by | Oct 24, 2012 | DIY Invitations Ideas, Wedding Invitations Ideas
When you are given a blank canvas to work on, what do you usually do? Do you set about creating something wonderful? Do you gather inspiration or brainstorm? Either way, when you have DIY wedding invitation kits in front of you, it’s probably because you want to be a DIY wedding couple, and felt that something personal and unique would go a long and be truly special to you and the invitees the invites will be sent to.
The thing with DIY wedding invitations is that there is a plethora of options to choose from when it comes to being given a blank card where you could just about go ‘crazy’. However, this is your wedding, and you want it to be special, unique and something that says ‘It’s Our Wedding Day!’ That is why we are proposing using layered paper crafts to create a lovely creation to be added to the DIY invites that you have acquired for your wedding day from an invitations retailer.
What does one mean when they think of layered paper crafts? It could involve layers and paper that has been crafted, and essentially that is correct. It is what you do with the paper, crafts, and layers that define your creation and make it shine. If you have a theme in mind, an inspiration or already know what you want your wedding invitation to look like then, you are already set and well on your way.
Let’s take a beautiful scenery, a backdrop to your wedding venue. If you have the skills to draw it out or paint it on paper, you may use that as you base for the layered paper crafts to be used for your bridal invites. What you could do is, segment the backdrop into layers by whichever elements that a closer to you, and then separate these by paper so they stand out, in a dimensional way. This way you have a lovely scenic look where some items pop more than the others do. It’s a lovely effect. You may also attempt this with text or typography to make the likes of your names stand out above the backdrop, which may be a typographic design or even pattern. The choice is up to you, and it is your wedding. With techniques like this to work on your DIY wedding invitations, you have wheels in motion to result in beautiful and truly unique wedding invitations, even if you have gone down the DIY route, because in the end, you will have exactly what you were looking for.
by | Oct 17, 2012 | DIY Wedding Invitations, Wedding Invitations Ideas
Once you have set the date of the wedding, you will need to start planning the rest, starting with the wedding invitations. If you once had an idea of what your wedding invites would be but are somewhat outdated now, there are newer ways in which you can go about making it personal and customised. A two in one effort would be to opt for DIY wedding invitations with the couple’s portrait featured in it.
A few main ways are available to you in which you can fit the couple’s portraits into the DIY wedding invitations. Essentially, with a DIY wedding invitations kit, you have yourself a blank front facing in which various things can be applied to it. Therefore, you can incorporate various styles, methods and techniques to go about adding the couple’s portraits to the design of the DIY wedding invite. These methods include using photographs, illustrations, silhouettes, and watercolour paint portraits.
Photographs
When working with photographs to be used for your DIY wedding invitations, you can opt for a full cover of the entire front facing, to selected areas of the layout or even positioning of the photograph(s) as to your liking. However, when it comes to the content of these photographs and how the couple’s portraits will be represented, it ties in with the style and theme of the intended look for your invites, stationery, and the look you want for your special day. Your options can range from the likes of candid photography, styled and posed photo shoots from the engagement or even a pre-wedding photo shoot, a montage or collage of the couple’s pictures, montage or collage of couple’s photographs with their parent’s wedding photographs and so much more. The styling, design, layout and positioning as well as colour play a big role in how the DIY wedding invitations come to look in the end.
Illustrations
A more personal and somewhat modern trend, depending on the style and look you are opting for, illustrations are truly lovely and great inclusions of elements for your DIY wedding invitations. They can be anything from comic book inspired illustrations to retro style couple’s portraits, caricatures, hand drawn art, Parisian styled to even vintage Victorian. Watercolour portraits are also quite lovely when they come and are soft and easy on the eyes, and romantic in tone.
Silhouettes
Silhouette elements are limited but that does not mean that it does not leave a lasting impression. There are many ways in which you can ensure that the silhouettes of the bride and groom look personal. This is does by means of attaining the look by carefully selecting an image that looks like them the most, and then tracing the silhouette of their features. This can be done with a mock bridal garb, in order to make it more relevant, that is, with the bride wearing a tiara or veil and the groom wearing the likes of a top hat or even his signature hairstyle.
Take a pick out of these options for your invitations for your big day!
by | Sep 12, 2012 | DIY Invitations Ideas, DIY Wedding Invitations
DIY options are perfect for people who want to be original, because it means making something that is truly yours and personal, and there is the unique factor. When it comes to DIY weddings, this becomes even more special. Your wedding invitations being the first entree of your wedding, becomes one of the most important items. Your DIY wedding invitations will have to be unique and truly something that you and your fiancé can be represented by, from your love, to the lives you lead and your personalities.
You can start with your DIY wedding invitations in two main ways. One being getting yourself paper and various other craft tools, drafting the look of the invites and also either printing or use calligraphy for the invitation wording on the DIY wedding invites. There is another easier to go about it. This is when you consult with a wedding invitations retailer; it would be easier if you found a convenient and cost efficient wedding invitations retailer online, that lets you select the types of DIY wedding invitations kits available. This way, you can see for yourself the possible paths you can take, as well as allowing you to add on invitation wording details and have them printed according to guest name, so that all you have to do is add you unique accents.
When choosing the second option, that is going with DIY wedding invitations kits from a reputable online invitations retailer, then there are some things that you need to look into as well as keep in mind. One thing is that, you will need your finalised guest list, their titles and addresses, and possible partners who will be accompanying them (of course, you may add the wording “and Guest,” but it is always courteous to add their name as well, further confirming their participation).
The DIY wedding invitation available to you will come in a variety of shape, sizes, folds, colours and of course with print layouts on the front cover, where you can feature your names and the date of the wedding. The mains styles and folds that are usually available include vertical and horizontally aligned cards that are either square or rectangular, which are folded as bi-folds, tri-folds, and pocket fold variety. Some cards do not need a fold, and are the feature of the DIY wedding invite, while some are postcard styled.
In terms of the print locations, being where the wordings on the front cover of the invite will appear, there are many options. The layouts of the invites can differ according to the number of columns and rows there are, and depending on this factor, the text will be placed by alignment, either left or right, or in case of 2-column look, top left, top right, bottom left or bottom right, and so forth. Browse through the various options, find which ones speak to you, compare these options, and pick out one option, even after having samples delivered to your doorstep.
The factor in which you bring originality is via the unique accents you will add to your DIY wedding invite, and this can be through so many ways. From stamping, whether it is with one colour, or a mixture of colours for varying design, or even an ‘ombre’ colour variation, to hand painting, calligraphy and typography art, to adding photos, borders, and various arts and crafts options such as ribbons, bows, floral touches, and much more.
by | Sep 3, 2012 | DIY Invitations Ideas, DIY Wedding Invitations
Spruce up your wedding invitation in various ways. Add originality and personality into this message of love you send out to your invitees, expressing the joy of your upcoming nuptials. Make it a memorable wedding invites by adding layers and finishing touches that make a beautiful keepsake. There are some ways in which you can go about doing up your wedding invite that is far from the norm, such as pocket fold wedding invitations, layered cards and various forms of finishing touches.
Pocket Fold Wedding Invitations & Envelopes
If you were looking for a unique type of wedding invite, that is neat and organised, then pocket fold wedding invites would be the best option of wedding invites for you. When it comes to making your very own DIY wedding invite in pocket fold style, then you can go crazy! You have two main options being either buy a DIY pocket fold wedding invite kit and then add in the details and design elements later. Some invitation retailers that sell DIY kits also offer you the convenience of printing the invitation wording with the invitee name, if you give them the guest list. DreamDay Invitations is such an invitations retailer. The other option is to make them from scratch, right from cutting the templates for the sizing and adding in the details, handwriting or having a calligrapher write up the invitation wording and so forth. You can style the pockets of these DIY wedding invites in various ways. They can be horizontal, vertical, or even diagonal, and these depend on whether the invite in itself is horizontally or vertically aligned, and even whether they are portrait or landscape styled.
Layered Cards
If you want to create some dimension within your creation, then opt to include various layers, especially in different solid colours or even patterns to give it that look. Some couples prefer the ascended look, where they acquire layers on top on one another in a pyramid form, but a new trend would be that inverted, where it leads inwards, where the innermost layer is descended. As these invitation cards are not folded, you can custom design an envelope that is unique and definitely original.
Finishing Touches
Once you have yourself unique wedding invitations add a few finishing touches, such as beautiful satin ribbons or an intricate lace bow, delicate beads and even pearls to bring out some pizzazz. Try out what you think is best for your DIY wedding invitation for a memorable day.
by | Aug 22, 2012 | DIY Invitations Ideas, DIY Wedding Invitations
More and more brides are getting more and more involved in wedding planning, right down to the making wedding items and elements themselves, such as the wedding invitations and stationery to the wedding decor. However, at the time of the wedding, the decor needs to be handled by somebody else, but the wedding stationery and invitations can be sorted out way in advance, and therefore is a convenient choice to DIY when it comes to their wedding.
You have the options of going with both DIY Wedding Invitations and Stationery Kits or to start from scratch with DIY Wedding Invitations and Stationery. Depending on which choice you opt for, the next stage is done accordingly. Let’s look at both options.
DIY Wedding Invitations and Stationery Kits
When choosing this option, you have to first have a theme or vision in mind to make sure that you do not purchase the kits and then later change your mind. Therefore, sketch out what you have in mind, and then look for the type of kits that match your criteria. Whether its a shape, sizing or the way it is styled or folds, there are many things to look at, not forgetting colour, of course. The next stage would be to opt for printing or calligraphy. Some of the best wedding invitations retailers allow you to customise your DIY wedding invitations kits from the start, just by giving them the guest list and they will print it for you and have it delivered. If you opt of out this option, then you can go with a calligrapher to have everything handwritten. If you have beautiful handwriting, then you can go ahead and do it yourself. However, if you are going to have the wedding invitation wording printed separately, then that item can be left as the final touch, which then needs to be attached to the wedding invite creation. You may opt to add ribbons, floral embellishments, studs, buckles and so forth for that added glam.
Start from Scratch with DIY Wedding Invitations and Stationery
If you are doing the wedding invitations and stationery from scratch, you will need tools and materials. Here are some items you will need, and it is always best when you have a vision and theme before starting and even buying the materials in question.
- Paper (either normal, crystal or recycled paper – 200-250gsm)
- Cutter and Cutting Tool
- Scissors
- Paper Punches
- Rubber Stamps & Inkpads
- Watercolour Paint and Brushes
- Adhesive & Glue
- Embellishments
- Bows (card variety, organza, ribbon, satin, etc)
- Buckles
- Diamante Gems
- Flowers
- Ribbons
- Jewel Sprays
- Calligraphy Pens
- Envelopes
With these tools and materials, you can set about making the vision of your DIY wedding invite and stationery come alive. Make sure to be careful when using these tools, especially the cutters and scissors to not hurt yourself, and enjoy creating your masterpiece. Always create a sample beforehand to make sure you know what you want and you can see the intended result so that all your DIY wedding invites and stationery maintain the same standard.
