Sapphire Blog Design

It's a New Year! Is it time for a new look?

2012-01-12T21:58:00.000-06:00

It's a brand new year! I know I'm very late in getting this posted but I have been very busy since the Holiday's working on several new websites and book covers! I did want to take a break and take this opportunity to wish you all a very Happy, Blessed, and Prosperous New Year!

It's also the perfect time for a fresh new look for your blog or website! Have you been wanting a new look for a while but just haven't taken the plunge yet? Well what better time to go for that brand new look than the start of the new year? I would love to help you with your new design! Please contact me today with your ideas I will be happy to give you a free quote and help you get the design that you have been dreaming of! :)

Here are a just few of my most recent projects! Let me know what you think! :)

Redesign for Author Bonnie Vanak's site... http://www.bonnievanak.com/

New Book Covers

Book Trailers

And there are more...You can see all the book trailers I have been working on by subscribing to my Youtube Channel here... http://www.youtube.com/user/jennj31

Big Hugs,

Win a Kindle Fire in the 25 Days of Christmas Giveaways!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-12-15T06:42:00.002-06:00

25 Days of Christmas Giveaways

December 1-25, 2011

This Christmas, great things come in fours at Imajin Books! So we have four ways for booklovers to celebrate the Christmas season: an eBook Sale, eBook Giveaways, Basket o' Books Draw, and a Grand Prize Draw for the all-new Kindle Fire ereader.

1. eBook Sale - all our ebooks will be priced between $0.99 and $2.99.

The sale is on from December 1st to January 7th. To purchase ebooks from Smashwords (multiple file formats including ePub, PDF & more), visit our Winter Events page to view the special coupon codes to buy ebooks at our sale prices. Or buy from Amazon.com where the list prices have been changed to sale prices.

2. eBook Giveaways - 4 ebooks (winners' choice from our titles) will be given away daily.

Rules: To enter, leave a comment and your email address on our Winter Events post in our Contests & Events section. Comments without email addresses will not qualify. You can enter every day; 1 ebook per winner per day. You may format your email address like: myemailaddress (at) emailprovider.com (or similar) if you'd like to; as long as we can read it, you'll be entered. No exchanges, no cash value. Ebook prizes will be awarded daily.

3. Basket o' Books Draw - paperback collection of winner's choice of 4 books

Rules: To enter, leave a comment and your email address on our Winter Events post in our Contests & Events section. Comments without email addresses will not qualify. You may format your email address like: myemailaddress (at) emailprovider.com (or similar) if you'd like to; as long as we can read it, you'll be entered. No exchanges, no cash value. 1 entry per person. This draw will take place between December 25 and December 31. Winner will be announced on our website.

4. Grand Prize Draw for a Kindle Fire ereader - 1 winner

Rules: You will get one entry for any of the following:

1. Review any of our books from December 1-December 24th, 2011 on Amazon.com or Smashwords.com and email us a link to your review. 1 entry per book title reviewed.

2. Tweet any of the following messages (1 entry per post per day; max. 3 entries/day):

Check out @imajinbooks 25 Days of Christmas Giveaways for prizes & win a #Kindle Fire http://www.imajinbooks.com/

eBooks $2.99 or less - @imajinbooks 25 Days of Christmas Giveaways - prizes & win a Kindle Fire http://www.imajinbooks.com/

25 Days of Christmas Giveaways @imajinbooks - eBook SALE, prizes & win a Kindle Fire http://www.imajinbooks.com/

3. Post an announcement on your Facebook page to help us spread the news and email us with the link to your FB page (1 entry per post per day; max. 3 entries per day):

Want to win a Kindle Fire ereader? Check out the 25 Days of Christmas Giveaways at http://www.imajinbooks.com/

4. Buy any of our ebooks or paperbacks between December 1-25th and forward us your receipt by email; receive 10 entries per title purchased.

When emailing us during this contest, please put "25 DAYS" in the subject line. Include your name and pertinent contest info.

Entries must be received by December 25th, midnight MT. Open to anyone 18+, anywhere. Void where prohibited. No cash value, no substitutions, no exchanges.

Basket o' Books and Kindle prize will be awarded by January 7, 2012. All prizes must be claimed by January 30, 2012 or they will be void.

Please help us promote this event. Feel free to use the badge or banner and link to http://www.imajinbooks.com/contests-events

*Just a side note but I created pretty much all the covers for the books for Imajin Books so far! :) I hope you all like them and enjoy some good reads as well Good luck in the contest!!! *

Win A KINDLE & FREE BOOKS Scavenger Hunt!!!!!!!!!

2011-08-04T00:30:00.000-05:00

Just a reminder that the Scavenger Hunt from Imajin Books is now underway!!! Read about it in my previous post and enter for your chance to win a Kindle or some great free books!!!!!!!! You can get three extra entries just from my three sites in the hunt so don't miss out on this great chance to win!

I hope everyone has a great rest of the week! :)

WIN A KINDLE & FREE BOOKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2011-07-26T18:28:00.002-05:00

Hi everyone here is a great chance for you to win a KINDLE or some great free books from Imajin Publishing take a look!!! ALSO I'm offering you THREE extra chances to win! That's right just read through the post to find out how!!! :)

Summer Sizzles with Imajin Books' this

August: Scavenger Hunt

This summer, celebrate the opening of the innovative Canadian publishing company, IMAJIN BOOKS. Our huge summer event began on July 1, 2011 and we rewarded readers and book reviewers, our way to say "Thank you" for reading our books.

This August, the fun continues with an exciting Summer Sizzler Scavenger Hunt.

This event runs Aug 1 - August 31. Participants have a chance to win some fabulous prizes, including a Kindle ereader with wi-fi.

To enter:

1. Check out our Scavenger host list and click on each blog link.

2. Scavenge through these blogs until you find our Scavenger Hunt badge/graphic. You'll find the graphic at our website, so you'll know what to look for.

3. Email us at imajinbooks@shaw.ca with "Scavenger Hunt" in subject line and the website link to the page with the badge you found, your name, mailing address and phone number, plus the title of the ebook you would like to receive if your name is drawn.

4. Each correct entry counts as an extra entry into our prize draws, so the more you find the badge and send us those links, the more chances you have of winning the Kindle and other prizes.

Prizes:

• 31 winners will receive one ebook of their choice from our published titles.

• 4 winners will received a signed novel (trade paperback) by authors Alison Bruce, Melodie Campbell, Cherish D'Angelo and Cheryl Kaye Tardif.

• Grand Prize: Kindle with Wi-Fi ($140 value): One grand prize winner (Kindle) to be selected from all eligible entries. Additional prizes may be added later.

This contest runs Aug 1 to Aug 31. Winners will be notified by email by September 3rd.

*Entrant must be 18 to enter and be a Canadian or USA citizen for paperback and Kindle prizes, but can be international for ebook prizes. No purchase necessary. No substitution, no refunds, no cash value. The grand prize is not redeemable in cash and must be accepted as awarded. Void where prohibited by law.*

Imajin Books authors, their families and any subcontracted associates of Imajin Books are excluded from this contest.

Imajin Books is an innovative, unique Canadian publisher with an eye on exciting, ever-changing trends and opportunities in publishing that opened its 'doors' to authors worldwide in late February 2011. They promise great reads by wonderful authors, with ebooks priced under $5 and trade paperbacks under $18.

From ImajinBooks.com: The future of reading is ebooks, and the future is NOW!

http://www.imajinbooks.com/

Now isn't that a great contest! And I am very happy to be offering everyone THREE extra entries! There is one hidden here on one of my main pages. I'll give you a hint it's where you can read about the great deals here on SBD! ;) To claim your other two entries just visit my other two sites here ...

Sapphire Designs http://designs.sapphiredreams.org/

& Sapphire Romance Realm http://sapphireromance.blogspot.com/

and find the graphic and follow the rules listed in the post here! That's all there is too it! Good luck to everyone! :)

Recent Projects

2011-04-01T10:36:00.001-05:00

Hi everyone sorry it has been such a long time in between updates. I have been really busy lately and I've been having some health issues as well that have had me down for a while. But I'm still hard at work and I wanted to share a few recent projects with you.

I have been very fortunate to be able to work as the main cover artist for Imajin Publishing that recently opened its doors! Check them out! And here are just a few of the covers that I have been working on for them! :)

They are also taking submissions now so if you have a manuscript that you have been working on be sure to give them a try! :)

Here is also the latest book trailer that I have been working on it's for Pamela Clare's upcoming release Breaking Point that is set for release on May 3rd! You don't want to miss this one it is a romantic thrill ride that you won't be able to put down!

I have also been hard at work on several different blogs lately giving them facelifts and making new buttons and awards etc.! Here are just a few of them!

http://shamelessromancereviews.blogspot.com/

http://asthepagesturn.blogspot.com/

http://seekerofthewinterheart.blogspot.com/

Well that's all for now! God bless you all and please be sure to contact me about your blog if you are wanting a fresh look for Spring! There is no job to big or small contact me today for a free quote! :)

Happy Fall

2010-10-18T20:20:00.001-05:00

Hello everyone and I hope you all are enjoying this wonderful Fall weather! :) Wow it's been a while since I updated here. Sorry about that but I have a good excuse! I've been busy, busy, busy working on some wonderful projects. I've had the pleasure of working with some great new authors and some really fun projects. I've done 3 new book trailers several new websites and blogs and other things. Here are just a few of the things I've been working on...

http://ketadiablobooks.blogspot.com/

http://eviebalos.com/

http://www.michaelber.com/main.html

http://www.theforbiddenbookshelf.com/

I wish you all a very Happy and Safe Halloween! More updates coming very soon! Have a great one!

Everything is on Sale!

2010-09-19T07:58:00.001-05:00

Everything is on sale from now until Oct. 5th you can take 5 dollars off any graphic you want from SBD! That means 5 off any button , ad, banner, signature, or header etc.

And that's not all for these two weeks take 10 dollars off any blog package! So hurry this sale won't last long and it's a great time for a blog makeover or addition! :)

Winners and a BIG SALE!!!!!!

2010-09-13T11:45:00.001-05:00

What an amazing Blogfest!!!!! I got to visit and find so many new blogs that I would have never know about otherwise and had my followers jump from 20 to 62! I was so amazed and want to thank each of you for joining, now without further ado it is time to pick the two lucky winners of the Blogfest giveaway - a header image (or image of their choosing)

Now here is the chosen eye candy of the day to help me announce the winners! ;)

The winners were chosen randomly via the List Randomizer at Random.org
And they are....

Jessi E.

ABBY

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

I am sending emails to you both and we can get started on your prize! :)

NOW if you didn't win do not despair! I have an awesome sale going on for the next two weeks! From now until Oct. 5th you can take 5 dollars off any graphic! That means 5 off any button , ad, banner, signature, or header etc.

And that's not all for these two weeks take 10 dollars off any blog package! So hurry this sale won't last long and it's a great time for a blog makeover or addition! :)

Blogfest and Contest!!!

2010-09-09T23:49:00.000-05:00

It's time to get out there and have some fun and find some new wonderful blogs!!! I'm participating in this year's Blogfest and there are a ton of great blogs to check out and many great prizes to be won as well! It's hosted by A Journey for Books and you can see a total list of the participants there.

For my part of the massive giveaway I'm giving 2 lucky winners a brand new header image (or if you don't need that then an image of your choice)!!!

Now just a couple of rules - you must be a follower of Sapphire Romance Realm or this blog - and if you become a follower of Sapphire Blog Designs you get an extra entry! :)

Today is my birthday so as a little extra bonus for everyone if you enter you automatically get an extra entry. :)

You must also leave a comment on this post and be sure to leave a contact email where I can reach you to let you know if you win! That's it! So good luck to everyone and I hope you enjoy the blog fest and your visit here as well!

Special Sale this week only!

2010-08-09T23:13:00.001-05:00

Special Sale! This week only get personalized banners or signatures for only 13 dollars and customized avatars for only 10 dollars!

Hurry this sale only lasts until Friday August 13th so order yours today!

New graphics for sale

2010-07-27T23:10:00.003-05:00

These headers can be resized with your text added for any layout!

*Please note all final images will be clear and watermarks

will not be on final images they are for proof purposes only*
(click on any of the images to see the larger versions)

Want a custom graphic totally unique to your site contact me today

and get the image you have been dreaming of! :)

Avatars also available....

The two latest headers I designed...

2010-07-24T00:44:00.001-05:00

Best selling author Cheryl Kay Tardif check out her website!

Latest Design and a chance to win a signature or blog button of your own!

2010-07-16T22:09:00.000-05:00

I had the pleasure of working with Laurie on a new facelift for her blog Bitten By Paranormal Romance go have a look and enter for your chance to win a free signature or blog button of your own! :)

Graphics for sale

2010-06-30T21:51:00.002-05:00

Here are just a few samples of pre-made graphics I have for sale each will come sized to your specifications and with any text you would like. (All seen here are smaller here than the normal size )

All of these are proofs and the purchased graphics will not have any watermarks on them and will be perfectly crisp and clear.

I will be adding more periodically. Or if you have an idea for one you would like to see please contact me and I would be happy to make one up for you. :)

Contact me here about availability and pricing

GRAND OPENING

2010-06-25T02:11:00.004-05:00

Hello everyone and welcome to Sapphire Blog Designs.

I have been in business as a web and graphic designer for over seven years. Now I am finally branching out with my own blogger site devoted just to Blog Design! Have you always wanted your own personalized design for your blog that says this is me this is what I like? Well I would love to help make your blog dreams come true! Whether you are looking for just an new header, avatar, or a special graphic for a special post or contest... or if you would like whole look with a new layout for your place - Sapphire Blog Design is here to help see those things realized for you!

(If you need regular website services, promotional posters, a book trailer, etc. whatever you need to help sell your book, or promote your business or just to pimp out your place on the web... I would be happy to help with those as well! Check out all my availible services at Sapphire Designs.com)

I know how expensive web designers can be but I have always wanted to make sure that my prices were affordable there is no 50 to 100 dollar per hour charges here! I have done a lot of research and I have slashed my prices to make sure that everyone can afford a new look if they want one! Want a new design but don't have all the cash right now? I will work with you to make sure that your new blog design can fit within your budget and that you still get to have your beautiful new graphics!

PLUS now through the end of June I have even more ways to save I am offering 10% off my regular pricing to celebrate the Grand Opening of SBD.

So what are you waiting for! Please contact me today and let's get started on your new look! :)

Examples

2010-06-24T22:57:00.009-05:00

Examples of Badges, Buttons, & Avatars, Signatures

Examples of Headers

Examples of Animated Ads, Buttons, & Banners

More examples available upon request and more coming here soon....

2010-06-24T21:31:00.010-05:00

Here are just a few examples of the Header images I have created for clients...

Clients

2010-06-24T07:01:00.003-05:00

I have had the great honor of working with many beautiful and talented people in my years as a graphic/web artist here is a list of a few of my clients.

Authors:

Jo Goodman
Pamela Clare
Amanda McIntyre
Alexandra Ivy
Deborah Raleigh
Nina Pierce
Stephanie Julian
Jennifer Laurens
Katherine Warwick
Sarah Storme

Bloggers:

Bitten By Paranormal Romance
Leontine's Book Realm
Book Junkie
The Book Queen
Night Owl Romance

Misc. clients:

Night Owl Romance Reviews
Actress and Artist Jane Seymour
The Dr. Quinn Website
Within Temptation
Lynx Inc.
and many many more...

References and more info avalible upon request.

Animated Ads/Badges Examples

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And many more...

Graphics, Avatars, & Badges Examples

2010-06-24T06:13:00.004-05:00

Here are just a few examples of some of the Graphics , Avatars, Signatures, and Badges I have created...

And many more want to see more examples just contact me via the contact link on the menu and I will be happy to provide references and more examples.

Price Listing

2010-06-24T05:42:00.018-05:00

Your blog is your personal space your page that you show to the world so why not make it speak truly of what your style? You can get your own personalized blog design and you can get it here for less! I pride myself on making my designs and layouts affordable to all! And I will work with you hand in hand every step of the way to make sure that your design is exactly what you want! No paying for something thrown together that you hate you will love your new design that's my pledge!

I offer full blog packages and single elements as well. You pick and pay for only what you want! So make your list up today and let's make your blog into the showplace you have been dreaming of! :)

Single Blog Elements

Static Header Design ~ from $10 - $50
Static Header w/Nav ~ $25 - $65
Animated Header Design ~ $100 and up
Sidebar Badges and Buttons ~ $10 - $25
Animated Badge ~ starting at $25
Grab my Blog Badge/Button ~ $10 - $25
Meme / Challenge Button ~ $10 - $25
Stylized Background ~ $15
Avatar (modify) ~ $5 - $10
Custom Avatars (custom includes hand drawn designs) from $10 - $40 (depending on complexity of design)
Signature graphic ~ $5 - $15 (depends on if you want an image sig or just a text signature)
Favicon ~ $5
Customized Rating System ~ from $15 - $50 (The rating system will be totally unique to your blog! The price varies depending on complexity of design and number of ratings you would like)

Animated Graphics other ~ $35

Don't see what you want listed? Just send me an email here and I will happy to give you a free quote! :)

Blog Packages

In the Box ~ $85
2 or 3 column layouts
Includes Header, Avatar, Background, and Signature, with install for only 10 more.

Out of the Box ~ $125
Design can go outside the normal 3 col layout
Includes Header, Avatar, Background, Blog Banner, Signature, plus extra graphic or your choice. With install for only 10 more.

Best Seller ~ $200
Includes Header, Blog Badge, Background, Signature, 4 requested graphics install and CSS style sheet, favicon, rating system.

Print Designs

Logo ~ $25 and up
Poster Design ~ $30 and up
Cover Design ~ Starting at just $75 dollars and up
Custom Illustration ~ Starting at $25 dollars and up
Bookmark Design $25 - $35 (depending on complexity of design)

Website Design non-blog $25 dollars per hour

Interested in something that you don't see on the list or have a question about an item please feel free to email me here: Contact JennJ and I will be happy to help you. I try my best to always reply to every email within 48 hours of receipt. :)