6 Hours of My Life That I’ll Never Get Back

6 Hours of My Life That I’ll Never Get Back

July 15th, 2010 @ 9:44 am by Mrs. Hot Dog
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And just what was I doing during those 6 hours? Tracing, cutting and gluing envelope liners!!

Don’t get me wrong - I LOVE LOVE LOVE how they turned out and I really feel like they added a lot to the invitations (post forthcoming!). Buuut it was definitely an unnecessary project.

The upside to this project is that it didn’t cost me a dime! I am a totally scrapbooking maven so I have a huge stockpile of papers. I decided that I’d like to use what I already have, and consequently, used several different types of papers for the liners. Want to see?

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This is the paper stack that I pulled from, and then there were some other random paper selections.

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This is just a few of the liners that I cut during my marathon. I actually really like the idea that there are several different designs and know two guests that know one another will get the same one! I feel like it adds an element of… surprise, even if I’m one of the only people who knows it.

UP NEXT: The invitation reveal!!

Did you DIY envelope liners or order yours? I wish I’d ordered ours… haha.

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19 Responses to “6 Hours of My Life That I’ll Never Get Back”

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sunnydebs (message) 784 posts, Busy bee

I am so glad I bought our envelopes pre-lined. I wouldn’t have spent 6 hours doing them myself. But good for you! They will make an impact.

7/15/10 @ 9:47 am (reply)

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Miss Cardigan (message) 8,645 posts, Bee Keeper

Love the paper you used for envelope liners! They always take SO long, but I think they make such a great impact, and they’re totally worth it. Can’t wait to see your invitations!

7/15/10 @ 10:14 am (reply)

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bunnylovesbear (message) 1,782 posts, Buzzing bee

I’m planning to DIY my envelope liners. I actually just bought some wrapping paper from the dollartree, and I plan to use that to line my envelopes. I bought three rolls and a 3-pack of glue sticks, so this whole project cost be 4 bucks! (Now I just need to get my invitations finished up from my etsy seller, so I can get started!

7/15/10 @ 10:17 am (reply)

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Jennifer

I DIYed envelope liners, but used a shortcut I found at cardgirldiy.com - instead of using a template, I just cut 5×5 squares (to line an envelope for a 5×7 invite), folded in half, and clipped one corner with a corner rounder. The fold lines up with the envelope fold, and since I was using a light-colored envelope in a not-too-thin envelope, you couldn’t tell at all that the liner only lined a triangle of the actual envelope besides the flap. I got the whole thing done during one baseball game.

7/15/10 @ 10:24 am (reply)

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Hannah

Envelope LINERS? I’m not entirely sure I get what you mean, or indeed, why they are necessary…

7/15/10 @ 10:29 am (reply)

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mimi06d (message) 646 posts, Busy bee

I hated doing liners for our save the dates. They took forever but they did look pretty awesome. I’m sure no one noticed but me. I can’t wait to see your invites!

7/15/10 @ 10:45 am (reply)

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MsBrooklynA (message) 2,703 posts, Sugar bee

How much does that add in postage to place those in your envelopes?

7/15/10 @ 11:08 am (reply)

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Miss Hot Dog (message) 317 posts, Helper bee

@Hannah: They are NOT necessary, but add a nice visual interest when you open the envelope.

@MsBrooklynA: It didn’t add anything to my postage costs. It depends how heavy the paper is, how much glue you use, etc…

7/15/10 @ 11:13 am (reply)

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Hola13 (message) 52 posts, Worker bee

I actually did my own too for thank you cards for my welcome bags. I love them and hope others do too.

7/15/10 @ 11:17 am (reply)

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brittanymichelle (message) 878 posts, Busy bee

i think i got the one in the middle, the multicolor one.. love them!! i really can’t wait to see EVERYTHING together!

7/15/10 @ 11:20 am (reply)

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plantains (message) 2,489 posts, Buzzing bee

I did mine for our save-the-dates and they turned out beautiful. I used wrappng paper to make them so saved a bit of money. It was worth it because I didn’t like most of the liner patterns I saw. They weren’t bold or playful enough. I didn’t really find it to be that time consuming. I did it assembly line style.

7/15/10 @ 12:21 pm (reply)

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jordynrose (message) 6,351 posts, Bee Keeper

These look great! Your guests will definitely appreciate all of your hard work.

7/15/10 @ 1:21 pm (reply)

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Miss Giraffe (message) 4,219 posts, Honey bee

Oh man, out of all of my scrapbooking stuff, that pad is my favorite! I’ve only managed to use 2 sheet from it because I can’t bring myself to use them haha.
Great liners!

7/15/10 @ 1:54 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Cola (message) 2,870 posts, Sugar bee

I love how you used the different papers! They turned out great, but I completely agree, liners are a LOT of work!

7/15/10 @ 4:46 pm (reply)

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OctPumpkin (message) 593 posts, Busy bee

I love envlope liners. Love them. But I sort of DIY cheated - I bought pre-cut with adhesive liners from Envelopper. I don’t think my invites would have ever made it into the mail otherwise and my FI (who did them for me) still complained that it was hard!

7/15/10 @ 5:33 pm (reply)

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RegannP (message) 29 posts, Newbee

This is the only thing I did not add to our stds/invitations that I wish I had. It is definitely worth the added effort!

http://newlymrsdee.blogspot.com/

7/15/10 @ 10:28 pm (reply)

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winter (message) 1,333 posts, Bumble bee

i never really thought envelope liners were really that important but then i see all these lined envelopes and it makes me wish i did them on our invites

7/16/10 @ 10:58 am (reply)

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Miss Starfish (message) 1,926 posts, Buzzing bee

I like that they are all different- super cute!

7/16/10 @ 11:50 am (reply)

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mado2616 (message) 31 posts, Newbee

I too did my own Liners, and used scrapbook paper. I read somewhere you can even use wrapping paper its lighter! But I found this awesome las vegas print and it looked great against the envelope. I definitley would do it again for another occasion. It adds a booster to your invite when you open it up!

7/17/10 @ 10:55 am (reply)