Over the years our Design team members have created beautiful wedding invitations and other paper crafting projects. We thought we would do a quick “Best Of” collection of wedding-themed crafts and cards. Enjoy!
Sharing how to create DIY Slimline Pocket Wedding Invitations in a Tropical Theme and an Autumn Theme using DIY Stencils, clear stamps, dies, Memento Dye Inks, and Versafine Clair Inks. Plus I’m sharing a few tips to take your invitations to the next level.
Skill: All Levels
Time: 20 minutes
So many brides get the DIY bug for their wedding, but making your own invitations can be overwhelming, especially if you’re new to paper crafting. Nicole will show you how to create three stunning looks based on current 2020 color trends that won’t break the bank and won’t take hours to complete – even for beginners!
Skill: All levels
Time: varies on number of invitations
Selective embossing is a beautiful way to bring added depth and dimension to an image by highlighting just a few areas rather than embossing an entire image where those select details might be lost. I have incorporated this technique into a mock-up wedding invitation for my son’s upcoming wedding which we will be celebrating in August!
Stamp desired image(s) on cardstock. Delicata Black Shimmer was used on the white card, and Delicata White Shimmer was used for the black card. Let dry completely. This is important because if it is not dry, the embossing powder will stick to entire stamped image.
Color in select areas of the stamped image that you would like to highlight using the VersaMarker. Sprinkle with embossing powder; shake off excess and heat to melt the powder. You will be left with an amazing image that creates a whole new dimension on your project.
I repeated this process on different pieces of the invitation. Here are the inside pocket, and the RSVP postcard:
I liked adding the silver accents to dark ink. I can’t wait to celebrate this day with my son! Here are a couple more photos of the completed “mock-up”.
Custom wedding invitations are big business. I wanted to try creating a unique version of my own
and as I sat to design this project, I wondered from whence the tradition of “June brides” came.
I did some research and was fascinated to learn the tradition dates back to Roman times. The
Romans celebrated the festival of the deity Juno and his wife Jupiter, who was the goddess of
marriage and childbirth, on the first day of June. In Victorian times, the tradition is thought to
have continued because there were flowers available for wedding décor, and the scent of the
flowers masked body odor. Romantic, right?
Skill: Intermediate
Time: 75 minutes + drying time
You will need two pieces of 110lb cardstock cut to 5” x 10” for the invitation itself. Take the two pieces and adhere them to each other in the middle. The extra weight in the center will not only give the invitation a professional weight and feel, but will also help it to stand on its own once unfolded.
Select six images for use on the front and back of the invitation. Adhere 3 front images to the card stock. It is best to use a strong adhesive, like Tear It! Tape, as the folding and unfolding of the invitation will loosen the images if not secured well to the cardstock. The actual information on the front and back of the invitation can be formatted as you like when creating your version. Use a VersaMarker to draw tiny design elements on the images and heat emboss with EMBOSS clear embossing powder for added dimension and visual interest.
Cut a piece of Vellum, preferably a 30lb + weight, into a strip of desired height measuring 5” in length to be placed on the top image of the tri-fold. Take a sentiment stamp of your choice and, using the Delicata Dark Brown Shimmer ink, stamp the vellum. Adhere the vellum to the image as you wish – I used two Copper brads.
COOL ADDED TECHNIQUE: Take some cotton swabs and cover them in the Delicata Ink color Dark Brown Shimmer. Remove the top from a mini-mister and place cotton swabs inside while rubbing the ink off on the edges. The mister should be filled with water and a drop of rubbing alcohol. Replace top of mister and shake well – you now have a matching shimmery spray for your individual pieces. Spray the Vellum and your images with Shimmer spray from a fair distance so that the mist gently falls on the paper.
Create the main plate of the invitation on vellum. Adhere to the invitation as you desire – I used four Copper brads to match the top piece of Vellum. Since there is a set of images on the back, the brad closure will be hidden.
Adhere the back images using same strong adhesive as the front. Add more embellishments as you wish. I had some extra information to provide so used another sheet of vellum for that.
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