2011 Holiday Deadlines

Superfast books/albums: order by Dec. 10th.
In-stock bordered albums: order by Dec. 12th.

Rush Options

Option 2: In-Stock Bordered Albums

SEATTLE ONLY: I keep a limited supply of Bordered Albums on hand. Turnaround on these is regular or rush design, plus a week to assemble (and then shipping). For 2011 Christmas orders, order must be placed by December 19th for pickup in King/Snohomish counties ONLY.

In stock in the artfire shop:

Option 3: Request a free custom certificate, ready for gifting, with your design deposit!

I will mail you a lovely certificate on fine art paper attesting to the book-to-be, any custom text you request, and even one of your images included upon it, complete with festive envelope, ready to go under the tree, at no extra charge!

Then, the process goes on as normal, including no required payment for the physical books until you have approved your design — which can be after you’ve had a moment to recover, budget-wise, from your holiday plans.

Option 4: And of course, there are always gift certificates.

GeekGirlCon

Hello to the folks coming here from GeekGirlCon! I will be at the con for much of Sunday, almost entirely in the Lopez room. Come on up and say hi!

New Portfolio Addition: Tracey and Angela

I was ridiculously happy to get to create the wedding album for Tracey of A Bicycle Built for Two, which is a “Real Wedding Inspiration Blog for Lesbians, Queers and Everyone Else” (it’s a delightful blog, and yes, I’ve been bookmarking outfits featured in it as I plan my own upcoming anniversary festivities)

And through the good graces of the talented friend(s) who did their wedding photography, I can show you the whole album, not just the cover.

Here are my very favorite highlights:

2 views of book cover

Keeping it traditional: black leather cover, with black date imprint.

pages 6 and 7 (portraits and outfit details)

portrait and a pre-wedding kiss

Detail Spread: sailing venue

A song at sunset

Changes to materials available for Flush and Bordered albums

In preparation for introduction of some new cover materials, 8 non-leather materials are being discontinued, and will only be available as long as stock remains; let me know ASAP if you are hoping to use one of these materials, so we can rush the order:

The discontinued options are all from the “Brocade” and “Middle Earth” collections:

Using a green photo lab

I try to keep everything at à la carte as eco-friendly as possible, from minimizing printed communication, to reusing packaging, to finding an album binder that uses only pvc-free pleathers. Another part of that committment is using the greenest photo lab I could find for the photographs that make up the pages of your flush, bordered and matted albums: my lab, Bay Photo Lab has just been featured on Greener Photography.

New cover options for Bordered Albums!

The premium cover options for Bordered Albums have just tripled, including a boatload more leather options and some really unique fabrics! PLUS Photowrap covers are now available (with no upgrade necessary)

Check out the new gallery of premium options

Summer Vacation 2011

Mine, to be precise. A la carte will be closed from July 13th-19th.

Congratulations New York!

I am just so thrilled that tonight, New York State has passed a law making same-sex marriage legal. Since it will take 30 days to go into effect after the governor signs it, I would like to extend my Pride month special until the end of August for LGBT OR New York state families: I am offering a 10% design discount for LGBT/queer families commissioning wedding, commitment ceremony, civil union or family album designs. In addition 10% of all orders will be donated to the Freedom to Marry Project.

Happy Pride Month 2011!

In honor of pride month, I am offering a 10% design discount for LGBT/queer families commissioning wedding, commitment ceremony, civil union or family album designs. In addition 10% of all June orders will be donated to the Freedom to Marry Project.

This discount can be added to other referrer discounts.

Valentine’s Day Deadlines 2011

I know, it isn’t even Christmas yet, and I’m telling you to think about Valentine’s Day? Well, if you want to give an album as a Valentine’s Day present, yes.

If you would like your album by Valentine’s Day, you’ll need to have approved your album design by:

Coffee Table Book: January 10th
Premier Flush Album: January 5th
Superfast Flush Album: February 1st
Split Album: January 10th**
Matted Album: January 5th

(remember that design takes 1-2 weeks from receipt of images)

If you are willing to do rush shipping and/or rush production fees, you can probably add a week to any of these. Dates assume 3-4 business days for shipping to you, so Seattle-ish residents can have a few extra days, too.

**There are some “pre-made” split album books that I can get 2 weeks faster; selection varies from day to day.

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