This October, we launched the first thortfultober – our own version of ‘Inktober’ on our exclusive creator Instagram! With a drawing prompt every day, lots of you guys dipped in and out and we loved to see what you came up with from just a single word! The challenge certainly got your creative juices flowing…
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If you ever feel like your creative juices have run dry – you’re not alone! When coming up with brilliant creative ideas most days is your bread and butter, this can become mentally exhausting, and creative block can be a common problem. We asked you, our wonderful creators, the little things you do which help…
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How are my designs printed and how does this affect them? Your designs are printed on 350gsm FSC certified card. They are chlorine-free, hard metal-free, as well as being fully recyclable and biodegradable. As the paper is matte and uncoated, this can affect how certain colours look printed. Matte paper has a more modern appearance,…
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The last blog post we did in the creator basic series was all about what to do when someone copies your design. But what do you do to prevent it in the first place? Whilst realistically there’s nothing that will 100% stop copycats, there are some things that can help put them off doing it,…
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1. Social Media There’s many pages that are made for sharing jokes and meme content – Facebook and Instagram groups, Tiktok, Pinterest, and Twitter. You might already check these platforms daily anyway but also think about checking some which are popular but you might not use such as Youtube, Reddit and Imgur. Following these pages…
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A few weeks ago, we created a brand new creator guide blog post. It’s full of info to get you started and on a roll. But what about when you’re a few weeks in? What should you expect from your journey into creating cards? How can you thrive with thortful? We spoke to one of…
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Recently the world has started opening up again, but we know that a lot of you work from home permanently as small business owners. Following on from part 1, we’re looking at some of our very own creator top tips for staying sane when you’re stuck in the house! Who better to give you ideas…
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So you’ve just signed up to become a thortful creator – woohoo! But now what? The following is all you need to know to get started and start selling! Take some time to set your profile up so it represents you/your brand – go to your Creator Profile and select ‘edit profile’ from the banner…
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As you may know, in May we celebrated ‘Mental Health Awareness Week’. It’s a cause that’s important to thortful so we teamed up with Public Health England to support their ‘Every Mind Matters’ campaign. We asked you – our very talented creators, to create some cards that fit into our ‘Are You Ok?’ card range…
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Father’s Day is almost here and the pre-release collection is live! Shout about your amazing designs and hard work with our social sharing assets! Example card is by ‘Treacle and Blush’. HOW TO USE: Simply pick an image and save it. Pop it into the design programme of your choice, be it Photoshop, Illustrator or Procreate…
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