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Much gratitude to Jenn McMillan who designed this super cute image!

Van Gogh Contest Winner Announcement!

Congratulations to: Dcorder

You are our randomly selected Van Gogh Contest WINNER!!!

Please send us your mailing address so we can get your complete Oh Baby! You're Super!

collection of unmounted stamps to you! (email your shipping address to us at strvingartistmp@aol.com)

Thank you to all of our contestants!!

All of us over here at SA, inc. very much enjoyed seeing your interpretations of Irene's Van Gogh Technique! There was some major variety on your entries and we are grateful you took the time to participate.

Did you have fun?

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Van Gogh Contest - updated

We have had a couple of our customers ask a question regarding our Van Gogh Contest and rather than answer them privately we though some of you might also like to hear the answer.

Question:  

I already own the stamps you are offering but would still like to participate in the contest.  I know you sometimes offer a substitution for the blog candy giveaways if we have already purchased the set.  Will we be able to get a substitution if we already own the stamps?

Answer: 

Yes you can!  You can take any other Starving Artistamps or Starving Artistamps DoodleFactory stamp sheet... including our up and coming new release (hint hint)! 

So for those of you who are on the fence about participating because you already own the Oh Baby You're Super stamps fear not, you will still get a prize you'll love! 

Speaking of Van Gogh cards... in my haste to post the contest I inadvertently left off  one of our designers cards!   This card is a fabulous representation of the Van Gogh technique and I can not believe I overlooked it during my original post.  Apologies to Donna Duquette the creator of this beautiful work of art:

Van Gogh Contest!

Remember back when we had our blog hop? One of the cards Irene designed was this fabulously colored countryside card:

As soon as I saw it I knew it would be a great technique for a challenge. I also though Irene should get lots of credit for the technique and what better place to show off a new technique but thru the Technique Junkies newsletter! I contacted Pat over at the newsletter and she was as excited about the idea as I was. The card quickly came down off Irene's blog as we had to pull it for publication, that was until today!

Pat and I hatched a plan. Technique Junkies would be publishing Irene's technique in the June issue of the technique junkies newsletter and together we would do a partnership challenge where our readers and their readers will get double the chance to win products from both of us by entering Van Gogh cards in both contests!

To enter OUR CONTEST you will need to design your own Van Gogh technique colored card (You do not need to use to Starving Artistamps images to be eligible to win) post a direct link to your card from your blog or art gallery in the comment section of this post. If you do not belong to a message board, have a blog, or have the ability to link to your card you can just post your comment and then email us the card to strvingartistmp@aol.com

Once you have entered our contest (by posting your card link to this post!)

You can head on over to the Technique Junkies:

http://patstamps.blogspot.com/2009/06/announcing-van-gogh-contest.html

and enter THEIR CONTEST for a second chance to win!

And what can you win from both of us?

A complete unmounted collection of our current new DoodleFactory release Oh Baby, You're Super! Containing the following stamp sets:

Oh Baby!

Super Parents

Neighborhood

Oh Baby, You're Super sentiments!

And a FULL YEAR free subscription to the technique Junkie's Newsletter!

Thats TWO chances to WIN!

The contest winners will close 12 Midnight (pacific time) June 15th 2009. Winners will be notified via blog post on June 16th, 2009.This contest is not open to Technique Junkie designer team members or Starving Artistamps Design Team members. After the contest all of the posts will be placed on a public page on Technique Junkie Website so that everyone can see all the contest entries.

here is some more inspiration to get you started courtesy of our design team:

By Tracey Berkey

By Dawn Mercedes

By Andrea Cloutier

By Kathy Daume'

by Lori Tecler

by Lydia Fiedler

by Natasha Trupp

by Donna Baker

by Juliana Swanson

by Leigh O'Brien

By Lisa Somerville

Post your link in the comments section of this post to enter our contest

NY stamp show, Events and Challenges!

The Rubber Stamp and Scrapbook Expo is heading to Syracuse New York this weekend 
May 30th and 31st at the On Center Complex (800 South State Street) 
Show hours: Sat 9-5 and Sun 10-4
The show host is www.rubberstampandscrapbookexpo.com 
Stop by our booth and say hello if you are coming! 

Can't make it to the show?

How about taking a sketch challenge? We are honored to be sponsoring the 
2 sketches 4 you blog this week. See what our designers have come up with using their 
sketch by visiting our gallery: www.starvingartistampsgallery.blogspot.com 
and then stop by 2 sketches to see what their fabulous team did with the stamps we sent them! www.2sketches4you.blogspot.com

After all that inspiration hits you consider making your own version of the sketch and be
entered in to win the weekly card contest where you have the chance to win a complete collection of our newest release from the DoodleFactory called Oh Baby! You're Super!

Even if you don't feel like participating you will want to visit the 2 sketches site because there might just be a discount code for our site posted over there. *wink*

Need more inspiration? 
We are also sponsoring the Stampin Out Alzheimer's event which runs from now until May 31st.
There are daily giveaways and lots of fun stuff going on there. 
This event is put on by the folks from the message board www.papercraftplanet.blogspot.com
Here is the site where the event is taking place: http://stampinoutalzheimers.ning.com
Today is a good day to make a difference!

Rubber Stamp Chat Virtual Stamp Convention!

Cant make it to a local convention? 

Well here is a chance to attend one virtually!   

Rubber Stamp Chat message board is hosting its spring convention this Thursday thru Monday!  (May 14th- May 18th)

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: 

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!  www.rubberstampchat.net 

Please note: We will be attending both the rubber stamp chat virtual show and the Ocean City, Maryland show.  Orders will resume filling when we return from Ocean City on Wednesday, May 20th.   We make every attempt to accurately represent the product inventory on our website, but while we are away we are not able to update our quantities.  There might be a minor delay shipping certain specialty products should they go out of stock while we are away.  

Starving Artistamps and Starving Artistamps DoodleFactory rubber stamps are never out of stock!

Stampin by the Sea... Ocean City Maryland 5/15 and 5/16

Stamping by the Sea is coming to Ocean City, Maryland next weekend!

April 15th and 16th at the Carousel Resort!

The show is hosted by Seaside Stampin' Ink and its going to be FABULOUS!

We will be there along with lots of other incredible vendors with TONS of great 

products and GORGEOUS samples to inspire you.  

Here is the direct link to the show information:

http://www.seasidestampin.com/09sbs.html

and here is the home page for the host website:

www.seasidestampin.com 

oh and hey, 

If you know anyone who is into cars this is also a great weekend to be in Ocean City

 because its the big cruisin' ocean city hot rod show weekend!

Here's the link for the car show promoter: 

 http://www.specialeventpro.com/cruisin.php

See you there!

Tracey

www.starvingartistamps.com