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September 3, 2012 by: Melanie

Art Party Invitations: The Art Palette

As for any good party, first come cute invitations!
My inspiration for this party came from the adorable Little Picasso Art Party from Cutest Little Things.  She did a great job with his party and had so many fun details! I especially loved the Art Palette cookies (totally wish that I had time to make those!!) and the canvas idea. After seeing her canvas “instructions”, I thought- wouldn’t that be a great invitation??

Handprint Canvas instructions from Cutest Little Things

So I set out to make an invitation with that inspiration. Since I have a Cricut, I always look for a cartridge first that has a cutout that I need in an attempt to make my life easier. A search had also led to {THIS} discussion forum where other Cricut users were looking for the same thing to make artist palette invitations. There were a few good suggestions on there (such as the Locker Talk cartridge), but I didn’t want to pay that much for a cartridge that I would only use once.  So I decided to hand-draw my own!
Skill Level: Beginnger
Supplies Needed:
  • Scissors
  • Brown Textured Cardstock paper in large 12 x 12 sheets-
  • Multi-colored card stock in 8 1/2″ by 11″ sheets
  • Printer
Begin by free handing an art palette template shape. Use this template to cut out the needed amount of invitations.
Using a computer and printer, type out the words that you want on the invitation. Print them out on varying colors of cardstock.
Use craft scissors to cut out the words, making them look like blobs of paint.
Glue the “paint” to the art palette.
Address the envelopes and mail!! 🙂
 
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Comments

  1. Less Is More says

    September 3, 2012 at 3:09 am

    This is a really cute idea! Very creative. Maybe I’ll get to try this some day!

  2. Kara @ Petals to Picots says

    September 4, 2012 at 12:39 pm

    I think these in invites are perfect! Great idea!

  3. Adrianne at Happy Hour Projects says

    September 4, 2012 at 1:16 pm

    These are really cute!! My kiddo seems to be a big art fan, this is a 2nd birthday theme I could actually get into!! Thanks for the inspiration, Melanie!!

  4. Morena Hockley says

    September 4, 2012 at 2:39 pm

    Very cute idea!

  5. Jeannie Clemens says

    September 4, 2012 at 8:02 pm

    Easy and cute!

  6. Jill says

    September 5, 2012 at 12:14 am

    What a neat idea!!

    Thanks for linking to a Round Tuit!
    Hope you have a fabulous week!
    Jill @ Creating my way to Success
    http://www.jembellish.blogspot.com/

  7. Christy says

    September 6, 2012 at 12:50 am

    These are so cute! And what a great idea for a party. I have recently started painting myself, I may throw my own paint party! haha Thanks so much for linking up to tip-toe thru tuesday. We hope to see you next week.

  8. Peas & Thank You's says

    May 12, 2013 at 1:41 pm

    I am shocked that you couldn’t find any templates or tutorials online… and decided to copy my original design instead without so much as a credit for your inspiration. Copyright 2011 Peas & Thank You’s. http://peasandthankyous.com/item_424/Art-Party-Painting-Palette-Handmade-Birthday-Party-Invitation-for-Girls.htm#.UY_UVKKsh8E Thanks.

    • Melanie says

      May 13, 2013 at 9:02 am

      Thank you for your comment. You have actually brought to my attention that I did, indeed, overlook crediting the inspiration for my invitation. The lovely Little Picaso Art Party from Cutest Little Things was my inspiration for the entire party. I liked her adorable Canvas Painting instructions so much that I had decided to use that as an inspiration for my invitation. Thank you for bringing up my oversight- I have since added this bit of information into my post. I visited your link above, and your invitations are lovely, but I assure you that I have never been to your invitation site or heard of your business.

    • Kara says

      May 13, 2013 at 11:58 am

      @Peas and Thank Yous, I am actually shocked by your comment and your thought that no two people could possibly come up with the same idea or concept independently without having “copied” someone. In this case, my mom actually made invitations like these for my 10th birthday party … over 30 years ago! So I guess I could say that you copied her. I am so sick of reading mean-spirited comments on people’s blogs.

   
   
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