{"id":14603,"date":"2012-10-19T00:30:48","date_gmt":"2012-10-19T04:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/?p=14603"},"modified":"2012-10-18T20:45:16","modified_gmt":"2012-10-19T00:45:16","slug":"birthday-invites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2012\/10\/birthday-invites\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday invites"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have two daughters whose birthdays are in October and November, so for the last little while I&#8217;ve been sorting out invitations. (They have several friends with birthdays around the same time of year, so I have to get in quick).<\/p>\n<p>I thought today I&#8217;d show you my latest invites, and also share some others that I found in the gallery. After all, who doesn&#8217;t need inspiration for parties?! I have linked the images so you can find the necessary credits.<\/p>\n<p>First up is Brooke&#8217;s 9th birthday invite. She turns 9 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">today<\/span> (happy birthday my sweet girl), and will have a purple party with her friends tomorrow. She was happy to have this simple card with her monogram on it:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=249844&amp;title=brooke-27s-birthday-invite&amp;cat=500\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14607\" title=\"Birthday-invite\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birthday-invite.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birthday-invite.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birthday-invite-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birthday-invite-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birthday-invite-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Birthday-invite-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>My little Elisa turns 6 at the end of November, and she&#8217;s having a pool party at the local Aquatic Centre. I browsed pintrest for inspiration, modified it to suit, and came up with this:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=253249&amp;title=birthday-invitations&amp;cat=500\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14604\" title=\"Pool-party-invite\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=253249&amp;title=birthday-invitations&amp;cat=500\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14605\" title=\"Pool-party-invite-2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite-2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite-2-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=253249&amp;title=birthday-invitations&amp;cat=500\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14606\" title=\"Pool-party-invite-3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite-3.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Pool-party-invite-3-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I love how they turned out. A few years ago I made some Strawberry Shortcake invites for Brooke&#8217;s 5th birthday. Each invite had a magnet on the back, and lollies inside:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=65968&amp;nocache=1\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14616\" title=\"08-09-11-Party-invites-02\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08-09-11-Party-invites-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08-09-11-Party-invites-02.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08-09-11-Party-invites-02-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08-09-11-Party-invites-02-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I do hybrid invitations most years, so I&#8217;m constantly on the look out for more ideas. Here are some favourites I found in the gallery:<\/p>\n<p>By Christy:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=93698&amp;title=princess-party-invitehybrid-purse-card&amp;cat=577\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14612\" title=\"storybookprincess-invites\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/storybookprincess-invites.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/storybookprincess-invites.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/storybookprincess-invites-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Joana:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=149916&amp;title=treasure-map-invitation&amp;cat=591\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14613\" title=\"treasuremapinvite4web\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treasuremapinvite4web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treasuremapinvite4web.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/treasuremapinvite4web-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Juli:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=232378&amp;title=pizza-party-invitation&amp;cat=587\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14611\" title=\"pizza_invite_copy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pizza_invite_copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pizza_invite_copy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pizza_invite_copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pizza_invite_copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pizza_invite_copy-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>By Andrea:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=199921&amp;title=halloween-party-invitation&amp;cat=587\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14609\" title=\"andrea-haloween-party\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/andrea-haloween-party.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/andrea-haloween-party.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/andrea-haloween-party-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/andrea-haloween-party-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/andrea-haloween-party-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And Rebecca:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=221171&amp;title=hybridairplaine-ticket-birthday-invite&amp;cat=516\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14618\" title=\"Hybrid_Jake-5-year-birthday\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hybrid_Jake-5-year-birthday2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hybrid_Jake-5-year-birthday2.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hybrid_Jake-5-year-birthday2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hybrid_Jake-5-year-birthday2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hybrid_Jake-5-year-birthday2-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Hybrid_Jake-5-year-birthday2-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This one is actually a birthday card I made for my daughter one year, but wouldn&#8217;t it make a cute invitation!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showphoto.php?photo=203544&amp;title=purse-birthday-card&amp;cat=500\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14619\" title=\"Purse-birthday-card\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Purse-birthday-card.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Purse-birthday-card.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Purse-birthday-card-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Purse-birthday-card-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Purse-birthday-card-400x400.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And last but not least, I made these invitations for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/netball-sleepover-chaos\/\">sleepover party<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/2012\/09\/netball-sleepover-chaos\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14621\" title=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1291.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"861\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1291.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1291-244x300.jpg 244w, https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1291-600x738.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s so much you can do with hybrid, and it&#8217;s honestly not as hard as you think. Get inspiration from <a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/search\/pins\/?q=birthday+invitations\">pintrest<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showgallery.php?cat=581\">hybrid inspiration gallery<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppecommunity.com\/gallery\/showgallery.php?cat=587\">hybrid babe gallery<\/a> and the printable projects section of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/sweetshoppe\/home.php?cat=266\">shoppe<\/a>. If there&#8217;s something you want to make, but are unsure how to do it, just start a thread in the forum &#8211; there are plenty of hybrid gurus who are more than happy to help out and give advice\/ideas.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I have two daughters whose birthdays are in October and November, so for the last little while I&#8217;ve been sorting out invitations. (They have several friends with birthdays around the same time of year, so I have to get in quick). I thought today I&#8217;d show you my latest invites, and also share some others [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":110,"featured_media":14604,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[135],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14603"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/110"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14603"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14603\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14626,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14603\/revisions\/14626"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14604"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14603"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14603"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sweetshoppedesigns.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14603"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}