Oh So Beautiful Paper

These birthday party invitations from Tara at Cracked Designs are so fun and creative!  Created for her son Beckett’s 2nd birthday party, Tara created a complete invitation field manual booklet inspired by old school camping manuals and Boy Scout merit badges.  Such a great idea for a birthday party theme!

From Tara: My husband and I often refer to our son Beckett as “Sass-quatch,” mostly because he’s had a case of the terrible twos ever since he turned one. When brainstorming for Beckett’s 2nd birthday party, I knew that a play on the name of the mythical “Sasquatch” turned “Sass-quatch” theme would be perfect for our little monster.

I’ve always loved vintage camping & Boy Scout images, and thought it would be really unique to plan a party with the idea of having an “Exploration of the Sass-Quatch” as the concept for the party invitations.  I wanted the invitation suite to feel very old school and earthy, with an overall camping vibe.  I turned the invitation into a booklet, complete with an “Official Sass-quatch Explorer Society” logo that drew inspiration from vintage girl and boy scout merit badges.

I had fun coming up with all the text for the invites, and wanted to make it feel like the guests were reading their very own Sass-quatch guidebook.  I printed out the cover of the invitation on heavyweight kraft paper.  Each invitation booklet was assembled and placed in a drawstring cotton muslin pouch with hand-drawn arrows, then placed in a kraft paper envelope and sealed with a round sticker.

For the actual party, we turned our house into a full on forest, complete with cardboard trees and a giant sass-quatch cut out hiding amongst the trees. Guests created their own little terrariums in vintage glass jars.  I kept the theme from the invitations running strong in all of the elements of the party, so everyone got the full sass-quatch exploration experience!

Thanks Tara!

Photo Credits: Cracked Designs

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1. Laura
   Twitter: bearseatberries
   says:

   05/11/2012 at 8:45 AM

   Wow! Beautiful work. I wish I was at that party!
2. Elaine @ papermade
   Twitter: papermadedesign
   says:

   05/10/2012 at 3:25 PM

   So clever and adorable!! Love these!!!
3. hazel says:

   05/10/2012 at 1:51 PM

   what fonts did you use?
   • Tara
     Twitter: crackeddesigns
     says:

     05/11/2012 at 12:52 PM

     I used mostly, Myriad Pro, Bebas and Ranger
4. Lisa p says:

   05/10/2012 at 1:11 PM

   OMG! Love these! The sasquatch idea is sooo cute!
5. Sara
   Twitter: saramcnally
   says:

   05/10/2012 at 12:21 PM

   I LOVE these! Can’t wait to have kids and throw them epic parties. Thanks for sharing!
6. Teresa
   Twitter: girlsownpaper
   says:

   05/10/2012 at 12:14 PM

   Amazingly clever! Makes me sort of wish I had a child at home to do something like this (emphasis on the “sort of”) Thanks for sharing!!