Duff you have done it again!

Sorry for my lack of posting here...gosh its been a crazy busy week.
So I am going through my emails this morning and come across the Michaels coupon/ad. So I am looking through it and HELLO...Duff Goldman has his own line of cake supplies....I KNOW! Even though I only make cakes or cupcakes (shhh, don't tell Duff) for birthdays, I thought to myself...what could I use on my paper cakes??? Check these wires out...I WANT!!! I have attempted to curl my own wire to use on cakes and obviously since I have no cakes with such wires you can tell how well I succeeded! So once again, Duff has inspired me and I have a bunch of fun and funky Paper Cake ideas floating around in my head!!

Since we are talking about cakes, here is the latest that is leaving today to its new home. Bye bye little Alice and speaking of bye bye...I gotta fly! Thanks for stopping by and reading my blah blah blah!

Hugs,
Pam

Woodland Fairy Sneak Peak

Yesterday I was able to finish up a couple of images for my daughter, Aly's "Woodland Fairy" party.  I  created this Fairy silhouette which I will be using along with butterflies and maybe some other little creatures as well as this mushroom. Still trying to decide on a color scheme, but as of now Aly wants Purple for sure, so maybe purples and greens with splashes of color from the mushrooms and butterflies. We have a whole 3 months to plan, so it will be fun to come back and read how it started and where we finally ended up at.

Of course while I am playing with these images I will be making things with them to go into the Party Starters Shop. I will give you the heads up when they make their debut!

Thanks so stopping.
Hugs,
Pam

My favorite new font..."Rosewood"

I created this cake slice favor for our  Party Starters "Inspiration Friday" contest this week. I have been dying to create something with my new favorite font called Rosewood. Not sure why this font is so attractive to me, but I know it will be perfect for the circus theme that is stuck in my head. I also have a new favorite girls color scheme...Pink and Orange! This favor slice would work to number tables for a big event where there is assigned seating or in this case it is my daughter's age. Cute little favor for birthday parties.

Speaking of themes, I am trying to create a list of girl themes that aren't commercial. No Barbie or Disney Princesses....something different, original! Any suggestions would be fantastic! Boys seem to be a little easier for some reason and I have a long list of themes for them.

Anyway, hop on over to Party Starters and enter our "Inspiration Friday" contest and check out the other photo I have up of this cake slice as a place card holder.

Have a great weekend!!
Hugs,
Pam

My take on "Alice In Wonderland"

A couple of months ago I had a request for a  new "Alice In Wonderland" themed Party Starters cake.  I had the vision in my head and was afraid that I wouldn't be able to pull it off. After a couple of style changes to the name in the tea cup I got it! Since I received that request I have sold an additional 6 cakes in this Alice theme. It is so rewarding to have one of my creations become so popular. One of my customers asked for me to create a cake topper pick to match, so that she could stick it in their edible cake. This cake pick is double sided, one side with the name and the other side with the age. A wonderful way to tie everything together!

Unfortunately the tea cups that I used on this style of cake have been discontinued. So I am currently on the hunt for another maybe more whimsical style of tea cup. As soon as I have a version 2 I will make sure to share it with all of you.

Thanks so much for stopping in today!
Hugs,
Pam

Holy Strawberries Batman!

Well I couldn't take it anymore...I had to make the cheesecake filled strawberries last night, that I posted about last week. OH MY GOSH...they are SO good!! I am pretty sure that between the 5 of us, we ate 2 lbs of them. I used Martha's recipe for the cheesecake filling and with half of the strawberries that were filled I dipped in chocolate. Now I am a huge chocoholic, but in this case I actually preferred the strawberries without. Crazy I know!! With strawberry season ahead of us, I know I will be making these a lot more often. These are perfect for a light dessert for the family OR a fabulous addition to a dessert buffet for a bunch of friends. Go ahead and make some...I dare ya!


Thanks for stopping by!
Hugs,
Pam

Anchor Hocking Feature!

Check it out! Two of the party packages that I created for Party Starters have been featured on the Anchor Hocking blog. 

I was thrilled to get an email from them asking if they could feature my pictures and tell a little about our company! Why did they feature us...well its because I used their glass canisters and cake plates.  I have been dying to get their Apothocary jars, but they don't carry them at the Target I shop at. Those would be fabulous filled with candy for my party favor displays.

Anyhow, just wanted to share that bit of exciting news. Thanks for stopping in, have a great weekend!

Hugs,
Pam

Hey Little Lady

Well here is the cake I finished up this past weekend, while cleaning. It is always so much fun when a customer says "I want this theme, I trust that whatever you do will be beautiful". So I took the Lady Bug image she gave me and ran with it.
I have added this one and a one layer version to our store...what I couldn't resist!

Now I'm off to create some party favor gift bags, I will share those tomorrow. Have a super day friends!

CC&M & Caardvarks Blog Hop Day 3 "Table Decor"

Well we are onto our final day of the Creative Cuts and More & Caardvarks holiday hop. Please make sure that you have started from the beginning at Caardvarks, so you don't miss a single project.

For my table decoration I chose to make an "Advent Cake". This centerpiece can stay on your table through out the month of December as you count down the days to Christmas. Fill each "cake box slice" with candy, trinkets or a special note then let your loved ones open a slice each day. I always spend a minimum of $30 if not more to buy my three kids the cheapo advent calendars at the super market. Well this year...I can fill each box with enough goodies for all three kids and myself! Plus I can reuse this centerpiece each year.

Now some of you may or may not know, Jen Johnson and I own "Party Starters". This type of cake is our specialty! We work along with Terry the owner of Creative Cuts and More and if you see anything on her website that you love, but don't have the time to embellish, Party Starters can do it for you.

Please come on back tomorrow for another fun cake treat AND see how you can win some BLOG CANDY!!!

Alrighty...head on over to Die Cut Diva for another fabulous creation (from me LOL).
Thanks for stopping by!
~Pam

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Kelly Rasmussen
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Amy Crockett
Ashley Cannon Newell
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Peet Roeven
Eva Dobilas
Michelle Giraud
Nathalia Castellon
Carla Mayfield
Chris Dickinson
Ellen Sosnoski
Jennifer Johnson
Kayla Dupont
Lila Holgate
Lindsay Weirich
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PARTY STARTERS!

My girlfriend Jen and I have started selling favors, centerpieces and unique gifts for showers, wedding and parties. Together we are called Party Starters! You name it and we will do our best to create it with paper.

We are currently working on a website: Party Starters where you can purchase or request items. For now we have an Etsy store www.partystarters.etsy.com where you can do just that. Please feel free to check out both sites and see what we have to offer...so far.

Here is our first custom order...60 mini baby shoes. I wish you could tell just how tiny these shoes are, because they were really adorable! Our customer made scroll invitations for her daughter's baby shower. She placed each of these shoes into a clear box with the scroll invitation sticking out of the little shoe. Such a cute idea, I am sure her guests loved receiving such a special invite.


Our latest request that I received was for a goldfish cake. She liked the bottom portion of my Noah's Ark cake, but wanted a fun goldfish on top with her son's name. This is what I came up with.


Want to stay on top of our latest and greatest projects? Party Starters is on Facebook! Check out the link on my side bar and click to become a fan...its that simple!

COMING SOON!
Party Starters is teaming up with Creative Cuts and More for a fun project. I have created a spooky Halloween DIY album kit which will be for sale at Creative Cuts and More. For those of you who don't have time to put together an album, no stress! You can purchase a finished album from our Party Starters Etsy store, ready for your photos.

Thanks for stopping by!
Pam