Every issue of RSM includes an Upcoming Events column which includes details on stamp conventions, retreats, and crops. In the Fall issue, there’s a report on this year’s Kewpie Konvention held in Branson, Missouri. Longtime stamper Eleanor Waladkewics taught a class to 37 “newbies.” Each one made Halloween cards that included Kewpies—of course!
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.
- 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 The last page of very issue of RSM includes information on how to submit stamp art for upcoming issue. Titled “Looking Ahead,” there’s always a piece of stamp art illustrating an upcoming theme. Genie Seigel’s Love stamp art reminds us that “All You Need is Love” will be one of the themes in the Spring issue. A second theme is “First and Favorite Stamps.”
Love / Genie Siegel
Stamp credits—unknown.