AW: DIY place cards

leia1979

Hi ladies,

It's a rainy day in the bay area today. FI and I were going to see X-Men, but the mall was packed. So instead we wandered down to Paper Source so I could get place card supplies.

I went to Paper Source for the first time a few months ago and saw fancy place card examples. Inspired, I started learning about the world of edge punch tools. I purchased this one on Amazon.com: http://www.eksuccessbrands.com/ektools/Products/English_Ivy_Edger_Punch_54-40018.htm

I also purchased Quartz shimmer (white) pre-scored place cards from Paper Source plus four-bar cards (3 1/2" by 4 7/8") in teal and purple. I also need to get some in royal blue, but I didn't like Paper Source's blue shades.

 

The far-right example in the photo below shows just using the edge punch tool along the bottom of the card. I decided that didn't show enough color, so I then trimmed about 1/4" from the bottom of the next card. Then I used the edge punch. Take a four-bar card and cut it in half. Glue it to the inside of the front half of the pre-scored place card. I used this awesome Tape Runner (<--click) adhesive that's just like white-out tape.

 

I will use clear labels to print names and table numbers and apply them to the front of each card. The different color accents at the bottom indicate meal choice.

I like how they turned out, and they're really not hard to do. Punching this heavy card stock takes some force, though, so it's a good thing I only need to do about 80 of these. You also can't see in the photo, but it's a pretty sparkly white paper.


Edited for formatting issues. Copying and pasting from my planning bio just doesn't work as well as I'd like.

peekaboo2011

Those are GORGEOUS.  You did a great job!!! 

polkadot111

I love them. I may very well steal your idea.

SopChick

They look great! I really like your idea of using colour to indicate meal choice.

I admire all of you ladies and your DIY. When the time comes, I hope to be able to DIY as much as possible, it just makes things so personal.

GreenPepperBurger

Love it!

lunarsongbird

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_not-engaged-yet_aw-diy-place-cards?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:136Discussion:f4e89f84-788e-434c-bcb2-0a50a7408c91Post:37edb8f9-0258-4fba-a852-ecd6927ac287">Re: AW: DIY place cards</a>:
[QUOTE]I absolutely love those! They are so pretty.  Do you think that putting a clear label over the shimmer paper will make it lose its luster? <strong>Just a thought, having used shimmer paper before. Could you maybe print out the table numbers and names on the same shimmer paper, cut them into small rectangles, and layer that over a rectangle of the same accent color you used under the punch?</strong>
Posted by LivLeighton[/QUOTE]

This. Or buff up on the calligraphy. ;)

They are SO beautiful though! Congrats! The edge punch is a brilliant idea! And that adhesive...SO much cooler then a glue stick.

tafft1

They turned out amazing , I love the details you are bringing together , and knowing the venue first hand , it is going to be perfect! I am so excited for you

desertsun

LOVE!

But ditto PPs on thinking about labels and the sparkly paper. Any chance your printer would let you run the cards through it? I bought 8 1/2 x 11 sheets of perforated escort cards and downloaded a Word template so I could type the names and tables in, use a pretty font and colored ink, and easily print them all. 

leia1979

Thanks so much for the kind words, ladies. You're right in that I'll probably lose some of the shimmer with the labels. These cards are too thick to go through my printer. I'll of course do a test first, but I'll probably stick with labels for simplicity.

If I don't like it, then I like Liv's idea. I can probably get normal printer-friendly stock in the same color.

P.S. The reply box is one line today. Bad TK IT.