katie dirksen design

7 designs now for sale on minted

May 7, 2012

It’s been awhile since I’ve been able to post. We’ve been doing some really cool stuff at work and it has been hard for me to do my stationary designs on the side. I went from working on challenges every night to nothing. I am going through minted withdrawal!

The previous months are starting to pay off though, as all my stuff slowly showing up for sale!

I think my favorite so far is the journal, Shutter Shades, I did for the grad challenge! I’m hoping my art print, Four Generations, will be up soon!

You can shop all my winning designs here.

Minted Wedding Invitation Challenge

October 18, 2011

Voting is now open for the wedding invitation challenge. This challenge was a ton of fun! I created a variety of styles, from rustic country to an eye chart! Please support my designs by rating them here. Thanks to all who help!

Minted Winners Announced

October 17, 2011

Recently I joined an amazing little site called Minted. It holds monthly design challenges for stationery, invitations, calendars, and other categories. The Minted community selects the best designs in a highly competitive process. And if we win we can earn cash prizes, a place in the Minted collection, and commissions on all sales of our designs.

The first competition I participated in was the The Mini-Minties Children’s Stationery Challenge. I’ve never been good about putting myself out there (hence, the delay in this blog) but I was so happy today when I saw that TWO of my designs have been chosen as editors picks. Although they weren’t in the top 20, it’s a huge accomplishment for me and I am so excited to see what happens in the next challenge.