The Academy Awards take place next Sunday, and I've created this stationery set intended for a party in its honor. This design or concept could easily be adapted to a different televised awards ceremony, as well. The concept of the party is simple - if you have a large screen television and friends who are film buffs (or music lovers for the Grammys, etc.), why not invite them all over so you can watch the festivities together?
The envelope is a metallic gold Himalaya pocketfold with red star-patterned scrapbook paper lining the left flap and right pocket. Gold and red were the obvious color choices - indicative, of course, of the gold colored Oscar statues and the red carpet.
I chose an elaborate old Hollywood script font to play up the long-standing tradition of the Academy Awards - and it is also for this reason that I gave it the name "The Roosevelt Hotel," after the original venue of the awards. (This year, the Academy Awards will be presented at the Kodak theatre again.)
If you're hosting a party for an awards show, you should definitely consider having your own awards show as well. Encourage your guests to come in their most elaborate fashions and have a red carpet set up at the entrance of your home. After everyone has arrived, you can hand out awards for best dressed, most unique dress, or other fashion awards. It's easy to find ribbons or small plastic trophies at many dollar stores and party stores.
Another idea is to have all of your guests vote on who they think the winners of the awards show will be. Send a ballot ahead of time in a pocket of the invitation envelope so they can do any research they want to in order to make their best guesses (like I did with this stationery set, as you can see in the two photos above). Have a box at the party for them to turn their ballots in before the awards show starts, and award a prize to the guest who made the most correct guesses.
And as for decor - use a metallic gold and red color scheme to match the invitations, and play up the idea of film and Hollywood wherever you can. Make your own "Hollywood" sign for your wall, or hang celebrity "walk of fame" stars from your ceiling to celebrate that year's nominees - or the names of the guests that will be attending your party. :)
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| "The Roosevelt Hotel" Invitation Duo (invite & voting ballot insert) |
The envelope is a metallic gold Himalaya pocketfold with red star-patterned scrapbook paper lining the left flap and right pocket. Gold and red were the obvious color choices - indicative, of course, of the gold colored Oscar statues and the red carpet.
I chose an elaborate old Hollywood script font to play up the long-standing tradition of the Academy Awards - and it is also for this reason that I gave it the name "The Roosevelt Hotel," after the original venue of the awards. (This year, the Academy Awards will be presented at the Kodak theatre again.)
If you're hosting a party for an awards show, you should definitely consider having your own awards show as well. Encourage your guests to come in their most elaborate fashions and have a red carpet set up at the entrance of your home. After everyone has arrived, you can hand out awards for best dressed, most unique dress, or other fashion awards. It's easy to find ribbons or small plastic trophies at many dollar stores and party stores.
Another idea is to have all of your guests vote on who they think the winners of the awards show will be. Send a ballot ahead of time in a pocket of the invitation envelope so they can do any research they want to in order to make their best guesses (like I did with this stationery set, as you can see in the two photos above). Have a box at the party for them to turn their ballots in before the awards show starts, and award a prize to the guest who made the most correct guesses.
And as for decor - use a metallic gold and red color scheme to match the invitations, and play up the idea of film and Hollywood wherever you can. Make your own "Hollywood" sign for your wall, or hang celebrity "walk of fame" stars from your ceiling to celebrate that year's nominees - or the names of the guests that will be attending your party. :)
Next week's Sunday Sample Spotlight: "All Dolled Up"
Click here to view all Sunday Sample Spotlight posts.
"Like" Invites by Andrea on Facebook!
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Shameless Plug Time: Love this invitation (or others featured on this blog)? Want something similar (or something completely custom) designed for your event? Visit Invites by Andrea to view more samples, download a catalogue pdf, or fill out a design request form. Or shoot me an email to ask me your questions or learn more information.
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