Christening Invitations

These christening invitations (or baptism invitations) are super easy to put together. To make this invitation I used cardstock, some colored paper and some scrapbooking embellishments. The embellishment I used for this particular card are made by the Sandylion company. If you want to use this exact embellishment for your own invitations then visit Sandylion.com .
Although there is quite a variety of different christening themed embellishments available to choose from. If you want to go just a little fancier in your card design I reccommend trying out the embellishments offered by Jolee's Boutique. These are my personal favorite as far as embellishments go. To see some examples of Jolee's christening gown embellishments read on to the bottom of the page...

Tools used to make christening invitations:
8 1/2 by 11" cardstock
or
blank greeting cards
colored paper
scrapbooking embellishments

Step One: Getting the words on paper. If you are using cardstock: I reccomend a 2-up layout (in other words, two to a page). With the 2-up layout you will get the most out of your money. Using desktop publishing sofware or even a simple word processor type out the invitation's words for the inside of

the card as shown in the illustration to the right.
* Not up to tackling this step of the process? No problem! Let me take care of it for you! Visit my custom text page and I will create the text for the inside of your card as a printable PDF file. All you will need to do is print it!

If you are using blank greeting cards: You can easily create the inside of this card with word processing software. Once you have the program open, choose File > Document.
Change the documents dimensions to be that of the card you will print onto. Simply type in your text making sure to align it to the center.

Step Two: Cutting the papers. If you chose to go with a 2-up layout for your christening invitations (baptism invitations) you will need to cut your cardstock in half. You can do this by hand with a good personal paper cutter. For those of you making a large quantity of invitations you may want to consider having them cut for you at a local copy or print shop. Get your invitations copied while you are at it!

Next you will cut squares out of colored paper (whichever weight of paper you choose). You will use these squares as a point of emphasis in the invitation's background. Cut these at any size that seems suitable for your card. I cut mine sized at 3" by 3 1/2". This was based on a 4 1/4" by 5 1/2" card.

Step Three: After folding your cards in half, next attach the colored squares to the front of the card. Use a glue stick to attatch them. Glue stick is light but durable. If you use a craft glue like Elmer's it will cause the card to warp and wrinkle.

Step Four: Attach the Embellishments! Easy! These embellishments usually come with sticky attatched to the back so all you need to do is simply attatch them to the front of the card.
Make sure and place them so they are turned slighly askew and overlapping the different papers. This makes the card more pleasing to the eye.

More tips and ideas for making christening invitations...

* For the colored square for the background of the card choose a textured or handmade paper to give the card a little more depth and class

* Cut the border of the colored background with decorative scissors

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