Green Army Men {birthday party}

When our good friend Stephanie from Stephanie J Designs told us the theme for her son's birthday was going to be green army men we were super excited. We created a 3-D green army men jeep cake, chocolate cake pops, chocolate chip cupcakes, vanilla medallion sugar cookies, and we found green army men gummies and green apple jelly beans to top it off. Stephanie with the use of star medallion tags, fun names for the treats, coordinating place settings and burlap table cloths pulled the whole party together. The treats were placed down the center of the table, instead of on a separate dessert table, it made for an impressive party table for the kids to eat and play at. 



Super cool personalized camo canteens

  

invitations like no other by Stephanie J Designs

 

Stephanie came up with fun names for the treats, so chocolate cake pops became chocolate cake grenades.

 

treat bags customized with tags and more clever army references

 

bags filled with caramel popcorn were labeled cracker bullets

 

my favorite snack were the star medallion sugar cookies we made. They were labeled "atomic sugar cookies"



instead of the traditional candy bags, we filled large glass mason jars with green army men gummies labeled "infantry" and green apple jelly beans labels "shrapnel"

The centerpiece to the party was the green army jeep cake (yes that is cake!) It was placed on a cake drum covered in raw sugar sand

another angle of the jeep cake, it was over an inch of the stand, which is a custom made stand decorated with ribbon and paper. The sugar cookie were created to match all of the amazing papery created by Stephanie J Designs.

a picture of the table with all the snacks down the center and place settings complete with camo plates and a set of dog tags



another view of the full table design with camo cupcakes being guarded by green army men. We had placed several green army men along the table.

 

one last pic of the cake with the star candles lit.

The party was also featured on
Hostess with the Mostess
Kara's Party Ideas
Green Wedding Planner
Glam Canada
Stephanie J Designs

The tags, invites and treat bags can be purchased at Stephanie J Design's Esty store



Pink Chandelier Wedding Cake {Rustic Elegance}

I just adored everything about Sarah and Josh's wedding this summer. It took place on the family's ranch and the reception was held in the barn. The walls were draped from floor to ceiling, chandeliers provided the perfect lighting, and the cake was placed on a wine barrel dressed up with hanging jewels. So when it came to designing the perfect cake to fit their rustic, yet elegant, wedding the couple asked me to look to their invitation for inspiration. I was super excited to see that Stephanie with Stephanie J. Designs was the genius behind the beautiful invitation suite.  

photo by: Stephanie J Designs

From paper to cake: I incorporated the pink chandeliers and hanging jewels and pearlized the cake to match the shimmer of the paper.  

just love the following pic by the very talented Alexandra Frankel

 close-up of the chandeliers on the cake. They were hand piped with an opaque pink and then embellished with a clear pink, giving it the effect of jewels hanging.

more of the papery from SJD showing the arrow through the heart monogram which is repeated as the cake topper.

photo by Stephanie J Designs.

 The very cool paper cake topper created for the cake.

 The glow, their smiles... perfection!

the best part was they enjoyed the cake :)

I have to thank Alexandra Frankel for the lovely photos and Stephanie J. Designs for the inspiration and the cake topper.

for more pictures of the beautiful paper: http://stephaniejdesigns.blogspot.com/2010/11/recent-creations-barn-chic-papery-part.html

for more pictures of the wedding and reception: http://alexandrafrankel.blogspot.com/2010/08/sarah-josh-happily-ever-after.html

Glitz and Glamour Wedding Showcase 2010

Scribner Bend Vineyards, located just outside Sacramento, will be presenting the areas top wedding professionals at the Glitz and Glamour Wedding Showcase. It will a day of glamourous inspiration. There will be great food and refreshments, fashions shows with fabulous designer dresses, and of course amazing cakes to view and taste. In addition to the great opportunity to meet and talk with exceptional florists, caterers, djs, and many more experts... you will have the chance to win amazing door prizes. I hope to see you there! Details: May 23rd 2010 from noon to 5pm @ Scribner Bend Winery $15 per person For more information and to pre-register for the event please visit the Glitz and Glamour website www.glitzandglamourweddingshow.com Announcement by Stephanie J. Designs