Patterned Party stamp set is the perfect fit for this birthday party invitation for my grandson's first birthday. My daughter Tiffany (check out her blog: handydandyhelper.blogspot.com) is preparing for Jonah's first birthday, and the party theme–yes, it's a home party!–is Golden Books. Tiffany grew up with home birthday parties and is carrying on the tradition with her kids. She wrote a great post about home birthday parties here.
Tiffany's Golden Books theme is perfect for young children, girls or boys. For this 5 x 7 invite, she downloaded the background image you see from another blog, printed it on Stampin' Up! gold card stock, and then added simple stamped images from the Patterned Party stamp set. She wanted a bit of a retro feel for her invitations, and Patterned Party cooperated beautifully! The lighting is not great in this photo–I was trying to capture the subtle shine of the gold card stock and fantastic glimmer of the Dazzling Details on the cake. Alas, I fell a bit short:(
The number 1 at the top of the invite was cut out of scraps from the gold card stock base using the new Typeset Alphabet Bigz dies–which include numbers–and the Big Shot. And of course, the shapes on the birthday party invitations are from the Labels Collection Framelits. These shapes are super-popular, and it's easy to see why when you work with them. They are so versatile, spanning ages and genders and styles, and I love that you have 6 different sizes to choose from and layer with:) I love my Big Shot! The silver sparkle on the birthday cake comes from the Silver Sparkle Dazzling Details in the new Holiday Catalog. You can't actually order that until August 1, but being a Stampin' Up! Demonstrator, I had preordered this fantastic little item (only $2.50!), so it was on my work table. Tiffany was so chuffed to see all that glimmer and dazzling shine on her little birthday cake images!
I hope you are considering some handmade projects yourself. You can browse and/or shop my online store here: candystamps.stampinup.net. Here is the list of supplies for Tiffany's birthday party invitation, complete with product numbers for easy searching in my online store.
Stamps: Patterned Party set (123065 wood mount) (123067 clear mount)
Ink: Early Espresso (126974) and Marina Mist (126962) Classic Stampin' Pads
Paper: Brushed Gold(102935), Bashful Blue (105120), Marina Mist (119682) Card Stocks
Accessories: Big Shot Die Cutting Machine (113439), Labels Collection Framelits (125598), Typeset Alphabet Bigz Dies (127553)
I'll be sharing more about Jonah's 1st home birthday party. In the meantime, set your sights on making your own birthday party invitations, and let Patterned Party stamp set help you craft something that will appeal to anyone! Call me at 210-355-5729 or email me with any questions.