Bluegirl Graphics

Whimsical Illustrations by LDG

  • I had forgotten I wrote a little something in 2007 about where to sell and buy your art online. Updated to express any changes in sites I currently sell on or use to print my art.

    Zazzle – Still a very good place to upload and sell your art without any upfront costs. Lots of options from stickers, tees, bandanas, prints, gift bags and more. They have online options for customers to get some cards in E-format. You make a sale but a bit less than the physical cards.

    Threadless – Free to upload your art to sell on various things from tees to socks and prints. They have contests too for those who like to design. You can win some good money there. I haven’t personally won any of the contests but some of the winning designs are impressive.

    TeePublic – Free to upload your art to sell on tees, stickers, buttons, magnets and more.

    Fine Art America / Pixels – Free to join at the basic level. Limited to about 10 to 20 free listings. Prints, canvases, greeting cards and more to add your art to.

    Greeting Card Universe – Free to join, no upfront fees. Customers send requests to site about what they want in a greeting card. It gets listed on the forum for members to see. If you want to make a design for the idea, you create it to place in your shop then add the link on the forum post, the customer gets to pick which one(s) they like and the site owners let you know if you were picked or not. Meanwhile, any card designs you make that are approved can be added to your own individual card store. You can also make custom items if someone contacts you directly. Payment is every 3 to 4 months if you make $50 or more. Minimum earned per card is usually around 10 cents a sale.

    Redbubble – No limit on designs. Lots of options with stickers, tees and more. There may be some tiers that are fee based currently.

    Avery – The company most recognize as making printable sheets for your printers, they have an online shop to buy your art. I took part in a promo for 10 huge stickers (6 inches I think) and they came out BEAUTIFULLY! So if you need some good custom printing, this is your place.

    I have no affiliate links for these sites unless you want to visit my personal pages to buy my art. I’d be ever so grateful. πŸ™‚ https://linktr.ee/elledeegee

    Thanks for reading.

  • Yup, it’s that time again… Zazzle Sales Time!

    50% off posters (till March 14th)

    50% off posters discount is applied to orders of one or more qualifying poster items and applies to the price of the product, not to shipping, taxes, and other charges. The coupon code ZAZZLEPOSTER must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. Offer is valid from February 23, 2009 through March 14, 2009 at 11:59pm PST. Your order must be placed during that time to qualify for this special promotional pricing offer. This promotional offer may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers.

    Mothering Sunday Sale (For Mothers’ Day – UK – till March 12th)

    10% of the net sale price will be deducted when the coupon code MUMSUNSALEUK is applied at checkout. For most products, the net sale price is the price of the product (excluding shipping and taxes). Offer is valid from March 5, 2009 at 12:01 GMT through March 12, 2009 at 3:59pm GMT. This promotional offer may not combine with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers. This offer does not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers. Offer valid on Zazzle.co.uk only and is not valid on Smilestore.com orders.

    50% off Business Cards (Till March 13th)

    50% off business cards discount is applied to orders of 1 or more qualifying business cards or chubby cards and applies to the price of the product, not to shipping, taxes, and other charges. The coupon code BIZCARDSAVER must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. Offer is valid from February 1, 2009 through March 13, 2009 at 11:59pm PST. Your order must be placed during that time to qualify for this special promotional pricing offer. This promotional offer may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers.

    St. Patrick’s Sale! (Till March 14th)

    $5 discount applies to order subtotal only when subtotal is equal to or greater than $50 (excluding shipping and taxes) and the coupon code STPATSDISC50 is applied at checkout. Offer is valid from February 17, 2009 through March 14, 2009 at 11:59pm PST. Your order must be placed during that time to qualify for this special pricing offer. This promotional offer may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers.

    That’s it for now…

    ~L~

  • This week only!

    $4 off custom t-shirts at Zazzle.

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    Use code PATTYSHIRT09
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    ~L~


  • 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

    ~L~

  • 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:

    ~L~

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


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    40% off all Greeting Cards

    30% offΒ  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. πŸ˜€

    ~L~

  • 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!
    ~L~

  • 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!

    ~L~

  • 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. 😦

  • 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. πŸ˜€

    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. πŸ˜€ 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. πŸ˜€

    That’s it for now!

    ~L~

  • I hadn’t realized till this past weekend that Monday was Chinese New Year already! You can still buy cards, tees and other items related to Year of the Ox and other Chinese zodiac animals from my Zazzle shop.

    The funny thing about this Chinese New Year’s is that I was able to briefly watch the official broadcast “from” China when I was visiting a favorite Asian market on Sunday. They were showing it via satellite and I was really fascinated by this one girl who sang a beautiful song with girls in the background pretending to be the grasslands atΒ  sunset. It was just so pretty! Afterwards they showed some people in shadow starting to clog like Riverdance. I was like “OMG Chinese like to clog?” and then they showed the faces of the dancers and they were Irish!!! I was just dumbfounded in a “Wow! They don’t just show traditional Chinese dances during New Years?!?” It just blew my mind. πŸ˜€

    You can visit the CCTV site online and view some of the vids of their show while it’s online. They also had a “send a new years wish” page where you have a chance to win a secret prize. I recommend looking through the China version of the site. The English site had some interesting things but didn’t link to half as much as the Chinese language one did.

    I should be adding some more Valentines’ Day goods pretty soon. If you have ideas for Valentines’ Day items or designs, throw me line.

    ~L~