Friday, March 19, 2010

I've been a little busy....

making my son's birthday invites, but I am very pleased how they turned out!

Here is the pile of Edwin's and Tilda's that I colored with Copics and hand cut. I made 20 in all - boy was my hand tired after I finished these! I just got these new stamps from Magnolia-licious last week!

Here is the invite for the boys in his class: I printed the invite on Vintage Cream, cut notches around the edges and inked it with tea dye distress ink as well as some Basic Black. The "x" stamp is from a SU set. I got my inspiration for this invite from the current Magnolia Ink Magazine. We have this awesome Pirate Ship park in our neighborhood, so it is a perfect setting. Needless to say, Carson is very excited! :) Here is the version for the girls in my son's class.

Thanks for stopping by! ~Tori

26 comments:

Barb Hardeman said...

What an awesome mom you are to make 20 delightful invitations for your sweet boy. You've done such a fantastic job on each Edwin and Tilda, not to mention the fantastic card itself. What a labor of love...absolutely awesome job!!!

Leonie said...

Wowsers!! You deserve big mommy hugs for these! They are gorgeous!! Kudos to you!
hugs
Leonie

Maureen said...

Oh how awesome are those??? What a lucky guy ;)

Wonderful job; I'll BET your hand was cramped after all that colouring!!! They look fantastic!

Barbara said...

Oh my dear,
what you have done?
It's a real fantastic work.
Hugs from germany
Babsi

Only By His Grace said...

This is so adorable. I can't imagine cutting out all those pirates. The children are going to love those invites. What a lovely Mother you are. I think Carson is one lucky little boy. It couldn't be better for you having a pirate theme park near by.
Hugs marion

Susan said...

WOW, what an awesome MOM you are; I hope your little boy will always have this day tucked away in his heart! I cannot believe you did all those details, 20 cards & still have your hand attached!!

Cami said...

I take my hat off to you! You are a super mom to have stamped, colored and cut out these 20 images and on top of that, look at that wonderful invitation you have made for you son. You'd better scrapbook this invite so he can see what a fantastic mom you are years from now! It is just awesome! Hugs, Cami

Anonymous said...

adorable! love how cute they turned out and the notches are great around the edge!
Pam Going Postal

Lisa Andrews said...

Yo Ho, Yo Ho...what a great invitation matey!! Edwin and Tilda look awesome!!

Nancy said...

Oh my goodness these invitations are the greatest! What an awesome job you have done! Love them!
Hugs,
Nancy

Patricia Garcia said...

Wow you really are fab, they are too cute, love the map and all the cute notches,and Tilda and Edwin are adorable!!

Hugs,
Patricia

charlene said...

Wow how special is that ! You have done an awesome job ! I love those cute little invites for sure and I agree you should be scrapping them.
Hugs

Unknown said...

Oh my goodness...how delightful!! You are so creative! I love your coloring too...I hope you're going to frame one of the invitations for future reference! Your son (and his kids)will cherish it years and years from now!!
Pat Frank
http://cards2cherish.blogspot.com

Julie Case said...

Wow! These little pirates are just fantastic! The whole invitation is perfect and I bet your little guy is thrilled!! What a great project!
Julie

Regina said...

Oh my goodness!!!:))) You had a wonderful idea for these invitations! What an awesome job you have done! Love them and I´m sure all the guests will love them too!!!
Hugs,
Regina

Monique said...

I am speechless.... These are AWESOME!! You Rock MOM!! :)

Lisette Morris said...

WOW!! They are amazing! Awesome Job!

Laura (scrapnextras) said...

Adorable invites! Fabulous colouring and amazing results! I love your pirate "map"!

Nana Bev said...

Tori, these are great. Carson will have a great time. Give him a big boy hug from me. :)

Mindy (Scrappy and Piggy) said...

they are adorable!!! that must have been a ton of work, but so worth it.

cabio's craft corner said...

Wow, this is such a fabulous idea and I love the outcome of these cute invitation.
Hugs,
Cabio

Gina K said...

Ok, well, I don't know what to say except that there is nothing about these invites that is not fabulous. I love them!!! How fun! I can't believe you went to all of that time and effort...what a thoughtful mom you are! GinaL

Robin said...

WOW!!! These are so adorable!!! What a fabulous mom you are to make 20 of those!!!

Sharron aka Sharrahug said...

What cute invites! You did an awesome job!
Huggies ~
Sharron ♥

Christine Riley said...

WOW! These are fantastic, what a great idea.
Hugs, Christine

Jodie from Oz said...

OMG, this is amazing, I love these invitations, the Pirates are adorable and so beautifully coloured. I bet Carson was very proud of his clever Mum. Thanks for sharing. hugs Jodie from Oz