Mustache baby shower goodies!

My friend Jessica Smith asked me to do the paper goods for a baby shower she was hosting! It was a double baby shower and both women were having boys...it was the second baby for both as well. She wanted it to be fun and relaxed. Here's what we came up with...

Let's start with the invitations. The theme was "Little Mr. Men" using mustaches and lots of boy colors, blue and red! I was so excited about these, and thought they turned out cute! I did an envelope liner in a red houndstooth...I actually used a few different red and white patterns; stripes, polka dots, houndstooth. Jessica also wanted to include an insert with a wish list for each mommy...you can see this in the second picture!

These were the cupcake toppers I did. I attached these toppers to simple popsicle sticks.

Water bottle covers! So easy to do and makes you event look so personal and adorable!

I also did a banner for the shower as well, but didn't get a picture of it :( It said "Little Misters"....you'll just have to take my word for it that it was super cute!

For any event, I am happy to do the invites, and actually mail them out for you as well. All I need is the addresses in spreadsheet form. This is a huge time saver plus saves shipping costs of me mailing the invites to you!

I've also done a Tinkerbell birthday party recently, and I'm working on a Lego party now!! So excited!!

Britt

Invites for Liz

I'm so excited to show you what I found! I have Hobby Lobby adventures at least every other week to see what treasures I can find in the paper department, and today did not disappoint!

I was looking for oranges and burgundy's, either together or separate. See below for a few ideas for your invites... And, keep in mind any of these papers can be used for your favor tags or as a background for your out of town boxes/bags. I've shown all these papers with craft paper envelopes (I LOVE using these! They make it look so unique).

I apologize for the picture quality....I am no photographer.... :)

Butterflies...I love "nature" related paper. It has some orange, but not any burgundy, which is why I show it with the orange paper.

Burgundy! The lighter color is cream...If we used this as the liner, I would use solid burgundy with cream on top for the invite (like your wedding invites).

Orange! If this were the liner, I would use orange as a background with cream on top for the invite.

I found these three...the polka dot one is super cute, but I don't know if you want the "cute" feel to the invites. The other two are shown in pictures below with envelopes.

I really like this! There is a little burgundy and some orange (it does not match exactly to the orange your using, but you can't really tell) But, I would use burgundy paper with white on top for the invite. Or just white.

This is probably my favorite...I LOVE the pop of orange! This paper really incorporates the orange and burgundy in a classic way! I would do this with an orange invite. The orange in the picture matches your orange :)

I actually think this paper would be perfect for tags with a layer of orange on top! Or the paisley pattern...both would look SO good!

Let me know what you think!

Paper junk!

Hello hello! I have been asked to do some bridal luncheon invites by my friend Dianne's mother-in-law, Eunice (so exciting b/c I LOVE weddings!). The client sent me an invite for the wedding and asked me to do something similar but a more casual version. I'm not going to post the invite b/c I doubt they want the world (or the 13 people who read this blog...ha!) knowing where they are getting married and the day. The invites were really nice, and the colors went very well together...a dark purple/burgundy and orange! I'm working on this and will send PDF's or JPEG's when I get a proof done.

The bride, Liz, also asked me about tags and out-of-town tags, so I'm posting some examples for her to see. So, here ya go! Hope you like them!

Eunice - I've posted some orange patterned paper below that I can use as envelope liners for the bridal luncheon. If this is too casual or too "cute" looking, we can always use solid orange for the liners, or we could use a combination of papers. If we made the liners fun like these, I was thinking of doing the invites on white paper with orange writing and maybe an accent somewhere in the burgundy OR writing in burgundy and an accent in orange...either way, I think it would look great!

I included the insert from the invitation to show that the oranges match.

Liz - the tags start here!

I can do any shape really...these are ovals. The paper is pattered on both sides so I had to put a piece of cream on top to write on.

This is probably the most popular tag shape that I do. Again, this paper is pattered on both sides as shown above. These would be the most expensive type tags b/c I have to tie in the ribbon and paste the cream paper on top.

These are super cute, easy, and inexpensive! The "miss you" is a stamp. I also have stamps that say "Ooo-la-la", "Thank You" (this on is cursive like the "miss you"), "happiness", "friendship", "happy everything".

Couple other examples...I can cut these in any length up to 12 inces tall...but I doubt you'd want them that big :) This one is 3.5 inches, plenty big for a favor tag.

This is the same tag shape but cut out of paper that is pattered on both sides. You could probably stamp on these, but you'd have to use black ink. The good thing is, there is A TON of paper out there, and there's bound to be some with your wedding colors ;)

Yet another tag shape...I think this is 3.5 inches as well.

Onto out-of-town tags/labels. I did these for Dianne and Jeb. This is cream paper on top of pattered paper. These are easy for me to do....have to design, cut, and assemble. They simply wanted their names and the date, but you can have a message to your guests if you want. The options are limitless!

This "Thank you" tag is what I used for labels for gift bags (I used brown craft paper bags...cheap and artsy looking) for Dianne's bachelorette party. Again, simply cream paper on top of pattered paper.

Sorry for the weird display on this one. I made this today, just playing around in Photoshop. I saved it as a JPEG and this is how it was saved :)

I found this digital pattern that I haven't used in a while and put an "N" on it (hopefully I'm right about this being your new last initial?) and a short note to your guests....this can be any size, and would look good as a favor tag OR as a gift bag label. I could see us making 2 versions, one for the out-of-town bags and one for favors!

Whew....that's all for now! Let me know what you think!

Go Mom Go!!

It is 10am, and I have successfully dusted our living room, done one load of laundry, put away dishes, started the dishwasher, and taken pictures of some new paper stuff...whew...that may not seem like a lot, but it is quite an accomplishment! What can I say, I celebrate the small things now...today, I consider myself a super mom...

I am so sorry for the quality of pictures....I am NOT a photographer! I wish I could take better pictures. Trust me, the products look much better in person!

Below is something neat that I cut out with my cricut....I LOVE this shape, and with the "2" on it, it can be used for any number of things...table numbers for weddings, or I could cut smaller ones for very unique cupcake toppers :)

I made some notes for my friend Dianne's future sister-in-law...so exciting! She wanted me to use her new monogram. The liners are a weddingish pattern, and the envelops are craft paper.

I also made these for Dianne's future sister-in-law, but I just used her initial. I love these liners and have used them before...I just think they look more fun!

I made these address labels a while back, just never took pictures of them. So, here they are!

I really like these...I have lots of these houses, different colors and styles.

I haven't made cards to go with these envelops yet, but I just LOVE the liners...the paper looks like paint chipping, very rustic.

Onto tags...I love making tags. You can used any paper, so you can match it to whatever you want! The uses for these are endless...weddings, birthdays, Christmas...I've used them for gift tags, without the holes and ribbon you can use them for food labels for dinner parties, place cards...gosh...you name it!

Picture of the front and back of the tags...

I made some notes for a benefit in February. They will be used in a silent auction...hopefully someone will want them :)

This is the finished product, packaged with ribbon and labeled with a tag!

It's a set of 10 cards, 5 say "Happy birthday friend." and 5 say "Thanks friend."

Closer look at the liners.

These are really fun! Also made for the benefit... I have lots of these owls. This is a set of 10 cards all saying "Thank you..."

I did some of these cards with a green patterned liner, too! I don't know which I like better!

For my dear friend Candace...

Hey ya'll! I've been working on some notes for my friend Candace today...her and her husband Jeremy are expecting their first baby (baby girl!) and I wanted her to have some super cute notes to say thanks for all the gifts she is sure to get. I found this great hounds tooth pattern in pink and blue, so I made some for myself, too :).

These are cream colored cards and envelopes, and I cut these cards out with my cricut. It's a great and classic shape that looks really feminine. There's no printing on them, but I tried out a couple different stamps. I am sending these to her as an early baby gift b/c I know she is bound to start getting things soon. But, if anyone else wants to buy these, they are $10 for 10 or $20 for 20 (includes card and envelope).

Candace - you'll have to tell me which stamp you like the best, the "G" monogram OR the stroller OR you can half some of both. I just did one of each for the pictures...

This is the blue Hounds tooth.

I really like how they turned out!

The "G" monogram.