Nuts & Bolts: Best of 2022 Feature Page
Nuts & Bolts – Best of 2022 Feature Page
GCU proudly announced the Best of 2022 Founders’ Choice Award winners! See all the winners here on their very own landing page which is linked from GCU’s homepage.
Best of 2022 Founders’ Choice Award Winners
This is GCU’s annual “Best of” awards as part of the monthly Design Challenge series. Be sure to check each month’s challenge as it may be a perfect opportunity for you to submit a design that’s been on your mind, or something totally new, getting you outside of your comfort zone or overcoming an artist’s block.
Design Challenges are run each month and announced on both the GCU community blog and GCU Design Challenge forum board. There is still a little bit of time to enter November’s challenge, see details here.
Tip: for a design challenge, and any new card for that matter, take a look at what is currently offered in the category and do a little brainstorming to offer something DIFFERENT not just more of the same. This will help your card stand out from the crowd and offer shoppers more choices, and ultimately sales!
Here are some Design Challenge Tips from GCU artist Betsy Bush.
The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
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Freebie Wednesday: Free Life Marine Font
This week’s freebie on the Creative Fabrica site is the whimsy font Life Marine.
Comes with complete commercial license.
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Nuts & Bolts: Thanksgiving Office Closure
Nuts & Bolts – Thanksgiving Office Closure
In observation of the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, GCU offices will be closed on Thursday 11/23 & Friday 11/24. This includes our Card Review team members who will not be reviewing cards on either of those days.
Additionally, in preparation for the holiday, we will be lightly staffed on Wednesday 11/22.
As Black Friday is a big sales day, we will have customer service assistance staffed to assist all the shoppers eagerly purchasing your cards.
Thank you for your understanding & for those in observation and celebrating, enjoy!
The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Get Well from Mohs Surgery
Wanted Cards – Get Well from Mohs Surgery
Skin cancer can be very concerning and sometimes not noticed until it’s progressed. Mohs surgery is one effective way in treating and removing skin cancer on the head, neck, face and ears. Depending on the case, it can be small and simple or in more progressed cases it can be somewhat disfiguring.
Note “Mohs” is always capitalized as in “Mohs surgery”:
The term “Mohs” refers to Dr. Frederic Mohs, Professor of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin, who developed this surgical technique in the 1930s. The technique has undergone many refinements and has come to be known as “Mohs micrographic surgery” or simply “Mohs surgery” in honor of Dr. Mohs.
Please consider creating uplifting get well cards from someone who has undergone Mohs surgery. These cards should go here:
Occasions >> Get Well / Feel Better >> Mohs Surgery cid#37708
Note: cid# is the speed entry method of adding a category to your card via category id number (cid#) vs using search terms or click and hunt. See here on the blog:
https://gcucommunity.com/2022/06/10/nuts-and-bolts-new-artist-enhancements/
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”.
Consider using Stock Card Creations to create new cards quickly. These cards are automatically set for expedited review so no need to Fast Track. Remember, when you’re submitting your new stock 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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Freebie Wednesday: Watercolor Christmas Gold Alphabet
This week’s freebie on the Hungry Jpeg site is Watercolor Christmas Gold Alphabet. You can use these font for different inscriptions, for posters, cards, web design and other. This listing includes: 37 individual PNG with transparent background, 300 dpi (height 4500 px).
Comes with complete commercial license.
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Nuts & Bolts: Holiday Custom Request Design Change
Resulting Card:
Big holiday kudos to Christie for making this shopper believe in the perfect card!
The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Fondue Party Invitation
Fondue party? Yes please!
Invitations >> Party by Theme >> Fondue Party cid#37704
Note: cid# is the speed entry method of adding a category to your card via category id number (cid#) vs using search terms or click and hunt. See here on the blog:
https://gcucommunity.com/2022/06/10/nuts-and-bolts-new-artist-enhancements/
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”.
Consider using Stock Card Creations to create new cards quickly. These cards are automatically set for expedited review so no need to Fast Track. Remember, when you’re submitting your new stock 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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Freebie Wednesday: Free Snowy Holiday Font
This week’s freebie on the Hungry Jpeg site is the Snowy Holiday Font by Aqeel_Art! Snowy Holiday is a beautiful display font for a variety of designs. Snowy Holiday can be used for products such as handcraft, product packaging, quotes, product design, craftsmen, lanels, photography, watermarks, logos & branding. Happy Designing!
Comes with complete commercial license.
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Nuts & Bolts: Quoting Scripture
for example:
“O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.” Psalm 136:1
If you quote scripture on your cover designs or in your inside verses, please be sure to follow these guidelines. If you have existing scripture cards, please check them for compliance and edit accordingly.
The difference is made in the details!
Mindy
GCU Community Manager
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Wanted New Cards: Grandma to be Shower Invitation
Being a grandma to be is an exciting time for a first time grandmother. Consider invitations for a Grandma to be shower. Read a little about it here.
Note: cid# is the speed entry method of adding a category to your card via category id number (cid#) vs using search terms or click and hunt. See here on the blog.
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”.
Consider using Stock Card Creations to create new cards quickly. These cards are automatically set for expedited review so no need to Fast Track. Remember, when you’re submitting your new stock 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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