I just want to welcome all the new members to the ning group! I'm so excited to find others who enjoy the same style of stamping that I do, and cannot wait to get to know all of you a little better. I'd like to encourage you to share your stamped art with everyone either through the various groups or through your own page photos. No matter what level of stamper you are or how much experience you have, we all learn from each other! Please do not feel intimidated in any way, as we are all here for the same purpose; to create art!

I am adding in some new features within the next couple of days that I hope you will enjoy, including some contests, a RAK group that I added in this morning, and a brag group. If you have any ideas on things you'd like to see here, please let me know!

Do you have a different way of looking at things when it comes to rubber stamping? Smeared and Smudged is looking for 6 "dark" Design Team Members. Smeared and Smudged is a growing Ning group that focuses on alternative, vintage, gothic, and out-of-the-norm rubber stamp art.

To see the type of art styling that I am looking for, please visit the ning group at http://smearedandsmudged.ning.com ,or visit the Smeared and Smudged Blog at http://www.moresmearedink.blogspot.com .

Requirements for Smeared and Smudged Design Team:

*You must have an active blog.
*You must be or become a member of the Smeared and Smudged Ning Group.
*DTrequirements will be to design three cards and one altered item per month, and post those designs on both your blog and the Smeared and Smudged Ning Group. Every project must use a rubber stamp image somewhere.
*Each DT member will be assigned a group from Smeared and Smudged. One of your monthly cards must follow the requirements of that group and be posted in that group. The groups will rotate. To view some of the groups available, please visit Smeared and Smudged on Ning.
* You must actively participate in The Vent group on Smeared and Smudged. A minimum requirement is three posts a week.

Benefits of Smeared and Smudged Design Team:

• Your blog will be featured on both the S&S Ning Group and blog.
• You will receive one goodie package from me each month that you can use on your projects. It is not required that you use these items, and the items will vary.
• You can use any supplies you like on your projects.
• You get to network with other wicked awesome stampers who share the same love for out-of-the-norm stamping.
• You get to sport a really cool S&S Button on your blog.

To Apply, please email the following information to zaharstudio@gmail.com

Name
Email
Blog URL
Pictures of three cards and one altered item that best represent your style of stamping.
Why you would like to be a DT Member for Smeared and Smudged.

Deadline for Submissions is Friday, November 27, 2009
Winners will be contacted by Monday, November 30.
DT term will run for four months starting December 1, 2009