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. 🙂 https://linktr.ee/elledeegee

    Thanks for reading.

  • My regularly updated personal blog is down for those that know about it. I’m waiting for an update from the owner since I pay for that one… don’t ask me why but I like it and it’s cheap. So anyhow… until he fixes it so it says I did indeed pay for 6 more months… I’m keeping an aged whine over at LJ for those that know about that account.

    ~L~

  • Get beautifully framed artworks for your kids (or yourself 😉 ) with Imagekind’s current sale.

    Free shipping with purchase. Coupon Code: KIDS2008

    (fine print): Type promo code KIDS2008 in the promotion box at checkout. Promotion expires October 14, 2008 at 10pm PDT and cannot be combined with any other promotion code. Limit one order per person. Promotion code must be used at time of checkout to apply. Your order must be placed during the promotional period to qualify for this special pricing offer. Free shipping promo applies to US ground shipping only.

    ~L~

  • Yep… Get FIVE fantastically free cards of your choice from Zazzle.com!

    Use coupon code: GET5FREECARD to get your free cards.

    (fine print): Offer is valid for up to five free cards on any card order placed during the promotional period. When you place an order for cards, enter the promotional code GET5FREECARD at checkout to receive a $14.95 promotional credit. Shipping and handling (s&h) charges will apply to orders being shipped with this offer, and the promotional credit cannot be used to offset s&h charges. This offer is valid from October 6, 2008 through October 31, 2008 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, including standard volume discounts. Limit one order per person.

    ~L~

  • Can’t decide what cards to buy for Christmas?

    Saw a few designs you like but want a sample first?

    Well your day is now! Visit my Zazzle shop starting Monday, October 6th and get FIVE (yes I said FIVE!!!) cards for just the cost of shipping!

    Just use Coupon Code: 5FREECARDS

    [Limited one order per customer. Coupon applies to Note and Greeting cards only.]

    Five Free Cards for JUST Shipping!!!
    Five Free Cards for JUST Shipping!!!

    If you’d like something personalized or see a postcard you’d like as a greeting card, Please email me or leave comments here for me to make your design. I will also be adding more designs to the site asap!

    Happy Shopping!

    ~L~

  • My official Calendar full of various bits of my Asian styled illustrations and drawings. Grab it up today!

    Blue Girl Asian Calendar 2009
    Blue Girl Asian Calendar 2009

    Click the image to see more of my Asian inspired illustrations packed within this fun Calendar. 😀

    ~L~

  • So Blue Girl Graphics is getting a slow but much needed update. If I can ever figure out PHP or CSS I will do that at some point but for now, I’m just sticking with plain old fashioned, vanilla flavored HTML started in Frontpage and updated to my liking in Notepad. I’ve only updated the first page so the rest of the site has remained the same for now.

    It’s not a finished template in the least so let me know if you think I should change something. I just really want a new look for the site and keep it from being stale.

    ~L~

  • Well after much thought and number crunching, the book from Shutterfly at this time is not available for sale. I was going to offer it to those interested but with the way it’s been priced and such, it’s not really meant to help anyone who’s not just buying it as a gift to make any kind of profit off of it. 😦

    In the meanwhile, I will be looking for a more reasonably priced book that will allow people to buy it for a fair price w/o me having to raise the price so high to make a profit that nobody will buy it. I’m checking out some other sites I have my eye on and art in to see what their options on art books are . In the meanwhile, I have beautiful postcard prints of my art available for those interested. Contact me for pricing.

    ~L~

  • Snapfish is having a sale on specialty collage items! A great way to put several favorite photos on ONE cool personalized item or gift. I’ve seen their quality and highly recommend their products. 😀

    Save 50% on collage mousepads, calendar collage posters, and collage posters until October 5th — just use coupon code COLLAGE98 at checkout.

    You must be a member of Snapfish inorder to get this deal. Membership is free!

    ~L~

  • Can anyone tell me WHY someone would say the following items do not fit in as representing Year of the Tiger or Year of the Horse?

    In association with Zazzle.com In association with Zazzle.com

    Greeting Card Universe never bugged me before but now they do if they think I’m going to stand by and let them tell me these artworks have nothing to do with the Chinese New Year Zodiac, they have another thing coming. I already wrote in the forums at their site and hope I can find out why they decided to reject my entries when they fit the categories of: “Birthdays / Chinese Zodiac” and also “Chinese New Year.” Just feeling seriously irritated by their lack of common sense in this matter.

    ~L~

    PS: 09/26/08

    Seems my tiger one was messed up when they posted it so it didn’t go through. I had changed all the info but it was messed up and i had to fix it again for the tags and title. 😛  The horse one wasn’t messed up but I added an additional comment to the “artist profile” bit and now both have been accepted.

    ~L~

  • Blue Girl Asia Hardcover Book
    Blue Girl Asia Hardcover Book

    I received my copy of the book I ordered from Shutterfly and it’s absolutely beautiful. I meant to post some pics here today with this post but at this time I need to find a better cleaner way to take pics w/o getting as much clutter in the background. So for now… enjoy a virtual tour (this is as good as holding the book!)

    Let me know what you think. If I get enough interest, I will have hard copies available for sale.

    ~L~

    PS 9/23/08: Just noticed my virtual book link isn’t working anymore. I wonder if the share link they sent me is only good for a few days or a few viewings. For those interested in viewing the book, I will put up an animated copy of the slide show of the book. I will also put up a still picture view for those who may not like animation. Sometimes, I wish I knew how to do flash but then half of you’d get mad cause not everyone has updated flash plug-ins. LOL For those in the latter category (myself included) is mostly why I like to keep my sites and blogs as simply coded as I possibly can. 😀 Too much “flash”y stuff and you start losing track of the real purpose of the page. Makes it pretty but sometimes it makes it pretty darn irritating. ;P

    ~L~