The Princess is here! In case you missed the announcement on my Facebook Page, my granddaughter was born on February 23! She is a doll and I love her to pieces! I’ll show you a photo of her at the end of this post. But first I want to show you the invitations that I made for the baby shower back in January.
In keeping with the pink, gray and white theme that was used in the decorations, I used the same colors for the invitations.
And of course I had to use glitter! All princesses love glitter! And grandmothers. Grandmothers love glitter, too!
And a tiara, of course!
These were fairly simple to make using the Print & Cut feature of the Silhouette.
- I drew a rectangle to the size I wanted: 5 x 7.5″ for the invitation
- I then filled the rectangle with a pink and white diagonal stripe pattern.
- I grabbed a bracket frame and color filled it with white and placed it over the top portion of the rectangle
- Then I drew a rounded rectangle filled with white which is where I typed the invitation details.
- I used Janda Quirkygirl font for all of the text
- Don’t forget to turn off the cut lines on the shapes that are inside of the rectangle.
- Turn on the registration marks, print and cut!
I cut the tiara out of glitter vinyl. You can barely see it, but in the photo above, I intentionally printed the shape of the tiara to help with placement of the teeny, tiny, fragile glitter vinyl tiara. The glittery dresses were made using Silhouette’s double-sided adhesive and Silhouette’s glitter. I just love that stuff; both the double-sided adhesive and the glitter. If you haven’t tried the Silhouette Glitter yet, I highly recommend it and I’m a bit of a glitter snob! And while you’re ordering the glitter, go ahead and order some of the double-sided adhesive, too. You’ll love it!
I love how they turned out and think they look better than the pricey store-bought invitations!
As promised, here’s peek at our princess!
Sweet, little Melanie!
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Oohh, I wish I had a baby shower to plan! These are just too cute, and I’m obsessed with glitter. 🙂
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Thank you Kalyn! Yes, everything is better with glitter ; )
Wow, I had no idea this was done with the double-sided adhesive and I LOVE IT! Definitely in my shopping cart for my next order! Thanks so much for sharing!
You will love the double-side adhesive, I promise!
Oh Becky, you will love the double-sided adhesive!
How darling is that! That is the most precious invite I have seen in awhile. Great job!!!
Thank you very much Sara! I love that we can create such unique designs with our Silhouettes!
Congratulations on your granddaughter! These are adorable invites.
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Thank you Sarah!
What a beautiful little princess she is!
The invitations are adorable.
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Thank you Pam! We are blessed.
Aww, so adorable! And your invitation is precious too! I actually especially like the dresses made with the double-sided adhesive and the glitter…the way it is sheer is lovely!
Thank you Meredith! I was happy with how the dresses look, too. I was originally going to use onesie shapes, but since we knew she was a she, well I couldn’t help myself ; )
Such beautiful invites. And what a BEAUTIFUL grandbaby!! They are so lucky to have you!
Aw, thank you Tanya! I’m the lucky one ; )
CONGRATULATIONS!!! A beautiful baby girl, beautiful invitations and glitter… what more could you ask for?
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Thank you Laura! That’s exactly how I see it ; )
Congratulations grandma, cute invitations gorgeous baby 🙂
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Thanks Mel! She is a sweetie!
Hi Jeanie,
Princess Melanie is beautiful. Congratulations! I’m wishing her a lifetime filled with Peace, Love and Joy!
The baby shower invitations are fit for a Princess! I’m so glad that I’m a part of this incredibly talented Silhouette Challenge group!
Peace, Love and Joy,
Joyce
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I love how the adhesive & glitter are kind of transparent! such a great look
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This is so amazing and pretty – it really looks professionally made, specially the glittered dresses. I now want to get some of that double-sided adhesive!
Jeanie,
We just had a princess arrive in our family. I have the glitter and double adhesive but have never used it. I do not know why but it made me nervous but not after your great lesson. You are talented. What a lucky little Princess to have you in her life. Congratulations!
SC Buddy,
Karen Marie
Dragonfly & Lily Pads
This is so cute! I love the glitter!
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These are great!!!! The detail is amazing, you did a wonderful job!
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