$100 I Do Invitations by Michelle Giveaway!

*UPDATE* This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to comment #144, Wendy C.! Thanks to all who entered!!

It's that time again! Today's wonderful giveaway comes from I DO Invitations by Michelle-- where paper is pretty and parties are fun! Michelle does an amazing job at designing invitations and party supplies.

Win a $100 shop credit to I Do Invitations by Michelle!

From Michelle-- "My business started in 2008, a few years after creating the wedding invitations for my own wedding and many friends then after. I now create and design invitations for all of life’s proudest moments from new babies to birthdays to weddings and everything in between! My new found love for party planning and styling began when my daughter Camryn was born in 2009. I love creating unique invitations that your friends and family will remember for yours to come. I’m so honored to have been chosen as Martha Stewart’s Doer of the Week in October 2011."

Scroll down to the bottom of this post to see how to enter the fabulous giveaway!

HOW TO ENTER THE GIVEAWAY:
Each person can leave up to 4 comments. One comment per task. All entries will be verified.

1. Check out I do Invitations by Michelle and come back and leave a comment saying what you liked.

2. Like I do Invitations by Michelle on Facebook and leave a comment on her wall, then come back here and leave a comment saying you did so.

3. Like Kara's Party Ideas on Facebook and come back and leave a comment saying you did so.

4. Blog, Tweet or Facebook about the giveaway {with a link or tag} and come back and leave a comment saying you did so.

*Good luck! Giveaway ends on Tuesday, March 13th at 11:59 PM MST*

Rustic Dinosaur Birthday Party

My next winning party feature goes to this double-the-fun RUSTIC DINOSAUR TWINS BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Miranda Konieczny of Whimsical Printables. Another fabulous Dinosaur party! Such a fun party theme to work with because there is so much available in this theme! LOVE the darling mini cake bunting flags on the cakes. The whole setup couldn’t be cuter.

Here is what Miranda said about the party- "My twins love dinosaurs! Soooo... of course they wanted a dinosaur party! They really like the more "real life" dinosaurs and it was a little difficult to find any printables with this theme that I had invisioned so I created my own! I wanted a more rustic version of the theme as well. My idea was burlap, wood, very natural like. My color choices were burnt oranges, army greens, and browns. From that came this wonderful party that I truly had fun creating and watching my kids enjoy!
I used fabric for my table covers and dishes under the fabric to raise some of the items. My huge cupcake stand was made by my sister and brother-in-law along with the wooden cake stands. I purchased $1 dinosaurs and used all that my boys already had as decor. I wanted a simple background for the dessert table so used the burlap with tacs.

Each child got to go home with their own miniture dino dig and the dino in the egg cup. (by far my favorite decor). The nest in the middle of the childrens table was one package of different types of moss from Hobby Lobby. Also purchase there was my fabric, ribbon, and frames, all on sale! I wanted my children involved in the creation so they painted the backdrop behind the childrens table (with just a little help from me in the end...) I also created and printed the subway art for the backdrop. I chose not to put anything to do with birthday on it because I wanted to hang it in their room! The frame... $7 at Hobby Lobby! Oh Yeah! I sanded the edges to make it more rustic!

As with tradition, each of our boys get their own cake. I hate that they have to split a birthday so they can have their cake and eat it too! I've switched to a smaller cake with lots of cupcakes for all the party guests too! Works wonders! Cutting a cake is so not my thing! I used gable boxes with the handles folded inside for the thank you gifts, purchased from Hobby Lobby."

Vendors
1) Photography- Amy Craft Photography
2) Printables- Whimsical Printables
3) Food Boxes- Cute Kids Food Box
4) Clothing-
-Plum Blossom Baby
-The Paisley Store
-Dark Cycle Clothing
5) Door Wreaths- The Knock-Knock Factory
6) Fondant Toppers on cupcakes and cakes- Lynlee's Petite Cakes
7) Cupcakes and cakes- Specialty Cakes By Nisa
8) Cake Buntings- The Purple Pug
9) Tissue Tassels on the front of the dessert table- Over The Moon
10) Cookies- Dandy Delights

Silhouette Sister & Brother Birthday Party

Today's first party feature goes to this darling SILHOUETTE SISTER & BROTHER BIRTHDAY PARTY submitted by Barbara and Ana {from Madrid, Spain} of Mi cesta de mimbre. SUCH a darling party. I adore the silhouettes. What a cute take on the classic boy and girl colors of blue & pink! Barbara and Ana produce customized kits for any type of celberation. Their company is called "Sueños de Papel" {Paper Dreams}.

This was a bithday party for two little children, a sister & a brother. The theme was pink and blue crowned with the silouette of a boy and girl. Even the birthday cake, cookies and cupcakes were made to match the theme {made specially for the occasion by María from SUGARCAKES}.

To give the party a special touch, they set up a "wish tree" that offered a gift for everyone that made a wish for the birthday children {flower shaped keychains designed and produced by Canela Diseño}. Last, but not least, a fairy stayed with the children during the whole party and taught them how to fly.

Vintage Twins Birthday Party- Dick & Jane!

And my next fabulous party feature goes to this darling VINTAGE DICK & JANE TWIN PARTY submitted by Mariah Leeson of Giggles Galore. Okay, I am dying here...how CUTE is this?! Oh, I just adore this party. The vintage toys, the banners, the cupcake toppers, the games, the hats, the food...ALL of it! Eeek! 

Here is what Mariah said about the party- "My twin's turned 3 and I wanted to celebrate their sweet personalities with an old fashioned, vintage birthday party. I was inspired by my mom's vintage copy of the Dick and Jane early reader books and set out to create a party reminiscent of that time. I designed and created the party around vintage inspired fabric I found and made everything from the backdrop and party favors to my twin's outfits. I enlisted the help of my friend and designer at Sweet Sosbee Designs to help bring the invitation and other printable details to life. I used vintage toys and games to tie everything together. The kids had fun playing simple old fashioned games like bean bag toss, sack races, tag and a cake walk.

We served individual lunch boxes with simple PB&J sandwiches, potato chips in custom made wax bags and an orange. My mom made a gorgeous cake and there were lots of other sweet treats to enjoy. 

This vintage old fashioned birthday was truly a labor of love and our twin's had a blast celebrating their special day!"