The complete party...

Awhile back I had made these invitations for my friend Julie who was hosting a baby shower for her friend Lani.

Well, Julie took the onesie theme and (with the help of our friend Kate) ran with it! I had to share all that they created for this shower...too cute!

The two (red and brown) chocolate suckers were made from a onesie sucker mold she found on ebay. The onesie on top of the cupcake was self made. Julie used the onesie stamp I used on the invitation and stamped it onto a piece of paper. She then placed the stamped image on a cookie sheet beneath some wax paper. Next she carefully drizzled melted chocolate on the wax paper using the onesie under the paper as a stencil. And the end result were these adorable onesies that topped her cupcakes.

Center pieces made from a brown lunch bag

Party favors for the guests...but I'm drawing a blank on what was put inside???

Another center piece...it's hard to see, but what looks like sand in the bucket is actually brown sugar. What a sweet touch!...hahaha

When I make an invitation I always try to create a thank you note to match. Here is what I came up with. It's a style that I've used before but changed it up a little with the papers, buttons, and wording.

The type might be hard to read but it says, "From the crib of the littlest Amann..."

Here is how I packaged them up.

It's really fun to see how one idea can generate another! Well, that's all for now...

Bridal shower...

Awhile back I had mentioned that I volunteered to do the invitations for my future sister in law's bridal shower. Initially I thought I had 50 to do, but as it turns out it ended up being 60. A little intimidating at first, but once the design was set, all I had to do was assemble them. Here is the finished product.

It's a little hard to see, but there are tiny pink hearts falling down on the umbrella. Hopefully this close up shows it a little bit better. This would also be a cute invitation for a baby shower...change up the colors and instead of hearts...substitute little baby buggies falling.

The assembly process...almost finished...adding the hearts to each invitation. As a gift to the bride to be...I am making her 40 thank you cards. I came up with these two designs. I couldn't decide which one to do for all 40 so I'm going to do 20 of each.

Next on the agenda...the wedding programs. I have a couple of ideas brewing. I'm going to make them then let my brother in law and his fiance decide which one they want to go with. I will be sure to share those when they're hot off the press!

Well, that's all for now...

You're invited and Thank you...

A month or so ago, I made these baby shower invitations for my neighbor Jenny.


Then a few weeks ago, Jenny asked if I could make some thank you cards that went with the invitations (she plans to give them to the guest of honor as a gift)...and this is what I came up with.

(You can't see it in this picture, but on the white part of the card I stamped the same onesie I used in the invitation with a water mark pigment. Very subtle...but it still says baby.)

However...I can't take complete credit for the design of this thank you card. I received a thank you note from a friend awhile ago that was a similar design. When I opened the card I loved the simplicity of it and immediately thought, "I can do that!". So, although this isn't a complete "Shane Original"...I took a little inspiration from the other card and added a little bit of my own flare!

I'm so glad Jenny asked me to do this...because with each order I've done in the past, I kept saying to myself that I should provide a sample of a thank you card in case the person might want to order additional cards. I need to keep this in mind for future orders.

My next project is 50 bridal shower invitations for my soon to be sister in law Krista (Jeff's brother Paul is getting married in mid October...so, it'a Rieder-size shower and wedding:). I have an idea brewing now...but I'm waiting on a stamp set I ordered from Papertrey to complete the invite. I'll keep you posted when I have something to share.

That's all for now...I hope everyone has a great weekend!