Nuts and Bolts: 2020 Design Challenge Theme Suggestions.
December 13, 2019
Nuts & Bolts – 2020 Design Challenge Theme Suggestions
As GCU prepares to round out the year with the 2019 Founders’ Choice Awards, we look forward to another exciting year of challenges in 2020.
We are open to theme suggestions for future challenges. Please share your ideas in the comments here!
See the GCU Design Challenge Forum board where all challenges are posted.
The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Christmas Step Grandson & Granddaughter.
December 12, 2019
Wanted Cards – Christmas Step Grandson & Granddaughter
Every Card imaginable for every relationship possible especially during the holidays!
Please consider creating new Christmas cards for these two new relation specific categories:
and
Create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function (Bigstock) or your own graphic designs. To expedite the review of these cards, please check Fast Track Review on the card image details page when you create your card and add a Note for Reviewers like “for Blog – Wanted Cards”. For standard front designs, consider using Stock Card Creations to create new cards quickly. These cards are automatically set for expedited review so no need to Fast Track.
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Freebie Wednesday: Emelyne Script (Font)
December 11, 2019
Freebie Wednesday:
Emelyne Script is a new, modern calligraphy-style font. This fresh design is perfect for a large range of projects. It’s free at Creative Fabrica for another 4 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: Pantone Color of the year 2020.
December 10, 2019
Read more about the Pantone Color of 2020 on their site (click here).
Here’s a Smithsonian article about Solid and Dependable Blue (click here).
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Nuts and Bolts: Holiday Custom Request Design Change.
December 6, 2019
Nuts & Bolts – Holiday Custom Request Design Change
Holiday card sales are rolling along! For the next couple of weeks there will be no time to waste and every moment counts for shoppers to find their perfect holiday card. We are seeing a lot of custom card requests coming in. Many great new custom cards being created resulting in larger sales, happy shoppers and happy artists! Unfortunately some of the requests are going unanswered by the artist. These are potential sales that you are missing out on.
Here are some good tips to not miss any shopper requests.
Here is a wonderful example by GCU artist Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art:
From the shopper:
Request bottom front of card to read from Oregon instead of from the Beaver state Oregon
Original Card:
Resulting Card:
And another excellent example by GCU artist, Joyce Geleynse:
From the shopper:
Can you please change the front to read Happy Holidays instead of Merry Christmas? Thank you.
Original Card:
Resulting Card:
Big holiday kudos to both of these artists for delighting these shoppers and making them Believe in “any card imaginable”!
Tip: Remember when submitting a new card that is a variation on a previously approved card to make a note in the Notes to Reviewers the pid# that it is based on. “Based on approved card PID #12345”. And remember custom requested cards can be set for FastTrack review. Just leave the reviewer a little note for that too like “for a shopper’s request #14667 ”.
The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Valentine’s Day Tea Party Invitation.
December 5, 2019
Wanted Cards – Valentine’s Day Tea Party Invitation
There are many ways to spend Valentine’s Day. One popular way is a Valentine’s Day Tea party. These are typically for little girls however consider all ages and genders.
Please consider creating cards for this event. These cards will go here:
Create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function (Bigstock) or your own graphic designs. To expedite the review of these cards, please check Fast Track Review on the card image details page when you create your card and add a Note for Reviewers like “for Blog – Wanted Cards”. For standard front designs, consider using Stock Card Creations to create new cards quickly. These cards are automatically set for expedited review so no need to Fast Track.
NOTE this read regarding Invitation Inside Text tips.
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Freebie Wednesday: Wild Footprints.
December 4, 2019
Freebie Wednesday:
Get creative with these free Wild Footprints (by Geni Vladi). The free download includes seemless patterns, elements, texture, brushes and alphabet. They are available for free for another 6 days on the Hungry Jpeg site, so don’t miss out!
This product comes with a complete commercial license.
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Rainbow Connection: Holiday Hues II.
December 3, 2019
Get into the season’s spirit with these Holiday hues:
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Nuts and Bolts: November Design Challenge Deadline.
November 29, 2019
Nuts & Bolts – November Design Challenge Deadline
Don’t miss the last design challenge of 2019! With the Thanksgiving holiday this week it may sneak by you. Or maybe you’ll find some time to be inspired.
FUSION – create a brand new design by choosing at least two objects from the list of eight objects below and creating a greeting card design:
a musical instrument – a fishbowl – a book – eyeglasses/sunglasses – a feather – a seashell – a mask – a piece of fruit
Get out of the kitchen or push yourself away from that extra slice of pie to finish up your submission. Maybe query your friends and family while feasting for ideas on the items.
Submission Deadline is Saturday November 30.
Please note the review team will NOT be reviewing cards Wed 27 – Fri 29. Reviewing will resume on Monday, December 2nd. As long as your submission’s submit date is prior to 12/1/19 you are eligible.
See November’s Design Challenge details.
The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Christmas to Grandparents Variations.
November 28, 2019
Wanted Cards – Christmas to Grandparents Variations
Nicknames are fun and sometimes oh so fitting. A wonderful surprise is to see what grandchildren call their grandparents – mumum & paw, grams & poppi, bubs & mimi. There are as many possibilities as there are grandparents!
Please consider different name combinations for grandparents on Christmas other than
the traditional grandparents, grandma & grandpa, grandmother & grandfather.
GCU has a specific request for:
Grandma and Papa
Granny and Papa
We have subcategories for the following variations:
>> Mawmaw & Pawpaw
>> Nana & Papa
All other variations should go here:
NOTE: Also a good idea to consider creating them as custom front text cards so the shopper can customize as needed! Be sure to add a note to the Artist’s Notes that says something like “custom front cards allow you to customize the relationship on the cover to anything you like”
Create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function (Bigstock) or your own graphic designs. To expedite the review of these cards, please check Fast Track Review on the card image details page when you create your card and add a Note for Reviewers like “for Blog – Wanted Cards”. For standard front designs, consider using Stock Card Creations to create new cards quickly. These cards are automatically set for expedited review so no need to Fast Track.
Please remember the GCU card review team will NOT be reviewing 11/27 – 11/29 in observation of the Thanksgiving holiday.
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