I jumped right up and let them know I wanted to make their shower invitations. After talking to my sister (who's throwing the shower) her only requirement was to keep them flat for mailing. "I can do that."
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Showing posts with label Invitations. Show all posts
Saturday, May 14, 2016
Nephew and Niece's Baby Shower
My sister's oldest son and his wife are expecting their first.
I jumped right up and let them know I wanted to make their shower invitations. After talking to my sister (who's throwing the shower) her only requirement was to keep them flat for mailing. "I can do that."
Here's how the front cover turned out. LOVE that Wink of Stella - and Stickles! Their nursery theme is "Under the Sea" - so we're using that for the shower as well.
I used 2 cartridges on this invitation - the 2nd one is a bit of a surprise.... Life's a Beach! It had all the sea pieces I needed! I got these out in the mail over a month ago to let Gail get them all written out.
Here's Poopie Investigator! He was curious - of course - and had to see what was going on. Thank goodness he's used to my craft work
I jumped right up and let them know I wanted to make their shower invitations. After talking to my sister (who's throwing the shower) her only requirement was to keep them flat for mailing. "I can do that."
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
New Baby!
So I've decided that working full time teaching severely cuts into my crafting time, and I don't like it one bit!
That said, I was asked to make 70 invitations to a baby shower for my cousin.
I was so thrilled to hear that they are expecting! The new baby will be a wonderful addition to the family. :)
My cousin and his wife wanted green and yellow as the main colors, with a brown accent. After some thought on this, I went back to a design I've used before for 1 page shower invitations.
I cut the background invitation piece on my Cricut from the New Arrival cartridge, and inked it in a light brown ink to give it some definition. The top piece is vellum, embossed with the Cuttlebug "baby" folder.
I ran out of time, so just a few of the vellum overlays had some inking to bring up the details on the embossing.
I used the retired Stampin' Up slot punch on the edges to thread the ribbon. A little adhesive under the ribbon to keep everything together, and a trick I learned; tie bows upside down.
I turned the cards away from me so I was looking at them upside down, and the bows all turned out right-side up! Go figure.
After assembling them, it took me just a few days to write out all the information needed for the shower.
That said, I was asked to make 70 invitations to a baby shower for my cousin.
I was so thrilled to hear that they are expecting! The new baby will be a wonderful addition to the family. :)
My cousin and his wife wanted green and yellow as the main colors, with a brown accent. After some thought on this, I went back to a design I've used before for 1 page shower invitations.
I ran out of time, so just a few of the vellum overlays had some inking to bring up the details on the embossing.
I used the retired Stampin' Up slot punch on the edges to thread the ribbon. A little adhesive under the ribbon to keep everything together, and a trick I learned; tie bows upside down.
I turned the cards away from me so I was looking at them upside down, and the bows all turned out right-side up! Go figure.
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