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Apr

PaperStreet’s Catch of the Day Returns!

Posted by: Kenneth Rougeau in Catch of the Day, Collage Sheets

PaperStreet’s “Best of” collection, The Catch of the Day, returns with Volume VIII this April, 2010. The Catch of the Day began as a daily subscription newsletter packed with information and tutorials for artists and crafters, as well as a daily digital collage sheet containing some of our favorite images handpicked from our extensive collection of source materials. Each collage sheet features numerous images such as vintage photographs, postage stamps, old advertisements, postcards, posters, labels, drawings, illustrations, paintings, and more. PaperStreet’s Catch of the Day is crafted by artists for artists – these are the same images we use to make our own artwork & so we strive for the utmost in quality content.

We are not currently offering Catch of the Day subscriptions, but expect to make them available again soon. For now, each new sheet will be posted daily to the appropriate shop category (Catch of the Day – Volume VIII) and will be available at the regular downloadable collage sheet rates ($3 for JPG, $3.50 for PDF). Catch of the Day back issues are also being made available for download & will also soon be available on CD-ROM and DVD. I’ll have updates posted as things progress.

Volume VIII, Issue 1 was announced and due to be released April 1st, 2010. Unfortunately, I was caught late at an art show and wasn’t able to get the sheet up in the shop on time… My old subscribers I’m sure are giggling at this, they’re quite used to my “artist’s” sense of timing – I’m almost always running behind, hehehe. To make up for my inadvertant April Fool’s prank, I added an additional collage sheet to the issue, meaning that Volume VIII, Issue 1 is a double issue – two awesome digital collage sheets for the price of one. I hope you enjoy them! I loaded them up with some of my favorite new pics collected over the last 6 months or so, many of which I’ve used or plan to use myself.

Volume VIII, Issue 2 was released late in the day on April 2nd 2010 & is now available for immediate download in our store. Issue 2 comes loaded with even more great source material including an amazing color illustration of Baron Munchausen, an awesome colorized vintage photograph of a Japanese gentleman in a bowler hat, a black and white photo of two sisters, a Pony Express postage stamp, a postmark from Belgium, an old postcard, several illustrations, and more. This issue & all other digital collage sheets we carry are available as your choice of downloadable, printable JPEG or PDF files.

And now… *drumroll* — The Catch of the Day, Volume VIII, issue 3, released just this very minute April 3rd, 2010. Today’s digital collage sheet was crafted by accomplished collage artist Charlotte Self & contains several source images she thinks no collage artist should be without including a diagram of a suit of armor, vintage portraits, a fairy illustration, a dragonfly, blue bird, bird’s egg, flowers, and a lovely blue butterfly.

Volume VIII, Volume 4 is currently under construction & promises to be fantastic! I look forward to sharing it with you tomorrow afternoon. In the interim, I’ll be adding more downloadable content to our shop today including our Vintage Ladies & Comic Book image collections, as well as more Catch of the Day back-issues. If you’re having any difficulties locating something, or have any concerns, comments or criticisms, please send a message to support@paperstreetsupplies.com and I’ll be happy to assist you.

Have a great time!
- Ken @ http://paperstreetsupplies.com

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Sep

1st Annual Shades of Pink ACEO Challenge

Posted by: Kenneth Rougeau in

PaperStreet’s 1st Annual

Shades of Pink ACEO Challenge

Gypsy Soul (Pink 2) by Charlotte Self

Here are the entries we’ve received so far:
(last updated 10-13-2008 at 11:30am PST)

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and there are several groups on flickr where you can post your pink artwork or photos to raise awareness & funds for breast cancer research charities.

Charlotte has challenged herself to make 1 pink collage every day for the rest of October, which she’ll post in the two fund-raising groups below. For each photo added to these groups, Yahoo will donate money to charities & research organizations in the United States and several European countries.

Now we’re stepping it up a notch & challenging YOU! This is an open call to any artist interested in creating ACEO art trading card collages with a pink theme. Images will be submitted to the two Flickr groups & will not only be oggled by tons of people, many of whom will doubtlessly mutter “Ooh, shiny!” to themselves as they gander and gawk at your lovely work… Where was I? Oh, yea… We’d LOVE it if you’d submit them to the groups yourselves, but we understand that many of you might not have or even want a free Flickr account – so we’ll be happy to post them for you, just let us know! We’ll also be willing (albeit grudgingly) to withhold posting work at the request of any participating artist. Now, the fun stuff!!

Metamorphosis (Pink 3) by Charlotte Self

We are offering 3 free Pink themed collage sheets to all entrants to base their collages on.

Collage sheets and complete “Shades of Pink” ACEO Collage challenge rules can be accessed at: http://paperstreetsupplies.com/contests/

Feel free to message us with any questions.

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Pink-0001.jpg . Pink-0002.jpg . Pink-0003.jpg
Pink-0001.pdf . Pink-0002.pdf . Pink-0003.pdf

“Pink” is the theme, otherwise the contest is fairly wide open. Collages should be approximately 2.5″ x3.5″ (trading card sized). We do ask that you use *primarily* images from the three free pink-themed collage sheets to create your collages, but you are welcome to use outside images for secondary elements, extra touches, etc. – and since it’s for a good cause, we’re willing to accept any/all pink entries. We do ask that you keep it family friendly – nudity is acceptable, but nothing raunchy please. Images deemed distasteful will be removed at our discretion (keep in mind, we have an 8 year old son).

We also ask that you join and cross post your pink images to the following flickr groups – your pictures can help raise money for breast cancer research!

http://www.flickr.com/groups/passionatelypinkforthecure/

http://www.flickr.com/groups/pink2008

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DEADLINE FOR CONTEST ENTRIES IS
10/31/2008 11:59pm PST
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Dragon Whisper (Pink 4) by Charlotte Self

HOW TO ENTER:

Entering couldn’t be simpler. Just create a collage (digital or otherwise) & send us a copy of it via email.
You can reach us anytime by writing to support@paperstreetsupplies.com

*PRIZES!!*

“‘Cause hey, what’s a contest without prizes, eh?” – Nunzio

Prizes will be awarded to
1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners
and are as follows:

~ 1st Place ~
1 months email subscription to the
Catch of the Day daily newsletter & downloadable collage sheet.

~ 2nd Place ~
2 week email subscription to the
Catch of the Day daily newsletter & downloadable collage sheet.

~ 3rd Place ~
1 week email subscription to the
Catch of the Day daily newsletter & downloadable collage sheet.

We will also be giving away $3.00 PaperStreet coupons for any
Honorable Mentions
that catch our eye, make us laugh, whatever the case…

Deadline For Contest Entries: 10/31/2008 11:59pm PST
We will judge the images & post the winners
here on the contest page by 11/7/2008