Hooray! My newest design is now for sale at Minted, Grace in Bloom. This is the perfect invitation for an engagement party or even a rehearsal dinner invitation. Be sure to check out this design and some of the others I have for sale, including this Mother's Day card.
Minted has been such a fantastic community for me to grown, learn, and experiment as a designer. The range in talent on the site is remarkable. I was SO excited when I learned this design scored 12th out of over 700 designs. For someone who is self-taught, this was so very exciting!
Happy Shopping!
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Monday, April 22, 2013
Freshly Minted: Mother's Day Greeting Card
Mother's Day is just around the corner. I'm thrilled to let you know that I have a Mother's Day Greeting Card for sale on Minted.com. Also, personalized stationery makes a wonderful gift, check out my current stationery designs in my Etsy store. Happy Spring!
Thursday, March 14, 2013
Minted : Inspiration Board Contest
Minted recently started contests for inspiration boards using their products. While I tried to create a board with my current birth announcement, I found another adorable design that fit much better. Click the link to "like" my board and I might win a prize! There are tons of other amazing inspiration boards to check out as well.
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Minted: Greeting Card Challenge
Voting is now open for the Minted greeting card challenge where designers were asked to create greeting cards for birthdays, mother's day, father's day, and graduation. I was able to fit two entries in and would love your support in voting!
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Milestones - January
Can you believe tomorrow is the first of February? Once again, time seems to slip away so quickly. This has been an exhausting week for me, but as I look back on the month of January, I have so much to be proud of.
While I am a very task-oriented, list-making person, I tend to not dwell on big goals for myself. I think it can be difficult to look in the mirror and into the future, and know what you are supposed to accomplish. However, this little business of mine has had my head-spinning with ideas and things I want to achieve.
I'm a big fan of celebrating when even small accomplishments are achieved. Here's what has me smiling this January.
1. I completed my first start-to-finish wedding invitation suite for a client. This was such an amazing experience for me. I learned SO much, and truly enjoyed the customer interaction and challenges that were introduced. I cannot wait to work with more brides this upcoming year.
2. I signed up for Stationery Academy 2013. If you've been following along on my journey, then you know this was one of the main conferences I wanted to attend when I first started my business. I am so happy that I have committed early this year. It will force me to work hard to pay for the expenses of this trip!
3. Freshly Minted. As most of you know, I have been competing in the Minted Challenges for about 6 months now. It was my goal for 2013 to have a winning or picked design selling on their site by the end of 2013. Well friends, this goal was officially accomplished as of Tuesday. Much more excitement to share in this category, but happy to announce that one of my baby announcements was selected.
I encourage each of you to look back on the month of January and pick out a few things that made you smile or proud. Let's celebrate the small accomplishments that will eventually make up the big picture of 2013.
While I am a very task-oriented, list-making person, I tend to not dwell on big goals for myself. I think it can be difficult to look in the mirror and into the future, and know what you are supposed to accomplish. However, this little business of mine has had my head-spinning with ideas and things I want to achieve.
I'm a big fan of celebrating when even small accomplishments are achieved. Here's what has me smiling this January.
1. I completed my first start-to-finish wedding invitation suite for a client. This was such an amazing experience for me. I learned SO much, and truly enjoyed the customer interaction and challenges that were introduced. I cannot wait to work with more brides this upcoming year.
2. I signed up for Stationery Academy 2013. If you've been following along on my journey, then you know this was one of the main conferences I wanted to attend when I first started my business. I am so happy that I have committed early this year. It will force me to work hard to pay for the expenses of this trip!
3. Freshly Minted. As most of you know, I have been competing in the Minted Challenges for about 6 months now. It was my goal for 2013 to have a winning or picked design selling on their site by the end of 2013. Well friends, this goal was officially accomplished as of Tuesday. Much more excitement to share in this category, but happy to announce that one of my baby announcements was selected.
I encourage each of you to look back on the month of January and pick out a few things that made you smile or proud. Let's celebrate the small accomplishments that will eventually make up the big picture of 2013.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Minted: Baby Announcement Challenge
For those that aren't familiar, Minted is a company that promotes independent designers around the world by hosting design competitions. The winners of the challenges are then sold on their website and the designers receive a percentage of the sales. This has been a wonderful resource for me as I grow as a designer and it allows me to practice, make mistakes, and try new things. I have already improved tremendously since my first entry back in August.
The current challenge is baby announcements and voting is now open. If you have five minutes, I would love it if you could create a profile and vote for my designs below. I hope your week has gotten off to a great start!
Monday, November 26, 2012
Minted: Save the Date Challenge
I am WAY behind on updating lately, but I want to take a minute to share a few designs I entered this week in the Minted Save the Date Challenge. I had fun creating these designs and would love your support in voting. You have until Thursday to place your vote and all you have to do is create a login at Minted and click the links below.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Buy Stationery = Help Sandy Victims
Through the Minted community, I have been connected with the most amazing group of designers. They are encouraging, helpful, and all share the same passion for paper and design. Several of the designers were effected by Hurricane Sandy, and one in particular decided to pull all of us together to help.
The etsy store, "Designers Care" will give 100% of the proceeds raised to the American Red Cross. The designs will be stamped onto calling cards or greeting cards and shipped to you. Most of the designs are meant to be uplifting and inspire.
I'm so happy that I could be a part of this effort. My art card, "Lean on Me" can be purchased along with several other amazing designs. Our goal is to raise $2,000 for the American Red Cross, it would be awesome if we could do more.
Below is my design, and here is the link for you to go make a purchase and a difference: http://DesignersCare.etsy.com
The etsy store, "Designers Care" will give 100% of the proceeds raised to the American Red Cross. The designs will be stamped onto calling cards or greeting cards and shipped to you. Most of the designs are meant to be uplifting and inspire.
I'm so happy that I could be a part of this effort. My art card, "Lean on Me" can be purchased along with several other amazing designs. Our goal is to raise $2,000 for the American Red Cross, it would be awesome if we could do more.
Below is my design, and here is the link for you to go make a purchase and a difference: http://DesignersCare.etsy.com
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Minted: Wedding Challenge
For the past few weeks, I have been working on some wedding invitation submissions for Minted's current challenge. I love the thought of designing something special for someone's perfect day. Although there are SO many color options and fonts to choose from, I found myself being drawn to softer colors with still a traditional feel. Here are the two designs I have submitted so far:
Nectarine Dream
Nectarine Dream
Twist on Classic
Once these designs enter the voting stage, I will let you know so that you can vote for them.
I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful fall weather!!
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Minted
I have been a huge fan of Minted.com for about a year now. But, what I didn't realize what how they came up the designs that are sold on their site. As it turns out, Minted is based on design competitions where graphic designers from all over the country can submit designs. The Minted Community then votes, and designs are chosen to be sold. The best part is, the winning designs get a commission on those sold!
So, what better way to learn and grow in graphic design than to enter into their contests. The current contest going on now is a Stationery Contest. Below is the design I submitted. My training in Illustrator is going well, but I still have a lot to learn. I created the below design using some of the new skills I've developed over the last few weeks. Once voting is opened up for this design, I will let you know so you can vote for me!
So, what better way to learn and grow in graphic design than to enter into their contests. The current contest going on now is a Stationery Contest. Below is the design I submitted. My training in Illustrator is going well, but I still have a lot to learn. I created the below design using some of the new skills I've developed over the last few weeks. Once voting is opened up for this design, I will let you know so you can vote for me!
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