Gatefold Invitations

Hello Crafty friends!
I know I haven't been posting lately.  Very busy with my boys at home and I have been crafting like mad during the weeee hours of the night. I haven't been on the computer much only to catch up on my blogs or check my email.

Here is a gatefold invitation I made for my best friend's daughter's birthday. (that's a tongue twister!)  I have seen gatefold cards before and always wanted to make one but never got around to doing them until now.  I will admit.  This is NOT my original design.  My friend found it on Three Kids Party Shop.  They're on Etsy.

Items used:
Bazzill Berry Blush cardstock
Black Cardstock/plain and textured
DCWV Glitter stack (black and pink)
White and Black polk-a-dot paper (not sure what brand)
Tags Bags Boxes and More Cricut Cartridge (base of card)
Forever Young Cartridge - (silhouette of girl(Barbie)
Gypsy Font (Barbie)
Martha Stewart score board
Computer

I used the Gypsy to alter  a tag and set the size to 7.45" x 10".  This ends up cutting at approximately 7" by an exact 10 inches.  I then scored it at 2.5 and 7.5 and folded the flaps in.  I printed out the invitation information from my computer and matted it with a black piece of cardstock.  The polk-a-dot paper is cut at 1 1/2" and the black band is cut at 2" x 11".  Here are the photos.

Happy Crafting!

Liz

Babies are FALLing

Ok...so I had time to post something else before I begin the mad dash through kids birthday parties.  I have a dear friend who is having twins.  Her baby shower just past and I helped out with the invites and favors.  In keeping with the fall season.  We used my "old faithful" "Stretch Your Imagination" cricut cartridge to make the little pumpkins on the invites and the leaves on the favor bags.  The card was for the gift I gave her.  I used my Imagine machine. (Nursery Tails cartridge)

inside of card

here's the shadow

we cut the pumpkins using the silhouette feature and laid them  on top.  Added the eyes and the mouths. (that process took FOREVER!)  phew!!

Here's the final product.  Cuteness!!!

These are the favors which contained a really cute fall scented candles in them.