invite dyi - help

jennilap

ok so we have yet to purchase our invites, but im extremely nervous. we are looking at dyi kits at michaels. it is a great deal and my dad is a professional photographer and has a top scale printer. i brought him with me to look at the process and he said we would have to manually feed everything in the printer; and there is a chance it may not work.

my question/dilemma is do i go ahead and purchase the invites try to print them? or do i look elsewhere knowing they can be printed and done?

if i do look elsewhere does anyone where we can get a good price. the kits at michaels have the invites, repsonse cards, envelopes for both and decor 40 for 40 (we are waiting for the annual sale that reduces the price to like 20 for 40).

also if anyone has used the michaels kits please leave feedbacks.

cebrady89

Most stationery shops that do flat printing manually feed their printers - I worked in a shop like that for years, and it's really not as difficult as you'd think. Be sure that your home printer is top loading, however. If the paper goes into the printer from a tray at the bottom, and then comes out at the bottom as well, this means the paper bends on its way around and if you're using thicker paper it could leave creases or damage the paper. 

If your printer is top loading, though - you'll be totally fine! Just take your time with it.

You could try buying cardstock yourself and having it cut, or cutting it yourself if you're only doing a small number of invites and don't mind taking the time. Scrapbooking stores or craft stores should have little paper cutters that let you cut straight lines. 

www.envelopemall.com, www.cardsandpockets.com, www.envelopments.com are all sources for paper that is precut and for envelopes. It's worth looking around if you're not sure the kit is the way to go, but I doubt you'd be able to find a whole set for less than a dollar apiece. 

gagirl85

I just started to print my invites yesterday and I had to manually feed my invites into the printer. I shopped at Paper source for my invites for 75 guest and it cost me around 250 for all the paper and envelopes. The paper source website also has helpful tips on wording and printing. You could try them. I hope this has helped.

kennazebrowsky

We used card stock paper for insert cards and RSVP cards. We did not put the whole stack in at once cause they do jam up some. Just put a couple in at a time instead. Even if you single feed it, it's not that bad after you get going