{PEACE LOVE & FUN-Do Party} Lovin amazing vendors

~ hello everyone ~

Hopefully you all have seen the 'sneak peeks' I have been posting about my daughter's "Peace, Love & FUN-do" party this week. Honestly, I wish I had more time in the day to do all the things I need to get to but sometimes we have to choose between actual 'paying' work & writing a blog post & right now, client work is a priority. I was really hoping to have the full blog post up by now but decided that if I do it in tiny stages, then it might actually get done! As some of you may recall, I have yet to even blog/ show you her party from last year! (insert feeling-like-a-horrible-mom feeling here) Such is life I guess. {sigh}

Anyhow, yesterday I shared with you some pics from all the AMAZING & very generous people they wanted to collaborate with me on this party & wanted to take the time & highlight them all in one place - here - for you to see. Especially in case you missed it, as their work is beyond amazing! 

Plus I wanted to give all of them the SPOTLIGHT before I posted about the party as they so deserve it! =)

When I first designed the theme, I posted on my FB page asking people- my fans & followers, if anyone who had a business & would like to collaborate, to please send me an email & we'll chat about the opportunity. What happened next I did NOT expect. All the sweet emails - LOTS of them, saying they would love to collaborate on a project with me. It blew me away & I felt so humbled. I just figured what better people to work with than the people who follow me on a regular basis - ya know? I am super excited to collaborate with some very talented people & so looking forward to doing so with ALL of them - if we can. So I still have all the emails & plan on trying to work with all of them at some point but for this party these are the ones that had the time for right now to get in on this one.

~ Linda from Frog Prince Cake & Cookie Design ~

I have known Linda for awhile online & she's such a sweet friend. I really got to know her better when she asked me to design her logo for her. I have since done some other work for her & always wanted the chance to "use" her talent in one of my parties, so I was so EXCITED when she wanted in!

I sent her my designs as she wanted to do the cookies AND a cake topper for my daughter's cake. This is what I received:

Can we all say it together: GORG, GORG, GORG, GORGEOUS!!!!!!

I love the attention to detail & how it glitters in the light. Not to mention they were delish!

But oh, we're NOT done. Look at the sculpting fondant goddess' creation . . . Feast your eyes on this piece of fondant "eye candy":

This is soooooooo my daughter's likeness - I love the chucks, the skirt, peace sign tee, the headband & bracelet, the blue eyes -just absolutely GORGEOUS!

And don't you just love her little "9" pendant? CUTE!

~ Sheri from Blondie's Treats ~

How did I come to know Sheri? She started out as a fan, we worked together & I did some design work for her (including her logo) & now we're friends! We have gotten to know each other pretty well & are even trying to meet up this year at a blogging conference so we can hang out together! These kinds of things are DEFINITELY one of the bonuses of working for some awesome people - the friendships that can form from working for someone. 

She of course does cake pops & she totally brought it! Check out these super cool & super groovy bad boys - complimented well with parts of my backdrop (BONUS!):

~ Luci from I Love Candy! by Luci ~

I first met Luci when she asked me (you guessed it) to design her logo for her. I just adore her as she is so pleasant to work with & is very professional. She even does design boards when working with you to ensure she is making you EXACTLY what you want! Love it! She decided to make chocolate peace signs lollipops, thank you lollipops & chocolate pretzel rod stix for the party. She also sent some Snickers party favors as well. Lots of variety with this one!

~ Julie from CakesandKids.com ~

I believe Julie is the only one that I have worked with before & I just LOVE her shop. It is FULL of everything you need for your party supply products - drink straws, favor boxes, favor bags, twine, fruit/nut cups, & much more! She sent me some goodies to use & it all matched up so perfect & having used her products before I can say that they are a GREAT product at a GREAT price & I highly recommend her! Here's a couple pics of her items at the party:

One of the adorable goodie boxes is pictured a couple photos up holding the Thank You lollipops & this is one that the kids could fill up with candy- such fun boxes!

 

~ Staci from Lizard & Ladybug ~

Staci is a crafting genius! Period. I know her from online & I just love her as she is such a huge supporter of mine & everyone else. She is just that way - she ROCKS! We were chatting one day & she came up with an idea to do party favors for all the kids & use my designs. Alas - bottle cap necklaces with MY designs in them to give to all the kiddos - LOVE LOVE LOVE! Definitely hook up with her if you are searching for a practical party favor idea that ALL the kids will love!

She also designed one of those acrylic tumbler cups for me. You know the ones that have a lid/straw. But that will wait until I do my full blog post. ;)

~ Laura (me) from Skylar Raine ~

And last but not least, party girl HAS to represent! She picked out this headband to go with her outfit. Matched perfectly - yay!

I so hope you have enjoyed this post & learning about just a few of the amazing people that are out in the party world that do exceptional work! I know there are TONS more but I am glad I got to work with these people on this party since most of them I had not gotten the chance yet. 

Again THANK YOU to all of them & please be so kind as to go visit their pages, check out everything they have & give them some Eye Candy love & tell them I sent ya. I know they would appreciate you saying hello! =) 

Stay tuned for the FULL blog posts on this party coming in just a few short days!

Have a great weekend! xoxo

 

{FREEBIE} 365 Magazine Thank You cards + My New Title

FREEBIES, FREEBIES, FREEBIES? 

As you know I am a regular contributor to 365 Magazine. The latest issue "Community Inspiration" was just released earlier this week & I wanted you all to be able to take advantage of all the great articles + the FREEBIES I have for you in there!

I designed some mini "Thank You" notes in some nice bright spring colors! 

You can view them on pages 32-35.

Then check out this link to download your FREE mini Thank You cards.

Latest issue: Community Inspiration

This is what the spread looks like in the latest issue of 365 Magazine:

Make sure to watch for the next issue - become a fan of 365 magazine, so you know when it's coming!  They come out every other month.

Remember in my last post about the magazine how I "eluded" to the fact that I may have a surprise for you in my next post?

Well I do!

I have been asked to be the official "Contributing Party Editor" 

for the magazine!!

{yaaaaaaaaaay!}

I am so excited & honored to be the person who is going to be bringing the latest in the party world to you through the magazine as well as contributing on the blog as well! 

What does that mean for you? Well I will be sharing more details soon as to what I will be looking for but I can tell you that I will be perusing the party world to find unique, fun & awesome parties to submit & share with all of you!

For now, enjoy the FREE Thank You notes & yes if they look a little familiar, it would be because I {purposely} designed them to coordinate with the  
FREE Mothers Day Subway Art I just released.

{pretty smooth 'eh?}

I can't wait to see where this little adventure will take me but I am looking forward to seeing what YOU all do on the party scene & I just may be asking you to feature it - stay tuned for more soon! 
xoxo

{Peace Love & FUN-do} Theme Party Peeks & Vendors

As most of you know, my daughter, Skylar, turned 9 a couple weeks ago & we celebrated with her party last Sunday. She is reallllllly into peace signs & wanted a party theme to reflect that, so after discussing with her about what she wanted to do, color scheme, etc . . . the theme was born & the invites sent:

I had the opportunity to work with some AMAZING vendors in collaborating on this party & most of them, this was my first time working with them & I LOVED every one of them & hope to do it again real soon as they are ALL true pros!

You will soon get to see their work for this party . . . we have:

~ Sheri from Blondie's Treats who made the coolest cake pops!

~ Linda from Frog Prince Cake & Cookie Design who made some amazing cookies & a cake topper that was none like I have ever seen! Stunning!

~ Luci from I Love Candy by Luci who provided some delicious & fun lollipops + some edible favors!

~ Julie from Cakes and Kids sent me some adorable "supplies" to use from straws to cups to favor boxes!

~ Staci from Lizard & Ladybug who made bottle cap necklaces for all the kids using my design + a special acrylic cup for the birthday girl!

Have you ever wondered "HOW" we work with vendors to get the 'perfect' items for our parties? Well . . .this is my design board for the party. This is actually what I sent to all of the amazing vendors that collaborated with me on this project. They design what they "do" to match this board. This is how I do it, other designers may do it differently but thought I would share that little tidbit of knowledge. ;)

I am still working on all of the photos that I took from the party but I am hoping to have them all done within the week. It's hard when I have a lot of clients waiting on their orders to get it done - I know you all understand. ;)

In the meantime, I will try to post "sneak peeks" for you to enjoy!

What I am hoping to get ready for you as well is some TUTORIALS on some of the items I created for this party including one of the things in this picture:

 

So just hang in there a little bit longer with me as I have some great things to share with you on this party & I have been feeling like giving something away lately so you all know me well enough to know what that means! ;)

Have a great day & I'll be back soon!

FREEBIE :: Mother's Day Art

Hello everyone!

It's MAY - which is one of my FAVORITE months of the year! Why? Well because it's MY birthday month AND we get to celebrate our mothers and being mommas to our kids.

This Mother's Day Subway Art print would make a great gift for your mother, someone you consider a momma, a step-mom, grandmother, anyone that you know that IS a mother! Just like other freebies, you can print this free Mother's Day print out to use full size and place in a frame. You could also use it as the front of a card that you will be giving to your mom or print it out smaller and it could be used fr a gift tag to go along with your gift you will be giving her . . . .so many options!

Hope you enjoy it!

This print is sized for an 8 x 10 frame but could easily be enlarged to fit an
11 x 14 or whatever size you needed. Print it out at home or take it to a printer for a larger size.

Have any other ideas on how to use this? Please let me know & shoot me an email using this subway art & I will GLADLY share it with my readers on my FB page or on my blog!

Just download your 

FREE 'MOTHER's DAY' Subway Art here & ENJOY!!
**by clicking & downloading this subway art you ARE agreeing to the RULES & copyright guidelines below! 

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RULES for FREE DOWNLOADS:

• Eye Candy Creative Studio printables are designed for your PERSONAL USE only. 
• Please do not re-sell, re-distribute, or claim them as your own.
• I encourage you to share with your fans, friends, on your blog and all I ask is to PLEASE, {be kind} & post/ tag a link back to this website so I know who's enjoying them. Thanks - I appreciate it! =)
• And PLEASE do NOT remove the copyright mark - thanks!

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I would LOVE for you to share this with your friends as well - everyone is welcome to this FREEBIE!

 
Looking forward to seeing you again! :)

 

Are you loving the "eye candy" here? 
 

Then join me over on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter & Instagram so you never miss out on an exclusive deal or any behind the scenes photos!

Check out my designs, artwork & decor in my Etsy shop! 

{SKYLAR RAINE} YouTube feature with Mal Pearson Live

 BIG NEWS!

As you all know I recently launched my little "sista" company, Skylar Raine!

 In case you missed my big announcement, you can catch up here & read all about it! 

Well about a month ago I was contacted by a rep from Mal Pearson. If you don't know who she is, she is a style & fashion guru personality & has an amazing website & reports for 'The Daily Buzz' TV show as well.

The reason she contacted me about my business, is she wanted to know if I would like to participate in her month long giveaway in April to celebrate the launch of a new app that she was releasing. Pretty cool huh? 

Of course, I said heck yeah!!!

My products have already been in a few giveaways over there this month but TODAY - I have my OWN day that I am being FEATURED on her website! (well almost, there is one other person-lol)

So I just thought I would share with you all the link to check out my BIG NEWS & if you would like, participate in this amazing giveaway - especially TODAY, as she is giving away a "few" & a "few" more, of my original headbands!

Here is the link to check it out:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhNvvnz5akw

Let me know if you check it out & thanks for being here & reading about this as I am pretty STOKED!