A Paris / Travel theme for Estefany

Estefany is about to turn 15. Our adorable little darling in her pretty yellow and white lace dress and pigtails, when we first sponsored her as an delightful five year old, is shortly to be considered a woman.  :o

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QUINCEANERA

In Spanish, ‘quince’ = ’15’, and ‘años’ = ‘years’. In her El Salvador culture, this very special Quinceañera birthday marks the important threshold between child and woman. For those able to afford it, there may be lavish celebrations that would rival an expensive wedding. For our sponsored children, they can only dream wistfully of such things. However, some sponsors are able to send a family gift and their centres may organise a small party for them. If you are thinking about a sponsor visit, this would be a great time to go and visit your child.

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ESTEFANY LOVES PARIS

I sent Estefany some Paris photos a while ago and photoshopped her picture into them. Now she loves Paris! So for this special birthday, I did a Paris / Travel theme for her, with more of a grown-up feel to it. It was a totally frivolous package, but she will absolutely love it. Her dream is to travel to Paris one day. I concentrated on paper gift items in soft colours / pink / black / white. There are so many beautiful Paris free printable gift items that it was hard to choose. And it’s a good thing her package is posted, as I keep finding more.  :)

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PARIS ~ GIFT BOX

An adorable free printable Paris gift box in soft pink colours from Vectoria Designs was the star of my package. The original download link appears to have been removed, but here are the how-to instructions showing the template, if you would like to have a go at making your own. I printed it on craft photo paper with a slightly glossy finish and it turned out absolutely gorgeous with a soft sheen.

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PERSONALISED STATIONERY SET

Next, I found a free printable stationery set with a vintage map (that link also is now removed) clearly showing France, and personalised it with Estefany’s name on it. I had to send this stationery set as a separate posting, as it was almost 1/4 inch by itself by the time I cut the stationery into 14 individual pieces; added half a dozen envelopes + envelope liners; plus a band around the stationery. Normally, I would send something like this unassembled to our older children and allow them to put it together, but chose this time to present it to Estefany as a complete and finished gift. The band around the stationery could also be personalised, so I added Estefany’s name, our names, and the words ‘Congratulations’ and ‘Feliz Quinceañera’.

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PARIS ~ CALENDAR

Next, I found a pretty black and white vintage style Paris calendar by Call Me Victorian with the Eiffel Tower on it. (You may find an updated calendar for this year here); free printable

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PARIS ~ PAPER CITY

Paris – paper city  (madebyjoel) standing craft to make; free printable

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PARIS ~ BUSINESS CARDS

Paris – business cards  (simplyfunstuff) personalised with Estefany’s name on it. These free printable cards also look pretty recoloured in pink. If you are using MS Publisher, simply right click on the image – click ‘format’ – ‘picture’ – ‘recolor’ – and then choose your colour.

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BUSINESS CARD HOLDER

And her own fun free printable Black Tie Butler – business card holder (digitprop) to hold her Paris business cards or Bible verse wallet cards. He can solemnly hold up and display a new Bible verse for her every day, if she wishes.

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PARIS ~ COLLAGE

Next, I did a Paris collage for her in soft, pretty colours and laminated it. It was more art than photos. The main photo I used was this pretty Eiffel Tower with flowers. I also used this Eiffel Tower image from the top left corner; this Paris sunset reflection; this photo of Paris in the Spring and one of these snow in Paris photos. I used one of these pretty papers (scroll just over halfway down the page, to the apricot and brown image with a butterfly hovering over a clock) as the background for my collage. Across the main image, I added Estefany’s name, Feliz Quinceañera, our names, a couple of heart embellishments, and a Bible verse in Spanish from Deuteronomy 6:5.

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TRAVEL JOURNAL / SKETCHING PAGE

Travel Journal  (Dover sample) I fitted 2 of these on the one A4 page (landscape) and added Estefany’s name arching across the top of each one.

Travel Journal and Paris Sketching page  (wanderlustdesigner) By this time, I was rapidly running out of room, so I only sent the sketch page.

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PARIS ~ PRETTY SCRAPBOOKING PAPERS, GIFT TAGS, AND LABELS

Okay, that made up the bulk of her package. I also made up a few of my own pages from some of these various bits and pieces that I thought she may like, so she could cut them out, add her own photos and make her own scrapbooking pages. Remember to open them up in an editing program and add a text box so you can include some Bible verses. There are also some other links you may also like to check out.

French Rose – vintage tags  (shabbyblogs) free printable

Tea in Paris – vintage tags  (vintageglamstudio; scroll down) free printable

Shabby – pretty scrapbooking tags  (freeprettythingsforyou); heart-shaped shabby flower tags; and Parisian – romantic scrapbook printables; free printable

Paris – scrapbooking papers and tags  (astridsartisticefforts; scroll down) lots of mix and match items for a Paris theme; free printable

Hearts & Rose – soft pink labels  (lilac-n-lavender; scroll down to ‘Heart & Rose Label’) free printable

Paris – scrapbook paper  (stampindamour) flowers on apricot pink shabby background; and Paris – scrapbook paper with vintage chair and music notes; free printable

This pretty scrapbook page with butterflies, doilies and a young girl; or this gorgeous mini album are both perfect for a Paris theme. Imagine a paper version of these.

Paris – free printables  (duckduckgo)

What a wonderful site this one is: Fabulous Paris images  (georgiannalane) in soft colours; some lovely photos of Paris (alternative link | alternative link) and have a flick through the beautiful e-mag Paris photos (alternative link); there is also a calendar to purchase.

Paris – scrapbook templates and freebies from Marisa Lerin – you will have to register if you wish to download, but you can get free downloads and Marisa has heaps of great ideas to choose from.

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MORE PARIS PRINTABLES  

Paris – stationery  (jodieleedesigns) free printable

Paris – sunset photos  (duckduckgo)

Paris – photos  (duckduckgo)

Paris village – craft  (myfantastictoys) this looks interesting for younger children; for purchase

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MORE CREATIVE IDEAS

Add a Bible verse to your favourite Paris image to make your own:

Bible Poster or Verse Card
Bible Wallet Cards
Bible Note Cards
Bible Stickers
Board Game
Stationery
Jazz up your colouring pages; jazz up your envelopes with some cute Paris clip art or stickers; and make your own puzzles specifically for your child.

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MORE TRAVEL IDEAS

I also thought about making up more travel items for Estefany with pink, white and black colours ~ a passport; plane ticket and boarding pass; some Paris postcards. I really liked these sweet, girly ideas from Simone Made It. There are also some travel / world map / country flags / geography ideas in Cool Links that I could have used. In fact, I found so many great free printable Paris / travel ideas, I think I could have done a Paris theme all year!

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RELATED LINKS

Bless your child’s mom or teacher with some of these wonderful Paris ideas, too.

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2020