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Mrs. Apple Cider, New York/Charlotte Age and Occupation: 27, Corporate Communications Manager Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Grad Student – Clinical Mental Health Engagement Date: September 13, 2008 Wedding Date: October 2009 Venue: Banner Elk Winery & Blueberry Villa About Me: I am a North Carolina girl with a New York City spirit. I love crafting, blogging, laughing and dreaming. I know every word to the Anne of Green Gables and Little Women movies. I own every single Martha Stewart Wedding Magazine and have been dreaming of weddings since I was little. I believe life is about doing what makes you happy. If you aren't happy re-evaluate what you are doing. You should never look back on your life and not be proud of what you are doing. If you want to travel - travel. If you want to sing - sing. If you want to start a company - start a company. If you want to blog – blog!
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What a process our invitations were! They seriously took me months, but they were worth it!

Introducing Our Labor Of Love - Invitations :  wedding diy invitations stationery 1 1

These were the pieces that I created:

  • Invitation 5X7
  • RSVP card 3X5
  • Info card 2X4
  • Map 4X6
  • Tag 1X1

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[INVITATION & ENCLOSURE]

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[RSVP CARD]

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[INFO CARD]

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[MAP]

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[TAG]

What I bought:

  • Printing – all printing was done on my home Epson All-In-One Printer
  • Wood Grain Paper – from Gmund Germany - GIFT
  • Vellum Envelopes (100) – bought from Envelope Mall for $16.75 for 100
  • RSVP Envelopes (100) – bought from Envelope Mall for $12.95 for 100
  • Enclosures (100) – bought from a paper store in the city $14 for 10 – total 140
  • String (8 packs) – bought from Craft 2000 (similar to Michaels) for $6.00 total
  • Stamps for RSVP – each cost $.44 – total $44.00
  • Stamps for whole thing – each cost $.61 – total $61.00 for 100

TOTAL COST: $281 or $2.81 each

For the final packaging we went with dark brown enclosures and decided to use vellum envelopes.

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[ENCLOSURES WITH INVITE AND RSVP]

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[THE ENVELOPES ALL PUT TOGETHER]

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[THE BACK OF THE ENVELOPES]

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169 Responses to “Introducing Our Labor Of Love – Invitations”

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yarigc (message)  10 posts, Newbee

I AM IN LOVE WITH THESE!!! We already did our invitations but I almost wish we hadn’t…lol.

 
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Miss Mouse
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Miss Mouse (message)  5,970 posts, Bee Keeper

Wow, so cool! I love the wood grain texture, the colors, and the velum envelopes.

 
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Miss Labrador (message)  1,819 posts, Buzzing bee

So lovely!

 
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tea
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tea (message)  7,271 posts, Busy Beekeeper

wow. those are fantastic! and i say, well worth the effort :-) i agree with miss mouse, i’m loving the wood grain texture

 
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shelliduke
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shelliduke (message)  412 posts, Helper bee

Gorgeous! I love the design on the back of the envelopes!

 
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msashleymarie (message)  615 posts, Busy bee

Want to make mine? I’ll pay ya! :)

 
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Mrs. Peony (message)  314 posts, Helper bee

Seriously, I’m drooling over these. *DROOL* Uh oh I think I drooled over the keyboard…the computer is dyinnnggggggg…….

 
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Mrs. Hot Cocoa (message)  2,098 posts, Buzzing bee

They are just gorgeous. The faux bois. The vellum envelopes. The little tag. My favorite thing though is the branch on the back of the envelope. Did you gocco that or was it embossed?

 
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soon2beebride (message)  59 posts, Worker bee

Oh man these awesome! Now I’m NEED to use vellum envelopes too =]

 
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Mrs. Sushi (message)  1,479 posts, Bumble bee

::swoon:: I am totally loving the paper! Gorgeous invites!

 
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Miss Apple Cider (message)  233 posts, Helper bee

Thanks for all the great comments! It means so much.

@Mrs. Hot Cocoa: I didn’t gocco or emboss…I printed them on a regular home computer!

 
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Miss French Bulldog
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Miss French Bulldog (message)  7,733 posts, Bumble Beekeeper

Those are GORGEOUS and definitely worth all your efforts! Holy Moly, I LOVE YOUR invites!!

 
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evelinej
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evelinej (message)  370 posts, Helper bee

Beautiful invitations. I love that paper.

 
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alison

these are amazing!!!
I just sent out something similar, but not as good. We did the same wood grain type of paper and had a very similar color scheme.

 
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ladybuglove
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ladybuglove (message)  740 posts, Busy bee

great job! these are gorgeous!! thanks for sharing!

 
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Miss Okami
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Miss Okami (message)  28 posts, Newbee

You’re a DIY Queen! They are wonderful!

 
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Miss Red Head

I LOVE YOUR DETAILS, you did a fantastic job!

 
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KtobeC (message)  103 posts, Blushing bee

These are beautiful! How did you design them? What tool did you use? Also, did you cut all of the pieces yourself? I am so inspired!

 
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bunnylovesbear
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bunnylovesbear (message)  2,248 posts, Buzzing bee

Wow…those are some GORGEOUS invites! You did a fantastic job!

 
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Gilneas
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Gilneas (message)  1,393 posts, Bumble bee

Sooo worth it. I love the envelope detail – the wood grain – the fonts – fabulous!

 
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Mrs. Apple Cider, New York/Charlotte Age and Occupation: 27, Corporate Communications Manager Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Grad Student – Clinical Mental Health Engagement Date: September 13, 2008 Wedding Date: October 2009 Venue: Banner Elk Winery & Blueberry Villa About Me: I am a North Carolina girl with a New York City spirit. I love crafting, blogging, laughing and dreaming. I know every word to the Anne of Green Gables and Little Women movies. I own every single Martha Stewart Wedding Magazine and have been dreaming of weddings since I was little. I believe life is about doing what makes you happy. If you aren't happy re-evaluate what you are doing. You should never look back on your life and not be proud of what you are doing. If you want to travel - travel. If you want to sing - sing. If you want to start a company - start a company. If you want to blog – blog!

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