Here's a peek at my newest Birthday Design— A Cool Critter Party

One of my customers recently emailed me asking if I could design an invitation for her other son's birthday— a Critter Party. She's going to have a company come to her home with all sorts of critters that the kids can hold, touch, play with, etc. Critters like a hedgehog, a snake (Python, actually), and a tarantula (eeks!). The family also has a pet hamster named "Uno"; a pet turtle named, "Frankin"; an ant farm; a love for Ladybugs; and a butterfly garden. Whew! She said all she was finding on Etsy were Bug, Bee and Insect themes— nothing on other animals. So I took a stab at a design and here it is...

 5"x7" Cool Critter Birthday Invite

(FRONT)

 5"x7" Cool Critter Birthday Invite

(BACK)

I'll be working on the rest of the Critter Collection next week and will share the whole Kit then. Now on to my next project— a Wedding Banner. Stay tuned!

BTW, I'm sharing this post with my friends at whipperberry.com, ffingerprintsonthefridge.com and reasonstoskipthehousework.blogspot.com.

Graduation Announcements— It's around the corner!

A few weeks ago, I took some pictures of my niece and designed this graduation announcement for her. 

 5x7 Double-sided Graduation Announcement

Jessica wanted to use the version on the left, but I thought the one on the right was better. So we played a round of Rock, Paper, Scissors to see which side we should use and she won. 

I was also asked to shoot and design a graduation announcement and Open House invitation for a friend of mine. These were her options. She chose the Vintage Honey version. Nice choice!

 Congratulations Ladies! I'm so proud of you!

Scooby Dooby Doooo! - A New Invite in my shop.

Hi and happy Mother's Day all you Moms out there!

Just wanted to share my newest invite in my shop. One of my favorite cartoons growing up was Scooby Doo. My cousin, Julie's son is turning 4 in June and she asked me to design a Scooby themed invite for her. So I did... for 19 scooby snacks! Such a deal!

Click on over and check it out at my shop here.

 5x7 Invite Front

 5x7 Invite Back

Matching Address Strips

Well Gang, I guess that wraps up this mystery! Great job Scoob!

A Delightful Doll Tea Party!

My niece, Kaylee, just turned 8 and she loves her American Girl doll, Ruthie and her dog, Buster. So, we celebrated her big day with a fancy Doll Tea Party right in her own backyard (and Buster's stomping ground).  She invited a few of her friends, and their dolls, of course.

5"x7" Invitaion (FRONT)

5"x7" Invitaion (BACK)

I designed and illustrated this Tea Party invitation with my new Wacom Intuos4 Sketch Pad. I love it!

My Doll Tea Party Invitation is now available at my shop! CLICK HERE!

I'll be posting the rest of the collection this week.

 I got an enlarged B&W printout of Kaylee's invitation, hand colored it and featured it at the entrance of the Tea Party.

We set the table with an assortment of china from three generations, plus a few Goodwill finds, my mother's teapot collection and a very generous neighbor who had some fabulous tablecloths. Thanks Debrah! Can you find my tea pot? It's my ewehooo! cameo.

Kaylee, the guest of honor and her doll, Ruthie wearing their matching birthday outfits.

The first thing the guests got to do upon arrival was dress for Tea. 

I found these Chipboard purses at the craft store (you can also find them here). I simply spray painted them and added their names. They decorated them with flower stickers and rhinestones. Inside each purse was candy lipstick and a small mirror compact.

 The girls decorated hats for themselves and their dolls.

My sister, Reba and I raided my 93 year old grandmother's closet for dress shoes and scarves. She had 88 pairs of shoes the last time she counted. She wears a size 4-1/2, perfect for little 8 year old feet!

I made each of the girls a set of gloves out of white knee socks. Easy tutorial to come.

The dolls were seated at their own special table, where Ruthie was at the head.

 Abraham Lincoln(s) were surprise guests. You can imagine all the dolls were tickled pink!

 Then is it was Tea Time!

 Lots of toothless smiles!

And a toast to Kaylee!

A friend of Reba's baked cupcakes from scratch and each girl got her own delicious treat with personalized mini-bunting, doll sized too!

Make a wish!

 The Party Favors were over-sized Tea Bags filled with chocolates. The Pink Polka-dot Tea Bags, Pink striped straws (used for the Cupcake Bunting) and Divine Twine are from Whisker Graphics.

What a delightful day!

Buster won't admit it, but I think he had a great time too!