| Do it yourself wedding invitations are a great way | | | | wedding theme by threading a bit of ribbon |
| to put a personal stamp on your wedding and | | | | through the top, bottom or side of each invitation |
| save money at the same time. With the cost of | | | | and tying in a simple knot or an intricate bow. |
| weddings rising every year, DIY wedding | | | | Grosgrain ribbon or raffia are casual, while silks |
| invitations can save you a significant amount that | | | | and satins are more luxurious. Are your |
| you can use for the actual ceremony or | | | | bridesmaids wearing silver gowns with the |
| reception, where it will be much more memorable. | | | | groomsmen in basic black? Consider trimming |
| Of course, you want invitations that are lovely | | | | your invitations in black ribbon edged in silver. |
| and professional looking and with today's many | | | | Rubber stamps and seals make it easy to add |
| online sources of paper, accessories and | | | | decorative touches to your DIY wedding |
| trimmings, you can make your own invites that | | | | invitations. Shop online or visit a scrap booking |
| look wonderful. | | | | store, where you'll find elaborate stamps featuring |
| The most important element to professional | | | | scrollwork, flowers, bells and other motifs |
| looking results when making your own invitations | | | | appropriate for weddings. You might want to |
| is not skimping on the materials. You can find | | | | choose the initials for you and your fiancé |
| wonderful suppliers on the Internet that have the | | | | and stamp and interlocking monogram at the top |
| card stock, trims and inks you'll need to create | | | | of your invitations in colored ink or an unusual |
| gorgeous invitations at home that will be uniquely | | | | pattern to use as a border around the edges of |
| yours. | | | | your invitations. You can repeat the same pattern |
| Card stock is the foundation for the entire | | | | on your reply cards and envelopes for a truly |
| wedding invitation. Be sure you purchase a high | | | | customized look. |
| quality card stock that isn't flimsy. You can find | | | | Embossers and paper punches can also be bought |
| wonderful card stocks that are pre-creased in a | | | | at scrap booking and craft supply stores. These |
| variety of folds, including gate folds, traditional | | | | small, hand-held devices either punch decorative |
| folds and tri-folds, so that you can create a style | | | | patterns through paper or create a raised, |
| that reflects the level of formality of your | | | | embossed pattern in the paper. Both are a lovely |
| wedding. Colors will range from the more | | | | way to give your invitations a lovely hand-made |
| traditional whites and creams to rich jewel tones | | | | look and feel. Try punching a decorative heart in |
| and glimmering metallics. You can either print your | | | | one corner of a sheer vellum sheet to allow the |
| invitations directly on the card stock or use these | | | | darker card stock underneath show through for a |
| as the base and overlay them with vellum or | | | | nice accent. You can even emboss your |
| parchment paper that's printed with your words, | | | | envelopes! |
| using the colored card stock as the background. | | | | Printer Ink will need to be ordered in plentiful |
| Vellum or Parchment is thinner than card stock | | | | amounts. Today's computer printers can print in |
| but should still be substantial enough that it won't | | | | almost any color imaginable, but it will make short |
| tear easily and will stand up to a run through your | | | | work of your ink cartridges, particularly if you're |
| printer. There are endless varieties of these | | | | making quite a few. You can either order several |
| papers. Some hand-made papers feature tiny bits | | | | spare cartridges in the colors you'll need or you |
| of flower petals or leaves or confetti for a | | | | can take your invitations to a copier store and |
| romantic look and feel, while others feature pale | | | | ask them to do the printing for you, although you |
| pastel tints and sheer look so that they can be | | | | will be paying more there and may be limited on |
| used as an overlay. | | | | the colors and fonts you can use. |
| Ribbon Trim is one of the most popular | | | | Once you have the right supplies for your DIY |
| embellishments used on DIY wedding invitations. | | | | wedding invitations, let your imagination run wild |
| The endless varieties available allow you to | | | | and you'll be able to send out invitations that truly |
| personalize your invitations to match your | | | | reflect your personality! |