I Do On A Dime

Invitations

They had a duel purpose serving as a

birth announcement and an invite to the party.

I got the invites from vista print for 50% off

wrapped them in vellum (20 shts for 50% off @ Micheal's cut in half)
and sealed it with a seal

I got to coordinate from vistaprint.

Then I wrapped the invite in a translucent

ribbon and put them in an envelope.

I got the cutest printable set from etsy for 13.95

https://www.etsy.com/listing/154072725/personalized-baby-blessing-baptism?ref=shop_home_active

Drink was diet 7up
3 2ltr bottles for .77cents each
1 lemon 40 cents and 1 lime 19 cents

I decorated the table with an "E" I found at Marshall's
for 7.99

and with some pics my husband took of him when he was
6 days old

Coordinating plates, cups, napkins and silverware from Walmart

1.99 each for 20 each

Grapes 1.99, pineapple 2.49, strawberries 1.99 x 3, cantaloupe 1.49 x 2 from Aldi

I made roasted turkey croissant Sandwiches.

Meat 2 packs 11.00 and croissants 3 packs 5.99 from Costco

Romaine Lettuce from Aldi 1.99

Cupcake and frosting mix free with coupons

Water 24 pk 2.49 on sale

Included in the kit are Thank You Cards
To make everything coordinate event better
I used some package labels and printed
the cupcake toppers on the label paper
http://www.amazon.com/DigiOrange%C2%AE-Shipping-Labels-Adhesive-Printer/dp/B004MO5QCW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380164813&sr=8-1&keywords=digiorange

Then I cut them with my circle cutter
removed the backing and put them on the back
like a seal on my thank you cards...

Everything is perfectly coordinated and adorable for super cheap!

Invitations

When doing a jpeg search for and Gabba Characters there are very few

and the ones that you can find are too small to use.

Luckily, I came across one that I could photoshop and use for this invite.

My daughter loves foofa so I was very happy that this was the large

JPEG I found.

I Used some pale pink paper and then glued the invitation after printing and

cropping it with my paper cutter to the inside.

I knew I wanted more to this invite so I went to Joanne Fabrics to check

out some cricut cartridge options.

This cartridge was on sale from 39.99 to 29.99

which is regular price at Michael's.

I found the phrase...

It's a party and cut it at 4 1/2"

I wanted some 9 x 6 envelopes to go with the

invites so I looked in the clearance isle and found nothing

so I found a pack of 100 for 19.95 and with this weeks 50% off

coupons I got 100 envelopes for 9.95

I downloaded the Gabbaland font from fontspace.com

for free to use on the envelopes and invites.

http://www.fontspace.com/seantrowbridge/gabbaland

I found a Yo Gabba Gabba JPEG pic on line

which I downloaded and chose washout for color

to set behind the adressee.

Dress

Gabba Gabba Dresses run from anywhere between 20.00 and 65.00
I was lucky to find one on eBay for Reagan for 19.99
free shipping...

Outside I got some Foam board at the Dollar Tree and drew some
characters to greet the guests as they walked up and into Gabbaland

I also bought these flower streamers that I strung up on the other side of the walkway.
Each were 1.00 each at the dollar tree.

I made these signs to post of the food for the guests.

Here is the blank jpeg that you can use to make your own signs

otherwise I have made some for you...

Here is the video to help you personalize the blank template below...

I printed these and put them back to back.

With double stick tape I glued them together with a long

sandwich toothpick.

Making the rainbow puffs was cheap and easy.
They sell this tissue paper pack at the dollar store
along with wire clippers and 20 gauge wire I got at Walmart for 3.00
I used 2 packs 5 sheets in each puff.
Here is a video instruction link for you...
http://secondgradenest.blogspot.com/2012/08/monday-made-it-10.html

I ordered the background characters and Happy Birthday
sign from Amazon for 7.99 free 2 day shipping.

http://www.amazon.com/Yo-Gabba-Party-Scene-Setter/dp/B0074TKP50/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373146743&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=gabba+party+sign

These PLEX cookie pops did not quite turn out as planned...my chocolate

did not melt quite right so I slathered it on with a frosting spreader. I used

the Monster eyes from Michael s and chocolate fondant for the black rectangles.

The little Gabba Characters in the food came from
a early birthday gift Reagan got from her Aunt Katie...
Gabba Bath Buddies
http://www.amazon.com/Gabba-Bath-time-Fun-Buddies/dp/B001IABZKU/ref=sr_1_1?s=toys-and-games&ie=UTF8&qid=1373146932&sr=1-1&keywords=gabba+bath
I also used some for a game of "Pretend" aka Charades we played.

I used a flower shape to cut the bread.

On some episodes Muno likes to "Play Pretent"
So I thought we could do that as well with a game of
charades.
Here are the bath buddies I used for the game
the kids drew them out of a bag and acted them out

Another game we played was
"Party in my Tummy"
I used another piece of Foam board that I got from the Dollar tree drew Brobee
on it and cut out a big Mouth
I put the picture on a step ladder with tape and the kids threw baby oranges through the mouth.