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Summer Winkelman is a designer + illustrator based out of San Diego with a B.S. Degree in graphic design. Her style is a combination of minimalist modern, beautiful typography, and whimsical hand-drawn illustrations. She's inspired by all creative outlets and the sunny city she lives in with her husband, two children and kitties.
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Hi Summer! Thanks for the lovely comments on my photography wins! We should catch up sometime! Hope you are coping well with the crazy weather in socal! Best! - Courtney
Hi Summer. I hope this finds you well. Thanks so much for the like on Emerging! Best to you! - Courtney
Hi Summer. Thanks for the likes and the hello. Hopefully, in 2021 Camp Minted will resume and fun will commence. :) Happy Holidays to you and yours! - Courtney
Summer, thanks so much for supporting my new year entries. I love your minimalist designs; stronger and simple new year are so beautiful!
Hi Summer. Thanks for your support on my photo entries, I appreciate it. Best! - Courtney
Hi Summer, thanks so much for your comments and well wishes. I've sort of been taking one step at a time as I recover and it's nice to be here again. xoxo-Jennifer
Summer, thank you so much for the likes of my baby announcements 'Gazing baby boy" and 'Baby Initial'. Love your beautiful and minimal illustrations, as well as the minimalism of your designs, 'Mod Grad' is one of my favorites! Gorgeous ! xo
Hi Summer! You're welcome, it's a beautiful design!! Good luck to you in the backpack challenge! And thank you about the name. I decided to just go for it! I'm glad you still knew who I was. Hahaha. Hope to see you at Camp Minted this year, provided it still happens! <3
Hello!! Thanks so much for the recent likes on my tote bag designs. Appreciated, All the best to you, Alison
Summer, Happy New Year and thanks for your support! Wishing you a prosperous year!
Hi Summer, Was great to hear from you. Thanks for the likes, I appreciate it, this is my first foray into textiles. Loved your design too, so classy and modern! Happy New Year! Best! - Courtney
Thank you for the multiple likes on my designs!! I truly appreciate it. Best of luck to you!
Hi, Summer! Your Boho Frame is gorgeous. Thank you for the like on "Big Sky" I appreciate it. xo Jenny
Hi Summer, You have such a crisp, clean design style! I am so pleased you like my "Primal Plants, two". All the best, Von
Hi Summer, thanks so much for your likes. I love your valentine and wedding entries. All the best.
Hi Summer, Good to hear from you. Yes, Alaska was great. I'm looking forward to the next art challenge. :) I hope you and yours are having a great September. - Courtney
Hi Summer! Just wanted to pop in and say Congratulations on your top voted holiday pick! I love it!!
awww, thanks, Summer for leaving behind such a sweet message. Congrats on your top rated holiday pick too. I'm a big fan of your work too <3
Hi Summer! Thanks for the sweet comment you left & congratulations to you too, friend!!! :)
Hi Summer!! I hope you are doing well. I need to organize another meet up in the area:- Thank you for the likes on my PB entries. Nest of luck to you! Amy
Hi Summer,Thank you for the like on Blush brushes :) Your work is gorgeous !! <3 Wishing the best of luck :)
Thank you so much for the like on "Saguaro Sunset" I love your moon sail piece. All the best to you in the competition!
it was a pleasure to meet you as well. And I'm a big fan of your work too :) all the best !!
Hi Summer, thank a lot for your like and support, really appreciate it, best wishes! :)
Hey Summer, Hope you are taking it easy today. I’m still hanging out at the hotel. I don’t know what happened but all the flights filled up so I’m taking a red eye out of San Fran tonight. Ugh! It was super to meet you and I look forward to seeing more of your beautiful work! - Courtney
Summer, thanks so much for the likes. Best to you with the challenges!
Hi Summer! Totally in love your work, as you know. Thank you for your lovely comments... xxF
Thank you, Summer for the lovely note! Congrats to you on your 25th! Loving your designs!! xo
Happy 25th Win Milestone, Summer :) So very excited for you :) And thank you for being so wonderful to me when we met earlier this year at the Solana Beach Minted Meet-Up :) You're a Darling :) Sending Good Vibes You'll Win Even Many More Minted Wins in the Future, Too :) Hugs :)
Thank you so much, Summer!
Hi Summer, thank you for your likes. "Joy Veil" is so beautiful. All the best.
Hi Summer, thanks for the like on my holiday card. I love Jovial -- so fun! Good luck to you!
Hi Summer, Thank you for liking my holiday card submission. Best wishes to you!
Hi Summer, thank you for your likes on my holiday wrap. I love your "Foliage Snowscape". Best wishes.
Hey, Summer! Thank you for giving my holiday wrap design "Radiant Christmas". a "like". Just want you to know that I'm kinda in Love with "joy veil"! I love the deep rich colors and the layering. All the best in the challenges always:)
Hi Summer, thank you for your likes. I'm loving all your holiday submissions. Wintery Foliage is gorgeous. Best wishes to you.
Hi Summer, Just wanted to say thank you for your kind & encouraging comment! Good luck with the challenge - your work is beautiful!
Hi Summer, Thank you for the like on my holiday entry! Your candy cane marble entry is so pretty. What a cool new way to capture that classic look.
Hi summer, Thank you so much for your like on my submission. I’m grateful for your support! Your work is beautiful. Wishing you all the best aswell!
Hi Summer, thank you for your likes. Your entries are beautiful. I love Candy Cane Marble. All the best.
Hi Summer, thanks for the like! Good luck with your beautiful designs!
Hi Summer thank you for supporting my flamingo valentine - Good luck in the contest!
Hi Summer - thank you so much for your constant support and good luck on all your beautiful entries in this challenge - Axx
Hi Summer, thank you for your likes and for your wonderful support. Your entries are just gorgeous. I love Autumnal. All the best and thanks again.
Hi Summer - very best wishes and many thanks for your support - it's really appreciated - Axx
Hi Summer, thank you for your like on "Alyssum" and your comment! I love your entries. All the best.
Hi Summer - good luck on all your beautiful entries and many thanks for all your support - Axx
Summer - Thank you so much for your lovely message and support - it's awesome to get such recognition from fellow minties - Amanda xx
Hey Summer! Thank you for liking my submission of "Desert Rose"! :) Love your leaf designs! xo hannah
Hi Summer, thank you for the likes! I appreciate your encouragement so much. Best wishes.
Hi Summer, thank you for the like on "Unique Bold You"! I love your "all guts" card. All the best to you.
Thanks, Summer, for the like on my entry "You are the star". So encouraging!
Hi Summer, Thank you for the like on my "Tundra" submission in the A New Perspecitve Challenge! BTW, I love you hipster card, so funny! Good Luck in all of the Challenges and Best Wishes Always -Rebecca
Hi Summer, Thank you for the like on "Dusk on Water". I really love your submissions. ox Jenny
HI Summer. Thank you so much for the like! I appreciate it.Your work is lovely. Best of luck:-)
Summer, Thanks so much for the like! Best of luck in the challenge. ;-)
Thanks Summer:)
Summer thank you so much for the like! Best of luck in the challenge. ;-)
Hi Summer, thanks so much for your likes and your sweet comment on "Friendship"! I love "Outer Space". All the best to you.
Hi Summer,Thank you so much for the likes on Bobtail and a day in Summer :) Your Outer Space is so cute!I lt's lovely color palette and textures.Wishing you all the best on the challenge!
Thank you so much for liking my submission. Best wishes and good luck!!
Thank you so much Summer for the congratulation! Very sweet and thoughtful of you! I love your holiday wins! Great typography! My favorite is the asymmetrical frame! xo
Hi Summer! So sweet of you to send your congrats! And huge congrats on your holiday picks, too :) Your work just keeps getting better and better! xo
Congratulations on your wins, Summer!
Hi Summer thank you very much for your nice message) Your designs are beautiful, Paint Splash is perfect!
Thanks for the like. I really like your paint splash. All the best in the challenges.
Thanks so much for your sweet message, Summer! I love how modern and fresh your save the dates look! I'm definitely a fan :) Wishing you lots of luck!
Hi Summer, thank you for the likes and for your support! Your encouragement means a lot to me. Best wishes with your lovely entries.
Hi Summer - thanks you so much for all your likes and support and best of luck in these challenges - Amanda
Thank you so much Summer for your like of my design 'A day of Joy'! Love your designs!
Thank you Summer. And I feel the same about your work! Best of luck!
Summer, thanks so much for you feedback and help on my 'mod elegance' calendar design! All the best, your designs are lovely!
Hi Summer, thank you for your likes! Your support is wonderful. All the best with everything.
many thanks for your like on "siblings" and "swoosh" and good luck on your lovely submissions - best wishes - Amanda
Hi Summer, thanks so much for your likes! I appreciate it so much. Best wishes with all the challenges. I love your entries.
hi summer...thank you so much for comment...love all your wonderful stuff!
Hi Summer, thanks so much for the congrats on my baby shower entries. I am very surprised your Lemurs did not win. They were absolutely adorable. I know how you feel when when you have an entry you really love though. It is a bummer. You have some wonderful Holiday entries! And best of luck!
Thanks so much for your feedback on my "Peaceful Dove" submission! I really admire your work. I went with option B and widened the clipping mask, as you suggested. Option A was the more popular (roughly 60%), however I kept coming back to the layout of B and couldn't resist using it as my final version. Thanks again and best of luck with everything!
Hi Summer, Thank you very much for liking my design 'A Chirpy Holiday Greeting'. I really appreciate it! You have some really nice designs... Have a great weekend, Jenny
Hi Summer, thank you for your like and for your sweet comment about my "Look at Santa" design! All the best in the challenges.
Thanks for the sweet note, Summer! You have so many wonderful submissions! Best of luck to you! :)
Thanks Summer, I appreciate your support! I just went and changed the color of the writing on Festive Icons as I thought the icons were fighting with the sentiment a bit. Good luck with your designs :)
Thank you so much summer for the like of my design "Joy in shimmering silver" :-)
Hey Summer! Thank you for liking my entry "Hope Minimal". You have some beautiful entries!!!! I like so many of them but "rustic modern" is a fave. All the best in the challenges:)
Hi Summer, thanks for your like on my Winter Dove design! I appreciate it so much. Best wishes in the challenges.
Thanks for the like on "Pool Fun". I really had fun designing it and thinking of warm weather, while it was still so cold here in Berlin.
Thanks so much Summer and best of luck!!!!
Aww Summer! Thanks so much for your nice comment! So sweet :)
I appreciate your support, Summer! Best of luck during this challenge!
Hi Summer, thanks so much for your like on my Bountiful Joy design! I love your wonderful entries.
Summer, thanks so much for the like of my Joyeux Noel card. i love your work and feel quite excited you noticed my design. best of luck in the challenges ;-)
No problem! And thanks! :)
Hi Summer, thanks so much for your like on my "Berries and Blooms" design! Your support is wonderful. Best wishes with your entries.
Thanks for your advice and like on my Baby Shower entry. Very helpful.
Hi Summer, thanks for your like on my Happy Birthday Hootenanny design! I appreciate it very much. Best wishes in the challenges.
Thank you for the like on „sweet one". All the best to you!
Thank you for the like on my ”German Christmas market." It has taken so much time, but had not enough time to make it really how I wanted it. Really appreciate that you took the time to take a look.
Hi Summer, thanks so much for your like on my "Cheerful Abundance" design! I appreciate your support very much. Best wishes in the challenges with your wonderful submissions.
Thanks again for the likes on my baby announcement entries. It means so much to me. You have some beautiful designs and I wish you good luck in the challenge!
Thank you for your like on "cap &gown". Happy holiday season!