Creative Custom Card Boxes

Fab Vendor Monday-{Lola Blue Shop}

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:30:42 +0000

Fab Vendor Monday-{Lola Blue Shop}

Erika contacted me to let me know about her etsy shop! She creates some fun invitation designs and other coordinating paper products. Check her out below!

Name: Erika Batista

Company Name: Lola Blue Shop

Website: www.lolablueshop.etsy.com

Blog: www.lolablueshop.blogspot.com

Email:lolablueshop@gmail.com

Established: Oct 2009

Employees: Self

Pricing: $3.00-$4.25 per invitation. Seating charts and matching paper goods vary in price.

Serving areas: USA and Canada

Services offered: Custom invitations and paper goods for all occasions.

How did you get started in your business?
I designed and created my own pocket fold wedding invitations back in November 2008, less than a year later I designed my cousin’s Sweet 16 circus themed invitations, friends and family loved them, so I decided to do some researching for ways to sell my designs. A lot of my work is through referrals but I am trying to get more and more people to order through my shop.

How long have you been doing it?
I signed up with Etsy in September 2009 but I didn’t start posting listings until October. It was very slow at first because I had to do research on how to promote and be active on Etsy. I would say I have been actively selling and promoting since January 2010.

Describe your style.

When I design I like to think of what I would like for my event, of course taking into account my client’s theme. I consider my style fashionable, unique and pretty. I take inspiration from colors I wear and fashion magazines, even though these are invitations and not a piece of clothing, I like to think of them as a fashion “accessory” for your event.

Do you do have any other jobs?

Yes. I currently work full time as an accounts manager, I am responsible for Accounts Payable and Receivable. But my passion, is design. I love my part time job, it is what drives. I easily spend hours on hours designing and creating. I hope to one day be able to work on my shop full time.

What else would you be doing for a living?
Ever since I was a little girl, I have always loved colors, painting, designing – it takes me to a whole other world. I enjoy it very much. If I wasn’t designing invitations, I would be designing shoes and clothes

What is something that few people know about you?
One of my life long dreams is to become a mom. I am very family oriented and family is very important to me. Having a family and being a great mom, I would say, is one of my most important goals.

Do you have any advice to offer engaged couples or those planning a special event?
Yes. Don’t leave anything for the last minute! Second, if you want to have something at your wedding or special event, GET IT! You will regret not having it later. And third, visit my shop I can design your invitations and matching coordinates especially for you

Would you like to say anything about your friends at Creative Custom Card Boxes?
Yes, thank you for the inspiration I know that you also started as a fellow NJ board “knottie” who made your business from designing your own wedding card box. I hope to one day be as successful and popular as you.

Have anything else to share with our readers?

If you don’t see something you like or have another theme or idea in mind for your event, please note that all you have to do is email me. I will try my best to fit your needs. I design not only invitations but also, seating charts, favor tags, table numbers, wedding invitations, etc… Due to my demanding full time job I don’t post wedding invitation listings on my shop but I do them for referrals, so if you want something unique that no one else has, email me and I can make a design for youcr according to your theme and olor scheme.

“Uberfablicious” Real Wedding Sneak Peek

admin — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:00:33 +0000

“Uberfablicious” Real Wedding Sneak Peek

Our Bride Vanessa got married on Saturday night and our friends at Celeste Studios were kind enough to send us a few sneak peek pictures in this lovely video slideshow!

Check out the fabulous florals and decor! What an absolutely beautiful wedding!!!! I’m blown away by the work that Pampered Bride Weddings did on this event!

This is a MUST SEE!

Creations-Mad Hatter Cake Replica Wedding Card Box

admin — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:30:31 +0000

Creations-Mad Hatter Cake Replica Wedding Card Box

Our twitter friend, the fabulous Nearlywed asked us to create a custom wedding card box in the style of her wedding cake-to-be! The wedding will be a fun a funky event in Las Vegas and the cake has a fun Mad Hatter style design. We worked very hard to replicate the style of the cake and it really came out wonderfully!

Here’s the sketch we were sent of the cake:

And here is the custom wedding Cake Replica Card Box we created!

We love to read your comments! Please leave us some love and definitely check out the Nearlywed Blog.

Wish Upon A Wedding-Raising Awareness

admin — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:56:13 +0000

Wish Upon A Wedding-Raising Awareness

I’d like to introduce you, dear readers to an absolutely wonderful cause. Wish Upon A Wedding is an organization that produces weddings and civil union ceremonies at destinations across the USA for terminally ill individuals, regardless of sexual orientation. There are twenty chapters across the US!

Here at Creative Custom Card Boxes we loo forward to getting involved in the new NJ chapter!

Announcing America’s First Wedding Wish Granting Organization
New nonprofit organization launches, ready to grant Wedding Wishes across America!

Wish Upon a Wedding will produce weddings & civil union ceremonies at destinations across the United States for
individuals facing terminal illness. There are currently 20 chapters throughout the United States ready to make
wedding wishes come true.

Founder Liz Guthrie, a wedding planner in San Jose, CA { of San Jose Wedding Consultants } explains, “By giving
the gift of a dream wedding, we will grant some of the most intimate moments of these people’s lives, and help them
share these memories with their closest friends and family members.”

Guthrie adds, “Many people facing life threatening illness do not have the strength, money or resources to plan a
wedding or civil union ceremony. At last, the wedding industry has found a way to make sure that everyone’s
wedding wishes come true. The vows may take place right at the hospital bedside, or at a more elaborate venue. No
matter what the setting, Wish Upon a Wedding will provide everything necessary for individuals to marry their soul
mates, in heartfelt and thoughtful ceremonies.”

Wish Upon a Wedding believes these ceremonies will help other people facing similar situations find their own sense
of strength and hope.

The First Wish Recipient

In December 2009, as Wish Upon a Wedding was holding one of its first board meetings, we received the following
fateful email from a wedding planner named Natasha.

“I am a Professional Bridal Consultant out of the Sacramento, CA area. I volunteered at a Charity Wedding Gown
Sale for Making Memories this past summer. At that event, I had an opportunity to meet an amazing Bride named
Florence that unfortunately has lost both of her breasts to cancer, and is now at stage 4 cancer. She came to the
event basically to “window shop” for a dress (as she had been putting off her own nuptials for obvious medical and
financial reasons). When the director of the event learned Florence had Breast Cancer; Making Memories
immediately decided to donate a gown of her choice to her. I was so inspired and captivated by this phenomenal
woman, that I donated my services to her free of charge.”

“Since then, I have been literally begging various vendors to help this very deserving Bride have not only a beautiful
wedding, but create a wonderful memory for her family to cherish.”
“I am not looking to be in the limelight to promote my business. I would like nothing more than to see this very
special Bride have the Wedding she so very well deserves.”

“In an ironic twist to things, I recently went in for a routine Well Woman Exam and was shocked with my own
tumor discovery. I will be undergoing treatment and surgery on January 4, 2010. I am told I will be not be able to
engage in my daily activities for a little while. Even though I am faced with my own health issues, I cannot bring
myself to focus on much other than Florence’s Wedding. If there is anything you can do to help me give Florence and
her Fiance` Michael a memorable Wedding, I would be more than grateful.”

The fact that Natasha is now battling breast cancer as well, yet still has a heart of gold and wants nothing more than
Florence’s happiness, makes this first Wedding Wish truly remarkable. We are grateful to Natasha for introducing us to
Florence Williams, our first Wish Recipient, who is now scheduled to be married on March 13, 2010.

Florence and Michael, a Very Special Love Story

In 2006 Florence was on her way to a birthday party, to hang out with her girlfriends. As usual, she waited for the
Route 93 Bus. That evening, Michael the bus driver noticed Florence and began a conversation with her. Route 93 was
his regular route, and Florence and Michael began to see more and more of each other.

He bravely asked for her phone number, and eventually called her. After playing hard to get for a while, Florence
finally decided to answer the phone and talk to Michael. For their first date, Michael asked Florence out to dinner in
San Francisco. Enjoying a romantic dinner by the wharf, they watched the boats come in and out of the bay, and they
began to fall hopelessly in love.

Michael soon told Florence he’d found his other half and wanted to be her husband. Michael proposed to Florence by
saying “I want to make you my wife” and “make our family official”. He let her know that no matter what happens, he
loves her and wants to be with her unconditionally.

Later, when Florence was diagnosed with cancer, she worried Michael might leave. But he was always there for her,
supporting her throughout the entire experience, including a double mastectomy. Michael now supports Florence as
she endures treatments, pain and sickness. But one thing that gives Florence hope, is that she knows she will soon get
to marry her partner, sharing the intimate ceremony with her family and loved ones. Wish Upon a Wedding will be
there to create these memories that will carry on long after Florence is gone.

Wish Granters needed in all locations

By calling on regional volunteers known as Wish Granters, the organization is able to provide all the goods and
services required for complete wedding packages. Please visit our website at and fill out the application online to begin
making wishes come true today.

Creations- Wedding at Tiffany’s

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:30:10 +0000

Creations- Wedding at Tiffany’s

Pasquale contacted us in a frenzy to help his stressed out bride to be stay calm by purchasing a last minute wedding card box for their upcoming wedding! We are happy to rush orders so we set to work on this lovely Tiffany Blue and White 2 tiered Creative Custom Card Box. Simply Elegant and reminiscent of that pretty blue box every girl loves to get!

Giveaway- Happy Birthday to our friends at CWC!

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:54:20 +0000

Givewaway-Happy Birthday to our friends at CWC!

Customized Wedding Creations is doing a giveaway for their 3rd birthday! Check out the post here for information on how to enter! Who wouldn’t want one of their beautiful hand painted parasols?!

Happy Birthday!! Continued success to you CWC!

March Monthly Specials!

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:34:23 +0000

March Monthly Specials

We’re happy to announce this month’s special deals exclusively available through the end of March! In honor of spring coming soon we are offering $10 off our 1 tier Creative Custom Card Boxes and 15% off our 2 tier “Guest Wishes” Guest Book Boxes! These deals wont last long so make sure to visit our Monthly Specials Page and make your purchase. Make sure to enter MARCHSPECIAL in the ‘coupon’ section of the order form in order to get your discount!

Visit our Partner Customized Wedding Creations for their Monthly Specials on their brand new Eco-Runners aisle runners!

Creations: Classic Wedding Style

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:00:00 +0000

Creations: Classic Wedding Style

We created this beautiful classic set for a lovely bride. This ivory two tier wedding card box features Dove patterned satin ribbon and pearls we hand applied to the box.

The coordinating WE DO cake table decor letters are hand painted in ivory with hand applied pearls on each letter.

Ivory Wedding card box with dove ribbon and pearls and coordinating WE DO letters

Though we love doing fun and funky Wedding Card Boxes its always nice to do something very classic and ‘wedding-ey’!

Fab Vendor Monday- {For Keeps Sake Designs}

admin — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:30:56 +0000

Fab Vendor Monday- {For Keeps Sake Designs}

At Creative Custom Card Boxes we like to highlight new and fabulous products in the wedding and event industry. For Keeps Sake Designs has a great product that i’m so lucky to be able to use first hand once our little one is born! What a great gift idea for a baby shower!

“My First Yearbook by For Keeps Sake Designs is a unique service for parents. We have made it easy to keep up with baby’s first year memory book with a simple weekly email form throughout baby’s first year. This information is then gathered and put into a custom 40 page professionally printed book with a handcrafted one of a kind hardback cover and ribbon closure. No two books are ever the same, and are as unique as your baby! No more forgotten stories, blank pages, or scribbled out words! In addition, 10% of profits are donated to First Candle or the Trisomy 18 Foundation in memory of our angel baby, Ethan Ryan James Miesnik.”

Name: Shaina Miesnik

Company Name: For Keeps Sake Designs

Website: www.4ksdesigns.com

Blog: www.mommadeby4ks.blogspot.com

Email:4ksdesigns@gmail.com

Established: 2009

Employees: me and hubby

Pricing: $129.95

Serving areas: US

Services offered: Custom Memory Book Service

How did you get started in your business?

I started out doing nursery design and baby showers. I had always thought there should be a service like the “My First Yearbook” and saw a need for it when working with mom to be’s. I decided to go for it and here we are!

How long have you been doing it?

1 year, just launched on our website and nationally after much success in our test run!

Describe your style.

Hmm, I love very elegant designs, I’m not a huge fan of modern.

Do you do have any other jobs?

I’m a wife and mom, and I do accounting for a hotel, and soon to be lending my expertise part time for an event planning service.

What else would you be doing for a living?

I’d be an astronaut! For real! (don’t laugh!)

What is something that few people know about you?

Oh gosh, I once was volunteered to do a commercial in 8th grade for a non-profit my mom worked for. I was unaware I would be sitting in a wheelchair petting a donkey, (who bit me very hard!) how embarrassing. One day a girl at school said, “I saw a girl on tv who looked just like you! But she was in a wheelchair”

Would you like to say anything about your friends at Creative Custom Card Boxes?

Marni is such an inspiration to me! I love her musical background as well because I was in show choir in high school and I love love love to sing (karaoke one night Marni?) lol. The work CCCB does is amazing, I love their cardboxes and can’t wait to have an excuse to buy one!

Have anything else to share with our readers?

10% of our profit is donated to First Candle and the Trisomy 18 foundation. Our dedication to ending infant death stems from the loss of our baby boy, Ethan, to SIDS. Through our business we have been able to raise awareness and educate new parents about the risk of SIDS as well as provide the non-profits with much needed money for research!

Creations: Pop of color

admin — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:00:11 +0000

Creations: A POP of Color

This two tier square wedding card box is such a bright pop of color and will look fabulous on the gift table at the wedding!

Like this color combo? Leave a comment!