I often think about designs and projects while I’m trying to fall asleep at night (which isn’t always great for actually falling asleep). I thought of this design last night before drifting off and just submitted it to the Minted design challenge; it’s simply called Joy. Like my Peace design, this design highlights a favorite word and allows for inclusion of a family photo (I really, really like when people send holiday cards including the whole family, not just the kids) + 3 solo shots for the kiddos. Or kiddos + dogs. Or just dogs. Or cats. Or whatever!

You’re not allowed to submit the same design in multiple colorways, but if I could (and if it wins, they do ask for another colorway) I would create a version in blue/gold/gray to convey the colorways for Hannukah.

It’s been a very long time since I’ve submitted to Minted’s design competitions but I decided to get back on board with the holiday competition (the holiday competition was my initial foray into Minted, and my design was selected as a design challenge winner…I was honored!). I hope to submit a few ideas before the submission close date, but this is the one I just sent in.

Peace is one of my favorite words around the holidays (and year-round really), and I love the simplicity of this design, plus the incorporation of a family photo + a couple of cute shots of the kids. What do you think? Love it enough to vote me up?