Customer Spotlight: Sugar Honey Confections, LLC

Did you know that our customers are more than just parent's planning birthday parties, friends hosting baby showers and couples planning their weddings. Bakeries and party planners from all over the country use KPD as well.

Recently we had the pleasure of working with Danielle Gray from Sugar Honey Confections, LLC in Alexandria, Virginia. Danielle along with her associate, Antoinette Williams, created these yummy confections and tablescape for a baby shower:

On the right you can see our medium brown giraffe cupcake wrappers and sage green zebra cupcake wrappers (custom designed just for this event).

For a closer look at these amazing creations, see more photos below and also visit their Facebook page, Sugar Honey Confections, LLC to see their wide range of confections!

If you live in the Alexandria area, check out Sugar Honey Confections for your next celebration!

Giving Back

One of our recent cupcake topper orders brought us into contact with Jamie, a good friend of the Barnes family. A fundraiser is being held later this month and I wanted to do my part to spread the word.

We all need support at some point during our lives and even the smallest gesture can have a huge impact. Even just by sharing this link with friends and family you can help make a difference for this family.

Sponsor and donation information is below.

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"Come out and help Gary and his family in their fight against cancer. All proceeds will directly benefit the Barnes Family. Even those not interested in playing are encouraged to attend, there will be a Chinese auction and food available with donation.

When: Aug. 28th, call Valley Golf Course for tee time 330-482-9464
Where: Valley Golf Course, Columbiana, OH
Cost: $120 per 4 man team (food and beverage included)Format: 9 Hole Four man Captain's Choice
Sponsorships are available at a variety of different levelsPlatinum: Sponsors a hole, includes large advertisement
Gold:Sponsors a hole, includes a sign at the tee box
Silver:Sponsors a beverage station
Bronze: Recognized at 1st tee

If interested please contact Josh Ineman at 330-717-3087 or John Billings at 757-810-6343."

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Direct donations can also be sent to:
Gary Barnes Foundation119 N Pearl StreetColumbiana, OH 44408

Cupcakes! Cupcakes! Cupcakes!

Cupcakes are the hot bakery item right now, so why not spruce them up with a little personalized flair?

KPD has added these adorable cupcake toppers to their line of paper products. Sold in sets of 12, you can mix and match the designs and even personalized the mom-to-be's name.

Featuring lollipops sticks instead of toothpicks (who wants a pointy stick in the hands of a child if the case of birthday party-themed toppers) these decorations are the perfect accents for your party.

Change out the paper, choose a different theme... these cupcake toppers can be customized to coordinate with your event.

Visit our shop to see this and other cupcake topper items for sale.

Another Etsy Treasury for KPD!

Katherine Paige Design's Mimosa cake slice favor boxes have been added to the Encourage Mint treasury created by Sunrisesongbird on etsy.

What's an etsy treasury?
Treasury East is Etsy's ever-changing, member-curated shopping gallery. Members create collections of items, usually based on a common theme.

Click the link below to view this treasury.

Encourage Mint Treasury

KPDJune Fundraising Event

KPD June Fundraising Event

During the month of June 10% of Katherine Paige Design’s etsy sales will be donated to two outstanding charities to benefit cancer research: The Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure and The American Cancer Society’s Relay for Life. I have friends participating in both events, Kerri in the Boston 3-day and Lisa in the Relay for Life of Greater Foxboro. Your purchase will not only help both of these women reach their fundraising goals, but will also help fund the critical research needed you find a cure for a disease which affects us all in some way.

To support either of these events directly, please use the web addresses below:

Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure

Relay For Life of Greater Foxboro

As a thank you, anyone placing an order during the month of June will be entered into a drawingfor a $25 KPD gift certificate to be used on a future order.

Thank you in advance for your support!

The Best Tool Ever! (at least in my opinion)

I have been scrapbooking in some form or another since I was a teenager. Remember those cameras that held the negatives in a round piece of cardboard? I have one of those and used it often!

I remember not being able to get to the pharmacy fast enough to drop off my film before the pick up time and waiting what seemed like an eternity to get them back.

Once in my possession though, they would be passed around for friends to see and then thoughtfully arranged in my photo album. Pages were titled, names were included. Memorabilia was inserted. Looking back, it's no surprise that I got caught up in the crazy scrapbooking world we now live in. It seems as if I have had at one point or another every scrapbooking gadget ever made.

One tool, or set of tools, however has been a mainstay in my collection for years. Wannabes have come and gone, but nothing can ever replace my Creative Memories oval and circle cutters.

Now, I do not work for Creative Memories, nor have I ever been a demonstrator for them. In fact, I am a former Stampin' Up! demo and I am sure they have something comparable to CM's cutters.

I had a friend in the early 2000's that was a demo and I bought these cutters from her, along with lots of stickers and papers that can be seen on many of the pages I created. But the cutters are still helping me to design and implement my masterpieces- they are simply awesome!

I use them to cut pictures and papers into circles and ovals in more sizes that I can even count.

I use them to make borders for my pictures in any size and thickness I can dream up.

I use them to create mattes for photos for the perfect accent.

What could be better, you ask? They are so easy to use!!!

They are truly the most used item in my stash and the most versatile. They are also the item I have had the longest. Cm's corner rounders come in second and are also my next favorite tool.

Whether you are an avid scrapbooker or just like to dabble here and there, the investment in these will more than pay for itself in your time (so quick) and your sanity (easy to use)!

Slowly, but surely we are adding the new invitation line to our etsy shop.
Just added: Love Birds Set

Our Pink Cherry Blossom Wedding Invitations are now available in our etsy shop- come take a look!





Pink Cherry Blossom Wedding Invitation Set

Papers, fonts and other items may be changed to compliment your event.

Cherry Blossom Wedding Invitations

So I tweeted earlier today that I was working on fill-in cupcake invitations and that they would be done tonight. I got a little distracted and ended up doing a cherry blossom-themed wedding invitation suite instead- clearly I am having trouble focusing today!

I wanted to stay up until they were completely done, etsy photos taken and listed in my shop- that's not going to happen tonight since it is already 12:30 and I haven't decided on a closure- ribbon or initial? Hmmm.

Here is a sneak peak at what I've done so far... ooops, Blogger is having picture trouble. Visit my FaceBook page for photos... why not become a fan while you are there!

Katherine Paige Design on FaceBook

Check us out on Inventing Weddings

Check out our
Almond Paper Cake with Chocolate Filling featured on
Inventing Weddings.




"Wedding by Chocolate" is a collection of 12 gorgeous items, all inspired by chocolate.

Put them together at the same event and we are imagining the most stunning wedding!