“For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.” John 3:16 KJV

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When we have everything fixed up again, we will be kicking off a month-long special. You will love it!

Until then, wish us the best as we make out move.

Let us all take the time to thank God for His blessings to us this past year.  If we are alive, He has been good to us.

Thank you, Alan, for fixing our problems.  We love the new e-mail program, too!

I have a couple of design projects I am working on right now, but we are still taking orders. Right now, both Linda and I have a two week waiting period, which is not very long. If you’d like to spruce up your blog or take advantage of our other services, just contact us.

I love when we are able to expand the products offered here at RS Designs. A couple of weeks ago, I had mentioned that Linda and I would soon be offering new products. I am happy to announce that we are now creating custom business/blog cards ($30) and pre-made Mommy card designs ($20). We create a high quality image file that you can use through an online printer (such as Vista Print) or can take to your favorite print shop. Please understand that you are purchasing the image and we do not print any cards ourselves.

Everything about these custom cards will be designed to your specifications. The custom business cards are self-explanatory. (The RS Designs business card pictured above is what I created and had printed for myself – actual phone number included, of course.) The custom blog cards are created to match your blog’s design. You can opt for us to use your existing design, or you can order a pre-made template or custom design package and have us design your blog cards to match your new look.

We will continue to add to our selection of pre-made Mommy cards. Unless otherwise specified, only the text may be customized. Some cards (like the ones pictured above) will be designed to match our pre-made templates, and others will be stand-alone designs.

Please contact us if you have any questions or would like to place your order.

“Why should I subscribe to your newsletter?” you ask. Let me tell you.

1. Our latest blog posts will be automatically delivered to your inbox.
2. We send out unadvertised monthly discounts and/or incentives to our subscribers.
3. We will often send out advance notice of new products and upcoming sales.
4. Subscription is free and secure – we will never share, give, trade, or sell your information with/to anyone else.
5. You may request to be unsubscribed at any time, and we will promptly remove you from our mailing list – no hassle and no worry on your part.

To me, reason #2 is the best reason of all. Linda and I have planned 12 months of great discounts and incentives for our subscribers. Here are actual discounts and incentives from previous months:

• October, 2007 – 50% off Gold/Platinum Design Packages
• November, 2007 – 10% off everything
• December, 2007 – free holiday themed button with link to RSD
• January, 2008 – 20% off everything
• February, 2008 – 30% off everything
• March, 2008 – free custom header

We have updated our Terms of Service to include a statement regarding our business hours:

• Although this is a work-from-home business, the designers do have families to care for; therefore, please understand that we work during the standard Monday through Friday business week, and each individual designer sets her own business hours.
• If your project’s deadline requires a designer to work outside of her normal business hours, a rush fee of 30% will apply.

Linda has updated her profile at The Designers page. Visit to find out a little more about her.

On our Products and Pricing page, packages and designs that allow for the use of images have been updated to state how many images credits are included in the set price. We have chosen credit limits that our experience has shown to be more than sufficient for normal design requirements. If you require more credits for your design, you are responsible for purchasing the additional credits.

The Bubbles template is once again available for sale. Although it had been marked as sold, the client never used the template and no longer has the capability to use it, meaning it is still a one of a kind design. This fun template can be yours for only $40.

If you entered either this contest or the one for 2 free headers over at Linda’s (my design partner) blog, Mama’s Coffee Corner, you will receive a 10% discount on any order placed by August 3. DO NOT click on the buttons on the Product and Pricing page if you wish to receive this discount! Simply <e-mail us with your name, let us know in which contest you participated, and tell us what you want. We’ll let you know how to send payment and will begin working on your design as soon as possible.

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