confetti by lexi

a little fire & a lot of ice

i still have one more "royal" post, but first i thought i'd share another frozen spin off - a fire & ice party. the birthday girl had attended the first frozen party, liked a lot of the activities and wanted to feature them at her party, but she wanted something a little less princess or movie driven. she was having a sleepover and also planned on roasting s'mores. brainstorm: frozen + fire pit = fire & ice!

it was a small party and the request was for a cool and simple invite, so i came up with a logo centered around fun font details and included her name and age in a phrase to create a short rhyme. the logo and rhyme together were also perfect for a door sign. like the one yesterday, this is scaled to full page size. for the party it was mounted on black foam core and hung with coordinating fire and ice curling ribbon.

with a logo that cool (or hot?!), we had to use it on the activity cards as well. since this was a small party of girls who could read and follow directions, they were going to be doing the activities mostly on their own, so i included directions with all of the precut and sorted materials.

as always, there were alternates during the planning phase. usually my invites are the size of a half sheet of card stock, but sometimes clients and i opt for the cuteness of a small quarter size invite. on the left is the same phrasing as the larger invite reworked on that smaller size, on the right is a different phrase option. one fun detail on all options that i like to include always is a fun rsvp or regrets prompt. for this theme: cold feet? haha!! feel the heat...

feel the chill!
:) lexi

 

ice princess on skates

the popularity of frozen means a second day of the ice princess theme. this time the request was for frozen on skates. with the light, bright version from yesterday as my starting point and the request for a skate shaped invite, i got to work on a fun new twist on the original, adding in pink for extra pop. roller skates? you might be wondering. well, it was a local order and this is the south. but these could easily be turned into ice skates if you have the right venue for that!

i love requests for shape invites. when i originally created these, i didn't own the silhouette cameo yet, so i hand cut them. i have a steady hand, lots of practice, and i enjoy repetitive work in front of the tv, so it's not too bad. but i cut this one today using the silhouette pixscan and it's so awesome. and perfect all the way around. i guess i'll just watch the tv while i feed the machine now! anyway, the clients also loved the idea of real ribbon lacing and jewels on the wheels. special cuts, embellishments, and bling - all of my faves!

as with my other ensembles, there was a personalized favor tag, complete with fun puns. and warm hugs!

and how about a little something to put in the favor bag? i purchased a large bag of magic snow powder and measured out small quantities in little zip bags to add to a few other frozen goodies the clients had found. a coordinating label with olaf giving directions was a must!

and finally, i did have a flat option as a back up. this could also be used as a thank you note as is, or scaled down for a personalized fold over note like others i've posted. lots of rollin' and chillin' possibilities!

hip, hip, hooray!
:) lexi

ice princess

it wouldn't be princess week without the very popular "new" ice princess and all things frozen. i was asked to work on this party before i'd actually seen the movie. with older girls, it just wasn't on the immediate must see list, but i found a way to watch it and fell in love!

i followed a tutorial on how to create the ice block look of the logo, added snowflakes and a drift for cute olaf, and came up with a fun phrase for the birthday girl's snow themed party. complete with a snow machine, i should add - because we don't get that here naturally, even in january!

the artwork for the invite was also perfect for a welcome sign. what you see here is scaled to a full paper size, with a welcome phrase in place of the invite rhyme. for the party, this was mounted on a small piece of light blue foam core and hung with curing ribbon on the front door. i do this a lot with images from many of my invitations - it adds a festive personalized touch to the entry. 

this party had a lot of activities for the girls to complete, so signs for the stations were a must! directions on the back help if the age group can read or if they have parents completing the crafts with them. i was rotating among the tables getting kids started and assisting where needed.

water bottle wraps are also a fun touch. especially these - melted snow, lol!! we chose to use regular labels and not ice them. room temperature in january is fine and we wanted to line them up for display. but there are water resistant labels that can be iced if needed. i also used the same label size and design for the favor bags, with a "thanks for coming" phrase from the princess. the design would also work perfectly for food cards and thank you notes like some of the previous parties. coordination all the way!

of course i had options at the design phase - i like options! the ice block look worked best on dark blue, but light, bright and white are great for this theme as well. in the end, we used a mix of both, but all of one look or the other would be easy to accomplish if that is preferred.

and how about adding your own ice princess to the invite? so cute!! these were ideas for another client who's daughter had been elsa for halloween. i have photoshopped kids for several different invitations over the years and love trying to come up with a design to fit them into. like i said before, i love a challenge - and it's so fun to let it go!!

warm hugs!
:) lexi

little mermaid princess

hello! i'm back from spring break. it was our first big college visit trip and, while very informative, two schools a day was all go, go, go! luckily i had the weekend to give in to exhaustion, but now it's time to jump back into the swing of things including the continuation of princess week. today is all about that mermaid princess we know and love. the request was for little mermaid under the sea, but again, not so much disney. 

the client really liked the hint of a mermaid, focusing on the tail. she had seen similar cut out versions on glitter paper, but preferred a less expensive printed only option. so i ran with the graphic look and created a fun dotted pattern in ocean blues. the addition of red to highlight the special birthday girl portion of the rhyme and a yellow starfish embellishing the fin add just the right pop and complete a color trio that will be perfect to repeat in party decor.

once the invite was established, i had fun with a few coordinating party papers. different sea life, same white on pattern graphic look with a pop of color. first up, starfish menu cards. there are so many fun mermaid food options!

next, a fin-tastic party favor tag. or maybe it could say hugs & fishes - i love a fun pun!!

and finally, personalized shell notes, complete with a lounging mermaid. the hair color can be changed to match the birthday girl if wanted and the red moved to the name. or the mermaid can be used for a more mermaid centered invite. maybe some yellow starfish hair embellishments or party decorations? so many possibilities for this fin-tastic ensemble! how fun would it be to add more sea life and create a birthday banner? challenge me!

splish, splash!
:) lexi