2013 Loveland Valentine Submissions Now Being Accepted

With a name like Loveland, and a slogan like "The Sweetheart City," it is no surprise that preparations for Valentine's Day are already beginning. Entries for the 2013 Loveland Valentine card are being accepted now through Friday, November 2nd. Local artists can submit a verse for the inside of the card, the card design and the cachet verse and design.The winning card will be distributed to local vendors and sold throughout the year.

Card verse requirements:

• A person may submit more than one verse, but each verse must be submitted on a separate, completed form. Specify on each submission that the verse is for the card.
• One four-line verse or two four-line verses, eight lines maximum.
• "City of Loveland" or "Sweetheart City" must be referenced in a line of the verse.
• Content: romantic, sentimental or humorous.
• Only typed or neatly printed entries will be accepted.

Card design requirements:

• Finished size when folded should be 4 5/8 by 6 1/4 inches.
• There are no color restrictions but it must be able to print on a four-color press.
• It may be cut out, embossed or bordered.
• Only original art will be accepted. Copyrights on images used will be checked.
• Design theme must be carried throughout the card.
• It may be single-folded or multifolded.
• You can submit rough draft, but camera-ready art will be required for printing at the cost of the entrant.
• All types of art accepted, including digital and graphic design, as long as the quality of the final card can be maintained when printed through a digital press.

Cachet verse requirements:

• The cachet is reproduced on rubber stamps and used to stamp the envelope of each valentine card re-mailed from Loveland. It is also printed on the envelope of the official Loveland Valentine card.
• Maximum of four lines.
• "City of Loveland" or "Sweetheart City" must be mentioned or referenced in a line of the verse.
• Verses must be typed or clearly printed.
• Each design must be submitted separately, and include your name, daytime and evening phone numbers, complete address and email address.
• Verses that do not meet all of the criteria will not be considered.

Cachet design requirements:

• Design dimensions must be 3 by 1 1/4 inches.
• Camera-ready art will be required for printing.
• Only original, noncopyright art will be accepted.
• The year must be included somewhere in the design.
• "Loveland, CO" must also appear somewhere in the design.
• All types of art accepted, including digital and graphic design, as long as the quality of the final card can be maintained when printed through a digital press.

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