Rainbow Connection: Mixing Patterns
With just one week left on the July Design Challenge Pattern Play we thought you might want some last minute inspiration:
The Casa Collective shows you the secret of successfully mixing patterns.
So does Panache.
Pattern Mixing 101 by Making Home Base
The Spruce shows you 22 Ways to Mix Patterns and Prints
Check out the GCU Pinterest board on Patterns and Prints
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Wanted New Cards: Step Up / Stepping Up.
Wanted Cards – Step Up / Stepping Up
A graduation moving from elementary school to middle school (5th to 6th grade) or to junior high (6th to 7th grade) can be referred to as a step up or stepping up vs “graduation”.
Please consider creating cards for this new subcategory:
Occasions << Congratulations >> Graduation >> Grade Level Specific >> Elementary School >> Step Up / Stepping Up
Consider creating general, gender specific and relation specific designs all which will reside in this same catchall category.
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Freebie Wednesday: Prettyholic Font
Freebie Wednesday:
Prettyholic is a clean, classic, feminine handcrafted font with a varying baseline. It’s free at Creative Fabrica for another 5 days so you better make sure you don’t miss out!
This product comes with a complete commercial license.
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Rainbow Connection: Powder Blue / Dusty Blue
One of the new color trends for Autumn/Winter 2020 is Powder Blue. Here is some inspiration:
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Nuts and Bolts: Beveled / Shadow Text.
You may see the following comment / request from the review team:
Please remove or significantly reduce the shadow and/or beveled effects on the text and/or elements, which are excessive and do not balance with the style of this design.
Beveling and deep shadow effects on text rarely works on a professional greeting card image. These styles are out-dated and lack the professional polish we look for in new submissions and those cards we keep in the public marketplace.See here on the blog for examples:
https://gcucommunity.com/2013/06/10/dash-of-inspiration-typography-effects/
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Off to College for Friend.
These cards will go here:
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Freebie Wednesday: Monstah Typeface
Freebie Wednesday: Monstah Typeface
Monstah Typeface (by Drizy Studio) is the freebie of this week at The Hungry Jpeg. You have 6 days left to get over there, don’t miss out!
This product comes with a complete commercial license.
