Rustic Kraft and Lace Wedding Invitations

Hi there

Today I'm sharing some wedding invitations I was commissioned to make, which is why I was fairly quiet with posts throughout January as I was working on these behind the scenes.

Now, I can't take the credit for the design of these invitations as the Bride-to-be forwarded me a photo she found online of roughly what she wanted.  Unfortunately, I don't know the origin of the photo, and of course if I did I would give credit to the creator.

That being said, I did need to spend a fair amount of time working out the dimensions of the folder and the individual card inserts, and then fitting the text to fit each of the printed cards.

Here they are...

Each invitation comprised an ivory backing card, a folded kraft pocket with lace wrap, an Invitation card in ivory, an RSVP card in kraft and an 'If You Wish' card in ivory which was a poem written by the couple.  Each of the cards were slightly different depths so they didn't overlap within the folder.

I finished them off with a printed 'You Are Invited' die cut tag secured and tied with some jute twine.

There were invitations for the day and the evening, the only difference being the wording on the invitation card and the RSVP.  Other than that they were identical. (Wording obscured for confidentiality purposes)

The lace ribbon held the kraft folder closed and this in turn was adhered to the ivory backing card, so the individual card inserts fitted snugly inside.  Each invitation was supplied with an ivory envelope.

These were a bit of a challenge for me, and not what I normally make as a lot of printing was involved and no stamping.  My little inkjet printer worked just as hard as me, and I was really pleased with the finished result, and the happy couple were thrilled with them :)

Materials used:

• Cardstock and lace purchased online but unknown brand
• Jute twine from stash
• Die: Clearly Besotted - Tiny Tags Die Collection

Challenge entry:

Inkspirational - Challenge #180 - Text

Thanks so much for visiting.

Purple Lacy Wedding

Hi there

Last year I made some wedding invitations and bridesmaid invitation cards for a friend.  I took the photos at the time but never got around to sharing them.

She's getting married this month so I thought now was a good time to share them.

The brief was that the colour theme was Cadbury purple and, after a few mock-ups this was the design we agreed on...

I started with some white cardstock panels die cut using a stitched rectangle die.  I then stamped each one in VersaMark with this gorgeous lace stamp and heat embossed in white.  Next came the tiring part, ink blending each panel, this being the emboss resist technique.  My right bicep certainly grew in size after blending all these!

I then cut some strips of vellum and heat embossed the word 'Wedding' in white and wrapped these around the panels, securing on the reverse.  The panels were adhered flat to the card bases and I finished them off with some silver gemstones in the centres of the lacy flowers.  I blended all of these using one of the mini Distress Ink cubes.  They certainly go a long way as, although I bought a spare, I'm still using the original one!

The bride created her own inserts.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Wow! - Lace; Clearly Besotted - Happily Ever After (used the word 'Wedding' and masked off 'Day')
• Ink: VersaMark; Distress Ink - Wilted Violet
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Opaque Bright White
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Stitched Rectangle Stax
• Vellum from stash
• Accents: Hobbycraft - 2mm silver gemstones

Challenge entries:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Challenge #282 - Make Your Mark (Ink sponging/blending)
Time Out - Challenge #104 - Bold (you don't get much more bold than a purple wedding, and they match the challenge graphic! lol)






Here is the fun design for the bridesmaids' invitation cards :D

I printed the wording and die cut each with the same stitched rectangle die as the invitations.  Below the wording I embossed the rings in silver, these also from the Happily Ever After set by Clearly Besotted.

The panels were then matted onto some purple cardstock and adhered flat to the card bases.



Thanks so much for visiting today.  I'll be back later with a long Blog Hop post, you'll certainly need a cuppa for that one! :)

Vintage Rose Wedding

Hi guys

Back in November last year I shared some Save the Date cards I made for a friend's forthcoming wedding.  You can find the post here.

I've been meaning to share the invitations with you which I made a couple of months ago so here they are.  I'm a bit disappointed with the photos but these are the best results I could get before delivering them to the happy couple.

Although only 20 invitations were required, they actually took a fair amount of time to create due to the rose and leaves being three step stamping.  So each of the horizontal panels required 12 individual stamped images...the rose, and three separate leaves.

The wording was printed using the same fonts as the Save the Date cards, EcuyerDAX and Elegant Typewriter.  For the ampersand I used another font but can't recall the name.  I then continued with the tag theme and also the jute twine to echo the Save the Date cards.

The wedding is taking place over an entire weekend so inside, as well as the venue details I also included an itinerary for the day.  I also then included a menu for pre-selection and RSVP cards together with return envelopes.

Materials used:

• Cardstock: Paper Mill Direct - Smooth Ivory, Neenah - Desert Storm
• Stamps: Altenew - Vintage Roses
• Ink: Versa Color - Vanilla, Sand Beige, Umber
• Die: MFT Die-namics - Stitched Tags
• 2 ply jute twine

Challenge entries:

613 Avenue Create - Challenge #179 - Anything goes (Wedding Stationery)

Crafty Cardmakers - Challenge #165 - Monochrome

I will also be making some Order of Service stationery for the bride and groom which will be very slightly different.  I'll share these with you once created.

Thanks so much for visiting today, your visits and comments are so appreciated :)

Love Birds Wedding Invitation

Hi there

I've been wanting to share this for a while.

I recently made a set of wedding invitations for my brother, Glenn, and his fiancee, Sarah, who are getting married in April.  I wanted to make sure the invitations had gone out before I shared the design here, and as I was recently the happy recipient of one of them (and very nice it is too! lol) I can now show you.

Glenn and Sarah love nature, particularly birds, so that's the theme we chose together for the design of the invitations.  These invitations were A5 and I thought I might struggle to fill the card front but I think these central layered die cuts work just fine for this CAS design.

I made a number of these so worked on each element at a time.  I die cut all the panels first then on the smaller of the two I stamped the branches.  I then stamped and die cut the birds with their co-ordinating dies - there were a lot of birds!  Next I stamped the hanging bows in VersaMark and heat embossed with silver embossing powder.  On some strips of clear vellum I stamped the sentiments, also in Versamark and heat embossed in silver.  These strips were then wrapped around the panels and adhered to the back.  I die cut some mini hearts from some shimmery silver cardstock, adhered these over the bows and adhered the birds on the branches.  These panels were then adhered to the larger panels on 3D foam before adhering flat to the card bases.  Glenn and Sarah wanted to create their own inserts so these were popped in later.

Materials used:

• Stamps: Clearly Besotted - Paired Up (birds and branch), Ornamental Style (hanging bow), Happily Ever After (sentiment)
• Ink: Versa Color - Pinecone, Smoke Blue; VersaMark
• Embossing Powder: Wow! - Metallic Silver
• Dies: MFT - Stitched Rectangles; Clearly Besotted - Paired Up; Lawn Fawn - Mini Hearts

Challenge entries:

Stamping Sensations - January Challenge - Anything Goes with a Die(s)

House of Cards - January Challenge - Embossing and/or Color Inspiration

Just Us Girls - Week #325 - Trend Week - Metallics

Stamplorations - January CAS Card Challenge

{PIN}spirational Challenges - Challenge #156 - picture challenge

Thanks so much for popping by.  I'll be back tomorrow with details of the next Muse challenge.