by | Feb 26, 2013 | DIY Invitations Ideas, Wedding Invitations Ideas
Styling your wedding can include many items and elements, but most of it is displayed in the likes of your wedding invitations and other stationery. If you are a DIY bride and like the use of labels and borders to add detailing to your DIY wedding invitations and stationery, then read on as you can gather insight into what you can do to transform your creations into something magical.
The choice of labelling or use of frames relates to the style you choose; whether it’s a traditional or modern style, and accordingly, the design, shaping and elements put into it will transform your overall wedding invite design as a whole. However, when borders are put into place, it essentially falls on the fact that the design that is set within the border(s) is considered of traditional or modern design.
Traditional designs tend to be more intricate, rounded or with a lot of detailing pertaining to the era of style design, whereas modern designs look towards more sleek or crisp lines which can be accented with colour or even with a fusion of various styles. This factors into labelling, frames, and borders as well, but are different when put into context.
If you take labels and frames into consideration, the types of designs and shapes differ according to the styling you opt for and the following are some options that you can definitely use in your DIY wedding invitations. These designs are ideal whether you are opting to use stickers, stamps, or printed labels, or even, illustrated onto your DIY stationery for your wedding. In terms of the border you want to use, it can be anything from the likes of filigree, damask, stripes, or any other pattern that may go with the traditional or modern styling that you have chosen for your DIY wedding invitations.
As border designs are straightforward, we will look into the different types of labels you might choose to go with, and some examples in terms of theme, shape, and design.
- Classical Vintage Framing with Old World Inspirations: This features ornate designs with floral, leaf and similar motifs and is usually rounded in design, as either a circle or oval design.
- Elegant Brocade Designs with Victorian Inspirations: Feature shapes such as square, rectangle or even ovals and circles with an elegant brocade working featured in the border skirting of the label shape. You can add foil printing to this to make it pop.
- Shapes within Shapes: This type include a design on the outer shape such as square or a rectangle with a circular or oval shape in it, and the designs or patterns will be featured within the space of the two shapes.
- Borders on Label Shapes: This features an intricate edge design such as lace added to the skirting of the shape to make it stand out, whereas the shape of the label in itself stands out in a different colour
- Retro Shapes and Designs: This features a modern but retro look where you have your standard shapes for labels, some with rounded corners and others with more personality added to it, but the pop of colour and distinctive modern patterns makes it stand out.
by | Feb 21, 2013 | DIY Invitations Ideas, DIY Wedding Invitations
In a lifetime, you’ll come across many events, whether it’s when you are a little toddler, half of which you do not remember, or a grown-up heading towards a beautiful wedding, or even a company looking towards a great celebration. All these events require one thing, and that would be an invitation. Today, we at DIY Invitations will be putting our focus on Hardcover Invitations, and as to how great they are when it comes to weddings and other special events.
These types of invitations are ideal, frankly, because they are hardy. Solid and stately, your hardcover invitations would look regal in its magnificence, as the paper directly complements the designs and texture it is meant to have, and all this can easily be seen by your invitees. If you are using this type of option for a wedding invitation, it could be considered ideal because you are saying something when you send out hardcover wedding invitations. One such statement is that you have put a lot of thought into your design, and opting for a durable invite type says that you are thinking about your invitees as well as looking into the styling and class of sending an invitation that is of such quality.
The next best thing about these invite cards is that due to its hardy nature, you are able to accompany other items of stationery along with the primary attraction, being the invite itself. Usually, for various events, you opt to include a reply card, also known as a R.S.V.P. card. In such cases, you might need a cover or folder of sorts, which gives it the proper protection. In the case of weddings, you might add more information, such as a registry card, wishing well card, directions and accommodation just to name a few. All these items can be a bit problematic when you pile it inside a card that does not have the capacity to hold it. With the likes of pocket invites, you can carry all this information, in a easy, neat and concise manner, but if you go down the hardcover invitation route, then you are opting for the better solution, because you are assured of a quality product.
If you are opting for the DIY hardcover invitations route, just order up a few of the invite and stationery kits in the colour, paper option and texture that you desire, and add you own touch of wonder into each item and neatly include it in your readymade hardcover invite package. It’s quite easy, for you, your mind and your wallet.
by | Feb 7, 2013 | DIY Invitations Ideas, DIY Wedding Invitations
If you are a bride that loves handmade items full of sentiment and value, then a DIY wedding would be the most probably route you will take. With a DIY wedding, there are many items that you need to think of and one of the initial items would be the DIY wedding invitations and matching stationery suite, as the invite is the first item you will have to work on after you have finalised the date, time and venue.
You might be asking yourself what goes into a wedding invitations and stationery suite. The traditional suite of wedding stationery includes the likes of the following:
- Save the Date Card
- Wedding Invitation
- Reply/RSVP Card
- Directions & Accommodations Card
- Wishing Well & Gift Registry Card
- Order of Service Card
- Table Seating Chart/Plan
- Place Card
- Menu Card
Optional items that you might want for your wedding day consists of table stationery accessories such as a Place Mat, Table Number Card and Bomboniere Card/Label.
While you are opting for DIY wedding invitations, the way to go about it would be to get yourself some DIY invitation kits that allow you to add your very own designs and detailing so it is truly personal and yours. You could add embellishments, appliqués and much more. Some invitation retailers conveniently offer the services of printing the invitation wording along with guest names if you supply them with the guest list, and then deliver the DIY wedding invitations kits to you with the printing all taken care of. That allows you to forego the hassle of having to either print the invite wording yourself or hire a calligrapher to get it done in a neat way.
Now, the point of a DIY wedding invitations and stationery suite is to make sure that all these stationery items blend well together into the theme you have in mind, and usually the theme takes after the first stationery item you send. Often it is the wedding invitation, but sometimes, you start your DIY wedding invitations process with the save the date card.
You can acquire these lovely kits that you will need for your wedding invitations and the big day, as well as the accessories and embellishments you might need, such as ribbons, brooches for the front, feathers, and other items such as these. Once you style these items, you have a conveniently set up DIY stationery suite that is ready and waiting for the big day to come. You won’t need to hustle as the day draws nearer, because you, as an efficient DIY bride, had already taken care of it ahead of time.
by | Jan 31, 2013 | DIY Invitations Ideas, DIY Wedding Invitations
We all want our weddings to be spectacular, unique, and memorable. The first item we send to our guests and invitees is the wedding invitation. Shouldn’t it be spectacular, unique, and memorable too? That’s why we’ve come up with a few DIY wedding invitations ideas that you can be inspired to do for yourself.
Animal Prints – Designs and patterns, whether they are traditionally taken right out of the jungle or jazzed up in your own colour scheme for your wedding, you can spruce up your DIY wedding invitation either with these prints that you can purchase, print or even stamp with ink.
Modern Floral Illustrations – Big and bold floral illustrations have always been loved and will continue to do so, especially when you mix things up with the choices of colour. A singular floral element, or even an archipelago of them sporadically placed, makes a great impact especially with contrasts being put into place.
Clean Line Patterns – Chevron, Zigzag and other mod patterns that go great with pops of colour makes a great impact when put into use with your wedding stationery.
Doodle Designs & Illustrations – There is something really great about your own designs and illustrations being put into your message of love, even if it’s a doodle that you drew day-dreaming about your fiancé. You can truly personalise your DIY wedding invites this way.
Monograms, Motifs and Custom Designs – This design style to personalise your big day will always be a hit with any bride or groom, as it truly makes it special. Be sure to put some thought into your design, or have a professional help you with your vision.
Simple Textual Design with Solo Illustration – A typography trend that is a great hit with bridal couples involves a textual design that mixes one illustrated design for that pop to go with the awesome use of typography in the DIY wedding invitation, or custom design.
Accessorise with Belly Bands and Ribbon Cuts – Pocket-wedding invites are great because they let you be organised but there are other options, which are so easy to DIY, such as bellybands, where you can bundle everything together. You can also use the likes of ribbon cuts where the contents slide into the area between the cuts and ribbon inserts.
Border Magic – Adding a pop of colour or even a contrast makes for a great addition to your DIY wedding invitation. This can be with a foil, or a black lining or even a neon shade (if you are up for it and it goes with your wedding theme).
Try these great DIY wedding invitations ideas and make your big day a memorable one.
by | Jan 8, 2013 | DIY Invitations Ideas, DIY Wedding Invitations
They say that presentation is everything, and that saying isn’t more applicable to than when planning the perfect wedding. Your invitation for the wedding in itself is a representation of the actual day, therefore, a lot of thought has to go into it to make sure the first impression your family, friends and other guests perceive is what you intended. That is why we all go through the various processes of selecting, designing, proofing, and also gathering opinions and feedback on the choices you have so far. Nevertheless, back to presentation, especially that of your wedding invitations, a great trend is afoot, one that is known as the wedding invitation boxes trend.
What is it, you may ask! It’s about presenting your invitations for your wedding neatly in an organised manner in a beautiful wedding box that fits your invite and other stationery in perfectly.
Rigid Invitation Box
You will come across a variety of choices of wedding invitation boxes to neatly package your delightfully done up DIY wedding invitations. These range according to shape, sizing, the type of box as well as the material and colours you choose. If you have selected a DIY wedding invitation kit and suite, then you can opt for the ones that best suit your look. Remember, presentation is important. The options include 150×150 Square, DL sized as well as A5, with choices of paper that includes Matt, Glossy, Kraft, and Star Dream Crystal Paper.
For your handmade wedding invites to be protected, each type of invitation box has been created in a way that blends in well as a whole package. The type of paper you choose and well as the colour can compliment your creation, and this goes on further with the types of textures that are on offer at DIY Invitations. Whilst choosing your invitation kits or even contacting a designer to do up your handmade invitation, make sure to also peruse the available option so that you get a whole package. These boxes are suitable to be sent via post as they are rigid enough for the process of delivery.
Depending on the sizing you choose, square (150x150mm) or DL (110x220mm), and even A5 (210x150mm) the depth of each box spans at 13mm internally, giving you enough room to not only include the DIY invitations but also other stationery that usually accompanies it such as the reply cards, accommodations and directions cards and even gift registry card. You will definitely make a statement with your wedding invitation boxes, and the best part is that your invitees can used it again and again, or even keep it as keepsake.
