I finished these cute baby shower invitations for a friend last week - the shower is on the 11th. I've seen diaper invitations all over the net and this is my variation. I made my own template - the diaper, and cut/sized the inside invitation. They were all made out of regular cardstock and embellished with pretty brown grosgrain ribbon speckled with blue polka dots. The giraffe stamp I downloaded (sorry...can't remember what website). I coloured it with pencil leads, then inked the edges with chocolate brown. The pictures are not that great - I was in a hurry. When am I not in a hurry.
I'm beginning to think I'm the budget paper crafter. I dearly love all the papers and embellishments, but don't want to waste money buying new stuff until I use what I have. Or if I buy new stuff, it's minimal. Use whatcha got already I figure! I hope you like the invites. I've got lots more pictures to put up on my blog...just gotta find the time. I'm just in too much of a hurry! LOL
Cheers!
Jackie
It's 11:03pm and I'm thinkin' I'm pooped (a happy pooped). I want you to see what I'm designing/creating for my Mother/Father-In-Law's 60th Wedding Anniversary this September (about 100 people). The invitation is done, and I'm working on the favours. Centrepieces are in the works and will be posted later.
I am quite proud of both the invite and favours. I have been surfing the web for weeks trying to get some inspiration and came across the wedding dress and tuxedo favours but no templates! Soooo...what to do? Create my own! And I did.
I've been up since 7:30 this morning designing, redesigning, modifying and here's what I've come up with. Both favours look like the ones we all come across on the net, but they were designed and created by me today...nobody else's templates.
I haven't given any details on the preparation...sorry...no time. I do plan on providing the templates for sale and download at www.paperandpiecings.com soon...stay tuned.
I'll tell you all about my new Cricut Expression, etc. in tomorrow's post! I'm on cloud 9. Too bad work gets in the way of crafting !! LOL!
Hope you like these! Cheers - Jackie.
