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CDS Summer Stamp Off (Part 2)

 

Are you ready for another Summer Stamp Off????

We're back with our 2nd half of the Summer Stamp Off Design Call!  We are so excited to see what new talent shows itself this quarter!  We are looking to fill 3 spots for the rest of the summer and we want you to submit design applications!

We have to take a moment to say thank you to our first Clearly Crafty Crew....they designed some beautiful cards and projects! 

DETAILS: 

• Applications are being accepted and considered through the end of the day June 12, 2010. THIS IS THE DEADLINE FOR APPLYING.
• The term will be be 3 months (August, September, and October).  
• There are 3 Design Team Positions available
• The term begins as soon as you accept the invitation, and continues through October 27, 2010.  
• Every applicant will be notified on or before June 15th, thanking you for the entry, regardless if you are selected or not.
• Selected Designers announced publicly June 28, the first day of July sneak previews.

PREREQUISITES:

• You must have a blog.
• You must have a public gallery at SCS and be familiar with their daily challenges.  An optional gallery, in addition to the above, is PCP.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1.  Minimum of 8 individually hand stamped cards or projects using the new release stamps per month, and more can be requested by the designer if your time allows.

2. Posting Sneak Peeks on your blog as well as participating in at least 2 challenges throughout the month on sites such as Splitcoast, Papercraft Planet, or other challenge blogs.

3. The Clearly Crafty Crew will join the exclusive CDS DT discussion forum during their term, and receive a store discount.

4.  Designers will be required to upload all quality photographs of projects (in addition to your own blogs/online galleries) to the exclusive CDS DT gallery. Log ins and instructions will be provided.

HOW TO APPLY:

We are doing things a little bit differently this time just to keep things fresh!  We are throwing out a challenge to you to get your creative juices flowing.

1.  Follow the sketch below (feel free to flip/rotate etc. but keep the main concept of the sketch visible)

2.  Show us your bright side (we'd like to see what you can do with bright colors and patterns)

3.  Use one type of embellishment on your card/project.

If you'd like to be considered for this term email [email protected] with the following requirements. 

1. Your email must have the subject line CDS SUMMER STAMP OFF

2.  LINKS to your posted Challenge Card plus 1 or 2 recent handstamped artwork. Please send direct links to posts, not general main page blogs, and please do NOT attach photos to the email.

3. Include your name, state or province you reside in and a brief note why you think your talent is a fit with CDS.

4. DEADLINE for applying: Saturday June 12, end of the business day, CST, 9 pm.

 

September Guest Designer announced and a FRESH change

Can you believe it!? We had ANOTHER tie!

Our two September Guest Designers are....

CHRISTI BRYANT

LORI GARRISON

Congratulations to our two winners!  We look forward to seeing what you create with your new Clear Dollar Stamps!

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Do you love all of our Guest Designer Challenges?

Do you love New Challenges?

We have a NEW PROGRAM starting this month....you won't want to miss it!

Here's a little hint:


The announcement will be made on September 10th!  Make sure to check back for all the details!

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Hope your day is filled with blessings and stamping galore!
Lori

September Guest Designer Challenge

SEPTEMBER 2009 GUEST DESIGNER CHALLENGE!!!!

***Challenge is open now until 3 PM CST on Monday August 31, 2009***

Here are the deets:

WHAT DO I DO TO ENTER??

1. Create any sort of project following the stamping challenge detailed below.

Here is the STAMPING CHALLENGE for September

This is going to be an EITHER / OR Challenge!

You may EITHER use the colors, OR use sketch, OR use both together. 

The SAME keyword should be used for whatever you decide to do. 

(I used Stampin Up colors as a reference, but you may use colors that are similar.)

Not quite navy (warm muted blue)
Pumpkin pie (deep orange)
Chocolate Chip (dark brown)
OPTIONAL to add: Always artichoke (dark grayish green)

• Create any sort of project
• You may add white and/or ivory as neutral(s)

OR
Here's the sketch

• You may flip or rotate
  
• Thick lines are open to interpretation. Ribbon or stitching or strips of paper, use your creativity
• Panels A, B and D may be any shape.
• Panel D may be a sentiment, bow/knot, or an embellishment, your choice
• Panels must be in the general location as shown so that it would be obvious that this sketch was used
• You may add little embellishments like buttons, brads, pearls or the like for balance as needed
• You may add a sentiment elsewhere if panel D is an embellishment

2. Then create a comment TO THIS POST with the following info: You MUST have these four (4) things to be considered:

• FOR POSTS: you must mention in your BLOG post that your card is for the Clear Dollar Stamps Guest Designer Challenge, and linking back to this post is required. (However, SCS uploads cannot have the link, as that would infringe on their terms of service, but you must have the keyword below and mention that you created this for the CDS GD Challenge.)
  
• include your email in this comment in the appropriate field, so we can contact you if you are selected (email is not publicly displayed if you enter it in the appropriate field)
  
• Number your comment by finding the last commenter's number and adding 1.
  
• include a LINK directly to your entry (If you upload to SCS, include this KEYWORD: CDSGDC0909)  If post is on your blog, please make your link directly to your post and not just your general blog.

OTHER INFORMATION

• Challenge will be open for 4-1/2 days and the winner will be announced on the 5th day, which will be the 1st of the Guest Designers Month.
  
• All projects, no matter what stamps are used, will be a qualifying entry AND considered, so long as you have all 4 items above that are required in your post, and you have followed the challenge.  ***However, using Clear Dollar Stamps on your project increases your visibility, as it will show your enthusiasm, support and creativity using CD Stamps.***  

• .Our Senior Design Team will be the judges.  They will vote on projects based on creativity, uniqueness, color, and presentation.  They will also be considering your blog style/history, or if you don't have a blog, they will be glancing at your online gallery checking for consistency and frequency of your other creations.   So, please, DO YOUR BEST WORK!

• The chosen winner will be our Guest Designer for that release month, and will receive (3) three stamp sets of his/her choice from that month's releases!
• The Guest Designers term will be for the remainder of the release month, of which during this time, he/she will receive benefits (store discount) and responsibilities (creating samples for the purpose of promotion) of a regular designer for Clear Dollar Stamps!
• Your samples for promoting CDS with your free stamps throughout the month you are a Guest Designer, are expected to be similar in detail, composition and neatness than that of your entry and current projects.
• At this time, we can only accept entries from those residing in Canada or the U.S, due to shipping times.

Now, let's see who wants to be a Guest Designer and get to play with some free stamps!
Show us your BEST work!

Thanks so much for visiting and have a blessed stamping day!

Lori

Announcing Guest Designer for August!

And we have a TIE again!
Our 2 Guest Designers for the month of August are...


Rebecca Hays
click to see her blog


Karen Green
click to see her blog

Congratulations ladies!

Remember, every month, there are several close runners up in the challenge.  We DO keep a list of your entries for any Design Team openings that may come available in the future.  So if you didn't get chosen this month, please don't lose heart, keep submitting, you never know if you are one of the card designers we are watching!  ;-)

Hope your day is filled with blessings and stamping galore!
Lori

August CDS Guest Designer Challenge

AUGUST 2009 GUEST DESIGNER CHALLENGE!!!!

***Challenge is open now until 3 PM CST on Friday July 31, 2009***

Just a little note to everyone.   Every month, there are several close runners up in the challenge.  We DO keep a list of your entries for any Design Team openings that may come available in the future.  So if you don't get chosen this month, please don't lose heart, you never know if you are one of the card designers we are watching!  ;-)

Here are the deets:

WHAT DO I DO TO ENTER??

1. Create any sort of project following the stamping challenge detailed below.

Here is the STAMPING CHALLENGE for July

This is going to be a Sketch Challenge! 
Below is showing 2 possible options for this layout.

• Create anything with the above layout/sketch. 
• You may flip and/or rotate, but you must keep the panels in the general location shown.
• Oval panel may be ANY shape you wish.
• Vertical lines may be rectangles of paper or lines of ribbon/sewing or stamped lines.
• Sentiments may be put anywhere or left off, it's up to you. 
• You may add embellishments anywhere to create the balance your design may need.

2. Then create a comment TO THIS POST with the following info: You MUST have these four (4) things to be considered:

• FOR POSTS: you must mention in your BLOG post that your card is for the Clear Dollar Stamps Guest Designer Challenge, and linking back to this post is required. (However, SCS uploads cannot have the link, as that would infringe on their terms of service, but you must have the keyword below and mention that you created this for the CDS GD Challenge.)
  
• include your email in this comment in the appropriate field, so we can contact you if you are selected (email is not publicly displayed if you enter it in the appropriate field)
  
• include your name in your comment
  
• include a LINK directly to your entry (If you upload to SCS, include this KEYWORD: CDSGDC0809)  If post is on your blog, please make your link directly to your post and not just your general blog.

OTHER INFORMATION

• Challenge will be open for 4-1/2 days and the winner will be announced on the 5th day, which will be the 1st of the Guest Designers Month.
  
• All projects, no matter what stamps are used, will be a qualifying entry AND considered, so long as you have all 4 items above that are required in your post, and you have followed the challenge.  ***However, using Clear Dollar Stamps on your project increases your visibility, as it will show your enthusiasm, support and creativity using CD Stamps.***  

• .Our Senior Design Team will be the judges.  They will vote on projects based on creativity, uniqueness, color, and presentation.  They will also be considering your blog style/history, or if you don't have a blog, they will be glancing at your online gallery checking for consistency and frequency of your other creations.   So, please, DO YOUR BEST WORK!

• We do take a look at your blog history or gallery upload history.
  
• The chosen winner will be our Guest Designer for that release month, and will receive (3) three stamp sets of his/her choice from that month's releases!
• The Guest Designers term will be for the remainder of the release month, of which during this time, he/she will receive benefits (store discount) and responsibilities (creating samples for the purpose of promotion) of a regular designer for Clear Dollar Stamps!
• Your samples for promoting CDS with your free stamps throughout the month you are a Guest Designer, are expected to be similar in detail, composition and neatness than that of your entry and current projects.
  

3. At this time, we can only accept entries from those residing in Canada or the U.S, due to shipping times.

Now, let's see who wants to be a Guest Designer and get to play with some free stamps!
Show us your BEST work!

Thanks so much for visiting and have a blessed stamping day!

Lori

Announcing the July Guest Designer!

Our Guest Designer winner for July is.......

Angel Rivera!

Congratulations!

You can go to Angel's blog here.

Remember, every month, there are several close runners up in the challenge.  We DO keep a list of your entries for any Design Team openings that may come available in the future.  So if you didn't get chosen this month, please don't lose heart, you never know if you are one of the card designers we are watching!  ;-)

Hope your day is filled with blessings and stamping galore!
Lori

July Guest Designer to be announced tonight!

Just a little note that we are a tad bit behind due to the 1st day of the month, but we WILL be selecting and announcing the July Guest Designer this evening!  Thank you for your patience!

Lori

July Guest Designer Challenge is now OPEN!

--This is a "sticky" post--
--PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR THE SNEAK PREVIEW POSTS--

JULY 2009 GUEST DESIGNER CHALLENGE!!!!
Attention regulars!
Please read all instructions carefully, as we have modified requirements and judging method.

***Challenge is open now until 3 PM CST on June 30, 2009***

Just a little note to everyone.   Every month, there are several close runners up in the challenge.  We DO keep a list of your entries for any Design Team openings that may come available in the future.  So if you don't get chosen this month, please don't lose heart, you never know if you are one of the card designers we are watching!  ;-)

Here are the deets:

WHAT DO I DO TO ENTER??

1. Create any sort of project following the stamping challenge detailed below.

Here is the STAMPING CHALLENGE for July

This is going to be a Sketch Challenge!
 

• Create anything with the above layout/sketch. 
• You may flip and/or rotate, but you must keep the panels in the general location shown.
• Circle panels may be ANY shape you wish.
• **Edited to add** The little gray spot is an embellishment.
• Sentiments may be put anywhere or left off, it's up to you. 
• You may add embellishments anywhere to create the balance your design may need.

2. Then create a comment TO THIS POST with the following info: You MUST have these four (4) things to be considered:

• NEW! - FOR POSTS: you must mention in your BLOG post that your card is for the Clear Dollar Stamps Guest Designer Challenge, and linking back to this post is required. (However, SCS uploads cannot have the link, as that would infringe on their terms of service, but you must have the keyword below and mention that you created this for the CDS GD Challenge.)
  
• include your email in this comment in the appropriate field, so we can contact you if you are selected (email is not publicly displayed if you enter it in the appropriate field)
  
• include your name in your comment
  
• include a LINK directly to your entry (If you upload to SCS, include this KEYWORD: CDSGDC0709)  If post is on your blog, please make your link directly to your post and not just your general blog.

OTHER INFORMATION

• Challenge will be open for 4-1/2 days and the winner will be announced on the 5th day, which will be the 1st of the Guest Designers Month, July 1.
  
• All projects, no matter what stamps are used, will be a qualifying entry AND considered, so long as you have all 4 items above that are required in your post, and you have followed the challenge.  ***However, using Clear Dollar Stamps on your project increases your visibility, as it will show your enthusiasm, support and creativity using CD Stamps.***  

• .Our Senior Design Team will be the judges.  They will vote on projects based on creativity, uniqueness, color, and presentation.  They will also be considering your blog style/history, or if you don't have a blog, they will be glancing at your online gallery checking for consistency and frequency of your other creations.   So, please, DO YOUR BEST WORK!

• We do take a look at your blog history or gallery upload history.
  
• The chosen winner will be our Guest Designer for that release month, and will receive (3) three stamp sets of his/her choice from that month's releases!
• The Guest Designers term will be for the remainder of the release month, of which during this time, he/she will receive benefits (store discount) and responsibilities (creating samples for the purpose of promotion) of a regular designer for Clear Dollar Stamps!
• Your samples for promoting CDS with your free stamps throughout the month you are a Guest Designer, are expected to be similar in detail, composition and neatness than that of your entry and current projects.
  

3. At this time, we can only accept entries from those residing in Canada or the U.S, due to shipping times.

Now, let's see who wants to be a Guest Designer and get to play with some free stamps!
Show us your BEST work!

Thanks so much for visiting and have a blessed stamping day!

Lori

Our Guest Designer winner for June is.......

Surprise!

This month we decided to have two guest designers!

So the news you've all been waiting for: 
our guest designers for the month of June are
 Rebecca Ednie & Dawn Burnworth!

Congratulations Rebecca and Dawn!

You can go to Rebecca's blog here.
You can go to Dawn's blog here.

Oh, and a little note to Rebecca, the judges do read the notes you leave for us!  LOL!  That gave me a chuckle!

Ladies, please email me at [email protected] and we'll get you started!

Now, I do have to say one more thing.  Every month, there are several close runners up in the challenge.  We DO keep a list of your entries for any Design Team openings that may come available in the future.  So if you didn't get chosen this month, please don't lose heart, you never know if you are one of the card designers we are watching!  ;-)

Hope your day is filled with blessings and stamping galore!
Lori

Guest Designer Call Challenge JUNE 2009

Announcing our new Guest Designer positions and all the details on how YOU can be the next Guest Designer for one month, using Clear Dollar Stamps new release stamps!

Each month, just before the sneak previews begin, we will be holding a stamping challenge RIGHT HERE! 

TODAY is the day, and THIS is the post for the
JUNE 2009 GUEST DESIGNER CHALLENGE!!!!

***Challenge is open now until 2 PM CST on May 31, 2009***

Here are the deets:

WHAT DO I DO TO ENTER??

1. Create any sort of project following the stamping challenge detailed below.

Here is the STAMPING CHALLENGE for June

This is going to be a Supply Challenge!

Use ALL of the following on your project, any kind, any amount: 

• Brads
• Designer paper
• Ribbon
• 1 stamp set for images and sentiment, or 1 stamp set and a computer generated sentiment

Notes:

• Any amount of colors or layers
• Keep additional embellishments to a minimum

2. Then create a comment TO THIS POST with the following info: You MUST have these three 3 things:

• include your email so we can contact you if you are selected (email is not publicly displayed if you enter it in the appropriate field)
  
• include your name
  
• include a LINK directly to your entry (If you upload to SCS, include this KEYWORD: CDSGDC0609)  If post is on your blog, please make your link directly to your post and not just your general blog.

OTHER INFORMATION

• Challenge will be open for 4-1/2 days and the winner will be announced on the 5th day, which will be the 1st of the Guest Designers Month, June 1.
  
• All projects, no matter what stamps are used, will be a qualifying entry AND considered.  However, using Clear Dollar Stamps on your project increases your visibility, but it is not mandatory.   You may submit a project using any stamps, but keep in mind it sure helps us to see you use Clear Dollar Stamps on your project.  It will show us not only how much you already love CDS stamps by having and using them, but it also helps us see exactly how creative you can get using OUR stamps.
• Our Senior Design Team will be the judges!  They will vote on projects based on creativity, uniqueness, color, and presentation.  So, please, DO YOUR BEST WORK!
• The chosen winner will be our Guest Designer for that release month, and will receive (3) three stamp sets of his/her choice from that month's releases!
• The Guest Designers term will be for the remainder of the release month, of which during this time, he/she will receive benefits (store discount) and responsibilities (creating samples for the purpose of promotion) of a regular designer for Clear Dollar Stamps!
• Your samples for promoting CDS with your free stamps throughout the month you are a Guest Designer, are expected to be similar in detail, composition and neatness than that of your entry.
  

3. At this time, we can only accept entries from those residing in Canada or the U.S, due to shipping times.

Now, let's see who wants to be a Guest Designer and get to play with some free stamps!
Show us your BEST work!

Thanks so much for visiting and have a blessed stamping day!

Lori