Thread: Invitation ideas/templates

Tweet

Thought this could be a nice place to share ideas for different types of invitations. For the past few years Ive tried to come up with different styles instead of the standard old invitation.

This year Im thinking of doing a newspaper styled invite. I already came up with a test template and am thinking of printing these out on some scrapbooking parchment from Pat Catans.

I like to make my invites themed with the party, what I do is find an awesome fitting illustration online and then I decorate it accordingly.

Here are examples from the past years:

2008
.

2009
.

and this years:
.

As to your newspaper idea. With a little help from Photoshop and an online tutorial that I will find again for you, I came up with this as a "reminder" that it was costumes required in 2008.

I like the newspaper idea and I was thinking I might try to do a scroll invite this year. It will be my 10th so I thought about a "summons" from the Queen of halloween. Any ideas?

Awesome pics... here's mine

Great thread and great invites!

Peniwisë: what software did you use to make your invites?

MsM

Wow!, all of the invites look great, wish i could attend every one of the parties.

peniwize when you print yours invites is it like a flyer or is it on card stock?

The first year I did bigger invites, it was just regular paper. The past two years (and I plan to continue to do it) I have instead made 5x6 size invites, two to a page, and I take them to fedEX Office. They laser print on double sided cardstock and cut them out in bulk for me. The time saved, and toner used is well worth the cost to me and they turn out great. I usually get about 50-80 made, so that runs about 25-40 dollars. The thing I really like is seeing months later friends and co-workers that still have 'em hung up in their cubes or whatever. I try to make the fronts a little more like a cool picture to display and the back has all the details about the party.

Here's the first draft of mine: (looks like zombies is a big theme this year)


It will be printed on the outside of a card, with all the info on the inside, like below:

really cool invites