Paper & Cake ~ Christmas Collection

I think I'm in love... and I think you will be too. Can you picture these printable Christmas decorations in your home this year?

advent calendar and photo frame

menu, crown, napkin ring, favor box, gift tag,
wine glass tag, place card and standees

tree ornaments and tree topper

tree ornaments embellished with glue pen and glitter

Included in the "Peace on Earth" collection:

• Invitation+Envelope
• Note card+Envelope
• Place card
• Napkin rings/Candle wrappers
• Food labels
• Food Picks
• Menu card
• Christmas Crown
• Standees
• Wine tags
• Gift tags
• Party hats
• Front door sign
• Paper photo frame
• Wreath
• Christmas tree decorations
• Favor Boxes
• Christmas star tree topper
• Advent calendar
• Paper sheets (to use to make paper chains/lanterns/wrapping paper/crackers etc.)

I think these photos say it all! Elegant DIY Christmas decorations for $10. All you need is a little glitter and some scissors, and you've just saved yourself enough money to go out and buy an extra gift just for you (I'm choosing shoes, what will you get?).

Thanks and Giving from Paper & Cake

This Thanksgiving marks the one year anniversary of Paper & Cake printable partyware, and it has been quite the year! We want to show our appreciation for all of the support you have given us - with your business, your blog posting and your kind response to this creative endeavor - by offering you a little thank you gift.

The Paper & Cake "Thanksgiving" collection includes all you will need to entertain your family in style:

* Invitation + Envelope
* Menu
* Place Cards
* Wine Glass Tags
* Napkin Rings / Vase Wrap / Candle Wrap
* Party Food Label
* Recipe Card
* Favor Box

Download yours here, and please pass it on!

Paper & Cake: Sail Away Party collection

sailboat place card, vase wrapper

How about this for a versatile party collection? Paper & Cake have unveiled their "Sail Away" themed printable party collection, and it is perfect for everything from Baby's First Birthday, to a Family Reunion, to a Bon Voyage Farewell to a Baby shower.

placemat, customizable invitation, cupcake picks, thank you notes, two styles of envelope

It includes more items than any Paper & Cake DIY party kit yet!

Customizable Invitations with Matching Envelopes
Door Sign
Pennant Banner “Celebrate”
Cupcake flags
Cupcake Wrappers
Paper Boats (can be used as place cards or general decorations)
Captain’s Birthday Hat
Cone Party Hats
Favor Boxes with Gift Tags
Thank You Notes with Matching Envelopes
Food Labels
Straw Markers
Pin Wheels
Craft Snack Boxes (which also makes super cute Hamburger Boxes)
Napkin Rings (can double as vase and/or candle wrappers)
Paper Lanterns
Placemats
Full Patterned Sheets

lanterns, snack boxes, straw markers, pinkwheels, favor box, gift tag, cone hats

pennant banner

Whew! And all this for only $10. Visit the Paper & Cake Printable Partyware shop today.

oh Bats!

home sweet home

It may look like Halloween is my favorite holiday, but in reality, its pretty far down my list - somewhere between Groundhog Day and Administrative Professional's Day. Having kids generally complicates matters, in that the pressure to decorate, at least for major holidays, is worse than the peer pressure I received in High School to ditch class. These days, I just expect that if the neighbor's houses are decorated, I need to (remind me to send a thank you note to the neighbors).

Anyway, a couple of weeks back, I noticed Martha had put together this little number, and it has been in the back of my mind ever since.


I love the dramatic effect you can get when you repeat the same element over and over and over and over and over... oh, well, you get it.

So, searching online for a simplified (sorry Martha, your template is way to complex) I did find an outline of a bat, that I then changed to fit my needs.



Next, I racked my brain to figure out what I could cut it out of that would be a least slightly weather proof (I do live in southern California, so its not like we have snow to contend with), and practically free.

Ah ha!

The leftover black plates from the Pirate birthday party! I traced the template onto the back of the plates, cut them out, and used blue painters tape to adhere them to the front of my house.




I did run out of plates for the full effect that I was hoping to achieve, so I think I'll run next door and ask if I can borrow some from my neighbor.

Event Invitations coming out of my Ears

For some reason, I don't really know why, but I've gotten this reputation for being able to design event invitations?

Okay, maybe I do know why... but I still think its pretty funny when my sister's sister-in-law, or my other sister's college roommate call me up for help. Don't get me wrong, I do enjoy a good invite now and again, but it is like they say, "When it rains, it hails the size of watermelons directly on your head".



What do you think? Shall we (Paper & Cake) design an entire downloadable tablescape around these invites? or are they just a little on the obscure side?

Parties Parties Everywhere!

I know, I know, it seems as though I've run out of things to say.

But in reality, I've been designing my little heart out! Paper & Cake are bursting at the seams with downloadable party supplies in the making. Baby showers, Birthday parties, Holiday decorations... you name it - we are working on it.

Here are sneak peeks at just two of the parties - hot off the press!

Cute huh?

Lavender & Toile
a baby shower, baptism or first birthday

Sail Away
a baby shower, baptism or first birthday

Party Pink! For the Cure

As many of you are aware, October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Both Kira and I have family members fighting cancer as we speak, so, it reminds us on a daily basis just how important finding a Cure is.

Paper & Cake would like to do our part, by donating 50% of the proceeds from each "Pink Party" sold, straight to the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation.

In this gorgeous "Pink Party" collection you will find:

• Invitation + Envelope
• Notecard + Envelope
• Door Sign “Welcome”
• Pennant Banner “Pink Party”
• Placemat
• Napkin Rings (vase & candle wrappers)
• Menu Card
• Wine Glass Tags
• Cupcake Wrappers
• Cupcake Toppers
• Party Food Labels (name tags / gift tags / place cards)
• Handbag Style Favor Box
• Bag Topper for Pink Lapel Ribbons
• Full Sheet Patterned paper

Wondering how our printable partyware sets work? You will be emailed a muli-page PDF file with all of the above listed items, formatted to be printed on your home color printer (or you can send it out to a Kinko's or Staples store). All that is left to do, is cut and tape together these fabulous homemade downloadable party supplies.

Thank you in advance for your support.