Illustration Friday – Immovable

September 2nd, 2010 by Diane Clancy

Every week Illustration Friday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Immovable. This vibrant, colorful painting of Immovable shows some of our bubble friends trying to move this Immovable bubble! Let’s wish them and all of us the best as we journey through life!!  I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings!

Immovable

Immovable, Digital © Diane Clancy

Thank YOU for stopping by and reading my blog.

~ Diane Clancy

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The Winner of 50 Free Greeting Cards Is …

August 30th, 2010 by Diane Clancy

The Winner is …. #6 – and that would be Ruthi!!  Congratulations Ruthi on winning 50 Greeting Cards with words and images of your choice!!  Ruthi from ABitOSunshine has delightful blog of images and poetry – please check it out!  And thank you to all who entered – and hopefully next month I will have another free giveaway!!

Random Number Generator

Random Number Generator – #6 Won!

Greeting Cards

Greeting Cards Online Giveaway

Thank you to everyone for entering!! Also a special thanks to Giveaway Blogs and UPrinting.com that sponsored this giveaway.  I hope to continue to sponsor these terrific giveaways so please check back.  Thank you for coming by my blog!! I hope your weekend is wonderful and filled with delight!
~ Diane Clancy

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Last Day to Enter FREE Giveaway!

August 29th, 2010 by Diane Clancy

This Contest ends midnight Sunday, August 29 – that way I can announce the winner on August 30!!  And it could be YOU who gets to 50 Greeting Cards  of your choice!! Please enter my newest giveaway!!  Here is the link to the 50 FREE Greeting Cards Giveaway!!  (Sorry only for US residents) PLEASE GO TO THE LINK TO ENTER THE FREE GIVEAWAY!!

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL IN YOUR COMMENT – I HAVE IT FROM YOUR POSTING A COMMENT! Please go ahead and enter – your email is NOT being exposed to the world!

Greeting Cards

Greeting Cards Online Giveaway

Thank you for coming by my blog!! I hope your week is wonderful and filled with delight! GOOD LUCK to YOU!!
~ Diane Clancy

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Illustration Friday – Atmosphere

August 26th, 2010 by Diane Clancy

Every week Illustration Friday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Atmosphere. This vibrant, colorful painting of Atmosphere shows some of our bubble friends heading out in lovely Atmosphere! Let’s wish them and all of us the best as we journey through life!!  I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Please see below for a free giveaway of greeting cards.

Atmosphere

Atmosphere, Digital © Diane Clancy

Please enter my newest giveaway!!  Here is the link to the 50 FREE Greeting Cards Giveaway!!  (Sorry only for US residents) Thank you again! Thank YOU for stopping by and reading my blog.

~ Diane Clancy

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Two Things Challenge – Metal & Medal

August 22nd, 2010 by Diane Clancy

I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Metal / Medal.  This is my vibrant, colorful painting of Metal & Medal.  This is a Metal Medal.  Thank you for this challenge! Here are the entries for the other week’s Bar / Seat.  Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Details are at this link above.

Metal & Medal

Metal & Medal, Digital © Diane Clancy

Please enter my newest giveaway!!  Here is the link to the 50 FREE Greeting Cards Giveaway!!  (Sorry only for US residents) Thank you again!Thank YOU for stopping by and reading my blog.

~ Diane Clancy

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Advice Needed – PLEASE – Which is Better?

August 21st, 2010 by Diane Clancy

Thank you for coming by – I would very much appreciate your input and feedback.  I am working on a brochure for my business – something I have wanted for years!  I am getting a brochure as a thank you for sponsoring the brochure giveaway … and I need your input – please!!  This is one side of the flyer (the outside)  – the middle column is what is at issue here.  The other side of the flyer is the inside.   This is a tri-fold brochure – it gets folded into three parts.  Please see the end of my post for a reminder of my current FREE giveaway!

Center Align

Center Align – Front of Brochure, Digital © Diane Clancy

The images of the merchandise are not finished yet – there are issues with these images so far – and I am not sure which items I will use.  But the main issue is the readability of the middle column of online shops and sites.  Can you read it better centered or left aligned? Also, which way do you like the look of better?  I want it to be useful to people – for sure! This is the column blown up to make it easier to see – I think it is bigger than life – so please keep that in mind!

Center Align

Center Align – Middle Column Only of Brochure, Digital © Diane Clancy

One of my friends said the centered version gave him a headache.  Susan and I both think we can read the centered a lot more easily.  Because the websites are staggered, then we both think it is easier to read the actual website addresses.  Plus I like the way it looks much better centered.  But I want my collectors and clients to be able to read it – that is the most important thing!  I really want to hear your feedback – even if it differs from mine.  Does it bother you that some of the columns are centered?

Left Align

Left Align – Front of Brochure, Digital © Diane Clancy

I am very excited to be doing this brochure – for years I have been thinking about it.  I have been wanting to promote my vibrant, colorful paintings and also my graphic design and web design business.  But this last week I needed to actually make decisions and put all the information into a brochure.  At first I had trouble thinking of what to put in it … then there was too much – so I couldn’t include things like my Artists Statement.  Here is the column in question – how readable is this to you?  Remember it is large here.

Left Align

Left Align – Middle Column Only of Brochure, Digital © Diane Clancy

Someone asked about the inside of the brochure – so here it is.  Perhaps I am trying to do too much … but I would like one brochure for the different things we are offering.  Thank you again for your feedback!!

Inside

Inside of Brochure, Digital © Diane Clancy

Here is a newer version of the outside – I think I have incorporated most of the ideas that people have shared.  Thank you so so much for all this input!!  The images aren’t technically accurate yet – I am doing the layout first and then will go back and make sure they are all 300 dpi tifs.  Thank you again!! I would love to hear what you think of this version!!

Outside

Outside of Brochure, Digital © Diane Clancy

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave feedback!! I so appreciate your input!!  Here is the link to the 50 FREE Greeting Cards Giveaway!!  (Sorry only for US residents) Thank you again!

Thank you!
~ Diane Clancy

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50 Free Greeting Cards Giveaway!

August 18th, 2010 by Diane Clancy

I am offering another wonderful giveaway by Giveaway Blogs and UPrinting.com!! You can win 50 custom greeting cards!!   UPrinting has asked me to participate in a FREE Blog Giveaway of 50 7×5 Folded Cards with Plain Envelopes.  They have  Commercial Printing that is great and has lots of uses. This time it is a short contest so get your entry in right away!! YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL IN YOUR COMMENT – I HAVE IT FROM YOUR POSTING A COMMENT! Please go ahead and enter – your email is NOT being exposed to the world!

Greeting Cards

Greeting Cards Online Giveaway

The prize is a chance to put YOUR own images, text and layouts into greeting cards  … whether it is to advertise your business, make a spiffy announcement, thank you cards, holiday  cards  or ….  the ideas are limitless!!  This is a great opportunity to have a greeting card for whatever you wish.  What would YOU do with this greeting card if you win?

Giveaway Prize

50 7×5 Folded Cards with Plain Envelopes
14pt Cardstock Gloss
4 Color Front, Blank Back
4 Baronial Blank Envelopes
Half Fold (Scoring only)
Limited to US residents; 18 years old and above

Contest ends midnight Sunday, August 29 – that way I can announce the winner on August 30!!  And it could be YOU who gets to 50 Greeting Cards  of your choice!!

To win, just leave a comment for this post.  Make sure you leave your name and an email that allows a reply.  If YOU win, I will email you and get your email address to send to UPrinting – which I will use only to pass on to UPrinting so they can connect with you to give you your prize. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO LEAVE YOUR EMAIL IN YOUR COMMENT – I HAVE IT FROM YOUR POSTING A COMMENT - as long as you use an email that allows a reply.

If you would like some more chances to win, blog about this post with a link back to here and to UPrinting.   Leave a comment with the link to your post and you will get another opportunity. For yet another entry, twitter about this contest with a link to this post.  Then please leave a comment here.

I am planning to send an email newsletter.  If you would like to subscribe to it, post another comment saying you want to get my newsletter – make sure you have given me the email you would like it sent to.  That will also give you an entry into the giveaway!

If you are the very lucky winner will be notified by email and I will pass along your name and email address to UPrinting and they will contact you directly.  Thank you to UPrinting and Giveaway Blogs for sponsoring this giveaway!! This is a disclaimer in adherence to the FTC regulations.

Thank you for coming by my blog!! I hope your week is wonderful and filled with delight! GOOD LUCK to YOU!!
~ Diane Clancy

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Illustration Friday – Star Gazing

August 17th, 2010 by Diane Clancy

Every week Illustration Friday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Star Gazing. This vibrant, colorful painting of Star Gazing shows some little critters Star Gazing and feeling very awed by the large sky and universe! Let’s wish them and all of us the best as we journey through life!!  I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings! Tomorrow should be a free giveaway of greeting cards.

Star Gazing

Star Gazing, Digital © Diane Clancy

I hope you will come by tomorrow and enter my free giveaway of greeting cards!!! Thank YOU for stopping by and reading my blog.

~ Diane Clancy

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Two Things Challenge – Bar & Seat

August 14th, 2010 by Diane Clancy

I like to enter the 2 Things Challenge each week. This week is Bar / Seat.  This is my vibrant, colorful painting of Bar & Seat.  Our bubble friends are having fun playing with the Bar & Seat.  Thank you for this challenge! Here are the entries for the other week’s Smooth / Ripple.  Anyone can join in, and I hope you give it a try!! We would love more people playing with us! Details are at this link above.

Bar & Seat

Bar & Seat, Digital © Diane Clancy

Thank YOU for stopping by and reading my blog.

~ Diane Clancy

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Illustration Friday – Caged

August 11th, 2010 by Diane Clancy

Every week Illustration Friday has a challenge for a specific word. It is a great way to showcase your work and a wonderful opportunity to meet lots of wonderful people! Anyone can join in with their entry to Illustration Friday. I so much enjoy doing this challenge. This week is Caged. This vibrant, colorful painting of Caged shows some little critters Caged and some free! Let’s wish them and all of us the best as we journey through life!!  I encourage you to check Illustration Friday out! Lots of fun people and paintings!

Caged

Caged, Digital © Diane Clancy

Thank YOU for stopping by and reading my blog.

~ Diane Clancy

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