Welcome to day 1 of the RemARKable Stampers Special Occasions Blog Tour! 

Today I am focusing on Birthdays! Inspired by a birthday party invitation my son received a couple weeks ago, I re-created the invitation (plus an additional matching card), Stampin’ Up style!
  

I used patterned paper from the Sunny Day Simply Scrappin’ Kit. Remember: Simply Scrappin’ Kits aren’t just for scrapbook pages! You can use them for your cards and other projects! 

 
Birthday Party Invitation:

First create a “pocket” by folding a piece of patterned paper in half vertically, and adhering the sides together with sticky strip. Due to the double-sided paper, your pocket is automatically “stylized” inside and out! 

The insert is a piece of Tempting Turquoise cardstock with a wider piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock on the top. You can make the card whatever size you want; just make sure the insert is slightly SMALLER than the width of the pocket, and the patterned paper strip is WIDER than the width of the pocket. 

Stamp the invitation on Whisper White cardstock, mount on Pumpkin Pie cardstock, and attach to the card insert. 

Top off the insert with a fancy bow! I created my bow by punching out 3 butterflies and adhering them together as shown. 

3 Punched Butterflies (1 upside-down)

Adhere bottom 2 butterflies together

Adhere 3rd (upside-down) butterfly to the back of the other 2

I then added a satin ribbon bow on top (adhered with a glue dot or sticky strip). 

Finish by adding a vertical strip of old olive cardstock to both the present’s “top” and to the pocket (so it looks like the ribbon is wrapped around the present). And add a tag stamped with the “You’re Invited” sentiment. 

 
Birthday Card:

I also made a matching “thank you” card. This card is smaller and flatter so could easily be sent through the mail. (The invitation could also be mailed; but you would need to use a large envelope and possibly pay extra postage due to the larger size and the bulk from the ribbon.) You could also use this same card idea for a “Happy Birthday” card. 

Start out with a card made from a 7 1/2″ x 4″ piece of Pumpkin Pie cardstock (approximate dimensions). Add a 4 1/4″ wide piece of patterned to the top of the card. Top with a 3-butterfly “bow” and add a flat bow made from the Old Olive Satin Ribbon. (If I was hand-delivering this card, I would make a bow similar to the invitation. I like how that bow looks better… but I was trying to make this card flatter so it would be easier to mail.) 

Finish with a stamped pink tag layered on white cardstock. 

 
Stampin’ Up! Stamping Supplies:

“Sunny Day” Simply Scrappin’ Kit
“Three Little Words” stamp set
“Introducing” stamp set
Old Olive 5/8″ Satin Ribbon*
Punches: Butterfly and Tag
Cardstock: Pink Passion, Tempting Turquoise, Pumpkin Pie and Old Olive
Basic Black Classic Ink Pad 

*Item available in the Summer Mini Catalog (available May 1 – August 31, 2010).

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