So after a few years of not entering anything to Minted Wedding Challenges - I thought this time, why not? Just go for it. Submit what you have and just see what happens. So I did....

Well, a few weeks ago I received a lovely (and very surprising) email saying I won an Editors Pick. I was totally over the moon. So thank you to everyone who voted. I really am truly grateful for all your support.

I've had this design in my etsy shop for about a year. I honestly just changed the fonts from Strangelove Narrow to Bauer Bodoni (always one of my top faves) on this invite to modernize it more and make it more chic from the original (on the left) which is more casual. For the Minted version, I also added a splash of color to the names. I entered a few more which I over-thought and stressed about - thinking they had potential. Guess I was wrong, lol.

Once you do win, the process to finalize them and pass them onto Minted is very quick. There's lots of pieces to finalize and you have the option to do many colorways. I wasn't prepared for the short turnaround time they give you. Plan on submitting? If you're a busy person (like moi!) then keep this in mind when you enter your designs. Especially if you enter tons and maybe even win more than one! You may only get a week or two - tops to submit all your pieces. In total, I submitted 8 designs per colorway x 6. Which means, I did 48 designs! Yikes.

Keep you posted when they go live on minted.com
You can purchase this design from my etsy shop as well if you can't wait for Minted.

Here's a quick peek at the low res 'final suite' that I submitted to Minted this past week. It's a bit crude, but I have to put together a final suite to make sure it worked - and flowed, and it wasn't working out in my head this time. I love using Photoshop to just something like this quickly together to make sure it's working. I think I had about 20 different backers and envelope liners before I went back to the one I have here. I can't wait for it to go on sale in their shop. This is the main design, I also submitted 5 other color ways.

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My lovely client, Abby, shared these photos with me. I love it when clients share how they use or display their stationery from Citrus Press. I love seeing how things have turned out and I wanted to share these few pics with you. I love the place cards the most, what a great way to take a simple place card and make it creative and beautiful. Even the detail of the different rows of ribbons can't be missed.  Tremendous job, Mrs.W!

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I'm so thrilled to share with you that my Vintage Peony Wedding Invitation  has been featured in the The Knot Texas Spring/Summer edition.

This design was actually one of my first designs for sale on etsy and one that has had long standing requests by brides all around the world. The yellow and gray design has also been the most popular combo and has managed to stay in style and bang on trend with my clients for all these years. It's certainly a timeless-classic.

The liners and the envelope printing is one feature of this design and really helps finish the look. It's the little touches that can make an ordinary invite turn extraordinary.

Whether you prefer luxurious matte white paper or the sparkle of the metallic. This design works well on both types and certainly helps set the stage to your magical day!

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If you're new to my Citrus Press shop or  facebook page you will see that I'm running a special promotion.  Be sure to LIKE US on facebook and receive a 5% coupon code towards your order. Orders must be placed before April 30, 2012! No order is too big or too small!

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