Wanted – the Notorious Jasper Jack | Becoming Mom

Wanted – the Notorious Jasper Jack

July 16th, 2010 by ariana

in bed or alive..

I finally found some time to design the invites – I can’t wait to get them back from the printer!

I haven’t made too much progress on the rest of the planning, though I did find a great random (church?) web page about cowboy games:

http://www.eldrbarry.net/vbs/6/wntdgame.htm

I’ve been wondering if instead of a western backdrop and props for a “photobooth” set up if I can’t convince Jeff to put his amazing artistic skills to use and do one of those cut out things that you stick your faces through? We’ll see! This is one of those times when I’m so sad that Polaroid is no more, I still have a camera somewhere, but the film is hard to come by.

Filed under: birthdays by ariana
25 Comments »

//-->

Wall Display Templates for Photographers

Second Birthday Party Planning is Underway.. Wow, it just really snuck up on me.. it's the middle of July, which means I have just over a month to...

Big Boy Bed and Other Sleep Issues About 2 months or so ago, Jasper went from lying down in his crib and saying "Byeeeeee Mommy" as I left...

It Takes a Village Grandma with Jasper after bathtime.. Jeff has been on a business trip for 10 days now, and I can't...

Can We Talk about Wakeup Time? Sometime in the last two weeks Jasper decided that 5am is his new wakeup time. KILL.ME.NOW. He...

Grab This Widget

25 Responses to “Wanted – the Notorious Jasper Jack”

Regan, on July 16th, 2010 at 1:36 pm Said:

Hi Ariana – I love your blog and have commented once or twice in the past. Jasper’s invitations are adorable! Polaroid brought back the instant camera… http://www.polaroid.com/category/0/354633/Classic_Instant

Good luck with the rest of your planning!
pam, on July 16th, 2010 at 1:41 pm Said:

Love!

I am now thinking of getting my boys into cowboys just so I can use this for their third bday party. :) Which is appropriate seeing as I found your blog when I was looking for ideas for their monkey-themed 2nd bday party. :D
Bethany Joy, on July 16th, 2010 at 1:58 pm Said:

So cute!! I love it
kari, on July 16th, 2010 at 3:07 pm Said:

cutest invitation i’ve ever seen.

LOVE the cut out idea…. you could always use the “wanted poster” theme… blow up the invite and change up the wording a bit – and have the kids face in the middle :)

maybe something like:

WANTED
in bed or alive
((insert face cut out))

LEAVE A SPACE FOR NAMES
(have kids first hames pre printed on a separate piece of paper that they can velcro on etc. have some blank ones for those “Unexpected” guests.. or… spray paint a blackboard rectangle for the name and have chalk available to fill in the name)

Last seen at Jasper Jack’s notorious birthday party!

((Insert REWARD info..))
danielle, on July 16th, 2010 at 3:21 pm Said:

going to seem like a silly question…what did you use or how did you design the invites. i am looking to do my son’s for his party in aug.
Lourdes, on July 16th, 2010 at 3:41 pm Said:

Just adorable Ariana, as usual!
wanderluster, on July 16th, 2010 at 4:52 pm Said:

Incredible! I was just going to suggest the same thing as Kari. Wanted posters would be so much fun.
Stephanie, on July 16th, 2010 at 4:54 pm Said:

Adorable!
Heather, on July 16th, 2010 at 4:55 pm Said:

Perfect!
jbhat, on July 16th, 2010 at 4:56 pm Said:

OMG. SO clever. So cute. VERY well done. I am so impressed! The invitees are going to be thrilled when they open these invitations.

jbhat
ariana, on July 16th, 2010 at 5:14 pm Said:

Thanks everyone!

Awesome Idea Kari! Easier too than what I was thinking :)
ariana, on July 16th, 2010 at 5:15 pm Said:

Reagan, how did I not know poloroid was back? Thanks for the tip! Too bad the film size is only business card size.. odd!
Jen, on July 16th, 2010 at 7:07 pm Said:

Love, love, love the invite!

Fujifilm also has an instant camera, but I think it might use the small film size, too:
http://tinyurl.com/mwqged
Jen, on July 16th, 2010 at 7:11 pm Said:

Oo – there’s a full-sized (I think?) fujifilm option as well:
http://tinyurl.com/ydvkcve
Vanessa, on July 16th, 2010 at 9:19 pm Said:

What an adorable invite!
Jennifer Palazzo, on July 16th, 2010 at 10:36 pm Said:

LOVE LOVE LOVE them! I can’t wait for the party.
Brandy, on July 17th, 2010 at 1:39 am Said:

This is fantastic!!
Love them!! My son turns two pretty soon too, guess I better start planning also! :)
Your son is so cute!!
jen, on July 17th, 2010 at 6:03 pm Said:

hi, i’m new here. i stumbled across your blog during a google search on newborn photo editing tutorials (i’m a graphic designer who is just getting into photography and am OBSESSED). and i have to say, i just read your blog for half an hour and it just might be one of my favorites!!!! i love it!!!! i’m so glad i found it. i’ll be bookmarking you for sure!
- jen :)
ariana, on July 19th, 2010 at 3:28 pm Said:

Thanks Jen! :)
Danielle from A Few of My Favorite Things, on July 22nd, 2010 at 2:13 am Said:

Just saw this cowboy party round up and thought of you. I love the bales of hay for a food display!

http://frostmeblog.blogspot.com/2010/07/western-theme.html
ariana, on July 22nd, 2010 at 2:20 am Said:

Thanks Danielle, great link!! I wonder where one gets bales of hay in NYC and the surrounding areas LOL :)
Orly, on July 22nd, 2010 at 7:49 pm Said:

these are adorable! love your blog. how did you design these? did you use a program? have my son’s 2 in october and am thinking personally designed invites might be a nice way to go!
ariana, on July 22nd, 2010 at 7:52 pm Said:

Hi Orly,
I used photoshop, but it could be done in other programs as well. Mostly I just downloaded a lot of free fonts and played around :)
Nicole c., on July 25th, 2010 at 3:41 pm Said:

Gorgeous idea. Who did you use to print your invitations? I never know where to go so I use my home printer and kill my ink :-(
ariana, on July 25th, 2010 at 5:23 pm Said:

Hi Nicole, I use my pro photo lab (prodpi.com) but if you aren’t a photographer I believe you can get similar things from mpix, whcc.com or even vistaprint has “holiday” cards that you can upload your own design and are 5×7. I can’t vouch for the quality though as I’ve never used them :)