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Wanted New Cards: Congratulations Passing Driving Permit Test

September 29, 2016
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Wanted Cards: Congratulations Passing Driving Permit Test

This category needs a bit of help.

 

 Occasions >> Congratulations >> Passing Driving Permit Test

 

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We only have 1 card in this category:

General cards would be great as well as gender specific cards.

We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function (Bigstock) 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 inventive,  be clever, be creative. Go for it!

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Font Frenzy: The Callpedia Font Duo

September 28, 2016
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The Hungry Jpeg has a fantastic freebee for you this week.
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Callpedia Script and Sans + 85 bonus doodles from FL Studio.co comes with a full commercial license, allowing you to use these beautiful fonts across a wide range of commercial activities.

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Rainbow Connection: Subdued Color Sets

September 27, 2016
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Here is some Subdued Color Sets I found on the internet this week:

 

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Nuts and Bolts: Wordsmithing for Unique Artist Notes

September 23, 2016
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Nuts & Bolts – Wordsmithing for Unique Artist Notes
When creating cards, I find it challenging to create unique Artist Notes.  Particularly with a similar occasion or collection.  You have to get crafty with words and good at wordsmithing.

 

Here is my advice:
– use synonyms to change words
– consult a thesaurus
– move around the order of words and sentences
– change up the sentiment
– add a new fact, tidbit or image description that makes it unique to the text

 

Here are a few examples of my Artist Notes for similar cards that I’ve created for Thinking of You >> Away at College >> From the Pet category.  I’ve re-worked the Artist Notes (AN) to achieve a green thumbs up.

 

Pug – Version 1:
Thinking of your child who has moved away to college? Chances are the family dog is too. Wondering where that special person went that gave them extra attention and companionship. Since no pets are permitted on campuses and in dorms, your student is probably missing the dog too. Send this cute pug card to your student to let them know the dog is wondering where they went, and more importantly, when they’ll be back with a little touch of humor.

 

Golden Retriever – Version 2:
There’s a void and deafening silence at home when a child moves away to college – everyone misses them, even the family pets! We underestimate the impact on your attention hungry dog who is likely missing the petting, belly scratching, walks and special bond. Your student probably misses the dog too as there are no pets on college campuses or allowed in the dorms. Send this cute golden retriever dog card to your student to let them know the dog misses them too. The eyes say it all!
 
Black Lab – Version 3:
The family pet is sure to feel the absence of a child moving away to college. Missing the special feedings, walks, fetch and cuddle times. One of the top things college students miss are their pets! With none on campus and not permitted in the dorms this is no surprise. Send this adorable black lab dog patiently balancing a bone treat on his nose and patiently awaiting the students visit home.

 

Shih Tzu – Version 4:
When a child moves away to college it’s not only the family that misses them. The dog misses them too! Certainly one less belly scratch-er, walker, ball thrower, treat giver in the house affects the dog. Campus dorms don’t allow pets, so your college student is likely missing the companionship of the family pet as well. Let this running black and white Shih Tzu card deliver the message with a touch of lighthearted humor to your student letting them know the dog is thinking of them too.

 

Essentially I’m saying the same thing four times, just a little differently each time.

 

See this related post on Artist Notes & Uniqueness Factor.
TIP:  When creating a new card that is similar to another one of my cards I have two windows open.  One window for creating the new card and the other to refer to the other card so I can copy and paste the card title, keywords and Artist Notes fields and then simply modify them on the new card vs starting from scratch each time.

 

 

The difference is made in the details!

 

Mindy
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Sorry I Hit your Mailbox!

September 22, 2016
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Wanted Cards: Sorry I Hit your Mailbox!

A brand new category in need of cards.  It sounds quite outlandish, but bumping into mailboxes happens quite often, especially in inclement weather.

 

Occasions >> I’m Sorry / Apology >> Hit / Ran Over / Damaged your Mailbox
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So let’s help all of those unfortunate drivers out there by offering them a wonderful selection of cards to confess and soften the “blow”.

 

We only have 1 card in this category:

 

We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function (Bigstock) 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 inventive,  be clever, be creative. Go for it!

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Rainbow Connection: Apples

September 20, 2016
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Here are some Apple color inspirations I found on Pinterest this week:

 

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Nuts and Bolts: Stock Card Creation – Tips

September 16, 2016
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Nuts & Bolts: Stock Card Creations – Tips

 

Having free access to high quality images from BigStock via GCU’s Stock Card Creations is a real treat. It’s an ideal way to make cards FAST!  Especially for Wanted Cards requests in which we set the shoppers’ expectations to see new cards in just 48 hours.

 

There are a few things to keep in mind when creating these cards:
1. Cards undergo regular review, BUT will appear immediately in your Private gallery as they await review.  If approved, the reviewer will move them to the public gallery.
2. Card reviews abide by the standard review process and Submission Guidelines PLUS extra scrutiny to ensure they are as good as, if not better than, current cards being offered.
3. Utilize the Notes to Reviewer field to include any helpful notes to the reviewer AND to indicate your intended category since you cannot select a category during submission.  

 

All approved Stock Card Creation cards automatically reside in the Collections >> Off the Cuff category as their primary category, which currently has over 2,200 cards.

 

TIP: You are limited to font size (16, 18, 20, 24) and colors (black only) in the inside verse during the creation process.  So, if those options do not meet your needs just create the inside verse close to what you want, then right after submission go into Manage Cards and edit the inside verse to your desired font size and color.

 

See more on Stock Card Creations here.

 

The difference is made in the details!

 

Mindy
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Congratulations Cancer Survivor / Treatment – General Cancer-free / In Remission

September 15, 2016
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Wanted Cards:  Cancer-free / In Remission – Teens & Males

 

We have a  new category that needs your attention:

Occasions >> Congratulations >> Cancer Survivor / Treatment >> General Cancer-free / In Remission 

 

We have many great cards for Cancer in Remission and Cancer-free congratulations.  We’d like to offer shoppers more variety in gender and age range choices – specifically for teens and for males.
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We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function (Bigstock) 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 inventive,  be clever, be creative. Go for it!

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Font Frenzy: Sathscha Script

September 14, 2016
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The Hungry Jpeg has a lovely free font for you (only!) this week.
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Sathscha Script by Mercurial comes with a full Commercial License.

 

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Rainbow Connection: Edible Colors III

September 13, 2016
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Here are some more Edible color inspirations I found on Pinterest this week:

 

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