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Wedding Invitations & Paper
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AW your invites - PIP please!
Also, please post your designer/supplier, price per invite, and if you DIY'd any of it or not.
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Dresses may be easier to take in than let out, but guest lists are not. -- kate51485
Dresses may be easier to take in than let out, but guest lists are not. -- kate51485
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Re: AW your invites - PIP please!
Dresses may be easier to take in than let out, but guest lists are not. -- kate51485
It will be in a black pocketfold (made my me), red invite mat, 3 inserts and a red rsvp envelope.
I'm buying the paper from Walmart. 150 pages for $5. Envelopes are coming from Cards and Pockets for $12.
I got the design from Double Trouble Designs and I'm printing myself.
DH & I at the Light Festival
I DIYed most of them. Ordered paper from envelopemall.com, got them printed at a local print shop since I wanted thermography, then assembled and made bellybands myself. I think they end up costing about $175 per invite before postage.
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[QUOTE]tgoff248 , those are gorgeous! They all are! I was thinking of ordering from a professional but now you have me second guessing the idea. I am going to look tomorrow with a company at STd's and I don't think I want to now! Thanks for the info.
Posted by nicolesly730[/QUOTE]
Thank you! I made my STD's too. Pic in bio. They have a similar concept. I looked all around and found nothing that could hold up to the image in my head, so I gave it a try to do myself and realized that I could do it! The invites took me a while but I feel like they were worth the gratification not to mention the savings :)
Good Luck!
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[QUOTE]I am also printing my own invites. What type of paper should I be ordering? I am new to the terms of weight and size and all that!
Posted by stacyammon[/QUOTE]
Honestly, I ordered a few samples online and wasn't satisfied. Luckily I could send them back but it was a waste. Considering I only wanted Ivory for the most part, I went to a local paper store to look at what I would want. The local store was cheaper than online and they matched. The only color they didn't have for me personally was the red I used. But I used the least amount of that so it wasn't a big deal to order online. I got a sample from c&p and was happy.
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[QUOTE]I love your invites from Cards and Pocket. Can you just purchase the envelopes?
Posted by imdesa[/QUOTE]
Do you mean the pocket itself? That's the only thing I bought from C&P. The rest of the paper and ribbons I purchased else where. I don't have a pic, but I put my entire pocket into an Ivory and Taupe lined envelope and mailed them. A lot of people don't even put the pockets in envelopes but I personally don't like that idea. I hope this answers your question.
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I bought the perfetto pocketfolds, invite/RSVP envelopes, and ribbon from www.cardsandpockets.com and I bought my cardstock (this includes a 2nd layer backing behind the invite from www.paper-papers.com. All together it came out to around $2.68 per invite. With the envelopes including the RSVP envelopes it came out to around $3.
Not the best pic but...
Dresses may be easier to take in than let out, but guest lists are not. -- kate51485
*ribbon is definitely not as sparkly as it looks in the picture
The RSVP, reception, direction, etc. cards will slide under the ribbon on the left.
Michaels doesn't have much on their website, but I found it on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Inkadinkado-Clear-Stamps-Dot-Flourishes/dp/B00172ROLI
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[QUOTE]tgoff248 : How did you make the belly-bands. You're invites look great and I have a similar idea for mine. Any help would be wonderful! Thanks!
Posted by ArmyBride2010[/QUOTE]
I found a ribbon in the color I wanted from Michaels. I measured and cut them. Then I printed the "Tonia and Kevin" and the date on the same Ivory Cardstock I used for everything else. I cut them up and matted them to the taupe paper after I put the ribbon on. I used glue dots to put everything together. I made them a *touch* smaller than the pocket because they stretched a bit. So in simpler form (because I realize now this may be too wordy) once everything was printed and cut, it went like this:
1. Glue dot ribbon to taupe paper
2. Cover where ribbon meets on taupe paper with ivory closure
I honestly had made a sample long before coming on these boards only to find out after that I had made a "bellyband" lol :)
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DH & I at the Light Festival
One question: Did that entire envelope with the belly band then go inside the addressed envelope or did you address the other side that's not shown? Did the envelopes come with your package from cardsandpockets.com?
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Supplies:
19"x25" blue artist's paper [envelope]
-cut into 19'x5" strips
-scored and folded at 2.5", 9.5", and 16.5"
-cut points on both ends
8.5"x11" red scrapbook paper [invitation matte]
-laser cut into 2 4.75"x6.75 pieces
8.5"x11" white scrapbook paper [invitation]
-laser cut into 2 4.5"x6.5" pieces
8.5"11" white scrapbook paper [inserts]
-laser cut into 4.25"x 4", 4.25"x4.75", 4.25"x5.5", and 4.25"x6.25"
blue ink
blue embossing powder
red ink
red embossing powder
hand carved celtic heart stamp
hand carved eternity knot stamp
red ribbon
1/4" Tacky Tape
http://eiffelprintdesign.com/
Brooches - http://www.pugster.com
Attached gold corners and ribbon w/broach by myself.
About $14.00 per invite.
The last page is perforated so that it can be torn off and mailed as a postcard.
Dresses may be easier to take in than let out, but guest lists are not. -- kate51485