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.

  • 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~

  • Baby announcements for those who want to proudly show their new found treasures to the family and world. These postcards are ready to be stuffed in a bottle and thrown in the sea of mail for loved ones to find.

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    If you’d like something more customized, contact me. I’m always up for commissions.

    ~L~

  • Yes folks, ye be right in thinking it be nearing the day of speaking like us Buccaneers. If you would liken to post Pirateness upon ye, check out these sweet booty created by yours truly!

    The Dregg Pirate Roberto... Hard boiled Pirate!
    The Dregg Pirate Roberto… Hard boiled Pirate!

    Dregg Pirate Roberto Postcard
    (Send a postcard to yaar sweetie!)

    Dregg Pirate Roberto Square Magnet
    (Keep that treasure map posted on your fridge securely!)

    Have ye a greeeeeate Spake liken a Pirate day! Yaaar!

    ~L~

  • Imagekind is holding a sale in honor of the Fall season! All custom framing is 20% off regular price.

    Use Coupon code: FALL2008

    This offer ends Sept 23rd, 2008!

    (fine print): Type promo code FALL2008 in the promotion box at checkout. Promotion expires September 23, 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. Discount promo applies to custom frames only.

    ~L~

  • Snapfish is holding a sale in honor of Fall! 40% off photo gifts!!! That means you can personalize things like mugs, cards, magnets and much much more! Sale ends Monday, September 15th!

    Use Coupon Code: Sale40 at checkout!

    (fine print): Must be a member of the site of course to get this discount (membership is FREE!!!) This offer applies only to customers in the United States. Offers may not be used in conjunction with any other offer or promotion. Coupon code may only be used once for the products included in the sale. Offer only applies to mail-order items. Offer expires September 15, 2008.

    And in other news… I was offered a free 8 x 8 photobook from Shutterfly. I think I mentioned in another post they do offer freebies off and on for just the price of shipping / tax. So for the book I paid just under $9 bucks! I’ll blog about the book once it arrives in a week or so. I’m hoping it comes out good. 😀

    ~L~

  • If you’ve noticed… I’m trying to let everyone know when the sites I like or have my art at have a sale. Most of these sites I buy my own stuff for myself or others. I haven’t been disappointed with the quality. Let me know if you have any questions.

    Photoworks:

    Free shipping on orders of $20 or more!
    Enter coupon code: SEPTEMBERNEWS
    Order by 9/30/08

    You must be a member to take this discount. Membership is free!

    Dotphoto:

    15% storewide through September 12th. Check site for details. Must be a member to take advantage of this deal. Membership is free.

    That’s it for now 😀

    ~L~