Freebie Wednesday: Papercut Animals Clipart.
August 21, 2019
Freebie Wednesday:
Creative Fabrica has a free collection of cute Papercut Animals Clipart. It’s only avalable for another 2 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: Seeds Classics II
August 20, 2019
Nuts and Bolts: Artist Interview Shoaff-Ballanger Studios.
August 16, 2019
Nuts and Bolts: Artist Interview Shoaff-Ballanger Studios
One of the many perks of being a GCU Design Challenge winner is an interview. These mini-interviews are fun reads and a peek into the makings of the winning card.
Here is June 2019 Design Challenge winner’s, Shoaff-Ballanger Studios, interview.
Congratulations to Jay and Susan on their winning card.
Note: Read about the other rewards and the two new rewards for 2019, in addition to bragging rights, of being a Design Challenge winner. And be sure to enter August’s Stock Image Only Design Challenge.
The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Encouragement Wedding Planning
August 15, 2019
Wanted Cards – Encouragement Wedding Planning
Weddings are wonderful! Full of love, celebration, beautiful flowers, treasured photos, and family and friends surrounding the newly betrothed couple and of course the dream dress. Rewind to the planning of the grand event and it is often filled with over budgeted stress, tears, mishaps and compromises.
Please consider creating encouragement cards to send individuals involved in the wedding planning who are likely in need of some reassuring, supportive, and even comedic words to lighten the mood and put all the planning into perspective.
The following category and sub-categories are in need of cards:
>> General Wedding Planning
>> For Bride to be
>> For Father of the Bride
>> For Father of the Groom
>> For Groom
>> For Groom and Bride to be
>> For Mother of the Bride
>> For Mother of the Groom
>> For Parents of the Groom
>> For Parents of the Bride
>> Other Wedding Planning
Take a little time to reflect on or research the stressful elements of planning a wedding. Here is a good one for starters, Why Wedding Planning is So Stressful
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Freebie Wednesday: Free Leaves and Wildflowers
August 14, 2019
Freebie Wednesday:
The Hungry JPEG has a beautiful freebie on offer. Free Leaves and Wildflowers are seamless patterns by Juliasuena is only available for 1 Week, so don’t miss out!
This product comes with a complete commercial license.
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Nuts and Bolts: Inside Verse Font Size.
August 9, 2019
Nuts & Bolts – Inside Verse Font Size
There are many things to consider when deciding what font size to use for your inside verse. Here are two important considerations that may not have come to mind.
Age of Recipient – consider the age of your recipient(s). If it’s for an elderly birthday (100 years old) or anniversary (50th wedding anniversary), consider a larger font size to aid with legibility. You can even note this as an added feature in the Artist Notes section like “large font size in inside verse for easy reading”. CAPS can be a bonus here too.
size 16 (Snell Roundhand) too small and wispy:
size 18 (BibleScpt) legibility increased:
size 10 (Avant Garde) a little small:
size 14 (Avant Garde) clear and bold:
Length of Inside Verse – if your inside verse is short and sweet it may look somewhat lost on the inside of the card. Especially if it is a one liner. Consider using a larger font size to add balance and presence.
size 12 (Avant Garde):
size 18 (Avant Garde):
Please note some fonts styles are too small to be used under a certain size:
The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Missing You on our Anniversary.
August 8, 2019
Wanted Cards – Missing You on our Anniversary
A picture perfect wedding anniversary is a couple together enjoying a day filled with favorites or a romantic evening. But it doesn’t always happen that way for one of a host of reasons – deployment, incarceration, work schedules, etc.
Please consider create cards for these subcategories in need:
>> General Missing You on Our Anniversary
>> For Deployed Spouse
>> From Deployed Spouse
>> For Incarcerated Spouse
>> From Incarcerated Spouse
>> Other Missing You on Our Anniversary
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Freebie Wednesday: Coiner Label Font.
August 7, 2019
Freebie Wednesday:
The Hungry JPEG has a lovely free font on offer. Coiner Label Font by Vozzy is available for 6 days only, so don’t miss out!
This product comes with a complete commercial license.
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Rainbow Connection: Seeds Classics
August 6, 2019
Nuts and Bolts: Stock Card Creations Unmatched Image.
August 2, 2019
Nuts & Bolts – Stock Card Creations Unmatched Image
As I continue to update some of my own Stock Card Creation cards that had unmatched images, I’d like to share some before and after images.
Don’t be discouraged if at first you do not find a near identical image. If you explore enough and try different search terms you will find an image that will work and may even be a breath of fresh air.
NOTE: A few tips to make things easier:
– After updating the image and card you are brought back to the Manage Cards page, often not to the card you were working on. Beforehand, simply write down or paste on a notepad the pid# of the card you’re working on and if you are not brought right back to it in Manage Cards enter the pid# in the “Find Specific Cards by: Product ID” box on the left. This brings you to the card to click the all important orange RESUBMIT button.
– If the stock image you choose is a different orientation than the original image that’s ok. One little oddity is the inside verse image will show in the old orientation. Use the orange button “Save and Edit Inside Verse” to correct this, simply click on the inside text image box (as if you’re going to edit the text) and click the orange button “Save” and it will correct itself.
– When updating a series and using the same new stock image, be sure to note the new stock image id. When updating the image for the balance of the series simply enter this stock image id into the search box to locate the image quickly vs search terms and re-searching for the desired image.
– Lastly, I add the following comment at the end of my Notes to Reviewer “updated with new stock image”.
Please see this prior post on Unmatched Image Card Tips
The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
GCU Community Manager
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