Party Invitations – Easy Invitation Card and Envelope in One

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A few weeks ago my daughter received an invitation to a baby shower. At first glance I was not really impressed with the card, but the more I looked at it, the more I realised the potential of a card like this.

Not only is it an invitation and envelope in one, but the ways that you can decorate and personalise it to suit any party theme, are endless. All you need is a square piece of cardstock, (the size is entirely up to you), and then you can use your imagination to come up with beautiful, unique party theme invitation cards.

I think that these invitation cards are more suitable for hand delivery, but there is nothing to stop you from making an envelope when you have to mail it to the party guests as well.

The blue card on the photo is the one that my daughter received. See the interesting way that the card was sealed? It is a 3D image of a bull (Blue Bulls, to be exact)!

The father to be ( I think the mother too), is  a big fan of one of the popular  rugby teams in South Africa. The couple expected a boy, so the theme of the baby shower centered around bulls and the blue and white colours of the rugby team.

 

 The seal was made by printing and cutting two images of the Blue Bulls logo, then turned into a 3D image by putting the two images together with two small squares of double sided mounting tape. It was then glued to a small square, cut from red card stock.

I made two other cards to show you how easy it is to make them for a theme party for your child’s birthday.

This is how you will fold the card after measuring and cutting a square from a piece of card stock (I used the A4 (80g) card available in South Africa for printing and craft purposes and cut a 20cm x 20cm square from it.)

Here is an example of an invitation to a flower party. The flower and invitation wording were made on my computer. The “invitation” does not contain all the details you would normally put on an invitation card, I just wanted give you an example.

                                                Invitation card inside                                                Front of the card with a fake flower and a name tag

Two ways to seal the card for the flower party – another 3D image and in the next photo  I used the fake flower to seal the card. The 3D flower is from my daughter’s scrapbook collection, so much easier to use scrapbook embellishments than making them yourself if you can find ones that are suitable to use for the theme of the birthday party.

The next card is an example for a zoo party. I made the invitation on my computer and then used a few foam stickers, (bought for next to nothing at a dollar store) for further decoration.

I printed the zoo ticket that I made for my granddaughter’s visit to the zoo on her 5th birthday to use on the front of the card and decorated the back of the card with more foam stickers and to seal the card.

A few ideas: Write the invitation details with a coloured or glitter pen instead of using printed invitations. You can even write down the party details on the flaps, inside or on the outside, the choice is yours.

Don’t just use card stock – gift wrapping paper glued to sheets of white paper and then cut into squares, can make interesting cards, especially if you can find wrapping paper that fits in with the theme of your child’s birthday party.

Use ribbon to close the card, simply make holes in the flaps with a paper punch, thread ribbon through the holes and tie. Finish with a pretty bow.

So there you have it, an easy invitation card and envelope all in one.

As always, remember to have fun when you plan your child’s birthday party!

 

 

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