Night and Day – Yellows and Grays {Color Board #3}

I am loving the yellows and grays I see pop up everywhere. It’s a fabulous combination that really gives a nice contrast of color. From the brights to the darks, you can play up these color combos however you’d like. If you prefer softer, muted colors you can go to the lighter grays and yellows [...]

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The Miracle of Birth {Birth Announcements}

Photo in Photo Courtesy of Grin & Share It Photography As I get closer to my oldest child’s birthday I get all nostalgic. And than I see his birth announcement on the refrigerator and think how in the heck did it go so fast? He was sooo tiny! I think that a birth announcement is [...]

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Let the 2011 Inspiration begin….with new paper colors! {Inspiration & Ideas}

So excited to announce the unveiling of two new colors from Envelopments®! Soleil: a bright yellow that goes great with our patterned stocks and like its namesake (the sun) Soleil is filled with light and warmth, it conjures up images of sunflowers, beach balls, tropical locations and summer celebrations Limoncello: looks just like the Italian [...]

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Planning a Party {Child Party Decorations}

When deciding on a theme for my son’s 2nd birthday party I came to the conclusion that I couldn’t fight a Sesame Street party. His love for the show at the time I started planning was amazing. He’d wake up demanding Sesame Street or Elmo. It was amazing how fast he caught on to the [...]

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Feathered With Delight – Greens, Blues and Pinks {Color Board #2}

One of my favorite birds is the peacock. They are just magnificent. The different shades of blue and green mixed in with the browns leaves a palette of it’s own to base a whole party off of. And any male who tries that hard to impress a female is good in my book! Adding a [...]

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In Love… {Ideas and Information}

with the new 2011 Love stamp collection from the US Postal Service. These beautiful works of art will be available for purchase on May 19th and can add the perfect touch to your invitations or RSVP envelopes. From usps.com – “The Garden of Love — ten different First-Class stamps depicting a colorful mosaic of flora [...]

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DIY Fans Just Got Easier {Ideas and Information}

As most know, we here at Custom Programs offer a line of DIY fan programs that you can customize as you like on your own. It not only helps you save some money by printing and assembling your programs on your own, but it also allows you to put your personal touch on your programs. [...]

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Inspired by This {Stationery Giveaway}

Want to win a box of cute and custom stationery from Custom Programs? Here’s your chance! We have teamed up with a few other vendors to offer this wonderful, one of a kind giveaway package over at Inspired by This. Check out their most recent post and enter for your chance to win. Not only [...]

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New Postage Available for Square Envelopes {Ideas and Information}

We always get a lot of questions about how much our wedding invitations cost to mail, while the answer really varies depending on the weight and size of the final piece. You can weigh your invitation and estimate the cost by going to the USPS website but you also have to factor in extras such [...]

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An Invitation Story {San Diego, CA}

By Danielle Simmons Creating the perfect invitation for my wedding was very important to me. It was the vehicle in which we announced to the world when and where we were tying the knot. I did a lot of research before contacting Adrienne at Custom-Programs. And I knew exactly what I wanted. I had heard [...]

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