Party Time Tuesday - Lady Bug Picnic!

This week I am excited to feature one of the cutest party ideas I have seen! Miss Kennedy turned one this spring and celebrated with a ladybug picnic! Kennedy's mom put some adorable twists on the popular ladybug theme.

First was the perfectly coordinated set-up...

Next, a fun and unique idea for a child's birthday party, a peanut butter and jelly station!

Little guests (and big ones too)! Could assemble their own PB&J and cut it with provided cookie cutters. How fun! Looks like the birthday girl enjoyed hers!



Continuing with the ladybug theme were these adorable lady bug cupcakes...

When it was time for the fun to end, the guest went home with these sweet favor bags...

...and these cute bug jars filled with m&m's!

To thank all her guests Kennedy's mom ordered these custom thank you notes .

(photos by Canyon photography)

I hope you enjoyed a peek into Kennedy's perfect lady bug picnic! To check out my selection of ladybug photo invitations visit AddieKate.com.

If you would like to see your party featured on party time Tuesday please send an e-mail to meredith@addiekate.com.

Fresh Fridays- New Fire Truck Invitation!

What little boy wouldn't love a fire truck themed birthday party? When a customer asked me to create an invitation matching this theme I was excited to give it a try. This customer had used our popular cupcake invitation for her daughter's 1st birthday so she requested a similar format for the fire truck invitation.

Here is how it turned out

I hope you like it! I am hoping to have our 2010 Halloween card gallery complete for next weeks Fresh Friday. Can't wait to show you what I've been working on!

New print at home pricing!

Work at Home Wednesdays will be back next week, as this week we have an exciting announcement instead. We are pleased to let our customers know that we have discounted our print at home design option from $30 for gallery designs to $20 . Custom designs will be $25. Custom design pricing only applies to brand new designs. If you are changing colors or wording those changes can be made at the gallery design price.

For those that are new to addiekate.com our print at home option allows you to purchase the rights to your card and have it printed as many times as you like. Some customers print on their home computer and others choose to print the design just like you would print a photograph at a processing lab. This can be an economical option for those that need a large quantity of cards. It is also a great choice if you are on a strict timeline to have your invitations sent. Some customers choose to go green and e-mail their card. The print at home option provides lots of choices!

We know that times are tough for many and are hoping this pricing change will allow our loyal customers to continue enjoying our invitation, announcement and holiday card designs.

Party Time Tuesday - Lovely Luau!

This week for Party Time Tuesday I am featuring baby Katelyn's first birthday luau. Katelyn's creative mommy found some adorable fabric that she used as an inspiration for the entire party. I worked with her to create a custom version of our "A year in pictures" invitation design . I have done several different versions of this invitation to incorporate various themes and I always love seeing the progression from birth to one year.

The flowers were also incorporated in this cute banner...

and in the cake too!

Finally, here is the birthday girl in her adorable hand made outfit.
I love the idea of picking a single pattern or fabric swatch and using it as inspiration for the rest of the party. I think Katelyn's mom did a great job of adding a unique twist to a luau party theme.

Have you had a fun birthday party that you want to show off? Send your photos to me at meredith@addiekate.com and we will feature you soon!

Adorable ladybug party supplies!

I have always loved the idea of a lady bug birthday party. Recently I was browsing my favorite party supply website, Celebrate Express ,and found these adorable lady bug party supplies.


I have had a classic red and black lady bug photo invitation on my website for awhile but was inspired by these supplies to create a pink and green lady bug invitation as well. I think it is one of my new favorites.


I also added little sister and big sister lady bug shirts to my cafe press shop.



As excited as I am about this new design I will probably not be using it for my daughters birthday this summer. Currently she is requesting a monster party :). Oh well, I might be able to use it for her little sister's first birthday next year.

New 2009 Valentine's photo card designs!

I recently added new Valentines day photo card designs to the holiday card gallery at Addie Kate Creations.

Valentine's day photo cards are great way to connect with your family and friends if you didn't have time to send out holiday cards this year. Even if you did send holiday cards Valentine's day is the perfect excuse to show of your little sweetie!

Be sure to check back soon for new photo birth announcement and invitation designs!

New Invitation designs added to AddieKate.com

Recently I have done several custom photo card designs for a few new birthday party themes.

I designed a fun cupcake themed invitation that featured four photographs. I love the way my client incorporated the cupcake theme in the photo.




I liked the modern layout so much that I used it as inspiration when another client requested a pirate themed photo invitation. Again I love how the theme is incorporated in the photo.



Lastly I designed a custom bumblebee photo invitation. The idea of having your child holding numbers to spell out their age is just precious!


All of these invitations have been added to my invitation gallery that you can view here.