5 year old party invitations??

[jacinda]

I'm about to sit down and design some Strawberry Shortcake Party Invites for dd's 5th birthay next month. Problem is my mojo is just not working right now and I can't visualise the end product. Hence I'm having a hard time even starting.

If I could I'd just buy premade Strawberry Shortcake invites, but that character is not a common party theme here, unlike Dora, Barbie and the Disney Princesses, so sourcing them is a real problem.

I really need some inspiration. I would love to see what you all have done for your kids' birthdays. Even if it's not girly - I kinda need to find a format/design to start with.

TIA!

 

[ColleenSwerb]

Hi Jacinda

I don't have an invite to show you but I can tell you what I would do and see if that helps, lol.

I would pick a size, open a file in that size, and pick a fun BG paper (not sure if you have it or not, but Kristin's Berry Patch kit is pretty much perfect for this: )

So I'd open a file of whatever size you want to print, and pick a fun BG paper. Then I'd make a rectangle shape that fits inside the invite size, and pick a lighter solid color piece of paper, and clip that to it. I'd write out all the pertinent information in a text box on the smaller rectangle. Then, embellish to your hearts content around it That bow would look super cute across either hte top or the bottom, spread a few strawberries around on it with a leaf or two and a flower or 3, and call it a day

Feel free to PM me if you want anymore ideas or help!

 

[HeatherKS]

I used some of Bree's 5 by 7 templates to design my son's 1st birthday invites. It gave me a jumping off point on the LO since I had the kit picked already. Here's the links to them in the store:

Miniatures #1

Miniatures #2

 

[kscwgirl]

Oh.. the Berry Patch kit would be SO cute!!!!

 

[lovely1m]

Here's one I did for my son's 2nd (in the final product I changed the yellow balloon to blue):

Credits: Designs by Andrea's Mickey Freebie, Lisa Minor's The Big Cheez and Sara Amarie's Be Amused. Font: MIckey & Pea Katie Jo

 

[SeattleSheri]

Here is one I did for my son's recent birthday. I usually just find a kit I like and start throwing stuff on the canvas, lol. Not sure if that is good or not

 

[scrappychic]

Cute cards girlies! I did this a while ago before I even played with shadows:

 

[HeatherKS]

Callan's is in the gallery - here it is:

https://www.sweetshoppedesigns.com/inspiration/showphoto.php?photo=52295&ppuser=5141

 

[jacinda]

Thanks for the ideas and the examples Great minds must think alike, because I had already decided to use Kristin's Berry Patch kit, I just didn't know what format to use. I searched the net for inspiration and found a super cute example that I'm going to lift. I'll post a pic of the finished product once it's done.

Thanks again for all the replies :thumbup: