Busy, Busy, Busy

My how the last few days have flow by and that is probably because I have been glued to the computer redesigning an all new website. The launch should be soon as I have a few more photos to add and such (and there is trying to take a photo of my new staff members, they just won't sit still) The new design will have much more information and a slicker look and a few surprises just for you.

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Here are a few of my Easter cards, some funny pet cards and a line of baby's first Easter cards plus a link to my store. The site also has many more talented artists to choose from if mine are not your cup of tea.

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St. Patrick's Day Greeting Cards

Happy St. Patrick's Day

Along with updating my stores, trying to get CafePress up to speed with my new Say It With Color line and life in general I managed to design a few new greeting cards this morning. While a couple of them are Easter Cards I think it is a little too early to premiere them just yet. I did design a few St. Patrick Day cards, one featuring a lucky black cat holding a clover, the other very simple and very green. Of course you can change the inside verses to suit your need.

I have more ideas in my head for St Patrick's Day but this was all I had the chance to do now. You can find them in my Greeting Card Universe Store later on in the day. They must go through an approval before being posted to my store, which is good for it keeps the mistakes down and quality high. I plan on adding these designs to my other stores, perhaps later today, they will definitely on postage stamps and stickers to match - in the meantime you can find them on Greeting Card Universe as soon as they are approved.

to be continued...

New Watercolor Series

New Watercolor Series just uploaded to Greeting Card Universe. Today I thought I would play with some color and see what came of it. I began with a sheet of watercolor paper and dunked it in water to get it nice and wet. When it was semi dry I picked a handful of colors and directly from the tube I began to put little plops of paint all over the paper. I let the paint sit for a little while to get a bit of a crust on it then with a fine spray bottle I misted the paper and paint and watched the colors run together. Not wanting to have any white of the paper showing through I took a flat 1" paintbrush and helped the colors along, misting with water where needed until I was satisfied. From there, and after it had dried, I scanned the painting in and began to design some cards. For the cards on white backgrounds I simply typed in the sayings and shapes I wanted, selected the type and cut it out of the colored background, added a bit here and there and that was it, a very simple thing. I will probably be adding these designs to Zazzle and CafePress when I get a few more going.


Until then...


to be continued...

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Card at right can be found here or for Valentine's Day here

You can also go directly to my store 13 Black Cats Designs on Greeting Card Universe


Inside reads: So let's go get some frogs legs and remember there are plenty of tadpoles in the pond

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This Design is also avalable on a T-shirt from Zazzle.

Customize it and choose from many types of shirts

to be continued...