Ok, so on to the big ticket item for invitations--weddings. I sometimes think that weddings are single-handedly keeping the stationery business afloat, with all their little touches from the first announcement to the table favors to the thank you after the fact. Almost without exception, when people asked, "do you do invitations?" what they really meant was, "Do you do wedding invitations?"
Well, yes we do. But wedding invitations are more than just the invitation, so we have to start at the beginning. Here is a simple save the date for some good friends who have a brilliant color combination for their celebration. We did a number of sample layouts for this, to try out different colors and fonts and stamps, but this was the winning number.
On the Tempting Turquoise base, we stamped the bride and groom's initials in Basic Black using Lovely Letters, and united the two with our favorite ampersand from Together Forever (a lovely set for your own wedding invitations, in case you're wondering).
For Green Galore, the fonts and printing were again done on a computer and then printed directly onto cardstock. The watermark you see is done in Versamark with the large flourish from Brocade Basics (now retired). The great thing about this is that you can stamp it AFTER printing, to make sure that the watermark is centered under the text. It doesn't show up over the printing, so the effect is perfect. Everyone should have some Versamark ink--it's so versatile!
The final touch was punching each corner with the ticket corner punch, just to give the text a little more pop. And the final touch you can't see is pretty important--a magnet on the back so that this save the date can draw attention for a few months on refrigerators across the land. Nothing like building the excitement for Hitaishi and Stephen's big day!
Cheers!
~Melanie
Stamps: Lovely Letters, Together Forever, Brocade Basics (retired)
Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Green Galore
Ink: Basic Black, Versamark
Extras: Ticket Corner Punch
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