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Party Invitations

I love planning Birthday parties for my children. Earlier this year, Felicity and Emily both had "Princess (and Prince!)" parties, and it was heaps of fun coming up with ideas for their invitations, and lolly bags and a matching thank you card. I was especially pleased with how the invitation turned out. I wanted it to look like a little castle with a princess inside, so here's what I designed.

For the front, I used the Weathered background stamp with Regal Rose ink and cardstock to create a "stone" look. I made the turret piece using my corner rounder punch. Then the invitation  opened up to show the Princess, complete with sparkly crown on her head.

Then one more opening to reveal all the party details. The inside was wheeled with the "Perfectly Pretty" wheel, which matches the "Pretty Princess" stamp set.

For their party bags, I made Gable Boxes. They had a treasure hunt and put their treasures straight into their boxes, which I'd decorated with some glittered chipboard letters so that we could tell whose treasures were whose. It was so much fun to plan and execute! Now I have to start thinking about what to do for Annabelle's 1st birthday, which is unbelievably coming up soon!

A Purse for a Princess

This little purse is based on a design that's on page 65 of the Stampin' Up! Idea Book and Catalogue. I wanted to make one for a princess, though, so I've used the All in the Family and Family Favourites Too stamp sets for the princess and her crown. It's quite a small purse in real life, but would be big enough for a few party treats, or some notecards, or choccies, or even some jewelery! I'm not sure that I'll have a chance to do anything with it, though, as Felicity (4 yrs old)definitely thinks it's for her!

Princess Milly

Happy 2nd Birthday to our sweet little Emily! She's having a Princess theme party, so I made a princess card for her to match the theme.

I used a sketch to make this card, which I always find is a good thing to do when I'm in a hurry, as it gives me somewhere to start instead of procrastinating for ages. Given that it's her birthday today and I only started the card at 9:30 last night, a quick start was very helpful!

So, I used Amy Rysavy's Friday Sketch 43 . After I made the card I went back and looked at the sketch again and realised that I completely forgot about the strip along the bottom, and that mine's lined up a bit differently, so it really does look pretty different from the original sketch! I guess that's okay, though - Emily doesn't know what it was supposed to look like!

Supplies Used:

Stamps: Perfect Princess and Perfectly Pretty wheel

Colours: Purely Pomegranate, Soft Sky, Pretty in Pink

Accessories: Pink grosgrain ribbon, Photo corner punch, Rhinestone brad, Chunky sprinkles glitter, Dazzling Diamonds glitter.