Elmo Invitation

This was an invitation I created for my daughter's Elmo-themed first birthday party. It's a cutout Elmo head that opens up to reveal the party information. Elmo's face includes a paper nose and real "googly" eyes. I'd seen this idea on the Internet and recreated it myself. The birthday girl loved them, and the googly eyes gave it that extra "punch" that I love so well. This invitation idea could also be adapted to other Sesame Street characters (Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Grover, Big Bird, etc.)

Pumpkin Party Invitation

My husband and I love Halloween! This was an invitation to our annual Pumpkin Carving Party. The card comes as pictured on the right, a simple black fold over jacket with the party info on the cover. At the top, the tab says "pull". When the invitee pulls the card from the top, another card pops out from the bottom of the invitation as well!(see photo on the left.) My guests were talking about that invitation for weeks! It's a fun idea and can be adapted to any occasion.

Red Carpet Invitation

This simple invitation was for a friend's 30th Birthday "Gala" where guests were asked to dress up as their favorite celebrity and come "walk the red carpet". The invitation was a white linen card stock, double mounted on silver and black card stock. The filmstrip overlay was hand stamped on vellum and wrapped around the invitation and the response card. The silver star motif was carried throughout. I'm a big believer in traditional, mailed invitations that set the tone for your event. Everyone was excited for this party before it began, and it was a real blast!

Diaper Invitations

This was an invitation I did for my sister-in-law's baby shower. The invitation (on the striped paper) inserts into a foldover "diaper" (on heavy white paper). The diaper is secured with a plastic diaper pin. It really set the tone for the pastels & pink theme. (See "Baby shower cookie pops" from the same party) I love the diaper pin detail to give the invite a little "pop"!