the parties continue...

the summer seems to be pretty jam packed with parties and all sorts of fun events as my inbox has been consistently receiving inquiries and requests for birthdays, parties and baby showers.  here are a few that started off the summer for me.

i received a special request for a garden bug theme birthday party in the style of my little invites.  the outcome was this little love bug invite that will shortly make its way to my etsy shop along with a couple new designs i've been working on.  (stay tuned for those!)

a lovely young lady contacted me after seeing my 30th themed cupcake toppers and wanted to do something special for her own 30th.  here are her flirty thirty cupcake toppers and matching thank you notecards.

to complete the minnie mouse themed birthday party invitations i designed, here is a look at a couple additional things i did to help bring in the theme to the event.

buffet tags

*above photo courtesy of client

cupcake toppers

*above photo courtesy of client

monogram thank you notecards

parties galore!

well, another month seems to have passed me by and now i have to play catch up on my blog and share all the fun events that i worked on for Chlo+E's fun table spreads.

here is a quick run down with some snapshots to get you up to date...

here is a lucite concession stand the girl's created for the screening of Nickelodeon's iParty with Victorious.

the bachelor's melissa rycroft had a western themed sip and see hosted by huggies, where the girls designed an adorable western themed dessert table.

a colorful spread helped create this rainbow themed party for a little boy's 3rd birthday party.

and the most recent event that took place, was a vintage themed baby shower.

*all photos courtesy of Chlo+E

Op event table

here's a recent table the girls at Chlo+E did for Op at Star Magazine's "All Hollywood" Party Event.

Op already has their own distinct brand and style, so i used elements from their current ad campaign to create fun and colorful favor bag labels, surfboard shaped buffet tags, candy bag toppers and cute little cupcake toppers.




i love all the little details these girls always include in their table spreads!





*all photos courtesy of Chlo+E

march madness

it sure has been madness around here!

the month is already half over and this is only my first blog entry for the month. reason being that i've been busy with tons of projects makes it all the better though. it's been the end and start of catalog season for 2 of my clients, my etsy shops (inacard.etsy.com & simplewear.etsy.com) have remained consistent with orders and i've also had several custom requests for both invitations and onesies. before the month slips away, i want to make sure i share a few images from recent projects i've completed.

i had a request for the fun layered cupcake invitations i designed a while back. it was fun creating these special invitations once again.

i turned one of my new little invites into a big 5"x7", which allowed for more information to be included on the invite.

my great aunt theresa recently turned 80 and i helped my cousin nadia create these fun party favors for each guest. theresa is known to be one of "the best" cooks in our family so it was such a clever idea to gift everyone with spices and a recipe of chicken satay, which calls for all 3 spices in the ingredients.
each spice was also marked with an image of theresa during different times of her life.

Chlo+E had a alex & wonderland themed bat mitzvah party, where once again their dessert table was nothing short of fabulous. besides the usual buffet tags and labels i normally design for them, they added some fun character cut-outs as well to the spread.




the girls recently launched their new website, so make sure to check them out!

*all photos of alex & wonderland courtesy of Chlo+E

little cupcake's complete set

an Etsy customer recently requested matching thank you notes to go with the little cupcake invitations. so i decided to just complete the whole set by creating some little cupcake seals as well.

here is what the complete set looks like...


all available for purchase at my etsy shop, inacard.etsy.com.

i even have the matching little cupcake onesie/t-shirts available at simplewear.etsy.com.


"little cupcake" by simplewear on Etsy

happy birthday to me

here is how my finished birthday cupcakes turned out.



raspberry filled chocolate cupcakes decorated with chocolate frosting, a fresh raspberry and my custom cupcake topper.



and here's me taking a bite out of 30!



you know that saying, if you can't beat 'em, join 'em?  well i've decided i'm going to embrace 30 and all that it has waiting for me.  after all, 30's is the new 20's!

waste not, want not

give me a sheet of 19.5" x 27.5" decorative paper and i will make sure to use every bit of it!

after using this decorative sheet of paper as envelope liner for my birthday invites, i kept the big pieces of scraps, like i always do, in hopes of using it for another project.





well this time around i decided to make custom cupcake toppers...



i can't wait to get into the kitchen and bake the cupcakes for it!  check back in a few to see how the final piece turns out.

like the idea of custom "in a card" cupcake toppers for your next party???  drop me an email and we can talk details.

good things come in small packages...

... or, in this case, "little" packages!!!

i've started a new series of "little" invitations that are now available on my "in a card" Etsy shop. these custom invitations will make announcing your little one's birthday real special!


"little cupcake invitation" by in a card on Etsy


"little super star invitation" by in a card on Etsy


"little sport invitation" by in a card on Etsy

i will continue to add new designs to this "little" series so make sure to check back often for new designs.

little cupcake

you know it was just a matter of time until i came out with a cupcake design for my simplewear onesie line!

so for all the cupcake lovers out there and to all the adorable little cupcakes you know...


"little cupcake" by simplewear on Etsy

also working on a "little cupcake" birthday invitation that i will be posting real soon...

la dolce vita

i recently had the honor of helping plan my cousin joan's 40th birthday party.  when an italian party was decided on, i immediately knew the theme would be "la dolce vita," which translates to "the sweet life" in italian.  what a perfect way to celebrate a birthday milestone, with a night full of all the sweetest things in life... food, drinks, music, and an intimate party with your closest friends and family.

from classy invitations by in a card to set the theme and tone of the evening...

to a complimenting and really "sweet" party favor...


each party favor, by in a card, had a little thank you note tucked inside and was sealed with a picture of joan when she was a little girl to remind everyone that she is "fabulous at every age!"

for decorations, i arranged fresh flowers and candles throughout the house


freshly picked from the downtown L.A. flower mart that morning, with the help of joan's husband, jonathan, who is also by the way the person responsible for throwing this fabulous party to honor his wife


5 different wines plus italian cream sodas to wet the palette while enjoying caprese salad, chicken parmigiana, lasagna and garlic bread from a wonderful local deli, claro's italian market

and what party wouldn't be complete without dots cupcakes (served with a side of cannoli of course, from claro's)

it was a wonderful party enjoyed by all and hopefully a very memorable one for the, always fabulous, birthday girl.