How to Make a Foil Print on Zazzle to Sell or Buy

Fascinating foil prints or posters for Zazzle creators to make and sell. Or a customer to create and buy. Zazzle is constantly coming up with new product launches. One of the latest ones is foil prints of gold or silver. These come in sizes from 4" x 4" to 16" x 16". Of course, you can be a customer and would like to create your print or poster. Here is the link to get started for the foil print.

Follow the step-by-step instructions. Further down is a video that covers this a bit more thoroughly. Read and see both to learn how to create your foil print.

I am using a text image and a colored background for this print. You can add a background image as well. The video further down will show more of how to do this from a laptop. Please note that it may look different when making this from your mobile device.

After you click on Customize This Design, it will take you to the Tool Design. Click on Layers. You will see two layers, Front and Foil. I will add my text image in the Foil layer. An Etched Filter will pop up. There I can choose which one looks the best for my design.

Adding text only to the Foil Layer will be gold or silver text. Add a solid black Element shape behind the text, then the text will be clear within the gold or silver shape added. Next, click on Apply.

Happy with my foil design, I open the Front layer and add a background color. Black is always a good option. You can choose any color you want. If you are a customer, Zazzle offers background images. Those are not available for the creator to sell. 

I made the 16" x 16" size with the Gold Foil and the Faux Mat Border. The customer can choose a different size, Silver Foil and no Border. Then click on Add to Cart if you are a customer. 

Otherwise, click on Sell It and fill in your information. Hit Publish and see the final product. Below is what the final foil print looks like and is available to purchase. Personalize the image. Edit it to change the colored background or add a background image.

Be Stronger Than Your Excuses Foil Print
by Sandy M Designs

The inspirational quote of "Excuses" with a colorful background and no border on this print is shown below. 

Be Stronger Than Your Excuses Colorful Abstract Foil Print
by Sandy M Designs

Non-foil posters of the same colorful abstracts are available too. Click on the images to view these on Zazzle.

   

   

More Foil Prints 

Click on the images to view these on Zazzle.

      

A little more step-by-step and recap instructions on how to create a foil print are seen in this video on YouTube here.

The author of the blog is Sandy M Designs (Sandyspider). I will promote your products here and on social media. See my gig on Fiverr

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Editing Existing Zazzle Product Keeping the Link

My name is Sandy Mertens and I am a Silver Zazzle ProDesigner. Zazzle is a custom print-on-demand online shop where creators have their own stores. The Zazzle website evolved over the years from when I first joined. The designer tools were simple and basic. The customer could only edit the image and text if you (the creator) checked the box when posting the new product. There was no "Personalize this template" pulldown. To get an idea of simple and basic, look at Fabrics on Zazzle of how the design tool is. This was how it had been for other products. Fabrics editing has not changed.

Teddy Bears, Moon and Stars Pattern Fabric

by Sandyspider

More Fabric is available within these two collection pages. 

Expressive Art Fabric

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Anyone not familiar with Zazzle and reading this, the online shopping store has over 300 different product types. Cards, clothing, home decor, office, school products, electronics, and more.

The Question

Question From a Funny Tote Bag
by Funny Jokes Shop

Recently, I was asked a question by another Zazzle creator. Her question was if she made an improvement on a design and made that change in Edit, if she should delete the older product, losing any likes, views, and purchase stats. My answer to any storekeeper (Zazzle creator) is if your product listing has any positive stats, never delete it. You shouldn't delete it if you have promoted it on various social media outlets. For a spelling error, a slight design defect, an image that needs an adjustment, or something that will not make too much of a change, make those changes and click on the "Replace Product" button. As the creator, you then click on "Submit Revision." Approval may take less than 24 hours to weeks. Therefore, I would not recommend doing this on a Valentine's Day card when Valentine's Day is only weeks away.

From my own experience, it has to be a slight change to be approved by Zazzle when clicking on the "Submit Revision" button.

(Now, if it is a grammar error and Zazzle does not approve the change, you have no other option than to make a new corrected product and delete the old one.)

Before the "Replace Product" button existed, I republished many products, deleting the older products. Doing this affected my ZRank by decreasing my stats.

The pencil/pen holder shown above is one product I have republished twice now, using the "Replace Product" button. Easier for the customer to add their photos with the Personalize this template pulldown. Valentine's gift for an office.

Cupid and Heart Frame Add Photo Desk Organizer
by You Photo It Designs

Replace Product for Zazzle Approval Video

When I started my Youphotoit store, I wanted my custom photo store to be different than the other shopkeepers. I wanted to include unique graphics so the customer could add their photo to that design. 

I can make my older products easier for the customer without a subtle visual change. This video will show how simple it is. 

Watch Video on Youtube for the Largest View

That is it. Has this helped?

Comments on this blog and on the Youtube video are appreciated.

Free Images to Use For Zazzle or POD Stores

Where can you get free images to use for your Zazzle stores or any print-on-demand stores? 

For commercial use and are not trademarked or copyrighted. Look for images in the public domain, free to use or to buy for a small fee with a license to use commercially. Some image websites have requirements. Give appropriate credit. Provide a link to the photo license, and indicate if you made alterations. Some sites don't require attribution. The majority of these sites have license terms that you must read. In all cases of free-to-use sites, it is better to modify the images downloaded.

 

Google images or any browser images are not FREE to use. These are images that are all over the internet. Free and copyrighted. You need to go to the sites to see if they are available. 

 

Known named images are more than likely trademarked. You can use something like this only if the POD site allows that particular Fan Art. Not getting into that right now, but there are rules which you must follow.

 

Often you can type the name in the browser search to find out if it is trademarked or copyrighted. For the US, you can look here. USPTO.gov

 

A handful of places to find images to use in your stores. Search in your browser for more. Comment under this post to add more image sites for free or at little cost. Read the license terms.

Overall, the best images to use are the graphics, art, and photos owned by you.

 

Public Domain Pictures

Free and Premium downloads. The difference is the image size.

 

Unsplash

 Free downloads 

Pexels

 Free downloads

 

Pixabay

 Free downloads. Alter for commercial use on products.

Creative Fabrica

Free and paid graphics from Creative Fabrica.

 

Rawpixel

Limited free to download.

Etsy

For a small price and up, graphic images are offered by some storekeepers for instant downloads. Look to see if they are offering a commercial use license for your print-on-demand stores. If you don't have an Etsy account, click on the "Open a Shop Today" button shown when you click on the link. Otherwise, you can sign in to your account.

Note: when downloading commercials use graphics from Etsy. Often the storekeeper will show you what you can do with the graphics as in a card for the listing photo. Unless noted by the storekeeper, that is only for show and not allowed for you to use. Only with the individual graphics you buy can you create your creation.
                                                  

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Premium unique pet bowls made for easier feeding of elevated stainless steel. Choose between two sizes for your cat or dog. It is recommended to clean by hand, though the bowls are easy to clean in the dishwasher when you remove the anti-slip rubber base. The Pet Bowls For Sale on Redbubble article shows some of my pet bowls which you can find l pet bowls here. Why settle for plain and boring feeding containers for your pet when you can have uniquely designed bowls by Sandyspider on Redbubble. Below are featured the American Bald Eagle and Flag Pet Bowl, Abstract Pony on the Carousel Pet Bowl, Red Flower Fractal and Kaleidoscope Art Pet Bowl, American Flag with Thumbs Up Pride Pet Bowl, Vive la France Flag, and Eiffel Tower Pet Bowl, and the Pink Heart with Red Abstract Pattern Pet Bowl. If you are looking for a special design or one that you can personalize, contact Sandy at admin@giftsyoutreasure.com

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