It's a Celebration!

I had the pleasure of hosting a Wedding Anniversary dinner at Nick's Riverside Grille for Karlice and Corey.
We had comedians there to entertain us and great seafood to fill our stomachs.
I enjoyed this event

CD Program Booklet

Saniyah's 1st Birthday: Elmo Style

I worked with the kids as they decorated piggy banks with paint and foam stickers.  It was a hit!

Party favor buckets

Zarinah & Shaun Tie the Knot

One of my favorite couples got married at the Newton White Mansion (April 25, 2010)

Congratulations!

Wedding Invitation

Rsvp Card

Lined the Inside of the Envelope by hand

Bachelorette Party Invite (casino theme)

Wedding Program (cover)

Wedding Program (inside)

The Backyardigans: Backyard Dinosaur Adventure

Every child across the world has a fascination with  Pablo, Tyrone, Uniqua, and Austin aka The Backyardigans.  My son Trenton had a Backyard Bash for his 2nd Birthday. Here is what I created for him

Life Size Poster

More Pics coming soon

Dinner Break: Garlic Basil Pasta with Grilled Chicken Strips and Alfredo Sauce

It's tough to maintain a full-time career, a business, and then come home and play mommy but I love every minute of it.  Here is a quick and easy meal that you can try using ingredients from Trader Joe's

This is a quick and delicious meal, that makes about six servings and everything can be found at Trader Joe's!




Ingredients:

Garlic Basil Linguine Pasta 8 OZ (2x, $1.99 each)

Alfredo Sauce 16 OZ (1x, $2.99)

Frozen Grilled Chicken Strips 16 OZ (1x, $4.99)



Grand Total: $11.96



P.S. If you don't care for the Garlic Basil Linguine Pasta, you can substitute it with either the mini cheese filled Ravioli or the cheese filled Tortellini ($2.99 for 16oz).



Directions:



1. Preheat the oven to 425F and boil water in a large pot

2. Spray a no-stick spray (like Pam) on to a 12x6 glass Pyrex pan, then add the Frozen Grilled Chicken      Strips to the pan

3. Cook the Grilled Chicken strips for about 20 minutes in the oven uncovered.

4. While the chicken is cooking, add the pasta to the boiling water

5. At about the last 2 minutes of the chicken cooking, pour the Alfredo Sauce into a medium size pan and heat it

6. Remove the chicken from the oven, then drain the pasta

7. Add the chicken to the Alfredo sauce, then serve over the pasta and enjoy the dinner

Thomas & Terri Tie the Knot

I started enlisting clients in Oct 2007! I asked Terri if she could assist me in launching my business by letting me create her wedding ensemble. I probably forced her now that I think about..lol.  I stalked TheKnot.com and downloaded templates and pictures of inspiration from those savvy women on a daily basis.

We started with a Save the Date Magnet

Terri brought me her invitation inspiration and told me that she wanted a "Double-Heart" themed wedding and her colors were two shades of purple and silver.  I suggested that she let me recreate something with a twist instead of using the Michael's template below.

 Those double hearts were embossed on there and I had no clue on how to do it..but of course I was going to find out.  The internet is truly a great resource. I discovered The Paper Source in Georgetown during one of surfs on TheKnot.  This place is Paper Heaven I would spend hours in there drooling over the things I wanted to buy.

My eyes fell upon the perfect design for Terri in a Portfolio of samples that they had at Paper Source.
 I left there with a Double heart stamp, Vellum,  Silver Enclosure , Heat Tool, Tray, Powder, Stamp Pad, Ribbon whole punch, Eyelet, Eyelet Setter, Hammer, Cardstock, and Specialty Paper to make pockets on the inside of enclosure .            

                             

Fan Program

Fan Handles were purchased from No Ordinary Day and the delivery was seamless.  They provide you with instructions on how to create fan programs. The beautiful metallic paper was purchased through my favorite vendor Paper and More

In The Beginning

I get my creative ways from my mother who used to create jewelry with paper clips and beads. Clearly I followed in her footsteps  It all started in 1998 as I approached graduation.  I didn't want (couldn't afford) the normal graduation invitations that were offered by my high school.  I owned a computer and a printer and I knew I could make something FABULOUS!  I went to Michael's craft store, purchased paper and let my creative juices flow. Little did I know that I would become the DIY Queen.  In college I bedazzled my clothes, personalized them with patches, stickers, and anything else that I could think of.

As the years passed I thought of how I loved planning parties and my obsession for paper & crafts brought me to my Big Idea Moment.  I wanted to venture into creating wedding invitations.  I had invested in Adobe Illustrator and was ready to get this show on the road. 
I decided to the call my Stationery company Infinite Creations.  Where I would specialize in affordable elegance. Follow me as I blog about my journey