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

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

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!

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!!

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

Holiday Ornament Card Featured

Woohoo! One of my new holiday ornament cards is currently featured on the homepage of Minted.com and was recently spotted in a Minted marketing email as well. Check out the rest of the holiday ornament card assortment here. They're super cute! I plan to send these out for Christmas myself. :)

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!

New Year's Photo Cards

I've been busy working on the last of my holiday designs for the upcoming 2013 season. Voting is now open for two Minted design challenges: The Happy New Year's Card Challenge and the Quickfire Holiday Minibook Card Challenge. I have a few designs entered into each competition, so please check them out. As always, feel free to click on the image links below to vote for my entries. Also, please rate some of the other designs in the challenge to ensure your votes are counted.

Here are my NEW YEAR'S PHOTO CARD entries:

Noisemakers by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Art Deco New Year by Hooray Creative for minted.com

New Year Seal by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Classica by Hooray Creative for minted.com

...and here are my HOLIDAY MINIBOOK entries: Gilded Year in Review by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Pine and Flurry by Hooray Creative for minted.com

Painted Pine by Hooray Creative for minted.com

The minibook is an exclusive Minted product – a unique card format with chic grommet binding and tabbed pages with fully customizable text and photos.