Minted Love

I feel like it's Christmas already!!!

Minted.com has launched their new gift tags & children's stationery. FUN FUN FUN because I was lucky enough to get a gift tag selected as well as 2 children's stationery designs. And to make matters even MORE exciting ...

I got a runner up in the WHIMSY catagory. ;)

I am just a happy camper about that!

Seriously - all the gift tag designs are just amazing - specially the real intricate designs. I wish I had the patience to design like that. Like my Jeff says - I'm great at starting a project (around the house) but not finishing it. NO PATIENCE. 

Here is a peek and link to the stationery.

Some crazy wonderful person has already up and ordered a set of the Mason Carey design. I just can't tell you how that just warms the old heart. *HEART* *HEART* *HEART*

I'm very grateful for Minted.com for all it does to promote their designers. I am MOST grateful for the way that they handle their design contests. It fires up the creative sprit!!! Keeps the design-buzz going.

And there are tons of cool designers that help each other out, to boot! 

I know I sound like a Minted.com commercial. But I think it's a great company.

Pink Hippo Prints is still cranking & cranking on our own designs. ;)

Even had my first official design purchased on pinkhippoprints.etsy.com! Thank you Mrs. Willman from Florida!!!! ;) Just WAIT til you see her card. It's ADORABLE! 

NEXT POST! 

Work-in-progress

Etsy.

I'm gonna try it out.

Stay tuned for more information. Or email me. Currently taking custom holiday orders now.

Until then ... how 'bout how time has flown???

Oct 2007. Charlie 5 mos. 

He looks SO EXCITED!

Minted - 2011 - Holiday Challenge

Minted's latest holiday contest is about to close. There are a record number of submissions this year. Last I checked it was over 2000. YIKES! And they are all amazing designs.

The judges this year include one of my design - idols. Jenna Lyons, the creative director of J.CREW. I dig her style.

And I would like to move into her home.

And her "closet" room.

Jenna is going to feature her pick in her November Jenna's picks. I will be sooo happy (and so jealous) of that designer. That might be a better grand prize than Minted's grand prize in my opinion.

Below are the designs I submitted. The fun part about this is that this year the designs that are not selected I will be featuring RIGHT HERE on PHP. Details to come. Along w/ more designs.

Minted may or may not do a 1st round cut. Most people (including myself) think it's helpful to narrow down the entries. Keep you posted. 

I told'ya I was still designing...

This design will soon be up on Photocardsdirect.com!
Just in case you are moving and you need a WE'VE MOVED card.

I am going to try & figure out this bloggy-blog (I am web programmed challenged) and post all the designs that you can find on Photocardsdirect.com. Stay tuned.

Some new designs "POPPED UP" online!

This always makes me happy.

To see some of the hard work get  up on the world wide web.

Some Graduation cards and some Mother's day cards.

You can get these new designs @ Photocardsdirect.com. I might have to order a few for Mothers day. I have a lot of Mothers. ;)

New designs for Minted

I'm not going to lie. I was pretty bummed out about not getting any designs to shine in the last Minted contest. RATS! I came home from work pretty GRUMPY! Just ask Jeff. (and secretly super down on myself) It's a super tough contest because there are some AMAZING designers. I have tons of design envy right now.

So what does one do when they get a big giant smack-down? One puts themselves right back in the running to get smacked again!!! ;)  Ha ha ha - I kid. I kid.

Actually - I'm not really kidding. I really am throwing myself into the sea of these crazy awesome designers. (what am I thinking???)

Personal goal - to get a design to have my own personal best score.

Worst thing to happen is that nothing gets in and I don't get a personal best. At least Easter is really around the corner and I can eat a LOT of chocolate to get out of the funk. PERFECT!

VALENTINES DAY!!!!!!!!!

New valentines day cards - now up on PHOTOCARDSDIRECT.COM!!

Go check 'em out!!!!

xoxoxoxo

abby