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New Pre-made Blog Designs will be available July 1st!
New Pre-mades will be in my Pre-Made store on July 1st!
These rejects are customer first drafts many of which were redesigned because the first draft did not suit the customer. However, just because the design didn’t suit one person doesn’t mean it won’t suit another!
So I give customer rejects a second chance at life because they are beautiful designs that deserve to have a home!
So On July 1, I will post a whole new set of Pre-Made designs!
These are perfect for those who don’t want to go through the design process and want a pretty blog right now without waiting in my design line!
A design will only be sold ONCE. These are original designs and I don’t sell them to more than one customer. Once its gone, its gone.
Fill out the form below to get on my mailing list
so that you can receive a reminder in your email about the New Pre-Mades launch!
The new premades will be available for purchase on a first come/first serve basis at
MIDNIGHT CENTRAL TIME on July 1!!!!
at the Premade Designs Store HERE: http://laycockdesigns.com/pre-made-designs-store/
Happy New Year!
Good morning!
Welcome to 2012!
Here’s hoping 2012 is a fantastic year for all!
If you are here today looking for my annual Pre-Mades New Year’s Day sale, there isn’t one this year.
For the last 3 months I have been working extensively on graphics for CHA (Craft and Hobby Association) as well as designing a rubber stamp catalog for a stamp company. I’m also designing some in-store point of purchase graphics for wholesalers. I’m doing a project for a stamp company who will be wholesaling to brick and mortar stores and they need to provide the stores with display board.
As a result, it has been hard to justify the prep time involved in preparing the premades for sale (setting up the premade graphic, writing up description, making paypal buttons) when I have so much deadline work to get done.
I will be finished with my CHA work shortly (CHA is end of January) … and I’ll start a whole new set of blog designs this month. When my CHA work is done, I’m thinking about doing a spring Premades sale… so basically the Premades sale will simply be a bit late this year.
If you’d like to keep updated on when my spring Pre-mades sale will be, please subscribe to this blog for updates at the left.
I will post an announcement at least a month in advance of the Pre-mades sale so that there is plenty of time for you all to get it on your calendar.
On another note…
I will be getting a brand new computer and all up-to-date software this month. Back in September, my computer was fried by a power surge caused by trees on 4 1/2 Mile Road in Racine hitting overhead wires. The result was a series of nasty flickering that ended when my computer went dark while working on a blog design.
I’ve been working on a “loaner” computer from my in-laws for the last 3 months, but the loaner is older than the computer I had, and it will not be sufficient for long term. So the computer and all software will be replaced THIS MONTH!!!!
Everything was backed up!!!!!
Don’t worry, all of my files and blog designs on my hard drive are safe! I didn’t lose any data at all. I back up on a regular basis and the hard drive itself was not fried, just the computer. My husband was able to remove the hard drive from my fried computer and place it in the loaner. So all is well.
Lack of blog posts…. I’ll be posting regularily again shortly!
Due to all the important deadline work I’ve been doing for CHA, it also has been hard to justify preparing and posting finished work on my blog. (I have a folder with at least 50 finished designs to post here). I haven’t had the time to prep and post them. But the CHA work is almost finished and I will be going back to a regular schedule shortly.
Catalog Design:
The reason I took on a large project such as a stamp company catalog is because 1. I love layout and I wanted to get back to my roots… take a short break from blogs and do InDesign layout… 2. Refresh my InDesign layout skills and 3. To have a catalog in my design portfolio.
So as you can see, my work in the last few months has been much different than my normal routine, and because of that, some things, such as preparing blog posts and pre-mades has been less of a priority.
Look forward to regular blog posts again shortly as I catch up with my long design wait list! And if you are not able to wait, let me know that as well and I’ll take care of your order.
I treasure the work I do for EVERYONE! And my wish is that EVERYONE is happy, but I take on work on a wait list basis because I’m one person and can only do so much in a day because I have to get sleep too! lol
So… I apologize that there is no pre-made sale today…
look for one later this spring…
and watch for an announcement about a month before the pre-made sale!
Greetings to you all in the new year and God Bless!
Creating a Custom Facebook Page!
My partner Heather Wright-Porto and I are now offering a new, affordable service where we can create Facebook pages like these for you!
I created Tammy Shaia’s Facebook Welcome page where you see a custom Facebook page. Heather created the one for Sandi MacIver which features what is known as a “reveal” page and uses video as well, and uses the new iFrame platform. Both compliment their blog designs!
And for those of you who have emailed me asking….
NO, you DO NOT need to pay for
private hosting of any kind
to have a beautiful, custom Facebook page
in the new iFrame environment!
To see Tammy’s page live,
go to www.Facebook.com/be-creative-stamping!
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Here is what you will see when visiting Sandi’s page:
http://www.facebook.com/SandiMacIver.StampinUp.PortlandOregon
Then after liking her page you can view her exclusive holiday video and more:
Facebook Custom Pages
Introductory Pricing!
One time, flat fee. No recurring charges!
Custom Page Only: $25
Custom Page and Reveal Page Package: $45
IMPORTANT NOTES: A design list will quickly form, be sure to email either or Heather Wright-Porto or myself to help you (AND put FACEBOOK PAGE in the email subject line). If I’m working on your blog graphics, you can quickly email me to let me know you’d like to add the Facebook Page as well.
We work together and support each other so it doesn’t matter which of us you email…you will get a professional, beautiful facebook page!
Lastly, if you do not have a current blog design to use or coordinate with your new Facebook Custom Page, then additional design fees may apply.
Problems with Google Sites/Blogger
Heather has an update about Google Sites/Blogger problems that everyone has been experiencing since yesterday.
Please click here to read her updates!
If the issue doesn’t get fixed, I will move your graphics to another file manager.
