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Owl Be Honest: a proposal invitation template
A vintage die-cut valentine with a pull tab. They pull it, the owl lifts a heart and looks them in the eye, and the question slides into the window.
The design
The whole invitation is one mechanical 1950s-style valentine on a paper doily, drawn for this template: a round owl on a branch, printed in flat spot colours a hair off register, halftone shading, a scalloped die-cut edge that follows its ears. The card reads "Owl be honest," and their name, over a little die-cut window; a paper tab sticks out of the bottom. Pull the tab (drag it, or just tap) and the slip inside moves like the real thing: the owl's shy eyes lift to meet theirs, its beak opens, its wing swings up holding a heart from behind its back, and your question slides into the window, whatever the occasion: a ball, prom, a gala, dinner on the 14th. Your personal line is pencilled under it. Turn it over and the back is written in pencil: To and From, your note, reasons, the plan, a coupon "good for one evening" with the when and where, deckle-edged snapshots and a P.S. They answer by punching out one of two tokens of the same size, a heart or a daisy: a Yes gets a "Hoo-ray!" sticker and a puff of die-cut hearts, a No gets a daisy sticker that says thank you for being honest.
Colours and type
Owl Be Honest comes in 3 colourways: Cherry, teal owl, pink table, Robin's egg, mustard owl and Midnight dance, pink owl, with 2 type pairings: Sweetheart press and Five-and-dime. The colours and type change in the editor at any time; the layout stays its own.
Who it suits
Made for date, in the Interactive style.
What is included
An invitation website with a page made for the one person you are asking, with your own note on why them and a reply they send with one tap. You write your own words and add your photos in the live editor, send every guest a personal link by email or any messaging app, and follow the replies as they come in. Free for up to 10 people, with the full design.
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- Tick One Box: The note passed across the classroom, folded into a tight triangle with their name on it. They unfold it, read the question, and answer by ticking a box: Yes or No.
- The Corsage Box: A wrist corsage on satin in a clear florist's box, their name on the lid. Lift the lid and the ribbon tag slides out with the question and the occasion.
- Two Across: The weekend crossword, set by you for one solver. The starred clue is your question; the shaded answers are their name and the word date, and tapping them pens them in.
- Side B, Track Six: A mixtape made by hand. They open the clear case, the J-card folds out in marker and biro, and the last track on side B, ringed twice, is your question.
- Admit Two: A pair of cinema tickets, seats side by side. They tear off the stub to keep, turn it over, and the question is printed on the back.
- Par Avion: A paper plane folded from airmail paper waits on the desk with their name on the wing. One tap throws it: it loops the room, lands, and unfolds into the question.
- Four Flashes: A photo booth on a fairground at night. They press the button: the strip feeds out of the slot, the booth flashes four times, and the fourth frame is you holding up a card with the question.
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