Wedding Forum - Is anyone else making their own stationery?...

Hi guys......I can't find the style of invites I would like, so I've decided to attempt to make my own stationery.....has anyone else tried it and how easy/difficult did you find it?

Thanks in advance,
Angela. x

I'm not very artistic, and it seemed like a good idea at the time, but now I'm starting to get a panic on that I make a mess of them.

i made all ours hun, invites, menus, OOs (order of service), favours, table plan, post box there are pics on profile, try not to worry the best thing is to have a look around at sme and find the one that u like and try and recreate it, just have fun hun xxx

Yes I'll be doing all my own stuff. I love card craft think it's brill, and I also think it's just a lovely personal touch too. Plus save you loads of money. :) xx

I am going to have a go at making mine, what I thought I will do is buy a sample one off bay of E see how it is made then make my own, use it as a template really x

Good idea......I might do that myself. I've done all the boring bits and cut and scored my cards.....tbh I'm more stressed about doing the fun decorating part.....but a template might be the way to go!! Ta very much. xx

Our were really easy to make although I have changed the design since. If I had my craft robo before though they would have been totally different. Just make sure that when you design them that they do work out at a good price as by the time you start adding bits and bobs it can soon become expensive and would be cheaper to buy.

If you use a printer to print the inserts and then stick them in with a glue strip it makes it easier and they look more pro. I also got a personalised stamp that says handmade by Kevin and Jo with our wedding date to make them look more personal.

Peel off's can be a nightmare to stick on straight so you need a ruler and some patience. I used personalised ribbon to get around this although stamps are a good way of doing this too but again its getting them straight. You can use sites like Daisy trail to print off pretty papers which works out cheaper than buying them from the shops.

Try and do a design that is simple and easy to do as you don't want anything that takes forever to make if you have loads to do and you also don't want anything complicated that leads to lots of mistakes. Heat embossing is a great way of getting a good effect without having to spend a lot of money and you can use ribbon, eyelets and brads to create something that looks special. If you go to the daisy trail site it will give you loads of ideas, free papers to print and embellishments.

Thanks for the help.....I guess it's just a case of trial and error. xx

I want to make our invites, I've seen a style we both like online but they cost almost £4 per invite...err...don't think so! I'm learning to use Photoshop at work so will have a go during my lunchbreaks at some point in the future to design my own. We also have an industrial size printer at the office that uses thick glossy paper, I'm thinking of asking if I can print my designs onto it if I offer to pay towards the cost of the paper and ink

I'm doing our invites...there are some great websites for bits and bobs. I've bought my ribbon and gems for the invites off a website, but getting the card from The W0rk$ as they have great offers on when you look. Just need to research everything and work out if it will actually be cheaper to do your own than buying them. My invites would have cost me around £4.50 each, but I will be able to do them for less than £2 each.

I would love to make my own invites but wouldn't know where to start. I like the pocketfold invites with the seperate rsvps etc. I have never done anything like it before and wouldn't know where to buy the stuff from, how to print or make them!! Maybe I should just stick to buying them and save money elsewhere lol!!

Why can't you still make them gothprincess?

Well good luck ladies..... I think I've got everything I need now....Ebossing tool, heart punch, ribbon, stamps and pad....and sparkly things!!!! Here goes nothing!! xx

We are making ours, have done a few trial ones to get an idea of how long thay will take us also going to make save the date cards aswell only 120 to do!x

I promised myself I would start tonite......so far zero done.....something else always seems to be more urgent. Ah well there's always tomorrow nite!!! :-))

It is all in the preparation! Materials are very cheap and you should be able to make a fab invite for not much money but you so need some imagination and patience. My w2b makes the most amazing designs so I am lucky but we are making ours together. I am not allowed to do final sticking though as my lines are sometime wonky!!! Must be the vodka!
It is best to have an idea or sample to copy off as you dont want to end up with one that looks like a 5 year old made it!

im doing ours, all except the oos. one of h2b's cousins is doing those for us. but we just cannot afford to pay someone for all these diff things to be made, so thats why but id rather i didn't have to lol. pics on my profile if you want to have a neb at what ive done so far. good luck in finding the right style for you both xx

mcquire81 - where did you get all that from? What a bargain! I bought 80 diamante buckles for my invites for £50, which was the most expensive item. Got the ribbon as well but just need to buy the card now.

Syjen in answer to your question there will be no-one to invite :-(

3 of us! Possibly lack of funds and support form family is getting to me but even if we did go with the small weding plan there would only be 20 people paernts etc I don't really see the point in making invitations for them plus if my Nana has an invitaion on her fire place it would be like sticking 2 ingers up at the rest of the family IYKWIM.

Hmm we'll see. I'm not sure I can deal with the stress of having my mother at the wedding but her not liking anything because we can't afford the big family wedding in a 4* hotel that she thinks I can magic up the money to pay for.