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    Each issue of RubberStampMadness includes stories for, by, and about, stampers. Plenty of stamp art is featured, along with information on how each piece was created. Stampers are encouraged to send in artwork for upcoming issues. Information about how to do this can be found on the Submit Art page.

    Stamp Art Gallery

    A Stamp Art Gallery is a regular feature in RSM. There are usually seven to 10 pieces of stamp art, often connected to the current season. “Winter Beauty” was the title for the Holidays issue Stamp Art Gallery. 

    A polar bear looks on as the dog sled ventures out into the frigid north country in Joy Judd’s handsome piece. There’s a fabulous blue moon rising above a rustic cabin in Sandy Szurko’s dreamy river landscape. 

    A cabin on river with big moon in the sky
    Blue Nights / Sandy Szurko 
    (Stamp credits: All—Stampscapes.)

    Each issue of RubberStampMadness includes stories for, by, and about, stampers. Plenty of stamp art is featured, along with information on how each piece was created. Stampers are encouraged to send in artwork for upcoming issues. Information about how to do this can be found on the Submit Art page.

    • Theme topics, generally two per issue, range from general topics like Say It With Stamps for the Spring issue to more seasonal topics like Back to School for the Fall issue. Some themes involve challenges. For example, stampers are asked to fill the shape of a bowl, window, pick-up truck, or photo frame with images.
    • The Card Shoppe features three to four cards. The focus might be holidays, die cuts, using paper scraps leftover from past projects, or a specific technique.
    • The Stamps & Stuff column highlights new and exciting products. 
    • The Stamp Art Gallery includes cards on a variety of subjects from a variety of stampers. From seven to 10 cards fill two pages in each issue. 
    • The Tips & Techniques column provides helpful instructions to increase crafting skills, like masking, stenciling, and adding a “vintage” look to cards. 
    • A Best New Stamper award is given to someone whose work is published for the first time in RSM. See the Submit Art page for information on submitting your stamp art.
    • The RSM Bulletin Board includes classified ads, with the option for subscribers to place an ad for free.  
    • The Cover Artist is a feature story about the person creating the issue’s cover art.
    • Looking Ahead provides details on how to submit artwork for upcoming issues. This column is always on the last page of each issue.

    Arctic Activity / Joy Judd
    (Stamp credits: All—Makin’ A Scene/Peddlers Den.)