Cactus and Llama Party

 

I am so excited to show you this cactus and llama party today. It all started with my free design of the cactus cupcake toppers I made for Silhouette. I couldn’t just leave it as a single cactus design. I don’t know why, but it drove me crazy. So I worked some crazy hours designing a full cactus and llama party this week.

I’m so glad I did! The colorful cactus and llamas make this the happiest party I’ve ever done. How can you not smile when you see llamas?

Supplies for Your Cactus and Llama Party:

Silhouette Cameo or Portrait
Cardstock
Glue
Cactus Cupcakes
Color Printer

 

Cupcake Toppers

Look how cute the cupcakes are placed in terra cotta pots. It’s those small details that go a long way in a party. These would also be great gifts for a friend when someone needs a little pick-me-up or when they just need a sweet treat.

These cactus cupcake toppers are free as part of my cut file library when you sign up for my newsletter.

Llama Prints

I love the texture and color the basket full of yarn brings to the whole party setup. I added a framed llama print to tie it in with the rest of the table. To make the 5×7 print, I used this pink and teal llama and just added a rectangle behind it. Using the eyedropper tool in Silhouette Studio, you can select and give it the same background color. I think I’ll keep this frame up in my house. Every time my daughter sees the llamas she gets the giggles. Having it out for everyone to see and hearing her laugh sounds like a good idea.

Llama Tags

You can easily dress up any drink you are serving with these llama tags. These would also be so cute on party favors or used as gift tags. I made cactus tags also that would look so great mixed in if you had a variety of colored drinks or even bottles of red or orange soda.

Tassel and Llama Garlands

My original idea was to make a bunch of yarn tassels and string them up for the garland. The laziness in me won (no surprise there) and there was no way I was going to make that many. I drew some tassels and cut them out with the Silhouette CAMEO. This was sooooo much faster! I just used a little adhesive on the inside and then folded it over the twine. I love the simplicity of it, yet it adds so much color and looks great next to the llama banner.

The detail of the pom-poms around each llama makes this banner so much fun. The banner was assembled the same way as the tassel garland. There is a flap at the top that folds over along the perforated line to run your twine through before you glue the flap down.

All of my designs are available in the Silhouette store. Head over and stock up on all the party designs but don’t forget to download the free cactus cupcake topper while you’re there.