123Greetings Studio Artist Community Blog

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  • Welcome To 123Greetings

    Welcome To 123Greetings

    The beauty & warmth of autumn brought with it talented and gifted artists and 123 Greetings Studio welcomed them aboard with open arms.

    With each one of them having a unique style and design sensibility, users loved their cards which resulted in them winning the reward plan within a just few months of them joining our platform.

    Coming from different walks of life, their cards have a contemporary yet traditional touch to it and address the needs of our target audience. Even though the cards are fashionable, witty and cute and imbibe current trends, the roots are intact and the emotions depicted are just right enough to strike a chord with our viewers. We have linked their profiles and work so that you all can have a look at their cards and draw some inspiration for yourself.

    So without any further ado, here’s introducing them and their distinctive skills which helped them win.

    Bhaskar Banerjee (curlyvine): Bhaskar who has recently joined Studio has some great designing skills and ideas. With merely 13 cards in his portfolio, he has already won the Reward Plan which clarifies that this man is here to stay. The use of animation and audio in his cards always surprises us and no wonder why his cards are performing massively well amongst our users. Do check out his profile for some really amazing ecards.

    Ecard by Curlyvine

    Ranjula Chaudhury (crazycrafty): Ranjula a doting mother, wife and extremely talented designer who finds time to follow her passion no matter how busy one’s life is. Her cards are full of colour and life, from modern to vintage, from youthful to animated cards. She has the array of all the beautiful cards at her destination. Visit her profile to know to see what we’re talking about.

    Ecards by Crazycrafty

    Balaji Rajan (Happy_Greetings): Balaji is one dynamic person who’s work speaks his style. He is a person who always strives for some new designs and makes sure his users love his creations. Hardly a month old, he has proved his versatility into all categories. Be it a Birthday card or Thanksgiving, he is amazing when it comes to express someone feelings through visual graphics and words. He is indeed a master of all trades. Do check out his work for more updates.

    Ecard by Happy_Greetings

    Nimrod Shif (drawnwindow): Nirmod, a painter, comic designer and a YouTuber. He is merely a month old on our Studio platform and has given us some really good work. His work speaks his talent & experience. Being a comic designer all his cards are personalized as per the situation and we are really proud to have him on board with us. We really look up to him and wish him all the good luck with 123 Greetings. Check out his profile to see some cute and adorable comics.

    Ecard by drawnwindow

    We hope reading about the above new artists got you excited and motivated.

    From all of us at Studio keep learning, taking in new experiences and Sign up to 123Greetings Studio and give wings to your dreams!

    Until then, Happy Designing!

  • 8 Ways To Create The Ultimate Hanukkah Greetings!

    8 Ways To Create The Ultimate Hanukkah Greetings!

    Hanukkah, also known as the Festival of Lights and Feast of Dedication, is an eight day Jewish Holiday. The word Hanukkah means ‘dedication’, the theory goes that with enough dedication and commitment, God creates miracles. Like many other faiths, the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah brings light in the darkest time of the year. Being an important festival for Jews and its closeness to Christmas, it is a good opportunity to increase card sends and gain on the earnings by increasing ROW sends.

    So what are the important elements associated with this holiday? We’ll cover some major ones which will help you produce some wonderful ecards.

    Ecard by Jothi

    • The Menorah – The lighting of the menorah is the most important Hanukkah tradition. A menorah is a candle stand with 9 branches. Each evening of Hanukkah one candle is lit with a special blessing. Include this element and a glow to your cards.
    • Dreidel – Playing with dreidel is a popular Hanukkah tradition. People play this game with a square spinning top. The game is played with pennies and candy. The player who has all the candy and pennies in the end is the winner.
    • Hanukkah Food – Fried foods are traditional during Hanukkah in remembrance of the sacred oil. Popular fried foods are Latkes (Potato pancakes) and Sufganiyot (Sweet jam filled doughnuts). Eating dairy products, especially cheese is another Hanukkah tradition.
    • Hanukkah Songs – Variety of Hanukkah songs have been composed over the years in Hebrew & English both. Research on some of the popular Hanukkah songs and add them to your ecards to give it that extra touch.

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    Send your loved ones Hanukkah greetings! 

    • Gift Giving Tradition – Usually gift giving is reserved for younger children, and the only traditional gift on the holiday is gelt (coin shaped chocolates covered in gold foil) or small amounts of money.
    • Colors And Symbol – Blue, silver and white are the Hanukkah colors and Jews fills their homes with these colored decorative items. The large Star of David is a Jewish symbol used to decorate homes and convey message of festive spirit. Hence cards should reflect these colors and symbols for people to appreciate them.
    • Hanukkah Flowers – Jewish people share the joy of Hanukkah by sending beautiful Hanukkah flowers and gift baskets to their loved ones. Since blue and white are considered colors of Hanukkah, Lilies, white and blue roses and chrysanthemums are the widely exchanged Hanukkah flowers.
    • Family Celebration – As in many other celebrations of many other cultures, Hanukkah is about family. It’s a joyous time of the year when those you love gather together to play games, share food, blessings and music. Hence this can be showed in the cards for Wishes, Family, Friends and loved ones.

    So an optimum mix of all the above elements would surely help you come up with great ecards. Showcase your creativity and capitalize on your earnings! So, good luck and make the most of this festival!