Minted Holiday Top 10!

Months of torture, waiting for the results of the holiday challenge that wrapped up in June, is just the normal way of life for all the Minted designers. Throughout the summer, we find out if we have any designs that will be sold, but we don't have any idea what exactly it is that we won. With the prizes ranging from $150 to $7,000 - there's a potential for some exciting news... Well, this week, the blog posts from Minted started rolling in, with them announcing the top 21-40, the top 11-20 and then yesterday the top 10. I was so excited/giddy/proud/honored to see that my design, Ombre, sneaked into the top 10, coming in at 10th place out of 2,600 entries!

If there's anything consistent about Minted, it's that there is no consistency at all. You never know how your designs will stack up to the competition. Because there are so many amazing designs, it comes down to teeny tiny points, but it makes surprise wins that much sweeter.

Keep an eye out for the 2012 Minted Holiday Collection to launch any day! Happy weekend!

Minted Design Challenge: Party Decor

Minted is growing some more with their latest challenge breaking into the party decor market. We were asked to design banners for any type of party: baby showers, holiday parties, anything. It just so happens that I am throwing a few baby showers next month, so I thought it would be fun to design a banner that was inspired by the one of them: Baby Icons.

You'll have to wait to see the actual invitation, because they go out today. Just in case the mommy-to-be checks this blog, this will just have to be a little sneak peek. ;)

Voting is open for just a few more days, so if you are interested in browsing the creativity, you can check out all the designs here.

Minted Design Challenge: 2012 Holiday Card Collection

While everyone else is kicking off the official start of summer, all the photo card designers are busy trying to get in the holiday spirit. Why? Because the biggest challenge of the year is the Minted holiday card competition and it's been in full swing for the past couple of weeks. It's the biggest challenge with over 2,000 submissions. Luckily, they already had a round of voting to narrow them down a bit. Anyone who loves pretty paper, will love browsing through these designs, so if that's you, and you want to help Minted choose which designs they will sell, head on over and vote for a few (or all 1,170). Below are my submissions for this year's collection: Believe, Ombre, Merriest, Garland, Merry Merry, Bright and Holiday Classic.

Happy Holidays Voting!

Spotted: Minted & Camille Styles

When I see a party or shower inspired by my invitation design it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside, especially one as beautiful as this one. Minted featured a baby shower thrown by stylist and blogger Camille Styles, and I was so excited to see my Vintage Carriage baby shower invitation in the mix. The beautiful photos (by She-n-He Photography) speak for themselves, so I'll stop typing now. Enjoy!

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