Make Your Own Wedding Invitations
Here I will show you to how to make your own wedding invitations in much the same style as the classic and elegant roses and cream invitation I have shown elsewhere on the site. We will put a spin on the same classic style, but just change the theme! These winter wedding invitations are for weddings that fall in the holiday or winter season.
Tools needed to make winter wedding invitations:
Make your own wedding invitations in a winter theme! Materials I used to create this invitation: I used a 8 1/2" by 11" sheet of card stock to create the base of the invitation. To print my text onto, I chose an 8 1/2" by 11" piece of scrapbooking background paper with a wintery icy themed pattern. I layered both of these together. for embellishment I chose to wind a pretty piece of ribbon across the top of the invitation and adhere a snowflake embellishment to the middle of the ribbon. I found the snowflakes (which were actually mini x-mas tree decorations) in a craft store which were quite inexpensive and available in quantities.
Step One: Designing the text! First choose what you want to say in your invitations. Lay-out the text using
desktop publishing software
or even a word processing program For this invitation we will get two invitations out of each set of paper using the
2-up format (two to a page).
I always use a scrolling type of font for a wedding invitation as it just plain looks more elegant and classy. You can choose to use any kind of font that suits your theme or style and personality. Once you are satisfied with the way the text looks then you will either A. Print it onto plain white paper and then take it to a local copy shop to have it copied onto your chosen paper (This will save you a little money and conserve printer ink or toner). B. Print it straight onto your chosen scrapbook background or specialty paper.
Step Two: Cutting the Invitation paper! Both sheets of paper will need to be cut. The card stock will simply be cut in half to create two sheets of 8 1/2" by 5 1/2" card stock. Step Three: Attach both sheets of paper. I used a simple glue stick. I made one simple stripe across the top and centered my text sheet onto my card stock. Step Four: Attaching the ribbon! To attach the ribbon to the top of the invite I just applied a bit of craft glue to the underside using my fingertip. Another great way to apply an adhesive is to use a glue runner. Step Five: Attaching the snowflake embellishment! Once the ribbon was dried onto the invite, I then just applied a good layer of glue to the back of my snowflakes and attached them to the middle of the ribbon. More ideas and tips to make your own wedding invitations in a winter theme... * switch it up with different colored card stocks and papers. * Try a different embellishment! I used a snowflake but you could use a bow, a small pine cone, dried flowers, etc... * sprinkle the inside of the envelope with white glitter or fake snow. It will seem like snow is falling out when your guests open the invitation. For a theme like this it makes the most sense to make your own wedding invitations! Where else will you get an invitation that fits so closely to your theme? Once again, when you make your own wedding invitations you get exactly what you want. See Also... How to print onto blank invitations Order custom text templates or custom printable wedding maps
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