{PART TWO (of 3) - Super P Turns 3! A Vintage Pop Art Super Hero Party by Anders Ruff

Super P Turns 3
A Vintage Pop Art Super Hero Party
Part ONE - The Dessert Table (Thursday's post)
Part TWO - The Candy Bar and Favor Table (today's post)
Part THREE - The Action (Activities) (this week)

SUPER excited to share more of the Pop Art Inspired Super Hero party...

Last week I shared Part one of Super P Turns 3 (The dessert table details)

I left out a few fun photos from Part One (dessert table)...
Here are some fun ones of Adria and I...
dressed in our super hero capes that I made...


My son, Jeffrey, with his buddy Max... admiring the fantastic cake by Got What It Cakes.

Today I am sharing the Candy Bar and Favor Table from my little Pierson's party.

As you heard in my "part one" of the Vintage Super Hero Party, POP ART is what inspired me for the printable graphics and design of this party. Roy Lichtenstein is one of my favorite artists, and so I wanted to incorporate his style of interpreting comics.

Below is the candy bar that was displayed at the party. We had so many treats, we had to have several "treat" tables....

I took a photo of Pierson wearing his mask and super hero costume and it inspired me to draw a pop art inspired poster of Pierson.
Below is the result of my illustration of Pierson in "Roy Lichtenstein" style pop art.

Thanks to Sign Guy for the awesome printing of this 36x36 poster!

Glassine bags with printable party logos on them were displayed at the candy bar for the children to fill up with treats. A conversation bubble sign was displayed that said "Thanks for saving Pierson's 3rd birthday! Pack up some Super Treats and enjoy!"

With the Super Hero / Pop Art theme,
I focused on big city skyline graphics throughout the party.

It seemed only fitting to serve the candies in buildings!
I found these awesome squared vessels at TARGET of all places. I cut out squares of black cardstock and applied them to the containers to look like windows.
I then filled the containers with red, blue and yellow candies and treats (the color scheme)...

We served yellow M&Ms, red licorice, aqua sour straws, yellow/black boxes of Chiclets, yellow Harbaro gummies, blue old fashioned candy sticks, and more!

Audrey of Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats created these adorable cake pops for the party. I just love them! We served them on circular cutouts of printable paper.
We displayed our printable party labels with the name of each treat.
(available in our shop in the full printable package)

I made these layered jello shooters for the kids to pull in more of the colors from the party. The children loved them! (they were non-alcoholic, of course!). I stuck a Super P logo flag out of the treats.

Because I love these so much, I just had to share this shot again of the cupcakes (fondant toppers from Two Sugar Babies)
These were served on the white lacquer serving trays in the centers of the tables.

The layered jellos were also displayed....

Here are some shots of the kids enjoying the Candy Bar....
(LOVE the masks from Kid Kapers!)

My sweet little Jeffrey loading up...

My boys getting their treats... LOVE the capes from Kid Kapers!

Now, onto the Favor Table.
All of the children took home their personalized capes and masks,
but they also got some special treats from the candy bar and the favor table...

Adorable cookie pops were displayed in the lacquer boxes that I lined with patterned papers.
The Cookie Jar made the cookies and they were both beautiful and delish!
You can see the printable favor hangtags (available in our shop) attached the cookies that were wrapped in cellophane bags (from Nashville Wraps!)

JoAnne of Oh Goodie Designs sourced this adorable red/blue popcorn.
More of the fabulous cake pops from Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats were displayed as well....

We also displayed yummy cake pops from Dreamin N' Details. We put cute little printable "POP" flags on the top of the cake pops. The guests loved nibbling on these!

The sprinkes were perfect for the party - they looked like little benday dots/pop art patterns...

Here is a pic of Grayce (Adria's daughter), enjoying the party......Everyone was sure full of sweets and treats!
We were so happy to have such wonderful desserts!

Stay tuned this week for

Part THREE - The Action (Activities and DIY) (next week)

VENDOR CREDITS & RESOURCES:
– Event Styling, Graphic Design & Printables – Anders Ruff Custom Designs
– Photography – Becca Bond Photography

Party Props:
– Cupcake Wrappers – Bella Cupcake Couture
– Custom Capes and Masks – Kid Kapers
– Pop Art Eco Lunch Bags – Urban Harmonie Designs
– White Gable Boxes and Cello Bags – Nashville Wraps
– Label Material – OnlineLabels.com
– Sign Printing – Sign Guy
– Treat Bags – The Cupcake Social
– Popcorn and CB2 Pop Art Plates – Oh Goodie Designs
– Printable Party Elements: Tags, Labels, Favors, Invites, & More – Anders Ruff Custom Designs

Desserts:
– Custom Cake – Got What It Cakes
– Custom Cake Pops – Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats
– Chocolate Covered Oreos – Sweeties by Kim
– Cake Pops – Dreamin N’ Details
– Fondant Cupcake Toppers – Two Sugar Babies
– Sugar Cookies – The Cookie Jar
– “3” Lollipops – Vintage Confections

{PART TWO (of 3) - Super P Turns 3! A Vintage Pop Art Super Hero Party by Anders Ruff

{Giveaway} Straight From the Studio: Our Vintage Super Hero Birthday Party Customized, Coordinating Accessories Collection, Invitation and Wall Poster

Super Pierson's big brother, Jeffrey


It's a bird, it's a plane...it's Super P! Today we are giving away to one luck winner the whole kit and kaboodle! Our Vintage Super Hero Birthday Party Customized, Coordinating Accessories Collection (as seen on Hostess with the Mostess) (and our blog)! In addition to the accessories collection, we are also giving away the invitation AND the Printable City Skyline Coloring Poster (over $90 worth of designs)! Now that's SUPER!

Please note: This giveaway is ready to FLY away and our winner will be drawn on Monday, March 7th, at 1:00PM ET!

BOOM!

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Giveaway Description

One Vintage Super Hero Party Customized Invitation, Printable Collection and Wall Poster (pictured below):

First Way To Enter


• Visit Anders Ruff on Etsy and leave us a comment (here) telling us which printables (in addition to Super P) you like the most!

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{*For each additional entry, please leave a comment below indicating which additional step(s) you completed. We will check if you win!}

Winner will be chosen via random.org, on Monday, March 7th, at 1:00 PM ET

{Giveaway} Straight From the Studio: Our Vintage Super Hero Birthday Party Customized, Coordinating Accessories Collection, Invitation and Wall Poster

{Giveaway Winner} $30 Shop Credit to MakMayDesigns

The winner of the $30 Shop Credit to MakMayDesigns (drawn via Random.org) is lucky #60, Jennifer!

Comment #60

Jennifer {Petit Delights} said...
I think I'll have to ask for a custom listing for a Buzz shirt for my son!

Thank you to Becky of MakMayDesings for sponsoring this week's giveaway!

Email us to claim your prize: carrie.andersruff@gmail.com

Thanks for entering and congratulations, Jennifer!

{Giveaway Winner} $30 Shop Credit to MakMayDesigns

{Our Parties} PART ONE (of 3) - Super P Turns 3! A Vintage Pop Art Super Hero Party by Anders Ruff

Super P Turns 3
A Vintage Pop Art Super Hero Party
Part ONE - The Dessert Table (today's post)
Part TWO - The Candy Bar and Favor Table (next week)
Part THREE - The Action (Activities) (next week)

NOTE: See our new blog post on our new site HERE.

Well, here it is! I am sure most of you have seen the feature on Hostess with the Mostess.
(I was so "Super" excited to be featured on such an amazing party site!)....

Today I am sharing the dessert table from my little Pierson's party.

Here is the background on how this theme and concept was formed...

Being in the “party business”, I (Maureen) always have a vision for what I’d love for my own childrens’ birthday parties, usually which doesn’t align with what they actually want. My son, Pierson, could not be talked out of having a “Super Hero” party. I am always trying to steer clear of commercial characters and I knew I could take the traditional “Super Hero” in a whole new direction.

I have always loved the striking and vintage aesthetic of Roy Lichtenstein Pop Art. I decided to have a Vintage Pop Art Super Pierson Party. (PS. Printables are now available in the shop!)
Most moms to boys end up having a super hero party of some sort, and I wanted to show that you can have a really interesting, cool and fresh and appealing party without having to use commercial characters.

For this party, the graphics helped to mold the decor throughout the whole party.
I designed a “Super P” graphic that would be repeated throughout the party. We also brought in some of the “icons” of super heros - the traditional big city skyline. Patterns used throughout the party and graphics were representative of old comic books include halftone patterns as well as classic “benday dots” (Lichtenstein’s trademark). I designed the invitation below to help set the tone of the party. All of the elements on the invite would be carried out throughout the entire party. I embellished the envelope with a return address label that was a conversation bubble, and then a halftone pattern “to” label. (Both included in our complete printable package in our shop!)

We had some amazing dessert vendors and I can't wait to share the eye candy from the dessert table! Photography from none other than Becca Bond Photography.

The main dessert table featured a large “Super P” logo on the black/white polkadot backdrop. (Printed by Sign Guy!) The table featured “buildings” of varying heights in the red/blue and white colors - these buildings reflected the graphics that we used on the printables. (I got boxes of all sizes at my local Home Depot, wrapped with large scale paper and embellished with windows using electrical tape and black cardstock punched with square punches)


The desserts were mainly displayed on very “pop” feeling lacquer white wooden boxes
that had black etched trim. You will see more pieces from this set throughout the party tables.

The cake was made by the sweetest cake company! Got What It Cakes, which is owned by Mandie Miller. I was so thrilled when she found us on Martha's site and we connected.

The cake couldn't have been more perfect. Mandie put a conversation bubble with "YUM" at the top. How PERFECT!? The skyline coordinates perfectly with the invitation and then the 2nd tier being the benday dot inspired pattern.

The best thing about it - the cake was absolutely AMAZING tasting! I couldn't believe it.
Would you believe that the white is actually butter cream and not fondant!? SO smooth. Mandie was really workin her skills for this cake!

Next sinfully delish confection are the cookies! The Cookie Jar (Lisa Stone) made the most adorable cookie pops that have super hero comments. She also replicated the Super P logo on cookies! Pure amazingness.

A standard at most of our dessert table are the fondant toppers from Two Sugar Babies. I had the pleasure of meeting Charynn, the owner, in NYC at the Martha event last month. She is just as sweet in person! We hit it off and I just LOVE her work!
Check out the amazing Super P logo fondant toppers. The guests raved!

The beautiful cupcake wrappers are from Bella Cupcake Couture... SO FUN!

The sweetness doesn't stop there. We had oreos with coordinating polkadots from Sweeties by Kim. They were fabulous and totally fit in w/ the color scheme and the "feel" of the table. LOVE.

Super cute "3" Lollis were from Vintage Confection. I just love how impactful simple things like big 3 shaped lollis can be!

See... a party can be what your child wants without being overly characterized/commercialized. I just love taking a new twist on traditional themes!
Pop Art Super Hero Printable Package available in the shop.

What a super sweet dessert table that was, huh?

Stay tuned next week for

Part TWO - The Candy Bar and Favor Table (next week)
Part THREE - The Action (Activities and DIY) (next week)

VENDOR CREDITS & RESOURCES:
– Event Styling, Graphic Design & Printables – Anders Ruff Custom Designs
– Photography – Becca Bond Photography

Party Props:
– Cupcake Wrappers – Bella Cupcake Couture
– Custom Capes and Masks – Kid Kapers
– Pop Art Eco Lunch Bags – Urban Harmonie Designs
– White Gable Boxes and Cello Bags – Nashville Wraps
– Label Material – OnlineLabels.com
– Sign Printing – Sign Guy
– Treat Bags – The Cupcake Social
– Popcorn and CB2 Pop Art Plates – Oh Goodie Designs
– Printable Party Elements: Tags, Labels, Favors, Invites, & More – Anders Ruff Custom Designs

Desserts:
– Custom Cake – Got What It Cakes
– Custom Cake Pops – Sweet Cheeks Tasty Treats
– Chocolate Covered Oreos – Sweeties by Kim
– Cake Pops – Dreamin N’ Details
– Fondant Cupcake Toppers – Two Sugar Babies
– Sugar Cookies – The Cookie Jar
– “3” Lollipops – Vintage Confections

{Our Parties} PART ONE (of 3) - Super P Turns 3! A Vintage Pop Art Super Hero Party by Anders Ruff

{Featured Clients} Emma's 10th Birthday - Glitz, Glam and Memories!

Our client Erika Cox, recently worked with us to design for her daughter Emma's 10th birthday a "Glitz & Glam" themed party. Thank you Erika and Emma for sharing with our readers your pictures as well as an account of Emma's special day!

Twelve little girls came over after school and were greeted at the door by "Security" (a very dressed up middle school neighbor boy) holding a clipboard (adorned with the party logo). As they entered, he asked if they were either a designer or a model. They gave him their name, got checked off the list and entered the fashion House of Cox!

The logo of the party (EC) was utilized throughout the party, from a glittering star on the front door, to the label on the back of the check-in clipboard. The logo also was put on the thank you cards as personalized stationary.

Snacks were around the makeup table & out by the photo booth! The lollipops had logos from the party like "Emma's 10th birthday" "Happy Birthday Emma" & “Glitz & Glam.”

On the table were their party favors: sunglasses, makeup & a mirror that said, "Being a good friend is ALWAYS in fashion."

Being a model is hard work, so it was nice to have water bottles on hand: “Hollywood Hills Water”, “Project Rainwater” & “Designer Water.”

The girls played dress up with heels, jewelry and outfits that they mixed and matched. Makeup artists were standing by to add some color and sparkle to their faces. Then the girls were ready to walk the red carpet!

Erika's gorgeous dessert table

Erika's cake baker hit it out of the park! The cake accommodated their diet (being egg free & GF) which is a bonus because not only was it gorgeous but it tasted amazing! She also added some egg free, gluten free cookies that said EMMA'S TENTH and little red buttons. Red lips (cinnamon gummy candies) were scattered all over the table.

Music was pumping in the background of the top party hits to keep up spirits and it really encouraged imagination, creativity and support!!

Before eating cake we played a “Project Runway” game where 4 teams of three had a time limit, material and duct tape and designed a “dress for the Oscars”. This was so fun to watch because each team was in a different section of the house so they didn't know what the others were doing and they ALL did such diverse creations. When the buzzer rang, the designers sat on either side of the runway as their model was introduced. The girls all clapped, more pictures taken & then it was time to have cake & open presents.

The birthday girl, Emma, and her friends!

Emma!

The girls were in great spirits, the creativity was amazing, the generosity in helping each other get dressed was encouraging, and overall a total blast! What a "Glitz & Glam" 10th birthday party for Emma!

-Carrie

{Featured Clients} Emma's 10th Birthday - Glitz, Glam and Memories!