FLIPAWOO - Invitation and Party Designs

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2011-11-09T22:19:00.000-08:00

I have a new blog and will no longer be posting here. Thank you!

Vintage Airplane Party Printable Set | Real Parties

2011-10-14T13:47:00.000-07:00

Vintage Airplane Party

Beckie from Infarrantly Creative, used the Vintage Airplane Party Printable Set as part of her discussion on "Parties on a Penny" at her Mom's Time Out group. Go check out how she used the printable designs to help pull the party together. Great job Beckie!

Treasury Posting

2011-10-02T22:24:00.000-07:00

Here are some treasuries that have included some of my designs over the weekend.

Back to Work on Monday...

Très chic

On the Farm

Hit the Road Jack

Cherry Blossom Bird Banner

2011-09-28T14:41:00.000-07:00

This is an order I'm shipping out today. Cute, huh?

Circus or Carnival Party Printable Premium Set | Real Parties

2011-09-20T22:39:00.000-07:00

Thank you to Melissa who provided me photos of her twin's 1st birthday party, which took place back in July. She used the Circus or Carnival Party Printable Premium Set, which is now available in my shop. It's always exciting to see how customers use my party designs throughout their party. She did a wonderful job!

Here is what Melissa shared:

I am so pleased with how every thing turned out! We used vanilla cupcakes with white frosting and red polka dots. The twins each had vanilla smash cakes with the #1 in red on them. We purchased the cupcakes, cupcake tower and smash cakes from All Things Cake, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They gave us 2 free smash cakes and said I would be double-charged the rest of my life, haha!

Since we were having a circus party of mostly adults, with a few cousins and close friends' children, I needed something to entertain the adults, and about 10 kids. We rented a dunk tank from Joyful Jumps. This was a huge hit, since the adults got to dunk the kids.

My twins were born 3 months early. When they came home from the hospital, we kept them in a bubble through flu and rsv season, so this party was also their coming out party. They were definitely the center of attention.

For party favors, we gave gold fish in a bag soap. These can be purchased from Etsy or eBay. I bought the fish from eBay, which came with instructions and I bought everything else from Hobby Lobby. The kids loved them and a few friends told me their kids were determined to get the fish out of the soap that night at bath time.

I knew this day would be special to me and I had no idea what theme to choose for a boy and a girl. I looked through invites for weeks, and then I came across your designs and everything else just fell into place. I hope any of these details will help others.

Thank you Melissa!

Strawberry Jam Label {Free Template}

2011-09-05T11:26:00.000-07:00

Photo via Infarrantly Creative

I recently connected with Beckie at Infarrantly Creative and I am excited that I will be offering printable designs to go along with some of her upcoming projects! Her blog is filled with wonderful and handy ideas on recycling and repurposing random items.

The first project I worked on with her was to design a strawberry jam label to fit over recycled strawberry containers. The inspiration of the design came from my picnic invitation found in my shop. Beckie came up with a great idea to have the container hold her homemade jams. She also gives you step-by-step instructions on how to put this adorable packaging idea together.

The free strawberry jam label printable can be found on Beckie's blog and you can also find the file here (where you can also personalize with your name). Happy packaging!

Back To School Book Labels {Free Template}

2011-08-01T13:49:00.000-07:00

I put together 8 label designs to use for back to school and guess what? These are text editable designs where you can personalize the labels with your own information. These would be a great and useful addition to school book covers.

The two pages found in the PDF file are formatted to print on 8.5 x 11 size sheets of label paper (or card stock). Be sure to print at the highest quality print setting for best results. Label paper can be purchased at any office supply store. Please note that the first text field box of each label (where you type in your name) will automatically update the information throughout both pages. This way you won't need to re-type your name over and over again for each label.

Download your PDF file here.

"Sew Seven" Vintage Sewing Party | Real Parties

2011-07-22T13:22:00.000-07:00

{photo via Pure Joy Events}

Spool Invitation Designed by FLIPAWOO
{photo via Pure Joy Events)

Food Label Cards Designed by FLIPAWOO
{photo via Pure Joy Events}

While everyone else has been posting about this wonderfully creative sewing theme party, I have been a little late in the game. I think I had slight food poisoning yesterday, so I didn't have the strength to post this.

Remember when I did the posting on the invitation spools I designed for this party? Christine at Pure Joy Events recently gave an update on her daughter's recent "Sew Seven" birthday party. Photos of the party were beautifully captured by Rebecca Watkins Photography. I urge you to go check it out, you won't be disappointed!

UPDATE! - Amy Atlas just featured this party on her blog today!

Vintage Sewing-Themed Invitation Spools

2011-07-07T13:44:00.000-07:00

Photo via Pure Joy Events
(Invitation wrap, Spool Round Stickers, and Favor/Name Tags)

Christine from Pure Joy Events is planning a "Sew Seven" theme party for her daughter's upcoming 7th birthday party. In addition to wanting name cards, thank you cards and favor tags, she had this unique idea to wrap invitations around a wooden spool and have a round sticker placed on top. I was sure excited to work on this for her.

So when she first sent me photos showing the overall look of the invitations, I was thrilled! I just love how they came out and she did an awesome job putting everything together.

Going through Christine's blog, automatically showcases her love of crafting and styling parties for children. That is why I can't wait until I see photos of her daughter's party!

What's New to FLIPAWOO

2011-06-23T15:30:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of postings. It's really difficult to manage a household, take care of 2 kids and run my Etsy shop. Not that I'm complaining. Not at all! I just need to figure out a way to work on my shop full-time.

I have so much I want to do, but very little time!

Here's an update of what I have been adding to my shop:

Picnic Invitation

Summer Invitation

Corset Shower Invitation

Bee-Themed Invitation

Etsy Treasury - "The Picnic"

Yay! My picnic designed invitation, just made its appearance in an Etsy treasury page curated by, "The UntamedHeart". I already love her stuff! Check out her shop.

I have another new invitation design that I'll post about tomorrow. Now I'm off to cooking dinner and getting ready to go pick up my son from school!

Updated Paris Passport Invitation Designs

2011-06-20T16:06:00.000-07:00

Another happy customer received their package of invitation prints today and was thrilled with how they turned out! She ordered my Paris Passport invitation prints and wanted to incorporate a damask pattern and have the circle text design layered over the cover. She also opted to not include any photos.

I was so excited to receive her email today with the following comment:

"They are totally amazing! Thanks! I will definitely be ordering from you again."

Yay! Another happy customer!

Here's another design available for the inside card. This was for another customer who also loved how the invitations turned out! She only wanted to include one photo of herself for the inside card. She looked absolutely stunning. I couldn't even tell she was pregnant.

For more information on ordering prints, please see here.

Western-Themed Invitations

2011-05-19T23:06:00.000-07:00

With the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, I've been thinking of outdoor BBQs lately (stomach is growling right now...ribs...yum). So naturally, I started to think it was time to design some new Western-themed invitations. A Western-themed party can be fun for all ages and these can easily be customized for a birthday party, backyard BBQ party, or a bridal/baby shower.

I couldn't decide on one particular design, so I used the same text layout over different backgrounds.

Typographic Western Invitation

Western "Yee Haw" Invitation

BBQ Western (or Shower) Invitation

Giveaway: Win $50 Credit!

2011-05-10T12:06:00.000-07:00

I'm participating in a giveaway hosted by Baby's Breath Handmade. Win $50 credit towards any item listed in my shop along with other fabulous Parisian-related prizes. Go check it out!

Also starting from today until 5/18th (next Wednesday), I'm offering a 15% discount towards your total purchase at my shop.Use coupon code BABYSBREATH15.

Beautiful and Lovely Cake

2011-05-09T15:06:00.000-07:00

This is my new favorite blog that I started following - Call Me Cupcake. What immediately caught my eye was this Pink Rainbow Cake. Go check out the recipe in English or just drool over the pretty photos.

Parisian-Themed Birthday Party {Ooh! La! La!} | Real Parties

2011-04-15T00:27:00.000-07:00

Bonjour! I'm so excited to show you photos of a Parisian-themed birthday party that Sara did for her daughter last month. Sara came to me and ordered the "Paris Chalkboard Design" invitations and other coordinated printed designs such as cupcake toppers, a welcome sign, bunting banner, favor tags and return address labels. Not only did she do a wonderful job, but she was such a pleasure to work with!

This chic party was taken place in Sara's beautiful home, which was filled with friends and family. Notice how all of the small details were tied in nicely to fit the theme of the party!

What a breathtaking view!

An adorable lady hired to make crepes

Cupcake Toppers

Welcome Sign

Sara made the party hats!

What an adorable poodle pinata!

Favor Tags

Happy Birthday Cutie!

You can find more Parisian-themed party print designs in my shop now!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bunting Banner {Free Printable}

2011-04-07T15:56:00.000-07:00

As I mentioned in my previous post, my son Ethan, celebrated his 4th birthday last week at Disneyland and had a very last-minute party at our house with a group of family members and a few friends.

We had a great time at Disneyland mostly because Ethan was able to finally go on a good number of rides, despite the extremely hot weather that day. We even stayed for the fireworks display show that evening, which was worth it. It felt like we were in a Disney commercial where you see parents holding their happy kids on their shoulders, watching the various colorful lights exploding in the sky. It was such a "Disney" moment.

Ethan's birthday party last Saturday was very casual. There really wasn't a theme, except for a little bit of some Easter related activities, such as the egg hunt and I included some bunny-themed favors (bunny ear headband, Easter candy, stickers, etc.) in these cute little Easter pails from the Dollar Store.

I had also quickly designed some party prints earlier that week. I normally take months of careful preparation when planning parties, but because we decided to throw this party out of the blue, I had to do some quick thinking. I kept reminding myself to not spend so much time worrying about the details and to just have fun.

Because these designs were done so quickly, I didn't feel right putting these in my shop, so lucky for you, I'm offering the bunting banner for FREE! If time permits, I'll also try my best to make the tags and party sign available (and with enough interest) for free downloading as well! Of course, I'll have to change up the text in the files.

For now, here is your free download of the bunting banner that reads, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" with 2 cupcake designed pennants.

Disneyland! Here we come...again!

2011-03-28T11:29:00.000-07:00

My son's 4th birthday is coming up this Saturday, so we are going to Disneyland this week and are throwing a small last-minute birthday party for him. Disneyland is the place where we have been wanting to go to since my first son, Ethan, was born without having to deal with the crazy crowd and the immense CA heat.

We went in July 2009 during the 4th of July weekend when my son was 2 years old. Horrible idea! It was HOT and CROWDED, which were clear reasons why no one should go, especially during the holiday weekend. Oh yeah, I was also about 6-months pregnant. There were moms waiting in 2-hour lines holding their little babies. I couldn't believe how determined they were to get their kids on these rides. Instead, I chose to sit on the side in any available shade. I think we only got on 2-3 rides that day.

We attempted to go again late last year, thinking that if we go on a weekday, no one would be there. WRONG again!!! As we approached the freeway exit to Disneyland, we were horrified (or at least I was) to find out that we were going at the same time as what seemed like everyone else in CA. The area was jam packed with cars and we later found out that Disneyland had to turn people away because it was already too crowded. There must have been a lot of people trying to get in because it was even on the news that day. We ended up going to Knott's Berry Farm, which is another amusement park about 15 minutes away. All of the rejects, like us, ended up going there. Although it was crowded at Knott's as well, we at least got in and my son had fun anyway.

Now that my son is older, I think he'll be able to fully enjoy his time at Disneyland. We have been talking about it for weeks now and he's very excited. I'm going to be bummed if it rains here again in CA and if it's crowded. We checked the forecast and it looks like it'll be sunny and made sure we aren't going during spring break, where kids will be out of school. So far, everything seems to be working out.

Now I have to quickly put some designs together for his upcoming birthday party!

Fave Finds - Fun File Folders!

2011-03-17T13:14:00.000-07:00

I went to Paper Source the other day and found these "Useless File Folders". I knew right away that these were going to be extra items I wanted, but didn't need at home. I was hoping that these would somehow help motivate me to start organizing my bills and receipts. Maybe these can go into the, "PAPERS TO SHUFFLE ENDLESSLY THEREBY ACCOMPLISHING NOTHING" folder.

Cookies in a Jar - LOVE this!

2011-03-17T00:31:00.000-07:00

I have heard of Bakerella many times before, but for some reason I never really took the time to check out this website. I'm pretty sure many of you heard of Bakerella, but I am loving this awesome recipe idea of putting cookie ingredients in a jar and giving them out as favors! This idea is not new to me, but now that I found this delicious recipe and some pretty photos to go along with it, I have to make these ASAP! I just need a good excuse to do this. Oh yeah, my son's 4th birthday is coming up next month, but we are planning to go to Disneyland instead. Maybe I can throw a very small birthday party for him. Hmmm....

Here is the recipe to make these adorable "Cowgirl or Cowboy Cookies". The website even offers free printable files for the tags!

New Designs - Airplane Party Circle Tags and Sweet Cupcake Invitation Design

2011-03-11T00:53:00.000-08:00

I just posted some new items to the shop.

Any of these items can be personalized to match the theme of your party.

Paris-Themed Party Tags

Vintage Airplane Thank You Tags

Vintage Airplane Tags, Labels, or Toppers

Vintage Airplane Thank You Card


Cupcake Invitation

Stay Tuned! New Paris and Airplane Tag Designs Coming Soon!

2011-03-03T13:58:00.000-08:00

I'm putting my almost 16-month old daughter to work (just kidding, she just wanted to see what I was doing).

I'm trying out the new Flourish Square Large Punch from ektools that I bought about a month ago. I bought mine for 40% off at Joann's. It's a new alternative way to make your tags, labels or cupcake toppers. I have a feeling these shapes will be popping up everywhere!

New Paris and Vintage Airplane party tags will be added to the shop very soon!

Valentine Mini-Cards {Free Templates}

2011-02-09T11:32:00.000-08:00

I had to quickly put together some Valentine cards for my son's pre-school gift exchange coming up next Monday. So I used one of my popular "LOVE" design backgrounds as part of the design of the cards.

Feel free to download the non-editable PDF files. Print them on 8.5 x 11 size white card stock, cut along the crop marks and score and fold down the middle of each card. Each card will measure about 3" x 3" when folded.

I hope you guys find some good use with these templates. Now I have to figure out what to give to the other students!

FLIPAWOO Slowly Gets Noticed...Baby Steps! Baby Steps!

2011-02-03T00:14:00.000-08:00

I would like to give a huge thanks to Karen of Downtown Diaries for including some of my printable Valentine's Day designs in her recent post. Go check her out. This is where she shares her adventurous lifestyle living in the city as well as her sense of great fashion style and eating. Boy, can this girl EAT and how does she manage to stay so SKINNY??!!

Karen's posts allow me to live vicariously through her since I have such a different life now as a stay-at-home mom. Plus, her blog reminds me of when I use to live in Downtown, Los Angeles and how the lights from the city buildings would just come alive and shine through my windows every night. Oh how I miss hearing helicopters roaring through the sky looking for criminals, neighbors partying through the night and me going for my late-night runs buying food from the nearby taco stand. Ahhh...yes, all lovely memories of living in the city. Now living in the suburbs is a bit, how should I say...different, too safe and boring? But hey, gotta live here for the kids and good schools, right?

I'd like to also thank the following blogs for writing such kind words about my designs in their posts:

A Day in the Life
Confessions of a City Eater
City Farm Girl

Be sure to also check out these other Etsy sellers that have included my popular LOVE printable banner in their treasuries.

Discount Specials for First-Time Purchases (for a short-time only)!

2011-02-01T15:19:00.000-08:00

Hello there!

Buyers can receive 10% off of their total purchase. Just add yourself to my Facebook page and let me know that you did after you make your purchase within the next 24 hours. I will then happily reimburse you your discount via Paypal.

10% not enough? Well, if you mention me on your blog with a link back to this blog AND my Etsy shop, let me know within the next 24 hours after your initial purchase and I'll give you 15% off by reimbursing you via Paypal.

Easy!

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Vintage Inspired Airplane Boarding Tickets

2011-01-31T01:54:00.000-08:00

I just added the following designs to the shop. An option to add a photo is also available. I hope you enjoy them as much as I enjoyed designing them!