New Years Cards

Can you believe it's April and I'm designing New Year's Cards for 2016 already?! I just moved cross-country (from Cali to Philly) and haven't even settled in yet, so I was really not ready for the holiday design season! But, I did find some last-minute inspiration and came up with a few entries to submit to Minted's New Year's challenge. Voting is now open for this contest until Monday, May 4th at 10am (Pacific Time). You can help me out by rating my designs on the gallery challenge page or just click on the links below. :)

 Best Year Ever! by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Newly Wedded by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Geometric Year by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Wall Paint by Hooray Creative for minted.com

 Stripes Forever by Hooray Creative for minted.com

3 Cheers! by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Condensed Type by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Customers, fans and designers all vote in the challenge and by participating, you too can help Minted decide what to sell in their 2016 New Year's Card assortment. Please vote on my designs and rate some of the other entries in the competition as well. Thanks for checking out my work! :)

Holiday Inspiration Boards

The holiday shopping season is just revving up and I'm super excited to have a collection of holiday cards and products for sale at Minted.com this year! So, to get you in the Christmas spirit, I made inspiration boards, featuring a few of my non-photo holiday designs, Pine and Berry, Merry and Gold and Elegant Wreath. Feel free to give my boards a like or, even better, just pin them! ;) Be sure to check out the rest of Minted’s holiday card collection and gift shop.

Rose Gold, Pine and Berry board by Hooray Creative. See more Minted

Red and Gold Holiday board by Hooray Creative. See more www.minted.com

Elegant Wreath board by Hooray Creative. See more holiday cards on Minted

See more inspiration boards I made, specifically for Minted holiday cards and wedding invitations on my Pinterest board!

Holiday Ornament Card Challenge

It's Christmas in July over here in my little corner of the stationery world! I whipped up a small bunch of holiday ornament cards (photo and non-photo) for Minted's latest design challenge. Voting is now open for this contest and I could use your help! Start rating my designs on the challenge page or click on the links below. Customers, fans and designers all vote in the challenge and by participating, you too can help Minted decide what to sell in their 2014 holiday assortment. So, check out my work, vote and please rate some of the other designs in the competition as well. Thanks! :)

Vintage Swirl by hooray creative

Pine Branch Pattern by hooray creative

Bold Peace Love Joy by hooray creative

Deco Frame by hooray creative

Our First Noel by hooray creative

First Snow by hooray creative

Two Become One by hooray creative

Double Merry by hooray creative

Winter Wash by hooray creative

Golden Wreath by hooray creative

Holiday Stripes by hooray creative

Be Joyful by hooray creative

Brushed Peace Love Joy by hooray creative

 4 Corners by hooray creative

Non-photo Holiday Card Entries

I entered several designs into Minted's Good Tidings Non-photo Holiday Card Challenge! There's still time to vote on entries and help the folks over at Minted decide what to include in this year's holiday card assortment. Check out my designs below or get voting on this challenge page right here. As always, thanks for checking out my work! :)

Merry and Gold

Wonderful Time of Year

Pine and Berry

Elegant Wreath

Flurries

Holly Berry Joy

Corporate Holiday Card Entries

I entered a few designs into Minted's Office Wonderland Corporate Holiday Card Challenge. Take a look at my submissions! :)

Winter Dip Dye business holiday card by Hooray Creative

Happy Infographic business holiday card by Hooray Creative

Confetti Welcome business holiday card by Hooray Creative

Retro Snow business holiday card by Hooray Creative

Elegant Garland business holiday card by Hooray Creative

Hello 2015 business holiday card by Hooray Creative

Vintage Bottle Cap business holiday card by Hooray Creative

Minted Holiday Challenge 2014

Minted's highly-anticipated holiday photo card challenge is here! Every year, Minted hosts a mammoth competition in search of the best and freshest holiday photo card designs. Independent designers participate from all over the world. There are an astounding 4108 entries this year! So, yes, the stakes are high!! I submitted 31 designs this year. It was a bit of a mad dash to the finish line since I was really pressed for time, but hopefully I've got a winner in here somewhere. ;) Of course, you can help improve my chances by taking a few minutes to vote on my entries! Voting is open until Tuesday, May 27th at 9am and my designs can be found at the image links below or look for Hooray Creative starting on this page, right here. You can rate designs on a scale of 1-5 and Minted sells many of the high-scoring designs. Be sure to vote on at least 50 designs to qualify for $10 off your next $100+ Minted order. Thank you all so much! :)

Very Merry Flourish holiday photo card by hooray creative

Seasonal Frame holiday photo card by hooray creative

Minimal Gallery holiday photo card by hooray creative

Very Merry Type holiday photo card by hooray creative

Painted Pine Frame holiday photo card by hooray creative

Happy Everything! holiday photo card by hooray creative

Be Merry Script holiday photo card by hooray creative

Best Ever. holiday photo card by hooray creative

Oh, Hello 2015 new year photo card by hooray creative

preppy peacejoylove holiday photo card by hooray creativ

Mostly Merry! holiday photo card by hooray creative

Married and Merry holiday photo card by hooray creative

Festive Floral holiday photo card by hooray creative

Triple Warm Wishes holiday photo card by hooray creative

Holiday Flurries holiday photo card by hooray creative

Peace Tree holiday photo card by hooray creative

Botanical Joy holiday photo card by hooray creative

Naughty or Nice? holiday photo card by hooray creative

Snowy and Bright holiday photo card by hooray creative

Feliz Navidad! holiday photo card by hooray creative

Confetti Chic holiday photo card by hooray creative

Making Spirits Bright! holiday photo card by hooray creative

The Biggest Joy holiday photo card by hooray creative

Candy Cane Stripes holiday photo card by hooray creative

Photo Wall holiday photo card by hooray creative

Joyful Stamp holiday photo card by hooray creative

Christmas Gram holiday photo card by hooray creative

Believe in the Season holiday photo card by hooray creative

Kraft and Cane holiday photo card by hooray creative

Very Merry Christmas holiday photo card by hooray creative

Bright Holiday holiday photo card by hooray creative

Valentine's Day Cards

I heart Valentine's Day! What's not to love about flowers, chocolate, romance and heart-shaped everything. Why not make this lovey-dovey holiday a little bit sweeter with personalized Valentine cards. Minted has a great assortment to choose from and I have a few designs for sale also! Send an individual greeting card to that special someone or if you missed out on Christmas cards this past holiday season, a Valentine's Day photo card is totally the way to go for sharing beautiful photos with friends and family. :)

Sending Love Valentine's Day photo card by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Conversation Heart  kids classroom valentines by Hooray Creative at minted.com

Gold and Silver Foil-Pressed Valentine's Day photo cards by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Browse the Minted Valentine's Day gift shop for more greeting cards, photo cards, postcards, social stationery, notebooks, wrapping paper, art prints, Valentine's Day party decor and more! Receive 10% off Valentine's Day Cards with code HEART10 through 1/29.

New Years Cards

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! It's not too late to order a new calendar for 2014 and if you want something extra special, I definitely recommend Minted's customizable photo calendars. I have 1 design for sale and it's available in 2 sizes (the standard retails for $29 & the grand is $39). I've order a Minted calendar for myself before and can vouch for the excellent quality. The paper is thick and luxurious and you can customize each calendar month with your own photos and text.

  Watercolor Brush Standard  and  Grand Calendars by Hooray Creative at minted.com

Also, I don't know about you, but the holiday season flew by for me this year! With so much to do in December, it can be tough to buy holiday cards well enough in advance to actually mail out in time for Christmas. If you procrastinated or missed out, you can still send a New Year's card! I have a few for sale on Minted.

Gilded Year in Review Minibook Card by Hooray Creative for Minted.com

Happy New Year card by Hooray Creative for Minted.com

Stacked New Year's Card by Hooray Creative for Minted.com

Noisemakers New Year's Cards by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Art Deco New Year's Card by Hooray Creative at Minted.com

Hand Drawn Holiday New Year's Card by Hooray Creative at minted.com

Ombre Sparkle New Year's Card by Hooray Creative at minted.com 

Or consider this: in lieu of your typical holiday or new year's cards, you could send a personalized Valentine's photo card! Valentine Cards are becoming more and more popular for those who just don't have time to get their family photos taken in advance or their Christmas cards ordered on time.

Bold XOXO Valentine's Photo Card by Hooray Creative at Minted.com

Holiday Card Display

I had a lovely Christmas this year and the holiday cards I received from my talented designer friends really made the season extra special. My mailbox could not have been more happy! I don't have a fireplace or mantle to display holiday cards, so I chose to hang my collection on silver cord with mini clothespins right above my desk. Most of these cards were custom designed by the designers themselves. There's lot of letterpress and foil in the mix as well. It's so fun to stare at! :) I may just keep this display up year round for design inspiration (and as a reminder of the great people I've come to know).

And here's a pic of the holiday card I sent out! I had fully intended for this card to have gold foil-stamped typography on a rich black background, but I did not plan far enough ahead to pull that off. Maybe next year I'll be super organized and start my cards in October!

Merry Christmas!

I really, really enjoyed my holiday card exchange this year and have received soooo many beautiful cards from fellow Minted designers. I thought I'd share the Christmas card I designed and sent to friends and family for anyone who missed out on the mailing.

This was printed at Minted, using their curved frame die-cut shape on signature stock. I also ordered the white envelopes, gold foil liners and took advantage of Minted's free recipient address printing!

The back of the card included a cute little illustration I made since I didn't manage any family photos this year. You can also see below that I went a little crazier than usual with the envelope decorating, but it was fun to add some extra special touches.

As much as I love designing holiday cards and other lovely paper products, I'm also a musician...primarily a singer these days. In the spirit of the season, I made a little video for your listening pleasure. Here's my version of "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas", first made famous by Judy Garland. It's one of my favorites! Guitar accompaniment by my musical partner in crime, Steve.

p.s. Sorry the video quality is so dark and lousy. We didn't light it well and ran out of time for more takes. Hopefully, we'll nail it next time!

Featured Minted Stationery

It is such an honor when Minted features any of my designs in their web banners or marketing emails. Check out a couple of my designs below, not to mention the great shopping deals!

Christmas Inspiration

Christmas is my favorite holiday so today I wanted to share a little eye candy. I made inspiration boards for Minted featuring 2 of my holiday cards. You can purchase both designs, Ribbon Happy and Ombre Sparkle, at Minted. ;) And if you're a little behind on your Christmas cards, I recommend sending a New Year's Card! Happy Holidays!!

Ribbon Wrapped Christmas board by Hooray Creative. See more holiday cards

Pink Ombre Sparkle board by Hooray Creative. See more photo Christmas cards

Minted Holiday Design Roundup

I feature my own work on here all the time, but there are many other designers' whose work I truly admire. Today, I wanted to share some inspiration and a few of my favorite holiday cards and gifts from Minted and the talented designers behind these fabulous products.

NEW Foil Pressed Holiday Cards I am completely in love with anything shiny and metallic and Minted's new foil-pressed holiday cards are gorgeous! The entire assortment looks beautiful, and I've rounded up a few of my favorites, but you can shop the rest of the collection here.

I love this awesome design, Modern Pine, by Oscar & Emma. Perfect for those who might want to skip the family photo on their cards this year. Loosely drawn branches and berries and a bright fuchsia and chartreuse color palette with real silver foil – this one is begging to be my Christmas card!

This exquisite multiphoto holiday card, was created by designer, Kelli Hall. The gold foil design elements in Dazzling Glitter are super chic and the clean layout and white space allow your photos to shine.

If  you're looking for a full-bleed photo design to really show off a stunning photo, I adore All Aglow by Olivia Kanaley. Her hand painted Merry is beautifully simple but still makes such an impact in glitzy gold foil.

Alethea and Ruth does bold, quirky hand lettering just right. I love the whimsical vibe in Merry Typography, and the lettering looks soooo lovely in foil. Love the mint colorway too.

...and a couple more I love! Joyfully Modern by Paper Dahlia and Sophisticated Snow by Pistols

NEW Personalizable Wrapping Paper Minted has lots of great new products and options to satisfy holiday shoppers this year and I'm excited about their new customizable gift wrap! With lots of photo and non-photo designs to choose from, you can make your gift-giving extra special this season. They have cute designs for the kiddos and more sophisticated personalizable designs for the grown-up gift exchanges too. Also for available for sale – matching gift tags and stickers!

NEW Holiday Ornament Cards The new Minted ornament cards come in 3 different die-cut shapes with a luxe linen ribbon. I love that these cards can double as a keepsake and even be hung on the Christmas tree.

Honestly , I could go on and on about all the fab products on Minted and the great work from my fellow designers. Not only does Minted have a fantastic selection of holiday cards, but they also have lots of great gifts (ie. art prints, calendars, notebooks, personal stationery) and party decor for your holiday soirees. Head over to Minted now and get your shop on. Happy Holidays!!

Zazzle Holiday Cards

If you haven't done so already, NOW is the time to buy your Holiday, Christmas and New Years cards! The other day I posted a feature on my 2013 holiday collection, exclusively available at Minted.com. Feel free to take another look at my Minted designs. However, if you can't find a design you like on Minted, I have many more holiday cards and party invitations for sale on Zazzle. Check out just a few of the options below and get your holiday shopping underway.

Black Friday Cyber Monday

HAPPY THANKSGIVING! After the turkey feast and pumpkin pie, the holiday shopping season will officially kick into high gear! I have been thinking about Christmas since last March, having designed a big batch of holiday products for Minted (and a few other sites). Now, I'm super excited to share my work just in time for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Today's post features my Holiday and Christmas card collection, exclusively available for sale at Minted.com! I will also be making daily posts for the next couple of weeks so stay tuned for holiday inspiration, gift guides and of course, more Hooray Creative designs (or like my fb page for updates).

And here are your Minted promotions!

11/27 Wednesday–11/29 Friday: 15% off $100 and 20% off $150+ on holiday cards 12/2 Monday: 15% off + Free Shipping on holiday cards and 25% off everything else

Featured Holiday and Christmas Cards by Hooray Creative (click on any image to purchase)

The rest of the collection!

NEW Christmas Ornament Cards

Cityscape Series Non-Photo Corporate Holiday Cards

Available cities include New York, San Francisco, Atlanta, Chicago, Boston, Washington DC, Los Angeles

NEW Foil Pressed Cards

Please note that each card is fully customizable and is available in different color options. I have also made coordinating pattern backers, labels and envelope liners for each design and Minted offers lot of extra bells and whistles, such as die-cut shapes, luxe triple thick paper, glitter liners and much more.

Minted also carries many other products including limited edition and customizable art prints, party decor, wedding invitations, save the dates, birth announcements, wrapping paper, personal stationery, journals, calendars, etc, etc, etc. Now, let the shopping commence! And please feel free to buy some of my stuff. ;) No pressure – haha!

Thank you so much for stopping by! Happy Holidays!!

Newlywed Christmas Cards

So far this year, Newlywed Christmas cards have been a popular item. It's the perfect way for a couple to share their professionally photographed wedding pics with family and friends. So, if you're looking for a holiday card to announce your first Christmas together as Mr. and Mrs, I have a few full-bleed photo designs available for sale on Minted and Zazzle.

Married and Merry Newlywed Holiday Card by Hooray Creative on zazzle.com

Married and Merry Newlywed Holiday Card by Hooray Creative on zazzle.com

Merry and Married Newlywed Holiday Card by Hooray Creative on minted.com

Married & Merry Holiday Ornament Card by Hooray Creative on minted.com

Married Christmas Newlywed Holiday Card in red or white by Hooray Creative on zazzle.com

Married Christmas Newlywed Holiday Card by Hooray Creative on zazzle.com

Very Married Christmas Newlywed Holiday Card by Hooray Creative on zazzle.com

Married and Merry Newlywed Holiday Card by Hooray Creative on zazzle.com

New Holiday Cards at Minted

Hooray! My 2013 holiday assortment is now available for sale at minted.com. The collection includes all sorts of christmas cards, new years cards, holiday ornament cards, corporate cards, postcards, minibooks, gift tags, personalizable wrapping paper, etc. The banner below is just a small sampling. (click on image for larger view)

Top Left to Bottom Right: 1 Joyful Script, 2 Ribbon Happy, 3 Retro Snowflakes, 4 White Noel, 5 Pine and Flurry, 6 Most Wonderful, 7 Gilded Year in Review, 8 Stacked Christmas, 9 Noisemakers

Gold Foil Holiday Card Inspiration

It's almost time to start thinking about the holidays! New at Minted this year are gold and silver foil pressed holiday cards – and they are gorgeous!! I curated 2 inspiration boards for minted.com featuring their new gold foil cards. The first board was inspired by Laura Hankins' beautiful holiday card Snow Fancy and the 2nd board I made includes a lovely design by Kelly Ventura called Shimmering Peace. Check out the rest of Minted's foil pressed holiday card collection right here. Enjoy the eye candy!

Snow Fancy Foil Holiday inspiration board by Hooray Creative

Shimmering Peace Foil Holiday board by Hooray Creative

Minted Holiday Card Winners

I received exciting news this week!!!!!! 2 of my designs in Minted's "Oh What Fun" Holiday Card Challenge placed in the Top 40 out of 3348 entries! Minted's annual holiday card challenge is very competitive and many talented designers enter, so I am extremely honored to be in the winner's circle this year. Thank you so much to everyone who voted, liked and/or commented on any of my holiday designs. I am forever grateful for your support!

12th place: Most Wonderful available at minted.com

25th place: Ribbon Happy available at minted.com

1 Merry Always 2 Stacked Christmas 3 Happiest Holidays 4 Making Spirits Bright 5 Merry and Married 6 Be Joyful

All 6 of these designs are or will be available for sale on minted.com very soon!

Congrats to all the winners in this challenge! See the Top 10 or check out all 3348 submissions! Also, see my 12th and 25th place designs in Minted's blog posts detailing the Top 11 - 20 winners and the Top 21 - 40 winners.  Hoping I can be lucky enough to crack the top 10 next year!!

FYI: My Rustic Joy holiday photo card, that won 11th place last year (see blog post), is now available for sale in my Zazzle shop, right here.

Holiday Minibook Winners

Minted recently announced the winners and editor's picks from their Quickfire Holiday Minibook Card Challenge. I am super excited to have 2 of my designs (Painted Pine and Gilded Year in Review in the Top 20 and 1 additional Editor's Pick (Pine and Flurry). There were some fabulous designs in this challenge so I am thrilled to be a winner among such a talented bunch. All 3 of my minibooks will be included in Minted's holiday card collection for 2013. See the chosen designs below:

Also, definitely check out the special prize winners on Minted's design blog, "Julep" right here! Congrats to all the winners!