Paper Dolls

Minted just released their 2012 Holiday Card Collection! Thousands of entries were submitted to their design challenge this year. After tallying all the votes from our fans, customers and design community they've chosen 40 amazing new holiday cards to add to their assortment. Merry Snowflakes, by Alethea and Ruth EARLY BIRD SPECIAL Minted is also offering an Early Bird Special !  Get 20% OFF your holiday card order if you purchase before October 8th with code PREVIEW2012 . NO PHOTOS?  NO PROBLEM! If you're like me and you haven't booked your family's holiday card photo shoot yet but still want to take advantage of this huge discount, don't worry!  You can place your order now to take advantage of the 20% discount and add your photos later.  Minted will keep your order open until you are ready to finalize the details.   How awesome is that?! Click on any of the links in this blog post to get started, or simply click on the banner b...

Beginning today through August 26th, you can enter for the chance to WIN $250 in credit towards Minted's Baby + Kids Collection . This includes everything from luxe birth announcements, to customizable journals for the whole family to their new limited edition art prints!   If you've been following this blog, you may remember my earlier post when I first discovered Minted's unique designs.  Who wouldn't want to win a $250 credit towards some amazing personalized products?! What are you waiting for?  Enter today for your chance to win, and while you're there, you can also vote on some winning designs from the Minted design community for future products.  It's all good!

I am thrilled that Sweetest Whimsy has recently become an affiliate for several companies that offer products that I ADORE!  Starting today, I will feature these companies and some of my favorite things from their websites in my RETAIL LOVE. It's no secret that I've had a love affair with paper practically my whole life. It was pure serendipity that led me to start offering paper in addition to my custom cakes in 2005.  But I absolutely love anything that has to do with the art and craft of paper. So when I stumbled upon Minted's website , I instantly loved all their designs.  Unlike other stationery companies, Minted is an online global community of designers, and you can even become one of them!  The designs are fresh and beautiful and most of all, unique.  In addition to cards, stationery and invitations, Minted also now offers art prints. My kids' birthdays are in the spring, so I've been shopping around for *the* birthday invitation!  Here ...