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I did a little painting last week and entered 2 art prints in Minted's For Art's Sake Challenge. There was an impressive 4672 submissions in this one! If you have a minute to spare, please help me out by voting on my entries (just click on the image links below). Rate your favorites on scale of 1-5 and have a say in what Minted chooses to sell in their next art collection! Thanks for checking out my work!! :)
Rising Light art print for minted.com
Sparks art print for minted.com
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. :)
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! :)
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
Voting closes on Wednesday, February 11 at 10am PT
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.
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!
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.
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! :)
I entered a few designs into Minted's Office Wonderland Corporate Holiday Card Challenge. Take a look at my submissions! :)
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
Thanks to Minted for the special prize in the Fall in Love Wedding Challenge! I took home the Whimsical Award for the best whimsical or humorous design for "Gettin' Hitched". I also had 2 other runners up. :) You can see the entire suite below, available in 3 colorways. You can purchase the invitation or matching accessories at minted.com. Check out the rest of the special prize winners right here.
Minted has lot of new wedding invitations available for sale and I'm glad to have some of my designs included in such a beautiful assortment. I'm personally fond of my "Rustic Charm" design so I made this mood board to inspire brides who might be planning a rustic or woodland wedding. Check out the rest of Minted’s wedding collection right here! :)
Charming Rustic Wedding board by Hooray Creative. See more Minted
Rustic Charm Wedding Invite by Hooray Creative at minted.com
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)
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!!
As most of you know, I design stationery part-time and enter Minted design challenges whenever I can. Every year they host a competition in search of the best and freshest holiday photo card designs. It is the mother of all challenges and the truly talented designers are handsomely rewarded with big cash prizes! The holiday card challenge grows bigger and more competitive each year, as new designers join the Minted community. There are 3348 entries this time around and many of the designs are AH-MAAAZ-ING! I put my best foot forward and submitted 25 designs to the competition. I had fun experimenting with different styles, typography and illustration. The stakes are high for this challenge, so I would be forever grateful if you could help me out and vote on my entries. Voting is open until June 24th and my designs can be found at the links below. You can rate designs on a scale of 1-5 and Minted sells many of the high-scoring designs. I love 5's of course! To keep the voting system as fair as possible, Minted asks that you try and vote on some of the other designers' entries as well right here . Thank you all so much for taking the time to look through my designs!
Here are just a few of my favorites at a glance!
Holiday Entries 2013 board by Hooray Creative. See more Minted.com
If you made it all the way through my designs, seriously, thank you so much for the support. Don't forget to rate a few more holiday cards here – or all 3348 entries if you're really ambitious!
Merry and Gold
Wonderful Time of Year
Pine and Berry
Elegant Wreath
Flurries
Holly Berry Joy