mini-yo-we fundraising dinner

during the down season of my photography business,

it's been my privilege to do some graphic design work for 

camp mini-yo-we.

tomorrow is their annual silent auction and fundraising dinner.

this is the invitation i designed for this year's event:

for all those who are attending, it will be a great evening!

a scooby party for my girl...

as you know, selah had a scooby doo party this year!

selah and her friends made scooby collars, worked on a scooby maze,
and listened to a scooby story before we had pizza and scooby snacks...

the mood of the party changed after all the scooby snacks were gone.  

selah was hoping to open her presents and they were nowhere to be seen!

what we found was a video message from a scary ghost 

telling everyone they should go home...

fortunately there was also a clue that led us up to the girl's room,

which was full of balloons.

surprisingly there was something inside each balloon,

so we had to pop them to find out what it was!

inside one balloon there was another clue 

that helped us convince the ghost to come out of hiding.

just to be safe we trapped him with a hula hoop,

removed the mask and convinced him to tell us where the presents were hidden...

(and he would have gotten away with taking 

all those gifts if it weren't for those meddling kids!)

after opening presents, it was time for the cake!

and then one more visit from our new friend, the ghost of the presents...

zoinks!

(click here for more detail images from this party)

easter in jersey

this easter it was just the mommas and the girls 

who made the trip to NJ to see the rest of the cousins

(the daddies didn't get a long enough weekend to come).

as always, it was well worth the drive!

cupcakes at crumbs - they're so big you eat them with a knife and fork...

selah gets a swing from her big cousins

my sister and i love putting together the easter egg hunt for all the cousins.

as you will see, emery wasn't feeling very well that day...

so instead of returning to our favourite egg hunt location,

we did it on the front lawn.

selah was the first to spot the eggs that uncle rich hid

poor emery only lasted about 2 minutes outside

above is the after egg hunt cousin shot.

(emery cried when she saw this because she wasn't in it...)

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fortunately we took another group shot before we said our goodbyes.

i love these kids, 

and it's obvious that they love each other too!

great memories are made for these cousins in jersey.

scooby doo birthday party

 if you've been around here before - you know how much i love to plan parties for my girls.

selah is 6 now and she wanted to celebrate with a scooby party!  

i was happy to oblige...

i didn't love the colours of the current scooby party supplies in stores, 

so i chose the colours i wanted to work with and went from there.

orange, purple, teal and lime green.

usually i work with 2 or 3 colours when planning a party,

but using 4 gave me even more options with decorating!

scooby pull apart cupcakes:

i didn't have a tray large enough to place all the cupcakes on, 

but around here we have many canvases...

so i painted one and used it as the tray.

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i will admit, i am a bit controlling with my party planning

(i like to do it all, by myself...),

but who can resist two willing and able little helpers

emery cut the flowers we used to decorate the walls 

and selah had the idea to colour scooby print outs, 

one for each doggy bag.

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speaking of doggy bags,

i picked up a dozen bags at michael's and 

printed out a personalize label for each one.

a little inspiration from pinterest goes along way...

this is what else was in the doggy bags for each guest at the party:

scooby dvd

mello smello food stickers

scooby gummy snacks

a ghost pop

and a balloon bopper 

(to catch the villains with)

as friends arrived, they joined the craft table

where they could try some bones

(chocolate covered marshmallows and pretzels),

work on a scooby maze,

and bead their dog collar with fruit loops...

yum.

here is glimpse of the table when 'scooby snacks' were served:

 on the menu was:

pizza (a scooby favourite)

popcorn

groovy grapes

veggie sticks (not so popular)

veggie straws (a little more popular)

green apple juice and blue water complete with bone shaped ice

and...

scooby snacks!

(i picked those up during our last visit to the states to see my sister)

so there it is, a glimpse of the prep that went into this party...

i'll share a little more about what we did at the party in my next post.

in the mean time - you can check my pinterest board 

if you're looking for more inspiration for a party.

thanks for checking in!