Who is the winner of 100 Custom Printed Postcards? Plus new Giveaway!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Hope your year is off to a great start. For 1 person it is about to get even better! On 12/21 I posted a new giveway from sponsor Uprinting.com. They are giving away 100 custom printed postcards to 1 random winner.

So with some help from random.org, the lucky winner is.....

Glimmering Prize!!

Congrats! I will contact you today with details of how to to claim your prize.

Many thanks to all who entered this random drawing. It has been fun reading how you would like to use 100 4" x 6" postcards. Glimmering prize will be using them "to announce next years craft show schedule."

Care to try your luck again? I'm hosting a new random drawing right now. It is sponsored by the mixed media artist Jodi Ohl. Next Thursday 1 random winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to her Etsy shop LucySweetLucy. All who enter a comment on this blog before 1 a.m. (EST) on 1/7 will be entered in the drawing. To enjoy some of Jodi's colorful art & thoughts, click here for the last artist feature of 2009. Also, if you are cruising the blog-o-sphere tomorrow, pop by for a photo-tour of Jodi's new studio.

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A quick update on my "Secrets" piece. The weather is being uncooperative - need the humidity to drop to I can spray a protective coating on the art & frame. Hopefully will have a photo to post on Sunday. (fingers crossed)

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Totally off topic: I had a good chuckle yesterday - my final Etsy sale of 2010 was for this Tempus Incognitum Necklace, which I'd cheekily described as broken time travel/viewing device. Seemed like the perfect item for the last day of the decade...

By the way, the Illustration Friday prompt is Renewal. And don't forget, the new Melange prompt is Illuminating. So, click through & play along if you get the chance.

New Giveaway Part 2 - 100 custom printed postcards

Hey there! How's things?

Have you entered the giveaway for Prize #1 yet? It is a hand dyed scarf by AJ of StormOne on Etsy. CLICK HERE to view the scarf & for contest details. Just remember to come back & sign up for this fabulous customized prize from the generous folks at Uprinting.com

What would you do with 100 postcards of your own design?

That is what the staff at Uprinting wants to know. (& I'm a little curious too....). Leave your answer in comments below to enter the random drawing for 100 custom printed postcards. It is that easy to enter! Next Thursday (10/29) at noon (EST) there will be one lucky winner of this great prize.

Please note, this contest is only open to residents of USA & Canada. FREE UPS Ground Shipping in the US (Canadian residents pay shipping and taxes. Offer not available to residents outside of the US and Canada).


These postcards measure 4" x 6" on 14 pt gloss cardstock. They come with full color printing on both sides.

Now, I must note that the thoughtful folks at Uprinting.com are also giving me 100 custom postcards for hosting their giveaway. These guys are too awesome! I'm waffling a bit on what to print, but I'm probably going to go with copies of Red's Walk on one side. Not sure yet about the other side. Any suggestions?

Red's Walk

So, what'cha waiting for? What image would you put on your postcards & why? Can't wait to see all of your creative answers....

1st of 2 new Prizes - Free Custom Banner from UPrinting.com

The generous folks at Uprinting.com have stepped up again with another fabulous free prize - a huge custom printed Vinyl Banner!

Winner of this random drawing will get one 24 x 36" Vinyl Banner with grommets ($62 value). They will print your custom design or photo on the banner if you win.


Uprinting makes sturdy (15 mil) vinyl banners that are top-notch quality and don't look cheap like low-end banners. The banners come with heavy metal grommets that make them easy to hang. The durable material and archival ink will ensure that your banner will last for years to come.

I love these guys! Not only do they donate fabulous prizes for the Thursday Giveaways, they do some great quality printing of all kinds of items like posters, brochures, business & greeting cards and (of course) banner printing. I've used them to print promo-stickers for this blog as well as a wrapped canvas portrait of my son. The quality was top of the line, plus fast shipping & great customer service.

UPrinting has made custom vinyl banners (with photo quality printing) for all kinds of events: weddings, birthday parties, graduations, advertisements, rallies, and backdrops. What will you with your banner if you win? TO ENTER the random drawing just leave a comment with your answer. It is that easy!

You have until noon (EST) on October 22nd - that is when 1 random winner will be chosen. That's a whole month to think of what you would use your banner for. Just remember to leave your answer here. This contest is only open in the USA. Prize will ship free via UPS Ground within United States. Thanks for taking the time to enter this fun drawing.

(Please note that Uprinting is generously giving me a banner also for hosting their giveaway)

2 Winners will each get 250 Custom Greeting Cards!

Welcome back. Great prizes today!

First up: 2 lucky winners will each receive 250 Custom Greeting cards from DigitalRoom.com. Yep, two winners!

Just picture this: a lovely set of 7" x 5" folded cards with Your Design on the cover.

Use these custom greeting cards as an extra special invite for your next part or event. Prepare for the Holidays. Showcase your artwork. Promote your shop. Or just show off your cute kids and pets!

The 2 lucky winners will be randomly selected at noon (EST) next Thursday (9/3) To enter, just leave a comment sharing what you would do will do with your greeting cards if you win. It is that easy to enter. Please note, this week's drawing is open only to USA shipping addresses - see sponsor's rule s below. Also leave a way to contact you if your email isn't in your blog profile.

A couple of rules from this week's sponsor, DigitalRoom.com:

Each Prize Winner will receive 250 7" x 5" Greeting Cards (half-fold); 10 pt cover with Matte or Gloss coating.
Each card is full color outside with blank inside (4/0)
Shipping must be paid by winner. Offer Valid for United States Shipping Only.

Many thanks to Digital Room for donating this awesome prize! By the way, they also make custom postcards and lots of other cool printable items.

Now put on your thinking caps - there are so many possibilities with this prize! Tell us what you will do with 250 customized greeting cards if you win.

Please Note: I'm also hosting a 2nd random drawing that ends 9/10. 2 winners in that drawing will each receive 500 custom business cards. CLICK HERE for the details on the business card giveaway

Today's Winner Is

Jim Doran

Random.org has spoken:

Congrats, Jim! I’ll be in touch today with info on how to claim your 250 custom stickers from Uprinting.com. Enjoy!!

Thanks to everyone who entered! It was fun to read all of your sticker ideas. If you are curious, Jim said "If I won this, I'd probably print the words "I love YOU. (yes...you)" and anonymously leave the stickers around work to make people happy (I work in a hospital...and a lot of folks there could use a pat on the back)." Now how cool is that!

Tune back in later today to sign up for the next random drawing. The next lucky winner will be drawn on Thursday 7/30.

New Giveaway! 250 Free Stickers of YOUR design

It is that time again!

Time for you to jump aboard the giveaway train!

The last prize was customized by me. If you want to find out who won the Art Box , click HERE.

This Prize will be designed by YOU! Now how cool is that!

This week’s Thursday Giveaway sponsor is

They print just about everything, from business cards to wall banners & a variety of items in between.

They also print Custom Stickers!!

1 lucky winner will receive 250 Free Custom Stickers of their own design. Imagine what you could do with these!! Promote your business or blog. Use them in the kitchen, label your stuff, or just show off your cool artwork. The possibilities are endless!

This giveaway is a little different than my usual. Normally you just sign in before Thursday to be included in the random drawing. This week the folks over at UPrinting.com are asking: How would you use 250 custom stickers? Just leave your answer in the comment section of this blog before noon (EST) on 7/16 to be entered in this awesome random drawing.

The sponsor also has a few disclaimers:

Giveaway is open to US/CAN residents only (sorry International readers). Shipping of prizes is not included and must be paid by winner. UPrinting.com reserves the right not to print obscene or offensive materials.

All designs submitted in the form of a giveaway may be used by UPrinting.com for online marketing and promotional uses. The designs will be used solely as examples and not be printed or commercially distributed.

Also, please be sure your contact info is correct. You don't have to leave an email, as long as I can track you down easily through blogger. If I do not hear from you within 5 days of your name being drawn, I'll go back through the list and choose an alternate winner.

The winner will be announced shortly after noon (EST) on Thursday July 16th.

This prize has reminded me just how much I've been slacking off when it comes to promotional materials. I need to get it in gear & design some business cards for my Etsy shop, ArtSnark's Atrifacts. Here is a blog promo image for my own sticker printing.


Now go get your creative juices flowing!! But before you go, leave a comment saying how you would use 250 free custom stickers. You’ve got all week to enter. 1 random winner will be drawn at noon (EST) on Thursday July 16th. Good Luck!

New Giveaway - this one is customized for the winner!!

Hello All. How's everything this week? If you are looking for the winners of today's random drawing click HERE.

If you're looking for info on the latest prize, you've come to the right place! Couple of tweaks for this Thursday Giveaway: This time I am giving away one of my creations (I feel like I should do a mad scientist chuckle or something. Oh, what the heck.....mwuhuhuhuha...). And it will be customized. More on that in a minute.

Also, there will be NO random drawing next Thursday July 2. The winner of this prize will be drawn at noon (EST) on Thursday July 9th.

Remember Edgar Allan Poe Box I posted last month?

No? Well click HERE to see detailed photos.

I'd just started a similar box & thought how cool it would be design it for 1 lucky winner. I've only just started sanding & staining but he's what I've got so far:

And this is the lid without a center image:

This is where you come in!

The winner of this box can either choose a print of one of my pieces (you can pick from the images on this blog as well as in my etsy shop) OR send me a picture you have taken. Just make sure the you have the rights to the image you send me. I do not want to infringe on the rights of either the model or the photographer.

Also send me either a favorite quote or poem & I will incorporate parts of it into the box (See the Poe box blog post for an example). Please make sure that the text is not currently copyrighted by someone else. The text can also be of your own creation, in fact that would be very cool!

I will take the image & text you send me, add a few tweaks of my own and voila - your very own one of a kind wooden box. The closed box measures approximately 5.75" x 4.25" x 3.25"

I must stress that this box is for your personal use only. The final piece is under my copyright and is not for resale or redistribution.

Also, I will post images of the final piece on my blog.

If you are good with these stipulations & want to play along, simply leave a comment on this blog before noon (EST) Thursday July 9th. Again, there will be NO random drawing on July 2nd. All who comment over the next 2 weeks will be entered in this random drawing.

Just a note: Please be sure your contact info is correct. You don't have to leave an email, as long as I can track you down easily through blogger. If I do not hear from you within 10 days of your name being drawn, I'll go back through the list and choose an alternate winner.

I'll announce the winner shortly after noon (EST) on July 9th. I'll contact you & see about getting your choice of image & text. Once I have these it may take up to 3 weeks for me to finish the box. (It could be sooner; I just want to give myself some room). When the box is complete, I will ship it to you at my expense. This giveaway is open internationally.

Hmmm.....I think that about covers it. If you think of something I missed, or have any questions just let me know & I'll do my best to clarify.

Monday's Muse - Butterflies & Customized Givaway

Bit chilly in Tampa this morning.

When I went out for the paper I spotted a butterfly on the grass. Thought it might be dead but it was simply waiting to warm up

It flexed its wings a little & later it was gone.

My mornings are always a bit like that. I start out slow & chilly but eventually take off

Butterflies seem to appear often in my artThey Have Given Me Much Inspiration NOW I WANT TO INSPIRE YOU!

I'd Like to customize a butterfly necklace for 1 lucky winner!
Simply comment on my blog with what inspires you (between now & Friday) to enter a drawing for a custom necklace ( based on 1 of the 3 designs shown here). I will draw & post the winner Saturday morning so check back to see if it's you. I will then ask the winner to choose a pendant design & send me their image to put in the center.
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Most of the art & jewelry here is available at ArtSnark's Artifacts just click photo for more info.
Only the top piece with the dragonfly & face is unavailable at this time.
Please note, I am running a December sale of 20% off+free shipping.
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I look forward to seeing what inspires you!!