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Create a Cocktail Recipe Book during your next party.

This new invitation from Inviting Company has endless entertaining possibilities. The invite asks guests to bring their favorite drink recipe to the party. Everyone has a favorite cocktail they can share.

After the party create a book of all of the recipes and send to guests as a memento. For a Stock the Bar shower, the cocktail recipes will be perfect for the new couple. Also ask for appetizer recipes to create a complete "party book".

The entire invite can be customized with your choice of text except the white line that reads "Cut at the dotted line and bring your favorite drink recipe".

Cheers to your festive occasion!

Facebook Fan Page - Follow Paper Celebration!

We created a Facebook fan page and invite you to join us. We will update with party ideas, new products and hope to hear from you. Post your party ideas and share tips.

Over the years we have had a lot of creative customers who work hard to make their event festive and personal for the guests. We invite you to share your creativity on the blog and on the Fan Page.Send us your party photos and we can post along with the invitation. 

Happy Party Planning!

Paper Celebration joins Facebook

Keeping up with Social Marketing!

The social marketing phenomenon is exciting as it spreads to all age groups. There's linkedin, twitter, Facebook, Plaxo and many, many more.  I admit I was not interested at first. I use email and the phone all day long and thought I was doing a pretty good job of keeping in touch with everyone. I joined Facebook because of an upcoming high school reunion (will not mention how many years) and connected to friends that I have not seen in years and had the opportunity to see their cute kids. I admit it is a lot of fun!  I discovered linkedin when my hubby found himself looking for a new job in this wonderful economy (thanks Experian) so I signed up too and have re-connected with people that I worked with while at Campbell Soup Company. Research is showing that social networking may surpass email in popularity one day which I never thought could happen. As technology continues to change I will try to keep up and embrace the change. At least I will be able to communicate well with my tech savvy kids and it is a chance for a brain work out too. 

Here's where you can find Paper Celebration:

 (join the group)

  Profile Page 

I invite you to join our facebook group! Share your favorite party planning tips and we will highlight new products  and tips we have. A win-win for everyone!

More Graduation Party Invitations

Boatman Geller has launched a new custom line of initial invites that are perfect for graduation party invitations. They have combined initials with the latest patterns to create a sleek and contemporary look. Allow two weeks for delivery. Sold in sets of 25. See the entire collection of custom initial invitations from Boatman Geller.

 

Photo Graduation Invitations and Announcements from Paper Celebration

Now that the work has been done it is time for some fun! Celebrate the successes of the graduate and create a lasting keepsake. Photo Graduation Announcements and Invitations are a perfect way to capture the spirit of the day.

We can create a custom card using your photo, school colors or match colors in the photo. Email customer service your color choices. Photos are printed on 80lb. card stock and are layered on 80lb. colored card stocks. Cards will arrive un-assembled but if you prefer the additional charge, we can assemble for you. Allow two weeks for delivery! Order early!
Here are two examples:

  

Paper Celebration now offers personalized enclosure cards!

 

We love these new gift enclosure cards. They are so nice to have on hand when you are running to a party with a bottle of wine or need a card for one of the kids birthday gifts. We have a great selection for adults, girls and soon will have boys posted too. The cards are 2.65" square and are $24/24 cards.

Check out the entire collection:

Paper Celebration Enclosure Cards

 

SanLori Designs 2009

Bright and Bold colors are all over the Spring launch from SanLori Designs. Love this sweet and simple invite for a bridal shower. Wonderful value too! $14.50 per box of 10 cards and includes printing!


Party Girls for a birthday, ladies night out or bachelorette party. Same great value $14.50 per box of 10 invitations.

February offers us Valentine's day, long weekend for President's day and then the anticipation that the extremely cold weather will be over any day.  It is a wonderful time to get together with friends and enjoy great conversation and food.

Challenge yourself this month to invite a friend to get together just to catch up. For coffee, lunch, drinks, tennis or whatever -  just get together and I guarantee your February will be much brighter for you and your friends too!


Cheers to February Festive Occasions,


Lori





 

Holiday Cocktail Party - Silent Night?? Not Tonight!!

Planning a holiday cocktail party can be a lot of fun and a wonderful way to celebrate the holidays. Gathering with family and friends brings joy to everyone. Make your party merry and bright! Here are a few ideas for a special evening:

Of course, the perfect invitation! Set the tone of the event with your choice of invitations. Formal or fun the invite sets the mood.

Plan! Plan! and then Plan some more! The hostess should be a guest at the party and not stuck in the kitchen or behind the bar. Spend the days and weeks before the party thinking of every detail the minute the guest arrives until they leave happily and merrily.

Stock the Bar with a fun cocktail and serve in festive glass. Add a ring of bells to the stem for a little jingle. 

Hire high school students to help with coats and serve hors d'oeuvres. Prepare the hors d'oeuvres days ahead and pick platters for each. Have platters cleaned and ready to go.

Music is very important! Again plan ahead.

Encourage guests to mingle with a conversation breaker game. Write questions on card stock and scatter on tables.

Just a few tips for a silent night??  Not tonight!! Holiday Cocktail Party!

May your day be merry and bright!

Planning a Holiday Ornament Exchange Party

An Ornament Exchange is a wonderful way to entertain during the holiday season. Planning is simple and guests leave with a special ornament received from friends. Here are a few tips for the perfect party:

Start with a fun invitation! There are many invitations available for this fun event. On the invitation ask each guest to bring a wrapped ornament to exchange. I recommend including a maximum dollar value for the ornament such as $15. (see invite below for sample wording). If everyone brings an ornament in the same price range everyone will leave happy with their ornament.

If you are planning an evening party, serve a fun cocktail. The following recipe for Amaretto-Cranberry Kiss cocktail was a huge hit last year at our party.

Amaretto-Cranberry Kiss Cocktail
2 cups cranberry juice
1 cup vodka
1/2 cup amaretto
3 T Orange Juice

Mix cranberry juice, vodka, amaretto and orange juice in pitcher. Cover and chill until ready to serve. Can be prepared 1 day ahead so perfect for entertaining!

Fill cocktail shaker with ice and fill with one cup of mixture. Cover and shake. Serve in martini glass. Enjoy!

As guests arrive place all wrapped ornaments under the tree. Serve cocktails and appetizers.

To do the exchange:

~On a small piece of paper write numbers for the number of guest. Example, for 15 guests have 15 slips numbered 1 -15.
~Have each guest pull from a number from a Santa hat. The number they pull is the order they will unwrap an ornament.
~Guest who pulled #1 goes first. They unwrap an ornament and show the group. No one should tell which ornament they brought yet.
~Guest who pulled #2 has the option to unwrap an ornament or steal the ornament from Guest #1. We play that any ornament can be stolen only once per round and a new round starts every time a new Guest pull choose.  
~Continue until everyone has an ornament. Encourage stealing others ornaments. It adds a lot of fun to the exchange! Plan on an hour or so for about 15 guests.
~Have everyone go around the room and tell which ornament they brought and where it was purchased. Guests may want to purchase a similar ornament or they may have a fun story of how and where the ornament was purchased.

An Ornament Exchange is a guaranteed fun holiday party! If you host an ornament exchange party let us know your ideas!

  

September is back to school and time to gear up for the holidays

Welcome to September! We have had two weeks of school. Everyone is adjusting to the schedule and activities and parents have a few more hours of productive work time. This is our time at Paper Celebration to get ready for the holiday season. The next few months are the busiest of the year with holiday photo cards, holiday party invitations and gifts.

Holiday cards this year are bold. Bold colors and bold patterns. Tiffany blue with chartreuse green. Black and Red. Brown with everything! We still have samples arriving and hope to have all of them posted in a few weeks.

       We love the combination of blue and green!



Brown and green are a good color choice for outdoor photos with trees or greenery.