Free Printable Greetings: Greeting Cards As You Like Them

You would like to give a greeting card to somebody but you just can't find the right one. The cards at the shop all have the same old tired design. You've also tried online card shops but none of the designs seem to appeal to you. Well then, why not print one that you made yourself. This is not as hard as it sounds. Since you are already on the internet, you probably have some tools that you can use already.You will need some sort of software to do this. You can search for free software for making greeting cards. Or you can do this on your usual office productivity software. If you look for the software on the web, try it out online first. Choose the one that provides graphics and designs that you would want to use. After installing it on your computer, try following the...

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Valentine's Day Cards the DIY Way

If you visit a store that sells greeting cards in the first two weeks of February, you will find rows and rows of cards specific for Valentine's Day. The cards are no longer just for that special someone. Today, you can give anybody a Valentine's Day card designed for the kind of relationship you have with that person whether they be your parents or siblings or friends or whatnot.Speaking of design, the cards at the store are certainly varied. There are the funny and humorous cards, and then there are the cards that have dead serious declarations of love. There are nature-inspired cards, cartoons, still life paintings, avant garde or whatever style. Even so, you may find that neon of them is perfect for the love of your life.What to do then? Why not make your own card?...

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It's a Record! - Your Art Business Records

My father often told me that being able to make art is a Gift meant to be shared. In order to share it, artists have to put their work out on the open market. Once you do this, and achieve sales, you realise that your vocation has become a business. To run it successfully, you need to keep records.Of prime importance is the record of the paintings you have produced. First, you need a pictorial record of them. Just as necessary is the record of their specifications. For this, I recommend using a hard-cover Journal with multiple columns. In these, you will enter such information as: Media (e.g. "Oils on Canvas"), Dimensions (unframed), Date Completed,Date Sold,Venue (e.g. 'XYZ Gallery'), Buyer's name and contact details, (*if these are available from the gallery), Framing...

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