Samples for "My Diaper Addiction" Part II

Andrea loved the first set of samples but wanted to see a couple of changes. :)

First sample:
- lighter fairy
- lighter green font

Second sample:
- purple butterfly to replace the fairy
- lighter green font with effects to make it stand out more

Click to view larger :)

And the winner is.....pantufla13!!!!

Thank you to everyone who commented on my Blog to let me know how I can improve my Hyena Cart! I appreciate how well thought-out each of the comments was.

Pantufla13, I'll email you to find out which of the following you'd like: Animated Banner, Twitter Design, or Business Card Design!

Crystalb, Angela, Melanie, Thiry47, April Joy, and First, as a special thank you for taking the time to post such helpful comments, I'd like to offer each of you 50% off of your choice of: Animated Banner, Twitter Design, or Business Card Design. Here's the link to my site so that you can see samples of previous work and pricing: JoyfulRose Online Shop. I'll also be emailing each of you this afternoon. :)

Edited to add: I emailed everyone whose email addresses I could find. If you didn't receive an email from me please let me know your address. Thanks!

Next week I'll work on adding a custom logo design option, changing the "About" so it doesn't open in a new tab, and embedding images on my HC (especially in the "Portfolio" section). In the future I'll plan to expand beyond HC, Etsy, and ArtFire; just need to practice my coding skills so that I feel comfortable with that. :)

Here's a screenshot of our random number generator (visit this link for the actual website where you can generate your own random numbers):



Speaking of random number generators...it always reminds me of this silly Dilbert cartoon (which my husband and I quote all the time!):


Thanks again for taking time out of your busy lives to comment about my Hyena Cart; I appreciate the help,
Tina :)

Mockups for "Jenny's Simply Clean"

I'm working with Jenny to create some graphics for her new website. I've worked with Jenny several times before and it's always a pleasure!

She asked for top buttons (Home, View Cart, and Contact) and left navbar buttons (Search, Shopping, Information, and Products) to match the colors of the website Michelle is designing for her.

Here are a couple mockups of her site design so far (web layout by Michelle Tate; logo by Personal Photo Art, header, button graphics, and detergent image effects by JoyfulRose). Top mockup header has no border; bottom has a thin green header.

Samples for "My Diaper Addiction"

Andrea was looking for a header for her new shop that incorporated purple, blue, green, and pink. She loves, "fairies and fantasy type things, butterflies and dragonflies" and she wanted a swirly font. :)

I came up with a couple of different ideas to see which type of look she's hoping for. The first one is more fancier and more delicate-looking to me. I love the little pixie girl and the butterflies with their trails. I also like the second one because it's very simple and will look nice even at smaller sizes.

Which is your favorite? :)

(Click on the image to view larger. The black background isn't part of either header; just there to help show off the two samples)

Hyena Cart Congo Mockups for "Avant-Garde", Part III

Testing out header fonts. :)

Hyena Cart Congo Mockups for "Avant-Garde", Part II

Meaghan liked the last mockups but LOVES the square picture in these samples. Image provided by April's talented father-in-law. :)

I also added a pretty little border for each corner of the "about Avant-Garde" section, and used the same corner borders for the sample vendor header.

Colors, borders, fonts, etc., can all be changed. (Click to view larger image)

Proof for "sweetpea boutique" - Part III

Maggie liked the last sample but wanted the vines a bit more spread out, and a lot less vines. This sample is my personal favorite. :)

Let me know what you think!

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Hyena Cart Congo Mockups for "Avant-Garde"

I'm working on a wonderful new Congo with Meaghan and April. They're looking for a design that incorporates pictures taken by April's father-in-law, with a description on the home page about the artisans of the Pacific Northwest (which is where their Congo will be focused).

The pictures provided are just beautiful! I think the hardest part will be deciding which ones to use. :)

Here are a few rough mock-ups to get an idea of which direction Meaghan and April would like to go with the design. (Click on the image to view the larger version)

Proof for "sweetpea boutique" - Part II

Maggie loved the brighter background, but wanted the vines to be a bit more flowery and dainty. I believe this new background meets both requests, but it might be too busy. Let me know what you think. :)

Samples for "sweetpea boutique"

Maggie was looking for a background with stripes and vines on top, a different font for her header and white background, and a light pink table color.

Here are a couple of samples (note: the table color is still white in these samples :) Click on the samples to view the larger image:

Proofs for "Katydid Creations"

Kate was looking for a new Blog header to match her website and Hyena Cart. She wanted the size to be about the same as her current Blog header so it will be easy to replace it with the new.

I created 3 samples with slightly different borders for her to choose from. :)

Click the proof below to see the full-size image.

JoyfulRose New Design Contest!

Welcome to the JoyfulRose new design contest!!!

In the past few months JoyfulRose has seen a lot of growth in our graphics design area. To focus more on that aspect of my business I thought my shop could use a layout more tailored towards design.

Free Contest!!!

Please take a look at my new Hyena Cart design and let me know what you think!

* Is there anything you'd like to see different in the layout?
* Is the site easy to navigate?
* Are the listings clear? (I wanted to include as many details as possible for my customers, but I'm thinking some of the listings are a bit too wordy!)
* Do you like the way products are listed in a table rather than categories?
* Any other suggestions for improvement?
* Are there any other graphic design products you'd like added?

Please post your comments to this thread and on May 14th I'll use a random number generator to choose a comment number. The person who posted that comment may choose from the following prizes:

* Animated Banner - you choose size, let me know what you'd like it to say and I'll create it! (up to 8 frames)
* Twitter Design - email the images you'd like me to use and I'll design your custom Twitter for you! (useful for both business and personal Twitter accounts!)
* Business Card Design - email the images and text you'd like included and I'll create a unique design for you!

Click on the image below to see our new Hyena Cart Design:


See this link to find out more about our new design

Second JoyfulRose Design:


First JoyfulRose Design:

About our New JoyfulRose Site Design

About the new Design:

My husband suggested that I sketch out the new design and then he'd help me figure out how to incorporate it within the Hyena Cart parameters (it can be a bit tricky!) In March I spent about a week sketching the design and creating the appropriate images.

Our shop name, JoyfulRose, came about when our family was going through a very difficult time several years ago. I reflected on my experiences and decided that I wanted to focus on finding more joy in life. The "rose" part of the name comes from my middle name, Roseann. I am named after my wonderful grandmother whose kindness and generosity I have always tried to live up to.

I loved the idea of creating a rose vine for the border of my design and my husband suggested that I create a briar patch-type background. Originally, the background I created was made of browns. After trying it out with the rose vine and header, however, we decided greens helped the main design stand out.

My husband helped me with the coding so that the rose vine borders appear to be on top of the briar background as you scroll down. This is one of my favorite aspects of the design!

Unfortunately, right after we finished the coding my computer caught a virus and then the hard drive started failing. :( We installed a new hard drive, cleaned up the computer, and I'm excited to finally have my new design online!

To enter our new design contest please see this link:
JoyfulRose New Design Contest!!!

Business Card designs for "Creative Mamas" congo

I created three different business card designs to match our new congo design. I think they turned out rather nicely! I really enjoy working on so many different types of graphics projects. :)

Samples for "Sweet Retreat" congo - Part III

Final Samples for "Sweet Retreat" congo. :) Heather asked for a flowered background to match the top two headers. The top background is larger than the second; both can be scaled smaller and the background color changed.

She also sent a final image to test out for the header. I tried stretching the image to fill the whole header and it was very pixelated. Then I tried copying part of the image and pasting it several times to create a continuing background, but it looked like a kaleidoscope - lol! Then I thought it might look nice as a "scrapbook"-type header and that seemed to work perfectly.

Tina :)

Samples for "Sweet Retreat" congo - Part II

Here are the last set of samples for the "Sweet Retreat" congo. :) Heather asked for a bit of decoration on the brown background and to change the font for the header. I purchased the image of the spa lady and replaced the Fotosearch image. Took the leaves out of the main image, added some special effects, and placed them on the brown background; I think it looks rather nice!

Heather also requested another sample using the image she emailed of the feet in the tub with the flowers. I tried a few different header ideas (the one with the main image to the far left is the original image) and created a couple of backgrounds to match the stone floor motif.

Table and background colors can all be changed. :)

"Sweet Retreat" Congo Samples

This Congo was looking for a "relaxing, spa kind of feeling". They provided me with the main image of the spa girl and I designed the congo's theme around those colors.

*Don't worry, as soon as the design is chosen I'll purchase the image from Fotosearch and the watermark will no longer appear across the girl. :)

Note: click on the image below to enlarge.

Samples for "Zany Zebra Designs" - Take 2

Second set of samples for Amy Sue!

The first ends right below the purple ribbon; second a little below the bottom white box. That should help reduce the height a bit. :)

Samples for "Zany Zebra Designs"

Amy Sue was looking for a header that incorporated her main site design, but something a little bit different and fun. :)

Here are some sample headers. I created them the same size as her original HC header so that she wouldn't have to change any of her coding (note: the samples are shown smaller than actual size). All can be saved as .gif or .png files. The 4th sample has a transparent background where the zebra stripes are so that the actual background will be seen behind the image.

Let me know what you think!

Samples for "Loving Touch Wetbags" Animated Banner - Take 3

Final Samples for Heather with different background and font colors. :)

Samples for "Loving Touch Wetbags" Animated Banner - Take 2

Samples for Heather with different background, font, and border colors. :)

Samples for "Loving Touch Wetbags" Animated Banner

Heather's shop is turning 3 next month! In honor of the occasion, Heather requested a 468x60 animated banner to showcase the birthday, her beautiful items, and guest vendors.

Sample banners (font colors and effects, borders, image colors, etc., can all be changed):



Let me know what you think!

Tina :)

Otter Babies Samples Take 2 :)

This time with different headers!

Sample 1: Debby's header

Sample 2: same as above, but reduced to 750 pixels wide to better accommodate regular-sized monitors.

Sample 3: different font

Sample 4: different font

Sample 5: same font as above; taller clothesline background

Samples for Otter Babies

Debby wanted her Hyena Cart to match her regular website, but was interested in seeing how it would look if we incorporated her darling little seal logo in other parts of the design.

First sample is the regular HC that matches her website, second incorporates little seals in the background, and third has a few more bigger seals in the background.

Hope you like these Debby! :)

Samples for Dreamseeds Organics

Kristena wanted a design with a blue background, stars, a moon rising over a mountain, and a little grouping of flowers on the mountain.

I've had a wonderful time working with Kristena and learning about the different types of herbs, soaps, lotions, salves, oil essences, etc., that can be used for healing!

Hope you like these samples. :)

JoyfulRose Header Designs

Examples of Past Header Designs. These are made to your specifications. :)

Basic Header Designs - $15
These are made with your choice of font and image(s) provided by you.

(Click on the image to view larger)


Basic Header Designs - $25
These are made with your choice of font and image(s) created or purchased by JoyfulRose.

(Click on the image to view larger)

Earth Day Banner for Creative Mamas

Here are a couple of banners I designed for our Earth Day stocking on April 22nd. Happy Earth Day!!!

Samples for It's A Snap!

Teresa wanted a design that incorporated "burgundy, dark reds, colors that go well with that, maybe disco dots or a sewing machine".

I had a lot of fun finding retro colors that matched her description and can't decide which of the below designs I like better! Good luck picking one Teresa. :)

Samples for Sweetie Bird Fashions

Sarah already had a darling logo and wanted her Hyena Cart Design made to match. I thought stripes would be a nice accent to the cute bird, so I tried several different ideas to incorporate her logo.

Hope you like these Sarah!



Tina :)

A La Mode Congo

I've been working with the ladies of the new "A La Mode" Congo and we've finally perfected their design! Now I just need to get to work on the vendor buttons, regular buttons, and JoyfulRose icon. :)

Below are some of the ideas we worked on together. I'm thinking I'll probably work more with these designs, clean them up, create all of the necessary buttons, and offer them in my shop as "premade templates" for Hyena Cart.

Shameless plug here: email me if you're interested in purchasing one of the designs below and I'll offer it to you at a lower price than on my Hyena Cart. :)

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The vote for their design was split; some liked the ice cream idea of a la mode, others liked a chic-boutique look (a la mode means "to the fashion" in french), and others liked a parisian-type theme.

I worked with the admin on quite a few different ideas and in the end they decided to go back to the original ice cream theme. Their little kawaii ice creams make me hungry! And they make me smile at the same time. :)

I'll post pics as soon as their design is complete!

Tina :)

Busy working on customs!

Happy Spring!

I've been busy working on customs for all of my fantastic clients. I'll get pics up as soon as I finish up all of my current work. :)

Designs done since January: