Printing invitations and inserts

LT708 Posted: Feb 06, 2008 04:07 PM

Printing invitations and inserts

so I designed our invitations and inserts that I will put in pocketfolds from cardsandpockets.com. I was going to order all the paper and everything from them. But now I'm wondering where I'm going to print everything. I have a printer, but am I really going to print 150 invitations plus 4 inserts for each one. I feel like I'm going to blow up my printer or something. I was thinking about doing it at staples but I tried to price it and it looked SSOOOOOO expensive. It was $65 to just print 150 invitations, let alone all the inserts and all.
Any ideas??

MyLobster Posted: Feb 06, 2008 05:30 PM

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I am just printing myself. I have 140 invites with 4 inserts as well. FYI if you bring staples your used ink cartridges, you get a $3 coupon each cartridge and you can use 3 couplons at a time. I'm saving $$$ with these invites so I figure if I have to buy ink to print everything I'm still making out very well. Figure out what's more beneficial for you. Good luck...let me know what you decide

Mrs B to Be Posted: Feb 06, 2008 06:39 PM

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just do one insert at a time, spread it out over a week so it doesnt overheat

Wifeynella Posted: Feb 06, 2008 11:29 PM

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i am printing everything myself. we have 150 invites and 4 inserts each.

LT708 Posted: Feb 07, 2008 07:10 AM

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Thanks ladies!
I didnt know about the staples thing! Great idea.
I guess I will be doing them slowly

mRm2008 Posted: Feb 07, 2008 07:21 AM

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I was planning on spacing out the printing of my invitations as well. I will work on one piece or instert per day. Hopefully letting printer recover. I was then going to build them the following week. Giving myself time to recover

melissankurt07 Posted: Feb 07, 2008 12:10 PM

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I printed roughly 150 invitations with 3 inserts and I just did it in stages. Like one night I did all the invitations, then a couple nights later I would do all of one of the insert and then so on each night I felt like doing it until they were done. Your printer will be fine, trust me. Good luck and have fun!!

MayWeddingGrl Posted: Feb 07, 2008 01:07 PM

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I ordered my invites from cardsandpockets.com also, and was able to size my 4 inserts to all fit on one 8.5x11sheet of paper, so I'll be printing about 150 sheets for the inserts. I print them as I work on them so that its not too much printing in one day.

Soon2BMrs.T Posted: Feb 08, 2008 10:02 AM

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We are printing them ourselves. We are using 81/2 x11 paper if you sixe them correctly, you can actually get two invites on one sheet. Microsoft Publisher is a good place to start.

nifheim Posted: Feb 08, 2008 11:00 AM

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yea as everyone says you don't print one item at a time you gang them up on a sheet but you have to verify your dimensions first.

xBrunette Posted: Feb 08, 2008 09:01 PM

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i would start printing little by little so you dont over heat your printer

LT708 Posted: Feb 10, 2008 11:29 AM

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ok, I ended up fitting the RSVP and direction card on one page, reception card and hotel info on another page, and two invites on one page. So I guess that will ease my printer a little. Thanks for the info ladies. You are so helpful! I'm ordered the paper this weekend and I will post pics of my first one!