Invitation 0005 (Baby Shower)

A friend and I decided to host a baby shower in April for our friend that is due in July.  I thought it would be cute to do a "April Rain Showers" theme. 

I tested my hand at creating a digital invitation.  I carried the rain theme through to the decorations at the baby shower.  

Invitation 0004 (Child's Birthday)

I hosted a card party in December (2012) and my cousin asked if I could help her create invitations for her daughter's birthday.  I was more than happy to help.  

She was planning a jungle theme since her daughter likes, "Go Diego! Go!"  

I had some animal stamps from a zoo set.  We stamped the animals and vines.  Super easy and cute invitation.  

Invitation 0003 (Baby Shower)

My sister in law was on Baby #3.  She already has 2 boys and she lucked out having a girl for #3.  She initially didn't want a shower.  Our friends thought it would be nice to throw her a shower since she's having her first girl.  We decided on a small girls only shower.  

I knew that she wasn't crazy for pink.  Purple has been used for many of the past showers that we have been to.  I found coordinating wrapping paper with bright polka dots and plaid.  I knew I was going to make a lot of paper decorations, so I figured that the most inexpensive way to buy lots of cute paper was to buy wrapping paper.  It worked out very well!

MATERIALS:

• Wrapping paper
• Circle and button punch
• Buttons
• Corner round punch

Invitation 0002 (Wedding)

This was my very first wedding invitation that I created.  

It was a beautiful Indian and Mexican wedding.  The bride is a coworker and close friend of mine.  She chose gold and purple as her theme colors.  She requested a simple and elegant invitation.  

I printed the information on cardstock and handstamped and embossed the corner designs.

MATERIALS:

• Stamp and ink
• Rhinestones
• Corner round punch 
• Clear embossing powder
• Embossing heat gun

Invitation 0001 (Baby Shower)

My husband and I were asked to be godparents for his best friend’s baby.  We were both members of the wedding party and my husband and I of course agreed to be the godparents.

I started looking at baby shower invitation ideas.  I was inspired by die cut version of this invitation on Etsy.com. I created the template from scratch.  It was A LOT of work!  Would I do it again?  Probably not. Instead, I’d try to find someone with the die cut at a crop night.

MATERIALS:

• Cardstock
• Scalloped edge scissors
• Scalloped edged square punch
• Ribbon
• X-acto Knife