Winners Announced

The January - March 2008 quarter of the smART Card Stamping Contest had the most entries ever!  Lots of great stuff!!  Creative, well-executed, and gorgeous!!!  Judging was extremely challenging...

The core requirements for all submissions were that they be original works, and use only smART rubber for stamping.  Entrants were free to use any technique(s) or style they desired.

As always, entries were judged on:

• originality
• creativity
• execution of chosen technique(s)
• general appeal of presentation

For this round, there were five judges from a variety of age groups - a combination of stampers and non-stampers - men and women...

After all the criteria had been considered, prizes were awarded as follows:

1st Prize - "Friends"  by Sarah Stainback
2nd Prize - "Friends" by Karen Cheetham
3rd Prize - "Small Things in Black" by Sarah Kornhaus, and
                - "Cracked Glass" by Linda Carson

Yes, there was a tie for third prize (first time ever) -- It was either that, or have my judges permanently resign...

In the next few days, I plan to individually present and comment on each winning entry, but if you can't wait that long, you can always click on the orange links above, and take a peek.