Your baby, a STAR!

PLEASE NOTE* Due to health issues, photos are no longer being accepted. I will post here if/when submissions are once again being accepted. Thank you for your understanding.

Hi all! If you've made it to this page, you probably have a Boston Terrier or a Boxer that's looking for fame and fortune (well, fame anyway!) and I'd like to help! My name is Patti Meador, and I'm the artist behind Bostons & Boxers by Design and the Cafepress shop Boston Terriers and Boxers by Design..

I'm in desperate need of some new models! Though I could look at my Buster (Boston Terrier) and Buddy (Boxer) forever, I'm sure that with all the diversity of looks in the breeds, some folks would love to see more of them represented! I'm open to good photos of ALL Boston Terrier and Boxer colors!

If you'd like to contribute, please email your photos (see tips below) and attach the LARGEST photo available (not resized small for the web) and be sure to leave 'for Cafepress shop' in the subject line. Please also include your name and address (if you want a signed print of the final design and photo credit!), pet's name, and the URL to any website you'd like me to link to. I make NO GUARANTEE that your photo will be used, and photos will be chosen at my discretion. I receive MANY photos of adorable dogs, but that doesn't mean they'll sell. I should also mention that I am scheduled for a very serious surgery on June 22 (see here if you're curious about the details) and will be totally out of commission for a few months post surgery, so please send them before June 21. If you are reading this and didn't make the deadline, fear not! I'll post an update to this page ( ) when I'm ready to accept more photos. Alternately, if it's easier for you, you can upload them to my dotphoto album, but you MUST email me your name, file name and email address if you'd like photo credit and/or a signed copy.

For any photo I use (the clearer and cleaner the photo, the less 'work' I'll have to do and the better the chance I'll use it!) I'll give full photo credit, a link to your website if you have one, and a signed, printed 8 1/2 x 11" copy of the finished design. You can also order any item from my Cafepress shop with the design at COST (See about my Cafepress shop here). I'd love to be able to send free t-shirts to everyone that submits a photo, but since I don't actually OWN Cafepress and have to buy the items in my own shop as well, I can't afford to do that on my disability income ;-)

By submitting a photo, you are certifying that you own the rights to this photo (sorry, I can't accept a photo your Aunt Tilly took without his permission as well), and are giving me full permission to develop an original art work using your photo and to use it as I see fit (on my website and/or Cafepress shop). You retain full copyright to your photo (I will not use your photo as is, but do an original work from it), and I the resulting design. PLEASE remember that 10% of all sales are donated to Boston Terrier and Boxer rescue!

Feel free to email me if you have any questions.

God bless you all. Now go grab those cameras! LOL!

If you'd like, you can also see some before/after examples of my work  here.

Patti Meador
Bostons & Boxers by Design
Visit our Cafepress shop!

Tips for photos

I need photos straight off the digital camera or scanner. The photo should be clear (not blurry) and be fairly free of background noise (knick knacks, people, etc). I can erase backgrounds if the dog is exceptional, but it's a LOT of work, and will only do so if the capture warrants it. To see the MINIMUM size the photo must be, click here and a pop up window will open (you may need to disable popup blocker). After you've viewed the file, you can simply close it to return to this page. THIS IS THE SIZE (or even larger!) that I'm looking for.

A good rule of thumb is that if you right click on the photo and choose properties, the file size should read MB, not kb, and when you open it to full size, if it fits within your monitor screen without scrolling, it's too small :-(.

Believe me, I've received some GORGEOUS photos from people that I'd love to have used, but since I'm not talented enough to actually paint with physical paint and brush, I depend on the size of the file and couldn't use them. IF however you have a nice small photo you'd like to share, send it here , and I'd be happy to play with it and add it to the ecards site! Or, if you prefer, you may add it to the new and improved guest gallery. These photos are available to guests of this website, but used for NO other purpose!