I still don’t feel like doing an all-writing post… sorry, I’m feeling speechless these days 
But I will show you what I have been working on last week/this week/today.. my co-worker & friend has three kids.. her daughter is turning one this October so I’m working on making her a cute invite she can print. She doesn’t have to use it but I think I’m better than store bought So here’s one..
I am proud of these because, using 5 different layers, the pencil tool, and pen tool, I free-handed that cupcake. Yeah buddy! I usually NEVER free hand anything. I keep telling my hubby I want a tablet PC so I can draw.. but I don’t think the cupcake looks that bad for my 1st free hand
More to come later.. Happy Saturday peeps.
UPDATE: Another one.. Can you tell that I like cupcake-themed things?
Now if she (my co-worker/friend) decides on one of these.. I’m sure we’ll decide (I say WE like I’m throwing the party, too, haha) on printing them on a cream or white card stock at 5″x7″ (that is the standard invite size & the size I created them) and then either trimming the edges on all 4 sides 1/4″ and putting them on a chocolate or pink cardstock… OR buying a slightly bigger back cardstock and not trimming the invite. These can even be jazzed up with added ribbon.. That’s cheap & easy.. But I think I’m going to work on some more cupcake styles then try the princess thing.. any suggestions?? Feedback??
Equally as important (in my opinion) as the layout & design of invites is the font! A bad font can ruin anything but a great font can make a plain invitation look classy, cute, sophisticated, scary, etc (depending on the look you are going for!).. So the fonts above are my favorite fonts for this project.. & I believe they are all additional fonts I found on the internet rather than what my PS3 came pre-loaded with. They each are cute in their own way. For my princess themed invites, I think a more structured font will make it look best.. meaning, less “hand written” looking. But we’ll see. Which fonts do you like for this project??
Also.. I’m taking ideas for MY SISTER‘S UPCOMING BIRTHDAY.. I’m going to make her a card ((Lindsay–I know you read this but it’s okay.. it’s not really a surprise!!)).. for the big 3-0! So send me tips if you have any And my old boss (the best boss in the whole world, literally!) is turning 40 in a couple of months so help me with that too, buddies!
UPDATE #2: I’m also working on some other things.. one of which is a Congratulations card for my sister-in-law and her husband.. I’m getting the cardstock to print it on tomorrow but working the different styles today. Here’s what I think I’m going with:
& yet another Baby’s 1st birthday invitation..
I’m not sure how much I am loving the red and pink but the cake stand and words being black just didn’t look right.. and bright pink on the pastel just made my eyes hurt! Is there a better color for this than red? Let me know
Edit: I want to make it clear that the wording “Have a sweet time at Caley’s 1st Birthday” wasn’t my idea. I’ve seen it on a lot of cupcake/sweets-themed invitations. So no, I’m not a creative wording genius.
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