Birthday Invitations

Sigh.  After many years of throwing birthday parties, and making invitations... with my daughter turning 14 this month, it's likely one of my last times making homemade invitations (sniff).  Some of her friends have even kept the invitations over the years, so we have a reputation to live up to!  Here's what I came up with for the eight I needed this year:

Patterned papers are K&Co; Kraft is from Michaels; Stamp set is Time to Party, Inks are Blush & Desert Sand; Hemp - all CTMH;

I've been MIA - here's why!

I'm having that slightly euphoric feeling of having just completed a big job....I volunteered to design and make the invitations for my daughter's grade 8 graduation, that will be sent home to the families, teachers etc.  They chose a Hollywood theme for grad, so I decided to make a little clapper board for the invitation.  The base is actually a pocket, so that when they lift up the top, they'll pull out a piece of white cardstock with all the details:

It's not often that I make a card with no stamping!  Thank goodness the front and insides were printed and colour copied onto cardstock, and I found these cute little pewter brads at Michaels that look just like screws.  The killer was cutting and gluing the 14pcs that make up each card (and yes, I knew what I was in for when I designed it!)  Here's what 95 invitations looks like: