Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Twins Shower...A boy and a girl!!!! Invite with Video

It's Wednesday and I have a challenge to answer!  Jennifer sent this one my way-

Hi Bryan,

My challenge to you was to come up with an invitation, decorations, party favors and possibly thank you notes for a baby shower we're giving August 7th. What makes it super challenging is that my brother & his wife are having twins: a boy and a girl! Also, they don't have a theme (if they were decorating their room in say a jungle theme, we could use that for the party). My sisters & I (who are giving the shower) thought it would be nice to do pink & brown and light blue & brown (we love those color combinations & they're so trendy right now). But how do we do that all on one invitation?
Any help would be much appreciated!!!
Thank you so much,
Jennifer
P.S.
I don't have any of the cartridges that make you think of a baby, like New Arrival or B is for Boy or Sugar & Spice. I do have the Potpourri Cartridge, Nursery Rhymes, Mother's Day (has a baby stroller) and a Child's Year, though.


So I have come up with this invitation--it is super simple but packs a wow when you pull it out of the envelope.  I have used pink, blue and brown; added ribbon and embossing and you have a really easy invite that you can make on the go (nice lunch hour assembly).  Each invite takes about 5 minutes if you have every thing cut and embossed. 





So in this challenge I also looked at decorations that could be used and found these perfect items at Hobby Lobby-Polka Dots and Nursery Rhymes are now your theme!  Instead of cake you will have cupcakes and if it is a morning shower you can do muffins!

Thursday I have part two to this challenge with a great thank you card, a gift idea for the mother to be, and some party decorations you can make into a game for the shower!
Thanks for stopping in and remember to make it a great one

24 comments:

  1. Bryan this is soooo cute! I can't wait to see tomorrows video on this.... Everything looks adorable! :)

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  2. Way cool Bryan! Great answer to the challenge. Hope you feel better soon. Can't wait to see tomorrows video.

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  3. You are a creative genius! And while you are suffering with a miserable summer cold, too. Get well soon.

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  4. So adorable! You did a great job on this and I LOVE all things polka-dots. I only wish I were having a baby so I could use the idea! LOL, Hope you feel better soon!

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  5. Such a cute invite and a great way to include the pink and blue. This would be great for a shower if the parents-to-be didn't find out the gender beforehand too which is something I have coming up and the parents do not really like green or yellow. Can't wait to see your present, may have to scraplift it. TFS

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  6. This is sooooooooooo cute! What a great way to tie in the blue and pink together. Nice answer to this challenge.

    Hugs. xoxo

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  7. Great idea! Just change the colors and you can use this to make invites for any party. I love a simple card that is easy to reproduce. Thanks for sharing!

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  8. That is such a great and simple invite! And thanks for the video! Get better soon!

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  9. Great invite. I am going to use this for a base of a card. Love the ribbon guess I need to make a trip to JoAnns. TFS.

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  10. Cool idea! Love how the theme of "polka dots" is incorporated into everything. Love, love, love it!

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  11. Fantastic invite!! Can't wait to see what else you create!!

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  12. This is just wonderful!! Loooove the invites and am looking forward to tomorrows video. :)

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  13. Cute, cute invitation, Bryan. Just by changing the colors, I can see using this idea for other invitations as well. Glad that you are feeling a little better. Those summer colds can hang on longer that we would like. Can't wait to see what you have in store for all of us tomorrow.

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  14. Great baby shower ideas Bryan I love the invitation.

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  15. How clever are you!!!Great job on the challenge & colors,can't wait until tomorrow for part two.TFS remember don't over do it get some rest.

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  16. You are a creative genius!! Great finds and all have the polka dots-do you do party planning on the side?

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  17. Bryan,

    THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! :)

    I am so touched that you went all out to help me with these awesome shower ideas! I love them!!! I already have the materials for the cute invitations (I have the original Stampin' Up! ribbon punch & I happen to have those adorable brown ribbons from Michael's in my collection already). And your timing couldn't be any better: I am hoping to mail out the invitations on Saturday.

    I love the things you found at Hobby Lobby, too! Too perfect!!! :) We're thinking of doing brunch, so the muffins are going to look so cute in those polka dotted muffin tins (good thing I'll be back in Scottsdale before the shower; they don't have Hobby Lobby here in California)!

    I am so impressed!!! You did an incredible job (as always)! :)

    I can't wait to see what else you have for us!

    -Jennifer

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  18. WOW!!!! I love what you came up with - Fantastic Idea!!!!

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  19. Bryan, you missed your calling. You should have been an event planner! You have done an awesome job coordinating everything. I'm excited to see what you've planned for tomorrow. Summer colds are the pits! Hope you're better tomorrow.
    Mary Ann

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  20. So adorable and congratulations on the additions!!! One of each. Hope your feeling better and the colors are to die for I made my best friends wedding shower card using those colors and it's one of my favorites!!!! I'll have to put it up on my bolg.
    Take care and catch you tomorrow but, later in the day I'm going to go look at a house in the morning. Keep your fingers crossed!!!!

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  21. This is an awsome idea for this challenge. GREAT thinking. I honestly can say I would never have thought of those colors and how good it works. I have seem both video's and just super clever!!

    Sharon

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  22. This is a REALLY cute idea for the invitation! Good thinking!!!

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  23. What great ideas for baby showers! I love the gift frames and Nursery Rhymes. Could also use Child's year and describe games played in the cuts. So fun!

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