Metal Heart Gems

We have introduced a new range of self adhesive metal hearts embellishments to our existing range, these are a brand new design, made and imported for us, these are sure to be a big hit with those wishing to have a unique new look when Making Wedding Invitations. Be ahead of the rest, and be the first to get your hands on these stunning self adhesive stick on metal hearts!

These Beautiful Self Adhesive Metal Hearts are perfect for that beautiful sparkle!

Ideal for a range of crafts. Great for embellishing handmade cards or wedding stationery.

Approx 6mm diameter.

100 hearts per pack.

New Heart Gems - Great Embellishments

All our self adhesive heart rhinestones, gems and embellishments are perfect for addiing those special touches to your hand-made wedding stationery & card-making projects.

We now have a new range, pearl hearts & rhinestone hearts.

These will add the perfect finish, when you apply to handmade wedding invitations, place cards, or favour boxes, they will look perfect.

We have a wide range of colours available, so will appeal to many brides when coordinating with your wedding colour scheme.

Using The Correct Glue When Making Wedding Invitations

Using The Correct Glue

When making your own cards or wedding stationery, using the right adhesives will ensure your results look professional and save you time. The last thing you want is the real “homemade” look, with bits falling off!!

There are a wide of range of products available to ensure everything sticks firmly.

PVA craft glue

Use pva only in small doses, this is a waterbased adhesive and so can warp paper easily. Ideal for sticking gems, flowers and bows etc. Most small embellishments will suit PVA adhesive, there are a few which can be fiddley. You will find wire embellishments can be a bit tricky, but these can adhere to invites easily, the knack is not to rush, take your time, and be patient. Use a cocktail stick, to spread the glue gently onto the back of wire, lay embellishment flat, and leave to dry. The PVA will dry clear, so dont worry to much if you can see a little whilst it is wet. PVA is also good for using on mesh and angel hair or spiders web, using either a small paint brush, or a cocktail stick, spread the PVA across the mesh, or gently across the back of angel hair, then press firmly into place and let it dry.

Double Sided Tape and Adhesive Tape pens

This is a dry glue, and therefore works well with all paper & card surfaces. Adhesive tape runners are perfect for using on flat surfaces, matting paper, and to use for the inserts. 3mm & 6mm double sided tape is fantastic for sticking satin ribbon flat to the card!! But it wont stick organza or voile ribbons. Such a professional look. Just remember to firstly stick the tape to the card, remove the fingerlift protective tape, then lay the ribbon over the top.

Sticky Foam Pads

Use to create a 3D effects. Ideal to raise small pieces of cards, to layer hearts and embellishments.

Glue Dots

Great little dots of adhesive, good for saving time and avoiding mess. Available in permanent or removable, we suggest permanent. These are ideal for a variety of embellishments: Gems, Flowers & Bows etc.

RSVP/Reply/Response Card Wording Examples

Here are some examples of RSVP Wording:

R.S.V.P.

....................................................

Guest Name

Would be delighted to accept
Unfortunately cannot accept

Thankyou

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REPLY CARD

...........................................................
Guest Name

Abble to attend Unable to attend
Please list any dietary requirements;

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RESPONSE CARD

..........................................................................

Guest Name

Would be delighted to accept ......

Unfortunately cannot accept ......

Please advise number of vegetarian meals required ......

Making RSVP/Reply/Response Cards

The Reply/Response Card

When choosing to make reply cards, the first thing you need to decide is, what size they will be. As you will probably want to include them with your wedding invitations, it is important to get the right size, so they fit neatly in the envelope along with the invitation. Many brides choose to use pocketfold invitations, as these type of invites, have pockets to hold all the information in neatly.

You may decide you do not want to include reply cards. As a reply card is optional, you do not need to actually include one, the choice is yours. Although you do not need to send out a reply card with your wedding invitations, it may well be worth considering if you have a sit down wedding reception. A reply card, prompts our guest to let you know if they can attend.

Years ago, it was normal for your guests to formally send a handwritten guest's reply letter. But now, for convenience, many brides now choose to include a reply/response cards with wedding invitations. Some guests may forget to write their names on the response card, so it is a good idea, to have a space for them to write this in, or have thier names already printed on the card.

In order to keep track of who responds and who does not, it is a good idea to make a list of your guests who reply, along with a number assigned to each name, ready for table allocation. If you choose not to include a reply card when you send out your invitations, which is also known as a RSVP card, you could choose to add the RSVP date at the bottom of your invitation, eg: “The favour of a reply is requested by June 19, 2010”.

We also recommend you place a stamp on the response card envelope before assembling the invitations and placing them into the envelopes. This is good manners.

Homemade Wedding Invitations

More and more brides, are now wanting to make thier own homemade wedding invitations. And rightly so, why pay for a designer to make your wedding stationery, when you can easily achive the same results, by making your own. Brides want to play a good part in producing homemade wedding invitations, so why not let your creativity flair.

Follows our simple tips and tricks of the trade, and you wont go wrong.

1) First decide on a theme or colour for you 'homemade wedding stationery'
2) Decide how 'homemade' do you actually want them to be?
3) Are you going to make the wedding embellishments or toppers yourself, or buy them in.
4) If you decide to make toppers, or embellishments, you will need a selection of craft tools.
5) To save money, see if you can borrow the tools from a crafter.
6) General Crafting Tools:

• Scissors
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Paper Trimmer
• Paper Punches
• Scoring board

7) Do lots of research, and check all the resources are available. The last thing you want is to find a retailer, has discontinued selling a particular paper or card.

Making Cheap Wedding Invitations

Making your own Wedding Invitations, will not cost the earth.

You can make gorgeous invites, on the tightest of budgets. Just because you have you decided to make your own Wedding Invitations, it does not mean they will look 'Cheap'.
Making your own, can definately save you a lot of money, making them cheaper than choosing to have a wedding designer make them.

But to avoid that really cheap look, there are a few things you should consider.

1) Having matching paper and card, will give a more professional look. Try to avoid buying different card and paper from various suppliers, as the chances are they will not match each other.
2) The weight of the paper and card is very important, try to get a good substantial weight, eg: 100gsm-130gsm for paper, and 250gsm-300gsm for card.
3) When buying embellishments, choose carefully. Like any product on the market these days, price does reflect quality, so if you see 1000 gems for sale at 50p, at your local cheap market store...the chances are the price reflects the quality. Some imported goods, are very cheaply made, and you may find consistancy in colour, shape or sizes may vary.
4) When buying ribbon. Again the price can reflect quality. Cheaper rolls of ribbon, will not have the best quality. It may be twisted on the roll when you get half way through the reel, or the colour may vary slightly, from reel to reel.
5) Check with the retailer the products will not be discontinued, as they can check with the wholesaler they use. Sometimes, things are discontinued, and this can be of the retailers hands.
6) Another point to consider is buying from a well known store or company. Buying from a good store, and checking the return policy.

How To Manually Score/Crease Card Blanks

Another way of cutting the cost, if you are using creased card blanks, is to manually crease/score the card yourself. Card is much cheaper if purchase in A4/A5 blank card format, and most certainly cheaper if buying in bulk.

If you do decide to buy A4/A5 blank card, to score yourself, the best way to crease the card to a single fold is to use a card scoring board. These are widely available from many craft stores. But since most brides are trying to cut costs, and are probably not crafters, the chances are, you will not have a scoring board to hand. If you know a crafter, it may be worth your while asking to borrow one. Its ok, thinking, great, I will save money, and crease the cards myself..but with the tools, this can be a very time consuming job, especially if you have 100's of blank cards to score.
We would recommend you buy the card pre-scored for a more proffessional finish, but if you do only have a small amount to score, then we found the best manual method, is to use the back of a mouse mat.

• Firstly put a little pencil mark where the score needs to go on the card, by measuring it.
• Place the card on the back of a soft computer mouse mat.
• Now, using a ruler, place it across the blank card.
• Score a line, with the back of a blunt knife, or a pen with no ink.
• Now gently fold the card where the crease is.
• Make sure you check the fold on the first card, before racing ahead, and scoring lots of blank cards.

Making Spring Themed Wedding Invitations

Spring Wedding Invitation Ideas

Here at The Craft Cabin, we recognise how important it is for brides to achieve the right look, and to create a great theme for your special wedding day! Each year, more and more brides & couples are chosing to have their wedding day outside of the traditional summer holiday period.

Typically spring is becoming more and more popular as a time to hold your wedding, it is a time of new life, blossoms, bright new colours and blooming, beautiful spring flowers!

These are all things that can inspire you, when crreating and making your spring themed wedding invitations and stationery. No matter what you are looking for, from simple floral designs, or the more extravagant designs, choose to use elegant floral wedding invitations or even a more simple design with a single flower, you will want to make the most of this wonderful time of year. Show off your spring design through your wedding stationery. Give everyone a sneak previwe as to your theme. You will want to think about what spring means to you and your fiancée. It is a wonderful time of the year to have your wedding and to show off the beauty within. Just like the opening of new budding flowers and the hatching of little chicks, or bouncing little bunnies, to show your marriage signifies the start of a new life together, as husband and wife.
We have an array of gorgeous floral embellishments that will suit a spring theme. Using, butterflies, flowers, papers, feathers, bows, all available in spring colours will look adorable.

There are many pretty colours which represent spring including white, lilacs, pale blues, minty greens, soft yellows, along with shades of pinks and cream which can be complimented by various light shades of blues and greens.

If you're having a religious ceremony, you may want to consider making your own invites using symbols of Easter, maybe use gold gilted peel offs, with easter designs, or use a Cross Rubber Stamp, maybe a nice cutie little Easter egg embellishments or homemade fluffy bunnies & chicks designs, made from feathers. You may want to make flower themed invitations. Imagine your invitation wording printed in a lovely shade of fuschia pink and set against a lovely sheer pale pink pearl invitation embellished with delicate pink swirls and satin butterflies. Using different shades of transluscent papers in light & metalic shades will look luxurious and gorgeous for a spring wedding invite. Use as wrap around your card, or overlay on the top of the invitation.
Tie with a nice organza ribbon in a light blossom shade. All these ideas will look perfect!

Using Sakura Gelly Roll Glaze Pens On your DIY Wedding Invites

Most inks in pens on the market nowadays slide and run off smooth surfaces, but the Sakura Glaze, works wonderfully well on glossy shiney surfaces and clings to most non-porous materials.

So you if fancy adding some finishing touches to your wedding invitations with a nice glaze pen. This is definately the way to go. You can use with peel offs, and medallions, creating wonderful dimensions, create a wonderful design wedding topper. These pens look fantastic on acetate, and almost looks like glass paint. You will love these glaze pens when colouring in wedding peel offs, they will give an extra 3d dimension to your invitation making.
While Glaze requires a longer drying time than most pens, but it works well for the patient crafter. Wedding invitations, gift cards, handmade stationery, altered books – besides providing tactile sensation, Glaze’s texture gives your projects emotional 3d depth as well. True writing you can feel!You can write or draw with Clear Glaze – then reveal wedding mesages & wishes or other secret messages by sponging color over the surface. Water-resistant Glaze acts like a “resist” to create the look of batik. Let your creativity and imagination discover the many dimensions of Glaze.

Glaze colours come out bright, glossy and iridescent and will brighten up any craft, rubberstamping or papercraft project. These are just a few of the possibilities for the use of Glaze.

Make A Wedding Information Booklet

When making your own Wedding Stationery, it will be of great help to your guests if you add some extra information. This will help your guests to enjoy your perfect day. A great idea, is to make an information booklet.

Below is a list of additional things you may, or may not wish to include with your DIY wedding invitations!! If you choose to use our printable templates, you may wish to print this information on a separate coordinating card, and pop the details in with the invitation. It is not vital, but may be of help to some guests.
- Map with directions - to get to the church/wedding venue and reception venue, ideal for those who dont know the area.
- A list of local hotels/guesthouses/B&Bs - a great help for those people needing to stay over.
- Transport options - help for those who may need assistance in getting to the area - train, bus, other.
- An optional gift list for those attending the full wedding and reception.
- Information about Car Parking if required.
- Whether smoking areas are permitted.
- Disabled facilities.
- Whether confetti may be thrown at the church or not.
- Local Taxi numbers for the evening reception, nothing worse, than not being able to get a taxi home!!

Making Scroll Invitations

Materials needed per invitation:
A5 Plain Vellum or Paper for printing Contrasting vellum for scroll wrap
Foil Sticker Seal
A5 Postal tube

Equipment needed:
Computer printer & a paper trimmer

Instructions:
In your word processing program change your paper size to A5, we have set out templates to help you easily achive scroll invitations. Use our free templates here.

1) Using centered text print the word “invitation” in a font of your choice – font size 72 is a good size, making it stand out.
2) After you have typed the heading, leave a line, and change the font to a next script font e.g: Monotype Corsiva – font size 16.
3) Complete the rest of the text for your invitation, what looks really good is to actually type each guest name.
4) Remember to include your RSVP address at the bottom of the page.
5) Print your scroll insert.
6) Try not to handle the print as it may take a little longer to dry on vellum than on other types of paper.
7) You could tear a thin strip off the edges of the sides to give an aged impression.
To make the scroll wrap – cut or tear the contrasting coloured velum into a square approximately 2.5”.
8) Roll the scroll insert into a cigar shape then in a diamond fashion roll the vellum wrap around the outside.
9) Where the two diamond points of the wrap meet, secure with a foil seal.
10) Place your wrap inside the postal tube and for that extra special touch – you could also add some confetti.
11) Print an address label for the scroll tube and post! This will give a really professional finish!

The A5 scroll tubes we sell are the correct sized to fit through the average letter box.
View our tips and techniques for using vellum here.

Gatefold Cards for Wedding Invitations

This is very much down to personal choice - but here are a few pointers to consider & bear in mind, out tips and techniques, will help you achieve great results that will not cost a fortune:

Gatefold Cards:

A classic popular choice, these are our ultimate best seller.

They are very simple to use, and can look very professional.
Gatefold cards come in various sizes: A6, Large Square, Small Square, DL (tall) and A5. Before you go racing off and purchasing all your cards, there are a few things to consider when purchasing.

1) Are you going to want print on them?
If yes, then firstly check that they come flat packed, and pre-scored, ready for printing on, if they come pre-folded, this will make the job of printing on them a little more difficult. Although all our cards come flat packed and pre-scored, there are many shops out there that sell them pre-folded, and this is an important factor to consider if you need to print on them. If you are intending on using a home pc printer, you should also check that your printer will accept the size, and the weight of the card you are going to purchase.

2) Will you be using ribbon to close the gatefold?

If you do fancy using ribbon around your gatefold cards, you will need to decide whether you want the ribbon to tie around the whole card, or will you want the ribbon to tie through holes in the centre closure where they join when closing. You will then need to work out how much ribbon to purchase, make sure this is plentiful and will be available to buy in large quantities. The last thing you want is to run out of ribbon. Some of our gatefolds come with pre-punched holes, but these are a little bit more expensive than buying gatefolds without pre-punched holes. If you want to keep the cost down, you may want to consider purchasing a hole punch, and making the holes yourself.
3) Using & Printing on Gatefold Inserts

Again, you need to check your pc printer will accept insert sizes, this makes sense, as the inserts for gatefold cards will need to sit in the centre of the gatefold, so you will be printing on smaller inserts than standard sizes. Generally most printers can take different dimensions, most will accept square and smaller sizes, its normally just a case of adjusting your printer tray guides.

Christmas & Winter Wedding Stationery

If you are planning on having a winter wedding, then why not consider having a Christmas themed wedding?

By choosing to have a Christmas themed wedding, would make the whole planning process that much easier as you will have plenty of seasonal crafts & embellishments to use on your wedding stationery and reception decoration. Wow...look at all the themed decoration products that are now available.
Most people would normally associate the popular Red & Green colours with Christmas, but you don’t have to limit your decorative palette to just these two colours. There are many colours that will sit perfect for a Christmas or Winter Wedding.

Burgundy & Gold, Lilac & Silver, Red & Gold, Chocolate Browns & Gold, Light Blue & White, Lilac & White, Pink & White, various shades of Greens & Gold, all these colours would look equally as good as the Traditional Colours, and all will capture the essence of Christmas.
When designing and choosing to make your own wedding stationery, the world is your oyster. With hundreds of lovely embellishments now available in a variety of colours, you will have no end of pleasure in making beautiful wedding invites, there are many gorgeous embossed papers, christmas themed embellishments, and a huge array of ribbons now available.

Rubber Stamping On Your Wedding Invites

Rubber Stamping is great fun, and can make your wedding invitations look fantastic. There are many wedding and romantic rubber stamps available, which will help you produce great looking results. Once you have chosen your design, take time out to practise your rubber stamping technique, before going straight into stamping on your blank cards! Here are a few simple tips and rules, to help guide you through rubber-stamping your wedding invitations.

Toppers: Use a blank topper or piece of blank layer card, instead of stamping directly onto the card, this will allow you room for errors, if you do make a mistake, at least you have not ruined a blank card. You can then stick the topper onto your chosen blank card.

Inking the stamp: You will get a better image if you tap the surface of your rubber stamp with the ink pad, rather than pushing the stamp onto the pad. Foam ink pads will "give" too much and you will get ink on the portions of the stamp which are not raised, and too much ink on the raised parts which could transfer smudges onto your project.

Check the ink has covered the stamp evenly: With both large and small pads, you should be able to see that the surface of the stamp is well covered without being too "gloppy." When ready, press the stamp with even pressure onto your blank card or topper (do not rock the stamp) down onto the card/paper, then remove quickly. Always replace the lids on the inks to prevent drying out.

Direct to Paper techniques: Going direct to paper with your stamp pads and then using make up foam applicators to smudge/spread the ink creates a nice, multi-colored background. You can also pick up ink with the foam pad or with a stipple brush directly from the pad and then apply to the paper.

Using portions of your stamp: Sometimes you may want to use just a portion of a stamp. You can ink just that portion, or use a paper mask to protect any other stamped images. Use paper masks or low tack stencil tape to mask off the area not needed, this can also help you create background and foreground effects.

Embossing with Clear Embossing Powder : When you want to preserve the color of the pigment ink you have selected, use a clear embossing powder. As soon as you have stamped your image, cover it with clear embossing powder, use a spare clean sheet of paper to catch the excess powder & pour the excess back into bottle and tap the paper to remove any excess grains. Use a heat gun to melt the embossing powder, in a slow movement, being careful not to over heat the image. A large folded piece of paper can catch any excess and you can then funnel the remainder into the bottle.

Making & Tying Embellishment Bows

Bows are beautiful embellishments and with a little practice you can create gorgeous little or big bows in a range of stylish decorative styles, these will give your DIY Wedding Invitation a beautiful look. Here are some instructions on making that perfect bow.

Simple Single Bow:

To tie a small single bow. Leaving a length of about 4-6cm loose to your left side make a loop in your left hand
I find it easier to leave the ribbon length on the roll, then cut afterwards. This gives you a lot more control on feeding the loops into a knot.
Now make a loop of approx the same size next to it with your right hand.
You should now have a loop in each hand.
Tie these two loops together in a knot.
Pull the loops to create the size of bow you want.
Then gently pull the ends of the ribbon, to adjust the size where necessary.
Tighten the knot to secure the bow.
Trim the ends on diagonally at your preferred length to stop the ends fraying.

Buckle Bow:

The buckle bow is elegant and looks beautiful when applied to stationery. It looks difficult but is surprisingly very easy to make! It is made from 3 separate lengths of ribbon. To make a medium bow with 10mm ribbon:
Take aprox 10cm length of ribbon (satin ribbon is best for buckle bows)
Place a mini glue dot halfway along it.
Fold in the ends in to stick to the glue dot.
Take a 3cm length of ribbon and wrap this around the middle of your first part to create the bow, again fixing with a mini glue dot.
Place a long strip of ribbon where required on your card and attach the flat ribbon with double sided tape, this works perfect with satin ribbon.
Now attatch buckle bow in the centre. Easy!!!

The Knot Bow:

The knot bow is not actually a bow, it is just a double knot, that looks so impressive it gives wedding stationery the look of a bow.
Wrap a length of ribbon around your chosen card.
Tie a single knot by taking the ribbon left over right and under.
Now tie a second knot on top again taking the ribbon left over right and under.
Cut a V into the ends of the ribbon or trim on the diagonal to stop fraying.

Extra Information With Invitations

When making your own Wedding Stationery, it will be of great help to your guests if you add some extra information. This will help your guests to enjoy your perfect day. A great idea, is to make an information booklet, you can theme this along the same design as your wedding invitations. Using the card and inserts will give a very professional look.

Here is an idea of list of additional things you may, or may not wish to include with your DIY wedding invitations!! It is not vital, but may be of help to some guests.

- Map with directions - to get to the church/wedding venue and reception venue, ideal for those who dont know the area.
- A list of local hotels/guesthouses/B&Bs - a great help for those people needing to stay over.
- Transport options - help for those who may need assistance in getting to the area - train, bus, other.
- An optional gift list for those attending the full wedding and reception.
- Information about Car Parking if required.
- Whether smoking areas are permitted.
- Disabled facilities.
- Whether confetti may be thrown at the church or not.
- Local Taxi numbers for the evening reception, nothing worse, than not being able to get a taxi home!!

Wallets & Pocketfold Cards

Wallet Cards:
A lovely distinctive choice, classy, yet a very simple design, these will look very professional. These cards are a wallet style cards, where an insert slides into the closed wallet.

1)Are you going to want to print on the outer wallet?
If yes, this is definately possible, our wallet cards are supplied flat packed and unglued, and pre- scored, so this will allow you to add your text to the front of the wallet. It will look fantastic to personlise them. If you are intending on using a home pc printer, you should check that your printer will accept the open flat sizes. But some stores only sell pre-glued wallets, so this is something that should be considered before purchasing. Buying un-glued wallets, gives a lot more flexibilty when making and designing your wedding invites.
2)Glueing the Wallet Cards
All our wallet cards, are supplied, unglued and flat packed, you will need to be very careful when glueing them. Make sure you use either a nozzle pva glue, and apply only thin amount so as not to warp the card, or a very strong double sided tape.
3) Printing on Card Wallet Inserts
Again, you need to check your printer will accept insert sizes, this makes sense, as the inserts for wallet cards will need to slide into the outer wallet card, so you will be printing on smaller inserts than standard sizes. Generally most printers can take various size cards, including square, DL, and smaller sizes. It is normally just a case of adjusting your printer tray guides. You might want to consider using overlay paper on the card wallet insert, this will definately make printing easier. You could even print on A4 paper, then trim to size, then adhere onto the card wallet insert. This will look very professional, especially if you leave a nice border edge to show the wallet insert card.

Pocketfold Cards:
Just Stunning, if you want that extra bit of WOW factor, these are definately worth thinking about. Our stunning blank invitation pocketfold cards, are made from double sided luxury pearlescent card. This beautiful stylish pocketfold incorporates a pocket for you to add more information. Ideal for making stunning, distinctive wedding invitations. We supply our range in two ways.
A) Sold in a complete matching set. Each pocketfold wallet set contains: x1 Outer Wallet (250gsm) x2 Pearl card inserts (250gsm) x2 Ivory or white overlay paper inserts (100gsm) x1 Ivory or white envelope (100gsm) (insert overlay paper & envelope colour are perfect matching)
B) Each pocketfold wallet contains: x1 Outer Wallet (250gsm) this is supplied flat packed, and unglued, with no inserts or envelopes, thus allowing you to be creative, mix and match and make your own design inserts. Available in 4 sizes: A6, DL, Lg Square & Small Square.

1) Are you going to want to print on the outer pocketfold?
If yes, this is definately possible, as all our pocketfold cards are supplied flat packed and unglued, and pre scored, this will allow you to add your text to the front of the wallet, but great care and patience is needed. They will look fantastic if you fancy personlising them. If you are intending on using a home pc printer, you should also check that your printer will accept the open flat sizes. Consider firstly purchasing just a couple to practise on, then when you are sure you are able to put them through your printer, then head out and purchase a large quantity.
2) How to Glue Pocketfolds?
All our pocketfolds do come supplied unglued and flat packed, so you will need to be very careful when glueing them. Make sure you use either a nozzle pva glue, and apply only thin amount so as not to warp the card, or a very strong double sided tape.
3) Using & Printing on Pocketfold Card Inserts
Again, you need to check your printer will accept the insert sizes, this makes sense, as the inserts for pocketfold cards will need to slide into the outer pocketfold card, so you will be printing on smaller inserts than standard sizes. Generally most printers can take square and smaller sizes, its normally just a case of adjusting your printer tray guides. If you purchase our pocketfold set, you will be supplied with the full set which incorporates the inserts, so you need to check you can print on the finished size. If you struggle to print on the smaller size inserts, you can buy the stand alone pocketfold and consider printing on A4 paper, then trim to size, then adhere onto a card insert. This will look very professional, especially if you leave a nice border edge to show on the insert card.

Making Autumn Themed Wedding Invitations

The smell of blazing bonfires with roasted chestnuts all add to the wonderful magical time of Autumn.
Getting married in autumn with the glorious burst of colours in the trees, the view of dried leaves across the lands, with a crisp crunch underfoot adds to the excitement of arranging an autumn wedding! The cool nip of the fresh air adds to the abudance of choices you have with this season!

More and more colours are now added to many papers and wedding craft embellishments, allowing you to choose a perfect autumn colour choice for DIY wedding invites!

A beautiful assortment of craft papers in an array of colours ranging from: rustic reds, deep reds, beautiful burgundy, platinum silvers, pale yellows & pumpkin orange sitting alonside beautiful shimmer cards; available in Warm Whites, Ivory, Opal Ivory, Champagne and Shimmering Golds! There are lots of exciting colours to choose from in this glorious autumn season, from beautiful glowing gold’s, shimmering silky oranges, dark, milky & rich chocolate browns, hunter & sage greens, rich burgundy reds along with an array of rich colourful spices.

Mix your ideas with collected twigs, berries, paper flowers and beautiful ribbons - you will be amazed at the fantastic results! These lovely embellishments will give a truly magical harvest type design. Making an autumn themed wedding invitation has never been easier.

Making Place Cards

If you are having a traditional Wedding with a sit down reception, you will probably want to allocate your guests to seats with a place card. Most brides choose to use a traditional tent place card. These are small place cards with a single fold.

If you are lucky enough to have great neat handwriting, you can write directly onto the cards, with a nice calligraphy or gel pen. However, most of us are not this fortunate, and so will probably want to print on them. Our own unique pre-scored place cards, have been cut to a specific size 90x90mm, they are supplied flat packed, allowing you to put through a printer quit easily, all you will need to do is adjust the gage in the printer tray.

Alternatively you can print the names of your guests on a sheet of vellum, insert paper, or pearlescent paper then cut to smaller size, you can either use the printed guest name as a wrap around the place card, or cut into strips where the guest name is printed, then adhere to the pre-scored place cards.

Purchasing blank place cards, will allow you to decorate accordingly. You can follow your theme throughout your diy wedding stationery and embellish with your chosen design to match your invitations, so your reception tables will look perfect, with matching items.
We have created templates for printing on our place cards, so feel free to download this and use accordingly.

Place Card Templates: Place Card Template 90x90mm