Holiday Cards

I know I’m a little behind in posting these, but they turned out so well I couldn’t not share them. Here are some of the custom holiday cards I designed this year, including our own Christmas card.

First up was this sparkly number with deep charcoal background and a faux glitter effect:

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This next design was for my brother-in-law and his family. They moved earlier this year, so we included their new address on the envelope flap with an arrow to highlight it. (btw, is our nephew the cutest or what?)

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This design features a wreath of pinecones and winter florals in a gray and red palette. I carried the wreath over to the envelope flap as well, I love printed envelopes!

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Last but not least, our family card, which I used to test out my printer’s gold foil. I love how the gold foil looks over a full-bleed photo card- and hope to offer a lot of foil in future collections.

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I only took a few custom holiday clients this year, but hope to offer a full line of photo cards next year, as well as some other seasonal paper goods. I’ll keep you updated when 2014 holiday work gets underway in May, (yep- May!)

 

 

Freshly Minted : Holiday 2013 pt. 2

Happy Friday! I’m back to introduce more of my 2013 holiday collection for Minted- specifically my three new Minibook designs. If you’ve never heard of Minibooks, they are these great booklet style cards that provide multiple pages for sharing photos and text. They’re the perfect way to showcase family updates, special moments, and plenty of photos.

Here’s the first of my Minibook designs, Warm + Cozy:

Warm + Cozy Minibook Holiday Photo Card Duncan Park Papers Laura Hankins for Minted

Next up is Snowlace + Kraft:

Snowlace and Kraft Minibook Holiday Photo Card Duncan Park Papers Laura Hankins for Minted

And finally, Winterberry Frame:

Winterberry Frame Minibook Holiday Photo Card Duncan Park Papers Laura Hankins for Minted

If you follow Duncan Park Papers on Facebook, you may have recall that this design, Winterberry Frame, snagged 4th place in the Minted Holiday Minibook challenge– super exciting stuff!

These Minibook designs and the rest of my holiday cards can be found in the Duncan Park Papers Minted storefront. I’ll be back later today with one more new release for the holiday card collection- stay tuned!

 

 

 

Freshly Minted : Holiday 2013 pt. 3

This next and final introduction is actually a card you’ve already met, but with an exciting new twist: gold foil!

Snow Fancy Gold Foil Pressed Photo Holiday Card by Laura Hankins Duncan Park Papers for Minted

Snow Fancy was one of the lucky designs to be included in Minted’s debut collection of foil pressed holiday cards. Be sure to check out the full assortment, they have to be some of the prettiest cards out there.

That rounds out my 2013 holiday collection for Minted, be sure to check out parts 1 and 2 if you missed them! Happy weekend!

Freshly Minted : Holiday 2013 pt. 1

Orders have already started trickling in, so despite my urge to savor every second of this gorgeous fall weather, I’m going to fast forward a bit– it’s time to introduce my 2013 Minted holiday card collection!

Today I’m featuring my three new holiday photo cards: Merry Bright + Geometric, Simple Snapshots, and Snow Fancy.

First up is Merry Bright + Geometric:

Merry Bright + Geometric Holiday Photo Card by Laura Hankins Duncan Park Papers for Minted

This design is a unique take on a multi-photo card, featuring a fun hexagonal print with a touch of kraft paper.

Next is another multi-photo card, Simple Snapshots:

Simple Snapshots Holiday Photo Card by Laura Hankins Duncan Park Papers for Minted

Simple Snapshots is a great card for making use of a lot of pics from a family photo session, or to show off a variety of exciting events from throughout the year.

Finally, one of my favorites, Snow Fancy:

Snow Fancy Holiday Photo Card by Laura Hankins Duncan Park Papers for Minted

This one features faux gold glitter details, and a single photo layout– don’t worry though, Minted offers a variety of backers you can choose from to show off additional photos. There are also multiple color options, greetings, and die-cut shapes to choose from to truly customize your card!

These cards and the rest of my Minted holiday cards can be found in the Duncan Park Papers Minted storefront. I’ll be back later this week with more new releases, be sure to check back!

 

 

 

 

minted holiday entries

Can you believe we’re half way through June already? The first half of my month went towards holiday designs for the Minted Oh What Fun holiday card challenge. Voting has opened and there are over 3000 entries, so any love you’d like to send my way is much appreciated! Here are my entries:

If you sort by designer while voting I can be found starting right around here. There are so many great designs, your mailboxes are sure to be full of some gorgeous cards come this Christmas!