arts & crafts party invites

this year, for my niece kayla’s 7th birthday party, she’s having an arts & crafts party.  when my sister first came to me for invitation ideas, my mind was a complete blank.  very unlike me when someone presents me with such a fun party idea.

i’m not sure if i was just over thinking the idea since every year i have this need to top past invitations that i’ve done for her.  or perhaps, i’ve just been feeling a bit overwhelmed with my work load lately.

either way, i had to step back for a second and remind myself that simple is what makes my designs unique.

so here is how the arts & crafts party invitations turned out…

i created a fun and colorful paint splatter background, put all the info on a sheet of vellum paper as an overlay, and topped each invitation with a real paintbrush that each guest can keep and use.

different color paint brushes and envelopes were used to keep with the very colorful theme.

to see past invitations i’ve created for kayla, see the links below and let me know which one is your favorite so far.

kayla’s baby shower invitations

kayla’s birth announcements

kayla’s 1st birthday party invitations

kayla’s 2nd birthday party & her brother’s baptism invitations

kayla’s 4th birthday party invitations

kayla’s 5th birthday party invitations

scott + lori : wrapped up in love wedding invitations

i’ve known scott since i was in high school.  he was a friend of my sisters and quickly became like a big brother to me.  (he even left me with his nintendo game system and ALL his games when he left for college.) i reconnected with scott via facebook a couple years ago and in doing so, he discovered that i specialized in custom wedding invitations.  when the time came, scott and his fiancé, lori, got in touch with me to create their wedding invitation.

scott & lori wanted wedding invitations that were simple, yet elegant and modern. i immediately knew my “wrapped up in love” invitations would be the perfect suggestion. this particular design has been customized and personalized a couple times over the past several years and each time it always looks like a brand new invitation design. i love how each design reflects the bride and groom along with how they envision their special day.

here is how scott & lori’s turned out…

i’ve been told that one of the favorite things about this invitation is how it’s all self-contained so when each guest opens their envelope it makes for a very clean and pretty presentation.

love the idea of this reply card that lori had!

the added insert is always great for giving your guests any additional information to make their travels that much easier.  whether it’s directions to the church and/or reception or hotel suggestions for those out of town guests.

a wedding set is never complete without the thank you note.  using just the couple’s names allows for any leftover thank you notes to be used for a later time.

special invites for special occasions

i love getting emails that say, “i googled cupcake invitations, came across yours and I MUST HAVE THEM for my daughters birthday!”

actually, it’s always pretty amazing when someone emails me AND chooses me to create invitations for their special occasion because there are so many other options available online these days.

two of my fun birthday invitations got recreated once more recently.  first one, is based on debra’s casino night invites.

and the second one, is based on my niece’s 1st birthday cupcake themed party.

forecast: a chance of (baby) shower

my little shower invitation, got a little twist recently.  i had a custom request for the invitation to be all pink with really cute wording to go with the imagery.  little registry inserts were added to the invitation along with matching thank you notes.

if you like this set or want to create a custom set of your own, email me and i’d be happy to help you announce your next party.

custom bridal shower invite

you may have read a few blog posts ago, about jessica, from Silhoupette.  well turns out she’s also a soon to be bride and her friend christine, from Christine Chang Photography, contacted me to create her bridal shower invitations.  it’s a fun alice in wonderland afternoon tea inspired bridal shower and a very sweet custom illustration was supplied to me to be the main focus of the invitation.

check out this very playful illustration, complete with a hidden mickey mouse and a silhoupette incorporated into the design created especially for jessica and how i applied it onto the invitation.

if you’d like to learn more about the illustration and it’s creator, feel free to get in touch with christine directly.  you can contact her by visiting her website, www.christinechangphoto.com.  i know she’ll be more than happy to share her contact with you.

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