D-d-d-d-d-dora.
Lets go!
Jump in!
Vomanos
You can lead the way-hay!
Hey! Hey!
Ok, that song just keeps sounding in my ears these days but I guess it helps to psych me up. We have decided to keep the party small and cosy this year and instead of the hubby and I inviting our friends, it will be the birthday girl inviting her good friends from school. In today's Creativity 521, I am going to share with you our DIY Dora's backpack birthday invites.
Materials:1) Thick purple paper
2) Photo paper
3) Recycled paper
4) Foam sheet
5) Scissors
6) Glue / double sided tape
7) Markers
8) Colour printer
Firstly, I printed out an oval on a A4 paper and cut it out such that the remaining piece becomes a template for use. Next, I traced out ovals on each of the thick purple paper and cut them out.
To form the backpack, I folded down a 2cm flap from the top to act as the opening.
Then, I folded up the other end of the oval to reach the line as shown and pressed down along the folds with the help of a ruler.
Close the flap and a simple shape of a backpack (who probably ate too much yummy stuff) is formed!
For the face, I found a outline template online and added in the colours. You can download the final jpeg image here. I printed these out on photo paper and just because I wanted to give the invite a little three dimensional touch, I stuck the faces onto a sheet of foam paper before I cut them out to give them more depth. 
After sticking on each of the features to form the faces using double sided tape, I also used a black marker to outline the faces so that they looked more outstanding. 
For the inside of the invite, I stuck on a picture of Dora along with the a poem, pictures of Angel and date and time of the party. The rest of the information laid in where else but - THE MAP!
Yes, how can we ever miss out the map. I did a fairly straightforward design and included details like my contact number, address (these have been edited for privacy) and a brief explanation about the party activities. Then, I printed out the maps, measuring approximately 15cm x 12cm, onto recycled paper so that they look a little yellowish and for the back of it, I printed the face of map face. You can find my map outline here and map face here.
Once the maps were done, I used strips of purple paper to form cylindrical shapes and secured with tape. Then I rolled up the maps and inserted them, making sure the faces were plain to see.
Finally, I stuck on the map holders to the front of the invite. For the backpack straps, I cut out long strips of purple paper, folded them a little at both sides and stuck them to the back of the invites as shown. Oh, last but not least, this is optional but I also trimmed the invites to make them look more irregular and backpackish. 
Ta-dah! We are done with our backpack invites! How do you like the final look?
They definitely brought a smile onto Angel's face and she is all eager about her upcoming birthday party. Well, I still have a lot of work to do so wish me luck! I will be posting more updates on the party planning soon, stay tuned!
For your precious smiles, I sure hope the party will be a success, my darling. Now, let's get these backpack invites out!******
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