birthday party invitations

New floral pattern to show you today:). I've been waiting for the sunny days for a long time... and now that they are finally here I'm going to enjoy the bloom out of them:).

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... There was an epic 8th birthday party celebrated for a young Jedi. The Jedi requested that all his Jedi friends gather together for an evening of Star Wars games, scavenger hunts, and birthday treats. The dessert table was inspired by this large and fabulous Galaxy Rebellion Personalized Table Background . I had the backdrop personalized with the beginning of the Star Wars crawl, "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away..." instead of attaching the personalized sign to the top of the backdrop as shown, I chose to place it in the center of the table. This really made a dramatic focal point for the cake to be displayed behind. I also placed light up light sabers on each end of the table and hung these red and black dot garlands on the front of the table.  Desserts were very simple. I made most of the desserts myself (except the birthday cake). The sweets menu included Darth Vader cupcakes, Millennium Falcon chocolate covered Ore...

Wild horses - my new favourite 'Happy Birthday' card I did for Roger la Borde .

W ith the passing of musical icon Prince this past month, the radio stations have been playing a lot of his music.  Hearing it brings me back to lip sync contests, dance team performances, and other fond memories from my junior high and high school days. I decided, Remembering Prince , would make a fun monthly dinner theme as well. Invite:  A quick invitation I crafted on Photoshop.  I just learned how to make my font in glitter, so that made me super excited!  The Prince font is "Chunk Five Ex", and the Purple Rain font is called "Still Time".  Both are available for free download. Decor: I initially  made this giant sign for my entry door, but decided instead to place it on my beverage table.  The metallic purple background is wrapping paper I found at the Dollar Tree.  The gold glitter letters and the purple Prince symbol I cut using my Cricut. The text is the opening lyrics to "Let's Go Crazy" by Prince. For the main table, I used a purple ta...