Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Custom Holiday Card Photo Giveaway



It's been a while since I posted, but am keeping busy with a few clients and will have blogs to show soon. In the meantime I have decided to do a custom holiday photo card giveaway. The winner of this giveaway will get one holiday photo card designed just for them. They will be presented with a variety of digital kits to choose from for their design. They get to choose from 5"x7" or 4"x8" and the card will be designed according to Wink Flash guidelines. (The winner is not obligated to get them printed at Wink Flash, but they are about the cheapest around and their quality is great! They currently have 40% off with coupon code: HOLIDAY09.) This giveaway is for the card design only. It does NOT including printing! There will be a 2nd place winner who will get to pick a card design from the predone designs that I have access to. I have lots of great template options that range from $4-$10.
Above & below are our 4x8 family cards that I created from the past 2 years.
This giveaway will run through 11:59pm CST on Tuesday, November 24th. The winners will be announced on Wednesday, November 25 have til 72 hours to contact me. If you will be away for Thanksgiving, please let me know in case you win! Comments are hidden as you need to fill out the form below to enter!
**Please note: Higher resolution photos print best. I also recommend only using a few photos since the card isn't very big. I have no idea how long the Wink Flash coupon will work.**

To enter this giveaway~
  • Tell us where you heard about Custom Blog Designs and this giveaway. Give me this info by filling out the initial entry in the form below. This step is required!
  • You can earn 1 extra entry for posting one of the 3 CBD linked buttons I have on my right sidebar on your blog. The copy & paste code is provided below each button. Please fill out the form an additional time and include a link to your blog.
  • You can earn 1 extra entry for being a follower of this blog. Please fill out the form 1 additional time for this.
  • You can earn 2 extra entries by creating a new blog post on your blog about this giveaway. It should have a link to Custom Blog Designs. Please fill out the form 2 additional times with a link to your blog post.
  • You can earn 1 extra entry by twittering about this giveaway. Please fill out the form an additional time and include a link to your tweet.
  • You can earn 1 extra entry by posting about this giveaway on Facebook. I understand that I might not be able to see this status update, but I will trust that you do this! Please fill out the form an additional time and include your FB info.
So that is a possibility of 7 entries. I will be verifying all entries and removing any that don't follow the rules. **MAKE sure you leave a separate comment for each entry. This is how I keep track of your entries!!**

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Friday, November 13, 2009

Beautiful Blog

I just finished redesigning April's blog. Her old design was cute but her kids complained that they didn't look like that anymore. We picked a new contemporary design that matched recent portraits they had taken. April's family will be welcoming a new child via adoption soon!

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Thursday, November 12, 2009

Holiday Cards

OK...I am totally gagged by the idea of Christmas before Thanksgiving, but some things are necessary to plan ahead! I am now offering Holiday Card Design. I will create your card and provide you with a high quality* jpg of your card that you can have printed at Wink Flash. I recommend Wink Flash as their prices are amongst the best out there and they are offering a 40% off coupon code right now. Code is HOLIDAY09. I used Wink Flash last year and was very happy with the quality and speed of delivery.I am offering a few options for cards this year~

Option 1 is a $5 simple 5x7" design. There are 7 styles already made up that you can choose from. One has 2 photo openings and the others have 1. I will add your photo and add text customization. This style is ordered as the Flat Designer Card at Wink Flash. Pay $4 extra to have me upload the image and get the order ready for you at Wink Flash on your account. Wink Flash's orders include envelopes.

Option 2 is a custom 5x7" design. Price range is $10-25 depending on how fancy you want it. Simple design with elements I have on hand will be on the lower end of the scale and fancy design that requires the purchase of stock images would be on the higher end. This style will be customize according to Wink Flash's dimension guide. Pay $4 extra to have me upload the image and get the order ready for you at Wink Flash on your account.

Option 3 is a custom 4x8" design. Price range is $10-25 depending on how fancy you want it. Simple design with elements I have on hand will be on the lower end of the scale and fancy design that requires the purchase of stock images would be on the higher end. This style will be customize according to Wink Flash's dimension guide. Pay $4 extra to have me upload the image and get the order ready for you at Wink Flash on your account.

Please contact me if you have any questions or if you'd like to order a card design.

*Full resolution photos submitted will yield best results!

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Pretty Princess

Jody contacted me because she's going to sell her daughter's clothing to raise money for their upcoming adoption. We both had crazy schedules lately, but the blog is finally complete!!

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Contact Diana

Want to order a custom blog makeover or have a question about the design process, click the graphic below to contact Diana.

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About Diana

Hi! I am Diana Hansen, a self-described creative crafty mama. I'm a teacher by trade, but I left the classroom 10 years ago when I became a mom of 2. I've had a variety of at home jobs during that time, including remote customer service and running a sewing business.

After we adopted our third child, I discovered digital scrapbooking. I got the hang of it right away and started designing and selling templates. After I had been doing that for about 6 months, I got contacted by a friend from one of my online adoption groups. She knew of my design skills from being webmaster our adoption support group and from seeing my digital scrapbooking creations and asked me design her blog. Through much research and trial and error I figured out how to customize a blogger blog and Custom Blog Designs was born.

I love the creative outlet that designing blogs allows. My family continues to be my #1 priority, but I fit in designing, communicating with clients, and blogging in general into my daily routine.

About Custom Blog Designs

At Custom Blog Designs I will create a unique and personalized blog design or graphic to YOUR liking. No cookie cutter designs from me. Your blog will be one of a kind! During the design process I will keep in close communication and show you a proof of my work before it's made live on your blog. You can pay for your makeover via PayPal.

If you'd like me to create a new look for your blog, please email me and give me an idea of the look you would like the blog to look like. I will then present you with possible design options. Once the design products are picked, I'll get started on your makeover. Right now the wait for a makeover is about a week, but the wait is well worth it!! I will also need your blog log-in information so that I can make the changes. If you feel more comfortable you can invite me to be a contributor to your blog and give me admin rights if you don't want to share your log-in info.

I also do custom graphics, blog buttons, digital scrapbooking, and do adjustments to blogs. I can work these in quickly. Please email me for details.
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