How to Create Party Invitation Cards
When hosting a party, no longer do you have to worry about paying for expensive invitations. Instead, you can go onto the internet and find templates to use as your invitations for your guests. You might want to customize them a little with stickers or other artwork you can create with a colored marker. The templates can save you a lot of time and make your work easier as the host. Being able to print them still allows you to present each guest with a physical invitation instead of worrying if they read their email for online invitations.
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Things You'll Need
- Printer Stickers for the theme of the party Colored markers Guest list and address list Colored paper
Instructions
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Visit internet websites such as Internetfamilyfun.com, Hooverwebdesign.com, or Printinvitations.org. All three of these websites have templates you can use for your own party invitation cards.
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Browse on the website and choose a genre for the party you are planning to host. From there, you will have various selections within those themes for your invitations.
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Download the invitation that you have chosen to use from one of these websites. This will download the invitation in a PDF file format for you to print out.
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Print out the invitation on your home printer.
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Locate your list of guests and make sure you have enough copies printed to send one invitation to each guest. Decorate each of the invitations with the stickers you have purchased to customize your invitation.
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Add in the details on each invitation for your guests. These details will include the date, time, location, directions if necessary, requests for an RSVP, and any special instructions, such as if the party or event is a surprise.
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Attach any other necessary information such as a list of items to bring for a potluck party or gift suggestions if you wish to avoid having to repeat the list of ideas over the phone to multiple people.
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Fold your invitations to fit standard mailing envelopes, address the envelopes with your guests' addresses and your return address, and place a stamp on the envelopes.
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Add additional decorations to the envelope either using a colored marker or additional stickers you have left over from decorating your invitations.
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Tips & Warnings
Stickers can easily be found at dollar stores or grocery stores to add a personal touch to the invitation. Considering using colored paper that is representative of the event or season when printing out your invitations.
Call any guests you have not heard from about a week before the event to make sure they received their invitation. Sometimes mail delivery service is not 100 percent reliable, or the person you invited may have forgotten to call to RSVP.
