Texas State Fair

When I travel with my family, I love to make fun printables and travel games to make the trip or day a little more special.

One of my good friends recently took her son and nephew to the Texas State Fair and she wanted a few printables with Big Tex on them for the boys to enjoy. Big Tex is the 52 foot tall icon of the annual State Fair of Texas held at Fair Park in Dallas, Texas. He wears size 70 boots, a 75 gallon hat, a size 100 180/181 shirt and 284W/185L XXXXXL pair of Dickies jeans. The pants alone require 72 yards of denim and weigh in at 65 pounds. Proof that everything is bigger in the state of Texas! Here is a picture of Big Tex:

I made a few options for her...one in all red as she wanted a red image to put on transfer paper to iron on a brown t-shirt, and another in color. Here are the printables that I made to to make their day at the Texas State Fair a little more special:

Army Party Printables

I recently had a friend mention that her son was trying to decide between a Halloween or Army Birthday Party, so being the Army Brat that I am (having been raised in the Army) I just had to create a few things! Here are a few options for invitations and some printables that go with the Army Party Printables Collection. These can be sent to you as a pdf so that you can print them yourself, or they can be printed and sent to you as a "party in a box".

Here are a few pictures from one of Paper Perfection's clients that used the printables for her son's Paintball Birthday Party. She did an AMAZING job trimming and assembling all of the items for the party...they turned out so professional! I love all of the food she made including the cake, cookies, cupcakes and cakepops that she made to enhance the camouflage theme. She owns her own bakery...check it out on facebook: www.facebook.com/thegreatbritishcakery I wish she lived closer to me so that she could make sweet treats for my parties! You can click on the picture below and then click the magnifying glass on each image to get a more close up view of the pictures.

The Army Party Printable Collection comes with:
Invitation of your choice
Camouflage Star Cupcake Toppers / Gift Tags / Stickers
2.5 Inch Cupcake Toppers / Gift Tags / Stickers
Camouflage Cupcake Wrappers
Happy Birthday Banner
3x4 Inch Bag Topper
4x3 Inch Bag Topper
Water Bottle Wrapper

Additional Items for purchase:
Certificate of Completion of Army Ranger Camp
Thank You Card

If you are planning on having an army party for your next event, contact Paper Perfection at jtanddolly@yahoo.com for pricing and details or custom party printables for your next event!

Here are a few ideas for games and decorations that you could use for your party:

1. Purchase 2 yards of camo material and cut one yard into strips for arm bands. Use the other for a table centerpiece and top with a Humvee or any military toys your child may own.

2. Prior to the party visit your local Army Recruiting office. They often will give out dog tags, pencils, pens, Army #1 pins, mouse pads, belt clips, etc.!

3. Go to an army surplus store and/or hunting store and purchase camouflage nets to decorate your yard and/or house. You can also set up tents around the yard if you have any that are military colors.

4. Set up the "in processing station" just inside your entrance to the party. Upon arrival, you can "issue" each soldier their gear. Some examples are: vest w/canteen; helmet; dog tags (print their names "Private XXX" on the back of the army tags); army sticker; camo face paint; weapon of choice (put toy guns in a wagon labeled ammo dump); BDU hats.

5. Start your party with a "conditioning" march. All soldiers must be in great shape. You can march them around your neighborhood singing jody calls (found on the internet.) Make sure you video tape this as it can be a lot of fun!

6. You can have an "enemy take-down lesson." Try contacting your local police K-9 unit to see if they will come to the party to demonstrate a drug find, and an enemy take-down. This is a great way to teach kids about the dangers of drugs.

7. Next you can play "Bombs Away". Divide your group into two teams, and give each team 50-100 water balloons (black bombs) to throw. If you were hit, you were out. The winning team received a prize.

8. Then you can play wounded soldier and give each team a roll of toilet paper and have them pick a team member to "doctor". Have prizes for the winning teams.

9. Next have them go through an obstacle course. You can start with a jump over the "barbed wire" (high string on posts); then the low crawl under wire (use tent stakes and string/rope for them to belly crawl underneath, while being shot at with water guns)(survival); then to the target practice (BB gun w/one shot at the target/have an adult supervise this one-on-one)(ability to hit the enemy); then climb a ladder up a tree to blow the air horn (strength); down the tree and across a ladder (positioned on two saw horses)(stability); jump onto an inner tube, run through tires (you can borrow used tires from your local tire store), etc. While each boy is awaiting his turn, have them do calisthenics led by one of the adult recruits!

10. I LOVE THIS IDEA!!! Set up a table with paper, crayons, markers, etc. and have each guest write a letter or draw a picture that you can send to troops overseas.

11. If you are having a sleep over...you can play "flashlight" tag. Give each guest a flashlight with either a red or blue lens. Then divide into two teams and tag each other with the lights until all were out.

12. Work with the kids to set up an "ambush". Have the kids set out a plan to "ambush" one of the adults. Make sure the adult is aware of the ambush so they can do their best to avoid it.

13. Favors: BDU hat, "good conduct medal", pin from the Army recruiters, an authentic looking certificate for completion of Army Ranger Camp, bag of goodies with pens, pencils, stickers, candy, etc.), dog tags, whistle and glow sticks.

Western / Cowboy Party Printables

Western parties are lots of fun to throw, so I made printables that can be used for a child's birthday party, if you wanted to invite some friends over for a Bar-B-Que or you can dress them up for a wedding rehearsal. This would also be a fun theme if you are a part of a supper club. These can be sent to you as a pdf so that you can print them yourself, or they can be printed and sent to you as a "party in a box".

Here are some images of a few of the printables that I made for a western themed party:

Here are a few pictures that I found online to give you some ideas for your party. I love the first image of a "loot bag" that is reminiscent of a old western bank robber. You can use a regular brown lunch paper bag, stencil a dollar sign to the front, then tie it with a rope and add a sheriff’s badge.

I also included some pictures for how you can really dress this theme up for a rehearsal dinner or adult party by adding sunflowers (or your flower of choice), hay bales, silver washtubs for drinks and lots of lanterns. Another decorating idea is to use burlap, which is a fairly inexpensive fabric and looks great draped over tables. In the last picture on the bottom right, I love how they used bandannas to create a banner to string across the party area.

I saved these pictures long before I decided to start a blog. If these are your pictures...post a comment with a link so that I can give you credit for the images and link back to your website.

If you would like to throw a western themed party and need some party printables contact Paper Perfection at jtanddolly@yahoo.com for pricing and details.

Vintage Toy Party Paper Printables Collection

I thought it would be fun to create a "Vintage Toy Paper Printables Collection" for either a boy baby shower or a little boy birthday party with the main colors being red and blue and toys from my childhood like red wagons, balls, blocks and tops. These will be sent to you in pdf files so that you can print them yourself at home or at a print shop. Here are a few of the printables that I designed.

This collection includes:

invitation

3X4" or 4x3" bag toppers

cupcake toppers / gift tags

cupcake wrappers

food labels

candy bar wrapper
water bottle wrapper
banner

I love when clients send me pictures of how they use Paper Perfections party printables.  Here are some pictures that a client who owns a Sweet Shop called "Sweet Details" sent me.

If you are interested in this party printable collection or if you have a theme in mind and would like me to custom design a collection for your next event, contact Paper Perfection at jtanddolly@yahoo.com for pricing and details.

Wedding Maps, Party Maps and More!

I have had fun recently making all types of maps for wedding invitations, party invitations, businesses and residential. Here are a few examples...

Wedding Map

Birthday Party Map

Residential Map

Business Map

If you need a map for any occasion, contact Paper Perfection at jtanddolly@yahoo.com

Damask Wedding Reception Printables

Here are a few coordinating printables for a wedding reception or event to match the "Damask Invitation" in the previous post. There is a menu, table number, place card, and a reserved sign that is fun to hang off the back of chairs for special guests. If you aren't going to have place cards at your wedding, you will definitely want to have some type of reserved seat signs to ensure that you, your wedding party and family are guaranteed seats together after all of the pictures have been taken. I thought it would be fun to add a little color to these items to give you an idea of how to incorporate color into the event.

Click here to see the coordinating invitation with RSVP, Reception and Accommodation cards. If you would like a damask invitation or party printables for your next event contact jtanddolly@yahoo.com

Damask Wedding Invitation

I love damask and just had to create a damask wedding invitation with a few crystals as "bling" is so popular right now for weddings. Here are some pictures that I took of my latest wedding invitation, but these could be used for all types of parties and events.

These are the inserts for the invitation. The Reception, RSVP and Accommodation cards are all lined up so that they fit nicely into a pocketfold invitation, which is very popular for wedding invitations.

Here are all of the cards separately so you can get an idea of what each looks like.

Click here to see a few coordinating printables that match the damask invitation. If you would like a damask invitation or a custom invitation to match the theme of your next event, contact Paper Perfection at jtanddolly@yahoo.com.

Door Hanger

For guests that are traveling from out of town and are staying at a hotel, it is fun to make a personalized "Door Hanger". Here is an example of a door hanger for a wedding. On one side it says, "Welcome to (insert your city)! We are so glad you could make it! On the other side it says "PLEASE DO NOT DISTURB We are recovering from (insert your names) wedding." You could put any wording on the door hangers like "We are happy you are here".

If you would like a door hanger personalized for your wedding, contact Paper Perfection at jtanddolly@yahoo.com

Water - Wine Bottle Tag

"Water - Wine Bottle Tags" are great to use if you don't want to make an actual wrapper or label. They are also perfect for destination weddings. You can make the tag in advance and take it with you. Then when you get to the location you can buy a bunch of water bottles and/or wine and easily place them on each bottle. If your destination location is within the continental United States, you can purchase a case of water online with Costco and they will ship it to your wedding location. Check with the hotel concierge for an address and how to label the box so that it gets to you when you arrive.

I made these for Kimberly's "Welcome Baskets". Her wedding theme was Cinderella, but since her fiance's family is all from Germany and many were coming to Texas for the first time, she decided to go with a "Welcome to Texas" theme for the hotel welcome baskets. I made this monogram using the Texas flag colors and then used it on the water bottle tag. I also made a gift tag with the Texas flag on it for the gift baskets to help with the theme.

If you would like to have a monogram or bottle tag designed for your wedding, contact Paper Perfection at jtanddolly@yahoo.com

Amy's Vow Renewal Monograms

Amy was one of the first brides that Paper Perfection had the honor of working with for her Disney Vow Renewal.

We started the design process by picking two shades of pink to come up with her signature colors. Here were a few of the color combinations that we worked on and she fell in love with the middle two colors.

Once we had the perfect shades of pink, we moved on to designing a monogram that she could use on her invitation and a logo that would work well on a water bottle label which she knew that she just had to have for her welcome bags. She sent me the image of the carriage and together we were able to come up several wonderful monograms and printables to make her renewal extra special.

Next I used her monogram and logo to design a few printables that she could use in her welcome bags for her vow renewal.

Water Bottle Wrapper

Candy Bar Wrapper

Wine Bottle Tag...this folds just under the top circle then in hangs over the mouth of a wine bottle or water bottle. These are the types of tags that most hotels use on water bottles to let you know they are $2.00.

I had so much fun working with Amy on these designs and I can't wait to see how she incorporates them into her wedding!

Erin's Wedding Logo

I’ve been working with Erin, another one of my Disney brides, to design a logo that she could use throughout her printables. She is a lot of fun and it really shows in her style and colors. She wanted a signature image for her wedding and instead of going the Cinderella route like other Disney brides, she chose the dandelion as the image to use throughout her wedding.

The dandelion is a really unique and wonderful image if you think about it. As children, we all would pick dandelions and make wishes as we blew dandelion fluff into the air. Dandelion means happiness and faithfulness and when you think of them it evokes childhood whimsy, wishes and wonder. The flower symbolism associated with the dandelion is love me, affection returned, desire, sympathy, faithfulness, happiness and love's oracle. So the dandelion is the perfect symbol for starting a new life with the one that you love!

Before Erin contacted me, she already had invitations with a dandelion on them and I helped her to create a few images that she could use to keep unity throughout her wedding event to match the invitations and her signature colors of pink and orange. Erin is the type of bride that I love because she is super crafty and is able to take the images I designed and use them on so many things. Here is one of the images I created for her and a few of the pictures she took as she used a cricut and her new sticker machine to turn the dandelion image into stickers for her welcome folders. There is also a picture of her logo on the newsletter that she sent out to friends and family. I can't wait to see what she makes next!

If Paper Perfection can help you by designing a monogram, logo or any type of printable for your wedding or event, contact me at jtanddolly@yahoo.com.

Kimberly's Wedding Printables

Recently I had the joy of working with Debbie and Kimberly for Kimberly and Philipp's fairy tale wedding. Together Debbie and Kimberly created an amazing wedding using ideas that Kimberly and her dad dreamed up. It was the most beautiful event that her hometown has seen, complete with a castle and Cinderella's royal carriage. I had so much fun working with them to design a program for the ceremony, a menu and signs for the reception and a few items for their welcome baskets. Here are a few pictures from the royal event.

Program

Menu

Food Signs

If you have a wedding in your families future or a large event and need help with printables, Paper Perfection would love to help you with all the little details to make your event extra special! To contact Paper Perfection, send an email to jtanddolly@yahoo.com

Twin Reflections - Graduation Invitations

My twin and I love photography and she started a business last year called "Twin Reflections". Together we took graduation pictures for several high school seniors and even had the opportunity to photograph two weddings.

Kendra was one of the seniors that we had the joy of photographing. She was not only beautiful but a lot of fun to work with, and she let us take her to lots of locations all over town and in the country. She loved her pictures so much that she decided she wanted to use them to send out personalized graduation invitations to friends and family.

Here are a few of the invitations that Paper Perfection designed for her:

Here is the final design that Kendra loved!

If you have a child graduating and need help with party printables or invitations, contact Paper Perfection at jtanddolly@yahoo.com

Luncheon Menu

"Lori's Eats and Sweets" recently catered a large luncheon for business women with over 200 in attendance. Here is the menu that Paper Perfection designed for the luncheon to match the "Getting Wild" theme for the event.



If you need a menu, table numbers, place cards or table signs for your next event contact me at jtanddolly@yahoo.com

Amanda's Wedding Monograms and Logos

Paper Perfection recently made several monograms and logos for Amanda's Fairy Tale Disney Wedding with her signature colors and used them to make printables for welcome bags and a candy buffet that she is going to set up as a wedding favor for her guests.

Better View of the Candy Bar Wrapper

Water Bottle Wrapper

To make Amanda's candy buffet extra special, I recreated wrappers for large boxes of movie style candy using their names and wedding colors...aren't these so much fun!

Mike & Ike

Junior Mints

Good & Plenty

If you are interested in a monogram or logo for your wedding contact me at jtanddolly@yahoo.com I can send you examples of stock monograms and logos or I can design a custom monogram just for your event.

I can also design wedding stationary, menus, table numbers, place cards, welcome bag items, gift tags, candy wrappers and so much more!

Safari Party Printables

A recent client of Paper Perfection was planning on having her son's 4th birthday party at "Alligators & Friends" a park/zoo. She really liked the things that I made for the "Cars" party and wanted an invitation with an alligator and a "safari pass" for the kids to wear. These can be sent to you as a pdf so that you can print them yourself, or they can be printed and sent to you as a "party in a box". Here are the designs that I came up with for her party printables:

The Invitation

Map Insert for Invitation

Safari Pass/ Name Badge for Lanyard

Animal Scavenger Hunt Party Game

Candy Bar Wrapper

Bag Topper

If you have a party and need help designing one of a kind party printables, contact me at jtanddolly@yahoo.com