london party

i was asked to come up with some ideas
for a going away party.
the client's sister and her family
are moving to london,
so the theme is "london".

i used the flag of england
as my inspiration for the color pallet.
i googled london images
and was really drawn to the color red
in the double decker buses and phone booths.

1. some patterns i plan to use

2. farewell banner

3. images i loved

4. option 1 wine glass marker
(a 2 in circle with a label to write name.
the circle has a slit to slide onto the
base of the wine glass)

appetizer pick (done in all patterns)

option 2 for wine marker
(tag with a famous image-ties onto glass.
each guest would get a different image)

5. food labels

this year's holiday card

my family's card

i am so excited about how these cards turned out!
the pictures don't represent the great
quality of the printing.
i'm so glad i have found a good printer
so that i can create any format i want.

front of the card.
it is a 4.75 in square when folded.

according to the printer, this is what you
call a "z fold".
i love the simplicity of having just the photos,
but then making it more festive
with the snowflakes and swirls.

i totally copied this idea from another blogger,
but can't find the link!
cute and easy.
i took each kid's thumbprint, added antlers and a red nose.
since i needed about 80, i scanned it and printed them out
on sticker paper. then i used a circle punch to
make it perfect for sealing the envelope---no licking!
later, i wished i had printed the year under it...oh well.


my sister-in-law's cards

she brought me a picture of this idea and
i was really excited to try and replicate it.

i think it turned out so pretty.

she decided to go with the green, but i
really love them both.

teacher gifts

as a former teacher, it's important to me to
give functional but fun gifts.

this year, i designed stationary for
my daughter's teachers.
who doesn't love beautiful, personalized stationary?

i made this one a pad of paper.
(well technically the printer made it a pad,
but it was my idea!)

perfect for a quick note home to a student's parent.

she also has a student teacher.
she is engaged so i didn't want to make her paper
that she wouldn't be able to use once
she has her own class.

so instead i made her note cards with
her first initial.

hope they like them!

more banners!

"believe" banner

a small banner made from burlap.

the letters are cut from a dark green shimmer card stock.

santa banner

this is a mini banner that i thought would be perfect to hang on the end of your child's bed just to make sure santa knows to stop!

we are refinishing floors, so do not have any beds to model with :(

"hitched" banner

i made this banner for a gift to newlyweds.

on one side it has their new monogram

and the other side has their wedding date

i think having the date added makes it a special memento. hopefully they can hang it up on their anniversary for years to come!

Goldalicious Banner

my neice told her mom that for her birthday
party she wanted this picture.

so my sister planned a perfectly pink tea party

she asked me to do a banner and using the picture as
inspiration, this is what i came up with.

i used a bunch of different patterned papers
with polka dots, stripes & flowers.

when i was looking at the picture i noticed
a lot of butterflies flying around pinkalicious...

so i hung butterflies from the banner with fishing line!

don't they look cute?!