Hey, lovely creators! We have finally whipped up a downloadable monthly calendar full of important dates, deadlines and holidays. Please remember that whilst occasion deadlines are just a guideline, uploading before them allows your work to be considered for campaigns and other fun things. ctrl + click (Mac) or right-click (Windows) then select ‘save image’ to…
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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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Despite being in lockdown for almost an entire year, time is moving quickly. Although it feels like we only just had Mother’s day, it won’t be long until Father’s day is here- so it’s time to start planning! We’ve made a collage of our ideas for you to use as inspiration. This is by no…
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With Father’s Day fast approaching, now is the time to start thinking of ideas and creating your best designs yet (especially now you might have a bit more time on your hands). We have put together a moodboard to inspire you and get your creative juices flowing. Feel free to use this as inspo but…
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If you’ve been in the industry for a little while now, you’ll know the importance of protecting your work. With lots of card companies competing for the same space, we wanted to take some steps to ensure that your hard work in creating new designs for us around big occasions doesn’t go to waste. With…
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We’ve created some new sharing images just in time for Father’s Day, making it extra easy for you to share and promote your thortful cards. How to use them? Simply pick an image and save it. Pop it into the design programme of your choice, add one of your own designs into the card space, and…
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So you’re mid-way through designing your Father’s Day cards, and you’ve got some ideas up your sleeve, but you’re looking to create your next bestseller. What’s the best way to get inspired? Read on for our guide to identifying themes and concepts for your designs for this year… … 1. What do Dads like? The…
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We’re now in full Mother’s Day selling season, but the next occasion isn’t far away, so make get designing in the next few weeks in order to make our deadline. Please make sure your Father’s Day designs are uploaded before 23rd April 2019. This gives us time to moderate them and get them into the category…
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Now is the perfect time to boost your sales by sharing your thortful cards – from social media to your customer newsletter. Just use the design programme of your choice to slot your card designs into the blank spaces. Add a caption, then link to your profile or the card itself, and share away! ……
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Here at thortful HQ we’ve been brainstorming some particularly Dad-related topics to inspire your Father’s Day designs! From classic ‘Dad’ TV shows, to current trends to adapt for the occasion, read our hotlist to get inspired: Sports and Hobbies: Football – think specific teams rather than football in general: Dads can be very loyal…
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