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NOT your ordinary greeting cards!  
The Blac Gurlz Ink Babes would like to invite you to join us for our Butches of the Bay Postcard series release party! Not only are we introducing our new product to you – Blac Gurlz Ink Postcards, we also want you to meet and mingle with the models who contributed to, not only our Butches of the Bay project, but models from our Graffiti Queer series, M. Khaleel and Jennifer Jane will be in the House as well!! In addition to meeting the models and previewing our new product line, there will be a complete menu of Asian/Urban blend food (vegetarian included), provided by Mazu; a well stocked bar, a DJ and more!!! (meal and drinks are separate from admission). It’s like I wrote in our blog: http://blacgurlzink.wordpress.com, “we want you to get to know our models like we have!” Time: 9pm – 2am Admission: $5 Where: Mazu – SF 3809 Geary Blvd. (btw 2nd & 3rd Ave. in the Inner Richmond) San Francisco, Ca. *Full menu available til 11ish, lite menu served til closing. So Come Out on Feb. 19, 2010 & Party like a Rock Star!! http://www.mazusf.com/ Additional Stuff: •Raffle •Select framed, autographed prints •Blac Gurlz Ink greeting cards and postcards •And tons of FUN!!! How Blac Gurlz Ink Began! It’s funny how things work out. I never thought in a million years that I would be in the greeting card business. Hell, at several points in my Life I have been quite content to be a worker bee…hahaha! Blac Gurlz Ink, for me, came about due to two reasons. Reason one, my first girlfriend lived on the opposite coast and when I wanted to send her a card just to say I was thinking of her — there was nothing out there for lesbians specifically. The second reason, I love graphic design. Somehow this Taurus decided that the two should form some breathing entity to catapult me onto the cover of Forbes! *haha, you’re laughing…bring me the issue and I will autograph it for you…hahaha! I’m stepping way out of my personal comfort zone with this and excitedly so. To be honest, though, this is ONE, of a few thing in my life, I am certain is the right thing to do! Now being a creative cookie I am always on the lookout for info, ideas, and opportunities to expand and be better at what I am doing…I’m working on getting the formula just right. Blac Gurlz Ink creates handcrafted couture greeting cards that are artistic enough to appeal to EVERYONE, in addition to coordinating photo shoots using members of the LGBT community that are subsequently transformed into our premium greeting cards for my LGBT "family". So tonight, after a very exciting and energizing day I find I cant sleep and cant work because its late so I go looking for info and ideas to bring to you and what do I find…an article on how to make a greeting card! I think it’s pretty interesting and of course if you put your personal spin on it…well, Viola! Some might say, “why would she tell folks how to make a card vs. buying one of hers?” Well, the way I see it, some days you might want to make them yourself (and why not have a guide of some sort) and other days you might feel like “oh bust it, I’ll just buy one from Blac Gurlz Ink!” hahaha! Our handcrafted couture and premium greetings cards are a hot item and once folks learn about us and that we’re using “real” LGBT folks from the community vs. professional models in our design concepts, to give our product a more “authentic” look and to provide a more “accurate” representation of the LGBT community…well, we have no worries…that we're going to BIG! Plus there is enough of everything for us all! So scroll down and check out our Holiday Specials and to read about how to create a card with your own wonderful hands! Our blog is also chalked full of ideas on what you can do with holiday cards AFTER the holidays have passed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday Gift Sets Now Available! The holidays are fast approaching and the Blac Gurlz Ink line of greeting cards is expanding just as fast! We know that the holidays can present a unique opportunity for same-sex loving members and their allies to exchange holiday greeting cards and gifts that reflect and express their holiday wishes. Well, just in time for the holidays, Blac Gurlz Ink has created a “HOLIDAY GIFT SET” for the LGBT family member or friend in your Life! And don’t forget to check out our Holiday Pets on Parade greeting cards…we’re thinking we may make these limited edition/collector’s greeting cards! $50 Holiday Gift Set! 1) 3 Premiere Greeting Cards or 1 Couture Greeting Card ($15 value – your choice) 2) 1 Blac Gurlz Ink T-shirt ($35 value – 2 designs to choose from) 3) 1 Poster ($10 value – 2 designs to choose from) Click the "Shop" tab above to view the entire selection from which to choose Your Cards!  
   
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holiday Pets on Parade Greeting Cards! We all know that our “furbabies” bring us so much joy throughout the year and I bet that many have “stockings hung by the chimney with care”…in hope that St. Paws will soon be there…hahaha! So to honor our cats, dogs…and all animals who are affectionately referred to as “our pets”…I created a holiday line to celebrate our best friends, comrades and furry members of the family! And you can custom order any combination you want!   
INSTRUCTIONS provide by brokengirl (an eHow community member): 1. Go to your local arts & crafts store and get all the necessary things you need. I would also include paint on the list…a tricky ingredient in making the greeting cards is the feather quill pen that can be found at Barnes & Noble or Michael’s. 2. Cut the large sheets of handmade paper in halves and then bend them together so they have a crease down it’s spine…You can open and close them at this point and you are on your way to creating a greeting card. 3. Write the greeting. It can be words of inspiration or a poem. Do the writing in india ink with the feather quill pen and it will look magnificent! Choose the celebration greeting, from Christmas Eve to Congrats to the newly weds or proud parents. 4. Decorate. It is always fun to decorate a surface. Now you can attach any images you may have or write more words with coloured markers. Stickers are always a good choice when decorating. 5. Are you just going to give the person the greeting card or are you going to put it in an envelope send? Make sure you buy over-sized envelopes to fit your handmade cards! http://www.ehow.com/how_2218834_greeting-card.html . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Please Click Here for Casting Call and Submissions Info |
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