One day left to enter the 125Cards Leap-Year Give-Away

Written on 28 February, 2008 by David Churchill

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You have one day left to enter the 125Cards.com Leap-Year Give-Away special.
At midnight on the 29th February, I will close off the comments on the Give-Away post and then shortly afterwards announce the winners.
So hurry, there is still time to enter and win a custom 125×125 design, 1000 Entrecard points and a month advert-slot here [...]

Where to find free images and pictures for your 125×125 Advert

Written on 26 February, 2008 by David Churchill

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Creating your own 125×125 advert artwork from scratch is great, but sometimes you just need an image quick — and preferably it needs to be free — but where can you find quality royalty free images and photos fast?
Although there are now hundreds of such websites, I tend to gravitate towards two, Stock Xchng [...]

Win a Custom 125×125 Design, 1000 Entrecard Points and more…

Written on 23 February, 2008 by David Churchill

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Roll up Roll up, the 125Cards Leap Year give-away has started.I am giving away 1 Free Custom Designed 125×125 Advert with 1 month free advertising here on 125Cards.com. I am also giving away 1000 Entrecard Points, and another separate 1 month of free advertising here on 125Cards.The Prizes (Gifts).

A Free Custom Designed 125×125 Advert (You [...]

Silhouettes, something Green and a competition?

Written on 22 February, 2008 by David Churchill

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Stuck for ideas? Feed up with the same old pictures and colours?
Why don’t you try something simple like a silhouette, or a black and white photo? Give it a tweak, maybe boost the Brightness and Contrast and then you will have something a little bit different.
How many colours do you need? Sticking to a single [...]

Make a 125×125 Advert in 4 Simple Steps

Written on 15 February, 2008 by David Churchill

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Here is a quick step by step tutorial showing you how to make a very simple 125×125 style Advert or Entrecard using Photoshop.
It is not complicated, in fact it is only four simple steps, so you don’t need to be a Photoshop guru - you only need to know a few basics.
1) Nice and simple, [...]