Have you ever seen something so cool??

When the fabulous Kimberly of Barefoot Photography first showed me her sample for these, I about fell out of my chair. Ummm....can you say awesome?? When she was in the testing phase, I had to quickly play with several of my images to use these on cause...well...they rock. And, I haven't seen anything like this before.

Today we are launching more textures for you... But, what makes these unique you say?? How about the rockin' verses and quotes that can adorn your images???
With this grouping, you get a total of six textures and six text layers to use separately or together as you see fit. These are layered, PSD files and H.U.G.E. downloads (and I mean huge). And, umm...how lucky are you?? These kick ass textures are on sale for 12 bucks till Friday. And don't forget - the first THREE people to purchase get to throw an extra item in their cart for FREE (to do this, pick out your textures and one other item BEFORE you go to checkout to enter the code). Time's a wastin'....

The quick peeps: fasttextures
The slow peeps: slowtextures

And, just for fun, here are my plays:
From my personal family session with the awesome Tiffani Sunshine:
Whatcha waitin' for??

We're havin' a SALE!!!

That's right...Spring Fever has hit CG Designs and we've gone mad. But, we don't expect it to last too long.... :)

For the next 36 hours (until 8 am Friday morning), everything is 36% off. That means everything is $9.60. See....mad I tell you.

Hurry and tell your friends. You won't see another sale like this for at least a year. :)

Use the code: crazysale at checkout for your rockin' deals.

Fresh Birth Announcements

We didn't abandon you!! We have just been working hard to continue to bring you new products as best we can! This week - these fresh Baby Announcements are here! These come fully layered for ease of customization. Feeling fancy? Why not use these for promo postcards, business cards or thank you notes for your clients? Don't be bound by the title! Find the best fit for your business and use them that way! We love customization....

This set includes four designs, front and back:Use these as a perfect way to turn birth announcements into direct marketing! Every card that your clients send out has your logo on the back, sending you more business! This set of cards is as beautiful and unique as your clients

These will be priced at $15/set beginning on Sunday, May 11th. From now until then, you can get the set for 12 bucks. Don't forget, the first three people get to choose a second product for free!

Hurry and purchase - 12 bucks till midnight on 5/10.

Everyone that got off their duff and got here first, enter code: iamfast
Everyone else enter code: birth

Mommy Cards are here!

See...I told you we were crazy. Two sets in one week??? But, the request and popularity of these cards has grown so much, we thought we'd better get crackin' on some designs for you! This set comes from Pink Grapefruit Designs. Use these as client gifts, referral cards, gift tags - really anything your little imagination can come up with!!!

We have a set of three, double sided cards - fully layered and completely customizable:

Change the colors to compliment the image you have chosen, or to work with your branding!

This set will be on sale till MONDAY at midnight - $12 for the set of three double sided cards. And, remember, the first three people get to choose a second set for free!!! These have been going F.A.S.T. (like super fast...), so don't mess around! If you want 'em, get 'em now!

On Tuesday, they will go to their regular price of $15/ea. Watch next week for another launch - fresh and fully customizable cards!

For all you peeps that don't mess around, enter code: imcool

For all you dawdlers, enter code: mommysale

Click the add to cart button below or to your right to get your Mommy Cards!

Mini Marketing Sets!

Yep, that's right...the mini marketing sets are here!!! My full fledged Marketing Sets over on Pink Grapefruit Designs have gone over extremely well. I get lots and lots of happy e-mails saying how thrilled they are with the products and designs....and even more happy that they don't have to spend the time to create them for themselves. Everything is already done!! However, I do occasionally get an e-mail inquiring about ordering just a single piece from a set, or a couple pieces here and there - which of course cannot be done with the full sets for exclusivity purposes.

So, what's the next best thing? How about an all new set broken up for you into smaller pieces?!?!? Here we've got two sets - one containing a double sided business card & a double sided postcard, and the other containing letterhead & envelope!
Of course these come fully layered for ease of customization. Change up the colors as you see fit to match your current branding colors! And, these are just what I could come up with in 5 minutes last night!!
In this launch there are TWO sets. The first set contains the business card & postcard. The second set contains the Letterhead & Envelope. Both sets will sell for $15, but will be on sale for $12 till Thursday at midnight! And, don't forget....the first three people to purchase can get a second product of their choice for FREE!!!

First 3 peeps use code: irock
All you slackers use code: setsale

To order, click the "add to cart" buttons below or to the right!! Don't forget to make sure and select the correct set for your order!!

Business Card & Postcard:


Letterhead & Envelope:


That's it for today...but, don't be surprised if we launch two products this week. We're sneaky like that. So keep checking back to get in on that buy one, get one action....

**letterhead & envelope are designed with guides from VistaPrint. business card & postcard are designed with guides from WHCC**

Uh-Oh!

It looks like our discount code for the newly released textures stopped working!!! It has been reset and tested and all is right with the world again!!! If you tried to purchase these textures and weren't able to get the discount, please try again! It's good till midnight tonight, so hurry!!!!

Another set of textures!!

Our first launch of textures was such a monster hit that another one of our designers set out to get some new, different ones to add to the mix! Our textures today come from the talented photographer Jessica Hughes.

We've got NINE textures in this set this time...check out these adorable sample pics:


And, just when you thought you had our launches figured out, I'm going to switch things up on you. Still 12 bucks for three days, but now for the first three PEOPLE, you will get a second product of your choosing free. That's right. Zero moolah on your part. Two products for 12 bucks. Yep, we're insane over here at CG....livin' on a funny farm, really....

What are you waiting for?!?!? Click the add to cart button below and hurry and choose your second product...only the first three people will get it. Enter code "funnyfarm" at checkout for your freebie!! For all you other slower peeps, enter code "textures" at checkout for the $12 deal - hurry, ends Friday at midnight.


And, check back daily....this is the new dealio every time we launch a product. You know you love free stuff.... Next week? Mini marketing sets. Yum.

ORGANIZE ME!!!!!!!

Tired of wondering how much you made last year? Frantically searching old emails for a client’s phone number? Does the word taxes make you feel ill? Well, have no fear - the Organize Me! Collection is here. The Organize Me! Collection includes four Excel Spreadsheets that will help you organize your workflow and minimize those organizational headaches. The flow sheet is a perfect way to gather a client’s information all in one place. The client list will allow you to keep all of your client information in one place for quick reference. The receipt is a simple form for you to give to your client. And the expenses sheet comes in handy at tax time. Also included are tips to clean up your desk and business.
Sound fabulous and wonder how you'll ever go another day without these??? Fantabulous. Click the "add to cart" button below or to the right. These will be on sale through Friday at midnight!! That's right - 12 bucks, then back up to the standard $15. Enter code "iammessy" to get the discount.

**This collection works with EXCEL only. Refunds will not be given for purchasers who do not have Excel. All forms are copyrighted. Please do not copy, share or sell as your own.**

Warm Fuzzies

Of course, we love it when we get e-mails and comments from clients loving our products - makes us want to crank out more to keep you all happy! But, we are absolutely head over heels when we get an e-mail with not only ooey gooey goodness, but also an example of how they've customized our product to suit their needs!!

A big thanks to Kari of Little Monsters Photography for this warm fuzzy and for allowing us to share it and a link to her customization here on the blog!!

"I purchased CG Designs blog headers and was amazed at the ways you can customize them to fit all your blogs or splash pages. In the course of one night, I think I created five different splash pages. The clipping masks and layers make them so easy to use and the design of each one is so different that the set is perfect for anyone. I really love the film strip header! Blogs are so popular now that you really need to make yours look different from everyone else's. These headers are so customizable that if you spend just two minutes on them no two will look the same."

And to see how she customized the blog header, have a looksie at her splash page! Love to see that creativity!! Little Monsters Photography

Keep watch on the blog for the release of new Spring Cards - use them for graduations, birthday parties, Mother's Day - whatever your little heart desires. The countdown to the release is on now....and remember, they are on sale for three days after their launch! Don't miss it!

Unique Blog Headers

That's right...we just keep hittin' ya with more new and fabulous products!! Yet another new design from the awesome and talented Jess. This time we have a set of three blog headers - use one for your business, one for personal or switch them up every few months!! These are completely customizable - in the samples shown, you can see just a few of the endless variations you can do.

This set comes with three different blog headers, each fully layered for customization. You can get these three at the awesome price of 15 bucks!! And, as always with our new product launch, if you hurry you can get them even cheaper! They will be on sale for $12 through Friday (3/21) at midnight. No code necessary! Don't delay...as of 12:01am on 3/22, these bad boys will be at regular price.
What's on the horizon for CG Designs? In the works now we have more textures, an organizational business packet, Spring cards and mini marketing sets!! Check back to the blog often for the new products!!

Did someone say textures?

The launch of CG Designs was a hit even we couldn't anticipate! And, to keep up with demand many of the vendors are feverishly working to create new and unique products to offer you! With that comes our first set of textures!

From the amazingly talented Jess of Savvy Designs by Jess, we have two sets of textures here, eight designs in each set. Both sets will give your images a rockin' look.

Textures Set ONE:
And, Textures Set TWO:
Dontcha love 'em?? So, what can be better than 8 great textures for 15 bucks? You can find Jess' new textures to the right! Click "add to cart" next to the set of your choice.

Keep checking the blog for new products to be added!!

The Products

(To purchase, click the "add to cart" links at the right!)

Never before have so many designers paired together to bring you a variety of marketing and client pieces to help ease your workflow!!

The pieces included in this collection are currently not available anywhere else. We have a wide variety of offerings to touch on many aspects of your business needs. Included are:

(3) NEW designs from Savvy Designs including an accordion fold card, a folded bookmark and a rep card!

(4) NEW collage and storyboard actions from Pink Grapefruit Designs including one design for printing on gallery wrapped canvases!

(5) NEW RAW presets from EyeCandy in an encore to her hugely popular first set!

Also included are the much sought after actions used by photographer Jessica Hughes and a 5x5 Asuka book from Through These Eyes Creations!

So - what do you get??? See below samplings of the offerings....

FIVE new presets from EyeCandy - $15:
THREE new designs from Savvy Designs - $15:
**Accordion card (use as a birthday invite, holiday card or client mailer!):
**rep card (great for referral cards to new or existing clients):
**And, the coordinating folded bookmark. Could be used for policies, as a bag tag, or even as business cards!
FOUR new collage and storyboard actions from Pink Grapefruit Designs - $15 (will work ONLY in full versions of Photoshop)

**designed as a 24x24 Canvas Gallery Wrap (actual dimensions are 28x28):**16x16 collage with customizable colored square and text:
**12x18 Storyboard with reduced opacity image:
**20x20 Storyboard with four images:

Photoshop Actions from Jessica Hughes' personal collection - $15
The great part about these products is you can buy a couple based on your needs...or you can buy more for great savings!!

Buy three sets - SAVE $5 (enter code: "save5" at checkout)
Buy four sets - SAVE $10 (enter code: "save10" at checkout)
Buy five sets - SAVE $15 (enter code: "save15" at checkout)