Lego Birthday Invitations

I'm happy with the way these turned out. 

Primary colours are easy to use and with Lego as the theme it couldn't be simpler. The blocks were made using a 1 1/4" square punch and a 1/2" circle punch. I used Stampin' Up!'s letter and number dies.  The "is" was made by inking up the word with a marker - it's from a saying stamp that's long-since retired.

I also decorated the envelopes because You should never have a plain envelope!

Now, I'm off to make my shopping list so I'm ready when the Retiring List is released tomorrow. 

Happy crafting

Karen

Simple Party Invitation

When you're making invitations, it's all well and good to go all out, but the reality is that you're usually making quite a lot of them.

Here's a quick and simple idea, with a bit of style, if I do say so myself!

 I've used our lovely envelopes in Whisper White.  Start by sealing one closed and then cut the end off to make a pocket.   I've decorated the bottom using the Very Vintage jumbo wheel in Basic Black.

The satin ribbon is tied with a classic knot.  Don't forget to snip your ends on an angle.

Use the Apothecary Framelits and centre the right one (see pic) on the open top of the envelope then run it through the Big Shot so that you cut out half the depth of the framelit.

The insert is made using a piece of Basic Black cardstock 13.5 x 10.5cm. Stick a layer of Whisper White cut to 13 x 10cm over the top.  I've stamped the bottom of mine with the wheel but without reinking so it's a bit lighter.

The "You're Invited" stamp is from the Sketched Birthday set.  And I've cut it out with the Big Shot using the coordinating Framelit from the Apothecary Accents set.  It's stuck to the top of the insert with dimensionals.

You can pre print your invitation details onto the white cardstock before you wheel it, or if you have nice hand writing, just do that!

Hope you get to create today!
Cheers
Karen

Invitations

While watching an old Stampin' Up! DVD from the US I saw a great idea for invitations that's quick & easy.   And let's face it, who could refuse to come to a party when the invitation was a Kit Kat?!  

I wrapped the Kit Kat in our Designer Series Paper, but you could also use wrapping paper or any paper that will fold around the chocolate bar easily.   It's best to use sticky strip on these because it's less like to "pop" open.  But remember that you want the wrapping to slide off so the party details are kept otherwise the chocolate gets eaten and the party info goes in the bin!!

The alphabet set is Schoolbook Serif.  And I've stamped it in Chocolate Chip, Tangerine Tango, So Saffron & Old Olive.   For the party info (not pictured), I've  used one of the invitation stamps out of the set Please Come, which was retired in the last IB&C.  It's a long narrow stamp so it works well on the back of the Kit Kat.   

My prototype used the large Aero bar.  I kind of liked the shape better than the Kit Kat but I couldn't get any plain ones. hence the change.  But you could really use anything you think your guests would like as long as you've got a stamp set that's the right size.

Thanks for looking!

Karen