Make Your Own Princess Invitations

These princess invitations are sure to be a hit at your little girls party. Older children will have a blast making them. What little girl doesn't like to play with glitter?

The base of the card is made with simple card stock that is cut and then folded to create cards. I have even added a printable template to make the construction of these invitations just a little easier. Construct the birthday cake on the front using paint chip samples. Add a little crown cut out, as well as some glitter and rhinestones, and you've got yourself a cute little party invitation!

Materials needed to make these princess invitations:
8 1/2" by 11" card stock
colored paper for decoration
colored paint chips
1/8" hole punch
heart shaped paper punch
glitter
rhinestones (optional)

Step one: Use this printable template to print the words "Birthday Party" or "Princess Party" onto your card stock. If you would like to print onto the middle of he card as well, for the "who, where, when..." details then visit this page and print out the free template. Print both pages back to back.

Step two: Cut the card stock in half across the middle to create two pieces measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/2". Fold the card stock pieces in half to create small cards. They should measure 5 1/2 by 4 1/4" if all is done correctly.

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Step three: Use your paper cutter to cut the colored paint chip into three different colored small squares. Trim the edges to make each one a little smaller than the first. Glue these down onto the card stacking one on top of the other with largest on the bottom and smallest at the top.

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Step four: create the small crown shape using plain white paper. You can cut this out by hand or use my template. After cutting out the crown shape apply a small amount of glue and affix it to the princess invitations just atop the layer cake.

Step five: Using a hole punch make a pile of small colored dots. These will be used to create the frosting on the cake. Using a glue with a fine tipped applicator, apply a very small strip of glue across the top of the bottom cake layer. Place the small hole punches over the glue across each cake layer to create the frosting decoration.
Repeat this step with a different colored paper to create the decoration at the tips of the crown. If you do not want to use rhinestones on the cake you can also use different colored hole punch shapes to create faux jewels.

Step six: Attach colored rhinestones to the crown. These rhinestones can be a little expensive in the craft stores. However, I have a trick for saving money on this. Shop for these rhinestones in the makeup/nail polish aisle of the drug store or stores like Wal-mart and Target. If you buy the children's nail polish many time they come with little tiny rhinestones complete with adhesive on the back. They usually run about $1 - 1.50 each. The great thing is that you can use the nail polish as party favors. Just stick them in little favor bags with other little goodies.

Step seven: Use a small paint brush to apply a thin layer of glue to the layers of the "cake". Next pour some glitter onto the cake on the princess invitation, and shake off the excess onto a paper plate. You can also use glitter glue or paint, but the glue and glitter technique wields the best results.

Step six: Add paper punched heart shapes to the front of the invitation so that they kind of frame the crown. You can also use small stars or any other shape that catches your fancy.

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