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I gave this design the name "The Orange and the Green" because of the colors it uses and because the petal folding envelope resembles a green four-leaf clover. Despite all that, this design is not for St. Patrick's party - though it could certainly be adapted for one, or for any other springtime party, with its bright, sunny colors.
Though it doesn't particularly look like it in the photograph above, the petal envelope is a metallic green (you can see the metallic shine better in the next photo, below). Instead of lining each of the four petal flaps with scrapbook paper, this time I only lined the top and bottom flaps. Since the colors were so bright and bold, I didn't want to overdo it.
Above, you can see what the petal envelope looks like when closed. The envelopes lie perfectly flat until the you open up the flaps like a blooming flower to reveal the shape seen in the first photograph.
The invitation, which is for a kid's birthday party, is printed on standard 67# bright white cardstock and mounted to a textured orange cardstock paper with yellow brads, which I punched through the printed blue stripe.
Because the scrapbook paper featured little dots in some of its striped pattern, it was a no-brainer to also include round brads to mount the invitations to the orange cardstock. The brads match the exciting, bold colors found elsewhere in both the scrapbook paper and the printed invitation, and the circular shapes are just larger scale versions of the dots seen on the paper's pattern.
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Shameless Plug Time: Love this invitation (or others featured on this blog)? Want something similar (or something completely custom) designed for your event? Visit Invites by Andrea to view more samples, download a catalogue pdf, or fill out a design request form. Or shoot me an email to ask me your questions or learn more information.
I gave this design the name "The Orange and the Green" because of the colors it uses and because the petal folding envelope resembles a green four-leaf clover. Despite all that, this design is not for St. Patrick's party - though it could certainly be adapted for one, or for any other springtime party, with its bright, sunny colors.
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| "The Orange and the Green" - Invitation with Petal Envelope |
Though it doesn't particularly look like it in the photograph above, the petal envelope is a metallic green (you can see the metallic shine better in the next photo, below). Instead of lining each of the four petal flaps with scrapbook paper, this time I only lined the top and bottom flaps. Since the colors were so bright and bold, I didn't want to overdo it.
Above, you can see what the petal envelope looks like when closed. The envelopes lie perfectly flat until the you open up the flaps like a blooming flower to reveal the shape seen in the first photograph.
The invitation, which is for a kid's birthday party, is printed on standard 67# bright white cardstock and mounted to a textured orange cardstock paper with yellow brads, which I punched through the printed blue stripe.
Because the scrapbook paper featured little dots in some of its striped pattern, it was a no-brainer to also include round brads to mount the invitations to the orange cardstock. The brads match the exciting, bold colors found elsewhere in both the scrapbook paper and the printed invitation, and the circular shapes are just larger scale versions of the dots seen on the paper's pattern.
Next week's Sunday Sample Spotlight: The epitome of springtime!
Click here to view all Sunday Sample Spotlight posts.
"Like" Invites by Andrea on Facebook!
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Shameless Plug Time: Love this invitation (or others featured on this blog)? Want something similar (or something completely custom) designed for your event? Visit Invites by Andrea to view more samples, download a catalogue pdf, or fill out a design request form. Or shoot me an email to ask me your questions or learn more information.
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