Post 27 - Assembly Line

Here is how I put together my invitations for bug's party....

All of the paper supplies - white card stock, patterned paper, and printed vellum

They read " Spring has sprung and bugs are humming. We're having a party and we hope you're coming!"

White paper cut to 4.5" x 6.25"

patterned paper cut to 4.25" x 6"

vellum cut to 4" x 5.5"

Putting it all together: I used an Elmer's glue pen to attach the patterned paper to the card stock, photo mounting squares to attach the vellum, and the glue stick again to attach the bugs. Finally, I drew in the legs and antennae on the caterpillar with a brown felt tip marker.

The final product with the coordinating pink envelopes!

If you've been reading my blog for awhile, you know I've been working on making my family more "green." I originally was going to make online invitations to avoid paper waste, but I just love paper crafting so much I couldn't help myself. I will say that I was trying to "recycle" as best I could by using up more of my old craft supplies instead of buying new paper. Besides the patterned paper and few sheets of coordinating card stock to make the bugs, the white card stock was leftover from invitations I made to my friend's bridal shower and the vellum was leftover from the luminaries we made for our wedding. Also, pictured below are all the "scraps" from the sizes of paper I had to cut to make the invitations. I plan to make use of them all for other decorations and signs for the party: