You can make
professional invitations for your high school seniors open graduation open
house! I made mine and even took my own
portrait with my iPhone!
Since I am
not a professional photographer, I researched how to take a portrait on
line. I also saved a few poses and took
photos of them with me on phone. I
waited for an over cast day and out we went.
I took more
than I needed in the hopes that something would appeal to both my husband and I. In the end we had three we both liked. I used just two on the card.
Once I had
the photos, I uploaded them to Walgreens and designed a card using their
templates. I chose to use card stock so,
I could use both sides of the card, one for the portrait with name, and the
invite on the back with a second photo.
Printing these with envelopes cost me $1.05 each.
Because I am
such a avid paper crafter and Cricut fan, you know I had to add a little
embellishment! So, I made a card sleeve
with the school mascot for his high school and grade school in his high school
colors. I cut the black paper with some card stock from Michaels bought with a
coupon and some glitter card stock I won from Anna Griffin's blog. I am a bit Anna Griffin obsessed and like to put a little Anna in all my paper projects. Her gold glitter card stock cut like butter in my Cricut. Thanks so much Anna Griffin, for letting me have a touch of AG and me in such a masculine project! So, I only spent another $3.83 (for 40 cards) to add sleeves
for all my cards.
It was a fun
project that made me happy! I feel the
results are so professional and look expensive!
So, if you need some great party invites, give your own a try with a
Cricut, an iPhone, and Walgreens! My total came to under $46.00. The procrastinator in me was also so happy to be able to order the invitations and have them delivered the same day. I cut all my sleeves and assembled in one day. I had them in the mail three days after starting this project!
