Halloween Spooktacular Invitation

This year, I designed a Halloween invitation set with two vellum clear sheets of paper; the invitation details printed on the top layer. Sandwiched in between the two vellum sheets were floating black and white bats and witches confetti. The black envelope added to the "Spooktacular" look I was going for. I finished the envelope with custom cardstock address labels and chevron tape. I can't wait for this year's party. It's going to be full of surprises!




Invitation design by The Inviting Pear (www.theinvitingpear.com)


The Inviting Pear is a graphic design and stationery studio, specializing in custom, made-to-order wedding invitations & stationery, birth announcements, holiday cards, and corporate logos & branding.

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Eat, Drink & Be Spooky!

My favorite holiday is Halloween. No, I'm not one of those crazy, fanatical Halloween people (I don't like to dress up in costume) but I do love a good party. To me, Halloween gives you so much creative license. Last night, we held our annual Halloween bash and it was a blast. Enjoy the pics and Happy Halloween!

To see my source of inspiration, visit http://pinterest.com/skretrum/halloween-party/


The custom-designed invitation (with wrap around belly band paper label)





 The bathroom:

 Carved pumpkin puking yummy, chunky guacamole:

 Frankenstein pudding cups (vanilla pudding tinted with green food coloring and crushed oreos as the hair)
 Pumpkin cupcakes with cream cheese icing:


 Craft project for the kids (gloves, popcorn, candy corn for the nails):
Photo backdrop (made from black wrapping paper and spider "webs")

 My "itsy bitsy spider":




































Custom Invitations & Party Stationery: Shannon Ferguson, The Inviting Pear


The Inviting Pear is a graphic design and stationery studio, specializing in custom, made-to-order wedding invitations & stationery, birth announcements, holiday cards, and corporate logos & branding.
 
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Open if you dare...

I'm proud to announce the launch of my printable stationery collection at http://www.theinvitingpear.etsy.com/. As a graphic designer of over 15 years, I've specialized in custom wedding invitations and corporate branding through my company, The Inviting Pear.

It's with great excitement that I can now offer my designs at a more affordable price through this storefront (of course, I still offer custom designs). You can purchase the printable and receive a PDF or jpg customized with your information to print yourself or at the printer of your choice. If you don't feel comfortable with that, you can have me print them for you.

Currently, my printable designs can be used as wedding save the dates & invitations, wedding showers, engagement parties, and birthday parties (children and adult).  I also offer holiday cards, custom drawn maps and custom wedding ceremony programs or menus (to match your invitations as best as possible...even if you purchased them from another vendor).

What better way to announce my collection than with a Halloween mailing? I purchased oversized red mailing boxes (think blood red...) and labeled them with a custom bat printed belly band and Laid-textured paper label stating "Open if you dare".

In the inside of the box lid, I stamped the corners of the box with spider webs and affixed spider photo corners to insert my business card. I nestled shredded black paper in the box. To announce my collection, I screenprinted my design on a gauzy white cloth (think mummy-like) and frayed the edges to give it an old look and feel. The announcement stated "Sink Your Teeth Into This" with wax candy fangs laying on top of the cloth in a damask-printed pouch. The tag on the fangs read "Bite Me" and encouraged the recipient to spread the news about my new collection on their blog or facebook. Bonus points to those who actually wear the fangs and post a photo of it on their blog. {So far extra credit goes to Pearl Events who posted a photo of the adorable Pearl wearing the fangs!}

I had so much fun putting this mailing together. Every detail was definitely a labor of love. Hopefully everyone enjoyed the mailing. If not, well...bite me. Just kidding.







Graphic Design: The Inviting Pear (http://www.theinvitingpear.com/)


Thanks to Pearl Events Austin (http://pearleventsaustin.com/blog), La Fete Chic (http://lafetechic.com/), Liv by Design (http://www.livbydesign.com/) and Your Very Own Fairy Godmother (http://blog.ownfairygodmother.com/) for spreading the news!!!

The Inviting Pear is a graphic design and stationery studio, specializing in custom, made-to-order wedding invitations & stationery, birth announcements, holiday cards, and corporate logos & branding.

Shop Printables at http://www.theinvitingpear.etsy.com/
Join Us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/The-Inviting-Pear/194480436773
Visit Our Blog at http://www.theinvitingpear.blogspot.com/

Labels: Austin, austin texas, cloth invitation, etsy, halloween invitations, handkerchief save the dates, mailing boxes, printable invitations, screenprinting, Shannon Ferguson, the inviting pear

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