Make Your Own Invitations
Using Blank Cards

Any of the ideas and instructions to make your own invitations that are on this site can be made using blank cards as the base of the invitation. Using blank cards just plain makes the process alot easier and quicker too. But it's not your only option so I want to outline the pro's and cons of using blank cards.

Pro - Using blank cards to make your own invitations is quicker and easier. When using them you moit a few tedious steps that alot of you may very well like to skip.

Con - depending on the cards you choose to purchase it could run you a little more money than making the invit ations from scratch would. But if money is not a big object for you than blank cards is still the way to go.

Pro - Blank cards are alot of the time made from some nice sturdy papers and are already scored for easy folding.

About cardstock - using cardstock to make your own invitations from scratch is a definite good choice if you are looking to save money. Make sure and shop around and choose wisely to ensure you are choosing a good cardstock. You don't want it to be too flimsy depending on the kind of card you are making. If it is too heavy you may run into problems folding it.
Another good thing about using cardstock is that most any copy shop will copy onto it for you so that if you still want to make your own invitations quickly and easily you can take your paper on over to any copy shop and have your invites copied, cut and folded all for you. The one down side is that you will need to set up the invitation to be in a 2-up invitations format (or two invitations to a page) or a 4-up invitations format (or four invitations to a page). Some may not be very computer savvy or just may not want to even attempt this.

To print onto blank cards to make your own invitations is easy. Measure the length and width of the card when it is full open. Use any word processing or desktop publi shing program to set up the text. Once the program is open choose File > document or page setup. When the new window opens enter the length and width of the card. Make the margins about .5 inches all the way around except for the side where it will be folded shut. This margin (usually the left) will be half the length of the crad plus half an inch. Now enter your text and center it.
For more info and a more complete explanation see How to Print onto Blank Wedding Invitations

If you are looking to browse through a good assortment of blank cards to then check out Dick Blick Art Materials where you will find everything from an assortment of different colored blank cards to high quality cards like those made by Strathmore to make your own wedding invitations with.

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