"Girlfriend, Please Come..."

Things You'll Need

For each invitation:

1/2 sheet (4 1/4 x 11 inches) neon green card stock
Plain white paper
Charms patterns
Glue pen
Mini "pinking shears" paper edgers
Extra-fine pink neon glitter
12 inches light green metallic 1/8-inch ribbon or cord
Computer with color printer (optional)
Gel pens or fine-tip markers: black, plus assorted neon colors
Scissors
Ruler
Pencil
Photocopier (optional)

Use your computer and printer to print "Girlfriend, Please come ..." on plain paper as shown. (Or you can use gel pens or markers.) Cut out with scissors so that words are in center of a 5 1/2 x 3-inch rectangle. Trim long edges with "pinking shears" paper edgers.

Photocopy charm patterns. Color one of the charms in fun neon colors. Cut it out with scissors.

Glue the paper strip and charm to front of invitation using the glue pen.

Lay a clean piece of paper on your work table. Lay invitation on the paper. Draw around the charm with the glue pen. Sprinkle glitter over the glue. Turn invitation over and tap it so that extra glitter falls on the paper. Bend the paper into a funnel and pour the glitter back into its container.

Working as you did in step 4, draw a wavy line across the white paper with your glue pen. Cover it with pink glitter.

Invitation

Use your computer and printer (or gel pens or markers) to print party information on plain white paper:

Join the GIRLS for a

Fabulous

Slumber Party of Friendship

Below this, print your address, the date and time of the party, and a phone number and deadline for RSVPs.
Print the information in an area no bigger than 3 1/2 x 3 1/4 inches.
Cut out with scissors so that words are in center of a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2-inch rectangle. Trim short edges with paper edgers.
Glue the paper inside the invitation using the glue pen.

Finishing

Tie the metallic green ribbon around the center of the card, at the fold. Tie the ends in a bow on the front.

Sweet Slumber Cloud

Things You'll Need

4 x 5-inch white invitation card with envelope with fold along 4-inch edge
Light blue parchment card stock
Yellow print decorative paper
Light blue craft paint
Round painting sponge or small piece of sponge
1 clear and 2 blue small rhinestone stars
1 1/2-inch silver star spangle
Glittery dimensional paint
Shiny white dimensional paint
Computer with printer or black felt-tip pen
Paper plate
Paper towels
Pencil
Scissors
Glue

Trim edges of card so that invitation is shaped like a cloud, about 5 x 3 1/8 inches. Fold should be on left edge.
Pour a little blue paint onto paper plate. Dab sponge into paint. Dab sponge onto folded paper towel until most of the paint comes off. Dab sponge lightly around edges on front of invitation. Set aside to dry.
Trace patterns for small star and moon onto white paper. Cut out. Trace around one star on back of blue parchment and one moon on back of yellow paper. Cut out.
Using computer or a black felt-tip pen, print "SURPRISE" and "BIRTHDAY SLEEPOVER PARTY" on blue parchment. Cut out each phrase.
Using computer or pen, print out party information (see photo). Cut out. Glue party information inside invitation. Glue moon, star and other phrases to front of invitation as shown.
Glue star spangle to paper star. Glue blue rhinestone star to moon for eye. Glue other blue star to spangle. Glue clear star to invitation near top.
Draw smile on moon with white paint. Add swirls and curlicues of white and glittery paint to front of invitation. Let dry.