Sometimes when we plan a birthday party or any other event, circumstances beyond our control can force us to change our plans, sometimes with a neckbreaking speed.
That is what happened this past weekend while I was still busy making the plantable handmade paper I originally wanted to use for Mia’s birthday party invitations.
My daughter and I decided to change the Rapunzel party theme to a “normal” party and I had to come up with something else for the invitation cards.
My computer and I have a wonderful relationship…lol, so after an hour or two of playing around, this is what I came up with:
A spiral invitation card printed on pink card, cut out with decorated edge scissors. Small paper butterflies and some glitter glue lend a festive touch to the invitations. (The glitter does not really show up well on the photo, but it was a lovely purple/blue/pink mix)
Not a very good photo but it shows you how the spiral card opens and twists around – nice to play with!
The envelopes were designed using a square and 4 circles and printed on white paper.
The front of the envelope were decorated with the image I used in the countdown to my granddaughter’s 4th birthday party post. It added a personal touch to the invitations and immediately told the recipients that Mia will be 4 years old on her next birthday.
I actually forgot to add the names of the guests on the envelopes but since Mia handed it out personally, I guess it did not matter so much.
With a few hours and a little bit of work it is so easy to make unique cards and envelopes for your kid’s birthday party. I will admit it is also just as easy to go out and buy some invitations in a store, but to go that extra mile shows your kid that you really love him/her.
If you would like a blank template of the envelope, just use the contact form (in the navigation bar) and I will send you a .png file you can personalise yourself.
Don’t worry, your e-mail details are safe with me, I value your privacy as much as I do mine!
I would really like to hear what you think of these spiral invitation cards, so please leave a comment in the comment section of this post.
Remember to have fun when planning your kid’s birthday party!
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… oh Elsie, …may be once in time you will also offer a service “party-plans for grandfathers…???”… because you got best ideas for the “small ones” !!!! … and
I think have to send your tips to my daughters too sooo that grandchilds can have
such a nice party too !!!
K-H, you have given me such a nice idea now! It will be fun to come up for party plans for grandfathers! I hope your daughters will be able to use some of the tips to plan your grandchildren’s parties too. Thank you for your visit!
Hi Elsie
I love all forms of handcraft and especially cardmaking – but this is the first time I have seen a spiral card – what a great idea. Love your site and thanks for the free Peter Rabbit book!
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Sandra, thank you for the visit and I hope you enjoy the recipes in the Peter Rabbit book. The spiral card took a little experimenting, but once I found the option for the text wrapping, it was a breeze. You don’t even need a computer to do it, if you just draw the spiral and write the text with a silver or gold pen or any other colour, it will work just as well. I orinally wanted to make the loop with small beads but did not have time. As always, the possibilities for decorating this card, is only limited by your imagination.
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