Birthday Invitation

Cut the card to 4”x6 1/2”. Cut 1 1/2” from the front panel. Place the card fold on the left. Cover the front panel with striped paper. Cut the Retro Beads border to 1 1/2” wide. Cover the inside back with remaining brown paper and punch the two inside back corners to round them.

Ink the long edges of the Retro Beads and cut to 6 1/2” long. Glue to the card front. Wrap the card front with both types of ribbon. Knot and trim the tails to 1 1/2” long. Cut a 3/8” wide strip of white cardstock and stamp “You’re invited.” Glue under the ribbon knot.

Punch 3 balloons onto bronze glimmer paper and then punch each centered onto a 1 1/4” wide circle. Punch 3 white circles and glue to the back of each bronze circle. Punch 3 emerald 1 1/2” wide circles. Foam tape the balloons over the emerald circles and evenly space down the front flap edge.

Inside the card: Cut a 3/8” wide strip of striped paper with inked long edges. Glue next to the fold on the card inside back. Stamp “Who, what, when and where” next to the strip.

5”x6 1/2” blank white card

Tonic Balloons punch

Brown/pink stripes 8x8 paper

Retro Beads 8x8 paper

Emerald Glimmer paper

Bronze Glimmer paper

Cardmaker’s Icy Rainbow Ribbons

Circle punches: 1 1/4” and 1 1/2”

Corner punch

Journaling Acrylic Stamps

Acrylic block

Brown inkpad

Foam tape

Zots™ Adhesive Dots