My Favorite Stamp Set Submissions

This year on my blog, I am sharing artwork featuring one of my favorite product lines—My Acrylix stamps. I will be sharing artwork created by the talented artists in the Close To My Heart Art Studio, but I want to extend the opportunity to my fabulous blog readers as well—that’s right, I’m talking to YOU! Whether you are a Close To My Heart Consultant, a long-time blog follower, or a first time visitor, I invite you to share your best work with me for your chance to be featured here. Here's what to do:

• Pick one of your favorite My Acrylix stamp sets that is still currently available to order (the hardest part will be picking which one!).
• Create two to four artwork pieces showcasing your favorite features of the set.
• Photograph your artwork to show off its best features. Try these tips for taking the best quality pictures:
• Find a place to take your picture that has a lot of natural light, but not direct sunlight, such as inside a covered porch or next to a window.
• Photograph the artwork so that it is surrounded by two or three inches of neutral background on each side.
• Even if your camera isn’t fancy, many cameras these days have a macro mode, often represented by a flower. This mode will help your camera adjust its focus for close-ups.
• Try to take the picture at a straight-on angle.
• Hold the camera steady or use a tripod to prevent blurring from camera shake.
• Take multiple shots of the same piece just in case some turn out blurry or are angled wrong.
• You can also take an additional picture of just one element in your artwork that you’d like to focus on.
• Once you’ve taken your shots, use a photo-editing program to crop and straighten.
• Next email me the photos of your artwork at me@jeanettelynton.com. Be sure to include:
• Your name
• Where you are from
• A recipe for your artwork
• A description of what you love about the stamp set you have selected.

Once I start receiving your submissions, I’ll decide which to feature and put your artwork here to share. Even if your favorite stamp set has already been featured, you can submit your artwork using the same set—especially if the reason you like the set is different from what has already been shared! Remember, I am looking for artwork made using currently available stamp sets.

If your artwork is selected and posted here, as a thank-you for sharing you'll be awarded with your choice of current My Acrylix stamp set, (A—E size or M). You'll also receive an exclusive blog badge that you can post to tell everyone that your artwork has been featured here!

I’m so excited to see what you will share with us!