I ordered the invitations for Natalie's Tinkerbell birthday party from DIY Parties. I was hunting for an Etsy shop with decent designs, low prices, and good reviews. They have no idea that I am writing this post, but I wanted to give them two thumbs up because I had a proof to check out within a few hours, and they were most accomodating! They sent me the design in a jpeg file through email, and I sent it to Costco online and the invites were printed within an hour!
Again, really cute design, but a little plain on its own as just a photo print-out.
Here's what you need to fluff your invites a little:
- Colored or patterned 12 x 12 scrapbook paper
- Scissors or paper trimmer
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Glue Stick
- Ribbon, buttons, or other embellishments (optional)
I spent $5.00 on the invitation design and $0.95 on the scrapbook paper...cute party invitations for less than $6.00!
I thought about adding some purple and green ribbon to a corner, but didn't want to go rummaging around in the
I know most of you guys have Thanksgiving and Christmas on your minds, but with girls who have birthdays in early December and January, I have to think ahead! I hope you'll save this tip for the next time you order invitations online.
Linking to Thrifty Decor Chick
Amanda those are too cute! I love the purple sparkly paper...so girly!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I love how it turned out, Etsy is full of so many great custom card & stationary shops. I recently used a credit I had from a giveaway for Anna & Blue Paperie to get little label tags for my shop that I used for an upcoming craft show. :-)
ReplyDeleteOooh so cute!! I bet she LOVES them!
ReplyDeleteSuzanne
Those invitations are super pretty! Love the colors and great idea to add the purple cardstock and more info about the party in the back :)
ReplyDeleteThese turned out so cute! Great idea.
ReplyDeleteJennifer
Amanda, this is a great idea! I'm constantly amazed at how much you can spend on party invitations. And while I admire the high-priced products, my budget has never allowed for that kind of money to be spent on the invitations. This is a wonderful alternative. I'm betting Miss Natalie is one excited little dancer!
ReplyDeleteVery cute! What a great party idea, too!
ReplyDeleteI didn't even know that you could print out party type invites as photos. I'm bookmarking your Etsy site to look at later.
ReplyDeleteAdding the party details to the back of the photo card really makes your invite special. If I was a child and received it, I'd save it because it's so pretty!
Beautiful table Amanda! I saw those gold chargers at Target too- great buy! And the invites you made for your daughter turned out awesome! p.s. I always crack up at your "leave your comment" statement:)
ReplyDeleteI often have my invites printed that way and don't totally love them - what a great idea this is! A great way to jazz them up!
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