Colorful cactus Texas family reunion invitation

Summer is family reunion time, and I’ve started adding some designs specifically for those of us who hail from Texas.

The first one I’ve developed shows a papel picado banner reading “FAMILY REUNION” on the colorful panels, hung between two saguaro cacti. Definitely more of a west Texas look, but still I think it’s cute as can be. Of course, I totally love all the color I got to play with here!

Back of the postcard

The front of the invite has space for your family name, the date, time and location of the event.

On the back, I set up categories for the different kinds of information you might need to convey to your family – food, fun and RSVP. You can edit the text – including the headers – to cover whatever details you need for your particular event.

The invite comes in the postcard version shown here or a flat card that comes in an envelope. It gives you more space on the back, as well as the ability to send enclosure cards if you like.

Texas House Warming Wrapping Paper

Thanks to COVID, there have been so many products lately that have been unavailable thanks to factory closings.

But, hallelujah! Some are coming back, and among those is wrapping paper. One of the new versions Zazzle has is sheet sets, which I’m having fun playing with now.

Basically, the paper comes in sets of three and I can design each one separately. So I’ve been working on how to turn some of my art and patterns into appropriate looks.

One I started with is based off the art for a set of moving announcements I made that feature the word “HOME” with the state of Texas in a botanical print as the letter “O”. The main art says “Home Sweet New Home”, which I’ve used on the first sheet, a mostly solid for the second and the botanical pattern for the third. There are three color options to choose from.

Great for a house warming gift for someone moving into or around Texas!