{MG Party Impressions} Nautical Party

Check out my post today on MG Party Impressions for Nautical inspiration!

{Etsy Shop} NEW PRINTABLES!!!!! Robot Party Collection

I just wanted to share a new printable collection that  I just added to my Etsy shop!

It's a Robot Party Collection and it's just too cute!!!!

The deluxe printable pack comes with everything you need to create a perfectly styled party!

I designed another version of the kit in a Yellow/Teal combination that is more girl friendly - because who says girls don't like Robots???  It still works for boys too - but I loved both color combinations, so I'm adding them each to the shop!

I'm steadily transitioning my current party kits to printables as I continue to update my shop with my Party-to-Go Kits. Feel free to check out the shop and have a look around!

{MG Party Impressions} Choo-Choo Train Party

As a party planner sometimes I really find out how much I love what I do.  This fun train party  I styled for MG Party Impressions is a reflection of that!

 

{MG Party Impressions} Fun Cars Themed Party

I am over at MG Party Impressions today! We threw a fun Cars Themed Party for my little grand-baby - well, not sooo little. He turned 3!!! He loves Mater and the Disney movie, Cars. So, I had fun designing a race car inspired collection for the party. Check out my post for more details!

{Amazin' Parties} Corbin's Race Car Party

I have some amazing and talented friends who love to throw fantastic poorties just like me!  Here's a race car party that my friend and fellow blogger, Charisse Matthews, threw for her son Corbin's 3rd birthday. I've been sitting on this party for a minute to tie it to something car inspired.  With the next installment of the Disney's Cars franchise coming out tomorrow, it's now a perfect time to showcase this bash!

"These are pictures from my son's race car party. He loves race cars of any kind. I don't like to use a lot commercial party items so I only incorporated a few. This was such a fun party and I even found my little man a racing t-shirt from The Children's Place that went perfect with his party theme! Adults and Children had a ball!" - Charisse Race Car Boxed Lunch (Race Car Food Tray and Hamburger Sleeve from Paper and Cake Printables  www.paperandcake.com) Apple Slices, Juice Boxes, Chick- Fil-A Nuggets, Tater Tots  Candy Buffet featuring my Double Lemon Stuffed Cupcakes with Creme Bouquet Butter Cream Frosting  Race Car Cake purchased from SweetKakes & Co. www.sweetkakesbyraina.com (flags and race cars added by me)  "Hot Rods" made by me using Wilton Race Car Chocolate Molds  Race Car Party hat (Paper and Cake) Marshmallow Pops made by me(used Paper and Cake cupcake pics to make treat tags) Race Car Banner (customizable printable by Paper and Cake) Party Favor Tote Bags handmade by Denise K. Vasak and Applique by Denise K. Vasak (Customizable Bag Tags from Paper and Cake) Racing Flags and Banner (Oriental Trading Company.)

Thanks for sharing your party with us, Charisse!

{Creative Customers} Jedi's and Cookies and Cupcakes....OH MY!

Out of this world something is about this party!!!! You have to check out all the awesome details that my customer, the very creative, Kelly, created for her son Hayden's, 6th birthday!

 Kelly contacted me in early spring to create a custom photo invitation for Hayden's party and we came up with a really terrific product.  It's very cute (and so is little Hayden).....see?????

Using clip art that she purchased from my Etsy shop, she created her own signage, Jedi Training certificates, tags and bottle labels!  Kelly made the pool noodle light sabers, as well.  They're super easy to do - you might remember the ones I made for this party.

 

Kelly set up a STELLAR sweets table featuring Star Wars cookies designed by Christina over at Cookies are My Canvas.  A party-styling mama after my own heart, she found the perfect blue and orange swirl pops at an after Easter sale at FOUR different Wal-Marts! I love how she used a simple tin bucket filled with orange candies to anchor the pops!  So simple yet, so creative, no?  Speaking of creativity, it certainly runs in her family because Kelly's mom sewed all those Jedi robes for the party guests!  FUN!!!

I really loved all the attention to detail that Kelly paid to each component of the party.  It was a real pleasure working with her on the invitations and I'm so happy she chose to use Cupcake Wishes & Birthday Dreams to help make Hayden's party out of this world!  Hey Kelly - YOU ROCK, GIRRRL!!!!!


Side Note:  The Star Wars party collection is my most popular custom party kit requested by my Etsy customers.  Ironically, I've never added the collection to the store; everyone saw the pictures from the party I styled and planned last year and contacted me to request items from the collection!  Don't ask me why it took me so long, but after seeing the great job Kelly did with the designs I figured it was about time to add it to the shop. 

So, without further ado, the Star Wars Party Kit is available in our Etsy shop!  Yeeeeeaaaahh - and may The Force be with you!

{Party Re-Cap} Adam's Spiderman/Super Hero Party

This past weekend we celebrated my baby boy's 3rd birthday with just our immediate family.

Since the little mister loves him some Spider-Man, I set out to create a very simple and affordable Spiderman infused Super Hero party.  You know how I feel about character parties.  I was able to create the best of both worlds by using Spider-Man products I found at Tar-Jay's Dollar section a few months back, along with a comic book inspired collection I created for this party.

(Disclaimer....of sorts: I'll share the photos with you below, but I'd like to first say that between me and my mama - there were some serious camera issues.  I've done my best to conceal any flaws with teeny star twinklies all around the edges of the pics.....look here, I don't claim to be an ace photographer, but I know I can take a decent photo - just not this time.  In any case, I pulled out the best of the bunch - ENJOY!)

 I created a simple tablescape using a bright bold yellow table cloth and created a runner using a pice of Spider-Man fabric I found at JoAnn's.  The personalized artwork was made on my computer.  I got the idea from the Marvel comics live action movies.  If you ever notice the beginning of their movies shows a quick feed of different comics that blend into the word MARVEL - in this case, I used my son's name, and framed them using Ikea's Tolsby frames that I heart.

 

 I loved the idea of letting the kids be little heroes, so I made masks and individualized a cape for each of them.  They really got a kick out of dressing up in their costumes.

 I may have mentioned before that I do not do cookies very well....but I have been so inspired by the cookie creations of Sweet Sugarbelle - that I wanted to try to do some for this party.  They turned out pretty okay and were VERY delicious - Thanks to Betty Crocker.

I have this really cute Cricut cartridge that makes cupcake wrappers and used the Super Hero one to do the wrappers and I added toppers to them from the collection I created.

For the food, we set out HERO sandwiches.  My mom gave me a really good idea. She went to Subway and bought four foot longs, and had them cut into sixths!  They were the perfect size for the kids and there was plenty to go around for the adults! We also had VENGEFUL VEGGIES and a small candy buffet with cupcakes and a Spider-Man topped cake.

This was a very easy and simple party to pull together and I was happy that my little man enjoyed his special day!

You can purchase the Super Hero Party Kit for my Etsy shop here.

Little Aviator Party Kit Ready to Fly!

I am soooo excited!  I've been busy assembling some new party collections for my Etsy shop.  I'm just about ready to add the Little Aviator party kit to the store!  Here's an early look at what I'll soon be offering:

I can't remember exactly where I first saw address wraps - other than on a confirmation delivery from the post office - but how cute are these?!!!  The ones shown in the picture read you're invited - and work for invitations that are hand delivered, but the ones that will go on sale will have fill-in areas for the sender and addressee.

All my party mess!!!!

A party hat 'work in progress'!

Who doesn't love circle tags????  You can do so much with them!

I'm all about pennant banners lately.

I'm also all about luggage style party bag tags....I first created some for a client stationed in Japan and have been hooked ever since! 

I love this collection and can't wait to post it to my shop!  YEAH!

The party kit will include:

10 Invitations w/ envelopes (5x7)
10 Envelope Address Wraps (addressee fill-in)
1 Party Planning Guide
1 Door Sign
1 Pennant Banner
24 Circle Tags
1 Birthday Child Party Hat
10 Party Hats
12 Cupcake Toppers
12 Food Toppers
10 Napkin Wraps
10 Straw Flags
10 Flying Ace Certificates
10 Favor Bags
10 Bag Tags

Ooooh...I feel a giveaway coming!

Yo Gabba Gabba and Sponge Bob Party Recaps

Yes, it happened again.....I was forced to do ANOTHER character party.....dude.......I mean it was for my family members and all and really I didn't mind, but seriously??? SERIOUSLY????

Okay - so this isn't about me, right?

Here are photos of the cake that I decorated for the Sponge Bob party:






 
We got the idea for the cake from a cake book that my step daughter found and used it to design this cake.  Luckily, she found cake toppers at a bakery and I just added the details to the cake and cupcakes she baked! 


The next party I helped with was for my little grandson’s 3rd birthday party.  He loves Yo Gabba Gabba and when my stepdaughter called a few days before the party to say she couldn’t find decorations at the party store, I just could not resist.  Okay – maybe I really wasn’t FORCED to make anything ;)



I'm hooked on penant banners and twine lately....



I made a DJ Lance Rock Boom Box out of a cereal box and paper cut outs!

 
I did not make this cake :) --  it was gooooood though.....



I made candy bar envelopes for chocolate bars - we gave these away as party favor along with jumbo swirly pops that I never got a picture of.....


Since the party store didn't have Yo Gabba Gabba plates, I enhanced clear plastic plates with personalized circle tags.


I did really simple party hats as well, and just decorated them with circle embellishments.


Here's the Birthday Boy in his birthday crown!!!