Show and Tell Wednesday: the oscars

who loves the oscars? I DO! I DO! just sent these to the printer for a

 customer who obviously loves the oscars too!

etsy

more ideas here,  here, here and here

Show and Tell Wednesday

I have been busy over at the Pretty Girl Shop  . . . 

this customer has been getting together with the same group of gals for over 10 years. she wanted to send each one a card before their upcoming weekend . . . this is what we came up with!

a little girl who digs trains and a mama who doesn't care that it's not the traditional thing to do!

love the colors  . . . fuchsia and black

i can always count on this customer to request a bit of glitter! LOVE!

these continue to be very popular  . . .  and how fun, the shower is on Kiawah Island!

i loved the verbiage for these . . . ellis and evette's mama is creative!

life is so much friendlier with two . . . twins {better her than me!}

slight obsession #4

remember this post? i am still so preoccupied with my *new* vintage dictionary that i am now considering it a slight obsession! 


hmmmmmm i wonder what else i can whip up? 

Happy Birthday Henry!

H-Bomb turned 10 on Sunday! TEN! TEN YEARS OLD!!
It's so cliche but really, where does the time go?


He had a small pool party on Thursday with three of his buddies . . . nice boys, from nice families! (I hope I can always say that about the friends he chooses)

Lou, Henry, Jackson and Sam

Before the boys got too out of hand I had each of them jump off the diving board so I could make these . . . 

Let me just say: thank god there were only 4 boys! My fun idea gave me serious anxiety.

I googled pool games before the big day . . . tons of different ideas, but we decided on this one . . . the Frozen T-Shirt Game. I should have followed these directions instead of my own . . . the key here is to wring out the excess water BEFORE you freeze the t shirts . . . took a while for the big thaw, but the boys had a blast! (the tshirts had seen better days after this game FYI)

a party wouldn't be a party with out invites . . .

and cupcake toppers . . 

and thank you notes . . . 

(I am old school . . . I think kids should still write good ol' fashioned thank you notes)

Happy Birthday H-Bomb! You sure make my life more fun! Love you Kid!

Custom Orders at Etsy

These are listed in my Etsy store here.

I recently had a customer who wanted to purchase this invite, but only if I was willing to make a few changes . . .  of course I was!  When you are shopping over at Etsy keep that in mind! Most sellers would be more than happy to customize a current listing. Just ask!

Vintage Dictionary

In June we hit the Walnut, IA antique fair.  I had a couple things on my list that I was keeping my eyes peeled for . . . one being a vintage dictionary!  I found one, a HUMONGOUS one in great shape.

I was hoping the pages would be the right size so I could line envelopes with them . . . they fit perfectly onto my accucut die! Such excitement in the stationery world!

Since I brought that beauty home I have been a tad preoccupied with creating designs that would fit with my lined envelopes.

Here's my latest creation . . .

Show and Tell: Custom Baby Shower Invites

When the mom-to-be was a little girl she had a stuffed elephant that played the song, "You are My Sunshine." The hostess wanted to surprise her by incorporating that into the invites somehow . . . this is what we came up with!

We used the set up from the  First Comes Love shower invite and the elephant as the inspiration.

The hostess loved the way they turned out and couldn't wait for her sister-in-law to receive hers in the mail.