Getting Ready to Party

Here is the story of the invitations for Harper's First Birthday. As with everything else, I'm doing her party on a tight budget, and the invitations are no exception.

I found this do-it-yourself card kit on sale for $2.50, so I snatched up 2 of the same style which gave me 16 cards. The kits each included 8 cards, bows, hearts, stickers, scrapbook-style accessories, rhinestone jewels and decorative pages. With the help of some extra scrapbook goodies Jane had leftover from the baby shower last year, I was able to get started on assembling all the invites.




Of course, it meant I had to find the time to do it, which turned out not to be so easy. But the couple late nights staying up assembling were definitely worth spending only $5 for everything. And I actually had some fun making them! I don't think I have the patience or creativity for scrapbooking or even projects like this more often, but it was a nice variation from the norm and I love the fact that each one is different from the other.



Because most of the people I sent "invitations" to are out of town and obviously unable to attend, instead of party info, I simply included a cute poem attached to the inside to mark the special event. Here's what it said:

I learned to laugh and squeal,
then sit and stand,

and I can walk now
if you hold my hand.

But the fun
has just begun,

lookout world,
I'm turning one!

I was also able to include a wallet sized picture of one of our favorite poses from the portrait day, which I hope makes it extra special for everyone we sent one to.