2016 Graduation Party Custom Invitations and More

Custom Graduation Invites and Announcements

Graduation season is right around the corner! I've made some personalized graduation designs in years past, but this is the first year I've put together matching sets. These collections include invites you can easily customize with your grad's name, class year, school and photos - as well as matching items such as address labels, stickers, Thank You cards, and cap toppers. These sets also include fun items to help you throw a great graduation party, including napkins, plates, paper cups, paper coasters and more.

All these products are incredibly easy to edit. I've set up template fields on each one. And if you still want to make more detailed changes (think: changing background colors and adjusting fonts), you can click the "Customize It" button on Zazzle and edit as you like.

Here are the matching sets!

1. CLASSIC AND CLASSY GOLD LAUREL WREATH

this graduation set is perfect for any graduate and has a formal yet elegant look - on some products, the black background can be changed to match your school colors, too (round photo frame products can't be altered - but contact me and I'd be happy to make a custom color version for you)

2016 Graduation Laurel Wreath Gold Matching Set
by FancyCelebration

2. BOHO CHIC SUNNY ORANGE GRADUATE TEXT

your graduate's photo is the star on this sunrise-inspired grad party set - the word "Graduate" is written in pretty, glittery-looking shades of orange and yellow - the purple background can be easily "Customized" on Zazzle

2016 Graduation Boho Chic Matching Set
by FancyCelebration

3. CAMOUFLAGE GRADUATION PARTY THEME
this cool camo grad set features the word "Graduate" in grungy green and brown, along with your grad's photo and plenty of fun, matching camouflage party products

2016 Graduation Camouflage Matching Set
by FancyCelebration

4. TWO MODERN GOLD TYPOGRAPHY SETS
both these elegant sets feature the word "graduate" in hand-written typography - one is in gold and the other a pink rose gold - with your grad's photo collage

2016 Graduation Gold Typography Matching Set
by FancyCelebration

2016 Graduation Rose Gold Typography Matching Set
by FancyCelebration

5. FUNNY GRADUATION MONKEYS AND MORE
this set includes the popular graduation monkey cards from my HaHaHolidays shop - i'm also continuing to add other graduation humor to this collection - these are perfect for a grad with a sense of humor!

2016 Graduation Funny Monkeys and More
by HaHaHolidays

6. MORE GRAD ANNOUNCEMENTS | INVITES
some invites don't come with an entire matching set (yet) - i've collected them here, along with the invites from the sets above - there are some more cute ones here, along with one that looks like a diploma certificate

2016 Graduation Invitations
by FancyCelebration

I hope you find the perfect invites for your grad party.

Thanks for stopping by and congratulations on your graduation!

-MK

All designs © MK Hess Creative

Unique Personalized Father's Day Gift Ideas

Father's Day Gift Ideas from Zazzle

In 2015, Father's Day is the 21st of June, which might seem like a while off, but it's actually only 22 days away. If you want to order your dad the perfect, personalized gift, now is the time. All these gift ideas from Zazzle are printed on demand when you order them. Here are some of my favorites.

To see a full list of 52 Father's Day gift ideas, CLICK HERE.

1. For the seafaring, boat-loving, yacht captain sailor type of dad: a personalized captain can koozie to keep his beer cold while he sails the seas. Easily add your dad's name to the anchor:

Customizable Ship Captain Your Name Anchor Can Cooler by LaborAndLeisure

2. For the Mad Men loving, cool 50s / 60s mid-century modern retro kind of dad: a minimalist clock in the classic atomic starburst style. You can even click "customize it" and add a monogram or change the background color if you like:

50s Retro Atomic Starburst Midcentury Modern by FancyCelebration

3. Father's Day comes only a couple weeks before 4th of July. This shirt is the perfect gift for the dad who loves fireworks and beer. It says, "Fireworks Expert: I drink the booze and light the fuse." Add your dad's name or choose to print it without a name:

Funny 4th of July Independence Fireworks Expert T-Shirt
by HaHaHolidays

4. For the dad who loves man's best friend: a custom dog bed for his favorite pooch. This blue dog bed has paw prints all over it and a bone where you can add the name of your father's favorite companion:

Dog Paw Print Gingham Cute Blue Personalized Bone Small Dog Bed by FancyCelebration

5. For the chef dad who is a fan of Breaking Bad, this funny parody apron has a muffin and the words Baking Dad: I am the One Who Cooks.

Funny Dad Who Bakes or Cooks Spoof Parody Father's Standard Apron by HaHaHolidays

6. For the wild west dad, personalize his man cave with this cool set of six custom saloon drink coasters:

Customizable Home Bar Beer Saloon Drink Coasters by FancyCelebration

7. For the military or hunter dad, make his ride extra special with these green and brown camouflage car mats:

Camouflage Camo Green Brown Pattern Floor Mat by backdropshop

8. Does your dad home brew his own beer? Give him his own brand with these customized bottle labels.  Specify the type of beer and add your dad's photo.

Beer Customized Photo Brown 2 Shipping Label by FancyCelebration

9. For the dad who dislikes social media, this funny gel mousepad has a picture of a carrier pigeon and the words, "In my day, if we wanted to communicate through a twitter-bird, we wrote a note and stuck it on a pigeon."

Funny Old Age Twitter Bird Pigeon Gel Mouse Pad by FunnyTShirtsAndMore

10. For the gambling, card-playing dad, this cool watch with a card suit design. The art-deco style numbers are white on the black and red hearts, diamonds, spades and clovers. Add your dad's name in red.

Poker Casino Gambler Card Suits Custom Name Wrist Watches by FancyCelebration

11. For the dad with a sense of humor, this funny novelty drink flask. It's made to look like a vintage snake oil advertisement.

Funny Novelty Personalized Cure-All Vintage 3 Hip Flasks by FunnyTShirtsAndMore

This is only a small sample of the 52 hand-picked gifts in the Father's Day Collection.  CLICK HERE to see all 52 items, from funny greeting cards to retro neckties, camo dartboards, pop art phone cases, wine cellar cheeseboards, zombie shirts and coffee shop posters. I hope you find the perfect, unique gift for your dad!

-MK
 MK Hess Creative

 All designs © MK Hess

Personalized Playing Cards - Fun Christmas Gift Idea

CUSTOM PLAYING CARD DECKS FOR CHRISTMAS

Personalized items always seem extra-special for Christmas or birthdays. These unique Bicycle playing card decks make perfect gifts for any relative or friend who loves poker, euchre, bridge, blackjack or any other card game. Use the templates to easily add names, monograms and other text.

Customizable Home Bar Beer Saloon Deck Of Cards

Deer Cabin Personalized Monogram with Wood Grain Bicycle Playing Cards

Customizable Poker Room Casino Bicycle Poker Cards

Funny Man Cave with Your Name Custom Card Decks

Leopard Fur Print Animal Pattern Bicycle Card Decks

Log Cabin Personalized Faux Wood Bicycle Poker Deck

Green Camouflage Pattern Sheriff Badge Monogram Bicycle Poker Cards

Antique Red Rose Parchment Polka Dots Personalized Deck Of Cards

Steampunk Gears Octopus Kraken Monogram Poker Cards

Pretty Strawberry Cream Pattern Personalized Poker Deck

Red White Plaid Tartan Bicycle Playing Cards

Rainbow Plaid Custom Deck Of Cards

Customizable Home Bar Irish Pub Green Bicycle Poker Deck

Customizable Marijuana Cannabis Leaves Pattern Bicycle Poker Deck

Customizable Ship Captain Your Name Anchor Deck Of Cards

Funny Beer Me Custom Name Bicycle Playing Cards

 

If you're looking for a less-expensive option, you can find these same designs on classic playing cards (instead of the Bicycle brand) in our Zazzle stores HERE, HERE and HERE. For Cyber Week 2014, these classic playing cards are 70% off Friday, December 5th only until midnight, with promo code ZAZCYBERWEEK.

I hope you find the right, custom playing card deck for everyone on your Christmas list!

-MK
MK Hess Creative

All designs © MK Hess

Fleece Blankets: Zazzle Cyber Monday Afternoon Deal

FLEECE BLANKETS 65% OFF TODAY ONLY

Fleece blankets are new on Zazzle this fall. For the surprise Cyber Monday 2014 afternoon deal, Zazzle has them priced 65% off with promo code ZAZCYBER2014. That means you can get a blanket that's usually about $33 for about $11.50. There are bigger sizes on the same huge discount percent, too.

I don't have very many of these blankets designed yet because they're so new. But here are the ones I've made so far. They look very pretty! This deal ends at midnight PST.

Brightly colored snowflake winter pattern blanket:

Pretty Colorful Snowflakes Christmas Pattern Fleece Blanket

Christmas toss pattern blanket:

Cute Christmas Collage Holiday Pattern Fleece Blanket

Casino Playing Card Suits Pattern:

Poker Playing Card Suit Pattern Fleece Blanket

Camouflage pattern:

Green Camouflage Camo Pattern Fleece Blanket b

Pretty marijuana / cannabis leaves pattern (to see this one on Zazzle, change your settings there so you can see PG-13 items):

Marijuana Cannabis Leaves Pattern Fleece Blanket by FancyCelebration

Pretty strawberry pattern:

Pretty Strawberry Cream Pattern by FancyCelebration

Shell beach pattern:

Pretty Blue Shell Starfish Sea Pattern by FancyCelebration

With all of these, if you decide to choose a different blanket size or you just want to adjust the patterns differently, you can click the "Customize It" button and rearrange things. For instance, if you want the shells to be larger on the last blanket, Customize It, select the pattern file and use the + / - button to increase or decrease its size. You can even change the blue background color on the shell one!

If you find the fleece blanket you like today, don't forget to use ZAZCYBER2014 at checkout.

-MK
MK Hess Creative

All designs © MK Hess

New, Bright, Trendy Pattern Phone Cases on Zazzle

NEW BRIGHT PATTERNS, PHONE CASES ON ZAZZLE

Happy New Year, everyone! For the past couple weeks, I've been making some bright patterns and adding to one of my stores, FancyCelebration. Here's a glimpse of the new patterns on phone cases, although they're available on many, many products. They range from trendy to unique to vintage. This is a collage I put together on Polyvore here:

Unique Phone Cases, FancyCelebration store on Zazzle by mkhess

Click on the picture to see all the electronics cases in my store. Here's a link to the FancyCelebration store main page, too.

My overall favorites are the octopus, the seashells and the camouflage sheriff badge. The gear octopus was the hardest to make, but it looks cool on dark blue. The seashells remind me of a sunny beach, and I wish I was there right now. And the sheriff badge I made because it vaguely reminds me of "The Walking Dead." Some designs really stand out nicely - I just made the pink lip pattern, and it looks great on black. I also like the tiger pattern and the orchid purple chevron monogram one.

I hope everyone who's affected by the bad winter weather is staying warm and finding good use for the days when you're trapped inside. We're experiencing negative temperatures and constant snowfall here. Our chickens are locked up in the barn with extra bedding. 

I haven't updated this blog for a while, because I needed a break after the holidays and because my internet is so unreliable. But I hope to add more GIMP how-to instructions and writer inspiration soon.

Thanks for stopping by!

-MK

All images copyright MK Hess, except the wood wallpaper background (see it here).