AW your invites - PIP please!

Theresa626 · February 2010

Squirrly, how did you get the graphic behind the words and still make it readable?

Also, do you have any suggestions for converting from publisher to pdf without it being fuzzy? The text always ends up pretty fuzzy when I convert. I don't have photoshop so I can't use that to help edit it.

squirrly · February 2010

I blew out the brightness/contrast on the flower to make it really light. Publisher will also let you "recolorize" and you can pick a lighter version which will further lighten.

To convert to PDF. . . I have used CUTEpdf to great success for text. But it ruins graphics. I actually converted the text in publisher to pdf that way, and then opened in photoshop and put the graphics back. Without photoshop, though, that doesn't help you much.

I've not tried either of these, I just googled and found them:
http://www.freepdfconvert.com/
http://www.primopdf.com/index.aspx

Theresa626 · February 2010

thanks

tlynch3 · February 2010

Squirrly, what did you do to get your pictures as the envelope liner? Really cute idea, I've never seen that before.

squirrly · February 2010

I scanned the envelope and created a digital tempae of the area that would show and didn't have glue on it. Then I superimposed that over our fav e-pic and adjusted until I got the composition the way I wanted. I cropped it so that I didn't waste any ink printing stuff I'd have to cut out (and that made it easier to see what to cut, too). I put two on a single piece of paper, and made sure the edges met so that I had the least amount of cutting to do. Printed them on ordinary paper, cut, rounded the top corner, and used a glue stick to stick them into the envelopes.

Some people use shiny paper or photo paper. The only thing I'd really consider doing differently for it is getting a big enough xyron to put them through there and avoid the glue stick. It's easy, just a bit tedious.

laliella · February 2010

Laura from Two Yellow Shoes (etsy.com) did the templates for my invites. I emailed her the exact wording I wanted and she emailed back the templates that exact same day! the template was only $55 and I am getting the cardstock and envelopes from papersource.com ($26 for 100 sheets)

She was awesome to work with and I am beyond happy with my invites. I haven't priced them out per invite yet, but will do so later...
here is the template I bought...
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=40909213

Lali

laliella · February 2010

Here is the picture of twoyellowshoes.etsy.com that I posted yesterday.

BecW2be · February 2010

I love seeing everyone's invitations! These are fantastic!

I DIYed using a kit from Michaels. I added the inserts and liners, and created wrap around labels. Cost was maybe $1.50 each? If that.

squirrly · February 2010

Hey Bec, did you ever post directions on how to do the round things? I know it was painful, but they're SUPER cute.

Theresa626 · February 2010

Bec2B, How did you get your colors to match perfectly on the inserts with the pre printed colors on the Michael's boxed set?

aerinpegadrak · February 2010

They just went out today! Here's the suite, more in bio. It was all DIY, didn't keep close enough track of how much each cost, but probably right around $2.

splint00 · February 2010

Print Icon NYC. 100 invitations for about $1800. A bit of a splurge but they are going to look fantastic. Black with silver foil stamping. Unfortunately no photos yet though. These guys were great, the designer was in sync with what we envisioned and made it modern with a classic edge. I've never seen anything like them, they will make an impact although the older generation may not enjoy them. If anyone lives in the NYC area, check these guys out.

brantina · March 2010

I did DIY invitations with supplies from Cards and Pockets and Paper and More. There is a full description in my bio. I am spending about $3 per invite after postage.

bfernz · March 2010

I love the pocketfold look and ordered my samples. Thank you for the inspiration and for giving me the courage to DIY!

kikibird · March 2010

Finally have a mock-up to share! The only thing that I did't DIY was the pocketfolds, which I bought from Cards & Pockets. All paper supplies (cardstock, pocketfolds, envelopes) came from www.cardsandpockets.com, and came to $2.36 per mailed invite (we got supplies for 100, figuring the need to account for trials, mock-ups and mistakes, but only are sending about 85). Design created using Photoshop and Microsoft Publisher (and FI took the pictures of the trees we used as models for the invite design and the insert watermark).

Add to the paper supplies the printer ink, paper cutter, extra blades and and adhesive tape and it runs to $4.31 per invite (we're keeping receipts to possibly return any extras so total cost may vary slightly). And postage will cost another $1.83 (surcharge for non-machineable envelope + RSVP envelope stamp), for a grand total of $6.14 per invite.

KRHagen · March 2010

Jess&DerekFTW · March 2010

We did the invites ourselves--waiting on the inside bits because we haven't found a venue yet, but here's the outside.

We're going for a vintage theme (and yes, the lettering's supposed to be kind of off, haha). Not the most perfect look, but it's quirky, which suits us.

I feel odd now--everyone's are so beautiful and professional-looking!

The cost (stamps, ink, cards, etc.) for all of these was probably around $60.

Albireo · March 2010

My sister, who used to work in a professional paper shop, is making ours. They're not done yet but we're using this as a background with a few colour alterations:

http://www.istockphoto.com/stock-illustration-3645489-foliage-frame.php

I think she's going to make the brown border darker, and some of the leaves gold.

brettdresseur · March 2010

Wow, you all have such beautiful invitations! I wish I was talented enough to DIY it.

rjtutter · March 2010

Hey everyone, I'm just planning my invites and I was looking at the prices of pocket folds at C&P. It says that they are $0.98-$1.38 each. Am I missing something? Have the prices gone up? I'm just wondering how people managed $2 per invite when the pocket fold is $1.38. Thanks!

squirrly · March 2010

I got mine on sale last Columbus Day or Labor Day.

lilybelle24 · April 2010

Met with our designer today (inviteinn.com) to see the final sample of our save the dates! She was super helful, customized the design exactly how we wanted. All finished, they look amazing; I'm so excited to get them all. I think they ended up costing around $4 per invite.

mandybear7 · April 2010

DIY Invites. Templates done in MS Word, pocketfolds from Cards and Pockets, paper from Paper and More, printing done by a local printing store, ribbon from ribbonretreat dot com, and rhinestone buckles from rhinestonejewelry dot com.

Outside- Champagne Metallic Signature Pocketfold, navy satin ribbon, square rhinestone buckle.

Inside- Metallic Blue Invitation Mat, Sand Text for the Inserts, Sand Cardstock #80 for the 4 Inserts: Accommodations, Directions, RSVP postcard, Reception.

RSVP Postcard (3.5x5):

Other side of RSVP Postcard:

SuMmErKuTiE · April 2010

I got all my supplies from Cards & Pockets and uploaded my files for them to do my printing for me as well. I spent about $250 altogether for to make 85 invitations. It would have cost less if I hadn't had color and double sided printing.

Ihaveapanda · April 2010

The turquoise is off when i scanned it.

I DIY'd them, $1.39/each (not including postage)

Larger picture: http://tinyurl.com/3347dyy

jlk0219 · April 2010

My hubby and I worked together to make our invites. The only thing we didn't DIY were the pocketfolders which we purchased from cardsandpockets.com. All of the other paper was purchased from paperandmore.com. We used all stardream metallic text and cover weight paper, which increased our cost quite a bit. The flourishes on the main invite panel and on the inside of the pocketfolder were hand-stamped with stamps and ink from Archiver's. Everything else we designed in Inkscape (an open source version of Illustrator) and printed on our home printer (an Epson inkjet photo printer). We used a Xyron machine to adhere the wrap-around labels to the envelopes. The ribbon for the belly bands came from Joann's. I'm not sure of the exact cost per invite because we purchased the paper in bulk and used most of it for our other stationery (programs, menus, etc.) but I've estimated

it came out to about $3.50 per invite before postage.

JanoBean75 · April 2010

This just my digital mock-up, but the real deal is on cardsandpockets.com paper. About $1.73 each for 45 invitations (including extra envelopes and extra cardstock for the tabs on the front of the pocket).

I went with the milk chocolate and candy apple paper (pocket is milk chocolate, the matte and envelopes are candy apple; I'm still looking for the right cream paper).

The block is Serlio, the script is Bickham Script Pro (and the swash version for the caps in our names and card titles).

The design came from some designs from my Silhouette machine. Instead of cutting and mounting all those branches and birds, I made them into a graphic and will print them.

Save-the-Date cover:

Same fonts. I did four panels on one sheet of cardstock: this page, travel info, hotel info and a "more info" page with our web address. I used my crop-o-dile to set an eyelet in the top left corner. ETA: Not sure why those spots are there. It's jut brown and red ink on cream paper.

bbyckes · May 2010

My invite designer was One Reverie on Etsy. They were incredible to work with and I LOVE their designs. I wasn't something vibrant but elegant, formal but fun and I got all of that in more.

For invitations, response cards and envelopes I paid $3.75 per set. Totally worth it. Quality was amazing! The white is hard to see, but it is pearlized and the navy blue has a mattefinish.

Response card:

100_0685.jpg Invitation assembled image by cacoffer

I addressed the envelopes with a silver fine point pen from Pilot. It was fabulous. I only needed one, although I purchased two. Additionally, there was no smudging and the ink dried instantly. The envelopes are navy blue and the response card envelopes are orange. My colors if you haven't already figured it out is navy blue and orange ;p!

100_0682.jpg Invites addressed image by cacoffer

rednesss · May 2010

We are DIYing! They are pretty simple and classic (as a complement to the more colorful wedding, I’m doing Ivory (my dress) and then many vibrant colors for décor and flowers and dresses) My FI's best friend is a graphic designer for *NFL team* and offered to design and print our invites for us. So we are getting away dirt cheap! We’re just supplying paper. He’s printing, and I’m cutting and putting everything together. Our invites, rsvp, and enclosures are Ivory, envelope liners are various shades of pink. 166 invites for $41.76 at $.25 each (including tax! And technically 200 invites at $.21 each)

BREAK DOWN:[Outer envelope, ½ card for Invite, ½ card cut to size for RSVP Postcard, ¼ sheet standard card stock for Enclosure, 1 sheet per Envelope Liner, 10” garden twine to tie it all together.]

4 packages- 50 Ivory folded cards/envelopes (5 x 6 ½ ) ($9.99/pk with 35% off coupons) $6.49/pk from Hobby Lobby

1 package- 50 Ivory sheets cardstock (8 ½ x 11) (3.99/pk with 40% off coupon) $2.39/pk from Michael’s

3 packages- 50 assorted pink construction paper (also using leftovers from scrapbooking) on sale for $1.07/pk from Hobby Lobby

7 rolls of garden twine $1.00/rl from Target

*Printing and Design free, but we are doing something special for him as a thank you besides his groomsman gift. Don’t have picks yet, but will try to post soon!

Marianna310 · May 2010

tgoff248- Beautiful invite!!! Is that watermelon pink? Its my main wedding color

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