29 November 2019

Life of Art #510 [Black Friday Sales at Rocklawn Arts and New Products]

Well, hello Black Friday. Welcome, friends.

There are several sales going on at my shop Rocklawn Arts on Zazzle. Some highlights are below.

Use code: BLKFRIDAYNOW
Valid until 11/29/2019 11:59 PM PST.

I am thankful for your interest and for everyone who chooses to #ShopSmall to support small businesses like mine.

50% Off Calendars

Add your own photos for great custom gifts or enjoy cool fine art photography. Click to see the whole collection.

60% Off Fleece Blankets

Stay cozy this winter with a soft, warm fleece blanket. You can add your own photos to the one below for a personalized gift:
See more Fleece Blankets at this link.


60% Off All Cards & Invites

See more Cards here.

See Invitations for birthdays, graduation, reunions, weddings, and moving announcements here.


60% Off Canvas Prints

Check out the Canvas Prints at this link.


50% Off Phone Cases, Pillows, Mugs

Click to see the Phone Cases.

Click to see the Pillows.

Click to see the Mugs.


40% Off All-Over-Print Totes



New Products

Do you have a logo which looks best on a black or dark background? You're in luck, I've been working on a new set for white or light colored logos:

Created Rustic Lumberjack Red Black Buffalo Check Name Case-Mate iPhone Case, click through to customize and choose your model:

Created Beautiful Pink Flowers Blue Buds Spring Photo Magnet:

Pinned to boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

I hope you had a lovely Thanksgiving with tasty food and fun company if you celebrate it!


14 years ago on TTaT: tip worth the time...

22 November 2019

Life of Art #509 [Modern Holiday Cards/Stamps/Gift Wrap and Progressive Political Car Magnets]

Created some more variations of my modern geometric trees in real foil holiday cards, return address self-inking stamps, and silver and gold foil wrapping paper sheets:

Created an Abstract Black White Faux Marble Personalized Name Case-Mate iPhone 11 Case:

And finally, I discovered the new addition of car magnets to Zazzle and added several protest designs to them:

Click this link and sort by 'newest' to see the rest of the new car magnets.

Pinned to boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

Created new Gift Ideas for Customers board.

Watched and read "Three Minutes to the Perfect Pitch with Brant Pinvidic."

How was your week?


13 years ago on TTaT: 2nd Annual Thanksgiving Haikuathon

15 November 2019

Life of Art #508 [Red Black Buffalo Check Holiday Party Supplies and Decor, Cool Yule Silver/Gold Foil Holiday Cards]

Created Red Black Buffalo Check Monogram Christmas Tree decor, holiday party supplies, and office supplies as well as some new silver or gold foil Cool Yule holiday cards.

Created Red Black Buffalo Check Holiday Party Supplies collection and banner:

Created Cool Yule Script Trees Gold and Silver Foil Holiday Cards with and without a customizable photo:

Created Red Black Buffalo Check Pattern File Folder, Ink Pen, and 3 Ring Binder:

Pinned to boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

Watched/read "How to Make a realistic cast shadow in Photoshop, new way." by Colin Smith
and
"Photoshop Masking tips ft, Colin Smith (PhotoshopCAFE) + Jesus Ramirez (Photoshop Training Channel)."

Made monthly backups. Have you backed up lately?


14 years ago on TTaT: sleep-tussle?

08 November 2019

Life of Art #507 [Custom Photo Calendars, Holiday Party and Business Logo Supplies ]

Created grey, white, black, and green cover variations of my Create Your Own Modern 2020 Photo Calendar:

Click through to see the rest of the colors by tapping the colored circles under "design theme" in the sidebar of the product's page.

Created Merry Everything Curve Holiday Party Napkins in red, green, blue, and burgundy:

Created Classic Red Black Buffalo Plaid Lumberjack Pattern Paper Plate, Rustic Red Black Buffalo Plaid Lumberjack Pattern Napkin, Classic Red Black Buffalo Check Lumberjack Pattern Napkin Band:

Created Your Business Logo and Company Website or Slogan iPhone 11 Case, Custom Business Logo and Company Website Playing Cards, Add Your Custom Business Company Logo Mini Basketball Backboard, Simple 2020 Calendar Business Company Logo Beige Mouse Pad:

Shot 54 photographs, culled 5, rated rest.

Pinned to boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

Watched/read several tutuorials by Colin Smith:
"Photoshop 2020 learning Center – Superguide"

"How to Remove Tourists in Photoshop in 3 clicks – Crowd removal"

"4 ways to fix a color cast in a photo in Photoshop"

"How to Colorize a black and white photo in Photoshop – portrait"

"How to edit your photos in Photoshop CC. Any photo better in 4 easy steps"

"How to add a rim light to a photo in Photoshop"
How was your week?


10 years ago on TTaT: The literal sotto voce: behind the scenes of an introvert's voice

01 November 2019

Life of Art #506 [Merry Everything Holiday Cards, Buffalo Check Office Supplies, and more]

Created a variety of Merry Everything Curved Typography Holiday Cards in different colors, card styles, and with and without add-your-own photo templates.

See all the latest products I've created here.

Created additional Buffalo Check Pattern Office Supplies (file folder sets, binders, business cards, and pens) and put them in a collection:

Created Modern Black White Grey Varied Stripes Pattern Envelope Liner, Address Labels, and Envelope to go with a 50th birthday invitation. See them all in the 50th Birthday Modern Black White Grey Stripes collection:

Created Minimal 2020 Calendar with Company Name on Navy Faux Canvas Print and Minimal 2020 Calendar with Company Name on Black Faux Canvas Print:

Pinned to boards at Rocklawn Arts on Pinterest.

How was your week?


14 years ago on TTaT: