the cool kids' luau

i was asked to help plan a luau

for a boy turning 14.

he really doesn't want anything cheesy,

but there will be a lot of

adults there as well, so his mom

wants it to be sophisticated too.

first i'm working on the invitations.

here are 3 samples i came up with.

option 1:

the hibiscus is cut out of scrapbook paper 

using the cricut.  it is glued down in the center

but not on the edges so that it pops off 

the paper a bit.

option 2:

surfboards cut out of scrapbook paper and

glued onto a square card.  corners are clipped

and edges are distressed.

option 3:

i created a surfboard image

with the birthday boy's initial and also

added a small hibiscus to one corner.

which one would you pick???