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Beware: This is a picture-heavy post.*

Before revealing our save the dates, I thought would share the how-to story. That way you have to suffer with me through the process, just as I did (muahaha!). Remember when I explained the roadblocks and hiccups we experienced trying to put them together? Well, they did eventually come together, one step at a time!

Step One: Making the Envelope Pretty

• Save-the-Date Stamp
• Inkpad
• Embossing Ink
• Heating Tool

Lightly stamp the top left corner of each envelope:

Cover the stamped area with embossing powder:

Dump the excess embossing powder from the envelope:

Note: I flicked the paper a few times to get rid of the excess powder and quickly learned that is not the best method. It causes some of the powder to fall off of the stamp part, which is actually where you want the embossing powder to stay! A much better idea is to blow on the paper, which clears the extra powder but allows the bulk of it to stick to the stamp.

Heat the portion of the envelope with the stamp + embossing powder with the heater, and voilà:

Step Two: Dressing the Magnet

• Ribbon (we chose green to match our envelopes)
• Card Stock
• Corner Rounder Punch
• Computer + Ink

I knew I wanted to include a small note in with our save the dates. It wasn’t enough for me to just throw the magnet in an envelope. So using the ribbon below, we tied a bow to hold our note.

I typed “Please Visit Our Website” in two columns in a document on the computer and printed it on card stock. I cut up the pieces using a cutting board and rounded the corners:

Using a hole punch, I put a hole in each note so that we could attach it to the ribbon. Here are a few pictures of Mama Brooch assembling the ribbon and labels:

Step Three: Addressing the Envelopes

• Computer
• Printer
• Cutting Board
• Sticker Machine

This was the last piece of the puzzle. I just had to figure out how to address the envelopes, and we were done! At first, I was going to use the label below found via The Knotty Bride, but the polka dots weren’t quite what I had in mind. Problem was, this was the ONLY pink address label (free, printable label, that is) I could find online:

Source

It took me about a day to figure out something better. Something told me to try to make the label myself on the computer…We’ve all had those moments, huh? So I hopped on Microsoft Word and started playing around, adding text boxes and borders.

Lo and behold, my own perfect little labels:

I ran each label through the sticker machine because it’s only 2.5 inches wide. (And guess what? I broke one trying to refill it! It was definitely not pretty. Woosah!) Eventually, I bought full-sheet labels. It was a lot faster and more cost effective than the sticker machine.

Then finally, after all the pieces were in the envelope, I sealed it with the label:

Stay tuned! Up next: The Reveal

How did you create your save the dates?

*Sorry for the picture quality. Our website, wedding date, names, and everything were on all the paper products. I had to do some major blurring. Hopefully, you don’t mind.