lbjiowa
10-18-2007, 08:31 AM
This thread is for anyone who has an interest in creating greeting cards to share with others at DSP. We are focused
FIRST on supporting one another's creative efforts, :hug:
SECOND on helping each other master their digital design skills, :think:
and
THIRD on building our personal library of greeting cards so we no longer find ourselves at the convenience store at the last minute paying far too much for a card that says far too little for those who matter most in our lives!:oEach month I will initiate a new sub-thread with our 'inspiration' and any special links for the month. The basic guidelines will remain the same month-to-month. We may make changes (enhancements hopefully!) from time to time to the guidelines as we work through any 'snafues' (might as well admit right up front that we are likely to 'learn' as we go and discover oversights etc...I'm really a 'perfect person' ... it's just that God's not really done with me yet!!! like...actually...I'm still pretty close to the drawing board stage! ... so ... be patient...it will help!)
Our guidelines (at this point):
Each month you participate you will create at least one greeting card....or as many as you'd like!
Create the cards in any 'size' you prefer...just be sure to use 220- 300 dpi so we have a good quality file for printing purposes.
All cards should be shared in either JPG or PNG format. (Use PNG if you have a transparent area that allows others to add a photo, etc)
Each month you will be offered a "MegaKit" (compliments of the DSP-SNL group of designers) that you can use IF YOU LIKE. It can be downloaded at our DSP-GCC file-sharing site (http://www.4shared.com/dir/4146169/dda1513c/DSP_GCC.html).
Click this link to get a set of instructions (http://www.4shared.com/file/26726933/8f54b5c0/4shared_instructions.html) (PDF) for the uploading procedures. This will show you where to put your zipped file and to some degree explain the folder-structure of the site.
You may use any DSP kit or freebie as long as you adhere to the TOU provided in the kit AND ensure that your final shared files are flat (jpg or png).
You may use any digital papers, elements, word art etc that you have created as long as you provide proper credit for any tools and/or images you may have use in creating your designs. If you have questions about crediting the work of others (quotes, brushes, art, etc) please PM me and we'll work on getting answers and then adding what we learn here as part of our guidelines.READY TO UPLOAD YOUR CREATIONS?
Once your cards are ready to share upload it to the GCC gallery (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=5126)and add a link to it in our monthly thread so we all know there's a 'surprise' waiting for us!
At the end of the month - combine all your creations into one compressed folder and use the following naming conventions for this file:
dspusername-gccyymm
where
dspusername is your username here at DSP
gcc (that's this group!)
yy is the last two digits of the current year
mm is the two digit number for the current/challenge month
IE: spotty-gcc0710.zip would be the name of Spotty's GCC contributions for October 2007.
I know it may seem silly, but keeping the file sharing folders clean will be much easier if everyone follows this convention. Thanks.
Click this link to get a set of instructions (http://www.4shared.com/file/26726933/8f54b5c0/4shared_instructions.html) (PDF) for the uploading procedures. This will show you where to put your zipped file and to some degree explain the folder-structure of the site.
The file hosting site will have a new password each month and will allow you to access that collection for 30 days beyond the contribution period ... that will give us all the chance to wait until all contributions are in and then do a 'mass download' at the end.Let's Play!
FIRST on supporting one another's creative efforts, :hug:
SECOND on helping each other master their digital design skills, :think:
and
THIRD on building our personal library of greeting cards so we no longer find ourselves at the convenience store at the last minute paying far too much for a card that says far too little for those who matter most in our lives!:oEach month I will initiate a new sub-thread with our 'inspiration' and any special links for the month. The basic guidelines will remain the same month-to-month. We may make changes (enhancements hopefully!) from time to time to the guidelines as we work through any 'snafues' (might as well admit right up front that we are likely to 'learn' as we go and discover oversights etc...I'm really a 'perfect person' ... it's just that God's not really done with me yet!!! like...actually...I'm still pretty close to the drawing board stage! ... so ... be patient...it will help!)
Our guidelines (at this point):
Each month you participate you will create at least one greeting card....or as many as you'd like!
Create the cards in any 'size' you prefer...just be sure to use 220- 300 dpi so we have a good quality file for printing purposes.
All cards should be shared in either JPG or PNG format. (Use PNG if you have a transparent area that allows others to add a photo, etc)
Each month you will be offered a "MegaKit" (compliments of the DSP-SNL group of designers) that you can use IF YOU LIKE. It can be downloaded at our DSP-GCC file-sharing site (http://www.4shared.com/dir/4146169/dda1513c/DSP_GCC.html).
Click this link to get a set of instructions (http://www.4shared.com/file/26726933/8f54b5c0/4shared_instructions.html) (PDF) for the uploading procedures. This will show you where to put your zipped file and to some degree explain the folder-structure of the site.
You may use any DSP kit or freebie as long as you adhere to the TOU provided in the kit AND ensure that your final shared files are flat (jpg or png).
You may use any digital papers, elements, word art etc that you have created as long as you provide proper credit for any tools and/or images you may have use in creating your designs. If you have questions about crediting the work of others (quotes, brushes, art, etc) please PM me and we'll work on getting answers and then adding what we learn here as part of our guidelines.READY TO UPLOAD YOUR CREATIONS?
Once your cards are ready to share upload it to the GCC gallery (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=5126)and add a link to it in our monthly thread so we all know there's a 'surprise' waiting for us!
At the end of the month - combine all your creations into one compressed folder and use the following naming conventions for this file:
dspusername-gccyymm
where
dspusername is your username here at DSP
gcc (that's this group!)
yy is the last two digits of the current year
mm is the two digit number for the current/challenge month
IE: spotty-gcc0710.zip would be the name of Spotty's GCC contributions for October 2007.
I know it may seem silly, but keeping the file sharing folders clean will be much easier if everyone follows this convention. Thanks.
Click this link to get a set of instructions (http://www.4shared.com/file/26726933/8f54b5c0/4shared_instructions.html) (PDF) for the uploading procedures. This will show you where to put your zipped file and to some degree explain the folder-structure of the site.
The file hosting site will have a new password each month and will allow you to access that collection for 30 days beyond the contribution period ... that will give us all the chance to wait until all contributions are in and then do a 'mass download' at the end.Let's Play!