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Betta

Betta Shum. Based in Saskatchewan, CA, US.

  • 27 awards won
  • 282 comments made
  • 9812 votes cast
  • Minted on Sep 09 2009
  • https://www.minted.com/creative/bshum

Awards

  • winner 5
  • editor pick 22

About Betta

Anybody can plan weird; that’s easy. What’s hard is to be as simple as Bach. Making the simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.” -- Charles Mingus

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Lulaloo on Mar 04 2015
Lulaloo
  • Minted Jun 1, 2012

Hi Betta, Thank you so much for your comment! You got it! I was wondering what I didn't like about the invitation! Thank you again! Maria

Melanie Severin on May 09 2013
Melanie Severin
  • Minted May 19, 2011

Thanks, Betta - I appreciate your response :) Good luck to you in the challenge!

Melanie Severin on May 08 2013
Melanie Severin
  • Minted May 19, 2011

Hi Betta - I was just browsing submissions for the holiday invite challenge and came across your Silver Bell design, which is super adorable, but then I realized the wording I used in my submission is very similar to yours. I hadn't see yours before submitting/creating mine (which had been a work in progress for awhile), but now I feel badly that the wording is so close (although the designs are totally different!). Let me know if you would prefer if I changed mine, since yours was submitted first.

Kim Dietrich Elam on Dec 10 2011
Kim Dietrich Elam
  • Minted Feb 10, 2011

Indeed - yay us!!! :-)

Kim Dietrich Elam on Nov 03 2011
Kim Dietrich Elam
  • Minted Feb 10, 2011

and, of course, I like Big Bang, too! I agree - the winner announcements always have some surprises...tough to predict!

Kim Dietrich Elam on Nov 03 2011
Kim Dietrich Elam
  • Minted Feb 10, 2011

Congrats on you Big Bang pick! I still like Mittens...

Kim Dietrich Elam on Oct 18 2011
Kim Dietrich Elam
  • Minted Feb 10, 2011

BTW, I'm totally rooting for your Mittens and City of Lights designs - both awesome!

Kim Dietrich Elam on Oct 18 2011
Kim Dietrich Elam
  • Minted Feb 10, 2011

Thank you, Betta, for your nice note and for sharing your personal experience about special prizes that were not Editor's Picks - that would be fun surprise!

GeekInk Design on Sep 16 2011
GeekInk Design
  • Minted Mar 21, 2011

Thanks for the heads up on the Chinese Calligraphy! Fixed that stroke, so hopefully everything else is ok. :)

Kimberly Nicole on Sep 06 2011
Kimberly Nicole
  • Minted Jul 2, 2010

Thank you so much for the comment! Where in Canada is Saskatchewan? It sounds so familiar, my grandma's from Edmonton. Must be nearby?

Bella Expressions-Linda Birtel on May 25 2011
Bella Expressions-Linda Birtel
  • Minted Jun 3, 2009

Thanks for the feedback on my Love knot pattern.

Melanie Severin on May 20 2011
Melanie Severin
  • Minted May 19, 2011

Thanks so much for the welcome, Betta! It's great to see there are some other Canadian gals on here :)

Kim Dietrich Elam on May 14 2011
Kim Dietrich Elam
  • Minted Feb 10, 2011

Thanks again for all your great feedback on my Holiday Cheer. I've made lots of changes thanks to your and Dawn's input.

Rebecca McGrath on Mar 28 2011
Rebecca McGrath
  • Minted Mar 22, 2011

Thank you Betta for your kind comment. This is my first time entering any minted challenges and I am very excited.

Tereza Šašinková Lukášová on Mar 23 2011
Tereza Šašinková Lukášová
  • Minted Mar 18, 2011

Thank you very much for your comments, it's very kind of you :-)

Crystal Ku on Mar 23 2011
Crystal Ku
  • Minted Feb 19, 2011

Thanks!! :) I love your designs! The simplicity is lovely!

Sara Heilwagen on Mar 18 2011
Sara Heilwagen
  • Minted Sep 19, 2009

Thanks! Honestly I was surprised the farm one was chosen after all the favorable comments on the doula card (which was not and actually scored higher). You just never know! Loving your 3+ submissions by the way!

Larkspur Paperie on Mar 16 2011
Larkspur Paperie
  • Minted Dec 9, 2010

thanks for your comments.

2birdstone on Nov 02 2010
2birdstone
  • Minted Dec 28, 2008

Of course! It stood out to me because it's so original. Your changes look really good too.

Jessica Yeo on Oct 21 2010
Jessica Yeo
  • Minted Jan 9, 2010

Agreed. I was a bit hesitant with the letter/postcard theme especially, because I've seen it so many times, not just on Minted but on other design sites too! I even did another one myself, for a previous challenge! I tried to put my own twist on it. This is definitely a learning experience, almost like design boot camp! Also, I really dig your entries for this round, very cool. Your ring illustrations are awesome!

Jessica Yeo on Oct 19 2010
Jessica Yeo
  • Minted Jan 9, 2010

re: concert flyer: thanks for your comment Betta! I think your work is really original and always look forward to seeing what you come up with :)

Katie Wahn on Aug 31 2010
Katie Wahn
  • Minted May 12, 2010

Betta, thanks so much for catching my missing tab! Super nice of you to point that out!

Sara Heilwagen on Dec 15 2009
Sara Heilwagen
  • Minted Sep 19, 2009

Thanks for the encouragement! I have an advertising degree, not design so I started teaching myself Photoshop about 4 years ago for my job. Working on learning Illustrator, but its still going to take some work to be proficient!

Sara Heilwagen on Dec 14 2009
Sara Heilwagen
  • Minted Sep 19, 2009

If you don't mind sharing info, I really like the green floral pattern on the Diamond wedding invite and I was wondering where you get your images?