I’m so excited! I’m the guest judge for two Minted Design Challenges. One is for birth announcements. And one is for birthday invitations. With so many amazing designs and over 400 entries it’s been hard to narrow down my favorites to my top 6. But the fact is, I’ve been charged to pick a winner, so I buckled down and made some choices.
I could use your help for this final stretch! Won’t you please help me pick the winner? Leave a comment and let me know what you think of the top six birth announcement designs (see below). Which one do you think is the most creative or the cutest? Do you have a favorite?
Looking forward to your thoughts!
kisses,
Gabrielle
UPDATE: Thanks for your feedback, everyone. I’m declaring Number One as the official winner.
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#1 – every baby is beautiful!
#1 It’s simple and beautiful
I love #4. It’s elegant.
Oy. I don’t envy you – all are beautiful! Number 1 and number 6 are tied for first in my eyes.
I like #1, 5, and 6. All very cute!!! 1 is so simple it’s brilliant, 5 is mod and cool, and 6 is like a postcard and I love that look!!
3 and six!
I love number 1. I just had a baby, maybe I should wait and see if #1 wins and then use that one!
#1 for sure.
I like Jack.
I have loved #6 since it first went up! It is just perfect!
#1 & #6…can I pick two? :-)
Number 1!!! Just love it.
Number 1. You’d have to have the right photo, which means it probably wouldn’t work for everyone, but it just has a great simplistic look to it that I love.
My absolute fave is #3—soooo cute! and I love #1 too!
My favorite is #3. But I love #6 also. The concepts behind these are what I love and the design!!
#1 hands down. SO great.
Well, not sure I love any of them. I think I would like number 5 if the dandelions were just white. The color behind them get my eyes stuck there and not on the baby. Number 4 is nice too.
#6, SO cute and clever!!! All of the other ones are great, but I’v seen them done before, not as original.
One!
I’m a sucker for simplicity…I’d choose #1
I totally agree with Kerry D -#1.#3 and #5 – Will be a tough call …these designs all suit different taste.
#1 for sure!
LOVE, love, LOVe number 5 :)
#1, and #3, and #6 are pretty dang cute. but with # one you would have to have a very similar picture to get the effect. It made me smile when i first saw it.
I like the idea of number 6.
While #1 really only works if you manage to capture a great photo (on a white background, no less), I love the fact that it conveys all of the vital information in such a minimalist design. It’s image + words and nothing more, but I can’t stop staring at it.
I love the simplicity of #1. But they are all very cute!
#1. Maybe because I have a Jack? It’s very graphic.
I love #5 the best. #3 my second favorite. And #1 is great!
So hard to choose! I think my favorites are 1 & 5
#3 is the best but #1 is close
#6 is my fav.
I love #1 and #6 – definitely not the one with the little flower doo dads all over it (#5), too distracting
I love #1 & 5! I could use these around October 23!
#1 and then #6 are my top choices – I love how simple #1 is – and how big the picture is.
#1 for sure!!
#6
Love # 3
Love #1 with #4 coming in at a close second.
#6 is adorable and puts the baby in the spotlight–I’ve always loved airmail envelopes (sending and receiving)!
I like them all but I especially like number 6!
the first one is the most original – love it!
I don’t really like any of them!
Number 6!!!! So darling!
#1! Finally, something different!
I love #4
The last one! Oliver’s for sure.
I like 1 and 6.
1 and 3 (really depends on the photo……)
#1. It looks the most original and focuses on the great photo. The rest have all been done before, or at least that’s what it feels like to me. The first looks the least like a template.
Number 1! Love how clean, simple, and URBAN it is.
#1 No Doubt.
Hands down, #1. This is a fresh, modern, clean approach and what I think Minted is becoming known for. My second choice would be #6 because it also quite clean and quirky and European, and I personally like the presentation of an airmail package vs. “the Stork” for a “special delivery.”
5 for girl, 6 for boy.
Number 5 is my favorite. It’s the one I looked at and thought, “wow, that’s so pretty.”
I love #5 because it’s so simple yet so different. I love the rounded corners and the baby really is center stage!
Love #1 and #4 is very pretty too
wow, i usually love minted designs. i’ve used them and have been most pleased but i didn’t love any of these either. that said, i like the simplicity of number 1 and i like the concept of number 6 (but the colors, or something, didn’t do it for me). shoot.
All the babies are adorable (of course!), but for the design itself, I love #1 best!
Wow! I can see how you’re having a hard time! They really are so excellent! I think I’m leaning toward number 1 just because it is so much different than anything I’ve seen before!
#5 because the focus is on the baby’s cute self, but it still includes the info everyone wants to know.
I loved #3 also. Each little pic is so cute, I could look at it over and over. The down side is the pics of the baby are so small and hard to see.
#1!
#5 is my fav.
#1 — Unisex, classic and uncluttered. Not wild about the dominant font, though.
numero uno for sure!
For sure #1. Love the close up and simplicity.
#5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I like #5 and #6!
3 or 6. But if you really want me to choose, it will be 3.
I have to go “1″ as well. It does rely on a great photo but really do you want to send out a baby announcement without one? If you can;t get a great expression try for the feet. Simple, cute, relaxed.
I like #5, but you need a great picture of your baby, otherwise it won’t look so great…and when we talk about babies pictures not always you get a great shot. Then I go for #6 I think is simple and cute!
I like # 2 & # 6. #1 & # 5 are great but you need an awesome picture because that is the whole design and that might be hard in the first few days, without the right camera, etc. :) I like #3 but again, you need a few good pictures which might not be realistic if you are a new mom!
#1 is my favorite… but love the colors in #3!
4 & 5!
#1 is my favorite.
I like #1. It’s all about the baby!
I think my vote is for #3. Great design all around! #6 is in close second place for me.
#1 is awesome, but really relies on that particular picture, the same for #5.
I like #1, simple but beautiful.
#6 is my top choice!
I love that first one! bold and classy, but different from what other people are doing + not too ‘scrapbooky’.
Oh, number 1 for sure. It is simple and striking, focused on the adorable newborn babe. Just right.
No. 5 is my favorite of these (for a girl), but I don’t really LOVE any of them either.
So hard to narrow it down! I like #1, 2, and 5. I know…I voted for half of them…sorry!
They’re all pretty great, so no worries, you can’t lose. But my personal favorite is #1, followed by #4. #2 is classic and pretty, though, and #5 is killer IF you get the right shot–it looks great there, but I think it could look dull even with some lovely pictures, depending on composition and contrast.
I like #3…very unique!
#1 is so funny I think.
But my favorite is #6.
so, so adorble
1…different and fresh
#1 is my fav!
#1!!!!!!!
#6 — but I am biased :)
4 is my favorite!
My favorite is for sure #1. It’s all about the baby- Love it.
#4! I’m a sucker for beautiful wreaths and flower petals… What could be better to surround a new little angel’s face??
Number 5!
#1.
I LOVE #1 and if that is on Minted when I have my baby (August), I will be using it! LOVE IT! So simple.
#1 and #3. But if I had to choose between the two – #1. It’s fabulous.
It’s got to be #5!!!
#3 is perfect!!!
# 5 is clean and elegant. This one is my favorite.
Cheers.
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