{tutorial} a harvest invitation

The crew at Piggy Bank Parties is so excited that CutCardStock.com will be featuring our Harvest Invitation on their blog soon! We love sharing our ideas for easy and affordable projects. My name is Do (like do-re-mi) and I'll be your tutor today!

I created the Harvest Invitation for our 5th Wedding Anniversary celebration. J and I were married in October and we love all the things that harvest time offers--autumn leaves, amazing food and awesome activites! We decided to combine them all into one celebration and one of the first things we do when planning a party is to create the invitation. Here we go...

Gather the following supplies:

• Green Grocer's Brown Bag Kraft 8.5" x 11" Cardstock
• Basis Dark Orange 8.5" x 11" Cardstock
• French Pop-Tone Hot Fudge 8.5" x 11" Cardstock
• Green Grocer's Brown Bag Kraft No. 10 Policy Envelopes
• Dark Chocolate Irish Waxed Linen Thread
• Scissors
• 1.25" Oak Leaf Punch
• Adhesive Roller
• Adhesive Mini Dots
• Printer
• Paper Cutter

Ready? Here we go...

1. Design and print your invitation on the Brown Bag Kraft Cardstock.
2. Using the paper cutter, trim the invitation to 3 1/2" x 8 7/8".
3. Cut a 3 3/4" x 9 1/8" piece of the Basis Dark Orange Cardstock for your back layer.
4. Print your return address on the back of the Brown Bag Kraft Envelope.

5. Attach the invitation to the back layer with the adhesive roller.

6. Punch 1 leaf from the Basis Dark Orange Cardstock and 1 leaf from the French Pop-Tone Hot Fudge Cardstock.
7. Add 1 adhesive dot to the back of each leaf.

8. Attach the Hot Fudge leaf to the invitation then layer the Dark Orange leaf on top at a slight angle.

9. Cut an 18" length of Dark Chocolate Wax Thread and wrap around the invitation twice.
10. Tie a knot and trim the ends.
11. Roll up 1 adhesive dot and carefully place under the knot. Make sure the adhesive dot is completely covered with wax thread.

Hank's Hints: Creating the illusion that the invitation was made effortlessly is the difference between a "nice" invitation and a "wow!" invitation.

Ta-Da! Now address the envelopes, add your invitations and stamp-n-mail them!

One more thing...don't forget to plan the celebration! Join us in a few weeks for tips on planning a great fall party. Coming soon...{Real Parties} A Harvest Celebration.

We would like to thank CutCardStock.com, their fans and our faithful followers for joining us. We hope you have fun creating your own Harvest Invitation or use it as a recipe to create invitations for different occasions!

Sources:

Cardstock and Envelopes by CutCardStock.com

Green Grocer's Brown Bag Kraft 8.5" x 11" Cardstock (65# Cover)

Basis Dark Orange 8.5" x 11" Cardstock (80# Cover)

French Pop-Tone Hot Fudge 8.5" x 11" Cardstock (65# Cover)

Green Grocer's Brown Bag Kraft No. 10 Policy Envelopes

Dark Chocolate 3-Ply Irish Waxed Thread by Royalwood, Ltd.

1.25" Large Oak Leaf Punch by McGill

"Harvest Invitation" designed and created by Piggy Bank Parties

Stay tuned to Oink! for more inspiration...