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DIY Invitations: I need your input!!

posted 2 years ago in Paper
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  • poll: Which outside band/ribbon style do you like best?
    Navy Ribbon Naked : (7 votes)
    9 %
    Lime Ribbon with stamped design band : (66 votes)
    87 %
    Lime Ribbon Naked : (3 votes)
    4 %
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    RxBrideToBe    August 21, 2010  

    Hey Ladies!

    Did a trial run on the invitations tonite, decided to go for the pocket style to keep everything together. So which outside ribbon/band do you like best??

    Also any comments on inside would be helpful! The invitation is punched on the bottom and colored with lime stamp pad ink. The pocket part will have 2-3 pages of inserts, I smudged the edge with lime also.

    Lastly, How many inserts did you all have? Can I rely on wedding website for info?

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    prairiegrl    June 12, 2010   Massachusetts

    Can you add pictures?

     
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    RxBrideToBe    August 21, 2010  

    There! had to downsize them. FYI the "lime" looks really yellow in this photo but it's actually lime (more like the ribbon to the side looks). The lime with designs looks more "summery" to me :) What do you think?

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    Congratulations!!!

    I like the lime with the stamped design the best :-)

     
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    noritake22    March 31, 2011   Seattle

    How many iserts you will have depends on the type of information you are going to include with each invitation.

     
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    prairiegrl    June 12, 2010   Massachusetts

    These are gorgeous!  I love the border on the main card - and I agree with @noritake, the stamped design on the band looks great!

     
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    ccranetobe    August 14, 2010  

    I like the lime with the print.. looks fab!! good work!

     
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    RxBrideToBe    August 21, 2010  

    Thanks guys!! Now making the shopping list....these are gonna save a lot of money!!

     
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    RxBrideToBe    August 21, 2010  

    BUMP :)

     
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    mrskesslertobe    September 18, 2010  

    Where did you find your pocketfolds? Your invitations are really cute!

     
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    Lovespearls    June 13, 2010   New York & DC & Austin

    SOO pretty! I voted for lime with the design band give it a lil somethin extra, great job!

     
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    sewing    July 2010   SF Bay Area / Oahu

    i like the printed band! very nice invites!

     
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    SoonToBeMrsV    July 3, 2010  

    Nice job! I just voted for the navy band because I like the simplicity but after looking at your invites again, the green with the stamps might match your style better.  We had 4 inserts in our pocket folds - rehearsal dinner, rsvp card, reception card and a sunday post-wedding card

     
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    Charm bracelet    July 24, 2010   Placentia, CA

    Beautiful invites.  You are so creative!!!

     
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    miss-spunkin    May 29, 2010   Midwest

    ooh those are gorgeous! I'm going pink pocket invites, I love the  stamped design!

     
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    TealaB    May 7, 2011   Vancouver

    So pretty!  I picked Option #2 - Lime ribbon with the stamped band.  I've also saved this as inspiration!  Love how you punched the inside invitation!

     
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    jordynrose    October 16, 2010   Las Vegas, NV/Chandler, AZ

    These look great!  I definitely love the line ribbon with the stamping, it looks so elegant together.

     
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    amariem25    October 2009  

    we had 3 inserts - RSVP, Reception and on the back of it Accomodations/Wedding Website, Map and on the back of it written Directions.

    DIY Invitations: I need your input!! :  wedding Henle 145

     
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    JoJo Bananas    August 21, 2010   Santa Cruz, CA

    What about the lime stamped belly band with the navy ribbon?

     

    We're doing 4 inserts: directions/map, accommodations, reception, rsvp

     
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    RxBrideToBe    August 21, 2010  

    thanks so much everyone!! I made the pockets.....SO easy. I'm taking the easy route and cutting straight across 6 1/2" by 12 (scrap book paper) and then taping the pockets on. Saves so much money....most of the pocket folds ive seen are 1-2$ each, I hit up joann's sale and got the papers for $0.20 each!!

     
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    mrskesslertobe    September 18, 2010  

    Wow, that is awesome. I might have to give it a try!

     
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    neontl    April 2011   Seattle, WA

    I like the second option! 

    For the information on the website - that depends on what you know about your friends. Are they younger, more tech savvy? Then you can depend on putting more information up. If you have some people you know who do not use the internet, then either you or your parents can give them any other updates!

     
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    marywil1    September 18, 2013   NYC - Wedding in PR

    Lime with the print!!

     
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    Miss Brown Bear    November 6, 2010   Los Angeles, CA getting married in Santa Barbara, CA

    Did you stamp the image at the top of your invite under the little green bow? These look fantastic!

     
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    bridegrl    October 9, 2010   Monterey County, California

    I like the lime w>print. Very nice looking!!

     
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    smdudek21    July 24, 2010  

    Those are adorable! I love the stamp and the detail on the inside invitation. We are doing the green with the navy too. Isn't it so much cheaper to make the pocket folds yourself!?! Especially when you hit a sale! I know it's saving us so much money just making them ourselves.

    Good luck with the cutting and taping :)

     
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    RxBrideToBe    August 21, 2010  

    Haha yeah it will be fun :) Yup all the designs are stamped....not too good with computer graphics so I printed off the words and left the rest to my crafting skills.

    The lime edges on the inserts and the punched bottom are from stamp pad ink smudged on with a dabber. In real life it looks sponged on!

     

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