Tuesday, July 5, 2011

CD Giveaway!

As some of you know, we've been working to solve the problem CafePress threw in our laps the other day when they announced they'd no longer be producing CDs--our biggest seller!

SO....Joseph's been doing some prototypes to see if we can do it ourselves (we CAN!), and because we've changed something here or there on the cover or on how the files are organized since then, we're offering these prototypes as giveaways!

Here's the first offering...my first in the Elements of Landscape series, Painting and Drawing Trees, with a slideshow, PDFs, jpegs, and other goodies.



Make a comment here on the blog, and we'll pick the winner next Monday!  Free shipping, too.  (I'm putting this on Artist's Journal Workshop blog too, but we'll compile names--we won't miss you if you sign up one place or another!)


Of course this and all the other CDs are available on my website, right now.  After all these years, I'll be closing my CafePress store at the end of July, but the CDs will be available right here: http://www.cathyjohnson.info/cds.html


Who needs Cafe Press??



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27 comments:

  1. KJuly 5, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    Ooh, ooh, pick me, pick me!! As you know, I am very tree challenged! I need all the help I can get. And Kate, you are so generous to offer a free CD. So sorry to hear about the whole Cafe Press meltdown. I say "Meh" to them!

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  2. TLWJuly 5, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    I am first this is Terri west!

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  3. LillyartsJuly 5, 2011 at 5:50 PM

    I love your work, your sketches, paintings, demos, tips, YOU ALWAYS INSPIRE ME... if I was a brush, I know you'd be fun to move me!!! I wonder why Cafe Press decided to do that.
    Endless changes! Thanks for all of it you constantly give!-Lilly

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  4. KatieJuly 5, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    Oh fun! I hope you get a boat load of names to draw from.... and then pick MINE! ha ha. Thank you for your generosity Cathy and Joseph!
    Katie

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  5. Kate (Cathy Johnson)July 5, 2011 at 6:25 PM

    Thanks, all! Lilly, they SAY it's because CDs are passe' and people are doing digital downloads. That may be part of it, but I think it was largely because they weren't able to do quality control as they once did...we had to check EVERY SINGLE ONE we ordered from them to make sure they weren't blank, and I know some people who ordered directly from CafePress got blanks. They'd replace them, but what a pain!

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  6. OkamiJuly 5, 2011 at 7:00 PM

    O my!! I would love one of your CD/DVDs - my learning can use all the help that I can get.

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  7. RachelJuly 5, 2011 at 9:21 PM

    Well you did say Joseph had been wanting to take this on for a while. It seems like something that it would be possible to do at home, especially given the quality problems you had been having. Sounds like the one door closes and another door opens adventure. Wishing you all the best in this new endeavour. :-)

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  8. Maria's WatercolorJuly 5, 2011 at 9:46 PM

    What a wonderful thing to do! I could use some help on my trees....

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  9. LinJuly 6, 2011 at 5:42 AM

    AMEN Kate, AMEN!!! GO FOR IT! Quality and inventory control!

    Hugs!

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  10. DorothyJuly 6, 2011 at 8:46 AM

    OHMYGOODNESS, you're having a contest?!!! I think you two will be wildly successful doing your CDs on your own!! (Way to go Joseph)!!!
    I have many of your CDs Kate, but I sure could use a little help with trees!!! Love all your work!

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  11. Susan ClinkscalesJuly 6, 2011 at 11:42 AM

    I'd love to win your new Trees CD!! If I don't win it, I hope you'll have it available for download soon.

    Thanks!

    ~Susan

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  12. Elsie Hickey WilsonJuly 6, 2011 at 4:46 PM

    Great fun! Love a little drawing for a free CD...especially one of YOUR CD's!
    Great work, Joseph, you and Kate are a real team! Who needs Cafe Press, indeed! Not you two!

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  13. TeresaJuly 7, 2011 at 6:31 AM

    Sounds wonderful! Please do enter me into the drawing! Thanks :-)

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  14. PennyJHJuly 7, 2011 at 4:17 PM

    WAHOO! You do such fantastic work - together with Joseph they are bound to be excellent! Will you take Cafe Press trade-ins?! :-) I could definitely use some practice time on trees!

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  15. LynJuly 8, 2011 at 2:34 AM

    Just tried for 1/2 hour to post a comment with my google account...kept trying to make ma sign in??? I did post at the other site.
    Awsome that Joseph could embrace the new technology and you can now make your own CD's Go Joseph!
    I've done drawings of 100 hands, horses, cats and I'm working on dogs. That CD might inspire me to do 100 trees next!
    Continued success to both of you!

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  16. Amanda MakepeaceJuly 8, 2011 at 8:39 AM

    I'd love to be entered in this giveaway, Cathy! :)

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  17. Kate (Cathy Johnson)July 8, 2011 at 1:11 PM

    Thanks guys, I'll draw the winner's name on Monday!

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  18. Janice L-HJuly 8, 2011 at 2:54 PM

    Please include me - I'm interested!

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  19. DianeJuly 9, 2011 at 7:49 AM

    As owner of a couple of your CDs I would love to add another to my collection. Thanks for the opportunity.

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  20. Alex BondJuly 13, 2011 at 5:58 PM

    Would love to get this! Thank you for the opportunity!

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  21. Betty AnnJuly 14, 2011 at 5:55 AM

    Good morning, Kate.
    I'm still sketching everyday, since the Sketching 1 mini course. That was one of my goals in taking the course. thanks for everything! I'd love to enter the draw :-)

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  22. Kate (Cathy Johnson)July 14, 2011 at 11:00 AM

    Thanks, all, finally solved our problem and doing the drawing today! Combining the entrants, and will announce the winner both places.

    Betty Ann, I'm delighted you're sketching every day! HOORAY!

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  23. fine art galleryJuly 30, 2011 at 5:41 AM

    I appreciate your way of doing art because you have shown your talent in a good manner.These types of work should be shown in some fine art gallery so that you should know the real value of your art.

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  24. ConnieSeptember 3, 2011 at 11:44 AM

    Sorry I missed the drawing. I hope whoever won is doing wonderful things with the CD! I've just signed up for your watercolor pencil mini-class and am really psyched.

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  25. HadenSeptember 20, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    I have learned a lot just browsing your site...can't wait to get your cd.

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  26. Kate (Cathy Johnson)September 20, 2011 at 12:13 PM

    Thank you! I'm just putting my new CDs up on eBay too...I'm katestreasures, there. http://stores.ebay.com/Kates-Treasures

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  27. mama gooseJanuary 20, 2015 at 9:25 PM

    Perhaps too late but I'll say anyway how very much I love and feel comfortable with your style which captures my feelings. Adella Olson$

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