Ladies who did or are doing DIY invitations

Noelsgirl Posted: May 30, 2009 08:40 AM

Ladies who did or are doing DIY invitations

Hi Ladies,

I am doing my invitations myself and I wanted to do the whole pocketfold thing. So my question is, what kind of glue do I use to glue the cardstock onto the pocketfold? I was thinking of using a glue gun.

TIA

drivwal Posted: May 30, 2009 09:08 AM

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i don't know if i'd use a glue gun....go to a craft store they have special tape for paper crafts....these awesome glue dot things....all kinds of stuff.

MrsBtobe2009 Posted: May 30, 2009 09:26 AM

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At Michael's they have this permanent adhesive on a roll. It looks like tape but it holds extremely well. That is what I used for my pockefolds and it held great!!! It goes fast but they sell the refills for it. Just make sure to get permanent.

HTH

Noelsgirl Posted: May 30, 2009 11:12 AM

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Thanks ladies. I'll try Michaels

kellylee418 Posted: May 30, 2009 01:07 PM

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Def. don't use a glue gun... You might be able to feel and/or see the thickness of the glue. I used zots and glue dots for my invites (pics in album). You can get them at the craft stores. They worked really well. There are different sizes in diameter and thickness so make sure you look at them to see exactly what you need. Good luck!

MrsDR2010 Posted: May 30, 2009 01:48 PM

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Thanks for posting this. I was going to use a glue gun too but now I will check into the other options.

MrsDR2010 Posted: May 30, 2009 01:54 PM

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Posted by kellylee418

Def. don't use a glue gun... You might be able to feel and/or see the thickness of the glue. I used zots and glue dots for my invites (pics in album). You can get them at the craft stores. They worked really well. There are different sizes in diameter and thickness so make sure you look at them to see exactly what you need. Good luck!

OMGOsh...I LOVE YOUR DIY PROJECTS.

MD835 Posted: May 30, 2009 05:07 PM

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hello there - i used glue rollers and glue dots - they work great!!

goodluck!

lucamon Posted: May 30, 2009 05:18 PM

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I used Tacky Glue dispensed from a syringe. The syringe keeps it nice and clean without big blobs of glue.

Noelsgirl Posted: May 30, 2009 07:09 PM

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Posted by kellylee418

Def. don't use a glue gun... You might be able to feel and/or see the thickness of the glue. I used zots and glue dots for my invites (pics in album). You can get them at the craft stores. They worked really well. There are different sizes in diameter and thickness so make sure you look at them to see exactly what you need. Good luck!

Thanks so much for the advice! Your DIY projects look amazing, I love your invites. What software did you use?

kellylee418 Posted: May 30, 2009 09:39 PM

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Thanks so much for the advice! Your DIY projects look amazing, I love your invites. What software did you use?

Thank you! I used powerpoint to do my invites and I got the graphic from weddingclipart.com

MrsList Posted: May 31, 2009 09:38 AM

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I used a tape runner. They have them at Wal-mart with refills for MUCH cheaper than the craft stores. It looks kind of like those white out pens but there's tape instead.