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July 07 – 09, 2026

The summit is now over

 for artists, designers and digital product creators who want fresh ideas, practical skills and new ways to sell their work online.

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You can still get access to all the  fun

Get 3 days of creative sessions, product ideas, design tutorials, marketplace strategies and practical business tips to help you turn your creativity into digital products people can buy.  Until midnight PST July 13th. 

And… you can still get the speaker’s free gifts that were available to the attendees!

Julie & Claudia’s Special Summit Offers

Passive Income Growth Academy

PIGA is a membership run by Clàudia Orengo focused on helping illustrators and designers sell digital products like clipart, patterns and stationery on Minted, Zazzle, Creative Market & more.
Get it for $1 for the first 7 days.

Book Creators Club

The Book Creators Club is where Julie teaches people how to create and sell design led books (also known as low and medium content books) on Amazon KDP and other platforms
Get it for $17 for the first month.

We are so excited to introduce you to

The Creativity That Pays Virtual Summit

AND EXPLORE YOUR CREATIVE POTENTIAL

This isn’t just another online business event

Creativity That Pays brings together the creative side and the practical side of digital business.

You’ll find sessions that help you design things, sessions that help you sell things, and sessions that help you get past the blocks that stop you creating in the first place.

So you can come away with fresh ideas, useful skills and maybe even a new creative product.

This isn’t just another online business event

Creativity That Pays brings together the creative side and the practical side of digital business.

You’ll find sessions that help you design things, sessions that help you sell things, and sessions that help you get past the blocks that stop you creating in the first place.

So you can come away with fresh ideas, useful skills and maybe even a new creative product.

What to Expect during the summit

 

Creative Bathing

Each summit day begins with a simple creative exercise to help you loosen up, get ideas moving and approach the sessions with a more playful mindset. They’re short, beginner-friendly and designed to get you creating, not overthinking.

Mindset Talks

Inspirational talks about common creative blocks like perfectionism or imposter syndrome

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Creative Warm-ups

5-10min fun exercises to help get your creative juices flowing

Creative Skills

From watercolor painting to doodling, learn while having fun discovering a new skill

 

 

Product Design & Tools

Discover how to design specific digital products with Adobe, Canva and Affinity

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Marketplaces

Practical guidance on selling through platforms such as Etsy, Amazon KDP, Payhip, Zazzle or other creative marketplaces.

Business Tips

Tapping into different techniques to help all your beautiful creations get found and bought

 

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The Vision

 

Creative Bathing

Each summit day begins with a simple creative exercise to help you loosen up, get ideas moving and approach the sessions with a more playful mindset. They’re short, beginner-friendly and designed to get you creating, not overthinking.

1. Mindset Talks

Inspirational videos about common creative blocks like perfectionism or imposter syndrome

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2. Creative Warm-ups

5-10min fun exercises to help get your creative juices flowing

3. Creative Skills

From watercolor painting to doodling, learn while having fun discovering a new skill

4. Product Design & Tools

Teaching specific digital products to sell and how to design them with Adobe, Canva, and Affinity

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5. Marketplaces

Practical guidance on selling through platforms such as Etsy, Amazon KDP, Payhip, Zazzle or other creative marketplaces.

6. Business Tips

Tapping into different techniques to help all those beautiful creations
get found and bought

DURING THE CREATIVITY THAT PAYS SUMMIT YOU WILL DISCOVER

A range of exercises that will help you to get yourself ready to be creative

New marketplaces that you can use to sell your designs and products

Artistic and platform skills that you can use for your products

New ideas for products that you can create.

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Marketing and business strategies that can help you to promote your digital products

AFTER THE SUMMIT YOU WILL HAVE

Learned how to overcome some of your creative blocks.

Discovered some new product ideas.

Had the chance to practice some new design skills.

Explored some new marketplaces where you can sell your products.

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Gained an understanding of business and marketing practices to help you in your business.

Meet Your Hosts

Julie Hall

www.juliehallonline.com

claudia orengo

Clàudia Orengo

www.heartmade.es

Hey there, we are Julie and Clàudia and we have both been in the online space for over 10 years.

Julie runs a membership on how to create and sell low and medium content books on Amazon and other platforms called the Book Creators Club and Clàudia helps artists design and sell digital products on multiple platforms through her membership called the Passive Income Growth Academy (PIGA).

We are both passionate about helping creators to successfully build their creative businesses and both earn passive income from our designs.

2026 Speakers & Sessions

Check out the incredible lineup of designers and creators that are sharing their knowledge with this summit.

Each day we will have a range of topics covering Mindset, Creating Digital Products, Design Tools, Marketplaces & Business Strategy.

Follow the Line

by Anna Berends van Loenen

Simplified Storybook Illustrations

by Diana McDermott

Building A Creative Business That Lasts

by Faith Lee

SEO Essentials for Online Product Sellers

by Liz Kohler Brown

How to Design Better Layouts

by Tabitha Bray

Making a Decorative Font

by Nadia Arbach

Make a Sellable Frog Sticker in Procreate

by Cynthia McDonald

Get Your First Licensing Deal

by Vanessa Stoilova

Selling Your Creations Through Email

by Cat Rowley

Creating Your First Spreadsheet Product

by Michelle Simpkin

TAKE A LINE FOR A WALK – the playful way!

by Saras Feijoo

Pinterest for Surface Pattern designers

by Ashleigh Fish

Small Ads, Big Audiences

by Kristin Longacre

Figuring Out the Friction

by Lori Ono

Design Smarter with Affinity Designer

by Delores Naskrent

Spoonflower Strategy for Pattern Designers

by Erin Kendal

Imagination Activation

by Kara Latta

The Real Reasons Creatives Stay Stuck

by Stacey Myers

Turn Your Art Into Income: Q&A w/ CatCoq

by Cat Coquillette

Use Intuitive Art To Retrain Your Brain

by Joanna Hennon

3 Chat Funnels You Need to Setup Today

by Brittany Verlenich

Create Your Personal Success Guide

by Nimisha Kantharia

Marketing as a Creative Practice

by Antoanela Safca

Creative Resets: Get Unstuck & Find Your Flow

by Liz Melling

Creating Content that Connects ✨

by Laura Jones

Design Florals for Multiple Products

by Aja Fillmore

Email Marketing Ideas for Creatives

by Alayna Perrault

Grow with Minted

by Natalie Massarany

Tapping into Creative Flow

by Jo Behari

Each presentation is packed full of value, insights and learning.  This is an event you definitely do not want to miss.

Click below to grab your free ticket and join us for the Creativity that Pays Summit.

Have Questions?

WE’VE GOT ANSWERS!

WHEN IS THIS EVENT HAPPENING?

The summit runs from July 7th – 9th with a range of activities throughout the week.

IS THE SUMMIT FREE?

Yes, the summit is free to attend while the sessions are available during the event. They are released each day and you have 24 hours to watch them. If you can’t make it, you can always get the Creative Success Kit to get lifetime access.

HOW LONG WILL I HAVE ACCESS TO THE PRESENTATIONS?

Your free ticket includes 24 hour access to each of the presentations. If you need more time, you can always upgrade your ticket to the Creative Success Kit after registering, which will give you extended access to the presentations along with premium bonuses from our speakers and more!

Will all the speakers get my email address?

No. You’ll hear from Julie and Clàudia about the summit. If a speaker offers a free resource, you can choose whether to sign up for that separately.

You can learn more in our Privacy Policy.

WHAT IF I’M NOT ABLE TO ATTEND LIVE?

While most of the presentations for the summit are pre-recorded, there are a few live elements, and the pre-recorded presentations are only available for 24 hours with your free ticket. So we encourage you to attend live if you can!

However, if you’re not able to attend all of the sessions on the day, go ahead and grab your free ticket, and you’ll have the opportunity to upgrade to the Creative Success Kit for extended access.

ARE THE PRESENTATIONS LIVE?

Most of the sessions are pre-recorded, but we do have a couple of live sessions plus our panel sessions where we will be discussing Marketplaces and Marketing

I still have questions!

If you still have questions, we encourage you to go ahead and sign up.

Your questions will likely be answered during the event or in the Facebook community, which you’ll be able to join right away after grabbing your free ticket.

However, if you need to ask us a question before registering, feel free to send us an email at summit@creativitythatpays.com.

You can still get the Creative Success Kit

creative success kit
$97

✅ 33 Presentations: Inspirational and practical classes from our industry experts.

✅ 2 Live Q&A: Join us live for a conversation with the Minted team and Cat Coquillette.

Transcripts: Get all presentations transcribed into easy-to-read documents.

✅ The Creative Lounge: Join us inside the Creative Lounge and connect with other creatives.

Lifetime replays: Watch at your own pace and revisit as much as you need.

30+ BONUS replays: Get it in the next 24hrs and you’ll get all of the Replays from June 2024

22+ Gifts: Unlock extra templates, tools & classes from our speakers (worth $800+).

Implementation guides: Extra summaries and prompts to take action on each session.

Audio replays: Listen all presentations on the go with our private podcast.