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Branding and Marketing 101 Now Available!

07 Monday Mar 2016

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Branding and Marketing 101

My course, Branding and Marketing 101: A Guide to Boost Your Business, Inspire Ideas, and Create a Brand that Represents You and Your Work, is now ready for purchase! I have been working hard these past months on this project and am excited to finally launch it.

If you are a creative just starting out or have been in business for awhile and need a little direction, this guide can help you jump start your path to success and create a strong foundation, which is key to any business. I explore all the important elements within branding and marketing and share tips on how to organize your ideas and use conceptual thinking to allow the process to flow with ease. PLUS, some bonus material, helpful resources, and special offers! Visit http://bit.ly/brandingandmarketing101 to learn more.

Here are just SOME of what the course covers:
– how to brainstorm your business, from mission to overall style
– how to organize ideas and inspiration to develop a cohesive, powerful brand
– the 3 essential tools you need to get started
– a review of social media platforms
– suggested print materials you need for your business to grow and how to create them
– and SO MUCH MORE!

Right now I am offering the course at a LIMITED TIME PRICE OF $50! So why not take this opportunity to invest a little in your business and gain a bunch of information that will surely make your brand stronger and marketing skills sharper?

Just visit http://bit.ly/brandingandmarketing101 to learn more and purchase the course now!

At Home with a Minted Artist

24 Wednesday Feb 2016

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This month I was so excited to see my feature on domino.com, At Home with a Minted Artist. It includes an online interview, along with photos of my home and artwork showcased throughout the space. This was such an honor and I had a great time answering the questions Domino had for me. To be a part of this series is seriously amazing and I couldn’t be more thankful for the success that Minted has brought my way. Click below to view the article.

At Home with a Minted Artist

Saying Good-bye to 2015

31 Thursday Dec 2015

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Saying Good-bye to 2015

So here we are, a day before 2016 begins. Another year has flew by, bringing all sorts of challenges, adventures, and opportunities my way, both in my personal life and for Gray Star Design. Despite all the challenges I faced along my pregnancy journey, I was blessed to learn this past September that three times is a charm. Tomorrow I will be 20 weeks and halfway there to meeting our future son. My husband and I couldn’t be more happier!

With another year working with some of the best clients and adding a new steady client to my portfolio, it has been a busy one. I redesigned my branding and gave the biz a new fresh look, had six pieces chosen to be sold on Minted (including 1 on Domino), been featured a few times by Minted, joined Etsy Wholesale, and introduced a new line of stationery designs to my collection. And of course I have enjoyed working with tons of new people on custom orders and sharing my items with lots of new buyers. I look forward to another successful year as a business owner and designer and couldn’t ask for a more rewarding, fun way to make a living.

I wish you all a Happy New Year and hope that 2015 was good to you. Enjoy the last day of the year and see you in 2016!

Our Gender Reveal

15 Tuesday Dec 2015

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Our Gender Reveal

This weekend my husband and I had family over our house for a gender reveal and it was such a fun day. We actually had the ultrasound the Tuesday before so waiting and thinking of our little one took a lot of patience.

It's a BOY!

This whole time I really thought it was a girl, as did my husband and so many other people. The feeling I got when I saw our baby the second time at 12 weeks was totally girl. I felt as if I was looking at a little me, as weird as that may sound. Maybe the fact that I have always dreamt of having a little girl had some influence on that feeling, but nevertheless, we both were on the same page. Even though my husband would LOVE to have a little boy.

Then as I looked again at 16 weeks, I felt a little different. It was the first time I thought it could be a boy. My husband felt the same but we didn’t really talk about it much. We were both just anxious and excited for Saturday to come to find out!

So there we were, standing together, surrounded by family. I purchase two cards from a great artist, Genevieve Santos, on Etsy to help with the reveal. One had a boy on it and other a girl. They were actually Valentine’s Day cards but they seemed so perfect for this event. And since I had cupcakes, I bought a cute reveal banner from Loop Loft on Etsy as well. Everything was so cute.

It's a BOY!

Then it was time to open the envelope! I was so nervous, lol. As soon as I started to pull out the card, I was in shock. It’s a BOY!!! I looked at my husband with a smile and  we all cheered with joy. It really was an exciting moment.

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It took me a few days for the news to settle in. It wasn’t that I didn’t want a boy, I just always imagined having a girl so this was a totally new feeling. But now I am so excited and every day I think about our future son and who he will be. Things like this are out of our control and us having a boy was just meant to be. So I accept this gift with love and plan to enjoy the next five months of pregnancy with him close to my heart immensely.

We can’t wait to meet our little boy! Oh what a sweet and awesome kid he will be 🙂

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