Autumn Leaves Wedding

{The upper section of the image above is the digital files and below are actual product photos.}

I just love a classic fall wedding.

Ashleigh wanted to use rich fall tones and leaves to highlight her wedding invitations. Her bridesmaid's dresses are chocolate brown with a champagne sash. In keeping with those colors, we opted for an metallic antique gold gatefold invitation. The invitation panel itself is a 4 x 6 with rounded corners printed on 80# Classic Crest Cream cover stock. It is then mounted to a 4.5 x 6.5 metallic sheet in bronze. Both of those are adhered to the 5 x 7 interior panel of the gatefold invitation.

She has one insert, a double sided response postcard that floats within the interior of the folded invitation. (110# Classic Crest Cream)

Everything is held together by a 2" logo band, also printed on cream coverstock. The leaves design wraps around the invitation to add interest to the back as well. It is mounted on bronze and the entire band slips off to open the suite.

Additionally, Ashleigh had me design the rehearsal & dinner invitations in the same theme. These are single-sided, 5 x 7, flat cards that can be slipped in behind the wedding invitation or mailed separately.

Programs to come.

Bachelorette Party — Floral Heel

I was asked to create a rather generic bachelorette party invitation for a bride that loves purple and is using "eggplant" as one of her wedding colors. The letter B has turned out to be a pretty big theme of the event, so I highlighted each B in the poem (very cleverly written by the hostess) by using a bold font.

The look of the invitation is customized and classy, with a little flair of a floral heel. I am happy to adjust the colors to fit as scheme you have in mind.

There are also 2 size choices. You can go with the double-sided 5 x 7, or the less expensive, single sided vertical option (several sizes available).

Of course the return address on the flap of the envelope is also available, just not pictured.

Hopefully these girls have a Beautiful & Bodaciously fun Bachelorette Bash!!

Movie Birthday Party!

I've been so busy with weddings and other's invitations that my little guy's 3rd birthday really snuck up on me! I thought of doing an outdoor movie a couple of months ago and finally got around to designing the invitation.

We live on a little lake, so the kiddos are welcome to swim and slip-n-slide and as the invitation states, "when the sun gets low, settle down and enjoy a show!" Since the party is on a Sunday night and I'm not confident about the attention span of kids ages 2-8 and I wanted to keep the "movie" short....an hour or less. I didn't want to do something really current that most of the kids have seen, so I'm not sure how I came up with Dinosaurs, but that is what I settled on. Does anyone else remember this show on TGIF in the early 90s? I remember thinking it was funny as a kid and I'm sure none of the neighborhood kids have seen it because none of them were born! They can stay for a couple of shows and then head home before it gets too late.

We are going to show the movie on projector screen in our sideyard (moved it under the deck in hopes that it would be darker). Although I'm sure it will not be pitch black (because we live very far north, on the very west side of the eastern time zone), hopefully the movie will still be visible. My awesome neighbors also have a full sized popcorn machine that they've offered to bring over for an authentic movie experience! I'm hoping to turn our "lake room" into a concession stand and another awesome neighbor has offered to man this station.

I also designed "concession vouchers" to hand out as little booklets to all the kids attending. These will clearly tell them what their options are and make sure that there is enough candy, nachos, special cups, etc. to go around. I didn't get a good picture, but I found awesome Disney character cups with lids and straws at our local dollar store. Once the child chose the cup, I wrote their name on the bottom and they used this to drink all evening and then took it home as a party favor.

Hopefully there will be fun pictures to add of the birthday boy's festivities. (big collage added below 9.1.11) He is so excited about his birthday and party. He'll tell anyone that asks that he is "going to be 3 in August". August is here, buddy and your birthday is just around the corner!

Of course I can customize this invitation for your little one. I can alter the colors for a more feminine look and can use an alternate background if your movie party is not outdoors. Of course the little poem and party information is completely customizable. I can use a small logo of the movie you plan to show/attend as well as other scenes from the movie (that I can find online) or images of your little one.

Here are some images from the party. It was hectic, but we had a lot of fun. The kids all thought the concession stand was very cool and loved to pick and choose their treats.

I combined several things I found online to make his special movie "cake". I baked chocolate and yellow cake inside ice cream cake cones (with flat bottoms). I used cream cheese icing on top to act as glue. I printed out popcorn labels that say "happy birthday" that fit perfectly around the cone (and used a little icing as better adhesive). For the "popcorn" I took mini marshmallows and pressed an "x" into the top of them after dipping the knife into a bowl of water with a little yellow food coloring in it —— instant "buttered" popcorn. (I'm sorry, I don't remember where I found this very cool trick online...I did NOT come up with it myself.) It takes a ton of marshmallows, so I definitely recommend soliciting help. Just pile all the "popcorn" on top of the icing and you are done. I transported mine in a large baking sheet with tall sides, but you could also cut round holes in the top of a pizza box that that would probably work even better for presentation purposes (especially if you covered or decorated the box first!)

Outdoor Engagement Party Invitation

I was recently commissioned to design a custom engagement party invitation with a distressed, outdoor, vintage look. The bride's colors are "watermelon", navy and gray, so I wanted to incorporate all of those into the design as well. The party planner wanted to use their initials and either a clothesline or line of pennants to help achieve the look she was going for. I combined all of these ideas into a series of compositions and this is the final result. (Names, information & image have been changed.)
For an extra vintage, textured look, these are printed on a paper called Canaletto. Although the printing is still smooth, there is a little more distressed to it and if you are a paper geek like me, it feels awesome in your hand. I look forward to using this coverstock on even more projects!

If you like this style, and would like me to customize a version of it just for you, please let me know. I can easily customize colors and even alter some fonts to fit the mood of your party. Just email me! (button to the right)

Super Why BIRTHDAY!

Is your child a big fan of the popular children's show, Super Why?

I sure hope Sarah Kathryn loves this invitation I created just for her! I can easily customize this design for your child and if your little man wants a less feminine, I am happy to switch the font out to something a little more masculine and change the pink and purple to red and blue!

Here is a "boy" version of this invitation with a more masculine font and altered colors.

Either design is available as a 5x7 or a 4x6. Pricing is based on size and quantity, listed on the right side of the blog, or I can email you the pricing.

Email me to order.