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Wanted New Cards: New Year Pastor & Family.

January 7, 2021

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Wanted Cards – New Year Pastor & Family
 
We have shoppers looking for cards for Happy New Year to Pastor and Family
 
These cards should go here:
Holidays >> New Year’s >> Occupation Specific >> Pastor / Minister / Priest / Chaplain
 
 

 
Consider making similar cards for the other titles listed in this sub-category.
 
We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function 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”.

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Freebie Wednesday: Boho Bouquet

January 6, 2021
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This pack of 19 different boho styled bouquets brings upon a relaxed and global-inspired aesthetic to floral designs, perfect for matching any chic sense of design! These files come in JPEG and PNG formats for any type of design tool!

This beautiful freebie is brought to you by Ma_i_vi! Only available on the Hungry Jpeg site for a week!

This product comes with a commercial license.

Rainbow Connection: Wedding Color Trends 2021

January 5, 2021

Here are some wedding color trends for 2021 I found on Pinterest this week.

 

 

Nuts and Bolts: 2020 Top Nine Instagram

January 1, 2021
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Nuts & Bolts – 2020 Top Nine Instagram

Social Media is a great way to share your creative works and things that inspire, entertain, and maybe even annoy you.  It’s also a great repository or chronicle of your past years.  Again, let’s have some fun and share your best 9 posts of 2020, hopefully they are greeting cards or your creative works!

Here is how to generate your top or best 9. 

Be sure to use the hashtags: #2020bestnine #bestnine2020 #top9  #topnine #best9 #bestnine #bestnineof2020 #topnine2020

And most importantly, be sure to tag us @greetingcarduniverse  

Looking forward to seeing your best nine on Instagram!

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Wanted New Cards: Rainbow Baby.

December 31, 2020

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Wanted Cards – Rainbow Baby
 
Conceiving, carrying, and delivering a healthy baby is a gift and not one that comes easily to all women.  The concept of a rainbow baby is a pregnancy and birth that occurs after the loss of prior pregnancy(ies).  Although it is a joyful and happy time there are many mixed emotions and threads of fear, guilt, and worry.  
 
Please consider creating cards for these new sub-categories using great care in your images and messaging.
 
Occasions >> Congratulations >> Pregnancy / Expecting >> Rainbow Baby
Occasions >> Congratulations >> New Baby > Rainbow Baby 
 
 
 
 
Be sure to include an appropriate product description in your Artist’s Notes as well as appropriate terms in your meta-data as “rainbow, baby” will not be enough to differentiate your card from a care for a baby that simply has a rainbow design.  
 
We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function 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”.

 

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Freebie Wednesday: Magic Story Font.

December 30, 2020

Magic Story is a cute and quirky display font. It will add an incredibly joyful touch to your designs. Add this beautiful display font to each of your creative ideas and notice how it makes them stand out! Available for free download on the Creative Fabrica site for the next 5 days! Don’t miss out!!

 

This product comes with a commercial license.

Nuts and Bolts: 2020 1099-NEC Form (MISC)

December 26, 2020
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Nuts & Bolts – 2020 1099-NEC Form (MISC)
 
Form 1099-NEC will be mailed out the first week of January to all U.S. based artists who were paid more than $600.00 in 2020.  When you receive your Form 1099-NEC, please review the information and let us know ASAP if there are any errors as the forms must be filed with the IRS on January 31st and it is difficult to correct mistakes after that date. 
 
All corrections should be sent to accounting@gcuniverse.com    

NOTE: 1099-NEC (Non-employee Compensation) will now be used instead of the 1099-MISC form see here for details on the change of form.
 
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Wanted New Cards: Touring Motorcycle

December 24, 2020

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Wanted Cards – Touring Motorcycle
 
We recently received this observation and request from a shopper:
 
“As a frequent buyer from your company I have to say you have great cards and I’m often asked about where I got a card and always sing your praise. I have purchased some motorcycle theme cards including several this year, but all your cards show a Harley, cruiser or hog style bike. You’re missing out on the touring motorcycle demographic. Please look into this style of bike on cards. Thank you”
 
Please consider designing cards with this style of motorcycle keeping in mind that all images and meta-data must be generic or abstract in nature.
Note, vehicle manufacturers have protectable trade dress rights in the distinctive shapes of their vehicles. The unique exterior design and shape of the vehicle is their `mark’ or `trade dress’ which distinguish the vehicle’s exterior shape not simply as distinctively attractive designs, but as the Manufacturer’s creations. This “trade dress” right bars the use of any silhouette, picture, caricature, or reproduction of the shape or appearance of the Manufacturer’s vehicle.  
 
If you are already offering motorcycle cards, consider offering the same card with a different bike silhouette.
 
 

Note, keywords are key!  To help shoppers find exactly what they want be sure to use terms that describe exactly what your card is ie: “touring motorcycle” “hog chopper bike” etc.
 
There are many different types of motorcycles that all have distinct usages, features, silhouettes and fans:
Standard, Cruiser, Sport, Touring, Dual-Sport, Off-Road, Scooters / Mopeds, Trikes …
 
We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using the Stock Cards function 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”.

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Freebie Wednesday: Bestlife Font.

December 23, 2020

Bestlife! is a single line style font, perfect for all your design needs! Comes in OTF, TTF, and WOFF formats!

This modern freebie is brought to you by Ibey Design! Only available on the Hungry Jpeg site for a week!

This product comes with a commercial license.

Nuts and Bolts: Year End Holidays Office Closure

December 18, 2020

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Nuts & Bolts – Year End Holidays Office Closure

 
For your planning purposes, in observation of the Christmas and New Year holidays, GCU offices will be closed on the following days:

Friday 12/25 – closed
Friday 1/1 – closed

This includes our dedicated Card Review team members who will not be reviewing cards on either of those days / times.

ALSO our Card Review team members and GCU personnel will be taking some additional days off between the day before Christmas and January 2nd so staffing will be present but very light.
Thank you for your understanding & patience while we all enjoy the holidays!   

From all of us at GCU, Happy Holidays and best wishes for a breath-of-fresh-air new year!  

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