Continuing the highlights from yesterday’s Skylander’s Cake, I just realized I never posted the invitation to the Skylanders Party.  I wanted to do something a little different, and most of the invites I’d seen in my travels around the web were just repurposed graphics of a selections of popular skylanders.  And while cute, I figured why not give the Bad Guy a starring role in the invitations?  So here is Kaos, inviting the Skylanders to come to a party.  And really, he promises it’s not a trap.

So, if you’d like to use this yourself, here’s a free download, because Dot is just all kinds of sweet that way!  Here’s the graphic with a more generic “you’re invited to a birthday party” message, that works for anyone child’s name (Click for large):

Just right click and save: http://dabbled.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/skylanders-invitation-dabbled.jpg

OR, if you’d prefer to personalize the banner that Kaos holds, you can download this blank printable, add your own text either via a graphics program and print, or by hand, and have the invite color copied. (Click to see larger)

Just right click this link and save the file: http://dabbled.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/kaos-skylanders-dabbled-blank1.jpg

Of course, if your kid’s name is Dominic, you’re welcome to use the real invitation :)

More highlights to come!

It’s a little simpler too, if you’re just starting with your photoshop skills, it’s a great one to start with.  The principle is the same, take old vintage photos and in this case, combine two to make one creepy photo which contains a ghost!

Head over to Fed Ex Office blog to see all the details on how to make them yourself, or if you don’t have time or inclination to make them yourself, you can download the sample printable photos!

Downloads:

Single Card – Tentacles are for Hugging

Set of 9 mini-cards – Tentacles are for Hugging

2 cards – Tentacles version, Happy Valentine’s Day version

Download either the larger single card, or a set of 9 mini cards for school giving.

Quick Homemade Envelopes

If you want envelopes for your cards, the process is simple. (See the photos below for visual instructions!)  I like to use pretty coordinating paper for the envelopes. Scrapbooking paper works well for this — a 12×12 sheet of scrapbooking paper will make 4 envelopes for the the mini-cards (cut into 4 6×6″ squares.)

1. Cut out your envelop square.
2. Place your card in the center of the square, diagonally, and mark around it lightly with a pencil to estimate your folds.
3. Fold all the corners in so they meet and overlap in the middle.  (Make the folds slightly larger than your card.)
4. Place the card in the  middle.  Fold two opposing corners in, then the other two.  Secure with a coordinating sticker.

Click on a photo below to view larger, or as a slideshow.

Download :

—Code Monkey Likes You version: Code Monkey Likes You Card

—Happy Valentines Day version: Computer Monkey Valentines Day Card

*Code Monkey song reference link

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