bbq party!

It was not exactly the kind of day you'd like when you're hosting a bbq party, all dark and rainy, but we had a great time celebrating Thomas' 7th birthday:



No need for a backdrop when you have a whole chalkboard wall in your home.  I wrote all kinds of burger toppings on the board, and called it a day.

Now, time to get all up in our grill.

After scouring Pinterest, and talking with my favorite baker, Marlyn, I created this giant cake for the occasion.

One recipe of vanilla cake, and one recipe of chocolate cake, cut down to look like a big mac.  I found spearmint gummy leaves that I rolled out to look more like lettuce, and left them hanging out of the burger. Red icing for ketchup, yellow for mustard, and a plain buttercream for the mayo.

Marlyn (of Montreal Confections) made amazing goodies for our party.  Including the "7" that I added to the top of the cake, and these burger pinatas:





The kids picked them up, shook them around, and loved them.  Inside, a little tongue and cheek when they found gummy worms.



My absolute favorite thing that Marlyn created were the grill toppers for my cupcakes:



They are amazing! I added mini gummy kebabs and some hot tamale "franks" to the tops.



mmm.... gummy kebabs...



Marlyn has a video up on her youtube channel, for how to create these grill toppers.



Using printables I found online, I added flame toppers to these cut-up brownies... I was hoping they'd look like coals, with red flames... the jury's still out, but they were yummy!

I made a few party favors to hand out. One, at the beginning of the party, and the other at the end.



I don't really know what's going on with Sofia, but keep yours eyes on the boys, hee hee.  I stenciled hamburger tshirts for everyone to wear at the party, and gave them mason jars full of candy to take home.



Stick a fork in me, I'm almost done. One more party weekend to go...



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BBQ party invitations.

Happy Monday!

We celebrated Thomas' 7th birthday with a hamburger-themed birthday party this past Saturday.

I used absolutely no stamps for these invites, but they still look perfectly handmade.  I purchased 2 silhouette files: the starburst background and the hamburger.

To make the hamburger look more like a stamp, I gave it a black outline.  I did the same for all of the lettering.  Once it was printed, I swiped in some shading with copic markers and sponged all of the edges.

For some reason, half of the invites printed with the "you're invited" right above the burger, and the other half with a space between the two elements. Like I said, I'm no digital expert. ha.

I'll share pictures of the party tomorrow, but here's a sneak that I already shared on facebook:

Yup. A giant hamburger cake. My friend said I made him crave chocolate cake and 5 Guys Burgers all at once. You're welcome, hee hee.

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