Welcome to my Holiday ABC series! I enjoy the holidays and today I am going to share with you one way I make my own invitations for different events. My holiday cookie exchange has become an annual tradition. Here’s a fun invitation I made that could also be used for birthdays or other parties by simply changing the DSP and stamped image.
This is a simple fun fold card. The card base measures 4 1/4 x 11 and is scored at 1 1/4 and 5 1/2. Fold the card in half then fold the top flap down. I adhered a 3 3/4 x 4 piece of DSP (from Christmas Around the World Designer Series Paper) to the front and wrapped the Quilted Christmas Ribbon around the card and tied a bow. You don’t need any adhesive to keep the card closed…the ribbon holds it together. (You could staple the flap on each side if you want and hide it under the ribbon but it really isn’t necessary.) I stamped the gingerbread man from the Cookie Cutter Christmas Stamp Set in soft suede ink and punched him out with the coordinating Cookie Cutter Builder Punch. I added a bow tie I punched from DSP and a candy cane I fussy cut from DSP. I adhered it to Layering Circles with Stampin’ Dimensionals.
I typed my invitation on the computer and printed it on Whisper White cardstock. I used my Stampin’ Trimmer to cut it to 3 1/2 x 4 3/4 and adhered it to a 3 3/4 x 5 piece of Old Olive Cardstock. It’s easy to slide in and pull out to read.
Here’s a couple of photos from last year’s cookie exchange. Looking at these yummy cookies is getting me thinking about what I will bake this year! Do you have a favorite cookie recipe?
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Today is my friend Susan’s birthday. We celebrated over the weekend with fellow demonstrators and team members. We call ourselves “Sisters of the Traveling Stamps”. We spent the weekend in Annapolis, Maryland at Ramsey’s and had so much fun sharing ideas (we each brought a shoebox swap), watching videos, learning new techniques, and stamping until the wee hours of the morning! Stampin’ Up! is so much more than just stamps and making cards…I love the friendships and spending time with “my people”. Here’s a photo from our fun weekend!
Have a wonderful day!
Just Stampin’
Jeanie
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Well Jeanie, do I love the invitation or the cookies more? There’s a hard decision both look great.
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Super cute invitation! Definitely one to CASE!!
Glad you all had such a great weekend!!
I is for I love it! Great idea–for the card/invitation and the cookie exchange both. Glad you had a good time over the weekend.
Adorable card! Just love it!!!!
Great idea for the invitation. Thanks for the inspiration and the great photos.
I is for Inspiration in my case. I need to get going on the Green with Envy Swap so I pulled out the Cookie Cutter Christmas set to think about something. Your invitation is too cute and that candy cane looks good enough to eat! The little bow tie is so cute too. I thought it was real until I read that you cut it out! I have not done a cookie exchange in eons. Darn, I wish I lived closer as I do love a good cookie! Who could resist an invitation like that!