Hello! Hello! Welcome to day two of Cupcake Week! In case you missed out yesterday, I am doing an entire week of Virtual Lolly posts with a co-host thrown in on the side (all cupcake focused...the week not the co-host). My fantabulous co-host is none other than La Fuji Mama (also known as LFM)!
On this side of the blog extravaganza I'll be sharing cupcake crafts and on the other side (the edible side) LFM will be covering the cupcake recipes!
I decided that my craft for today would be do-it-yourself party invites! You see... I am throwing little going away party for GallyChops today and he requested his very own special made-just-for-him invites to honor the occasion! Since he's a man about town and is the type to change with the seasons... I decided to not actually place any cupcakes on his invites... I just make some cute little circles you can punch out that have the cupcake flair. This way if you are not so much into cupcakes you can go with your own accent (hopefully that makes everyone happy)!
I of course HEART vellum so I made these to work with vellum (but don't blame me... blame GallyChops... he's in charge of the project for today (it's his last request before he goes under the knife tomorrow... poor little annoying guy).
Let's get rockin on these invites so you can hurry up and head on over to my co-hosts site to check out the cupcake recipe of the day!
Every invite will require two pieces.
The bottom piece printed on 110 lb heavy card stock
(shown here at the top of the picture)
hehehehehe
...and the top piece printed on vellum
(shown at the bottom of the picture)
Now that you are nice and confused...
PARTY!
The idea...
...is that the vellum "party" piece will overlay the bottom piece...
I cut the vellum out in the shape I drew but you can cut it in the same shape as the bottom piece
(which by the way is the A2 size - for when you get envelopes)
I punched a small hole in the center/top of both cards.
...and I stuck a little brad in there...
...so the top piece swings over to reveal the party details!
You can use a solid piece of paper for the top piece...
...it will still be just as cool!
Honest to peanuts!
AND.... you MUST go check out the cupcake recipe of the day over at LFM's.... below is a little peak of the recipe card I made... but in order to actually get it and check out the yummy recipe you have to flip on over there (follow the "Flip over to Fuji's" buttons all this week at the end of every one of my posts ok...your tummy will thank you)!
Giant HUGS you guys! I am sure going to miss you TONS and heaps but I'll be back as soon as I can (and Virtual Lolly will be here with you ALL week long cupcaking it up)! MomChops is going to give La Fuji Mama a call to let her know how my surgery goes tomorrow (and she will be posting a little "hows Lolly without her Gally" update on her blog on Wednesday).
I just want to thank you all (and I mean ALL of you) for your prayers, well wishes and warm thoughts). I just really truly heart you guys and consider myself truly blessed to have met each and every one of you through my little blog.
P.S. I looked up gallbladders and read they they are about the size and shape of a small pear. I thought that was pretty darn cute all things considered.
O.M.T. I'll show you how the recipe cards work tomorrow!
I decided that my craft for today would be do-it-yourself party invites! You see... I am throwing little going away party for GallyChops today and he requested his very own special made-just-for-him invites to honor the occasion! Since he's a man about town and is the type to change with the seasons... I decided to not actually place any cupcakes on his invites... I just make some cute little circles you can punch out that have the cupcake flair. This way if you are not so much into cupcakes you can go with your own accent (hopefully that makes everyone happy)!
I of course HEART vellum so I made these to work with vellum (but don't blame me... blame GallyChops... he's in charge of the project for today (it's his last request before he goes under the knife tomorrow... poor little annoying guy).
Let's get rockin on these invites so you can hurry up and head on over to my co-hosts site to check out the cupcake recipe of the day!
Every invite will require two pieces.
The bottom piece printed on 110 lb heavy card stock
(shown here at the top of the picture)
hehehehehe
...and the top piece printed on vellum
(shown at the bottom of the picture)
Now that you are nice and confused...
PARTY!
The idea...
...is that the vellum "party" piece will overlay the bottom piece...
I cut the vellum out in the shape I drew but you can cut it in the same shape as the bottom piece
(which by the way is the A2 size - for when you get envelopes)
I punched a small hole in the center/top of both cards.
...and I stuck a little brad in there...
...so the top piece swings over to reveal the party details!
You can use a solid piece of paper for the top piece...
...it will still be just as cool!
Honest to peanuts!
So to the right of the templates for these cards you will notice a neat little line of matching cupcake circles. I made these to work with ANY 1 inch circle punch.
POOF.
A cute little seal for your envelope.POOF.
So here's the kicker...
I have 6 different templates. Yep. 6. I have a pink one (with a solid and stripes background) and a teal one (with a sold and stripes background)... plus each set has a matching overlay.... I am no math genius but GallyChops is and he told me that was 6 templates. Gulp. So you can get them below. If you wanna.
Pink with Stripes
Download the PDF HERE
Pink with Solids
Download the PDF HERE
Pink Party! Overlay
Download the PDF HERE
Teal with Stripes
Download the PDF HERE
Teal with Solids
Download the PDF HERE
Teal Party! Overlay
Download the PDF HERE
I have 6 different templates. Yep. 6. I have a pink one (with a solid and stripes background) and a teal one (with a sold and stripes background)... plus each set has a matching overlay.... I am no math genius but GallyChops is and he told me that was 6 templates. Gulp. So you can get them below. If you wanna.
Pink with Stripes
Download the PDF HERE
Pink with Solids
Download the PDF HERE
Pink Party! Overlay
Download the PDF HERE
Teal with Stripes
Download the PDF HERE
Teal with Solids
Download the PDF HERE
Teal Party! Overlay
Download the PDF HERE
AND.... you MUST go check out the cupcake recipe of the day over at LFM's.... below is a little peak of the recipe card I made... but in order to actually get it and check out the yummy recipe you have to flip on over there (follow the "Flip over to Fuji's" buttons all this week at the end of every one of my posts ok...your tummy will thank you)!
Giant HUGS you guys! I am sure going to miss you TONS and heaps but I'll be back as soon as I can (and Virtual Lolly will be here with you ALL week long cupcaking it up)! MomChops is going to give La Fuji Mama a call to let her know how my surgery goes tomorrow (and she will be posting a little "hows Lolly without her Gally" update on her blog on Wednesday).
I just want to thank you all (and I mean ALL of you) for your prayers, well wishes and warm thoughts). I just really truly heart you guys and consider myself truly blessed to have met each and every one of you through my little blog.
P.S. I looked up gallbladders and read they they are about the size and shape of a small pear. I thought that was pretty darn cute all things considered.
O.M.T. I'll show you how the recipe cards work tomorrow!
