Thursday, January 27, 2011

Tutorial: {A Valentine’s Day} Tea Party Invitation

My daughters and I are hosting a tea party in a few weeks and I wanted to share our invitations with you. Although these are quite pink and pretty darn girly, you can use the idea for any style invite! {Those pink rectangles on the last one are just there to cover up my address…not ready to give that out to blogland!}
I'm crazy about banners right now.  I modeled these after the Valentine's Day Banner I made a couple of weeks ago.
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Materials needed:
Fancy printed craft/scrapbook paper
Solid card stock in coordinating color(s)
A printer {or nice handwriting}
Fancy edge scissors
Glue
Mini clothespins {my latest obsession}
Ribbon

Step 1:
Print out your wording on the solid card stock.
Step 2:
Cut a template triangle that fits over the wording.
{The rectangular pieces of white paper are just there to cover my address.}
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Step 3:
Trace around each section of working using your triangular template and cut them out using fancy craft scissors.
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Step 4:
Create a larger triangular template to use on your scrapbook paper.
To make a nice isosceles triangle {two longer equal sides and one shorter side} draw your short side first. Then find the middle of it using a ruler. My short side is 7 inches, so
the middle of mine is at 3 1/2 inches.  Make a little mark there.
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Draw a line straight down from your mark, longer than you want the triangle to be.
And now draw a line from one of your corners to that middle line, making sure the new line you draw is LONGER than the original line you began with.  Mine was 7 inches.  So my longer side is going to be about 9 inches.
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Do the same from the other corner to meet up with the middle line as well.January 2011 043
Now cut it out and there’s your template.

Step 5:
Using your larger template, cut out scrapbook paper pieces for your background.January 2011 107
I traced the triangles on the back of the scrapbook paper and drew them all out before cutting to try to fit the most in as possible {sharing sides wherever I could.}
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Step 6:
Glue the wording triangle to the scrapbook paper triangle.
Step 7:
Use a mini clothespin {found at most craft stores} to attach the banner to a ribbon.
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“Put on your fancy dress and borrow mommy’s pearls, then please come join us for tea with the girls!
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Step 7:
Dab a little glue on the corners of the banner to hold it down to the ribbon {if you like.}
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Step 8:
Rinse, Repeat!all invited edited












If you make any invites like this, please leave a comment with a link below!  I’d love to see your creations.

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9 comments:

  1. Did you say you taught math?
    It shows in your work.

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  2. mavis E. ButterfieldJanuary 28, 2011 at 8:45 AM

    Did she teach Math??? She is the QUEEN of Math. Whenever I have a numbers related thing I can't figure out, she's the first person I call. . .well, the only person I call actually. : )

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  3. Yes, yes, math was my thing. I find I need so much math in crafting, sewing and especially house projects like board and batten and moulding! Toss me your woodworking math questions any day!

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  4. Cute, Cute, Cute!!! I want to hose a fancy tea party now! ;) Thanks for linking to Fancy This Fridays!!

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  5. Thank you for linking to my hodgepodge party! Love it! Wanted to let you know that I featured this on my wrap-up.
    ~Gay~
    itsahodgepodgelife.blogspot.com

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  6. What a great idea! I will have to try this. Stopping by from Debbie's newbie party ... I'd love if you visited!

    Brittany
    www.dearesthome.blogspot.com

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  7. luv luv the wreath...
    Don't forget to link this at our weekly link party every Wednesday,

    http://www.passionatelyartistic.com/2011/02/fun-ideas-for-valentine-day-2011be.html

    thank you,
    Maggie

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  8. Hi I am a new follower and love what you have been doing. Great job.

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  9. Thanks everyone for all the sweet comments on these invites! I loved making them and so much enjoy reading your comments :-)

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