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Greeting cards are big, big, business, despite the coming of ecards. If you have ever hand drawn a card for your friends or family, you are in effect a card designer. However making money or better still a living, illustrating greeting cards can be a tricky and competetive business.
Wether you are artistic, love cards, have ambitions of being a card designer or just have a passing interest in card illustration, this lense is for you.
If you are looking for information, help, advice or support in your endevours to be a card illustrator...Then this lense is for you.
Life is an adverture! by littleElizzabethGet this custom card at Zazzle
If you find this lense interesting Please Rate It! You are also very welcome to leave a messege in the guest book or contact me through my ArtWanted Gallery
http://www.artwanted.com/elizzabethview my portfolio:
coroflot.com/littleliz
Even if, like myself, you use traditional drawing methods...
My favourite greeting card artist
- Mary Englebreit
- Mary Engelbreit has to be one of my favourite greeting card designers. Here she tells of how she came to be a greeting card designer and how to go about getting started. VERY USEFUL ADVICE.
- Mary Englebreit
- See some of her wonderful work here
Cards for men
Looking over the gate
by
littleElizzabeth
Get this custom card at Zazzle
Cards for men usually include such topics as SPORTS ALCOHOL ANIMALS HUMOUR COMPUTORS LANDSAPES HOBBIES DIY RELAXING NOSTALGIA These are a good starting point for ideas but there are many differet ways of approaching these and you can probably think of lots more catagories
An education and inspiration to all card illustrators and would be illustrators alike
This would make a nice gift to anyone interested in cards as well
The Very Best from Hallmark: Greeting Cards Through the Years
Amazon Price: (as of 12/04/2009) 
Magazines I recomend
Progressive Greetings
Progressive Greetings Worldwide is a leading trade magazine for the greeting card industry and the official magazine of the Greeting Card Association. The editorials and advertisements provide insight into publishers, new products, industry issues, and news of the day.
Amazon Price: $135.17 (as of 12/04/2009)
Greetings Today
Greetings Today is targeted at buyers and retailers in the greetings card industry.
Amazon Price: $126.16 (as of 12/04/2009)
web site to check out!
- greetingcard101
- An interesting site
My top tips...
Many companies will ask that you do the original artwork bigger than it will be printed.
5x7 is the usual format for most cards.
The chances of your designs being accepted the first time you send work off (however good they are) is very remote - Be prepared for stacks of rejection letters.
Patience, persistance and originality are just as important as artistic talent.
Women are the main buyers of greeting cards.
Find out the sumission requirements from each card publisher, and then follow them exactly. If submission details are hard to find... Write in for them.
card designs
Original Greeting Cards created by Oregon Artist, Dana Marie
Screen Printing Christmas Cards
Missing you pop-up card
Another 3D Carousel Card, but pink
A great place to showcase your artwork
Greeting Card Association
- GCA
- Find information and card publishers details here
Greeting card artists at coroflot
- COROFLOT
- Visit the 'greeting card artists group' at coroflot. A place to meet like minded people, get your artwork seen and view art jobs at the same time. You can see my coroflot portfolio here
coroflot.com/littleliz
THE Best places for artists to show their work!
My artwork can be found in many different places on the internet... But which is THE best place for artists to display their work?
PLEASE VOTE NOW!
Custom t-shirts and more, create or shop for unique designs shipped in 24 hours - Zazzle.com
An online store where artists can sell print on de more...5 points
http://www.cafepress.com
An online store where artists can sell print on de more...2 points
http://www.mojizu.com
Mojizu - A Contemporary Character Design Community more...1 point
FanArtReview.com - Post traditional art, photos, or digital art on this art sharing site
A friendly artists community site where artists ge more...1 point
ArtWanted.com
Artists online galleries with the option to offer more...1 point
Coroflot - Design Jobs & Portfolios
An employment community for designers: Make an onl more...1 point
Thank You Note Wording.info - Free Sample Thank You Note Wording For All Occasions
At a loss for words? Get thank you note wording ex more...1 point
Etsy :: RubberStampPress :: Address Stamps | Name Stamps | Ink Pads
Welcome to Rubber Stamp Press! Creatively modern r more...1 point
Greeting Cards For All Reasons an All Seasons
Personalised handmade cards from Lotus Art Studio. more...1 point
Free online artists portfolio - Voodoochilli.net
Voodoochilli.net is a free artist portfolio for an more...0 points
Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog
Not so much for showcasing your art as for network more...0 points
Art and illustration community
- Art and illustration community
- Amateur Illustrator is a 100% FREE, community of artists and illustrators from all over the world.
The AOI
- The Association of Illustrators (AOI)
- Illustration resources for illustrators and commissioners. Editorial, publishing, design, advertising and new media portfolios. Illustration news and events ...
Freelancers market place
- Guru
- It claims to be the worlds largest market place for freelance talent.
- ifreelance
- A good place for freelancers to get themselves found
important information books
Writers' & Artists' Yearbook 2008: Completely Revised and Updated Every Year, 101st Edition (Writers' and Artists' Yearbook)
Amazon Price: $30.06 (as of 12/04/2009)
2008 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market
Amazon Price: $5.81 (as of 12/04/2009)
Licensing Art and Design: A Professional's Guide to Licensing and Royalty Agreements
Amazon Price: $16.95 (as of 12/04/2009)
2007 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market)
Amazon Price: $18.92 (as of 12/04/2009)
BOOKMARK IT!
GUESTBOOK!
All comments, questions, suggestions, are welcome
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- rydigga rydigga Jan 27, 2009 @ 4:53 pm
- Hi, Beautiful work and an excellent lens. Thanks for sharing. 5*
Ryan
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- Lakay_Graphics Lakay_Graphics Aug 1, 2008 @ 7:15 pm
- I am an absolute beginner (Squidoo, Graphic Design, Blogging, Cafepress, etc) and I love your lens. Very helpful. Nice artwork, too!
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- JoeR JoeR Jun 13, 2008 @ 3:04 am
- Great info Elzabeth! I'm going to take a look at some of these resources. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. JoeR
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- Serenity_Prayer_Gifts Serenity_Prayer_Gifts May 18, 2008 @ 9:42 pm
- Nice lens here! Thanks for sharing this helpful resource! :-)
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- corebizstyle corebizstyle Nov 19, 2007 @ 11:02 am
- GOod theme we can all use, esp. with holiday time, 5 stars! PS. You're invited to check out my lens, too, and rate. Thanx!
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- Kidprintz Kidprintz Oct 16, 2007 @ 10:23 am
- Hello from Melissa Maxwell Children's illustrator. Great lens. Very informational. See my designs. I'm on www.Cafepress.com/Kidprintz
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