a buzzin' 1st birthday! - fort smith, arkansas invitation designer

First of all, I just have to say how lucky I am to have such wonderful friends from high school and college alike, that have thought of me when special events have come up in their lives.
This next design is for a pledge sister from my college sorority and her sweet daughter who just turned one!  Sarah's sister-in-law found the precious picture below and used it as inspiration for their party theme...

via thesweetestoccasion

Thus, the inspiration for the party invitation :)...

Sarah loved this party theme but wanted to add in some soft pink as well as the yellow. The honeycomb detail in the background pulled this in.

 

I hope you had a wonderful first birthday, sweet Adeline - you're a doll! And thank you again "Queen Bee Sarah" for contacting me for your little one's special day. Look forward to more milestones :)

double delight, a baby shower! - tulsa, oklahoma invitation designer

I've never been more excited that I was to get to design the last two invitations I've shown you (this one and the last).
My best friend since 2nd grade is having TWINS - any day now, btw! - and I was thrilled to design the invitation for her amazing shower!  The invitation really needs no explanation, but was inspired by the twin's nursery, and I must say is absolutely fabulous! You can read more about Megan and her twin babes by clicking and going on over to In This Wonderful Life :)
Enjoy!!

Megan you're doing amazing - your strength both emotionally AND physically is truly inspiring!  Can't wait to meet little Miss Sloane and that handsome little boy Knox!  EEEEEEK!!!!

announcement flashback

My first post back in 2009 was for the first darling addition to my "best friend family."  Today, sweet Molly Jane is TWO years old!  Can't believe how time flies! 

First meeting with Aunt Shuggie and Molly :)

You can see the details of her birth announcement HERE, and for more precious pictures of Molly and her new little sister Chloe, check out Modern Day Family.

Molly, today, on her 2nd birthday! {photo swiped from her dad's facebook;)}

Happy birthday Molly!!

Kipton turns ONE! - little rock, ar invitation designer

As you can see, my clients can't seem to get enough of monkies lately!  I was so excited to design these monkey invitations for Kipton and Harper (see here), pretty much back to back. And then I had to wait for what seemed like forever to reveal them (Their mommies were on the ball!)

Kipton's party was this past Saturday and I'm sure they had a wonderful time! Congrats little man, I know your parents would say you're growing up way too fast!

Thanks Lindsay, for letting me play a part in your little one's big day!

harper turns one! - fayetteville, ar invitation designer

Harper Cain turned the big O-N-E yesterday and I've been anxiously and patiently waiting to show you all this adorable invitation! Harper's mommy is a friend of mine and came to me with a color scheme and monkey theme for her little one's first birthday. She had found an adorable monkey t-shirt online and the colors were a vibrant yellow and yummy teal. I edited a monkey illustration I'd previously done to look more like the monkey on the t-shirt and I think she was very pleased. She was so great to work with and has wonderful taste in just about everything, so I know his party was absolutely fabulous!  

Happy First Birthday sweet Harper - You're a doll! - and here's to many many more! Sarah and Derek, you've created an adorable little boy!


 

P.S. Yet another little monkey will be celebrating his first birthday this coming weekend as well! Be on the lookout for that invite coming soon.  

baby inspiration!

There are tons of things out there on a daily basis that provide creative inspiration for a designer - but what could be more inspiring than precious new life!  I'm so excited to have two precious new "nieces"in my life, introduced into the world in just the last two months! 

The first being Amy's sweet Zoe Elizabeth, who's shower I posted about here.   Here is teeny, tiny Z, weighing in at less that 6 lbs...

photo by Whitney Kelly Photography

And secondly, Katie welcomed her second baby girl, Miss Chloe Beth, into this world just last Sunday! She's beautiful, just like her big sister Molly - who's announcement from almost two years ago you can see here!  Here's sweet C, all 9 pounds and 22 inches of her....

photo by Mom, Katie

All these babies inspire me with soft colors and images, and get me excited for all the milestones to come in the future in their lives and that of my own being able to play with these sweet babes! It goes without saying, but I'm so thrilled for my best friends, their healthy beautiful babies, and their ever growing families. Next up on the baby front: Megan's perfect twins - and even better - one of each! Can't wait to meet baby girl and baby boy Marshall!

If you're needing inspiration for a unique baby shower invite, birth announcement or birthday party invitation, please let me know by emailing sylviarosedesign@gmail.com!

Chace is turning ONE!

I was excited to work on this invitation for Chace's first birthday. Birthdays are always something to celebrate, but especially a baby's first! Chace's mommy wanted to focus on primary colors for the design and decor of the party and also wanted to feature a picture of the man boy of the hour!

We went with a non-traditional square invite and a bright blue envelope to match and add some more visual interest.

Happy birthday sweet Chace! And many many more!

Cute as a Button!

One of my best friends just had her precious baby girl at the end of February. I was honored to help host a shower for her and was looked at to design the shower invite. After perusing the internet for ideas, Katie suggested the theme of "cute as a button" and we ran with it. Amy planned to use many colors in little Zoe's nursery, but told us to focus on chocolate brown, lime green and a splash of blue (we later added in pink to the decor, of course!)


I printed food labels to for the tables, designed to match the invitation...


A close up of the invitation, framed for decor beside the guest book.


I couldn't talk about the shower without highlighting some more of the food and decor...

Everyone out-did themselves and the shower was a huge success, with Amy and baby Zoe being showered beyond belief!

Welcome to the world baby Zoe, we love you so much already!

Ole' for babies!

Well, I didn't get any mercy on this one!

Assignment: Design an invitation for...

Baby Shower - check!

Couples Baby Shower - check check!

FIESTA Couples Baby Shower - whaaat???

I started with the background to give it a festive look. Then on to the couple, blonde daddy and cute ginger mommy. Liven up the packages with some bright colors and fun patterns. Finally, add a sombrero and some maracas at their feet and we're done! I hope this invite had the couple saying Ole! for baby!








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Be My Valentine...

The last time we saw this face was about 7 months ago when we were designing her birth announcement.

The proud mother of Molly came to me with the idea of a customized Valentine card to send to friends and family. With help from photographer Cookie (Molly's grandmother) we had some great shots to work with and "play off of" as you will see on the back of the card.

front

back

Molly's parents deserve the credit for the very clever saying. I didn't know butts could be so cute!

Happy Hearts Day to all my family and friends. I love you all so much!

TWO is better than one

It's so exciting to share the announcement for these TWO precious little boys. Beau and Brett were born in October at 32 1/2 weeks. They were so little, but so perfect, too.




Here's the digital version.



This announcement is special to me too because the babies are my boyfriend's newest nephews and additions to his family!

Birth announcements just might be my favorite thing to do! (hint, hint)