Congratulations to the Inspired By This Contest Winner! {Stationery Giveaway Winner}

  Photo Courtesy of JoieLala Kirsten won the Inspired by You contest over at Inspired By This with 37 comments! Her inspiration came from vintage photographs and her prize consists of a goodie bag filled with treats from Wedding Chicks Shop, Cupcakes Couture and us here at Custom Programs. We want to send out a [...]

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Whimsical Fun – Greens and Browns {Featured Invitation}

I was going to wait and feature these for a future color board but I couldn’t help myself… how cute are these invitations?? I love the fun, whimsical feel to it all. And the two cute love birds in the tree? Adorable! I also like the swirls in the tree branches that almost make hearts [...]

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Saving Money and Getting the Quality? {Big Box Retailer Weddings}

I received an email from Costco in my inbox at the end of last week. Guess what they are now carrying? A wedding line. Yup. You read that right. You can now purchase wedding invitations, flowers, food, dresses and honeymoon packages from Costco for your big day. They even have a bridal event they’re putting [...]

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Masculine & Feminine – Teal and Pink {Color Board #4}

I enjoy seeing a contrast in colors when I see what brides choose as their color scheme. And I love when soft pinks and bright pinks are mixed with teals and blues. The brightness of these colors together just makes everything pop. And most see gender roles assigned in these colors. The teals are more [...]

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OC Hotlist {Vote for Custom Programs}

Vote for Custom-Programs on the OC Hotlist for Best Invitations! Tell everyone how much you love our products and our service by voting for us. All readers who vote for Custom Programs in the Best Invitations category can get 10% off of their order by using the code OCVOTE11. This code is only valid until [...]

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What’s in a Note {Ideas and Inspiration}

 What’s in a note? Why even continue to use fancy stationery (or even just a simple plain piece of paper & a pen)? Well a new article has shown that people who have been using electronic mail and social media sites for communication are starting to fall back to the old ways and are choosing [...]

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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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