A blank canvas is what we always start with, whether it is a painting or a wedding, or even the wedding invites. That is why many couples to be wed opt for DIY wedding invitation kits so that they can make their own masterpiece to represent and introduce the happiest day of their lives.

A DIY wedding invitation kit lets you figure out what your end result would be from the get-go. You can do up some samples and compare them at first before you set your mind to it, and even ask your closest friends and family for their opinion before confirming your choice of design and creation as your wedding invite.

The first step is to decide on the base colour that you want your DIY wedding invites in. You could take the easy route and choose either white or a neutral hue because you can never go wrong. If you are not sure of what you want, order a few samples in advance and try then out with the other accompanying materials you have acquired to add colour and ‘oomph’ to the wedding invite ensemble. You can add that special touch with the likes of the following.

Ribbons & Lace: Ribbons and lace would be easiest way to add pops of colours onto your DIY wedding creation. Not just using it, but the way you use it makes a difference. You can pair a few different colours together, or even weave them into a design.

Watercolour Paint: Watercolour paint creations are beautiful, because not only are you adding your own personal touch, but also the colour from watercolours leaves a beautiful texture when completed.

Dyeing and Paper Texturing: A great way to add a twist to your DIY wedding invite paper would be to add colouring, in terms of dyeing, which can be done using watercolour itself, or even applying a coat of watercolour paint using a sponge or cloth.

Stamps: Stamps are great ways to add a professional looking finish with flowing and intricate designs to your wedding invite. Choose designs that go well together, or overlap in different colours to bring life into the wedding card.

Stencils: Stencils are also great ways in which you can acquire great and intricate designs, where all you need to do is colour over a stencil, and presto, you have yourself beautiful look.

Stitching: Some brides opt to add a bit of stitching for a homely feel. If your wedding is a casual one, or you have a notebook or cross-stitch theme going on, this would be ideal.

Embellishments & Accessories: Adding buckles, little diamante brooches in varying colours depending on your theme would be ideal for bursts of colour in the right amounts.

Envelope Liners: Another way of adding colour to your DIY wedding invites is to add a great envelope liner that surprises your guests as they open it. It can be anything from a design, pattern to even photographs.

Lace has always been a great source of beauty when it comes to adding it to fashion pieces, because your ensemble instantly becomes romantic with a hint of lace. Lace is definitely a favourite when it comes to wedding dresses, and if your dress will have lace used on it, you can focus your entire wedding around your beautiful lace accented wedding dress and theme everything, including your wedding invitations after it.

You have two options when it comes to lace designs and wedding invitations, where you can use those available at the invitations retailers, or you can make it personal with DIY wedding invitations. Now, when it comes to DIY wedding invitations you can find a design of the lace that you are going to use that is closest or identical to the lace used on the wedding dress.

1. Lace as a Design Element: If you are opting to use lace as a design element for your DIY wedding invitations, then the options you have before you are plenty. However, let us say you are using strips of lace as opposed to cut pieces or sheets. In such a scenario, there are many positions you can place the strips, be it as a focal element or even as borders. If you are using cut pieces, such as circle, square, or triangle, then you could include it in the centre and then add a similar shape of paper to add some text, such as the wedding date. For sheets of lace, it can be used as the background design to what the information will include and act as an aesthetic element.

2. Pocket Wedding Invitations: If you are going with pocket wedding invitations, you could use a large strip of lace to act as the area that encircles the area with the wedding invitation wording.

3. Using Lace Designs Punchers to Create Beautiful Edges: You can create beautiful edges if you opt to use lace design punchers that leave you with great designs that mimic the lace of your inspiration.

4. Hardy Envelopes: Using paper that has lace designs etched into it are great, or if they have been cut out or even punched out. These can act as the envelope itself, or you can use lace in the inserts, which are posted when you open the envelope of the wedding invite.

5. Using Lace as a Stencil and Spray Paint the Design onto the Card: If you love the design of the lace, then you can transfer it onto your DIY wedding invitation, but using the lace as a stencil and then using spray paint to get the design onto the card stock.

Any bride who loves arts and crafts, would definitely want to be a DIY bride, because, let’s face it, it is so much fun, and you have the greatest reward in knowing that your wedding will be truly yours, because you have instilled your own personal touch. If you can handle it, then there is nothing and no one (apart from your fiancé who might worry about the stress of it all). You can definitely start with DIY wedding invitations, and even get your bridesmaids and family members involved in getting them all done.

Enchanted Garden Handmade Wedding Invitation

So what you do, if you have chosen the path of DIY wedding invitations? Well, let me tell you, there are many options for you, but this time around, we are going to focus on how you can use beads and make your DIY wedding invitations fabulous.

Types of Beads

There are many types of beading available in the market, which you could choose from depending on the theme you opt for, from the choice of a rustic wedding to and elegant wedding.  Depending on the look you are going for, you have the option of using any of the following types of beads.

• Base Metals Beads
• Bone Beads
• Clay Beads
• Crystal Beads
• Glass Beads
• Pearl Beads
• Plastic Beads
• Precious Metals Beads
• Seed Beads
• Semiprecious Stones Beads
• Shell Beads
• Wood Beads

Patterns and Styles

When it comes to using beads for your DIY handmade wedding invitation, there are patterns or styles you can select, from floral designs or flourishes to baroque designs such as damask (where the use of seed beads would be advised) to modern patterns such as stripes, polka dots, chevron and more. If you do not want to create a pattern on your DIY wedding invitations, but would rather use your beading embellishments sporadically or as a focal element, then you can do so too. Using beading for accents, or to make specific elements such as chandeliers, fairy lights design, or borders, to shapes such as circles, square and hearts, or even use the on strings and ribbons, all of that is possible. If you want to see some examples of ways in which you can use beading for a great DIY wedding invitation, find some inspiration on DreamDay Invitations’ Handmade Wedding Invitations Diva Collection.

Velvet Plume Handmade Wedding Invitations

Table accessories are important when you want a finished look for your tables at your wedding reception. Now, if you have delightful wedding invitations sorted out, which you made yourself, then why not go the extra mile and also do up DIY placemats and DIY napkin bands, to carry on the same theme of your DIY wedding invites. You can draw the same inspiration from the wedding invites theme, and then start from there. These themes can be anything from floral designs, garden inspired elements, hearts, or even a beach theme. Some truly unique wedding invites have origami creations attached to the front facing, so why not continue that throughout your wedding stationery as well, including your placemats and napkin bands.

Here are some ways n where you can purchase yourself some DIY stationery kits for the likes of placemats and napkin bands, and add trims and accessories to make unique creations for your special day. Having categories them by floral elements, paper art and origami, and beads, buckles and diamante, here at DIY Invitations, we will present to your options which you can use, be inspired and enhance upon to make your big day truly special.

Floral Elements DIY Inspirations

Flowers are great inspirations for weddings, be it a specific flower in mind, the flowers of the season or even a garden. When it comes to DIY and floral elements for your wedding invites down to table accessories such as placemats and napkin bands, there are some options which you can put to use, such as the following;

1. Flowers added to DIY Napkin Bands. You can both use a real flower, or artificial flower, and then pin it to your napkin band, to add glamour to the ensemble. You can do the same to the placemat, by adding it to a corner. The same can be done with paper as well.
2. Burlap flowers for Napkin Bands and Placemats. You can add burlap onto the base of a DIY paper placemat to create a texture and contrast as well as make a burlap flower and pin it to the napkin band.
3. Ribbons and Lace materials for Table Accessories. You can put ribbons and lace into great use. Not only can you make various flowers out of these materials, but also they are also great to use as placemat, be it as a lace material in whole, or intertwine ribbons and lace streamer, in a weave pattern. There are many ways to put them to use.

Paper Art and Origami DIY Inspirations

1. Paper flowers added to DIY table accessories. You can use paper art or be creative to make floral origami and add it to the napkin band and placemat, which would be similar to the first options given in floral elements.
2. Tissue Flowers added to DIY table accessories. Similar to paper flower, you can use tissue materials to make tissue flowers or pompoms, which can be added to your table centres, napkin bands, and placemats.
3. Paper Doilies for Table Accessories. You can use paper doilies in varying colours, as the base of your placemat, or use then to highlight your napkin band, or even turn it into a flower.
4. Laser cut or cutouts of designs according to your theme. If you do not want to use doilies, and want your own designs, you can use the laser cut technique on your DIY stationery, and make yourself an ornate and intricate design for your placemats and napkin bands.

Beads, Buckles and Diamante DIY Inspirations

1. Beads for your DIY Stationery. Using a design of beads, make it as a flower, a shape, or something from your theme, can spruce up for your napkin bands and the placemats in a great way.
2. Adding buckles to your DIY table accessories. Buckles either made out of beads or diamante, are great additions to your ensemble. Add a splash of glamour with these options.
3. Mix and Match your Materials for your DIY table stationery and decor. Using all the options given here, you can make a beautiful array of creations that will be ideal for your big day. Choose wisely, and make samples to see for yourself and pick the best one out of the lot.

If you are hyped about being a DIY bride, want to do something personal yet elaborate, you still can. With the option of doing up DIY pocket wedding invites, you will have yourself a personal and custom wedding invite, with your creative input in a neat and concise little package in the form of an enclosed invite, known as the pocket invitations.

Pocket Invitations Types

Either there are two types of pocket wedding invitations, namely, which are square, or rectangular those are either horizontal or vertical. Essentially, they are square pocket invites, horizontal pocket invites, and vertical pocket invites. These bi-folded and tri-folded pocket invites allows you the option of choosing which type of layout, fold and direction you would want for your wedding invite and announcement. If you are going for a tri-folded pocket invite, then you are making a statement, because you will have more space for your invitation wording and personal notes, which make the invites, stand out. However, that does not mean that you should not opt for the bi-fold, because it does allow you to exude a sense of elegance.

Styles for Your DIY Pocket Invites

When it comes to styling your DIY pocket invites, you can keep it simple and opt for the likes of traditional, modern, & contemporary, to classic and elegant. Each of these styles has their dominant elements, which will show through, essentially through the colours and font usage. For traditional and classic styles you find yourself with san serif and cursive fonts with muted yet statement colours, whilst modern and contemporary you have the option of going with contrasts for your colour choices, and opt for either san serif and rigid fonts, or even serif fonts depending n your feeling towards the end result. Whether you choose traditional or modern for your style, you can make an elegant DIY pocket invite creation bloom from just an idea. Be wise when you opt select your designs, and make sure you do not mix and match these styles, so that your design shows through. Colours that are great on invites include the likes of black and white, being the base colours, whilst silver, gold, purple, pink, red, blue, brown, green, yellow, orange and neutral colours such as nude or taupe are great options.

Uses for DIY Pocket Invitations

You can use DIY pocket invites for the likes of DIY wedding pocket invites or even engagement party invitations, or even use it for save the date card. The choice is all yours.

If you want to celebrate this wonderful occasion, there is no reason why you cannot! Your engagement is a huge milestone in your lives, and one that should be remembered with fond memories. Why not share it with your family and friends, with a lovely engagement celebration, be it a casual fun party or even a formal gala event. You can start with your engagement invitations to build up to the excitement.

Types of Engagement Parties

There are many types of engagement parties out there, depending on the personalities of the couple. There is everything for everyone, and it can be casual to formal. You could host a formal lunch, simple afternoon tea party or even a cocktail party if you want to make things formal and elegant, but also you could opt for the likes of events such as a casual barbeque, a summer picnic, a themed party or even make it a surprise for the couple and just have fun.

Themes and Variety of Engagement Invites

Depending on the type of party, you are hoping to have, the theme and the variety of your designs for your engagement invitations can take after it. Let us look at each type of engagement theme and style, to suggest great types of engagement invites for your special milestone.

Afternoon Tea Party

Afternoon tea parties are lovely, and quite relaxed and definitely formal. If you and your fiancé want to host such a party, there is no reason why you cannot. For a theme such as this, you can stick to pastel hues and floral designs for your engagement invites. Alternatively, even add in little snacks, and cupcakes to add to illustrations for the front facing.

Cocktail Party

Cocktail parties are fun for both the groom and bride to be, because they can mix it up and mingle with all their friends and family, in a fun, upbeat and sophisticated environment. You can use varying colours, and décor, and you can opt for a modern look to your engagement invite.

Formal Lunch

A formal affair, be it lunch or dinner, can be something elegant and beautiful, just like the union and this milestone. Your engagement invite can definitely be transcendent to the invites you are planning to have for your wedding, to link everything together in a beautiful way.

Casual Barbeque

If you want something homely, there is nothing better than a barbeque to unwind with your friends and family. Your engagement invites can be fun, colourful, and casual, with rustic touches to reflect the kind of party you are hosting.

Summer Picnic

A summer picnic is ideal for your engagement, especially if you want it to be a beautiful and personal event. You can host it in your backyard and decorate it with summertime scenes, adding flora to match the season and your personalities. Your engagement invites can have warm colours and beautiful flowers to emphasize on this fact.

Themed Parties

Parties that follow themes are great because there are so many options you can choose from when you come up with this idea. You can use a Mardi Gras theme, a Hollywood Silver Screen theme, and so much. Depending on your theme, you can style your engagement invites after them.

Try out these options for your engagement party and make it a hit right from the start with your invites. Good luck!

Most of the bridal couples out there want something different and memorable to represent their special day. Some of them opt to DIY their wedding invitations, some look for handmade wedding invites and the rest, they look for ways in which to make the most unique wedding invites out there. In this article, we will be looking at ways in which you can make DIY Pop-Up Wedding Invitations.

Firstly, you will have to decide where you are going to host your special day, in terms of the ceremony and the reception. Once that is sorted out, you will need to figure out the dates and times which the venues are available to you. Accordingly, you will have all the information you need to start on your wedding invite wording. If you want to create a pop-up wedding invites, then there are several steps to take, as mentioned below.

Steps for a DIY Pop-Up Wedding Invite

1. Look around for inspiration and ideas on what your masterpiece will be like. What will be the colour, or the theme and other decorations you will include in the final product? What will pop-up when the card is opened?

2. Acquire the DIY wedding invitations kits from your wedding invitation retailer. Make sure that you have selected the best option for you in terms of colour and design. If you are not too sure at this stage, order some samples and then use them to create mock-ups of the design. Try out various layouts and locations of the wedding invitation wording as well as the designs to see what is best suited for your type of wedding invites.

3. Make sure to select the styles for the wording, colours for the text and the background, as well as how the entire text block will appear. You could stylise it to imitate a shape on the card, or something else entirely. However, make sure that you leave enough room for the pop-up material, as well as the wordings.

4. Come up with a design or pattern which you want to use with the pop-up. Order the materials you require, in terms of extra coloured paper, to scissors, cutters, rulers and more. Make sure to leave a percentage off the edges for construction, and even use tissues or fanned paper when making mock-ups.

5. Once you have a design or pattern figured out, make sure to have then cut out in the template of your choosing and ensure that they have been cut out correctly. Fix these to the DIY wedding invitation sample card and try it out by gluing the main component on side A, which gluing on the sleeve, which will allow the item to pop up when opened. Make sure that folding the card is easily done, because you need it to close properly and pop out when opened.

The bridal bouquet is an important element for your big day, and one that has been a tradition since ancient times, where women had a custom of carrying aromatic bouquets adorning garlic, herbs and spices, in the hope of warding off evil spirits from the maidens on her wedding day. With this in mind, in this edition of DIY wedding invitations, we bring you inspirations from floral bouquets to set the theme and mood of your one special day.

There is a variety of means to make your DIY wedding invitations inspired by the floral bouquets for your wedding day. We have compiled a few ways in which you can relate it to your bouquet as well find a flow from each floral element of your wedding day to bring a cohesive theme together, whether it is the floral bouquet, the wedding invitations, other wedding stationery and the décor.

DIY Wedding Invites with Stamped Ink Floral Design

When it comes to using stamps with beautiful designs and many colours of ink for your wedding invite creation, with a DIY wedding invitation kit, much can be done with it. It is just a matter of finding your inspiration and then trying it out. You could use one stamp, two or more in either one colour, or many colours to create a mix. You could use these stamps to create a border, or use it as a corner design or even as the focal item of your wedding invite.

DIY Wedding Invites with Watercolours

Watercolours open up a whole canvas of possibilities, depending on what you want to create. Is it an elegant or intricate work of art? Do you want to draw a painting or masterpiece? Either way, your DIY wedding invitation will be truly sensational.

DIY Wedding Invites with Pressed Flowers

Beautiful, and intricate, pressed flowers gives you a sense of ‘forever and always’. In addition, if you opt to use this method, the card in itself is a memoir of this special day. Though somewhat time consuming, this option of floral inspired DIY wedding invites will be a hit.

DIY Wedding Invites with Paper & Tissue Paper Flowers

If you want to make a statement, you can use paper flowers that will be either 2D or 3D. You can create paper flowers with origami techniques, or even punch them out and curl the petals to make it look natural. This can also be done with tissue paper, though it will create a more delicate look.

DIY Wedding Invites with Laser Cut Flowers

Definitely the most intricate of them all, and also quite delicate depending on the finesse of the design, laser cut flower of your DIY wedding invite card will be truly wonderful. Pick out a design and have it cut, or rather use a stencil and a sharp paper cutter knife and do it yourself. Very intricate and somewhat time consuming, but the end result, out of this world beautiful!

A simple thank you goes a long way. When you take the time out of your busy schedule to send out a personal and sincere note of thanks, that means a lot. In this article, we will look at a beautiful and yet simple way you can deliver a truly personal wedding thank you card to your guests.  The basics include DIY wedding thank you cards, a monogram stamp and copies of some of your wedding photos of your choosing.

Essentially, the output will be a DIY wedding thank you card pack, which will include a DIY embossed finish, a set of the best wedding photos, the envelopes and final additions that can include a tag and a ribbon, to make the entire bundle presented prettily.  The materials you will need for the entire DIY thank you card project includes the following.

• DIY Wedding Thank You Card Kit (as per the quantity you require)
• Envelopes as per the Thank You Card sizing
• Tags (Luggage, Custom Tags, or Paper to cut out tags)
• A “Thank You” Stamp
• Custom Monogram Stamp
• Copies of Selection of Your Wedding Photos
• Watermark Ink
• Ink (Colour of Your Choosing)
• Thermal Embossing Powder
• Heat Gun
• Ribbon or String

To get started, take care of the stamping so that you do it neatly. Start with the “Thank You” stamps, using tags, such as luggage tags, or custom tags in the sizing you want, or cut out tags from paper you have acquired. Stamp the tags with the regular ink by pressing it down on the paper firmly, but make sure to remove the stamp quickly so that you do not create ink blotches in the free space and keep it aside.

To emboss your monogram onto the wedding thank you card, use the monogram stamp with watermark ink, press it down firmly on the paper and then remove it quickly. Sprinkle or shake the thermal embossing powder over the card in the area of the watermark monogram, until it is covered. If you want to remove the excess powder, merely tap on the card and scoop it back into the container of the powder. However, do make sure that you do not leave behind any specks of powder on the other areas of the card (except where it is intended) and brush it off. After you have carried this out, use the heat gun, turn it on and melt the embossing powder, which should take a few minutes to have it ready.

After you have a completed wedding thank you card with the wordings written inside, you can proceed to put together your wedding thank you package, which includes the photographs inserted into the thank you card, all included in the envelope. Following this, you can tie your ribbon or string in an appealing manner and finish it off with the ‘Thank You’ tag. Now, you have a beautiful and personal thank you card, ideal to let your guests know how much their presence at your wedding meant to you and your spouse.

Everyone wants to be unique and their own person, and there are ways in which everyone has their own style to accentuate their unique personalities. When it comes to their wedding day that should also show through, because being the most important day in your life you want it to be special. Therefore, the bride and groom should find ways in which they can cohesively bring together their own personalities into their wedding invitations. A great and easy way to do that is with DIY wedding invitations. In this article, we will be looking at DIY wedding invitation ideas that you can put to either use, in the traditional way, or even add a twist the entire ensemble by adding a personal touch.

You can use DIY wedding invitation kits for a beautiful and personal creation in many ways, where you can choose from the traditional way of using the pieces of paper and then adding designs and adorning them with trims and accessories. In addition, you can add some great items to it to make it a whole lot better, such as using laser cut paper trims, stampin’ stamps, paper art and more. There is also another way, in which you can use them differently, for example, a message in a bottle, scrolls, picture books, and more.

Romantic Themes

You are thinking of a romantic theme, and want something out-of-the-box, but still warm and meaningful. You can opt for the medieval yet romantic touch of using wedding invitation scrolls or wedding invitation message boxes to carry your message to your dearest invitees, or even something truly wonderful such as a message in a bottle; this would be ideal for a beach wedding theme.

Arty Wedding Invitation

If you want something truly different, you can create the likes of a picture book or even use paper art and crafts to decorate your wedding invite. With a picture book, you can include beautiful pictures of you and your fiancé, and create something memorable for your invitees that can be kept as a keepsake as well. Paper art on the other hand, would be intricate and delicate, because you will be creating a masterpiece, with the likes of origami, layers and more.

Elegant and Intricate Designs: Laser Cut and Stamps

Laser cut treatments are beautiful, but if you do not want to spend too much on getting it done by professionals, then you can do it yourself provided you have the right equipment. Acquire those and find yourself a design you want to include in your DIY wedding invitations, and get the cutouts that you want. There is also the option of using ink stamps, where you find a design or even of the wording you want, and then stamp it onto your paper. You could also have customised stamps made for a personal feel.

When it comes to your wedding invitations and other cards, such as the save the date cards, reply cards and thank you cards, there is much to be done. Nevertheless, do not fear, there are ways in which you can make sure that your designs are in line with the theme, without too much cost and definitely lots of creativity, and that is with the help of the good old DIY way. With DIY wedding invitations cards you can use paper stock or DIY invitation kits and add your own spark and magic to it with various means and styles to get that ‘wow’ effect that you desire.

With the right trims and accessories and also, do not forget a clear vision, you can do just about anything. The materials are also important, ensuring that you get the maximum effect with the minimum cost. To achieve that, a simple way of going about it using unique multifaceted materials and going against the grain in terms of traditional wedding invitation styles. In this article, we will look into such items and how you can put it to use.

In terms if the styles for your DIY wedding invitations and moving away from traditional types such as bi-fold, tri-fold and no-fold, you have the options of gatefold wedding invitations, pochette invitations, layered invitations, seal and send invites, stacked pocket invites and also rigid invitation boxes which can hold larger and more creatively designed creations.  The name of gatefold invites gives meaning to its style, which is a folded paper where the invite open up similarly to that of a gate. Pochette on the other is somewhat like the opening of a flower, with petals shaped edges folding on top of another. It is best finished off with a ribbon and box on the front facing. Seal and send invites are similar to that of messages of royal times, where the invite itself is folded and sealed with your choice of material, be it a monogrammed sticker or wax seal. Layered wedding invitations include different papers, of designs, patterns or colour, stacked atop on another to create depth and a design. These are quite popular because you only need to acquire the type of paper, which comes in colour, design and pattern, and paste it atop one another to get the effect. Rigid invitations boxes are boxes, which will contact the invite, which are usually either large or delicate and require boxes to carry its wonder.

Materials on the other hand, apart from the most obvious being different types of paper, you can opt for tissues and velum or wraps or even the creation of envelopes, or use paper, satin or lace ribbons for belly bands as finishing touches. The likes of studs, buckles, fasteners, lace & tape are also great trims to finish off the look you were trying to achieve.

In terms of treatments that you can use, apart from the usual, which includes embossing and engraving, you also have metallic or foil printing, or even the option of using such paper. Another great option is either indulging in the DIY or handmade version of laser cut treatment, which would require you to use a very sharp paper-cutting knife and a stencil or acquiring a puncher with the design you have in mind.

With such great ways in which you can truly get that desired “wow” effect from invitees, what is stopping you? Get down to business and have fun.

Creativity is a beautiful thing and so are weddings, especially when creativity has been put into good use. One great fact about wedding nowadays is how brides are getting more and more involved in all the little details of wedding planning. With the increased interest in DIY wedding, you find yourself with many personalised and customised wedding elements that are precious and sentimental, such as DIY wedding invitations and stationery. Today, we will be looking into DIY wedding invitations templates and how it can be of use to you, and ways in which you can put them to use.

With the internet, looking for inspiration is a breeze. Not only can you find so many ideas from wedding decor to stationery and also dresses, floral decor and so much more, but you can also find ways in which you can try out various designs to make your personalised element come to life. This is greatly seen in terms of wedding dresses, and definitely with wedding invitations. If you have a template design in mind, what you can do is to draft the design and go in search of DIY wedding invitation kits and templates that go in line with it, and from there, you can add your accessories and trims and see how they go best with the template you have in mind.

There are many DIY wedding invitations templates and kits out there, and these includes the likes of no fold, bi-fold and tri fold cards, to square, rectangular, vertical, horizontal, pocket wedding invitations and more. Most of these DIY wedding invitation templates also come with measurements of either 180 mm x 96 mm (DL tri-fold/vertical), 145 mm x 145 mm (square), 134 mm x 134 mm (square vertical/horizontal/tri-fold/no-fold), 135 mm x 280 mm (square insert fold), 210 mm x 105 mm (DL vertical), 200 mm x 90 mm (DL no-fold), 180 mm x 90 mm (DL no-fold). Not forgetting the envelopes, they are available either in 220 mm x 110 mm for DL variety whilst the square DIY invites comes with a matching sized envelope, plain or in print.

The likes of DreamDay Invitations allows you to customised the text in terms of colour, font facing and the content itself prior to printing, and if you want to be sure before ordering, you can carry out the same procedure to have samples delivered to you. Pick out your favourites from the selections and see which templates fit your liking and style and order yourself a sample so you can see it for yourself. With DIY wedding invitation templates, you have a lot of fun doing up your wedding.

Origami is an oriental style of art and craft, and essentially in definition and translation, it means to say “folding paper”, as “ori” translates to ‘folding’ whilst “gami” means ‘paper’ (a connotation of kami). This Japanese art form has spread throughout the world. The beauty of the creations can truly marvel and the precision and patience it takes to make them truly tests one’s character. Therefore, when you opt to do up your DIY wedding invitations in a unique way, you might want to think of Origami and DIY Wedding Invitations.

There are many types of origami, as well as techniques and materials, which you can use. In addition, when it comes to shapes there also various types you can come up with, whether it is to tie it up with your wedding theme, with the traditional ones being flowers, or even just something the bride and groom cherish and want to use as their wedding theme.  In this edition of DIY Wedding Invitations, we have looked into a few ways types and shapes of origami you can use for your DIY wedding invitation base that you can acquire. Let us look at what you can do.

1. Cranes

Cranes are considered lucky, and for you to feature a crane on the front facing of your DIY wedding invite would be quite lucky too. Cranes are also one of the popular origami shapes and is considered somewhat easy to implement, once you have gotten the hang of it. Make a few samples before you embark on the final one.

2. Butterflies

Butterflies, whether they are real, photographs or even illustrations, they are all beautiful. For you to come up with something as like an origami butterfly is so unique and unusual that could amaze your invitee trying to figure out how you did it. You can find yourself creating simple yet beautiful butterflies with patterned paper, or intricate complex ones as well.

3. Lotus

Lotus flowers are beautiful and are quite intricate depending on the type of origami you choose. No matter which one you choose, your outcome of a beautiful lotus flower will be quite spectacular. You can opt to use one large intricate lotus or many to form a design on your DIY wedding invite. The choice is up to you.

4. Roses

Roses have always held a place in weddings and even in origami; you will find these beauteous flowers. Decked in red, white or whichever colour you have chosen and with different folding types for a larger bloom or even bud, you can arrive at a beautiful design for the invite.

5. Hearts

A heart origami is quite appropriate for a wedding, don’t you think? In addition, it can be quite intricate. This carefully folded heart could very well be the centrepiece of your design or even make up a design of its own using various heart origami pieces.

6. Other Shapes

Other shapes that you can make with origami for your DIY wedding invites include the likes of a windmill, fish, peacock, wreath, seashells, horses, elephants, doves, swans, stars and many more. Start discovering now!

Art in itself is a varied and diverse topic altogether, but here, we are talking about pencil art in the sense of how it can help in your wedding designs and using it on your wedding invitations. Illustrations are quite the rave with wedding themes and stationery, but this is one style is one that is still very sentimental and rare.

There are many types of pencil art out there, from charcoal to chalk, lead art, doodles and even colour pencil art, which are beautiful when the final output comes out.  When it comes down to what the art is all about, there are many items you can feature on your wedding invitation. From a pencil art portrait of the couple, to details of the couple’s attire, such as the wedding dress sketch, or even illustrations of the wedding venue and various decor elements, that is the focal element of your special day. Usually, you find your wedding theme around a colour or an inspiration from a certain element. It could be the altar you plan on getting married at and the details around it, to the wedding cake topper, which can be anything from the traditional bride and groom, to lovebirds, these elements can be found all across your wedding design, and therefore also featured on your wedding invitations and other wedding stationery.

When you are planning on doing up DIY wedding invitations, all you will need to acquire from your wedding invitations vendor would be the DIY wedding invite kits, and from thereon, put artistry to the test. If you are artist in question, then it is up to you to do up some great sketches and designs. If not you can also hire someone who is gifted with creative skill of pencil art, and have them create a masterpiece for you. If that artist in question is also gifted in calligraphy, then you are crossing out two items on your to-do list, the illustrations and design, as well as the text that needs to be done on your DIY wedding invitations.

For those couples who are getting married at great landmarks in Australia, your DIY wedding invitations can feature them so that everyone will know where you are getting married from the moment they have your wedding invite in hand. If you are planning to have your ceremony at the Sydney Harbour, then by all means, feature the beauty of architecture of this great landmark as your focal element on your wedding invite using pencil art. Like so, there are so many ways you can do up your DIY wedding invitations and stationery. Think of the great possibilities, and try them out through samples before committing to it and clear all doubt.

In a world where arts & crafts play a big role in families and homes alike, weddings are also taking a whirl of the DIY trend. That is why more and more brides are taking to their inner creativity for a DIY wedding. Find out how you can be creative to come up with DIY wedding invitation using the likes of watercolours, stamps and stencils.

When it comes to these three main materials, which can be used for DIY wedding invitations, the initial thing you have to do is figure out a colour or a colour theme, or even a theme for that matter, to jump start you in the right direction.  Once that is done, and you know what you want to do, you need to acquire the base for your creation, which would be the DIY wedding invitation paper or even DIY wedding invitation kits.

Stamps, and by stamps I mean the ones which are associated with Stampin’ involves various illustrations already etched into rubber or wood that only requires some ink to convert the object on the paper, and presto, you have yourself a beautiful illustration on your DIY wedding invite. Most couple opt for this type of tool when they want something intricate, which cannot easily be drawn by hand, but that does not mean you cannot use it for larger more simple designs as well. The use of such stamps saves you the times of replicating your illustration and gives you a more natural feel as opposed to having it printed, as it looks more authentic. With such as DIY tool you can also use various method of colouring them too, from coloured pencils and pens, to crayons and watercolours too.

Stencils on the other hand, though similar to stamps, they are best used for creating patterns and coloured using the same options too. Stencils are great when you have to keep it neat, tidy and precise. This way you are assured that a certain design is replicated throughout the wedding invitation pack.

When it comes to watercolours, though it can be used with stamps and stencils both, watercolours can be used on its own, because the picture you draw can be done in a way that you wish. Its best to opt for this if you are an artist, because getting the same illustration right every single time can be quite difficult, and that is why stencils and stamps were introduced, to make life and wedding tasks easier. Therefore, find out which method suits you best and go with it. Carry out some samples and then choose which one is the easiest and the best looking, and then you will have your DIY wedding invite winner.

DIY weddings are more popular than ever, and with the New Year dawning, trends for decor as well as wedding invitations has had a jumpstart to make it more and more appealing. With so much inspiration available at your fingertips, you can take your DIY wedding to another level, be it with the decor you have, the stationery and the theme you have chosen for your special day.

Brighter and Bolder

More and more people are opening up to more colour in their lives, and with the colour being forecasted for 2012 being a bold choice of Tangerine Tango, you can mix and match your favourite colours to suit your theme or vision for the wedding.

Detailing & Personalise it Your Whim

When you want to make something personal all the little details matter, especially if you go about making sure that these little details go into your wedding in the first place. Provided you do this, you can go about adding personal bits and bobs to your wedding decor and even wedding invitations. For the wedding stationery, you could add the likes of a motif or a monogram, or even a picture, and so much more. The little things matter, do not forget.

Pocket Wedding Invitations

Pocket wedding invitations are always so convenient, when it comes down to organising all the wedding invitation accessories and ensuring all the necessary information and stationery are sent across to the invitees. This great option will continue on to the new year as well.

Be Eco-Friendly

As most of the populace of the globe is going green or becoming eco-friendly and it is about time lots of other folk got on board too. Opt for recycled paper, and other recyclables for use in your DIY wedding decor or even DIY wedding invitations.

Watercolours

There is something truly beautiful about using watercolours, where it entwines various colours together. In addition, this is a great way to also personalise your wedding day, in terms of your wedding invitations and stationery. You can feature a key design element, be it from the venue, a flower from the bouquet or even just something the bride and groom hold dear to their hearts.

Heritage, Vintage & Classics

History means a lot to many people, whether it is your roots, your past or just the past in general, there are so many things that you look back on which you can be inspirited to decorate your special day with elements that are sentimental to you.

Your wedding day is approaching and the time to send out your wedding invitations is also quickly approaching. If you don’t send those out in time, you might not have kept enough time for your invitees to reply back. Time is an important factor when it comes to wedding planning, but also what your theme for the wedding and also for the wedding invitations is very important too. In today’s article, we propose ‘Fruity DIY Wedding Invitations’ for your featured wedding design element and how you can go about deciding and personalising it to your liking.

There are many fruits out there for you to choose from, which could be your favourite fruits. Some couples like making it personal, so if you have a certain fruit that you both have a certain kinship with, then that could very well be your choice. If there are two types of fruits, one which you enjoy and the other which your fiancé enjoys, then putting that pair together would be a cute and dear thing to you both. However, you could have an inside joke and feature a particular fruit that brought you to together, maybe an apple, much like how Isaac Newton found gravity. Like so, your inspiration can be from anything. There is however, another way you can pick which fruit you would like featured. It could be colour coordinated. If you like a certain shade from your colour palette, you can choose fruits that are in that range, such as if you choose red, then apples, strawberries and cherries would be ideal for that hue, whilst if you choose orange or yellow, bananas, oranges and cantaloupes would be perfect. Like so, the choice of colour can be your starting point of inspirations and discovery.

The way you can go about using them in your wedding invitation design, would be to choose the DIY wedding invitation paper depending on the colour and according to the layout you wish. Then you may proceed with having the guest names printed by the wedding invite retailer such as DreamDay Invitation who undertakes that responsibility. Following that, you can either hire an artist if you want a professional job done, or do them yourself, or even purchase some stamps so that all you will need to do is colour them in. The types of illustrations you can use can be the likes of individual fruits, bunches of fruits, fruits on trees, fruits with leaves, many varieties of fruits together and so much more. Decide on what you would like featured and then go with the flow of creativity.

How you can carry this theme forward would be with the use of your theme design element featured on table numbers, the menus, table placement sheet, name cards, and service orders, and of course not forgetting the items in your wedding invitation packet, such as the reply card, the accommodations and directions card and so on. Even your thank you card will have this fruity detail featured on it. It may sound quirky, but really, it’s quite unique to use such a fruit related design element for your wedding day. There’s nothing wrong with fruits and adding a little fruity touch can carry your personalities, yours and your fiancé’s, forward and let every invitee know that a lot of thought has gone into designing your wedding invitation for your big day, telling everyone how special it really is.

Chevron is a lovely pattern, which has been around for ages. Mostly used for insignia, chevron has invaded the design for various decades. The standard chevron pattern includes a zigzag pattern, however, depending on which way you hold the arrowhead, you can create various other patterns of your fancy. In today’s article, we are looking into using chevron patterns with DIY wedding invitations. An ongoing trend in the wedding industry, you can make many beautiful chevron-wedding invitation designs with the right inspirations, colour scheme and materials.

Layout, Patterns and Invitation Designs

Chevron is usually accompanied with one white chevron patterned line and then a coloured one, and depending on the colour you choose, you can match it with your wedding theme. The way you can go about with your wedding invitation design and the use of the pattern, is with the layout. Ways in which you can put the layout and the pattern to use include the likes of;

-          Background either as bold and arrow design, or rolling pattern)

-          Bisection of the wedding invitation given to the pattern with the opposite side being a solid colour, preferably of the wedding colour theme, or even something contrasting

-          Border chevron design, with a bold lining and a white inner for the text area

-          Watermark chevron design, so that the pattern is easy on the eye and is a nice surprise when you notice it.

-          Emboss or engrave the design on the border area or even the area, which is not used for the wedding invitation wording.

-          Line the inner area of your wedding invitation envelope with a chevron pattern, therefore when the invitee open the envelope you can clearly see what the theme of the wedding would be, that is, chevron.

Draw, Paint or Paste

Ways in which you can use DIY wedding invitation cards and then go about decorating them is with the use of the right materials, some inspiration and a vision.  You can draw, paint or even cut out a chevron design or strips of paper to paste onto the paper for an artsy look and feel.  You can even use lace as material to create the pattern on your DIY wedding invitation paper. Contrast is key, so keep to that effect.

Be Colour Coordinate, Go Monochrome or Technicolor

A great way of making your chevron wedding invitations stand out when you are opting to DIY it, is to use colour to create a lovely finished product. The choice of colour you use, especially if its monochrome is limited but gives off a eye catching effect. If you have a few colours in your colour scheme, you can alternate between them. If however, Technicolor is your thing, then colour away. A rainbow-wedding theme would be ideal for that choice of colour design and DIY wedding invitation.

Envision what you want for your DIY wedding invitation and use chevron for a beautiful execution and result!

When we go out in to the world, and wherever we look, we find inspiration. When we look at a blank canvas, inspiration comes to us from the things we have seen and experienced. Therefore, when it comes to the most special day of your life, and you are about to embark on creating your DIY wedding invitations, inspiration will come to you.

A great way of coming up with beautiful DIY wedding invitations, is to personalise it, in a way that is more than doing up a wedding invitation yourself. Using inspiration from whatever wedding element you put to use, or even inspiration from the venue itself, you can make your DIY wedding invite beautiful, sentimental and trendy. What is this trend? As the title says, hand drawing or hand painting is the focal wedding element on your DIY wedding invitations.

Focal Theme Elements

Most couples enjoy using a focal element to make their wedding stand out. This is usually in line with the theme they are planning on using. What is meant by focal themes is that it takes a specific item or element from the overall inspiration and design and is used thorough varying areas of the wedding, from the wedding invitations to the stationery and decor as well. You can opt to use the likes of any of the below mentioned.

Floral

Floral weddings and inspirations drawn from the floral accents and elements of the big day is quite common, but do not let that bit of information let you down because how you go about doing is where the uniqueness lies. Whether you are choosing roses or cherry blossoms, how you draw or paint it on your DIY wedding invite is true to yours and yours alone. An example of a floral illustrated floral wedding invitation would be Rose Watercolour.

Fruits

Along the same lines of how you paint a picture of a flower, you can do so with fruits. Weddings nowadays, you tend to find fruits used in the decor itself, from apples, pears, to grapes and pomegranate. Put a twist into your wedding with a fruity theme.

Foliage

Foliage can be considered floral, but when it has come to decor and taking inspiration from it, you tend to lean towards these beautiful scenes of creeping ivy or beautiful leaves you would find in various times of the year.

Fauna

Fauna can be anything from a cute bunny rabbit to lovebirds. A popular trend would be using lovebirds and cages in the wedding decor, where if you are using a birdcage for the centrepieces you can tie it in with lovebirds on your DIY wedding invitations.

Portrait or Silhouettes

Portraits are quite lovely if done by a talented artist, in a beautiful and romantic setting and set in your wedding invitations at the very bottom, setting of a lovely balance between art and etiquette. If you want to a little chic, then opt for silhouettes of you and your fiancé that will be featured on the very top.

Motif or Monogram

Similar to the silhouette setting, you can include a motif such as the family crest, a theme element or a monogram of your initials entwined together.

Venue and Location

A beautiful way of featuring your venue would be to have it drawn or painted on your wedding invitation. This way you will not only be infusing the place you are getting married at forever in your minds but also making it a unique way of giving away the location of your venue to your guests. Even if they have a map and directions card in hand, instantly recognising the venue from your wedding invitation would be a lovely gesture.

Design or Pattern

Many do designs or patterns, whether it is as a border or as a specific area of the wedding invite. Some couples opt to choose a dark colour for the design or pattern on a white base, but nowadays an inverted effect is quite popular. Any of the above mentioned focal elements can be used to create a design, and if not there are way ways in which a pattern can be used, from various inspirations from damask to chevron and much more.

Borders

Borders are lovely ways to add a distinctive appeal to your wedding invite and you can draw inspiration from your dress itself. If there is a pattern or a lace design on your beautiful wedding dress that you have chosen, you can put it to use by mimicking the design and drawing it out on your DIY wedding invitations.

Theme Illustrations

Theme illustration is considered a great trend that is customisable to couples, you could even tell your love story in the form of an illustration. From a simple drawing of the couple to the setting of the wedding, there are so many ways in portraying things with the use of illustrations if you let your imagination soar.

Picking out your wedding invitations is easy compared to doing up DIY wedding invitations. The advantage of picking out a ready-made design is the easiest thing to do, once you have the look figured out. However, when it comes to wanting to something unique and personal, a DIY wedding invitation is the way to go.  In this post, where to start when you DIY your wedding invitation in a few steps.

1. Start with the Stationery: Some might think that the best place to start is with an inspiration board, which really is the best place to embark on your DIY wedding invitation adventure. However, that is at a conceptual level. When it comes to the visual level, you can actually visualise your concept coming together when you find the paper you need, therefore the best place to start is with the stationery. Wedding Invitations and the Right Choice of Paper focuses on the options, which are available to you in the invitations market.

2. Let Your DIY Wedding Invitations Be the Story: Your wedding invitation should tell a story, the story that leads to you and your fiancé tying the knot. However, the invite design in itself should do so too, and give away hints to what the big day will include. From the shape, the style, the treatment and accessories, your DIY invitation will let your invitees know what decor you might be using, the colours you have chosen, to the theme. Drawing inspirations from elements, gives you a good idea on where to go with it and how you run with it is what will show in the end.

3. Uphold Wedding Invitations Etiquette: Whether it is how it has been addressed to the name of the invitees and when listing out the names of the people hosting the wedding, you need to ensure that due respect is given to invitation etiquette. There are many ways on how you can go about it, but it is always best to read up on Wedding Invitations Etiquette.

4. Detailing Makes the Difference: Adding your personal flair to the DIY wedding invitations makes it so much better. Put in your thoughts and time into getting those done nicely. If it involves the design or accessories to be added to the invitation or even whether you are opting to have the invitations company print, have a calligrapher write it or handwrite it yourself, all these little things matter when the final output is laid out there in front of your invitee. A little extra, something goes a long way, and like so your wedding day will be an absolute hit!