELEASE BLOG CANDY very very soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

Tracey

Blog Candy Winner Announced!

2009-07-28T12:18:00.003-04:00

Congratulations to Anita Hovey from Nova Scotia, Canada!!

Your comment was selected by random number generator!

Please email us (at strvingartistmp@aol.com) ASAP

with your shipping address and info.

Anita's comment:

OMGosh...That Fargo is tooo cute!

I love both sets...and the sentiments are AWESOME!

Thanks for the chance to win.

Here's my post.

Cheers

Thank you to everyone who has helped us spread the word!!

NEW RELEASE BLOG CANDY!

2009-07-26T14:55:00.006-04:00

****Edit - Blog Candy is now closed*****

Do you want to win some NEW STAMPS?

We have new stamps to show you today and we need some help spreading the word around town about these new cutie pies. So we're going to make a deal

with you.

We are going to give away not one, not two, not three, but FOUR. Yes, FOUR!!!

BRAND NEW SETS of stamps to one lucky randomly drawn winner for helping

get the word out about our new stamps. And since we are leaving for a big road trip on Wednesday for stamp shows (Novi, MI and Cincinnati, OH.. see the website for details). We are drawing the winner this TUESDAY night so you only have today and tomorrow to enter!

So this is what you need to do in order to win FOUR brand new hot off the presses stamp sets (with a street value of about $65 big ones...)
First, and this is REALLY IMPORTANT... you need to SPREAD THE WORD about our candy. How can you do that?

-Post a comment on your blog
-Post a message on a message board
-Send an email to your STAMP or SCRAPBOOK related friends, family or groups.

Did you know we really do check that you have spread the word?

So you're going to need to prove it. How can you do that?

-When you post your candy comment on this thread be sure to put a link to the direct post on your blog. Dont have a blog? What are you waiting for? It's all the rage and free to set up. (You can get one right here: www.blogspot.com ) All the cool kids are doing it.

Dont want a blog?

-How about you copy us the email you sent to your friends: strvingartistmp@aol.com

-Email the link to the message board you posted on: strvingartistmp@aol.com

-or have your friends tell us that you sent them our way when they post their own comment.

We really do check.
Did you know that in the past we have had to redraw our winner several times before we could find someone who really did spread the word. (Hey, you're about to win a HUGE brand new COLLECTION of FREE rubber! It's worth the extra effort!)

THE FINE PRINT:
-No purchase necessary.

-spread the word and tell us how you did it by posting a comment on this thread from now until July 27th, 2009 (midnight PST)
-We will announce the winner on or before July 28th, 2009 (midnight PST)
-One entry per person.
-Please provide in your comment some way of contacting you if you are the winner.

So without further interruption... may we present...

DoodleFactory "INTO THE WOODS"

AND DOODLEFACTORY "PREHISTORIC"

Here are a few cards to give you some instant inspiration and there are

even more cards in our gallery! www.starvingartistampsgallery.blogspot.com

You can see these cards in person by visiting us at the Novi, Michigan or Cincinnati, OH stamp shows coming next weekend and the following. (see our website for more info)