Make Snowflake Wedding Invitations
I made these snowflake wedding invitations using peel and stick snowflake embellishments as the main decorative accent. You can create this same effect by using any snowflake embellishment or ornament you can find. If your feeling adventurous or are a crafty sort of bride you can even try to duplicate the snowflake I used with some pretty white beads and thin wire. Another method would be to use a snowflake paper punch and punch the shape from some pretty shimmery paper. Or use plain white paper and pair it with some glitter or tiny rhinestones.
Tools and Materials needed to make these snowflake wedding invitations:
12" by 12" card stock
decorative paper
ribbon
plain white paper
snowflake embellishments
The first step to take to make these wedding invitations would be to print your wedding invitation wording onto some plain white paper. The wording must be set up to fit centered onto the paper just right to get the alignment correct.
To make this step easy, it may be a good idea to have the paper cut into squares before printing onto it. The squares should measure 5" by 5". A great way to get your paper cut to size is to brig it to a local copy shop or printer. For short money you can have them cut your paper to size on cutting machine.
To print onto them simply set up a document on your word processor or desktop publishing program to match the size of your paper squares. If you choose "File > document setup" you should be able to set the page dimensions. Set the margins to custom dimensions also. The left margin should be 2" wide. All the rest are fine at about 1/4" or so. Type in you text, change the font, and then align it to the center of the page.
When you go to print the text onto your squares of paper make sure and change your printer preferences to the custom page size as well. Otherwise it will print half on the paper or not at all. Next cut your other papers; the card stock and the decorative paper. For decorative paper I used an 8 1/2" by 11" scrapbook background paper. The base of the invitation is 12" by 12" card stock. You can purchase it in this size in any scrapbook store or arts and crafts store. Many times you can find really fancy card stock with different textures, colors, and even metallics and pearlescent.
The card stock should be cut into quarters to give you four pieces measuring 6" by 6". Just use your paper cutter to cut the paper in half and the cut both halves in half again. The decorative paper should be cut into strips. They should measure 5" by 2".
You can also take the shortcut with this paper and have it all cut for you at a print or copy shop. It really does take a lot of the tedious work out of it (not to mention stress and time). It's generally quite inexpensive, and super fast, too. Now all you need to do is assemble all the pieces for these snowflake wedding invitations! Start by centering the 5" by 5" squares with the wording on them. I like to attach them using a glue runner. Apply the glue to the back and then simply center the paper as best as possible. Apply a bit of pressure to really stick it down to the card stock.
Repeat the same thing with the strips of decorative paper. Align the paper to the left of the printed text on your white 5" by 5" squares.Get out your ribbon and lay it down on some scrap paper to reduce any mess you might make with the glue. Apply some adhesive to the back of the ribbon and place it onto the card at a very straight angle from top to bottom. The ribbon should lay somewhere in the center of the decorative paper strips. Finish this step by trimming the edges of the ribbon with either a small pair of scissors or a cutting blade like an Xacto knife.
Now to transform these wedding invitations into snowflake wedding invitations! The last step is to attach your snowflake embellishments. I used some peel and stick snowflakes, so all I had to do is peel the backing and stick them on. As I said above, you can also use paper punch snowflakes, or make your own bead snowflakes kind of like the ones I used.
Wanna Use the same materials I used to make these snowflake wedding invitations?
card stock: 12" by 12" midnight blue
decorative paper: 8 1/2" by 11" paper by Stemma/Masterpiece Studios - "Blue Toile" #1153289
snowflakes: Jolee's Boutique dimensional stickers - snowflakes #SPJ044
See also...* Winter wedding invitations * Christmas wedding invitations * Ordering printable custom text templates * Printable wedding maps
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