Cards and Pockets

MelissaSus

Has anyone used Cardsandpockets.com for their invitations? Im considering DIY pocket invites and I ordered sample colors from them and am just a bit nervous about how much work Im going to have to put into DIY my invites. I have a low budget for the invitations but really have my heart set on pocket invites so if anyone has any other suggestions that would be great too. Thanks !

cvl105

I did DIY pocketfolds.  Bought all my pocketfolds and cardstock from Cards and Pockets.  It was ALOT of work printing everything and cutting everything. Cutting all the invitations and inserts was the most work.  It took alot of time, but it was worth it in the end for me.Pics in my bio I believe.

MelissaSus

Thanks! your DIY pics look great. Im going to give it a try, whats the worst that could happen?   Your dress is gorgeous btw haha.

cvl105

aw, thank you very much!

cateyes624

I also did my own invites, used cards and pockets. Agree with Chelsea it was a lot of work.  Cutting and putting everything together took a long time.  If you do plan on doing it give yourself a lot of time.

I <3 Seabass

cvl ~ what did you use to cut the cardstock? Did you buy a paper cutter?

cvl105

yup, bought a Cricut paper cutter at AC Moore for $9.99.  It comes with two cutting blades I think and a scoring blade.

I <3 Seabass

Oh wow, I was expecting it to be way more than that for a paper cutter. Very good to know.

cvl105

oh ya, I was shocked when I went to the store and saw this thing. I was nervous that it wasn't going to be good. But it worked well. Just buy extra blades so you're paper keeps a "crisp" edge.  I used 4 blades, probably could have used 5+, but didn't have any more on me and didn't want to go back to the store. haha

I <3 Seabass

Thanks for the tip! I've officially decided to DIY my menus and the rest of my stationary.

cvl105

good for you! It's really a nice feeling after you're done to say "Look what I did all by myself!" haha

jcerezo

We used them, but I actually also had them print and cut all my stuff, I am so happy with them, the invitation came out so beautiful. Cut down on a bit of time, and probably some $$ in what I would have spent on ink. I would recommend them to anyone. It was still a lot of work assembling all of them.

VivaLaDiva405

I am also using cardsandpockets for my invites. Nothing but raves, they're an amazing website. The big box with all 150 supplies came a few weeks ago, and today I'm having a GTG with my BMs to relax and set the "Invitation Party" date :-) I had them mount my invitation mats to the pocketfolds, costs like 5 cents extra per piece, but it's one less thing I'll have to do. I got a cutting board from Target, also an exacto knife. I also purchased a Xyron sticker maker, so I can do the outside address labels in the cardstock and font I want and just stick it on there - no calligraphy here! I put some prelim invites together (PIB) and I can't wait to get cranking on the real deals. So excited to DIY! Who'd have thunk? :-)

velveena

I DIYed mine from cardsandpockets.com.Before you purchase anything, please spend some time on the DIY board.  They have several good ideas.  For example, it is much more difficult to buy & try to print on their precut inserts.  Most printers will not print well on them.  If you just buy some nice 8.5x11 paper and get your stuff printed & laser-cut at staples or Office Max, it will work out a lot cheaper & easier for you.  The paper cutter takes forever, and isn't as accurate.  The laser-cutting charges are dirt cheap.

velveena

Oh and make sure you start on these a good 1-2 months before you plan to send them out!  Gives you some buffer time for mistakes, reprinting & many hours of assembly lol.

VivaLaDiva405

Thanks for the tips in the pp's. I actually had a lot of trial and error with the first set of invites, and I got a template down pat for the inserts, so I am ok with using them (they go into the envelope feed on my printer) and came out nice. But yes, definitely going to start experiementing with the real deals NOW vs. later.