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Adventure Time! Free Printable Party

Jan11
I am getting ready for my son’s 10th birthday, and this year we are NOT having it at home.  For the first time in a LONG TIME, we are opting for a package birthday party at a local place called TeamWorks.  It’s a pretty awesome place, and the kids get to jump around in a bouncy house, then play video games, eat pizza and play other team-games like dodge ball.  Easier for me – no cleanup to worry about.
One of Luke’s favorite shows is Adventure Time on Cartoon Network, which goes awesome with a fun place like TeamWorks!  I am passing along this package of printables that I whipped up as a freebie to you, since Cartoon Network has not come out with their own party themed stuff.   But if you’re a fan, I hope you are thoroughly JAZZED by this freebie!
(If you’re having trouble downloading the all-in-one file, try these links instead [BELOW])
BANNER

Keep scrolling for images of the files
Invitation 8 1/2 x 11 full page
Closeup of invitation
Welcome sign (8×10 Frameable)
Closeup of banner lettering (4 1/4 x 5.5)
Example of 8 1/2 x 11 banner page (4 banner flags per page)
Full happy birthday banner
Banquet/Dessert table tags
Closeup of Jake table tag
Closeup of Princess Bubblegum table tag
Cupcake wrappers
2″ Cupcake toppers/party circles
Water bottle wrappers
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Drink flags

UPDATE! 2/3/13
One seriously awesome follower on Facebook, Sommer, shared these beautiful printables with me last week.  HOW SWEET!  So, I’m passing them along.  She used them to put onto party hats that she made from construction paper.  They are most definitely multi-purpose.  Here’s a peek…
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I also want to share with you some pretty awesome resources I found while compiling stuff for the party.
Here is the Cartoon Network site which has printable and foldable characters of the whole Adventure Time crew! 
http://www.cartoonnetwork.com/tv_shows/adventuretime/pictures/index.html
The fonts I used you can download for free at Fontsquirrel.com.  They are Immortal and Bearpaw (although Brushstroke or Scratch My Back would have also worked).
Here’s some free cool tattered banners that I used in the invitation 
http://www.vectorss.com/symbols/banners-2.html
Here’s a great blog with all kinds of Adventure Time stuff 
http://frederator.com/
Here’s a bunch of graphics that I used to make the printables plus a few extra 
http://tinyurl.com/848fq52
Here’s the Cartoon Network YouTube Channel where you can watch clips of the show 

Best,
Krysten

Labor Day Freebies! {Via Catch My Party}

Aug30

Our friends over at Catch My Party have been gracious enough to host our labor day freebie!  It’s printables to dress up your barbecue, and it’s retro {Mad Men <3 inspired!}

I hope you enjoy them, and I’d love to see any pix from your festivities!  I do mourn the end of summer, but there are so many good times still to come in 2011!

Best,
Krysten

Teacher’s Gift Tutorial {and Back to School Freebie}

Aug19

Our town doesn’t go back to school until Thursday, September 8th – quite a late start, but it has to do with teacher contracts and whatnot.  So, I know I’m a little late to the back to school party. :-(  We also don’t get out of school until almost July 4th some years because of snow days.  Hopefully, we will get the names of my boys’ teachers soon, and be able to personalize some “welcome back” gifts.

Here’s my idea for a Welcome Back gift:  I’m calling it “A Recipe for Success.” Teachers love supplies, depending on where you live, these supplies are more essential than other locations, but from working in the school district as an aide, I learned that teachers love a few things: supplies, candy, coffee (and booze – although the latter would not be an appropriate gift from your child!  :D)

If this is too late for a back to school idea for you, it could still be used for an inexpensive Christmas gift!

1 Pint Mainstays Canning Jar

This is based on the Recipe in a Jar concept.  I started by getting a dozen plain sided (Mainstays) 1 pint canning jars from Walmart (about $6) and office supplies from the Dollar Tree, Walmart and Target’s “dollar deals” bins.  The ones I don’t use for back to school will become Christmas gifts.

Supplies

Rubber bands ($1 from Dollar Tree)

Mini Highlighers (6 @ $1.25 at Walmart)

Mini Clips (10 @ $1 from Dollar Tree)

Small Stamps (4 @ $1 from Target)

Pencil Sharpeners ($1 package from Dollar Tree)

Candy (Starburst 75 cents from Target)
Pushpins ($1 package from Dollar Tree)
Erasers ($1 from DollarTree)

Binder Clips (8 @ $1 from Dollar Tree)

 You can use any kind of supplies you want, these worked for me and most of the packages I split in half so that I could get two jars out of them.  The pretty thing about recipes in a jar is the contrast of colors.  A lot of office supplies come in bright colors, so I got the pushpins in clear, binder clips with a design and mini-clips in red to help with the contrast. Really though, the shapes of the materials give it quite a lot of contrast, so you can use pretty much anything.

This is super simple.  The only other thing you need is some card stock or poster board cut into 2 1/2 inch circles to put between the layers to keep the smaller items in their place.

For larger items, like full-size erasers and highlighters, I arranged them so that the colors could be seen easily from at least two sides.

 

I topped mine off with candy!

Total cost – about $5 per jar

Top it off with a pretty ribbon and the free printables below.  Here is how the recipe goes (depending on what you use).  

Welcome back to school!  Here is a recipe for success to get you started off right!
Rubber bands – Always be flexible
Erasers – We all make mistakes
Push pins – Stick to it
Pencil sharpeners – Stay sharp
Highlighters – Focus on what’s important
Clips/binders – Keep it together
Stamps – You have our stamp of approval
Candy – Don’t forget that life is sweet!

I added a ribbon, a tag and an insert (my printables weren’t done in time for the photoshoot, but you can see them below).  The printables include a 2 inch insert with room for the recipe, a 3 inch cover circles and a gift tag.  There are text boxes so that you can fill in your own recipe on the inserts, and to/from on the gift tags.
Recipe for Success Printables, available on Scribd

Voila!  If you like this, will use this etc., please follow me here on my blog, on my Facebook page or on Twitter!  Also leave me a comment below, and send me pix of your creations and don’t forget to share with your friends!

Don’t forget to check out our full Back to School printable collection at Catch My Party!

Best,

Football Freebies {Full Printable Party}

Aug16

Football season is upon us, and I thought I should revive these free football printables for your next football (or fantasy football) bash!  Click here or go to scribd.com for a preview/download!  Pictured above are the party pics, and below are the banquet table labels – one of many free pages in our download that also includes cupcake toppers/wrappers, water bottle wrappers and more!

Enjoy!

Best,
Krysten
Clickable Party

Getting ready for fall {Back to School and Halloween Freebie}

Aug15

Happy Monday! I’m a day late and a dollar short today :( but I’m trying to get back in the groooove!  Blame it on the rain!

Here is a clip of a fantastic touching article about “Back to School” from Mamasource:

When I was working at the children’s museum I had a very wise early childhood mentor that talked about the invisible leash with toddlers. She explained that toddlers have an invisible leash to their mothers and if you just let them go they will suddenly stop when they’ve reached the end of the leash and turn around to look for you. As they grow they let out more and more line and make it further and further before they turn around. It was one of the best pieces of parenting advice anyone ever gave me. It allowed me to let my girls go, to have some freedom and to know that they would still be looking for me. I can’t tell you how many times I watched as they took off with abandon only to suddenly stop turn their heads and and scan for their mama’s face. Our eyes connected they would smile and turn to run some more. 

I could think that with the closing of the bus and school door that the invisible leash from child to Mama is broken, but, I know that what’s invisible is also magical. The length of the leash may now be measured in miles instead of feet and she may have to wait until she gets off the bus for our eyes to connect but I know our bond is still as strong as it was when she was taking her first steps.

For the rest of the article click here.


Also, I am working on reviving and expanding a freebie from last fall.  We are expanding this design into a full printable party, including write-in invitation, Happy Halloween banner, banquet table tags, cupcake wrappers, cupcake toppers/party circles, favor tags, favor box, water bottle wrappers, bookmarks, Happy Halloween mini cards, full pattern page.  Watch for it at the Catch My Party Blog.

Mini Cards

If you missed it, check out our free back to school printable!

Best,
Krysten
Clickable Party

Reviving a Freebie!

Jun22
Hey everyone!
Just in case you could use some good news today to get your summer off on the right foot, I am reviving this freebie – a fun summer beach party printable – the whole shabang!

Hope it puts a smile on your face!



SUMMER BEACH/FLIP FLOP PARTY! Click the link and download. This is a pdf package – it should open up on with a Table of Contents on the left. Click on each to view the documents.


Or preview/download from SCRIBD.

Best,

Krysten

It’s Freebie Monday 10.11.10

Oct11

First of all, sorry about Feature Friday – I was a no show! :( Had three parties this weekend, and currently not in the state, so Friday did not go how I planned it.

So to my linky friends who linked up last week, I will FEATURE FRIDAY you this Friday. Pinky swear!
BUT TODAY IS MONDAY! I love Freebie Monday.
I found this super cool tutorial for Thanksgiving Fortune Cookies from Kind Over Matter complete with picture tutorial. LOVE it! Go to their site to download.
See you all tomorrow for Recipe Tuesday!
Best,
Krysten