I had my eye on these Etsy invitations sets that I really love. However, the one I like best is letterpress and it works out to be $14 per set! (Digital letterpress wasn't that much cheaper.) Something about how she has to charge me for 100 minimum since she cannot do any fewer based on her plates, but I only need 30 sets!
I have a designer friend, and she can make me something similar - digitally. I'd pay her $30/hour for a couple hours to design a set, then I'd take them somewhere to be printed.
My question is - do I need to have my blank paper (aka invitation, envelope, postcard RSVP) picked out FIRST so that the designer knows the dimensions?
I envisioned taking the files to Kinkos (or some online printer), but haven't gone there yet to investigate their paper sizes.
Can someone share the order of how I do this method? I am clueless.
Re: Using a designer, but then print yourself ?s
Wedding paaper divas have more information about that here: http://www.weddingpaperdivas.com/services/wedding-invitation-envelopes.htm
Some printers will charge you extra to cut the paper -- you'll need to investigate and possibly shop around.
Have you asked the Etsy designer if she'd be willing to sell you a digital version? She might be willing to do that givrn how easy it is for her to make a bit of moolah.
Have you asked the Etsy designer if she'd be willing to sell you a digital version? She might be willing to do that givre how easy it is for her to make a bit of moolah.
Ah! A digital version rather than a digitally printed letterpress. No I did not ask that, but I will.
So if this did work, I would presumably let her know my dimensions first, rather than her just making me files and then I figure out how to print them?
[QUOTE]Thanks, this is what I wanted - a step by step process! Have you asked the Etsy designer if she'd be willing to sell you a digital version? She might be willing to do that givre how easy it is for her to make a bit of moolah. Ah! A digital version rather than a digitally printed letterpress. No I did not ask that, but I will. <strong>So if this did work, I would presumably let her know my dimensions first, rather than her just making me files and then I figure out how to print them?</strong>
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<div>Yes, and ask the company for a template she can use. Even if you choose 5X7 its possible the card stock might actually be 5 1/4 X 7 1/4. Also depending on the design, she may have to have 1/8-1/4 bleed around the edges-if you have a design that extends all the way to the edges of the invite. </div><div>
</div><div>I know catprint has templates you can download.</div>