You are warmly invited to submit artwork to RubberStampMadness for issue themes. See General Submissions for information on sending in non-theme artwork. Submissions are not limited to themes. RSM welcomes artwork on any subject for feature stories and columns in each issue. Include your name, postal and email addresses, as well as stamp credits on the back of each submission. Download the theme submission poster here.
THEME SUBMISSIONS:
| ISSUES | THEMES |
|---|---|
| Holiday 2021 | • Count Your Blessings • My Favorite Stamp |
| Spring 2022 | • Time • Selfies |
Here comes Santa Claus with a bag full of stamps! The first theme for Holidays 2021 is Count Your Blessings. We love to give and receive, so let’s share our special gifts with the stamping community. Here, at RubberStampMadness, we’re grateful for all the wonderful people we’ve met and all the awesome artwork we receive.
The second theme is My Favorite Stamp. This could be a challenge—figuring out which one is your favorite. So pick one of your favorites and include it in your submission. It’s OK to include more than one. Be creative. Let your imagination be your guide. June 5 is the postmark due date for both Holidays themes.
Looking further ahead, the first theme for Spring 2022 is Time. Time is on your side. There is no time to lose. Stamp some art with clocks or calendars, or other references to Time and send us your best stuff. Don’t be late! The postmark deadline is Sept. 5.
The second theme is Selfies. Just think, now you can immortalize your beautiful visage. Send us your best self-portrait. Highlight your autobiography. Each stamped piece should include at least one picture or image of YOU. Don’t be shy. We are all beautiful people. Sept. 5 is the postmark deadline for this theme, too.
Special awards: Artists whose work is chosen for the cover receive $200. The artist chosen as Best New Stamper receives a box of wood-mounted stamps (from six to 10) or a $50 gift certificate for the RSM Store. This award goes to a stamper whose work appears for the first time in RSM.
General Submission Guidelines:
- Submissions are not limited to themes. RSM welcomes artwork on any subject for feature stories and columns in each issue. Include your name, postal and email addresses, as well as stamp credits on the back of each submission.
- Artwork submissions can be as large as 5×6.5-inches. Exceptions are made for dimensional and 3-D pieces. All submissions are subject to reduction.
- Artwork is returned when accompanied by an SASE. Send up to four entries per theme, one SASE per theme.
- When artwork is not returned right away, this means we’re considering it for a theme album, another spot in RSM, or our Facebook page. If you want your submission
- to be considered for the magazine only, please make a note of this on the back of your artwork.
Send submissions to RubberStampMadness, PO Box 610, Corvallis, OR 97339-0610 or 216 SW Madison Ave., Suite 17, Corvallis, OR 97333.
If you have 3D artwork or live outside the USA or prefer submitting by email, send 100 dpi jpegs to images@rsmadness.com. Please include stamp credits, your name, address, and phone number within the email.
Cover Submission Guidelines:
- 8.75×11.25-inches. This size assumes artwork fills the whole cover. There will be a trim of about 0.25-inches off each edge and the RSM logo will be added on top.
- 8.75×9.25-inches. This size fills the cover except for a 2-inch space at the top for the logo and information about the issue. Again, 0.25-inches will be trimmed off each edge.
- Avoid placing images in one of the bottom corners, where a pricing symbol is placed.
Thank you for sending RSM your stamp art.
