My daughter is a serious Mickey Mouse fanatic right now, so we decided that would be our theme. The first thing I needed to do was create some invitations. In the past, we have done everything for invitations from professional photographers to fill-in-the-blank style cards that came from the Dollar Tree Store! This year, I wanted to do something cute that stayed with the theme of the party while not going overboard on price.
I decided to take a picture of my daughter holding her favorite Mickey Mouse doll with my digital camera. I printed it out on regular paper and cut around the shape of her body. Next, I cut out a solid black Mickey Mouse head out of construction paper. Then, I typed out the details of the party and printed them on plain white paper and I tore off the paper around the wording to give it a "jagged" edge. Lastly, I punched yellow triangles out of construction paper using a scrapbooking punch that I had around the house. I took all of these things and arranged them on top of a piece of solid red construction paper. Then, I used my digital camera to take a picture of the "collage" I had made. I uploaded the photo onto the computer, sent it in to Walgreens and put a black border around it before ordering them. Here's the invite before the border...
After a coupon code that made the 4x6 photos 12 cents each, (and because I used materials I already had at the house) I ended up paying $3.24 for 25 photo invitations! (Actually, I used Register Rewards to pay for them!!) :) It was really easy - well, except for the part where I had to get a sick two year old to stand still, hold a Mickey Mouse doll the right way, and smile at me all at the same time - and made for a really cute, personalized invitation! Now all that's left to do is put them in the mail!
Come back soon for more posts on decorations, games, and party favors!!
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