Top Tips When Making Wedding Stationery

You have now decided to make your very own wedding stationery. Handcrafted is the way you want to go. Once you have decided on the design, here are a few tips to help keep you ordganised and in control.

1. Keep all scrap paper bits. You can use them to punch out punchies for confetti, you can place them insdie the envelope when sending out your invitations, or use them as envelopes seals. Just punch out maybe a heart shape, dab a dot of glue, and stick on the envelope!
2. If you decide to use rubber stamps on your design, use Baby Wet Wipes to clean your rubber stamps if you change to a different color.
3. Store your rubber stamps away from direct sunlight and heat.
4. Use washable inkpads when making invitations, especially if you are a novice crafter, this will help in the cleaning up process.
5. Keep a notebook beside you, to jot down invitation making ideas when they spring to mind.
6. If you intend to use masking tape, to hold your design in position. To make your masking tape less sticky, just dab it on your jeans or skirt first, to remove a little of the stick.
7. Dap a blob of repositionable adhesive on the back of card or elements that you want to attach to your main invitaion card blank. Move them around till you are sure about their placements. Then you can adhere with permanent glue, once you are sure of the position.
8. Use poly bags to store your invitations, especially if you have included some 3D embellishments. This will protect them whilst working on them.
9. Dab a bit of glue on the end of the beading thread to stiften it before you thread beads.This makes it so much easier.
10. Store all pens & markers horizontally. This helps the ink flow when you use them.
11. Store inkpads upside down to let the ink sink to the top of the pads.
12. Dip a brush in water and paint a shape on mulberry silk paper, pull paper apart with your hands to give a lovely feathered edge to your shape.
13. Not sure what color card to use to layer your image on? Choose a color from the image.
14. Put loose glitter/sparkle in a salt or pepper shaker for easy distribution.