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Nuts and Bolts: Promotion: Coping with Coronavirus

March 27, 2020
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Nuts & Bolts – Promotion: Coping with Coronavirus
 
One thing is evident during this time of isolation, people are missing people!  Online video chat and phone calls to touch base are on the rise, as is snail mail.  
 
A shopper recently shared this:

“Just got around to opening my most recent order from you. I had looked for an appropriate card to send to people who are stressed out by the pandemic. I didn’t really find what I wanted, but when I opened the box today I was thrilled! The cards are just perfect. Thanks so much. Your site has never been more needed than right now. I love being able to customize the cards that I order. You guys are the best! Please stay safe.” 

 

To help, GCU will be launching Coping with Coronavirus offering shoppers 1 card for $1. This is a one per user promotion and will expire 5/01/20. It applies to any single card the shopper chooses, not just the new collection of coronavirus cards. Depending on the response, we may extend it longer.

GCU will forgo earnings on these card sales and only recoup postage/shipping costs. Transactions using this single card promotion will post as 0 earnings for the artist on that card only. To compensate artists for the lack of earnings on these single card orders, GCU will manually adjust earnings accordingly to be reflected in 2nd quarter earnings. This will most likely be the minimum 10cent/card earning that GCU committed to never go below.

We hope this will help send some smiles as we all cope with the new normal of COVID-19 and the challenges of isolation and social distancing.

Stay home, be well, remain healthy! 

Here is the related post on the forum for comments and questions.

 

The difference is made in the details!

 

Mindy
GCU Community Manager

 

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Wanted New Cards: Wedding Postponement.

March 26, 2020
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Cards Wanted – Wedding Postponement

 

Other than calling off a wedding completely, perhaps one of a bride’s worst fears is having to postpone the wedding of her dreams. With the social distancing and mandated shelter in place actions, sadly this is reality for many brides and grooms.

 

Please consider creating cards for these new categories.  Consider both cards that are due to a postponement under normal circumstances as well as coronavirus impacted.
These cards should go here accordingly:

 

COVID-19 specific cards should go in the >> Coronavirus / COVID 19 specific subcat in the above categories.  COVID-19 specific cards should also go in the catchall category:

 

Submit these cards for FastTrack review. We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using your own graphic designs or Stock Card Creations.  Be sure to leave a note in the Note to Reviewers like “requested on the blog”.
 
Since Stock Card Creation cards are automatically assigned a category, their categories should be as follows:


Be inventive, be colorful, be clever, be creative. 

Thank you, stay safe and healthy! 
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Freebie Wednesday: Free Fantasy Flowers.

March 25, 2020
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Freebie Wednesday:

 

FREE Fantasy Flowers! With these cute illustrations you can make posters, greeting cards, you can also use them to design clothing, accessories, home goods, web sites and blogs, etc.

What’s included:
40 color graphic elements (EPS10, AI, PNG, JPG)
40 monochrome elements (EPS10, AI, PNG, JPG)
7 color seamless patterns (EPS10, AI, PNG, JPG)
3 monochrome seamless patterns (EPS10, AI, PNG, JPG)
6 posters A4 (EPS10, AI, PNG, JPG)
Alphabet set (EPS10, AI, PNG, JPG)

This beautiful freebie is brought to you by Liza Mironets. Only available for a week!

 

 

This product comes with a complete commercial license.

 

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Nuts and Bolts: Dedicate Yourself to the Details

March 20, 2020
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Nuts & Bolts – Dedicate Yourself to the Details

 

It is often the little details that escape the artist’s eye. It is always a good idea to step away from a design that you have been meticulously working on or ask a brutally honest companion to give it a once over.  The review team is certainly a fresh set of eyes and often catches tiny fixes or areas of improvement.  GCU is grateful for artists who are open to collaborating with the reviewers on minor adjustments that make a big difference.
 
A  small detail can make a big difference.  This example addresses the Submission Guideline:

 

Reviewer’s Request for Edits:
Because of the smoothness of all the edges on the other graphics, we find that the rough edges of the heart are a little distracting. Would you please smooth the outline of the heart? Thanks. 

Cheers to GCU artist, Sharon Fernleaf, for her excellent edits and collaboration with our review team to create a Happy Hour worthy submission.

 

 

The difference is made in the details!

 

Mindy
GCU Community Manager

 

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Wanted New Cards: Coronavirus / COVID-19

March 19, 2020
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Wanted Cards – Coronavirus / COVID-19

 

First we would like to send a message of support and concern to all of our artists to be safe and healthy. We find having an entire artist community of mobile workers and online shoppers comforting in a time of chaos.  GCU HQ employees are working remotely.  And as of today, our printing partners are still in production. Of course, conditions can change from one day to the next.

Not to make light of a very serious situation, but levity goes a long way in easing anxiety, stress, and worry.  This may also be a good creative outlet for artists to express your support, perspective, compassion, frustrations, humor, etc.

An interesting read:
https://www.wired.com/story/coronavirus-memes-humor/

We’d like to put a call out for any cards that are Coronavirus themed.  They all should reside here that will serve as a catch-all category.  Shoppers will find them via search so your keywords and titles will be key:
Collections >> Health Awareness >> Coronavirus / COVID 19

Consider occasions like Get Well, Miss You, Thinking of You, Birthday, Anniversary, hygiene awareness, quarantine, social distancing, TP shortage … you name it.

Please use good taste, submissions found to be offensive or racist will not be approved.  
Submit these cards for FastTrack review. We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using your own graphic designs or Stock Card Creations.  Be sure to leave a note in the Note to Reviewers like “requested on the blog”.


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 colorful, be clever, be creative. 

Thank you, stay safe and healthy! 
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Freebie Wednesday: Samellya Font.

March 18, 2020
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Freebie Wednesday:

 

Samellya Font (by Mas Anis) is a font created specifically for crafters. This stunning font allows you to create gorgeous designs. With all its swashes and alternates, its the perfect font to use over and over for each design project. It’s free at Creative Fabrica for the next 5 days so be sure to check it out.

 

 

This product comes with a complete commercial license.

 

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Rainbow Connection: Chinese Porcelain.

March 18, 2020
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I’m sharing some the beautiful ways to incorporate PPG 2020 Color of the Year in a design, which is a stunning rich blue called Chinese Porcelain.

 

 

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Nuts and Bolts: How to Become a Star Submitter

March 13, 2020
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Nuts & Bolts – How to Become a Star Submitter

 

Artists who have earned the coveted Star Submitter status enjoy the benefits of expedited review – automatically Fast Tracked for all submissions.

 

How to become a Star Submitter?

 

1, Pay attention to detail
2. Learn and stay up to date on the rules & procedures
3. Be patient
4. Be Consistent
5. Work WITH the Reviewers

 

Read more about Star Submitter status here.

 

TIP: Know and keep these references at the ready:  Card Submission 101 and Submission Guidelines.  Additionally, keep up to date on the forum and Community blog for new news and changes.

 

The difference is made in the details!

 

Mindy
GCU Community Manager

 

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Wanted New Cards: Birthday My Twin Age Specific

March 12, 2020
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Wanted Cards – Birthday My Twin Age Specific

 

GCU has some wonderful and unique birthday cards for My Twin, including cards for my twin brother, and my twin sister.

 

We would like to offer shoppers more choices in age specific designs.  Please consider creating age specific designs for My Twin, My Twin Sister and My Twin Brother.
Additionally, consider creating custom front designs that allows the shopper to customize the age.
These cards will go here accordingly:

 

or

 

 

We’d like you to create at least one card for these categories using your own graphic designs or Stock Card Creations.  Be sure to leave a note in the Note to Reviewers like “requested on the blog”.

 

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 colorful, be clever, be creative. Good luck!

 

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Freebie Wednesday: Hygge elements.

March 11, 2020
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Freebie Wednesday:

 

Let’s Hygge? Meet cute hygge illustrations for your cozy designs 🙂 This beautiful freebie is brought to you by Inspiration Design . Available on The Hungry Jpeg for free for the next 6 days, so don’t miss out!

 

 

This product comes with a complete commercial license.

 

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