by | Oct 31, 2013 | DIY Embellishments, DIY Invitations Ideas, DIY Wedding Invitations, Wedding Invitations Ideas
A little sparkle and dazzle is a wonderful thing, especially when you want to add that final little touch to the perfect look. When it’s your wedding day, adding a vintage brooch to your wedding attire might just be what makes the look work. It’s the very same with your DIY wedding invitations. By using embellishments such as with buckles and brooches, you can really add to the entire ensemble that will be the representation of your wedding, after all, it is the first wedding item your invitees will see with the wedding theme in mind.
When it comes to embellishments, there are many types, shapes and styles to choose from when you are creating your DIY wedding invitations. Since you have decided to be a DIY Bride, the task of making sure everything complements one another falls on you, and it’s going to be a fun and wonderful journey.
Let’s look at the styles that you can use for your big day’s unveiling, shall we?
DIY Invitations | Brooches
Vintage brooches are the rave, aren’t they? They add elegance and sophistication to anything it touches, your DIY invitations included. There are many to choose from, inspired by flowers, the sun, peacocks, and even a watermelon. Clad in faux pearls and diamante (both clear and coloured), to achieve the appeal of its inspiration and the desired vision, these brooches will be the right touch to your DIY wedding invitation design.
DIY Invitations | Buckles
A buckle and a ribbon can really set the tone in romance and chic, doesn’t it? A beautiful organza or satin ribbon and a faux diamante buckle would really enhance the look of your invite card, especially if you are thinking of a layered styling with an elegant mix of speciality paper. Consider unique ways of styling the ribbon, and the position of it against the buckle too.
DIY Invitations |Clusters
These clusters which also come with faux diamante and pearls are similar to the brooches, but come with a self adhesive back for your convenience. These can be easily affixed to your DIY wedding invitations as well as any other wedding stationery item be it the menu card, the place cards or even a bomboniere. Varying in shapes and sizes, this would also be ideal to accent your stationery theme even further, as you can couple it with a ribbon or even opt out to feature it as a standalone element.
Find the right look for your DIY wedding invitations and stationery by considering embellishments such as brooches, buckles and clusters for your wedding!
by | Oct 16, 2013 | DIY Boxes, DIY Envelopes, DIY Invitations Ideas
In this day and age, as it has been for decades, whether we are talking about fashion, editorials, art or plain society, presentation is crucial. You want it to be hip, likeable, and also unique. Why would you wedding day be any different, especially if that’s the kind of personality you and your spouse thrive on. As a DIY bride or couple, you will want to let that show through, and you can with your DIY wedding invitations, various means of accents to your decor, and not to mention your DIY bombonieres (or wedding favours).
Start off down your creative path. How do you want to create that pop of uniqueness and surprise when your invitees receive your DIY Invitations? There are so many ways you can go about adding that sense of “oomph”, that added feel of “magic”, that special “touch”. It can be with the DIY wedding invitations, the envelope and even a special invitation box for the delicate and luxurious touches you might decide to add. Let’s find out what ideas you can spring on your invitees via your DIY invitations!
Creative to Luxurious DIY Wedding Invitations
At DIY Invitations, you have the convenience of picking out anything you might need to add a touch of elegance, luxury and class to your DIY wedding invitations, at the online shop whilst maximising on your creativity. From the variety of eco-friendly papers that comes with a sheen, texture or smooth, to speciality paper of different surfaces, be it glitter, metallic foil, embossing, thermograph and more, and not to mention the accessories and embellishments you can add, you can truly deliver on the vision for your DIY wedding invitations, accessories and stationery. No doubt about it! You can create beautiful looks for your invites, be it a flat card invite with the back having a decorative element and the front having the invitation wording, or a folded card with a cover that has several layers creating a truly luxurious feel. Mix and mingling different art styles in moderation and balance can bring about a grand look.
Fun Enclosures & Envelopes
Another great way to add to your DIY wedding invitations would be with fun and exciting envelopes. You can add some great accents to them like those we mentioned in one of our previous posts –Accessorise your DIY Envelopes. But there are other ways to enhance it, and that would be with the use of enclosures and wraps. There are many ways you can go about it, be it with paper itself or any other material that’s easy and beautiful to use.
Let’s talk about paper wraps first. All you need in such a scenario would be to get some paper stock with a low weight, preferably lower than 150gsm. You can opt for a petal wrap style, where you get 4 petals (scalloped on each side of a square sheet of paper), where you place the likes of a flat wedding invite card in the centre, and fold each petal inwards so that it closes to mimic a flower. As a finishing touch, you can either add a ribbon with a bow, or even add a diamante or faux pearl embellishment.
Other paper wraps include a 2 petal gate fold which can also be complemented by a ribbon and embellishments, or any style you want to add to the fold be it triangular, curved at the very top so that there’s a sneak peek of the invite card (maybe to display a monogram or motif), or anything you want to do. You can easily try out drafts to see which one suits you best.
Another way would be to use a pocket sleeve wrap, where the invitation card is completely inserted into it. Like the gate fold wrap, you can also style it to offer a sneak peek too. Other materials you can use for these would be the likes of vellum paper, or lace, netting or anything that is easy to use. If you don’t want a type of enclosure, you can just opt for a ribbon or a creative embellishment (other than the diamante or faux pearl variety), maybe origami or even 3D roses and more! In such cases you might need DIY wedding invitations boxes to help deliver your beautiful keepsake handmade invitations to your invitees safely, making sure the delicate contents within is not harmed.
DIY Invitations Boxes
You can also purchase some great wedding invitation boxes from the online store. These are perfect for the delicate handmade wedding invites, or even when you opt for luxurious finish and elegant presentation of your invites. There are so many way you can add to the presentation of your cards inside of a DIY wedding invitations boxes, that come either in singular colours or even metallic to add to the entire look. Inside, you can place your wedding invite card in a bed of potpourri, dried petals, confetti, or any material you are planning on using for your decor.
Stay tuned for more great ideas for your DIY wedding!
by | Oct 8, 2013 | DIY Envelopes, DIY Invitations Ideas, DIY Wedding Invitations
There are some great and easy ways to accessories your DIY envelopes that you’ve purchased through our DIY Invitations online store. We have some great options for your to choose from when you want to further accent the aesthetic that you are going for, by tying in the theme of your design onto the exterior (and even possibly the interior) of the envelopes to bring your stationery design full circle. Let’s find out what you can do.
Envelope Liners
Envelope liners are fabulous! They give an element of surprise that your invitees won’t be expecting, and could even be the first glimpse into what your colours and design may be! At DIY Invitations, we offer envelope liners to go with your DIY envelope, and if the colour or at times design pattern matches your DIY wedding invitations, you could opt to go with that look.
However, there are new ways to add to the envelope liners you purchase from DIY Invitations online! You could opt to use stamps of the same design you might be using on the DIY wedding invitations & other stationery, whether it’s a design element or motif, or even lettering in stamp form (such as a monogram or even the bridal couple’s name separated by an “&”). Another way to add some cohesion would be with punched shapes or inserts, especially if you’ve used it in the design of the card as well.
If you are opting out of using the envelope liners, and want to include something truly unique to the DIY invitations envelopes you’ve purchased, then you can even try using the likes of photographs, tissue or colour transparent sheets, or even doilies to add that special touch.
Envelope Labels, Seals & Stickers
Apart from envelope liners, there are other ways to accent the design of your DIY envelopes using envelope labels, seal and even stickers. When it comes to envelope labels, you might choose to either use the envelope itself to include the addressing area, or add a separate label with it which you will need to glue onto the envelope. If you opting for the labels, then you could add a decorative element to it, such as using punched accents, especially on the trim or edges, be it a simple polka dotted look, to even lace.
If you are opting to use the DIY envelopes itself, then consider using stamps mixed with calligraphy. Whether it’s a motif, monogram or part of the design itself, you can use the stamp as a focal feature or to overlap the addressing section in a muted but beautiful way. On the back, use seals and stickers to close the flap shut but have something for your invitees to admire as they open up your wedding invitation envelope. You could even add a decorative element such as twine or string wrapped around the envelope and kept together with the help of a seal or sticker.
There are many ways you can easily DIY your wedding invitations and envelopes, to make them not only affordable, but unique and quite fabulous. Stay tuned for more ideas in the weeks to come!
by | Oct 2, 2013 | DIY Boxes, DIY Invitations Ideas, DIY Wedding Invitations
You’ve decided to be a DIY bride – congratulations! It will definitely be an exciting journey of discovery and fun. You’ll need supplies of course, and a committee of helpers (if you can rouse them up), and not to mention a vision. The first order of business would be with the likes of your DIY wedding invitations, Sometimes, the save the date cards are the first to be sent where brides prefer to send an image from the engagement shoot to announce their upcoming nuptials, which is pretty great DIY option too (as it ends up being a keepsake for your guests).
Regardless of whether you are sending photographic save the dates, DIY wedding invitations and their accessories, you can still tie the two together with a design element, such as with illustrations or doodle art, using pens in contrasting ink. a great and unique twist to the look you are going for, because it’s something different yet cohesive is to be able to use some form of design element which runs through the entire stationery suite. If you can get your hand on white ink pens for the photographic save the dates and a contrasting colour such as black for the DIY wedding invitations and include the same doodle/illustration element, or if you are using white or a light colour as a backdrop to your text and other design elements, these can definitely allow the theme to flow from one DIY wedding stationery item to another.
Doodle art and illustrations are fun to do when they are meaningful and quirky, especially if it goes well with the couples personalities. Quirky wedding invitations will definitely be memorable to your invitees, and they are such great keepsakes. You can use this style for your DIY wedding invitations in so many ways. Let’s find out how.
First up, you have yourself either a plain DIY wedding invitation kit or a printable wedding invitation template (that comes with your desired invitation wording already printed). Some templates come with the names of the couple and the wedding date printed on the front, either right, left or centrally aligned. In such cases, you can easily work around the text as a border if it’s centrally aligned or if it’s either right or left aligned. Even add another piece of illustration to complement the border design too.
If you simply want to keep it simple, then you can and just have a doodle art or illustration as a focal design in your DIY wedding invitation. It can be anything you set your mind to. You could even have 3 or even 5 styles drawn up, and interchange them to feature in various DIY wedding invitations on rotation. You need to make sure that each of these doodles can easily be recognised and are cohesive to your illustrated theme.
If you are planning on using photography, opt for a high-contrast ink colour, such as a white Sharpie pen, and overlay your design on top. It’ll be a lovely way to further personalise your photographic DIY wedding invitation/stationery. For those who are more adventurous, you could feature an all-over design or pattern, so something mixed with typography, illustrations of the bride and groom, speech balloons and more.
by | Sep 24, 2013 | DIY Invitations Ideas, DIY Wedding Invitations
Coming up with great ideas is fun, especially when it’s for your big day. When deciding on a design for DIY wedding invitations and stationery, there are many great ideas that come to mind. You could use watercolours, photographs, specialty paper and embellishments and more. However, if your style aesthetic and preference is more simple and elegant, then these ideas using decorative tape might strike a fancy for you to feature on your DIY wedding invitations.
All you need to do up your DIY wedding invitations would be to purchase some invitation kits either of the pre-cut or hardcover variety, or even opt for printable invitation templates that comes with the invitation wording printed. In terms of supplies, you will need decorative tape, such as Washi Tape, scissors, paint and coloured pens/pencils if you want to add some decorations around the tape art too. These are just the basics. If you would like to add more elements, you can, as long as you and your fiancé like the end result. Let’s look at some ideas for your DIY wedding invitation.
Bunting
Bunting designs are so happy and celebratory, so why not use it to represent your special day? All you need to get this look is a simple bunting scallop design across your DIY invitation card for your wedding, be it with one scallop loop, or even two or three, with little triangles cut to paste them on the line. The bunting flags can either be in one colour or design, or in several to create a fusion of lovely patterns that will go well together.
Mismatched Heights
If you want to be abstract with patterned and colour tape without sticking to a design, then this would be ideal. Paste varying tape designs and colours to the backdrop of your invitation card in mismatched heights. You can either align them at the bottom or the top (to mimic a streamer). You could even try this horizontally too. It creates a lovely shabby chic/rustic chic aesthetic based on the colour choices as well as the texture & colour of the paper it will be on. Add an accent such as a ribbon or some text on a different colour tape to finish it off.
Single Tape Features and Borders
You can always keep it simple by just opting for a thin strip of tape (either a quarter of the actual width) and pasting it as a single line feature aligned on one side. You can of course add a few similar lines of the same width or varying widths for more definition and a design feature in a singular location, or use it through the card as a border design.
Tape with Photographs
A simple way to add tape into your DIY wedding invitations that feature photographs would be to use it inconspicuously as an accent feature around the photograph itself (as it is the focal element of your design). You can use two strips of tape of varying length (cut on each edge either straight or ‘torn’), and pasting it on the top and bottom of the photograph. Another option is to tape the corners of the photo, for a great keepsake photographic DIY wedding invitation.
Stay tuned for more ideas and inspiration for your DIY wedding with great DIY wedding invitations and stationery!
Tape Bunting Image by Peach Blossom UK
