Pamela’s Gallery

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It’s time to search for a new design team…could you be one of the chosen artists? Do you have an artistic soul that is screaming for release?  Can you handle submitting 1 piece of art on a weekly basis? Do you have an active blog?? Do you participate  in yahoo groups, and/or SCS?

Do you LOVE FCD stamps, and want to shout it out to the whole world??  This DT is a 6 month commitment!!  If this sounds good to you, please read on!! (UPDATE: I’ve changed the commitment time to 6 months)

Here are the submission details:

**Date to submit art: July 15-Aug. 15.  Late entries will not be accepted.

**How to submit:

1. Fill out the application form and email back to me at : admin at firecrackerdesignsbypamela dot com along with 5 samples (and ONLY 5) of your best (***previously unpublished) work. ANY type of stamp art is great, not just cards.  Please use FCD images if you have them!
2. When sending in your pictures, you will need to label the file name:  YOURNAME-01, 02, etc.  Please keep the file size around 100K.
3. Please give me details about your artwork and point out HOW you used stamps.  (Stamp credits are not needed.)  DO NOT WATERMARK your work. Voting is done by assigned numbers, and NOT artist names.
4. If you have made the DT, you will receive a confirmation e-mail from me, sometime before the announcement of the new DT is posted on my blog, asking you to confirm to be on the FCD DT.  If I do not hear from you within a few days of my e-mail, accepting the position, I will have to choose someone else. I like to keep everything running smoothly, so if you receive the email asking you to be on the team, you’ll need to reply as quickly as you can!

**Requirements:

-  Your DT duties will last for 6 months.  Please DO NOT try out if you can’t make a solid commitment.

-  You are required to have a blog for posting your artwork and specials concerning the FCD Company.

-  You will be required to participate in the monthly company blog hops and you will need to submit at least one tutorial during your DT period.

- Once a month you will receive a 4×5 stamp set from me. You will need to use the stamps to create your weekly designs, you may combine sets for your creations…as long as what you use features FireCrackerDesignsbyPamela stamps…monthly art can be any type of art, not only cards. It’s fun to see how else we can showcase our love of stamps!  You will be able to use 1 of the 4 creations for the monthly blog hops to fulfill your commitments.

-I have a yahoo group dedicated to the Design Team. I discuss new stamp ideas, and often brainstorm with my team. You would be expected to join this group & participate in discussions with others as well as suggestions or ideas when asked.  You will need to upload your artwork in the group as well. You will be expected to sign a privacy oath, to keep new design and stamp ideas confidential until released.

The perks:

-You get a badge to display on your blog to show that you are apart of the FCD DT!!

-Every month you get a set of 4×5 stamps to design with. They are yours to keep.

-The art you create for submissions is also YOURS to keep

-You get a 20% discount on website purchases, for as long as you are on my design team.

* Download the application: dt-application-2009, and submit it with your art. If you have any problems d/l the document, please email me, and I’ll send it to you that way. thanks!

Helpful hints: read the Submission Tips on this blog located HERE

***Please DO NOT send any artwork that has already been previously published online or in a magazine.  We only want new/current artwork to be submitted please. If you wish to submit art that has been on your blog/galleries, we ask that you take them down until after the judging is over. THANKS!

For printable submission guidelines: firecracker-designs-by-pamela-submission-guide-20092

Good Luck!

Pamela