Sunday Sample Spotlight: "The Purple Petal"

This is one of my favorite scrapbook-paper stationery designs!

"The Purple Petal" Invitation Duo (invite & reply card)

I just loved the photographic quality of the scrapbook paper, showing a very large-scale purple rose in such detail that you can see the veins in each petal, and knew I had to use it in a design. 

I used a petal-fold envelope to further exude the flowery feeling, and pasted the scrapbook paper to the insides of each of the four envelope flaps.

The actual invitation and reply card are each printed on white cardstock and flanked with one of my fancy patterns. I chose a calligraphic-inspired font to match the elegance of the pattern and floral scrapbook paper.

The petal fold envelope and matching reply card envelope are the same metallic purple color. I also used a matching metallic purple cardstock to frame each piece of printed stationery - the white cardstock is glued to the purple cardstock. Just this little bit of extra weight can go a long way in bringing the design together (in this case, matching the stationery to the envelopes), as well as adding significance (real and figurative "weight") to the invitation of an important event.

This stationery set is perfect for elegant and feminine affairs like weddings, anniversary parties, or Valentine's Day, and the color scheme works great for almost any time of the year (why not use this stationery for an Easter celebration?). I love different shades of lavender and purple paired with white for wintertime, but the large scale of the scrapbook's rose would also work well for the spring and summer, when roses and other colorful flowers are in full bloom.

Next week's Sunday Sample Spotlight: A beautiful black & gold stationery set perfect for New Year's!


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