Football Rookie's 1st Birthday

Sharon contacted me to see if I could design some football-themed first birthday invitations for her son. Her only requests were to put her son's head on the football player, and make it all Denver Broncos colors.

Here's what I came up with -- front and patterned back:

It's Official!

North Plainfield, New Jersey – January 13, 2013 – WeddingWire, the nation's leading online wedding marketplace, is thrilled to announce that Jar of Ideas has been selected as a winner of the prestigious WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2013 for invitations in North Plainfield, New Jersey.

The esteemed annual awards program recognizes the top five percent of wedding professionals in the WeddingWire Network who demonstrate excellence in quality, service, responsiveness and professionalism. Jar of Ideas’s selection as a Bride’s Choice Award 2013 winner was selected based on the positive experiences expressed by  past clients on WeddingWire, the world’s largest wedding review site with over one million reviews.  While many industry awards are given by the host organization, the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ winners are determined solely based on reviews from real newlyweds and their experiences working with Jar of Ideas.

The WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ 2013 are given to the top local wedding vendors in more than 20 service categories, from wedding venues to wedding photographers, based on professional achievements from the previous year. Award-winning vendors are distinguished for the quality, quantity, consistency and timeliness of the reviews they have received from their past clients.  As a Bride’s Choice Awards winner, Jar of Ideas is highlighted within the WeddingWire Network, which is comprised of over 200,000 wedding professionals throughout the United States, Canada and abroad.

“Each year, WeddingWire looks forward to celebrating the success of the top-rated wedding professionals within the WeddingWire Network,” said Timothy Chi, CEO, WeddingWire. “Now in its fifth year, the Bride’s Choice Awards™ program continues to recognize  the elite wedding professionals who exemplify a commitment to quality, service and professionalism. These businesses were chosen by our bridal community for their responsiveness and dedication to their clients over the past year. We are honored to recognize Jar of Ideas for their impressive achievements within the wedding industry.”

Jar of Ideas is thrilled to be one of the top stationery designers in New Jersey in the WeddingWire Network of sites, which include leading wedding sites such as WeddingWire, Project Wedding, Brides.com, Martha Stewart Weddings, and Weddingbee. We would like to thank our past clients for taking the time to review our business on WeddingWire. We value all of our clients and truly appreciate the positive feedback that helped us earn the WeddingWire Bride’s Choice Awards™ for 2013.

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Engagement Party Invitation

For those of you that watch "Say Yes to the Dress!", you might recognize Kelley below. She was featured on this past Friday's episode, looking for an elegant Grace Kelly style of gown. 

Here are the engagement party invitations that I created for them last May. The coral pink border was printed on and mounted to a dark chocolate card. We were able to use one of their engagement photos, and put their initials into the sign that was mounted on the tree.

Photo Birth Announcements

I'm working on some first birthday invitations for one of my clients and wanted to share their birth announcements. We had some beautiful photos to choose from and had a lot of fun with these!

These were double sided 5x7 announcements, with a great vintage pink motif on the front and incorporated into the background as well.

It's a girl!

My family welcomed a new baby this summer -- a little four-legged girl! Here are the puppy announcements that I created and sent out with our Christmas cards. Better late than never! It's fun to see how much she's changed since we brought her home. :)

These are a great size card and give lots of room for photos -- I've gotten so many messages from friends and family about how much they have loved Gracie's announcements!

New Product Alert!

Check out these adorable lunch boxes we are offering -- use for lunch or snacks, or as a sturdy tote for your little one to carry around their matchbox cars or polly pockets. These are perfect to go with your child's birthday invitations -- continue the party theme and fill up the box with goodies.

The front:

The interior: 

The back-- use the same image, or a different design (this one has different cars)!

Reporting for Duty

My long-time client, Jen, asked me to create some invitations for a party for her brother. He starts boot camp in January so this is a great way to get all of his family and friends together before the holidays are upon us.

Here's what I came up with for her.