My hubby is planning a cookout of sorts for his friends from his hometown. The planning has been totally fun for him. He most graciously decided to let me "play" by making him some invitations. This is my standby style of invite. It's fun and easy to do, and i get to play with so many different "toys" in the process.

I got the paper used from a $1 pack at Dollar Tree...no, really, I did. It makes a lot of invites, too. I cut the 12 X 12 cardstock at 11 inches on one side. I cut it at 4 1/4 by 11. You get two invites from one piece of cardstock. The leftover piece nets you two of the backings that I glued the typed invitation to.

I stamped a fishing pole (Stamping Bella) and cocktail glass from an acrylic stamp set I got at the Dollar section of Michaels on the typed invite. I attached little pull tabs and stapled a little piece of raffia for my final touch. I just hope we can afford the postage for the things now. ACK!!