| ften referred to as the “most important day | | | | - Glue Stick |
| of your life,” your wedding day should be | | | | Steps: |
| perfect and exactly what you imagined it to be. | | | | |
| And what better way to insure that everything | | | | 1. Cut Invitation base out of black cardstock using |
| turns out precisely how you wanted it without | | | | an Accu-Cut Die Cutting Machine and the |
| breaking the bank than to have a DIY wedding? | | | | Accu-Cut Die A-7 Card Foldout #4. |
| Becoming increasingly popular, the handmade | | | | 2. Size computer generated Wedding Information |
| wedding (also called a homemade wedding or | | | | so that it can be cut 4 ½” x 6 ½. Print |
| do-it-yourself wedding) is a great way to save | | | | Wedding information onto 40lb. Vellum and run |
| money, bond with your bridesmaids or | | | | through Xyron Sticker Machine to get an even |
| spouse-to-be as you create all the wedding | | | | coat of adhesive on the back of the vellum. |
| elements, and still have the wedding of your | | | | Adhere to the Wedding Faded Paisley scrapbook |
| dreams. Here at FaveCrafts.com, our Wedding | | | | paper and cut to 4 ½” x 6 ½”. Add |
| Craft Editors have put together this | | | | glue tape to back of paisley paper and adhere to |
| comprehensive guide to our favorite homemade | | | | a piece of dk. grey cardstock 4 ¾” x 6 |
| wedding centerpiece ideas, do it yourself wedding | | | | ¾”. Adhere to inside of black wedding |
| invitations, how to make your own wedding cake, | | | | invitation base. |
| and other great wedding craft ideas! | | | | 3. Cut a 1” x 11” strip of Wedding Faded |
| Favorite handmade Wedding Invitations: | | | | Paisley, adhere to 1 ¼” x 11” piece of |
| Create these gorgeous wedding invitations using | | | | black cardstock, then adhere layers to a 1 |
| craft punches and calligraphy pens. | | | | ½” x 11” piece of grey cardstock. |
| By Sue Eldred for Uchida of America, Corp. | | | | Gently fold around invitation so that each end of |
| Materials: | | | | the layers meet in the middle of the invitation. |
| - Clever Lever Super Jumbo Scalloped Heart | | | | Adhere ends together. |
| Punch | | | | 4. Punch two Super Scalloped Hearts one from |
| - Clever Lever Jumbo Daisy Punch | | | | the Silver Wedding Texture scrapbook paper the |
| - Clever Lever Standard Daisy Punch | | | | other from black cardstock. Glue the two hearts |
| - DecoColor™ Extra Fine Silver | | | | together. Using the Silver Calligraphy Pen, add a |
| - DecoColro™ Silver Calligraphy Pen | | | | thin silver line around the front of the scrapbook |
| - Paper Trimming Buddy: Straight Blade | | | | heart. Add small dots with the Extra Fine Silver |
| - Mini Glue Tape | | | | Deco Pen in each scallop. |
| - Wedding Faded Paisley (Dé ja Views ) | | | | 5. Punch two daisies from both the standard and |
| - Vellum 40 lb. | | | | jumbo daisy punches. Adhere both daisy sets |
| - Adhesive Pearls (K & Company) | | | | together so that you can see all petals. Glue |
| - Black & Grey Cardstock | | | | smaller daisy on top of larger daisy, add small |
| - Accu-Cut Die A-7 Card Foldout #4 | | | | adhesive pearl to middle of daisy. Adhere to |
| - Xyron Sticker Machine with Permanent Adhesive | | | | middle of the Invitation Band to cover seam. |