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! :)

Minted x West Elm 3rd Art Challenge Entries

Life has been hectic lately, but I didn't let that stop me from participating in the Three Cheers! Minted x West Elm's 3rd Art Challenge. There was an impressive 5221 submissions this time around! I scrambled, but I still squeezed in a few new art prints. Since this is an important design challenge with big rewards for a lucky few, if you have a minute to spare, please help a girl out and vote for my entries! Click on the image links below or find my art starting on this page right here. Help Minted and West Elm curate their next art collection and rate your favorites on scale of 1-5! Thanks for checking out my work!!  

Loft art print by Hooray Creative

From Sea to Shinging Sea art print by Hooray Creative

Black Brush Study No. 1 art print by Hooray Creative

Black Brush Study No. 2 art print by Hooray Creative

  Voting closes on Wednesday, February 11 at 10am PT  

Save the Date Cards for Minted

Things have been really busy in my little corner of the world, but I was determined to set aside 2 days to focus solely on designing cards for Minted's One True Love Save the Date Challenge. So, not as much time as I would have liked, but hoping a couple of these entries resonate with fans and customers. Voting for this contest is open until Friday, September 26 at 9am PT and you can start rating my designs on this challenge page or just click on the links below. (You can also blind vote on this page right here).  Please try and rate 50 designs or more in the challenge to keep voting fair for all. As always, thanks for checking out my work!

 

FYI: Some designs are intended to be stamped with real gold, silver or rose gold foil.

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 Art Fair Challenge

I've been painting a little bit here and there and recently had the chance to submit some work into Minted's Art Fair Challenge.  Lately, I've been taking more breaks away from working at the computer and getting back into painting (and other creative projects). My submissions may seem a little all over the place this time around, but I plan to hone in on a direction or theme in the near future. For now, I'm continuing to explore different mediums, techniques and subject matter and having fun doing so.

If you have a few minutes to to spare, please vote for my art entries at the links below or on this voting page right here. Rate art prints that resonate with you (on a scale of 1-5) and help Minted curate their next collection! Thanks for checking out my work!! :)

Reflecting Pool art print

The Caverns art print

Oceania art print

Le Cirque art print

Le Cirque 2 art print

Le Cirque 3 art print

Kismet art print

Awash art print

Sea Garden art prints

Abstract Bouquet art print

Stars art print

Cosmos art print

Flora art print

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

Photo Collage Art Prints

I've had a really busy month, but I squeezed in a day of design for Minted's Photo Collage Art Challenge. Minted's photo art prints allow for maximum personalization and make great keepsake gifts. Voting is now open for this challenge, so click on the image links below to rate 3 of my entries. Please vote on some of the other photo art prints right here and tell Minted what to sell! :)

Lovebirds Plus 1  by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Wedding Moments by Hooray Creative for minted.com

All in a Row Snapshot Mix by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Winning Art Print

Hooray! My art print placed 2nd in Minted's State of the Art Challenge. Thanks to everyone who voted! :) This print will eventually be available for sale on Minted.com.  

Aria by Kristy Kapturowski (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.

Birth Announcement Challenge

I am the proud mother of one very handsome, super adorable cat. :) But alas, Minted's current design challenge is all about human babies – beautiful, modern birth announcements to be exact. I know lots of new moms, so for inspiration, I just tried to imagine the kind of designs that they would want to use to announce the arrival of their newborn.  The goal was to keep the focus on the lovely photos with complimentary typography. I also threw in some luxurious gold/silver foil accents since Minted will be launching more foil-pressed birth announcements for 2014. Yay! I have 8 entries in Minted's Welcome Little One! Birth Announcement Challenge and I would really appreciate your vote! You can rate on my designs at the image links below or on this challenge page. Thanks so much!

Oh Boy! birth announcement by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Bundle of Joy  birth announcement by Hooray Creative for minted.com

All in a Name birth announcement by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Proudly Presents birth announcement by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Over the Moon! birth announcement by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Sweet Floral Border birth announcement by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Introducing birth announcement by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Think Pink birth announcement by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Minted Business Card Challenge

I whipped up a small batch of designs to enter in Minted's First Impressions Business Card Challenge. Minted is introducing gold and silver foil-stamped business cards in 2014, so a few of my entries were designed specifically for that printing method. Awesome, right? So, of course, I would really appreciate your vote! You can rate on my designs at the image links below or on this challenge page. It would also be fantastic if you could rate some of the other entries on a scale of 1-5. By doing this, you keep the voting system fair and have a say in telling Minted what to sell. You can blind vote, right here! Thanks so much!

Name to Remember business cards by Hooray Creative

Get in Touch business cards by Hooray Creative

Pink Wash business cards by Hooray Creative

Gold Dip business cards by Hooray Creative

Gold Glamour business cards by Hooray Creative

Hand Krafted business cards by Hooray Creative

Chic Black and Gold business cards by Hooray Creative

In Style business cards by Hooray Creative

Skinny Type business cards by Hooray Creative

Simply Bold business cards by Hooray Creative

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!

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!

Minted Stationery and Art Gifts

Today only!! Super awesome shopping deal from the Today show featuring 50% off personal stationery and art prints from Minted! You don't want to miss this deep discount offer, so head on over to Minted right now and get some Christmas shopping done. I have a couple of brand new designs for sale also! ;) Use discount code: TODAY50

and ART PRINTS!!!

Personalized Wrapping Paper

Last chance to get your gift wrap in time for Christmas! I have several new wrapping paper designs available for sale on Minted. Every design is printed on luxe matte paper and includes customizable names, photos and/or unique messages. Sold as a set of 5 sheets; each sheet is 20" x 28".  Also available – matching gift tags, stickers and multiple colorway options. Make your gift-giving extra special this season!

Festive Floral personalized wrapping paper by Hooray Creative

Holiday Icons personalized wrapping paper by Hooray Creative

Blue Spruce personalized wrapping paper by Hooray Creative

Modern Garland personalized wrapping paper by Hooray Creative

Snowflake and Stamp personalized wrapping paper by Hooray Creative

Holiday Line Art personalized wrapping paper by Hooray Creative

Cityscape personalized wrapping paper by Hooray Creative

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!!

Sweet Embrace Save the Date

Hooray!! My Sweet Embrace save the date design has now been shared and repinned on Pinterest over a 1400 times! I am thrilled this design has spread so far and so fast. Its success has certainly exceeded my expectations. For those who arrived at his blog post because you're looking to purchase this design, it is now exclusively available for sale at Minted.com!

'Sweet Embrace' save the date by Hooray Creative for minted.com

I think this design has been successful thus far because it pairs sophisticated, clean type with a beautiful, professionally photographed engagement pic. If you're recently engaged and planning a photoshoot, I have a few tips if you hope to use this design for your Save the Date cards.

1. Go for great natural light. Late afternoon or sunset can result in some beautiful pics.
2. Make sure to get some nice vertical shots of you and your honey standing close together, holding hands, sharing a kiss or 'sweet embrace'. Look in love!
3. Full, head-to-toe body shots work best, so the photo can be cropped, scaled or repositioned around the text to achieve a flattering layout.
4. This design looks great with white text, so what you wear matters. A little color or similar tonal qualities in your clothing can help.
5. You probably don't want the environment in the background of your photo to be too busy, but you still want some color in your surroundings so the text in this design is legible.
6. Get creative!

For a little extra inspiration, here are some of examples of photos that can work with this design:

FYI: You might notice in few of these examples that there is a pink tint overlay or outer glow around the edges of the photo. These filters can add a pretty effect to your photo and the overall design. However, what looks best totally depends on your photo, so you'll be able to purchase this design with or without any tint/filter.

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!!

Wedding Invitations Galore

I've been hard at work designing wedding invitations for the past couple weeks. I entered 2 of Minted's big wedding invitation design competitions. (The Fall in Love challenge is for digitally printed and foil-pressed invitations and the Make an Impression challenge is letterpress!) I'm really hoping to make a splash in the wedding market this year, so your support (and especially your votes ;)), would be greatly appreciated.

I have a variety of entries, including gold foil and letterpress designs, some formal and classy, others fresh and modern. So, voting is open, now until December 9th, and my designs can be found at the links below or on the challenge pages here and here (just look for Hooray Creative). Please be awesome, and vote on some of the other designers’ entries as well right here . Thank you sooooo much for taking the time to look at my work!

Rustic Charm wedding invitation

Gettin Hitched wedding invitation

Grand Central wedding invitation

Garden Nuptials wedding invitation

Painted Chevrons wedding invitation

Handpainted Botanicals wedding invitation

Inline Chic wedding invitation

Modern Photo Frame wedding invitation

Pastel Watercolor Wash wedding invitation

Chalkboard Love wedding invitation

Destination wedding invitation

Poppies wedding invitation

Gold Love wedding invitation

I Heart New York wedding invitation

Elegant Lace wedding invitation

Gold Glamour wedding invitation

Garden Lights wedding invitation

Golden Gate Bridge wedding invitation

And then, there's Letterpress (a technique of relief printing using a printing press). Minted's beautiful letterpress invitations are printed with 1, 2 or 3 ink colors on luxurious cotton paper. The photo below includes designs from Minted's existing Letterpress collection. You can see the texture of the paper and impression of the printing, right? Gorgeous! I want to be in this collection. ;)

Browse Minted's Letterpress Collection

So, without further ado, here are my Letterpress entries! FYI: I was allowed to enter the same design into both Minted challenges, as long as they were suitable for both digital and letterpress printing techniques – so a few of these will be familiar.

Jaxson Formal wedding invitation

Rustic Charm wedding invitation

Modern Romance wedding invitation

Timeless Type wedding invitation

Gold Glamour wedding invitation

Inline Type wedding invitation

Floral Embroidery wedding invitation

Cadence Script wedding invitation

New York New York wedding invitation

Floral Romance wedding invitation

Annelise wedding invitation

If you made it all way to the end, congratulations! Hope you like what you saw. Thanks for checking out my work!