Author: Karen

Karen Shapiro is a designer for IPV Studio and a freelance writer for businesses and publications.

10 Details To Cover When Planning A Surprise Party

When planning a Surprise Party, your highest priority is to make sure that your Guest of Honor doesn’t find out about the party until they arrive. 

Here are a few tips to keep in mind when creating your invitations and planning your party. They’ll help you make sure that your guests don’t spill the beans before the big moment.

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13 Tips for Getting a Great Looking Photo for Your Invitation

You’ve chosen an invitation that will feature a photo of your guest of honor. Once you add your photo to the invitation template, you want it to look every bit as beautiful as the sample.

To ensure that it looks great, take a few moments to consider the following details.

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How to Write a Personal Note

You’ve spent years communicating with friends and family by sending quick texts and short e-mail messages that are soon forgotten.  But as the holidays approach, you may be considering reaching out to your loved ones by speaking from the heart in a personal note that fills in the details of your life and your experiences in the past year. (more…)

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Marketing for Dance Studios

I’ve had a life long love affair with dance, especially with ballet.  I’ve spent more than twenty-five years taking class at various studios around New York City, including American Ballet Theatre and Steps.  These days I also work behind the scenes for a couple of dance companies and I review dance concerts for Body Wrappers / Angelo Luzio.

We started working on marketing materials and theatre programs for the Vicky Simegiatos Performing Arts Center back in 1999.  I was so happy to find a studio in Bay Ridge that was so strong in ballet, and all the work that I’ve done for VSPAC throughout the years has been a labor of love.  (It’s also been really touching to have had such a long relationship with the studio — some of the beautiful ballerinas pictured above were just little ones when I first met them.) (more…)

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Rosh Hashanah Is On The Way

It’s hard to believe it, but cool breezes are blowing here in New York City and customers have begun ordering their Jewish New Year cards.  If you and yours celebrate the holiday,  your friends and family will enjoy receiving a little note wishing them a sweet year. We have a large selection of cards for […]

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IPV Studio Summer Sale

Summer Sale – Free Download-and-Print Invitations

Note: Summer Sale extended through August 31, 2012 Have you seen our collection of Download-and-Print Invitations?  They make  beautiful announcements for any party, but they’re especially useful if you’re giving a party on short notice.  We also love it that we can deliver them to you without the use of packing materials and fuel guzzling […]

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New Party Invitations for Valentine’s Day

Valentines Day Party Invitations VPIT-04 from ipvstudio.comVPIT-04 Valentine's Day Party Invitation - Fill In by ipvstudio.com

Check out our cute new Valentine’s Day Party Invitations, available in custom and fill-in styles.  Invitations above are style VPIT-04, available on our website.  For further information, e-mail us or call toll free, 888.286.0365.

Below is style VPIT-05, also available in custom and fill-in styles (not shown). (more…)

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New Styles for Rosh Hashanah

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I couldn’t decide on which background worked the best, so we’re making these new cards available with three different backgrounds.  The style number is JNY-00-32 and they’ll be available on our Jewish New Year page a soon as it’s updated for 2011, which should be any day.  If you need any further information about the cards, feel free to contact me. (more…)

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Invitations for a New York City Theme Party

One belongs to New York instantly.  One belongs to it as much in five minutes as in five years.” — Thomas Wolfe

Every person on the streets of New York is a type. The city is one big theater where everyone is on display.” — Jerry Rubin

New York is a city with so much going on that if you mentioned it to a dozen different people, a dozen different images would form in their imaginations. To so many, it means Broadway shows and Times Square. To others, it’s all about the culture, the museums, the galleries, the symphony, the opera and the ballet at Lincoln Center. Some see it as the ultimate party city, the city that never sleeps, where you can dance the night away in a chic club. To others, it’s about the architecture, from the skyscrapers which make up the skyline to the brownstones and row houses which line the side streets. Or landmarks like the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty.

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International Mother Earth Day

Mural from the East Village – Chico and Joel Every day is Mother Earth Day at IPV Studio. There is no way to throw things out, because there is no “out” to throw them.  Indigenous cultures made all their decisions with the next seven generations in mind.  At IPV Studio, we do what we can […]

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