News and Updates
2018 Santa Nice List Certificates
December 13, 2018
Santa’s Nice List certificates for 2018 have arrived! These are always a hit with the kids (and adults). If needed there is a Naughty List certificate for those kids (and adults) that need the proper motivation this time of year. ## 40 New Clip Art pieces added as well Log-in or join now
Read MoreNew Lukasz Adam Illustrations
November 15, 2018
We have another great resource for illustrations and artwork to use with your certificate creations. It is my pleasure to welcome Lukasz Adam and his illustrations into the CertificateCreator libary. His library of illustrations are free to use for personal and commercial use (MIT License). The initial import was about 180 separate illustrations that can be accessed from inside the Certificatate Creator from the lukaszadam.com category. The illustrations are also tagged with other categories where appropriate and are searchable by keywords.
Read MoreVersion 4.3 Released
October 9, 2018
What’s new in version 4.3.0 This is a request that comes up every few years, but not enough to ever make it onto the to do list in the last 18 years, but it was finally time to give the ability to create portrait orientation certificates: When creating new certificates there is now a Document Setting window that allows you to choose between Portrait and the traditional Landscape orientation. The Document Settings can be accessed and changed any time.
Read MoreunDraw Clip Art Added
April 23, 2018
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon the unDraw clip art collection by Katerina Limpitsouni. “A constantly updated collection of beautiful svg images that you can use completely free and without attribution.” The nice images caught my eye but also the MIT license that she is using, which allows the us to incorporate them into the Certificate Creator! I’ve spent the last couple of weeks preparing the files and putting them into the system.
Read MoreSpace Themed Certificates
February 17, 2018
Last month we released some space themed clip art (rockets, planets and aliens). Using some of the new space themed clip art we created new certificates and awards that incorporate the space clip art into a variety of templates. You will find these and other certificates in the system ready for you to customize and print! Log-in or join now to start using these and many more certificates.
Read MoreNew Certificates In January
February 4, 2018
We’re kicking off the new year with a bunch of new certificates, clip art and borders! New Clip Art New Certificates A few of the new templates added to the system in the last 30 days: Log-in or join now to start using these and many more certificates.
Read MoreCreating 4-up Certificates
February 4, 2018
Here is an example on how to put 4 certificates onto 1 page. This tutorial showcases: Multiple certificates per page Placing a signature Customizing text Resizing multiple objects as a group Duplicating objects Centering text to the certificate page Log-in or join now
Read MoreFraming A Photo Tutorial
February 4, 2018
Building upon the File Upload tutorial we will now add a border around the headshot image we added to the Superior Performance certificate template. This video shows the following features: Using a certificate border to frame an image Sizing a border Using the color picker to match a color Log-in or join now
Read MoreUploading your Own Images Tutorial
February 4, 2018
Deluxe members have the ability to upload their own images and use them on their creations. Certificate Creator accepts the following file formats: .jpg .png .svg This video shows the following features: Uploading your own images Placing uploaded images on a certificate Resizing uploaded image Duplicating objects Selecting multiple items Removing objects from a template Adding student or player headshots to your certificates and awards Log-in or join now
Read MoreSharing Certificates
January 10, 2018
Brand new in version 4.1 is the ability to share your own creations with other Certificate Creator members. A few things to keep in mind before sharing your work: Upon publishing a certificate it will no longer be private, all CertificateCreator.com members will have access to use and print this certificate. Any shared certificate is free of any Copyright or Trademark images and/or text. Remove any names, schools or companies from the certificate before publishing.
Read MoreCreating Signatures
January 1, 2018
In version Certificate Creator 4.0 we added a new feature to allow members to sign a certificate with their mouse. If your computer supports a touch screen then you can also use your finger (drawing tablets are also supported).
Read MoreChristmas Certificates
December 20, 2017
This is a first for our Christmas certificates, but a request was made for a Naughty List Certificate. Well if it helps motivate your kids to be on their best behavior before Christmas arrives then that's great. Start creating. To show a quick example of the new site in action and how easy it is to customize this certificate I created a video to show that from log-in to customization I can get a certificate customized and ready to print in about 1 minute!
Read More1-877-659-1652
October 16, 2017
Toll Free Number Cancelled Just a heads up but we have cancelled the toll free number. For 99.9% of you that means nothing as our preferred method of communication is via our support forms. After 13 years of having a dedicated toll free number we have decided to cancel it, the only calls ever recieved on it were telemarketers or other forms of solitication. If you need us or have questions feel free to reach out to us via the forms inside the Certificate Creator app or the contact us form.
Read MoreConversion Continues
July 7, 2017
The conversion of the certificate assets from version 3 to 4 is coming along. Over the July 4th holiday we were able to add 252 Clip Art pieces to version 4.0 of the Certificate Creator. We ported over all certificate templates in the Patriotic and Religious categories. Here is one of the NEW certificates for Outstanding Academic Excellence: Next up is to move the remaining borders from version 3 to the version 4 application and the remaining Sports category certificates.
Read MoreVersion 4.0 Coming Soon
May 11, 2017
Version 4.0 Coming Soon Take the next version of the Certificate Creator for a spin and let us know what you think. This is a complete rewrite of the front end and the back end! Your current Certificate Creator logins will work, that is if you were current in the last few years. There is also a free membership type to choose from! Not all the templates and clip art are in the new system, with 17 years of images to go through and convert it will take some time to round everything up.
Read MoreChristmas Certificates
December 19, 2014
Just in time for Christmas we've added new certificates to match the holiday theme. There are 2 new Official Santa Nice List certificates for good girls and boys. Then there are a couple of fun certificates that play on two of my favorite Christmas movies. Major Award Certificate gets it's inspiration from A Christmas Story movie and the Jelly of the Month Club Certificate is from the classic Chevy Chase movie Christmas Vacation.
Read MoreCertificate of Appreciation
September 8, 2014
We have added 14 new Certificates of Appreciation to the Certificate Creator Site and released a new iOS app! The 14 certificates include Military Appreciation, Volunteer Appreciation and other certificates worthy of business and school use. The iOS app also allows you to not only print the certificates but you can share them on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr and other social networks. In the CertificateCreator.com application you can find these new certificates in the Appreciation category.
Read MoreSoccer Futbol Certificates
July 12, 2014
This might not cure your World Cup Fever, but it just might help. We have released an app for Apple iOS devices with soccer/fútbol/futsal certificates and awards. Some of the certificates: Golden Ball Award Golden Boot Award Golden Glove Award Clean Sheet Award Nutmeg Award Fair Play Most Valuable Player Certificate of Participation Certificate of Achievement Smelliest Equipment Award And more… Download it from the Apple App Store.
Read MoreNew iOS Certificate Creator Apps
May 1, 2014
It's been a while, a long while since we've updated the blog. For the most part the CertificateCreator.com has been running along with people creating and printing their certificates without any intervention from me. We have been busy working on some new ideas and we are ready to get the word out and into your hands and onto your iPhones and iPads. Since the first of the year I have been quietly releasing small Certificate Creator theme packs for iOS devices.
Read MoreBack to School Certificates to Print
September 6, 2011
It's that time of the year as school starts and the kids get back into their routine. Use the Certificate Creator to recognize a student that read over the summer, played soccer or completed their first triathlon. For this back to school week starting today 09/06/11 till 09/10/11 we have a $40 off on all deluxe memberships! This is for new and existing members that need to renew their subscription. To take advantage use this promotion code: backtoschool4 for new memberships or backtoschool5 for existing members to renew their subscriptions.
Read More1 Day Sale
August 13, 2009
Act fast! Today (8/13/2009) only donate $5 or more to my LiveStrong Challenge page and get a 1 year Deluxe membership to the CertifiateCreator.com web site for free. That's a $45 value! Offer is good on new memberships or renewals for existing members. Like I stated above this is for today only and the offer ends at midnight (MST). Want to get a membership for you and each of your son or daughter's teachers?
Read MoreHalloween Time
October 30, 2008
It's that time again to award your students and children with Halloween certificates and awards. The Certificate Creator has many templates in our system you can use to create awards for the Scariest Costume, Weirdest Pumpkin, Best Costume, to name just a few. As a Halloween treat we have a promo code for $10 off on all Deluxe memberships. When signing up use this code: shortDOOR126 We won't forget about our renewing members either, for $15 off on a deluxe membership renewal use this code: bigMOOSE799 Both of these promo codes will expire at the end on 11/01/2008.
Read MoreSanta Nice List Certificates
December 6, 2007
For the past few years we've been creating Santa's Certificate of Goodness certificates. The Certificate of Goodness is a certificate that Santa leaves for all the girls and boys that get their name added to his Nice List. I know first hand that our kids love to find the Certificate of Goodness in their stockings. Previous Certificate of Goodness certificates and other season appropriate awards can be found under the Holiday category.
Read MoreChristmas Gift Certificates
December 6, 2007
Did you know the Certificate Creator has Gift Certificate templates? The time of year to really utilize them is fast approaching. If this holiday season you find yourself in the need of a gift certificate to give to that special someone look no further than the Certificate Creator. A couple Christmas Gift Certificate examples: Log-in or join now to start using these and many more certificates.
Read MoreHappy Thanksgiving
November 18, 2007
Here's some ideas for certificates and awards for this Thanksgiving Holiday: Eating the most turkey Eating the most pie Cooking the best Thanksgiving meal Having the Thanksgiving meal served ontime Graduating to the adult table Top Chef Award Football - For the winners of the backyard game Those are just a few ideas, please send us your feedback if you create and print a certificate for this Thanksgiving. Have a safe and enjoyable holiday.
Read MoreHaloween Certificates
October 31, 2007
Happy Halloween everyone. As many of you know the Certificate Creator has many templates for Halloween. We have general Halloween themed certificates that you can use for most anything to the tried and true Best Costume. Last year we had a user hand out stickers made from the sticker template. They were a hit with the kids. Have a safe and fun Halloween
Read MoreCertificateCreatorcom video
October 25, 2007
At a charity event we were able to purchase the time of a video production company to put together a promotional video. We utilized their time to come up with a video that showcase the benefits of the Certificate Creator. To kick off the premiere of this event we are running a special on Deluxe memberships. Use promotional code: bigROOF933 to get 20% off on a Deluxe membership. We'll be running this for the remaining month of October.
Read MoreNational Boss Day October 16
October 15, 2007
Tuesday October 16 is National Boss Day. To help employees honor their Boss's we have created a few certificates to bestow upon deserving bosses. Be sure to check out the inventory in the business and General Awards categories as there are many other appropriate templates to use for Boss Day. National Boss Day was launched in 1958 by Patricia Bays Haroski, an Illinois secretary and employee at State Farm Insurance Company, who registered it with the U.
Read MorePatriot Day September 11th
September 10, 2007
In honor of Patriot Day (9/11) we have added 3 new Patriot Award certificates into the Certificate Creator template library. Use one of these templates to honor your friends or colleagues that go above or beyond the call of duty in the support of the troops. The Certificate Creator also has a large constituency of members serving overseas, we'd like to hear how you use these certificates. As always your feedback is welcome, use one of the feedback forms inside the Certificate Creator.
Read More12 Big Brother and Big Sister Certificates
September 3, 2007
Last week Kristin our virtual assistant came up with the great idea of a certificate for a child when the new brother or sister arrives. When the new baby arrives you customize and print one of the 12 new certificate templates and give it to the new big brother or big sister. One thing I want to point out is that the stork clip art file allows you to change the color of the blanket thus allowing you to tailor your certificate design for boys or girls.
Read MoreScuba Diving Certificates
August 24, 2007
We had a request from a member for scuba certificates for their adult scuba diving classes. The new clip art can be found in the Sports category, the kid divers are from Toon-a-day.The new certificates can be found in the New Certificates category for the next 30 days or under the sports category. SCUBA stands for "Self Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus. Log-in or join now to start using these and many more certificates.
Read MoreMost Valuable Professional
August 19, 2007
5 New certificates in the business category for the Most Valuable Professional. Patriotic theme Most Valuable Professional 3 Most Valuable Professional 2 Most Valuable Professional 1 Log-in or join now to start using these and many more certificates.
Read More16th Annual Ride to Work Certificates
July 17, 2007
July 18th, 2007 is the 16th annual Ride to Work day. "Ride To Work advocates and supports the use of motorcycles and scooters for transportation, and provides information about transportation riding to the public." The number of motorcyclists to the general public and to politicians. That motorcyclists are from all occupations and all walks of life. That motorcyclists can reduce traffic and parking congestion in large cities. That motorcycles are for transportation as well as recreation.
Read MorePresenting 8 New Certificates
June 10, 2007
We've added 8 certificates that cover swimming, diving, football, honor roll and graduation! Swimming & Diving Certificates Honor Roll 3 Honor Roll 2 Celebrate - First Grade Graduation Graduation Certificate of Graduation Football - Certificate of Excellence New Clip Art
Read MoreCertificate of Graduation
June 10, 2007
# Certificate of Graduation Formal certificate that can be used for school or training courses.
Read MoreGraduation
June 10, 2007
# Certificate of Graduation For the younger graduate but yet formal.
Read MoreCelebrate First Grade Graduation
June 10, 2007
# 1st Grade Completion This one was a request from a member who wanted a spin on one of our current certificate templates.
Read MoreSwimming Diving Certificates
June 10, 2007
Achievement Award - Swimming Diving Here’s 3 swimming and diving certificates to kick the summer off.
Read MoreMothers Day Certificates
May 13, 2007
# Mother's Day Certificates and Gift Certificates for Mom If you are looking for a last minute gift idea for Mom today don't forget we have a couple Mother's Day specific certificates as well as gift certificates that can be customized and printed. Log-in or join now to start using these and many more certificates.
Read More12 Certificates added 582007
May 8, 2007
This weeks new certificates covers business, sports, elementary school, patriotic and religious templates: 1st Grade Completion Perfect Attendance - Religious Basketball-Most Improved Player Best Defensive Player - Football Baseball - 1st Place Presidential Recognition Patriotic - Participation Leadership - Achievement Go Team - Achievement Superior Performance - Target Scholarship - Congratulations Congratulations - Elementary School Log-in or join now to start using these and many more certificates.
Read More1st Grade Completion
May 8, 2007
# 1st Grade Completion Filename: 1st Grade Completion Category: All, Elementary Schoo
Read MorePerfect Attendance Religious
May 8, 2007
# Perfect Attendance - Religious We had a request for a religious themed perfect attendance certificate. For customization enter your church name, have the priest/pastor and the religious education teacher sign. Filename: Perfect Attendance - Religious Category: All, Religious
Read MoreBasketball-Most Improved Player
May 8, 2007
# Basketball-Most Improved Player Here's another base template that can easily be customized to meet your sports awards needs. Filename: Basketball-Most Improved Player Category: All, Sports
Read MoreBest Defensive Player Football
May 7, 2007
# Best Defensive Player Although this certificate template is a football template that is easily changed by deleting the football border and replacing it with a border that suits your sport. Filename: Best Defensive Player Category: All, Sports
Read MoreBaseball 1st Place
May 7, 2007
# Baseball - 1st Place Filename: Baseball - 1st Place Category: All, Sports
Read MorePresidential Recognition
May 7, 2007
# Presidential Recognition of Excellence The idea behind this certificate is to award athletes that compete in the Presidential fitness program in gym class. Filename: Presidential Recognition Categories: All, Sports, Patriotic
Read MorePatriotic--Participation
May 7, 2007
# Patriotic - Participation Here's a Certificate of Participation with a patriotic theme. Our current inventory of patriotic templates has gotton a lot of use as they have been used by schools, business and of course our military members as well. Filename: Patriotic - Participation Category: All, Patriotic
Read MoreLeadership Achievement
May 7, 2007
# Leadership - Achievement Filename: Leadership - Achievement Category: All, Business
Read MoreSuperior Performance - Target
May 7, 2007
# Superior Performance - Target ## In Pursuit of Excellence Filename: Superior Performance - Target Categories: All, Business, General Awards
Read MoreScholarship - Congratulations
May 7, 2007
# Scholarship - Congratulations ## exemplary character, leadership, scholarship and community service This template is a good starting point for customization for a graduating senior. Enter the name of the scholarship and the school along with the student's name and print. Filename: Scholarship - Congratulations Categories: All, Secondary Education
Read MoreCongratulations--Elementary-School
May 7, 2007
# Great Accomplishment... Congratulations Themed towards elementary school. This certificate is pretty general in nature so it can be used for most situations. Certificate Name: Congratulations Categories: All, Elementary School
Read MoreGo Team--Achievement
May 7, 2007
# Go Team - Achievement ## Cheer Sprite Pride Filename: Go Team - Achievement Category: All, Sports Cheerleading themed certificate. Can also be used for motivation in a business setting.
Read MoreNew Tennis and Chess Certificates
May 1, 2007
Last week we had 2 requests from members for new certificates, the first was for Chess certificates. We created some chess pieces along with a couple new certificates. We weren’t sure on the categories to place the chess certificates under so right now they are in the All category. [ slideshow] The second request was for tennis certificates. We were able to create 6 new tennis themed certificates along with some tennis clip art.
Read MoreBrand New Basketball, Soccer, Cross Country/Running Certificates
April 22, 2007
We’ve added 3 new sports orientated certificates for those that are wrapping up their season. [ slideshow] The 5 new templates can get you started with: Basketball - Best Defense Soccer - Certificate of Participation Cross Country/Track/Running - Certificate of Achievement I’ve found another use for the running certificate that can be used to award your little ones for learning to tie their shoes. See how happy this guy is receiving his certificate for tying his shoes, now he’s ready to start Kindergarten next fall!
Read MoreEaster Certificates
April 3, 2007
Just in time for Easter, 5 new certificates to help celebrate the holiday. [ slideshow] The 5 new templates can get you started with: Easter Egg Hunt Champion Easter Egg Hunt Certificate of Participation Most Creative Easter Egg Design Finding the most Easter Eggs Religious Certificate of Participation These can be found in the New Certificates category for the next 30 days or in the Holiday or Religious categories Log-in or join now to start using these and many more certificates.
Read MoreNew Printable Certificates and Awards for March 2007
March 18, 2007
We added 8 new certificates to the system. [ slideshow] These 8 new certificates can be found in the New Certificates category for the next 30 days. Let us know how you use these certificates as well as any certificate and awards that you print from the Certificate Creator. If you use Flickr and have uploaded photos of Certificate Creator prints being handed out then please tag the photos with certificatecreator or send us the photo and we’ll include it in our photostream.
Read MoreNew Certificates and Gift Certificates for Valentines
February 4, 2007
On 2/4/2007 we added 8 new certificates to the system to help you celebrate Valentines Day. [ slideshow] These 8 new certificates can be found in the New Certificates category for the next 30 days or in the Holiday and All categories. Let us know how you use these certificates as well as any certificate and awards that you print from the Certificate Creator. If you use Flickr and have upload photos of Certificate Creator prints being handed out then please tag the photos with certificatecreator or send us the photo and we’ll include it in our photostream.
Read MoreTooth Fairy Certificate
February 1, 2007
Every so often we are asked to make custom certificates, many make it into the system for everyone to use or some are “private” label certificates that are only available to the person hiring us to create the certificate. So when the Tooth Fairy approached us to create a couple special edition certificates we jumped at the opportunity, especially when we found out we could share the certificates with the Certificate Creator members.
Read MoreA Few Free Fonts For Certificates
January 31, 2007
A Few Free Fonts For Certificates Here’s 3 free fonts that I found that would look good on certificates. Keep an eye out for new certificates in the next few days that showcase these fonts. However, you can download and install these fonts and start making certificates using the text input field. All 3 of these fonts are in TrueType format, so it should work on both Macintosh and Windows computers.
Read MoreNew Artist Awards & Certificates for Educators
January 17, 2007
New Artist Awards & Certificates for Educators On 1/16/2007 we added 2 new certificates to the system. Both certificates are artists awards. [ slideshow] Suggested Usage Next time you have an art project incorporate handing out certificates for those that participate. We’ve received reports of business managers giving our older artist awards to graphic designers on their team. You will find these new certificates in the New Certificate category for the next 30 days as well as Elementary School & Secondary School categories.
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