The Lunar New Year of the Chicken is fast approaching on January 28, 2017! The chicken is the tenth animal of the twelve Chinese horoscope signs. At Mint Purple Studio, our golden chickens Gumgaijai (金鷄仔) and Gumgailui (金鷄女) are running around creating all sorts of fun mischief. Why are all the honey jars in the Studio empty? Stick around for later posts and the chickens will tell you their character story soon. For now, Gumgaijai and Gumgailui want to spread some sweetness with wallpapers, wall hangings and a printable DIY red envelope template (great for kids) to welcome the coming of Lunar New Year 2017! Each design contains lucky Chinese greetings which are translated underneath the image. Please do kindly keep our watermark intact to uphold copyright and trademark regulations should you use or share Mint Purple Studio’s images or files. Thank you!
Download Gumgaijai and Gumgailui 2560 x 1600 Wallpaper HERE
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Download Gumgailui’s 2560 x 1600 Wallpaper HERE
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Download Gumgaijai’s 2560 x 1600 Wallpaper HERE
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Download Gumgai Family 2560 x 1600 Wallpaper HERE
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Download Gumgaijai’s printable wall hanging HERE
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Download Gumgailui printable wall hanging HERE
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Download the Good Fortune printable wall hanging HERE
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Download the Golden Rooster printable wall hanging HERE
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Download the Gumgaijai printable 8.5 x 11 inch Red Envelope Template HERE
If you would like to shop our FULL line of Lunar New Year character design products, please check out Mint Purple Studio’s character shop on CafePress!
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Happy New Year!!!
Mint Purple Studio is in it’s 7th year of designing, 4th year of family photography and somewhere along the way we managed to gather friends from all over the world. To thank you and give back to our friends, I would like to ring in 2017 with a Thank You Giveaway – a one year Click Magazine subscription to one lucky winner.
I blogged about Click Magazine in my holiday swag post and absolutely LOVE it. Friends often ask where my creative inspiration comes from, how my images are so crisp, what camera I use and why. Well, many of those answers come from formal classroom instruction but often also come from reading Click!
The magazine writes about all things photography related, is super inspirational and the articles are written by some of the best female photographers in the photography industry. The best part is you do not have to be a professional photographer to absorb the magazine material. I started out reading Click because I just wanted to take better photographs of my babies many years ago! If you love gorgeous photography that is authentic and truly captures the here and now, you want to be reading Click! (Just a note, I am not being sponsored by Click for this giveaway. I genuinely adore Click that much and know any photography lover will too!)
Here are the rules to enter:
- Follow our social media accounts here and here (if you haven’t already!)
- Gain an extra entry by sharing with a few friends (or many. . . <3) under any image on our our social media accounts
- Gain a triple entry by sharing with any expecting mommy friends under any baby image on our social media accounts
- That’s it!
- The giveaway will end taking entrants on Sunday night 11:59pm, January 8, 2017
- The winner for our 2017 Thank You Giveaway will be announced Monday afternoon, January 9th, 2017 <3
Terms (just some legal stuff) : 1. Entrants are open only to individuals 18 years or older. 2. I would like the opportunity to give the magazine subscription to a non-professional photographer so if you are a professional photographer (own a photography business), please let others have the chance to win this beautiful magazine. 3. Print copies will be delivered only to entrants residing within the United States mainland. Any international winner will receive digital copies only.
Dear friends of Mint Purple Studio,
2016 has been an amazing year because the studio is growing by leaps and bounds. Thank YOU so much for your support and passion for professional photography. It is truly an honor to be able to share your family’s special milestones.
Please enjoy our annual holiday video featuring your little ones from this year. A big congratulations if you made it onto our booking calender this year! As our gift to you, click the link here to claim your 5% discount off all session fees for 2017 bookings!
May you and your loved ones have a joyful, blessed and healthy holiday season. I look forward to serving you in 2017!
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The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value ~Charles Dudley Warner
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I love mid-December because Mint Purple Studio is wrapping up end of the year client work and business housekeeping. It’s time to plan for 2017 – who, what, when to shoot and nail down what fun photography continuing education classes to take. Also very importantly, a few weeks of much needed staycation time with the family as well as holiday gift shopping!
Speaking of holiday shopping, I stumbled across the above items which quickly became this photographer’s favorite holiday swag. These are the items that make me break a smile, feel warm inside and get inspired for my next shoot. Plus they would probably make great gifts for a photographer friend too! hint hint….just sayin…
- Click Magazine | hands down the best magazine to be inspired by other fabulous women photographers, learn photography techniques, important business tips and preview the latest camera gear
- Wooden Anagram Toy Camera | a nice addition to any neatly curated wooden toy camera collection that brings back nostalgic memories of the retro instagram app logo
- Provence (Aqua) Camera Strap by Bloom Theory | a sturdy, yet comfortable camera strap that also functions as a beautiful scarf in our favorite color
- Social Circles Business Cards | awesomely designed circular business cards that come in a practical yet elegant metal snap case. If you are an expecting mommy and spot me, be sure to ask for one of my social circle cards which give you a 5% discount on your newborn photoshoot session fee!
- Alex and Ani Charity by Design Charm Bangles | super adorable and fashionable jewelry where proceeds above a certain amount are donated to a designated charity. What a great gift that also gives back!
- Alex and Ani Snowman Charity by Design Charm Bangle | donates to Toys For Tots
- Alex and Ani Candy Cane Charity by Design Charm Bangle | donates to Give Kids The World Village
- Alex and Ani Gingerbread Man Charity by Design Charm Bangle | donates to Blessings In A Backpack
Christmas waves a magic wand over this world, and behold, everything is softer and more beautiful. ~Norman Vincent Peale
This photoshoot was perhaps one of our favorite ones of the year! This wonderful family has been waiting a whole year because I was already fully booked last year when mommy’s inquiry arrived. I really wanted to give this extraordinarily patient family something magical and suggested our holiday theme to be something gold, neutral yet fun. We seriously had a blast on the day of the shoot. Big brother and I had a lot of fun singing together. Baby brother wasn’t having it at first but with a little coaxing and more singing he played right along with big brother. From styling, set building, photoshoot to film, nothing was short of magical <3. An awesome photoshoot should produce amazing photos but also be super fun and a great experience for everyone involved! What a spectacular way to end holiday shooting season. Thank you for being such dedicated clients and happy holidays!
