My DIY Pocketfold Invites

korndoggie Posted: Jan 19, 2008 06:12 PM

My DIY Pocketfold Invites

Now that they are out I can finally post pictures!

The Process...

I couldn't decide if I wanted all black or all white so I went with both. I really liked the black ones closed but I liked the white ones open. My MOH told me that the black ones closed look like their BM dresses!

Inside of black:

Inside of white:

Since I had the map and the card from the hotel already I didn't really worry about what they looked like and just put them behnd the RSVP and reception info. I didn't want to drive myself nuts!

I even printed the envelopes myself!

Right before they went out...

Sorry about all the pictures. I am just so excited that they came out as good as they did!

MAY24BRIDE Posted: Jan 19, 2008 06:23 PM

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you should be excited and proud of yourself. they came out great! Did you make the pocket folds yourself??

FH is talking about doing that, but I just feel like it's too much trouble.

FutureMrsCarrieri Posted: Jan 19, 2008 06:26 PM

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they are beautiful! I really like them :)

korndoggie Posted: Jan 19, 2008 06:30 PM

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Thanks! I am actually pretty proud of myself. I am getting some great feedback from people who got them.

I did make the pocketfolds myself. I actually did a 'practice' one first. I played with it to see how hard it would be. When I found an easy way to do it that looked good I just made a bunch. When I got on a roll it didn't take too long. The tedious thing is cutting everything. Putting everything together was fun! Although I can understand how it's not everyone's idea of fun.

willbMrsTE Posted: Jan 19, 2008 07:07 PM

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Great work!!

Wifeynella Posted: Jan 20, 2008 12:37 AM

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you did an amazing job. i hope mine come out 1/3rd as good as yours

bridezilla08 Posted: Jan 20, 2008 08:03 AM

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Great job! I'm currently working on mine now. It's alot of work. Yours came out fantastic!

MrsDtoBe09 Posted: Jan 20, 2008 09:09 AM

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Those are gorgeous!

mRm2008 Posted: Jan 20, 2008 09:22 AM

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awesome job they look superb!

Mrs B to Be Posted: Jan 20, 2008 09:30 AM

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was there a template online that you used they came out so profesh looking!!!! i'd like to give it a try......invites arent something i want to spend a lot on, can i ask how much you spent total?

ange1x Posted: Jan 20, 2008 07:02 PM

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Your pocketfolds came out great! Where did you get the paper from and what size is your pocketfolds?

spanishitalian Posted: Jan 20, 2008 08:05 PM

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they look great

korndoggie Posted: Jan 21, 2008 09:50 AM

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Posted by Mrs B to Be

was there a template online that you used they came out so profesh looking!!!! i'd like to give it a try......invites arent something i want to spend a lot on, can i ask how much you spent total?

Tell you the truth, I looked at a lot of DIY sites. I searched DIY pocketfold invites and I found some DIY sites,and a coulple brides on the Knot who did their own and posted their templates. I kind of looked at the way they did them and 'faked' my way through one. I took that one apart a couple times and tried different ways. I tried to have it open like a book, but the cardstock I found was long rather than wide so I went with this design. Originally I had the ribbon running the legnth of the invite, but that caused too many issues so I changed that. I really just played with it, came up with this design and FH loved it. That's when I knew it was time to mass produce them! I don't know how much I actually spent. I printed everything myself, so there was the cost of printer ink thrown in, but I spent less than $200 on materials for about 125 invites.

FinallyEngaged Posted: Jan 21, 2008 09:54 AM

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OMG they came out amazing!!!! I am so proud of you!!!!!

Do you want to do my invitations?! You are soo freakin good!!!!

korndoggie Posted: Jan 21, 2008 09:58 AM

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Posted by FinallyEngaged

OMG they came out amazing!!!! I am so proud of you!!!!!

Do you want to do my invitations?! You are soo freakin good!!!!

Thanks Angela! Jim told me that I should come up with 5 other styles and start my own business.

You let me know when you start looking at invitations. If you find something you like, I'll see if it's something I can do. You can be my first customer! (I'll beat Mary's price )

kimandvin Posted: Jan 21, 2008 09:58 AM

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They came out wonderful... We were going to do our own but after we did enagement party invites.. I decided I will appreciate them more if the pro's do them, since it was so stressful! NICE THOUGH!

Soon2BMrs.T Posted: Jan 21, 2008 10:54 AM

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It looks great good job!!!! Where did you get the flourishes?

korndoggie Posted: Jan 21, 2008 11:17 AM

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Posted by thefurturetrotman

It looks great good job!!!! Where did you get the flourishes?

What do you mean? Like the swirly design on it? (I am using that as a technical term here. )

I just searched the internet and used different words like 'decorative clip art' or something like that.