Save on Tees at Zazzle!

This week only!

$4 off custom t-shirts at Zazzle.

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Use code PATTYSHIRT09
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Greeting Card Universe – Free Shipping!

Buy 10 or more cards from “greeting card universe” and receive “free shipping” on your order!

Use Promo Code FEBSHIP2009 during checkout – Offer ends February 23rd

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Thinking about Business Cards?

Since someone I know was talking about business cards the other day, I told her of some places I have gotten cards at to help her out.

Zazzle.com
They have the best deal in that you can choose the size of the card (mini, business, chubby.) If you’re a shopkeeper, you get an automatic discount (usually your royalty rate) + shopkeeper / member deals. It’s free to join, you can put whatever you want on your card (front & back) and right now it’s 50% off any size pack if you buy before Feb 28th, 2009. You can choose from either your own designs (being a shopkeeper / member) or choose from the myriad designs myself and other artists have placed in our shops. It’s a win win either way! Each pack of cards comes in a small plastic, opaque case with the zazzle logo on it. The profile cards come in a gum style pack that flips them out manually like a stick of gum. For 20 profile cards it’s around $8 bucks; 100 business-sized cards go for about $19; 100 Chubby cards go for about $22;

Chubby Biz Card images:

Profile Biz Card images

Moo.com
When I first went to Moo, it was a few years ago so their choices weren’t as varied as they are now. I got the mini profile cards but now they have business-sized cards as well as books of mini stickers and even postcards! You can even get a fancy felt, leather or hard cover case for your cards to carry them in style from the same place. With the mini profile cards, I got 100 of them in a little box with the Moo logo. It’s handy and the cards are small enough to fit anywhere. I keep mind in my camera case with the digital camera since I always have it with me. For 100 profile cards it’s about $20 bucks.

Moo Profile Cards:

Vista Print
Great products for a cheap price. I spent around $20 + dollars and received a good sized package of personalized “free” items. Among these were: notepads, sticky notes, stamper (some assembly required), a large box of biz cards (use their template or you pay extra) and 10 magnetic 2008 calendars. Overall the quality was pretty good and the stamper especially works like a charm! It’s a cheap way to get started with your business if you need to get cards, stationary or a stamper with your info on it.

Vista Print Goodies:
Magnetic Calendars:

Self-inking Stamper:

Business Card (250 in box)

Notepad:

Sticky Notes:

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Dot Photo February Sales

Check out the Special offers thru Feb 28th at Dot Photo:

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40% off all Greeting Cards

30% off  Posters

25% off Minibooks

Calendars only $15.99

Mousepads only $7.99

Earn a Free EuroBook with your purchase of $50 or more!

Share your Valentine’s Day memories or other fun adventures through photography with these sales.

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Deviantart Photo Prints on Sale

For a limited time Deviantart.com is offering 15% off on all photo prints. Beautiful matte, glossy or lustre finish, professional-quality Kodak Endura prints at their lowest prices this year.

Don’t delay, the sale ends February 19th at 11:59 PM Pacific!
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ugougo blog

I subbed to a Japanese blog thingie that lets you make simple flash animations.

I finally figured it out and it’s kind of cool.

Check it out:
Under the Sea
Hope you like!

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Money and Art

How I wish I had the money to have a sub to every art site I’m currently involved with. Would maybe make my life easier but then I’d be alot poorer… and it would sort of defeat the purpose of getting money if I’m spending more than I make.

The Year of the Ox is nie!

Yup… the momentum from last year (starting around October) seems to be picking on up and rolling faster than ever! I’m still doing very well in the sales dept for Zazzle (thank you everyone!!! *hugs*) And it’s my year since my Chinese sign is the Ox / Cow.

I’m feeling really creative lately and have been able to throw out lots of new and cute designs for the upcoming holidays (Valentines’ Day especially A.T.M.)

There are new sales at Zazzle, including 50% off Business Cards till the end of February! If you’re interested in help making personalized cards, feel free to contact me through my website. Click below for more info about the sale:

My allergies have been the worse ever in a long while but I am amazing still able to think straight enough to get some good illustrations cranked out. I was even able to come up with a brand new design when one of our new part-timers at work asked me how the heck I come up with ideas / draw a design. Amazingly while randomly showing her my process I got a new cute design. I’ll post it once Zazzle has updated their product view for my store.

Other than that… as much as I’m liking the cool weather, and we haven’t had much in the way of ice or snow or whatnot, I’m still hoping Mother Nature will finally decide if she’s going to continue yo-yoing between cold and hot or just choose one. I’d prefer the cool over the hot if possible. Texas is way too hot as it is most of the year and coolness (60 degree range) isn’t half bad.

That’s it for now!

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