DIY Cinderella Theme Wedding Shower Invitations

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Iam co-hosting a wedding shower for my little sister this weekend and I havebeen getting my craftiness on. I thought long and hard about what the theme ofthe wedding shower should be. I wanted to do something a little whimsical butnot off the wall crazy. I decided to go with a Cinderella theme… but more aboutthe shoes than anything else. My little sister just loves shoes!

 

   With the Cinderella theme in mind I took out my scrapbooking supplies and got to work.
What you need:

• Paper{I use 12x12 scrapbook paper in order to get the most out of a single sheet}
• Papercutter {this makes it easy to cut straight lines}
• Scissors{if you are cutting out shapes}
• Printer{if you are printing images or text – you can write out the invitations by handas well… but that is more time consuming.}
• Glue

How to Make the Invitations:Iuse three pieces of paper per card; the backdrop {the scroll paper}, the printedpaper {the white cardstock}, and the accent color {the Tiffany blue paper}. 

1. Figureout how big you want your card to be and cut paper using the paper cutter accordingly.
2. Typeor write the text you want to use by hand. {Remember to include a Date, Time,Place, and RSVP by date in the invitation}.
3. Ifyou are using images and need to cut out shapes I find that tracing the shapeonce and then cutting a couple at a time using scissors is the easiest way tosave time.
4. Figureout how you want to arrange the paper and which paper you want to use where.
5. Gluethe image paper onto the accent paper and then glue the accent paper onto thebackdrop paper {this is called layering and it adds depth}.

Ienjoy making my own cards. I have a hard time finding exactly what I want andenjoy the process of being crafty. Sometimes, if I am lucky, my family willlend a hand with the gluing portion of the activity to save me time and stickyfingers.
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