Asian Wedding Invitations for a Theme Wedding

Asian wedding invitations for an Asian inspired wedding theme! Besides color and design themes for weddings, why not a party theme. These days people are planning their weddings around themes such as western weddings, fairy tale weddings, Luau weddings, and even country barbecue weddings. Here is a sample of an idea I came up with for an Asian theme wedding invitation.


Materials used to make Asian wedding invitations :
8 1/2 by 11" card stock
2 different patterned decorative papers
ribbon
glue runner
or
craft glue and glue stick

Keep in mind that you can always mix and match different papers, fonts, and embellishments when making these cards. My ideas are merely a guide; some sample ideas for you to use. Take my ideas and copy them exactly or use your imagination and run with it.

Materials I used to make Asian wedding invitations - I used a card stock in a deep red color for the base of the card. The fan on the front of the card is made using a decorative (scrapbook background) paper.
For the inside of the card I used a frosted vellum with a gold ornamental print. The graphic on the front and the text on the inside of the invitation are both printed on plain white paper.

The first step to take in making these Asian wedding invitations is to set up the text for the inside of the card. Set up the text so that you can get as many invites out of a single page as possible using a 2-up (or two to a page) *click here for more info or 4 -up layout This will help minimize the amount of wasted paper, not to mention money. If you are using a word processing program try setting up the page into two columns. Set up the text so that it is aligned to the center.

To make the symbol graphic for the front of the Asian wedding invitations I used a specific Asian symbol font and then set it up aligned perfectly horizontally and vertically to create a block of text symbols. I then printed them and cut them out in squares on white printer paper.


Step One: Design and print out the text for the front and inside of the card. Print them both on white paper. You can use regular white 8 1/2" by 11" printer paper but it would also be a

* For more help on designing the text for your invitations visit the Cardmaking Basics section of the website click here

Step Two: Cutting the invitation paper. The card stock base of the Asian wedding invitations should be cut horizontally in half to create a sheet sized at 5 1/2" by 8 1/2". Cut some decorative paper (scrapbook paper or whichever kind of paper you may choose) into squares sized at 5 1/2" by 4 1/4". These squares will go into the inside of the invitation. If the paper is standard sized you will simply be cutting it in quarters.
Next cut out the text for the inside and front of the card into squares. The size of these pieces is entirely up to you depending on how much of a margin you want to surround the text.
Cut smaller rectangular shapes of paper out of scrapbooking paper to make the fan on the front of the card. I cut mine about 5 inches long.

Step Three: Fold the card stock base in half. You will be making this card so that it opens vertically.

Step Four: Putting all the pieces together. Use a gluestick or glue runner
to attach the papers to the card stock base. Anything heavier will warp the card and give it a messy look.
Start with the inside of the card. Using a glue stick attach the 5 1/2" by 4 1/4" piece of embellishment paper, then the invitation text on top of that centered as best as possible.
For the front of the card attach the text Asian symbol graphic to the front of the card centered as best as possible.

Now, you could stop here if you wanted to for plain but sleek Asian wedding invitations...

OR

Step Five: Add the fan embellishment! First fold the 5" long rectangle scrapbook paper shapes to resemble a fan. To do this just fold over a small flap starting at one side of the card and keep folding it over itself until you reach the other end. There are a couple different ways to go about finishing this task.
You could go the easier route and use a craft glue to secure the end of the "fan" together. after the glue is applied tie the end shut with a small length of ribbon and let it dry.
What I did was use a needle and thread sewn through the end of the "fan" and tied in a couple knots from underneath. I then topped it off with a small bit of ribbon tied around the base.

To attach it to the invitation either use a craft glue to secure it to the front and wait for it to dry
or
do what I did and use that same needle and thread to sew it to the card from behind so that you do not see where the thread comes through. Tie it in a couple of knots from the inside and trim the ends off. I used a thread that was almost the exact color as my card stock base so that it is even more camouflaged.

More tips and ideas for creating Asian wedding invitations

* Make your fan embellishment with actual fabric to give it some texture. It will take A LOT more effort but will look beautiful. You will need to keep the folds crisp with an iron and then spray it with glue.

* Pressed for time or don't wanna go the extra mile? Buy store bought embellishments instead of making little fans. Attach them to the front and you are done!

* Want to use the same exact papers I used? The scrapbook paper on the front is by Anna Griffin. I purchased it by the sheet at Michael's craft store. The translucent and gold paper for the inside was purchased at A.C. Moore craft supply and is made by the Paper Company.

See Also...

How to print onto blank invitations

Using blank cards to make your own invitations

Decorative papers

Order custom text templates or custom printable wedding maps

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