Wedding Invitations - The Number Keeps Getting Larger!!

A young friend of mine named Rode is getting married in October and she asked if I would make her invitations.  "Of course," I said, "It would be my pleasure. How many do you think we will need?"

"175", she said, as I gulped. But now that number is 225, and I think growing. Good thing my friend Laura likes to scrap and craft, because this project is big.  We both like playing with paper, canvas, etc so this will be fun.. 

I created a few examples for Rode to choose from.  This Tri-Fold was her first choice.  And, mine too.  I love using the Provo Craft Cuttlebug Embossing Folder of swirls.  It's so rich.

My friend Rode is Hispanic, and I was not aware of their customs when it comes to weddings and invitations. First, the wording is going to be in Spanish. Ooops, I don't know Spanish, even after two semesters in college...a long time ago. No problem, she can write it out exactly, then we print and email to her for her review. This will be a fun adventure.

After more phone calls from Rode, I am told that members of the family contribute by paying for portions of the wedding costs and their names are to be listed on the invitation.  Our little Tri-Fold card is looking a bit to small, even if we use
the backside.  Fortunately,the only paper that had been cut was for the sample.

Now I'm back to the drawing board and sketch pad.  I had to keep the Cuttlebug Embossing Folder swirl in the invitation as she is having her cake decorated to match.  Cute idea.

Here is the next invitation that I came up with; and, fortunately, she likes it equally as well.  With this portrait layout we now have plenty of space. I will have ample room to add the people who contribute to the wedding on the back side. The next thing I had to overcome was to emboss with the Cuttlebug Swirl folder.  Aha, by folding the top portion of this invitation, I was able to incorporate the  swirl embossing and the aqua ribbon.  Her colors are Aqua, White and Black.  A Fiskar border punch was used on the ends - top and bottom.  By adding a small black strip of paper behind the border, I was able to get all of her colors into the invitation.  Whew, so glad to be able to create another invitation that she would be happy with.

I am relatively new to this blogging thing, so I don't yet know how to keep the text in the right place, but with time and practice, I will get there.

My hope is that you were inspired to create something fun...and something that will bless you alot. 

Created In His Image!