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Nuts and Bolts: Pinboard Inspiration – July Design Challenge.

July 26, 2019
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Nuts & Bolts – Pinboard Inspiration – July Design Challenge

 

There is about one week left offering the opportunity for you to get your submission in for July’s Design Challenge, Pattern Play. If you’re scratching your head for design inspiration be sure to take a gander at our Mixing Prints & Patterns pinboard.

 

One of my favorite mantras (other than red licorice is fat free) is “leopard is a neutral”.

 

Our challenges are opportunities for artists to break a creative slump or think outside of their normal go-to design box. Pick a couple of patterns and go for it!

 

The difference is made in the details!

 

Mindy

GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Chinese New Year 2020 / Year of the Rat.

July 25, 2019
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Wanted New Cards: Chinese New Year 2020 / Year of the Rat.

 

Chinese New Year, celebrated in 2020 on January 25th, will come early as will the many sales during the busy Christmas holiday season.  Get ready for Year of the Rat now so you will be prepared for the winter holidays AND Chinese New Year. If you are anything like those born in the year of the rat you’ll be clever and a quick thinker!
Please consider creating cards for 2020 – Year of the Rat as well as the many subcategories all of which are in need of cards:

 

 

Series Review:  if you plan to submit a design for a series please follow the Series Review Process by creating and having the first submission approved before proceeding with the balance of the series.

 

We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function or your own graphic designs.  Remember, when you’re submitting your new card, add a little note about the intended category in your Notes to Reviewers.

 

Be specific, be inventive, be clever, be creative. Go for it!
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Freebie Wednesday: Terrazzo Seamless Patterns

July 24, 2019
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Freebie Wednesday:

The Hungry JPEG has free Terrazzo Seamless Patterns on offer for the next 6 days. Don’t miss out!

 

 

 

This product comes with a complete commercial license.

 

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Rainbow Connection: Mixing Patterns

July 23, 2019
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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.

July 18, 2019
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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

July 17, 2019
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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

July 16, 2019
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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.

July 12, 2019
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Nuts & 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/

Please review and reflect on not only new designs but possibly older cards approved in your storefront that could use a font facelift like these done by Doreen Erhardt of Salon of Art.

 

The difference is made in the details!

 

Mindy

GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Off to College for Friend.

July 11, 2019
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Wanted Cards – Off to College for Friend
 
Heading off to college, especially for the first year is exciting and scary.  So many things and people to say farewell to like your house, car, parents, siblings, the family pet and your BFFs.
Rarely do friends go off to the same college.  Please consider creating new cards for a college bound friend from another college bound friend who will not be attending the same college, or consider one of the friends staying home to attend college or other plans.

 

These cards will go here:

 

 

 We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function or your own graphic designs.  Remember, when you’re submitting your new card, add a little note about the intended category in your Notes to Reviewers. Be specific, be inventive, be clever, be creative. Go for it!
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Freebie Wednesday: Monstah Typeface

July 10, 2019
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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.

 

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