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irishchristine
05-10-2007, 12:26 PM
What colors do you think of most? I am making 50 invites for my sisters surprise party and I just came back from the LSS and I am at a blank. I was thinking pink and grey or neons but there is no patterened paper with those colors. Those poor ladies over there were helping me for over an hour and nothing said 80's to me. Any ideas?
The wording for the invites says:
Oh, my God and Gag me with a spoon we are having a Surprise 40th birthday for.....
So dust off your leg warmers and tease up your hair we are having a Rockin's 80's Party so be there or be square.
So Totally Rsvp by..
Prize for the Raddest outfit!
Nadine
05-10-2007, 12:31 PM
Maybe it doesn't have to be neons, but I'd go with bright colours. The thing that popped in my mind was the cover to The Wedding Singer dvd. It's got a bright pink title and blocks in yellow, lime green and blue.
emmcee
05-10-2007, 12:31 PM
I just went and looked at www.AllThatScraps.com (my new favorite online place to shop) and looked at Basic Grey, the Phoebe line, and there's a whole bunch of bright pretty papers there. They all look 80ish to me. Maybe this will help. All That Scraps sends out their orders really quickly and no shipping after $10.
Happy shopping! :)
Kreative Dryve
05-10-2007, 12:32 PM
lots of bright colors and glitter, so over the top.....
sounds like a fun time! (the party, I lived the 80's, it was knarly dude!!:) )
~MJ
lisaguyon
05-10-2007, 12:45 PM
Bright Colors and lots of glitter is right. I like the bright pink and yellow combo. Love the wording of the invite too. I so remember the "gag me with a spoon" and leg warmers were totally cool. I was a teen of the 80s myself. Lisa
hbpuppy
05-10-2007, 12:48 PM
I'm thinking bright colored cs and black and white check pp. Like Saved by the Bell. The 80's were all about graphic prints like triangles and squares.
Spartymom
05-10-2007, 01:00 PM
what about colors from Miami Vice? Pink and blue. rainbow colors were a hit too. What a fun party.
tesschap
05-10-2007, 01:04 PM
I'm thinking bright pink and black or a bright green and yellow. I also had a few bright yellow and black dresses - with bold graphic designs on them. Ugh - I wouldn't be caught in them now!
logcabincreations
05-10-2007, 01:14 PM
I remember all the sparkly shirts I used to have, leg warmers a must, big hair....oh the memories.....:laugh:
Jan
Christie
05-10-2007, 01:17 PM
I also think of bright colors and lots of glitter!
dgbearsmom
05-10-2007, 01:44 PM
Bright teal, yellow, pink and black. Bold geometric shapes. Color-blocking was really big too. If you can't find any PP that will work, you can do that with CS.
I loved the 80s - sounds like a totally tubular party!!
Judy
iloveflipflops
05-10-2007, 01:47 PM
I am thinking tye-dye!!!! Purples, pinks, greens ...
Canadian, eh
05-10-2007, 01:54 PM
Hi Christie, how sweet of you to make so many invites. Love the saying. Totally forgot "gag me with a spoon." ha ha It all brings back memories. If your S.I.L. likes Prince, purple and black was big because of his Purple Rain tour, which I saw in detroit. Cindy Lauper was around with bright colours. Good luck with those invites!
Vintagegal
05-10-2007, 02:48 PM
I'm with Nadine. The 80's was all about NEON!
teabear
05-10-2007, 03:08 PM
How fun! Also think of Madonna's early wardrobe and Michael Jackson's red jacket from Thriller for some design ideas. Remember all that big teased hair tied up with bandanas or wide lace....LOL
irishchristine
05-10-2007, 04:13 PM
I love these ideas!!
loobylou
05-10-2007, 06:34 PM
Neon- pink green, orange and black in block colours or geometrics. I had a sparkly boob tube that I loved to bits!
Fun Memories
Sarah
iloveflipflops
05-10-2007, 06:36 PM
LOL Sarah, We call sparkly boob tubes, tube tops over here. I am laughing out loud at this!!!!
mjbonoan
05-10-2007, 07:56 PM
I'm thinking DISCO... glitter, bright colors and abstract prints. The Bee Gees, Suzy Quatro, big combs and wings.
Oh yeah, boob tubes too! I must have had one in every color and print imaginable!
RrlscrapGal
05-10-2007, 08:07 PM
Lovin' this thread!!! I graduated HS in 1980...
So, shoulder pads, baby... Lots of shoulder pads... Blazers, funky little boots, bangle bracelets... Major big hair...
YELLOW!!!
Michael Jackson's 'Thriller'
Bee Gees
bubble gum.....
Trans Am
My3Ds
05-10-2007, 08:16 PM
without reading the other posts - I think of black/white graphic designs (think VANS shoes) Pink and green "preppy" colors, for sure.
hbpuppy
05-10-2007, 08:28 PM
I thought of something else. Preppy was popular too. Like, argyle, especially pastels.
Also, carebears and strawberry shortcake are back baby. Personally, I was a big Hello Kitty fan.
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