Custom Watermelon Birthday Invitation

This was from a recent custom order. The customer was planning a watermelon themed birthday party and wanted an invitation to coordinate.  Remember that if you do not see what you are looking for, you may always contact me to inquire about a custom design—I love working on new things!

Sweet Birthday Treats

Personalized notepads for your party guests make great favors!

Ladybug Birthday!

The ladybug theme is a popular choice for little girls of all ages, and Cutie Pies Custom Creations has adorable invitations and stationery to compliment your theme.  Choose from several invitation designs. Here is the newest ladybug themed invitation…

Dress up your envelopes with these sweet little return address labels, shown with large round goodie bag stickers…

After the party, don’t forget the thank yous!  Also can be done as flat, fill-in version for older kids!

There are so many adorable ladybug party ideas available on the web.  Etsy has super sweet ladybug tutus and personalized tees.  Check out Kara’s Party Ideas for themed birthday party ideas and inspiration like these…

Cakes

Cupcakes

Cookie Treats—find directions on how to make these HERE…

Surfer Boy Invitation

Since a lot of the recent posts have featured girly items, I figured I needed to post something boyish! Here is a recently added surfer boy birthday invitation… (also available in pink/yellow combo for girls!)

Check out our latest newsletter HERE for up to date info about upcoming specials!

Ladybug, Ladybug…

This new design is now available—perfect a pink and brown spin on the ladybug theme!  Make this a cardstock card and add a photo of your little lady on the back.

As always, matching labels and thank yous are available!

Adorable Owl Birthday Party

It's been awhile since I have featured a party theme, and when I recently had a request for girly owl birthday party invitations, I just had to check in with the talented Kara to see if she had any ideas for this party theme, since I adore the whole owl theme myself!

Here are some insanely cute ideas for a girly owl themed party! As always, check out Kara's Party Blog for full details...








Shop Cutie Pies Custom Creations for your owl invitations like these:


Order some cute labels to use on your invitations & thank you cards! (I have lots of owl possibilities, so yours can be made to match your invitations.)


These cute notepads make wonderful--and useful--favors!


Finish off your theme with coordinating thank you cards---again, these can be done using any of my owls!

You can find these and other owl-inspired stationery goodies on the website!

Happy party planning :D

Birthday Invitations - New Design!

This is the design I created for my oldest son's upcoming birthday! (can't believe he is going to be SEVEN already, sigh!!)

Candy Shoppe Themed Birthday Bash

It's been awhile since I have featured a party theme--I have so many to add--just have not had the time. This year, the candy/lollipop/candyland inspired theme has been hugely popular--such a cute party! Of course, the wonderfully talented Kara has planned the ultimate candy themed party--if you are considering this theme, you have to review her party because you are sure to get tons of great ideas!

Her full-length party description includes even more detail, so you can read her entire party post HERE for the complete lowdown. Here are some important highlights:

Party Favors:

You can see the buckets Kara used above.

There was also a little lollipop magnet in each bucket. They were actually cute little Christmas ornaments I found at Hobby Lobby last year and just snipped the ribbon off of and added a magnet to!



All of the older kids also got a candy shaped soap. For these I just made a bunch of round soaps {in different colors and with glitter in them!} and wrapped them up in shimmery cellophane and tied the ends with ribbon to look like pieces of candy. Another SUPER easy project!! I have made soaps for a couple of other parties and they are one of the easiest little crafts ever!! I promise!!

In the buckets for the girls were Starburst chapsticks and hair pretties. I found the chapstick in with the Easter goodies, but have since seen Skittles flavored chapstick in the teeny bopper make up section at Target {on an end cap}. And now the little candy hair pretties I made! I told you I am all about making things if I can!! For both types I used small styrofoam balls from the craft store. It took a little experimenting on both to figure out what worked and looked best, but once I figured it out, I managed to whip up a whole bunch! This is what I found worked best for me! On the lollipops I hot glued the stick in first. Once the glue was set up, I covered them in Mod Podge {one at a time} and then glittered away. It would probably be best to stand them in a piece of styrofoam to dry, but I didn’t happen to have an extra piece just sitting around so I was doing all sorts of crazy things to stand them up! Anyway, once they were dry, I tied on a tiny little ribbon and that was it as far as the lolly itself goes!! Once I covered the alligator clips in coordinating ribbon, I hot glued the stick onto the clip. And that’s all! From what I can tell, because of the sticks, these don’t work very well for pigtails but better as just clips! For the candy pieces, I just played around and cut little fabric squares until I got them the right size to wrap around the ball and leave some excess. I then just glued down the edge with my glue gun. After that I tied ribbon on each end and then used pinking shears to trim the edges with. Then I just hot glued them onto a matching alligator clip! Easy peasy!

The boy pails were a bit more empty since they didn’t get chapstick or hair pretties! But because we had a candy bar as well for all the kids to load up at, I didn’t worry too much about it!! I did change things up for the four kiddos under two that we had! Way back when I ordered the pencils, I only ordered twelve. And I only made twelve soaps and only had twelve straws left after my kids got into them!! So, for obvious reasons, the tiny guests didn’t get soaps, straws or pencils! Instead, they got a fun, yet practical, little lollipop treat! I actually saw these baby spoon/washcloth lollipops on a blog a long time ago. I pulled the picture off and stuck it in a folder on the computer for future reference!! I have since seen them on Etsy and admittedly went back to Etsy the night I made these to get some inspiration!! So, if you aren’t too crafty, you can certainly buy ‘em! They make cute baby gifts as well!

Alright…what I did for these was roll up two infant washcloths (contrasting colors) and then taped them at the end. I had to roll several times to get the feel for what I was doing and they never did turn out “perfect,” but with the ribbon and cellophane, nobody noticed!! Then I simply positioned a baby spoon behind the washcloths and wrapped it up in cellophane! I couldn’t figure out how to stick the washcloths to the spoon and get them to actually stay, so I didn’t bother! The cellophane was wrapped tight enough that it held everything together without a problem!

Party Games:


Bean Bag Toss

Pin the Stick on the Lolly

Candy Shoppe Bingo

Sweet Treats

Cupcake Tower


Candy Bar

Dum-Dum pop topiary

Decorations

Did I tell you it was a spectacular party or what?!! And, like I said, you can still find MORE over on Kara's Party Ideas blog.

And of course, don't forget that you can find all of your candy shoppe stationery needs here at Cutiepiescards. We have several cute candy inspired invitations & thank yous, and we can always customize to suit as well.

photo courtesy of Amy Hall.

Cardstock Fill in Thank Yous

I can't believe September has already come and gone! It was a busy, busy, BUSY month at my house. October is starting off just as insane though. In case you try to reach me this week, please know that I am running a little slower on returning emails, and will probably be for the next week or so. Next week there are a lot of events at my sons' school, and I am also feverishly trying to keep up with current orders plus finish the holiday line so I can get all of the new cards added to the site.

Today, I want to share the thank you cards I made recently for my son's birthday. He turned 5, and so he is writing his own thank yous. What I like about these is that I was able to include a group photo from the party for the guests to have as a keepsake. Then the other side has a shot of the birthday boy and the space for him to write his message. These can be personalized as much or as little as possible based on your child's age/abilities. Cooper's cards were printed on linen cardstock, which has a nice texture to it.

Updates this week

This week is a busy week in my home...we have a birthday, and I am working outside the home a few days, not to mention coming off a holiday weekend! Response time may be a bit delayed, and samples will likely take an extra day or two to complete...please keep this in mind if you place an order.

In honor of my son's birthday, you can use the code COOPER10 all week to save 10% on your order! This weekend, I spent a lot of time adding many new items to the website, so be sure to take a peek.

Here is one of the new items added... Fill in thank you notes are perfect for children to use to write their own thank yous...these are fully customizable, and you can leave as much or as little text as you'd like. They are also available in many designs. This is a cardstock option, but they are also available in press printed papers.

It's A Circus! Party theme & Stationery

Another theme that has become very popular for birthday celebrations is the circus theme--what fun!! Kara from Kara's Party Ideas planned an AMAZING circus party...here is an excerpt from Kara... (check out her blog more even MORE details!!!) I am sooo envious of this party...it must have been a HUGE hit for the guests!

{most photo's are courtesy of my amazing photographer, Lyndsey @ seenboxphotography.com. She did SUCH an awesome job! it was SO hard to pick out my favorites. that's why this post is so long!}

the balloon arch we made for the front yard... the walkway leading to the BIG TOP circus...

open the curtains and......let the fun begin!


here's the party favors each child was given as they walked through the 'door'... the boxes had tickets {that they used at the game booths} and fun circus items inside...i made/painted the ticket booth...it used to be a plain wooden puppet stage!
i bought this cute circus spinning shelf on amazon.com. the brand is guidecraft. there's a whole bedroom collection that matches... i wanted it all!


{i made their birthday shirts out of circus fabric pieces}...
a view of the party from up above...

i took this picture from our upstairs window...the cupcake table inside the tent...

i put some of the cupcakes on a cardboard circus scene {found online}...

we served hot dogs, chips, lemonade, and sugar sugar sugar! notice the cups...they're cute circus animal noses as well as matching 'welcome to the circus' cups...
some of the items on the dessert table... the clown cupcakes i made...

i found the cute clown heads and clown shoes online. they made the cupcakes so adorable!...
the plates and napkins looked like this... a cute lemonade cart i found on ebay...

i put carnival candy {carousel twists, circus peanuts, animal crackers, gummy popcorn} and fireworks in plastic

big top hats turned upside down.... here's my snow cone cupcakes and popcorn cupcakes!

i wanted to serve snow cones at the party but didn't want the work and mess. so after brainstorming one night, i came up with these! fun, huh?!

i made the popcorn cupcake sleeves out of cardboard popcorn boxes...and then attached a popcorn label to the front. the 'popcorn' is marshmallows {i cut an x into each marshmallow with kitchen sheers} sprayed lightly with yellow food coloring spray...

and here's the cake i made {more detailed pics below}. since this party was suppose to be last week {we got rained out BIG TIME and had to cancel/postpone it a week} the bottom part of the cake was kinda hammered. i re-made the top part though. i made the fun happy birthday banner in photoshop {the paper was a mix of adorable circus paper}...

you can also see the napkins/napkin rings

i made out of tickets {got the idea from hwtm}...

and the cake stand..it's a tub that i painted to look like a circus elephant step! i got the idea from one of my followers, briattany {perfect harmony}. thanks brittany!...

the dessert table...

the food tables...

the circus canopy table...

i bought the canopy and matching fabric {that i sewed into tablecloths} at ikea...

and, one of my favorite parts of the whole party....the photo booth {i made it out of painted cardboard, polka dot fabric, and small chairs}!... the clown bibs i had out for the little ones...
i made the centerpieces out of plastic popcorn containers, glittery batons, balloon suckers, swirly lollipops, circus peanuts,

and ceramic circus figures...
i also had ceramic circus train cars and

metal noise makers out on the tables...

the gumball ferris wheel... guess what this is suppose to be...a bird feeder! i found it on ebay and about died because it was so cute {don't worry, it has NEVER been used as a bird feeder..it was brand new}!... we rented a clown {joy-geous} to do face painting and balloon animals. she was GREAT!...

we also rented a popcorn machine. the air smelled SO GOOD with this baby going...

the fun circus photo op...
the cardboard megaphones...

the candy table...

i made all the candy labels & lollipop stickers in photoshop {they matched the invitation}...
the booths...

i bought the games all over...the party store, oriental trading,

amazon, hobby lobby...wherever i could find them!

i made the poles out of pvc pipe and ribbon, and stuck them in the ground with rebar {i've come to LOVE pvc..i used it for so many things for this party}. they won goldfish soap at the goldfish toss {i made the soap out of glycerine, scented oil, and plastic goldfish, and small plastic bags!}.

the kids won tickets at each booth to redeem for

prizes and cotton candy! here's a few pics of some of the prizes...
circus tattoo's....

circus frog tic tac toe & an elephant toss...

here's the circus blanket i found at target.com...

i set it out on the lawn for people to sit on...
we filled our bounce house full of beach balls. the kids loved jumping with them. a bouce house is always a hit... you just can't have a circus/carnival without cotton candy

{the cotton candy was ordered online,

and the labels were made by me}...
.zoltar the fortune teller...

i bought this circus tent on orientaltrading.com {along with a lot of other circus items}. we put all the gifts underneath it...

a cute circus top {that i found on amazon.com}, the metal noise makers i was talking about earlier, and a bunch of balloons :)...

a project for the kids to make and take home... my make shift ball pit {i found the child awning at dan's!}... some of the circus crowd {you should have seen our lawn afterwards. hehe}!...
the body boppers...

the kids LOVED these things!...

here's the birthday tins i passed out at the end of the party. they had little rainbow candies inside...
Of course, Cutie Pies Custom Creations offers adorable circus themed stationery to make your party complete... Here are some invitation options...

Big Top invitation can also be modified to include a photo if desired.


Colorful primary dots circus photo invitation

Have your child practice good etiquette with these matching fill-in thank yous, which may be fully customized. Add a photo from the party for a unique guest keepsake!!