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Yudu is an unruly beast!

There I said it…I love my YUDU, but I am frustrated with it right now. It’s not delivering the fine, crisp print I had been hoping for (like the Gocco), and I am skeptical of whether or not I will be able to accomplish the look I had imagined.

Overall, I’ve been fairly pleased with the results I have gotten with my unfixed screen, but the mister hasn’t been as impressed. Though he thinks the prints are OK, he doesn’t think they are great because they aren’t as clean and clear as he has seen in pro invites. And, I have to agree with him.

I’ve been fooling myself into thinking that they rock because I don’t do well with failure (or criticism). So I’ve played with different paper and different inks to see if I can get him to change his mind (or to see if I can change my mind), but what happened instead is that I’ve solidified the idea of “I don’t like these invites anymore” into my head.

Evidence––said invite prints taunting me with their imperfection:

…and a closer shot of the details:

All in all, I think the repeated print process has left me wondering what they could be if I changed up my methods. Yes, I can play with the design to change the font and burn a new screen to see if it solves the clean print issue, but would that really help my “I don’t like my invites anymore” conundrum?

The truth is it won’t…I don’t like my design anymore, and it’s not because of the YUDU. It’s simply because I have outgrown it and am tired of the layout. It just doesn’t sit right, and something about it screams DIY to the max; and that’s not what I want. So there you have it…this crazy bride (with dwindling time) has made changes to her invite design. Changes that will be final.

So what have I decided? I’ve changed up the layout a bit and added a new floral design, and I plan to use my YUDU to print the flowers but not the text. As you can see in the images above and the one below, the floral illustration prints pretty well, and it does come out clean and clear.

Close-up of the flowers:

My plan was to get at it and plug away every single day so I could get these guys in the mail by July 25! I was confident that I would be able to get them finished and did end up a frazzled mess by the time they were done, but in the end I think it was worth the effort. The Lockets’ invites are now in the mail, and they are pretty rocking!

Have you made any serious last-minute changes to your invite design? Are you rushing to get them out? How soon before your wedding did/will you send yours?