Kim and Jake Wedding

Wow! Congratulations to my cousin, Kim and her new husband, Jake! They got married! I was honored to design and create their wedding invitations for them. It was a labor of LOVE. With a few mishaps with my die-cutting machine... I was able to get all the die-cut pieces cut with the help of my best friend, Dawn and her Cricut machine! Thanks Dawn for helping me!

The inside floral design with the written words were designed within My Memories Suite digital software and printed through 'Prints of Love'. 

Thanks Kim and Jake for entrusting in me to design and make all your wedding invitations and to be a part of your very special day! May you have many blessings in your marriage!

Sunflower Wedding Invitations

I had the opportunity to create wedding invitations for a friend of a friend of my sister-in-law.  My sister-in-law's wedding was the first time I attempted to create wedding invitations, so I was nervous about accepting this order from someone other than family.

The mother-in-law, mother and bride were so easy to talk with as we created something that the bride was excited to hand out.  The top photo is the final version, but wanted to share with you all the versions I came up with (below).  The bride wanted sunflowers on her invitations, so I gave her 3 to choose from:

 

After choosing the one they liked the best. She wanted a pocket card invitation, so with the photo above you can definitely see the pocket card design. 

I created the pocket card out of 12x12 cardstock. I cut 2" from the bottom. On the Simply Scored Plate - I scored on 2.25" and 7.25".... and I rotated it 90 degrees (counter- clockwise) and scored on 7". With the scoring done, I trimmed the bottom piece to only include the pocket part. 

Here is what the closed invitation looks like:

I'm so happy that they are pleased with the results of all my hard work.

Thanks for looking!

Supplies Used:

Stamp Sets - Flower Patch

Paper - Night of Navy, Delightful Dijon, Crushed Curry

Ink - Delightful Dijon, Chocolate Chip

Accessories - Flower Fair Framelits, Big Shot, Lace Dotted Trim (Delightful Dijon)

I used My Digital Studio to create the inside invitation and response card.

Stamp Set - Noteworthy Labels (by Stampin' Up!)

Embellishments - Very Vanilla Taffeta Ribbon; Country Sunflowers (by Mandog)

Font - Majestic and Corbel (Night of Navy)

December Wedding Invitations

Sorry I haven't posted many things these past few weeks.  Now that I finally got all my brother's wedding invitations, RSVP cards and boxes created I'm sure to be posting more often.

In a earlier post, I designed many wedding invites for my brother and fiance to choose from. The instructions (Stamp sets and fonts used are listed within the original post). They originally chose a blue/white color combo.... as seen in this post:
http://mydianedesigns.blogspot.com/2012/03/wedding-invitations.html
But, wanted their wedding colors to be red and white.  It was so easy to create these invitations and RSVP cards with My Digital Studio.  I decided to print them myself, rather than going through the Stampin' Up! professional print service. (So, YES.... I had to cut each one!).
I added rhinestones inside the red snowflakes too.  These invitations will be tied with White Organza Ribbon (not shown in the photo).

The boxes I created using my Simply Scored Tool.
Each Wedding Invitation Box holds 25 invites....so I created 4.
Cherry Cobbler Cardstock - 8.5x10.5 and scored at 1 1/2".
Whisper White Cardstock - 8.5x6.5 and scored at 7/8" with a shim. (I printed the cardstock with three red snowflakes and the words '25 Wedding Invitation' before cutting).

The one RSVP Card box holds all 100 cards.
Cherry Cobbler Cardstock - 4.5x6.5 and scored at 7/8"
Whisper White cardstock - 4.5x6.5 and scored at 7/8" with shim. (I printed the cardstock with three red snowflakes and the words '100 RSVP cards before cutting).

Off to mail these off to my brother and his fiance.

Thanks for looking!

Wedding Invitations

When my little brother and his fiance got engaged, they asked me to design their wedding invitations. I was a little apprehensive at first....Can I create an invitation that they would love? Would it look professional enough? Do I have time to make them?

Then I thought.... I have My Digital Studio....of course I can create an invitation that they would love! They definitely will look professional! AND.... I can design one.... and have them printed professionally by Stampin' Up! Wonderful!

I started designing the very night they asked me.  Within a few days, I had around 20 different invitations for them to choose from. All of them were designed with the color scheme of Black/Vanilla or Black/White.... this way, they could choose the design first, and we can work on colors later.
Here are the three designs they liked the best:

With the designs that they chose, I was able to step it up with adding color and more detail. Here is what I designed:

They were very pleased with all of these invitation designs, and it was difficult for them to choose which one they liked the best. They decided on the Winter Post Navy/White since their wedding will be in December.

I wanted the happy couple to view and make any necessary changes to the wedding invitation, so I printed one on my home computer.

After printing the invitation, I added rhinestones to the middle of each snowflake. The reception, hotel and gift registry information was printed on the inside of the invitation card.  I, then, designed an RSVP card to go along with the invitation. I completed the sample wedding invitation with the White Organza Ribbon and white envelopes.

Here is the final project:

My brother and his fiance were thrilled with the final printed project, and couldn't wait to show it to friends and family.

Winter Post Invitations:

Cardstock - Whisper White

Ink - Night of Navy

Stamp Sets - Winter Post, Together Forever

Text - Majestic and Cordial

Accessories - Whisper White Organza Ribbon, Rhinestones, Glue, Envelopes

Autumn Days Invitations:

Cardstock - Very Vanilla

Ink - Always Artichoke

Stamp Sets - Autumn Days, Together Forever

Text - Majestic and Cordial

Green Tea Invitations:

Cardstock - Very Vanilla

Ink - Soft Suede

Stamp Sets - Green Tea, Together Forever

Text - Majestic and Cordial