Yes, it is finally that time so get out your art supplies and get to work because this is going to be fun!!



You can create anything you want as long as you incorporate this beautiful image called "Beauty's Lot" published in London sometime between 1760 and 1810. The inscription at the bottom is in French.

How to enter? Email information@charmingsam.com to get a hi-res version of this image and then go create. Any medium, any media, any size as long as you can photograph it for submission via email.

Here are the details:

Prize(s):
* $75 Gift Certificate from Charming Sam - http://www.charmingsam.com/
* A beautiful periwinkle angel with harp stained glass window ornament from Laurie Beth Beggin at Through A Looking Glass a $60 value!
* 3 months of free side bar advertising at http://marmaladepink.ning.com/ for your store, website or blog (ad size 120x240) a $30 value!

How to Win: The image "Beauty's Lot" shown above must be incorporated in to an "original" piece of art work done by you and owned by you. You can incorporate it any way you want whether you transfer, scrape, paint or whatever in to your piece of work. The art can be any size and medium.

Photograph: A scan or photograph of your art must be received via email no later than September 27, 2008 to information@charmingsam.com at 11:59pm, PST. High resolution photographs or scans are encouraged.

Voting: Each entry submitted will be posted at http://www.charmingsam.blogspot.com/ on September 27, 2008 with the capability for site visitors to vote for individual works of art. Tell your friends, co-workers and anyone else you know to stop by and vote for your piece. Which ever piece of art work has the most votes by October 3, 2008 at 11:59pm, PST will be considered the winner.

Winner: The winners entry will be posted at http://www.charmingsam.blogspot.com/ on October 5, 2008 along with details about the artist including a short bio, links to website, store, etc.

Yada-Yada: Each prize cannot be exchanged, resold, redeemed for cash or transferred with out the express permission of Charming Sam Studios. Charming Sam Studio is operating this contest with prizes offered as of September 8, 2008. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. A PURCHASE DOES NOT IMPROVE YOUR CHANCE OF WINNING. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

Eligibility: Entrant must be eighteen (18) years of age or older and a legal resident of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia or Canada as of September 7, 2008. Employees of Charming Sam Studio, parents, subsidiaries, affiliated companies, and agents and the immediate family (defined as parents, spouse, children, siblings, grandparents) of each such employees, and all those with whom such employees are domiciled, are NOT eligible.

Timing: Contest begins at 12:00:01 a.m. PST on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. E.T. on Saturday, September 27, 2008 at 11:59pm, PST.

I think that is it. If you have questions please post them as comments to this post so I can answer for everybody.

Good luck!!!