Make Handmade Paper Wedding Invitations

Handmade paper wedding invitations are classic and elegant. You simply cannot go wrong with this kind of invitation. And these days there are many ways different kinds of handmade paper and accessories to make them a bit more contemporary and modern.
Handmade papers are not always all that easy to come by. When I need to buy handmade papers I buy them online at Paper.com. They have a huge selection of handmade papers, from mulberry paper, to deckled edge paper, and even embroidered papers.

There are a couple different ways to create these kind of invitations. Truly just about any kind of invitation you want to make can be created with this kind of paper. But I want to share with you two of the more simple projects. Like you don't have enough on your plate planning a wedding to have to create a crazy complicated wedding invitation, right?

A simple wedding invitation with handmade paper
The most easy way to create them is to simply start with a blank card.

2. Print the invitation wording onto the blank wedding invitation cards

3. Attach a sheet of handmade paper to the outside of the card

4. Decorate with ribbon or dried flowers

You could even use a thick satin ribbon to tie the card shut with a bow. This often gives a beautiful effect.

Handmade paper wedding invitations with vellum inlay
Many handmade papers are impossible to print onto. If this is the case you will need to print onto separate paper and then attach it to the handmade paper. I always opt to print onto vellum and then attach that to the inside of the wedding invitations. Vellum gives an invitation a touch of elegance.

1. Print your invitation text 2 up onto 8 1/2" by 11" vellum.

2. Cut the vellum in half or have it cut for you at a local copy shop. Trim the edges about 1/4" all around

3. Fold a piece of 8 1/2" by 11" handmade paper in half. Attach the printed vellum to the inside of the wedding invitation using a permanent glue runner

4. Decorate the outside of the card with ribbon or dried flowers.

Tri-fold handmade paper wedding invitations

These are a spin on the vellum handmade paper invitations. A tri-fold held together with ribbon just gives a really great effect. It is classy, beautiful, and elegant.

1. Start by purchasing some card stock in the color of your choice. I prefer to use a 12" by 12" card stock and cut it in half

2. Print onto 8 1/2" by 11" vellum 2-up to a page. Cut the paper in half and trim to fit onto the card stock.

3. Measure the card stock and find where the exact middle is. Fold the edges in one by one so that they overlap the middle point by about 1/4 of an inch. If you wish you can score the paper before folding

4. Cut a piece of handmade paper so that it is just slightly larger in sizer then the card stock. Use a glue runner to attach the handmade paper to the outside of the card as well as the vellum onto the inside of the card

5. Tie a ribbon around the card to hold it shut.

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