Birthday: Mom's 60th

On a lovely August day, friends and family joined my mom in celebrating her 60th birthday. We decided to host a small dessert party (with big desserts!), and everyone showed up with amazing contributions.

Because this gathering involved last-minute planning, no invitations were mailed out. Over the past few months, I had thought about what the invitations to my mom's party would look like. Keeping in mind that my dad and I have called her "The Moose" or "Mamoose" for over 20 years, and that most people are aware of her nickname (which, for some reason, she embraced?!), I was going to go with the "moose" theme. I turned my idea, which uses Roman Numerals for the number "60," into little decals on display at the party.

Birthday Invitation: Gail's 50th

A friend planned a 50th birthday party for her mother, and for the invitation I created a quick layout for her. She printed and mailed them herself - it worked out perfectly!

Birthday Invitation: Megan's Sweet 16

For a last-minute "Sweet Sixteen" party, I designed an invitation in a pinch. With help from some design elements from iStockPhoto, I created an emailable invitation in a very short amount of time.

It's not something I'm incredibly proud of, but I did save (myself) some time, (the world) some trees and (my co-worker) some money!

Birthday Invitation: Grandma's 80th

I am very happy to have finally crafted this photo album for my grandma, who is now 81, featuring the invitation and photos from her surprise 80th birthday party at the fabulous Pittsfield Elk's Club.

The birthday invite:


The lovely coordinating album:

Birthday Invitation: Dad's 60th

My dad turned 60 a few weeks ago, and as I approached the design for his invitation I decided not to go the "Over the Hill" route. Rather, I thought I'd put being 60 years old in perspective, comparing my father (upper right) to a number of celebrities that were born in the same year. What better location to see a bunch of headshots together than in a high school yearbook? So, I mailed the invitations in a dark purple envelope reminiscent of dad's high school colors.