DYI invites

For those of you who have done it can you please post your DYI invites? I am specifically looking for pocketfolds.

Or if you have them in your album (cuz posting the pic can suck sometimes) and it's in ur album just let me know!

I have mine in my wedding review and my diy album

i only have a pic of the invite, dont have pics of the inserts, i think i do on my other comp. I also put the invites in a box instead of an envelope. The box had 2 layers of cardstock and had calligraphy done on top layer and then had a big ribbon wrapped around the box.

The brown cardstock was also a lot shinier than looks in the pic,it was stardream cardstock

Espo - Where did you get your rhinestones from?


I'm looking to only buy 2 dozen - so a wholesale place that sells 20 dozen minimum won't work for me.

But if you have any helpful info - please FM me!!!

you can check out my album. too big to post

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Posted by Utopia923

Espo - Where did you get your rhinestones from?


I'm looking to only buy 2 dozen - so a wholesale place that sells 20 dozen minimum won't work for me.

But if you have any helpful info - please FM me!!!

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i bought it from a place called Jablonex. They are a wholesale place. I bought 150 of them. They were real nice though and they might just sell you 2 dozen

all of your invites look so amazing!

So.. my next question.

I am looking to buy samples to see if i can realistically make pocketfold invites. So when i go onto the paper websites i am getting the metallic pocketfold.. ok check.

But then in regards to all of the other paper i'm clueless.
On some websites it calls backing paper well.. backing paper, check.
But what type of paper do i use in regards to the actual invite, rsvp card, accomidations etc?

and what sizes?! lol. i'm looking for my pocketfold to be 5x7

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Posted by AdriandSteve

all of your invites look so amazing!

So.. my next question.

I am looking to buy samples to see if i can realistically make pocketfold invites. So when i go onto the paper websites i am getting the metallic pocketfold.. ok check.

But then in regards to all of the other paper i'm clueless.
On some websites it calls backing paper well.. backing paper, check.
But what type of paper do i use in regards to the actual invite, rsvp card, accomidations etc?

and what sizes?! lol. i'm looking for my pocketfold to be 5x7

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I used metallic paper for the pocketfolds, backing paper as well as the print paper. You have to becareful when you use metallica paper to print on. You need a laser jet to do that.
I made my own pocketfolds with precut paper. It's really easy when it's the exact size you need, just fold and apply glue.

What exactly am i glueing.

Yes.. i'm a DYI retard apparently lol

aaah..... ic ic.

Any specific type of glue you suggest?
Also.. is a template needed on my comp?

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Posted by AdriandSteve

aaah..... ic ic.

Any specific type of glue you suggest?
Also.. is a template needed on my comp?

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You don't really need a template but you should have an idea of size. You can either do a simple sketch with dimensions or I have one in my album. Here you go! The yellow (bottom of image) is where I applied the glue strip.

Just make sure you measure before you cut or fold.