Fishy Bites
By Lisa Johnson
Materials
- Diner 5 1/2-inch-square turquoise crackled card with envelope, prepurchased
- Card stock: white, white pearlescent
- Printed card stock: Diner Jukebox double-sided, yellow/blue polka dots
- Scrap paper
- Just Add Water embossed card-stock stickers (includes lobster, shark, starfish and waves)
- Summertime double-sided ribbon
- Blue fine-tip marker
- Tinkerbell alphabet foam-mount stamps
- Four Circles rubber stamp
- Chalk ink pads: green, blue
- Large silver round snap
- Eyelet punch and setter
- Clear glitter glue
- Adhesive foam tape
- Fabric glue
- Instant-dry paper glue
- Computer and printer (optional)
| 1. |
Ink card edges with green chalk ink. Cut a 5 1/2 x 1-inch strip of white pearlescent card stock; use blue chalk ink to stamp "you're INVITED" on card-stock strip, leaving extra room at left end. Stamp "for a bite" with the same ink on a scrap piece of white pearlescent card stock; cut angled shapes around each word. |
| 2. |
Cut two pieces of Diner Jukebox printed card stock, one measuring 2 x 3 1/4 inches and the other measuring 1 1/8-inch square. Ink edges of both pieces on green crackled side with green chalk ink. Ink circles stamp with green chalk ink and stamp once on scrap paper; stamp circles on bottom third of card and randomly on card-stock pieces, re-inking as needed. Embellish with glitter glue as desired; let dry. Adhere large piece of stamped card stock to upper right corner of card; adhere card-stock square to lower left corner. |
| 3. |
Adhere "you're INVITED" strip to card 1 1/4 inches above bottom edge. Attach waves sticker to card along top edge of "you're INVITED" strip; trim edges. Use fabric glue to adhere ribbon to bottom edge of "you're INVITED" strip, wrapping and adhering ends inside card. Punch a hole through left end of "you're INVITED" strip and set round snap. |
| 4. |
Use foam tape to attach shark and starfish stickers and "for a bite" words to card as shown. |
| 5. |
For inside card, hand-print, or use a computer to generate, party invitation information on a 4 3/4 x 4 3/4-inch piece of white card stock. Adhere to yellow/blue polka-dot printed card stock; trim a small border and adhere to inside panel. Attach lobster sticker to lower right corner. Embellish envelope with waves sticker; trim sticker edges. |
Sources: Card, printed card stock, stickers, ribbon, round snap and Crop-A-Dile eyelet punch and setter from We R Memory Keepers; rubber stamp from Hampton Art; chalk ink pads from Clearsnap Inc.; fabric glue and instant-dry paper glue from Beacon Adhesives Inc.
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