9/30/10

Five Free Christmas Card Samples From The Spotted Olive™

Are you looking for a cool retro, modern Christmas card for the holiday season? Then check out our Retro Modern Holiday Ornaments Christmas card (shown below) and try before you buy with 5 FREE when you use coupon code: HOLIDAYCARDZ at checkout!  Please Note: Buyer is responsible for shipping, handling and applicable taxes. Free offer only available on this design from The Spotted Olive™.

Retro Modern Holiday Ornaments Card card


Interested in other modern Christmas card designs? Stop by The Spotted Olive™ today and take a peek at our fabulous holiday card selection!

100% of card net sale price (excluding shipping and taxes) is deducted when one, two, three, four, or five qualifying cards are purchased from http://www.zazzle.com/free+cards and the coupon code HOLIDAYCARDZ is applied at checkout. Offer does not apply to create your own cards. Buyer is responsible for shipping and handling and sales tax charges. Offer is valid from September 27, 2010 through October 16, 2010 at 11:59pm PT. Offer does not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or volume discount offers. If a volume discount applies to your order, you will receive either the discount set forth in this offer or the standard volume discount, whichever is greater. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only.

9/29/10

Save $9 on Personalized Binders from The Spotted Olive™

Personalized binders are on sale! Save $9 on personalized Avery binders with code: AVERYCUSTOM1 at checkout. Now is a great time to get your holiday binders or purchase them as Christmas gifts. Our quality binders are customizable and feature full-color, photo quality printing. Available in three ring sizes—1", 1.5" and 2" with no minimum order quantity!

Holiday Ornaments Holiday Memories Avery Binder binder


Warm Wishes Holiday Memories Avery Binder binder


Recipes Made With Love Avery Binder binder






$9.00 of the binder net sale price will be deducted when one or more binder items is purchased and the coupon code AVERYCUSTOM1 is applied at checkout. The net sale price is the price of the product (excluding shipping and taxes). Offer is valid from September 14, 2010 through December 31, 2010 at 11:59pm PT. This offer does not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or volume discount offers. If a volume discount applies to your order, you will receive either the discount set forth in this offer or the standard volume discount, whichever is greater. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only.

9/27/10

Dog Days!

We love dogs at The Spotted Olive™ and have three of them! We like to refer to them as our "staff" as well as beloved members of the family. They are such wonderful, loving and loyal creatures and I couldn't imagine life without them. And as a matter of fact, today is the day we celebrate their birthdays!

Annie is the dog pictured at the top. She is a black lab with an ultra sweet, laid-back personality. She's so beautiful and extremely patient! Annie loves treats and playing with her red ball!

Zoe is the dog pictured in the middle. She's a mix of border collie and some other herding dog we assume. We adopted her from the local shelter a week after we adopted Annie. She's quite the comedian and always tries to get a laugh! She's a very loving dog and I have an extremely strong bond with her. She loves snacks and hiking with her backpack on.

Jags is the dog pictured at the bottom. He's a border collie and filled with endless energy. We adopted Jags 3 years ago from the local shelter. He's a really sweet boy who loves to play and cuddle. This 50 lb. boy loves to be held like a baby!

In honor of my babies' birthdays, let's have a sale! From now until October 3, 2010 at 11:59 pm PST, all pet apparel is 25% off and greeting cards are 50% off with code HAPPYDOGWEEK at checkout! A great time to get your Christmas gifts for your puppies, not to mention ordering your holiday cards.
 
 
mama's boy pet clothing petshirt


daddy's girl wear pet clothing petshirt





Punk Plaid Skully Dog T-Shirt petshirt




Swirly Girly Star Dog T-Shirt petshirt



Rambunctious Dog T-Shirt petshirt


See more dog t-shirts from The Spotted Olive™ and The Spunky Puppy! View The Spotted Olive's assortment of folded modern greeting cards!

50% of the card net sale price and 25% of the pet apparel net sale price will be deducted when one or more qualifying products are purchased and the coupon code HAPPYDOGWEEK is applied at checkout. The net sale price is the price of the product (excluding shipping and taxes). Offer is valid from September 27, 2010 through October 3, 2010 at 11:59pm PT. This offer does not apply to past purchases and may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or volume discount offers. If a volume discount applies to your order, you will receive either the discount set forth in this offer or the standard volume discount, whichever is greater. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only.

9/26/10

A Special Project!

I was recently asked to participate in a special project by my friends John & Stacy Lynch of Cripple Creek Barbeque who are trying to grow their small business. They are currently trying to raise funds through Kickstarter and were looking to have custom limited edition labels created for each of their four barbeque sauces. They contacted four of their artist/designer friends to help out and I was honored to be included. As a small business owner myself, I think it is important to help your friends and neighbors achieve their goals too. This is the label I designed for the project.


Cripple Creek Barbeque has four sauces—Original, Chipotle, Roasted Garlic and Caramelized Onion. Each artist/designer created a label for a different sauce. The custom labels are going to be used as a reward for anyone who pledges $85 to Cripple Creek Barbeque through the Kickstarter program. So if you pledge $85 to help this small business grow, they are going to send you all four of their excellent barbeque sauces with the limited edition labels.

Participants also included Tricia-rennea Wilson (Original sauce label), Dean T. Hamilton (Chipotle sauce label) and Shannon Rene' Justice (Roasted Garlic sauce label). Below is a compilation of all the labels that were created for this project. A cool collection of different styles! And if you like their styles, click on their names and you'll be taken to their shops! They are all small business owners too and I love that we all came together to help another small business. Now this is how the world should work! Click on the image to see it larger.



What I love about Cripple Creek Barbeque (besides the fact that it is owned by my friends) is that they really care about people, the environment and doing the right thing while still making quality barbeque sauces and rubs that are affordable. 

Chef John Lynch, in a quest to create foods that aren’t full of sugars, artificial flavors and chemicals, first created the spice combination that gives Cripple Creek Barbeque its distinct flavor. That combination became the base of the sauces—blended with other all natural ingredients their sauces are rich, deep and full of flavor and contain NO High Fructose Corn Syrup. John & Stacy Lynch also have a strong belief in sustainability and environmental awareness so Cripple Creek Barbeque uses materials that are 100% recycled or recyclable. Currently they are working on a new honey barbeque sauce flavor where all proceeds will be going to a non-profit organization. That's pretty amazing!

Cripple Creek Barbeque is trying to get $7,500 in pledges through Kickstarter by Friday Dec 10, 11:19pm EST to help them fund their business. They will use the money to purchase bottles, lids, labels, ingredients and advertising. If they don't get at least $7,500 in pledges by that date, the project will not be funded and  they will not receive anything. Pledge levels start at $5 and go up to $500 or more. For the mere cost of a cup of coffee, you could help a small company with a big conscience reach their goal. Besides helping a small business grow, depending upon your pledge level, you'll get some fabulous and tasty rewards:

  • Pledge $5 or more and you'll get a personal thank you email and a mention on Cripple Creek Barbeque's website and Facebook page.
  • Pledge $20 or more and you'll get a personal recipe developed by John for your tastes and a mention Cripple Creek Barbeque's website and Facebook page.
  • Pledge $50 or more and you'll get the Cripple Creek Barbeque Gift Set consisting of the choice of 2 sauces, a rub, basting brush and menu ideas.
  • Pledge $85 or more and you'll receive all four Cripple Creek Barbeque sauces with the limited edition labels as seen above. The set will be numbered. This is a special pledge level and limited reward with only 12 sets available.
  • Pledge $100 or more and get all of the rewards mentioned (except the four sauces with the limited edition labels) plus a Cripple Creek Barbeque t-shirt.
  • Pledge $150 or more and get all of the rewards mentioned (except the four sauces with the limited edition labels) plus an entire meal's menu written by John with recipes and wine or beer parings.
  • Pledge $200 or more and get all four sauces, rub and a Cripple Creek Barbeque t-shirt.
  • Pledge $500 or more and John will personally come and cater a party for you and 15 of your nearest and dearest. *Limited to Mountain time Zone. 
 
You can visit Cripple Creek Barbeque's official website, Facebook page and follow them on Twitter. And don't forget to stop by their page on Kickstarter and make a pledge! And if you can't help financially, help spread the word by posting about them on your blogs, websites, Facebook and Twitter. Please support small businesses!

I'd love to hear what you think about my label design for this very special project, please leave me a comment if you are so inclined! Thanks for stopping by.

9/25/10

Free Economy Shipping Through 9/26/10!

The Spotted Olive™ is pleased to announce FREE economy shipping on purchases made now through September 26, 2010 at 11:59 PST with coupon code: FREEECONSHIP at checkout. Now is a great time to get your holiday gift shopping started or order your personalized Christmas cards!

Warmest Holiday Wishes Christmas Photo Flat Card invitation


Holiday Ornaments-Merry Christmas T-Shirt shirt


I Love My Little Ghettoblaster Mousepad mousepad



Famous (Blue) Tie tie




To qualify for this free shipping offer, one or more Zazzle products must be purchased and economy shipping must be selected as the shipping option. The coupon code FREEECONSHIP must be entered during checkout to receive the offer. The free shipping offer is for economy shipping to U.S. addresses only. Offer does not apply to shoes, skateboards, binders, or photo sculptures. Shipping charges will apply to oversized orders and orders being shipped on an expedited basis or outside the U.S. Offer is valid from September 24, 2010 at 5:00pm PT through September 26, 2010 at 11:59pm PT. Your order must be placed during that time to qualify for this special offer. This promotional offer may not be combined with any other Zazzle promotional or discount offers. Offer valid on Zazzle.com only.

9/24/10

Nice comments from a happy customer!

We are exstatic to have just received this super nice e-mail from Julie, one of our happy customers!

"Hi Debbie,
I can't tell you how much I LOVE your business cards! They have, I believe, gotten us some extra attention and new clients because EVERYBODY says we're UBER cool! I don't know if you're familiar with the national NPR radio show The Diane Rehm Show - but it's pretty big time. The people on that staff LOVE your design (I know because they think we have the coolest business cards in the book publicity business!).

Thanks!
Julie"


Thank you so much for taking the time to let us know, Julie! You made our day!

To check out our selection of  hip and trendy professionally designed business cards, please stop by our shop, The Spotted Olive™.

9/13/10

Cute Halloween Photo Cards!

The spunky and modern Halloween Ticking Stripes & Skull Photo Card design by The Spotted Olive™ is a festive way to send your Happy Halloween greetings to family and friends. Featuring a darling ticking striped background in orange and black, a cute little skull and the words "Happy Halloween," on a black background this photo card is sure to put a smile on the recipient's face. Easy to personalize with your photo, the year and your text. Available in a variety of color choices.

Halloween Ticking Stripes & Skull Photo Card photocard


The Spotted Olive™ is your online source for funky, cute & cool designs on hip business cards, trendy paper goods and unique gifts.

9/7/10

New! Modern Merry Christmas Polka Dots Holiday Cards

This beautiful holiday photo Christmas card design by The Spotted Olive™ features an elegantly grungy background with cute striped accents, a polka dot picture frame, ribbon, tag with snowflake and the words "Merry Christmas" on the front and "Holiday Wishes For Love & Happiness" on the inside. Perfect for sending your Christmas greetings to family and friends. Personalize with your photo, year, names or other special text. Available on a variety of cards styles—flat cards, photo cards and postcards plus postage, labels and more!

Modern Merry Christmas Polka Dots Folded Card card


Modern Merry Christmas Polka Dots Folded Card card


The Spotted Olive™ is your online source for funky, cute & cool designs on hip business cards, trendy paper goods and unique gifts.

9/2/10

New Product Launch! Custom Avery Labels

We are thrilled to announce the addition of custom Avery labels to our line of products at The Spotted Olive™! You can use custom labels for everything! Choose Avery® brand custom labels to match your mailings, or make life easier with labels around your home or office. Labels are great for holiday gift tags, RSVP cards, family mailings, wedding favors boxes and bags, food gifts, invitations and so much more! Avery® custom labels from The Spotted Olive™ print right to the edge in full bleed, full-color printing. Product specifications are as follows:
  • Avery® brand labels available in 3 sizes: 
    • Return Address labels .75" x 2.25", sheet of 30
    • Address labels 1.25" x 2.38", sheet of 18
    • Shipping labels 2" x 3.75", sheet of 8

  • Full bleed, full-color printing
  • Rewriteable and reprintable
  • 8.5" x 11" sheets feed right into your inkjet printer
  • 100% satisfaction guaranteed
  • Ships in 24 hours
  • Printed and packaged in the USA
Super easy to personalize if you don't want to print your custom information from your printer! Don't want it to be a return address label? You can change, format and position the text however you want, just hit the "customize" button on the product page.


Retro Modern Holiday Ornaments Christmas Labels label


Elegant Damask Frame Monogram Return Address Label label

Trendy Zebra Chic label


See more funky, cute and cool custom labels at The Spotted Olive™.

The Spotted Olive™ is your online source for funky, cute & cool designs on hip business cards, trendy paper goods and unique gifts.