{TV & DIY} On Sonoran Living - Creative ways to use AR Easter has Sprung Printables

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The show is always displaying fresh ideas and topics.

Stephanie, the host of Sonoran Living, had Heather Mellstrom of Paper Princess Studios on the show today. Heather (super creative!) showed off some easy DIY projects using our Free Hershey's Kisses printables as well as our printable Easter Has Sprung collection designs.

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{TV & DIY} On Sonoran Living - Creative ways to use AR Easter has Sprung Printables

{Easter Has Sprung} Spring Photo Session by Christine Racz

We were delighted to see the use of the "Easter Has Sprung" printables
by Christine Racz in California. Christine does a lot of photography for our friends, Amy and Bri, of Savvy Mom's Guide. She does great work! (Find her here)

She recently had a Spring mini photo shoot session for her clients.
Christine created a backdrop inspired by our Easter Has Sprung collection photo shoot
using shelving to display spring decor.

Pretty, pretty cupcakes.

Such a happy shot....
Baby in an Easter Basket! Precious!

I love how she displayed the classic chocolate bunny....

Great job, Christine! LOVE this setting for a photo shoot!

{Sale Notice}
Our "Easter Has Sprung" Printable Design collection is available in the shop for
50% off through April 17th!

{Easter Has Sprung} Spring Photo Session by Christine Racz

{From the Studio} Easter has Sprung!

You may have seen our Easter Has Sprung photo shoot on Hostess with the Mostess last week. We were SO excited to get these fun spring photos out to the world.

We did the shoot on March 5th - VERY early. Had we waited a couple weeks we would have been able to enjoy the fabulous Carolina spring blooms. (Note to self for next year).
We had a so-so/rainy day but the photos turned out fab-u-lous!
(As always when taken by Becca Bond!)

We designed the "Easter Has Sprung" printable collection with colors of chartreuse, aqua, periwinkle and tones of pink. We incorporated patterns that remind us of Easter - like polkadots and gingham as well as some unique festive patterns like a stitched stripe and a kaleidescope/pinwheel pattern.

We picked out several elements that remind us of spring and Easter and brought them into the dessert display. (Grass, Parasols,...and a LIVE bunny!)

We wanted to show how a dessert table doesn't have to be on an actual "table". No rules to displaying your desserts - we opted for 2 side by side white painted metal garden type shelving (IKEA!). I love the effect the height had on the display. Think outside the "table" and use some of your fabulous furniture as the focal point of your party!


Paper parasols from Luna Bazaar of coordinating chartreuse/pink and aqua were hung upside down over the shelving to symbolize spring, Easter, April showers bring may flowers.

The fabulous cake was designed by Mandie of Got What It Cakes. She matched our kaleidoscope pattern from our printable collection.
Patterned papers are included in the set, you know!?
Mandie also designed made a bunny silhouette to match our graphics for the top tier of the cake. Minnie Pearl loved her some buttercream!

Sweet Funky Vintage provided the dress and bow tie and Sweet Things Kids made the hair bow/head band for Arden.
We served cupcakes in small natural square fiber pots that we covered with white paint. We embellished these containers with ribbon and filled with natural kraft shred.

The cupcakes were served in pink baking cups from Hey Yo Yo.
Minnie Pearl also loved the printables! She sat so still by our cupcake topper display!


These fabulous exclusive fondant cupcake toppers are from Two Sugar Babies and are SO perfect with our printable set. They really added a pop of color onto the natural white butter cream and natural shred. They are available exclusively in her shop.


We displayed wheat grass in long glass display containers. This is an easy way to bring a natural element onto your dessert table. (and add a pop of color) We stuck treats into the grass (marshmallow bunnies and chicks (Dandy Delights), marshmallow lollipops with printable party logos and adorable coordinating cookies (Allyson Jane))


Here is Minnie Pearl with our coordinating invitation that is available in the shop! Perfect for Easter egg hunts, parties, or play dates!The top shelf held candies as well as adorable egg shaped cake pops from Terri's Party Treasures. The cake pops were displayed in tiny glass ramekins and were embellished with cute printable party flags from our collection.

Below is a better look at the adorable home made marshmallow bunnies and chicks from Dandy Delights as well as the egg cake pops from Terri's Party Treasures.



Glass apothecary jars were displayed on every other shelf and were filled with candies from Candywarehouse. We wrapped ribbon around the necks of the lids and added party logos from our printable collection.

Look at the beautiful cookies from Allyson Jane! She matched our bunny silhouette perfectly and I love the scalloped looking cookie shape with the polka dot border. TOTALLY fitting for Anders Ruff.

We displayed the cookies in aqua lacquer boxes that we filled with natural shred and lined the lid with our printable patterned paper.

In another lacquer box we displayed a classic chocolate bunny along with blown eggs.

We also showed our old fashioned Easter Egg Candy Button Sets that we made and topped the bag off with our printable patterned papers that are in the collection. Tutorial for the Old fashioned candy buttons in the easter egg shape coming soon.

The gorgeous ribbon topiary by She's Kinda Crafty was shown throughout the shoot (both outside and inside).
We displayed glass bottles with green and white paper straws in a matching aqua lacquer serving tray. We embellished the bottles with our printable drink wrap.

We also found favor bags at Michaels and added treats and put a printable party logo sticker on the front to spruce it up for Easter.

A great find were these adorable tin lunchboxes from Michaels that were gingham. The gingham was in the perfect colors to match our collection. We tied a favor hang tag from our printable collection to the side and added a party logo to the front to create an adorable favor container to display on the shelf.


Minnie Pearl (our bunny model) enjoyed nibbling at all the treats, but really loved her favorite food - carrots!
How precious are the outfits from Sweet Funky Vintage?!


We made our own (DIY Project!) Easter baskets using natural fiber planters that we painted with matte white paint. We drilled holes in the sides for the handles. Ribbon was wrapped tightly around wire to create the handles. We then embellished the basket with thick wired ribbon.


Our DIY Easter Basket project was also useful because we filled one with jellybeans and stuck long aqua/pink and white unicorn lollipops out of the pot and filled it with jelly beans and real blown eggs. This sat on the floor beside the shelving display.



We of course, had the traditional Easter Egg Hunt with plastic filled Easter eggs.
We showed a few ways to coordinate and fill your DIY Easter Basket - we used our printable bubble wraps to wrap the bubbles, which is a standard in every Easter basket, right?, egg shaped lollipop covers, egg wrappers and mini chocolate bar wrappers and printable treat cones.



We wanted to show the second half of our Easter shoot outside for a classic tradition....
an Easter Egg Hunt.
Arden and Pierson had so much carrying their
home made Easter baskets. They are very lightweight, which is great for young children.

We strung our printable "Happy Easter Banner" across the trees and it looked so precious!
The kids loved holding Minnie Pearl outside and running around the green in our neighborhood, finding eggs.
Minnie Pearl was loving the topiary from She's Kinda Crafty!

The kids loved upwrapping their lollipop in the Easter Egg lolli-cover... another clever way turn simple candy into something spectacular.


Arden loved blowing bubbles out of her special bubble bottle that was wrapped with our printable bubble wrap. She couldn't wait to open up the treat cone we assembled from our printable collection.
She looked so precious wearing the headband from Sweet Things Kids.




All in all, it was quite an amazing day!

Tune in this week for a special giveaway on Friday with a couple goodies from this photo shoot, as well as a DIY tutorial on how to make the Easter Egg shaped Candy Buttons!

“Easter has Sprung” Printable Design Collection
(Over 29 pages of Printable Designs!)
is ON SALE
available in our shop
for 50% off for a limited time!


– Event Styling, Graphic Design & Printables – Anders Ruff Custom Designs
– Photography – Becca Bond Photography

Desserts:
– Candy – Candy Warehouse
– Custom Cake – Got What It Cakes
– Cookies – Allyson Jane
– Cake Pops – Terri’s Party Treasures
– Fondant Cupcake Toppers – Two Sugar Babies
– Bunny & Chick Marshmallows – Dandy Delights

Clothing and Accessories:
– Dress & Tie – Sweet Funky Vintage
– Hair Accessory - Sweet Things Kids

Decor:
– Paper Parasols - Luna Bazaar
– Paper Straws & Paper Baking Cups – Hey Yo Yo
– Ribbon Topiary – Shes Kinda Crafty
– Label Material – OnlineLabels.com

Models:
“Mini Pearl” as “Peter Rabbit”
(Special Thanks to Marce Savage for letting us borrow Mini Pearl for the shoot!)

{From the Studio} Easter has Sprung!

{Fun Sale} Anders Ruff on Zulily.com!

We are excited to announce that our "Easter Has Sprung" Printable Design Collection
is being offered at Zulily.com!
We are OBSESSED with Zulily and are so excited
to have this collection on for a limited time!

It is in the 3-day sale Easter Boutique!
$9.99 (Regular Price $20)

The FULL Easter Has Sprung Photo Shoot photos will be released VERY soon...
(So anxious for ya'll to see!!!)

{Fun Sale} Anders Ruff on Zulily.com!

{New To The Shop} "LUCKY St. Patrick's Day" Printable Design Collection

We love St. Patrick's Day!
Introducing our new collection for St. Pat's Day....

The "LUCKY St. Patrick's Day" Printable Design Collection

14 pages of printable designs perfect for any St. Patrick's Day party,
kids event, school treats or a simple decoration fix!

We used argyle, polka dot, diagonal stripes, shamrock patterns...
inspired by Preppy Spring fashion and Irish luck!

Included:
- 2 Sheets of Square or Circle party Logos (8 logo designs)
- 1 Sheet of Drink wraps (5 styles)
- 1 Sheet of Favor Hang Tags (2 styles)
- 2 Sheets of Blank Party Labels - Tent style (4 styles)
- 1 Sheet of Mini Candy Bar Wraps (6 styles)
- 1 Sheet of Flag Labels (6 styles)
- 6 Sheets of Patterned Papers

Feeling Lucky?
Our new collection - The "LUCKY St. Patrick's Day"printable design collection
is 50% off in our shop for a limited time.

Get Yours Here....

{New To The Shop} "LUCKY St. Patrick's Day" Printable Design Collection

{New to the Shop} "Easter Has Sprung" Collection and Invitation

We are excited to announce that we have our "Easter has Sprung" printable design collection available in the shop!

This package has some really fun new designs in this 25 page package:
-Bubble wraps (doesn't everyone give bubbles out at Easter?)
-Dyed Egg wraps
-Egg shaped lollipop covers
-Treat cones templates
-a new fun banner shape that spells out "Happy Easter", and more!

The best part, the collection is
ON SALE for 50% off in the shop
for a limited time!

Our photo shoot with the Easter styled scene will be posted in the next 3-4 weeks, so stay tuned for fun inspirations from that, too!



We also have a fully coordinated Easter Egg Hunt invitation as well....
(In the shop now)



Also, we will have a ST. PATRICK'S day collection coming out this week, too!


Get your "Easter has Sprung" Printable Collection here!

Thanks for all of your support!
Maureen & Adria

{New to the Shop} "Easter Has Sprung" Collection and Invitation

{FREE PRINTABLE} Anders Ruff is One Year Old & We Heart You! 4 Free Printable Valentine's Day Cards!

Anders Ruff Custom Designs was born ALMOST 1 year ago!

It has been an amazing year and we are SO grateful.

Because WE HEART YOU! (fans, clients, sponsors, contributors, blogging friends, promoters,...)
We created 4 free printable Valentine's Day Cards perfect for you or your little ones.
(download link at the bottom of this post)

A great part about this - all of these cards coordinate perfectly with our "I Heart Valentine's Day" printable design collection. Package these valentines up and you can use your printable collection to add stickers / logos, and more to make your card even cuter!

Design 1: "Cute As A Button" - Everyone loves adorable heart shaped buttons! Cute stitching around the trim with some fun diagonal stripe patterns from our "I Heart Valentine's Day" printable collection.

Design 2: "Turtle-y Awesome" - Something fun to give little boys!? Cute little heart patterned shell enclosed in a cropped heart border.
This is as masculine as it comes from us this year ;-)

Design 3: "Hello Valentine" Alphabet Soup - scattered modern letters with a bold "Hello Valentine" statement in red. Space to write to and from in a simple red heart.

Design 4: "Ice Cream You Are Sweet" (get it!?) You could say it two ways --
I-Scream "You are sweet"!
or... Ice cream - you sure are sweet
Adorable argyle patterns with sweet ice cream with a red heart cherry on top.

Download your
FREE printable Valentine's Day Cards
by Anders Ruff
HERE.

The full printable collection available in the shop AND we love you so much that
we extended the sale for 25% off until Valentine's Day!

{FREE PRINTABLE} Anders Ruff is One Year Old & We Heart You! 4 Free Printable Valentine's Day Cards!