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goneare the days of store-bought invitation cards. The trend is to make your own for birthdays, anniversaries and weddings. Youcan be creative if you've mastered a few scrapbooking techniques, have a few basic tools and think about using recycled materials

Supplies for making your own invitation cards

• Sheets of strong cardboard for the base of the card: to be cut with a paper cutter, some also allow very useful pre-folding, and cutting into small waves
• Sheets of different colors, different materials

For sophisticated effects, we recommend Scrapbooking materials:

• themed punches (teddy bear, star, heart) or specialized punches for card corners
• notched scissors, wave scissors etc.
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• repositionable spray glue (ideal for experiment

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• ribbons to bind the invitation card: raffia, scoubidous threads
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• stamps, thematic stickers complete this material.

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pretty pocket card, for a surprise invitation! The pocket is attractively tied on the side with a knotted natural raffia ribbon, and contains a small bag of sweets held in place by a wooden pin, and directions of course to the birthday party! Thanks

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Marie for this lovely invitation card!

An invitation card to a child's birthday party, made by the child himself, that's what it can be... cute, isn't it? Note the (not-so-easy) use of notched scissors for the edges, and perforators for the corners... And if the child doesn't feel like making a dozen drawings, you can always scan the first one and print it out for each invitation, adding the first name by hand...

Areal trend : virtual cards.
want to immortalize your loved ones' birthdays? Create a card to suit their tastes. Whether it's for family, friends, children or office colleagues, the choice is yours! And, for a successful party, think about creating your own special birthday invitation cards. A practical and economical idea!