Confetti Birthday Party - Inspiration Board

I love the idea of a confetti themed birthday party.  It's simple, traditional, festive and just a little bit delicate.  After seeing this darling smash cake, I was inspired and designed a new confetti themed birthday party invitation.  There are lots of great confetti inspired cakes, decorations and treats to create the perfect party!

You can view all of my sources and even more inspiration on my confetti party pinterest board.

The Perfect Rainbow Birthday Party - New and Improved Party Board

The rainbow party board was one of the first that I put together.  It's safe to say that since then, people have taken party planning to a whole new level and inspiration for great parties is abundant!  I've pulled together some of my favorite (more recent) finds for the perfect rainbow birthday party.  It all starts with the Color Burst Rainbow Birthday Party Invitation.  The rest, well... check it out below!

All of my sources, and even MORE inspiration can be found on my rainbow party pinterest board.

Family Reunion Invitations

I have just launched a new line of invitations created especially for your family reunion!  Make a statement with your invitation and easily print and mail or email to everyone on your list.  Here are a few of the new family reunion invitations available in my shop.

For all family reunion invitations available in my shop, click here.

Spring Specials

Here's a special offer to save some money this spring.  Purchase either of these special listings and receive automatic savings.

First is the Spring Shower Special:

1 customized digital design - yellow damask shower invitation
25 A7 buttercream envelopes
Regularly $20.50 if purchased separately
NOW $17.00 (when purchased in this special combined listing)

Next up, the Lucky Charm Special:

1 customized digital design - st. patrick's day birthday invitation
25 A7 grass envelopes
Regularly $20.50 if purchased separately
NOW $17.00 (when purchased in this special combined listing)

Party Board #4 - Pumpkin Party

One of my most popular designs in the fall is the Little Pumpkin Spiderweb Birthday Invitation.  I'm no stranger to birthdays that happen to fall around a holiday (my little girl was born on Christmas Eve!), and for many parents it's easy to just design a party around the theme that's already there.  In the fall you've got your house decked out for Halloween and pumpkins abound, so they are easy to use for lots of great decor.  Check out my inspiration board below!

Jack-o-lantern Mason Jar lanterns, Carve the guest of honor's age in a pumpkin, Little Pumpkin Spiderweb Birthday Invitation, Pumpkin Pinatas, Pumpkin Lollipop Holder, Pumpkin Favors, Jack-o-lantern Veggie Tray, Orange and White Striped straws, Orange paper lanters, Jack-o-lantern seeds, Serve drinks in a pumpkin, Pumpkin Cake Pops

Please refer to my Pinterest Pumpkin Party Board for sources, links, and even more ideas.

Party Board #3 - Tie Dye Party

My cute niece is a budding artist and recently turned 13.  She wanted to have a colorful tie dye party without being heavily themed with the often-tied-to-tie-dye peace signs, hippie references, or the 60's in general.  She provided white t-shirts for everyone to dye, but they could bring their own white articles to dye as well.  Darling, right?  I created this board more focused on color rather than just tie dye and found some great ideas and supplies for the perfect party.  I love the idea of focusing on warm (red, pink, orange, yellow) or cool (blue, green, aqua, purple) colors so it seems a little more focused and isn't just all over the rainbow (like a rainbow party should be).  This would work great for a colorful art themed party as well.  Here's the party board inspired by her colorful tie dye party!

Candles: Pretty Tall Candles
Cake: A Pretty Warm, Cool or Ombre Cake would work great!

Cookies: Tie Dye Cookies

Candy: Candy Kabobs
Invitation: Tie Dye Colorful Splats
Serving Bowls: Streak Dyed Bowl
Cups, Napkins, Plates: Summer Lovin'
Dip Dyed Paper Cups (for centerpieces or decor) from Design Sponge
Tie Dye Tissue Paper (for wrapping, decor, or as a craft) from Honest to Nod
Zig Zag Streamers from Oh Happy Day

Invitation Timing

Sometimes I am in the middle of designing an invite when I get a frantic email about needing to "get these out right away."  Then I look at the date of the event and it is several weeks (or sometimes even months) away.  Invitation timing is critical - you don't want to send invitations too early or they might be lost or forgotten.  Too late and your guests may have already made other plans.  So, I thought it might be helpful to have a little reference guide on the timing of when to send invitations for your event.  Of course, on such a subject I consulted none other than the queen of etiquette herself, Emily Post.

The Event	When to Invite
Anniversary party	3 to 6 weeks
Bar or Bat Mitzvah	1 month
Bon Voyage party	Last minute to 3 weeks
Casual party	Same day to 2 weeks
Charity Ball	6 weeks to 3 months
Christmas party	1 month
Cocktail party	1 to 4 weeks
Debutante Ball	6 weeks to 3 months
Formal dinner	3 to 6 weeks
Graduation party	3 weeks
Housewarming party	A few days to 3 weeks
Informal dinner	A few days to 3 weeks
Lunch or Tea	A few days to 2 weeks
Thanksgiving dinner	2 weeks to 2 months

A Few Recent Favorites

Here's a sampling of some favorite cards I've designed over the past few months.

A WWE Superstar birthday party invitation
A bodybuilder surprise 30th birthday party invitation (I photoshopped his head onto the bodybuilder's body) This was a custom design.
some adorable birth announcements!

Party Board #2 - Snowflake Party

A snowflake party is the perfect theme for a neighborhood holiday party or a winter birthday party. Here's what we found:
Invitation: Snowflake Party Invitation (available with or without photo)
Cupcake Liners: Winter Splendor by Wilton
Snowflake Cookies: Frosted Sugar Cookies from cakebox cookies
Snowflake Marshmallows: Let Martha Stewart show you how to dress up your hot cocoa!
Cool Mountain Creme Soda: From Soda Samurai
Snowflake Cupcakes: Here's a tutorial by Wilton
Snowflake Tableware: available on amazon.com
Snowflake Cutouts: from Target

Party Board #1 - Rainbow Birthday

This is a new series to help you plan the perfect party inspired by an invitation from our shop!A rainbow birthday party is perfect for anyone who loves color! Set the tone with the rainbow stripes and cupcake custom photo invitation. Set the table with each place setting of a different color and provide an assortment of fun colorful beverages (izze sparkling juice featured here). Let them eat cake with beautiful colorburst cupcakes (easy instructions on Our Best Bites) and send them home with rainbow whirlypops at the end.

Looking for more ideas?  Check out my pinterest board dedicated to rainbow party inspiration.

What do you think would make the perfect rainbow party? Share your ideas in the comments section!

Cute Rainbow Birthday Invitation

Check out this recent order for a rainbow stripes birthday invitation! Is that skirt not to die for?

Custom Birthday Invites

I recently got an order for some custom invitations for two little boys' birthday parties. The first invitation was a football theme and since the star of the show is a huge Seminoles fan, we ran with it!The other little boy was turning one, and his mom wanted to feature some favorite photos from his first year.
If you're interested in having a custom invitation created especially for you, you can find more information about the process on our custom orders page.

Love Is In the Air

Here is some recent wedding work we've done. Green seems to be quite the color for weddings this spring. Here's a photo card wedding invitation that was done for a wedding coming up soon.
For this Save The Date, the client wanted a Brady Bunch style postcard. Postcards are great for Save The Dates - they're quick and easy and require less postage! Reports back indicate that these were a hit!

Party Invitation: The Club

My husband's mom is part of a "club" of girl friends that has been meeting regularly since they graduated from high school... over fifty years ago. I was commissioned to create the invite to their summer gathering. They went with the design on top.


The pertinent info has been changed... so don't go trying to crash this party!