Invite mission ACCOMPLISHED!!

i have to start today's post by THANKING all my sweet friends that have left uplifting, positive and encouraged comments yesterday!! you have no idea how heartfelt i've been reading them!! the support is definitely out there from you and it really sinks into my heart to know that even from afar, i have the GREATEST friends! so THANK YOU for the wonderful words of kindness!

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!!!! yesterday afternoon i finished 96 invitations!! not the 100 i wanted, but i ran into some flaws on 4 of them and tossed it into the trash... the 96 actually gives me some play... so here it is....
all 96 invites ready to be stuffed into envelopes, addressed and sent on their way.... i have a big family, just on my side, so i had to produce lots...
here is one up close on the front of the invite... a soon as i saw the summer splash stamp set in the mini SU! summer catalog, i just knew i HAD to get it for the invites.... my son's theme is beachy with a hint of some sea friends....
this is under the vellum overlay.... layers of CS that i ripped to make it look like waves and sand... the picture was a perfect blend with the colors... luckily we made it to the ocean center here and snapped a few pictures of him in front of the big tank....
the inside... sorry, i blanked out some info... the octopus, bubbles and big red fish is also a part of the summer splash SU! set... the little turtle and fishy is from Mari & Me... a local Oahu company specializing in asian and hawaiian themed stamps.... someone told me to leave the inside blank, but i just couldn't, it looked too plain... these sea friends add a touch of playful-ness and give the "ocean" some color....

phew!! i am SOOOO thankful these are done! first time ever, out of the 3 kiddies, that i stressed myself to exhaustion with the invites... it had to be nearly almost perfect or else it was dumped... can someone remind me next time to do photo invites instead (thanks Teri)??? LOL... overall, i'm happy with the outcome, even with the late nights, stress and all in between... what makes this special and worth it is knowing i've done it! they are all in envelopes now and ready to be mailed.... a little late, but better than never... hehe! a little break before attacking the favor bags and table deco.... i'm hoping NOT to procrastinate with that... or else i'll definitely be in trouble... i have one more event to prep for (not a stressful one) coming up next weekend and then the count down to the party begins.... so much for thinking i'd be able to get back to "free" creating... hehe... i might try and sneak in a few...

hope you all like what you see... got to run some errands and hopefully take some time out to catch up in blogland... so sorry haven't been able to comment much the last few days.... i'll be by soon! thanks for coming by, have a FANTASTIC day and i'll be back soon! =D

Hello Kitty invites you....

okay! amongst a busy weekend (which was fun) and finishing up some projects, i managed to get the DH to help me rearrange my craft space on Sunday and move my heavy desk to the opposite wall... =D something i've been wanting to do for a long time but dredded the amount of work to do so... but it's done! yay! craft room is still a mess as i slowly put things away, but really i just want to play... hehe!

anyway, here's one of the big projects i was working on this weekend... DD2's birthday invitations... i was so super happy when she chose Hello Kitty as her theme!
i know i could have taken the easy way out and buy premade invites, but it's just not the same... so i did work my booty off cutting out the HK and then cutting it again with the different colors, and then finally assembling it all... Thank goodness i only had to do 20... i hope she learns to appreciate me one day... ha! the BG is origami paper that i purchased at the sanrio store... it comes in 5 sheets of 4 different designs... i originally was going to mix it up so i didn't have to buy 4 packs of this paper just for one design, but she only wanted this one for her invites... so i gave in... i think i'll use the other designs for her favors... =D another big project to accomplish... tried to keep it really simple as i don't think anyone will keep the invite... i usually keep one to add to her album... a little keepsake for when they are older....

guess it's time to hit the craft desk again and try to put more things away! honestly, i only mess it up again... hehe! Thanks for stopping by for my quick sharing!! i'll see you soon then...