Our Save the Dates Leave the Nest!

Our Save the Dates Leave the Nest!

March 15th, 2011 @ 9:10 am by Mrs. Cotton Candy
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After countless hours of designing, screen printing, cutting, gluing, and addressing, our save the dates are finally ready to head out the door to their new homes!

Our Save the Dates Leave the Nest! : wedding diy riverside save the dates stationery Std2b1

When our guests first receive our save the dates, they’ll be greeted by a gravel colored A6 envelope topped off with a wrap-around label and lined with gray-chevron-printed kraft paper.

When designing our save the dates, I made a conscious effort to keep them color neutral and let the color and grain of the wood really stand out. The cards were designed by me in Photoshop Elements and printed by Cards of Wood on walnut veneer. I was a little concerned that the black ink wouldn’t print well on the dark veneer, but I’m really pleased with the quality of the print, and I love the way the gravel envelope compliments the walnut.

For the magnet, I embroidered our design on an 8 x 10 piece of natural linen and scanned the finished piece into Photoshop. Once re-sized, I printed them out on matte photo paper, trimmed them, and slapped them onto business-card-sized magnets.

I love our save the dates, but I am so happy to see them leave our home. We’re about two months behind on sending these out, so having them go out the door is a huge weight off my shoulders.

Were you behind on sending out your save the dates?

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22 Responses to “Our Save the Dates Leave the Nest!”

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Miss Pain au Chocolat (message) 1,698 posts, Bumble bee

We were on time but it was Mr. P who was anxious to get the out the door. He must have asked me at least twice a week between Halloween and New Years. I’m with you — it was a relief when they were done.

3/15/11 @ 9:20 am (reply)

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Mrs. Locket (message) 2,837 posts, Sugar bee

Very cute! I love the veneer! I was a wee bit late on sending ours out too.

3/15/11 @ 9:22 am (reply)

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sparks (message) 649 posts, Busy bee

These are so awesome! I love the embroidery turned magnet idea! Very unique and cool.

3/15/11 @ 9:28 am (reply)

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SqueakySquirrel (message) 43 posts, Newbee

I was so far behind getting them designed, I had to skip them and go straight to invitations!

3/15/11 @ 9:29 am (reply)

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Mrs. Meerkat (message) 3,216 posts, Sugar bee

Those are so original!! And the scanned embroidery looks great! I couldn’t even tell it was a image and not the real thing.

3/15/11 @ 9:41 am (reply)

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Gerbera (message) 4,481 posts, Honey bee

oh WOW. There are super original, i love the twist on embroidery on the wood veneer Save The Date. Very neat!

3/15/11 @ 10:00 am (reply)

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Denali (message) 296 posts, Helper bee

I am still obsessed with the embroidery magnets. Swoon.

We were a bit late getting ours out, but I think that was mainly because I wanted them out early. No biggie.

3/15/11 @ 10:18 am (reply)

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Mrs. Trail Mix (message) 6,329 posts, Bee Keeper

I love these, you are SO creative!!! Very original idea!

3/15/11 @ 10:51 am (reply)

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MsBrooklynA (message) 2,703 posts, Sugar bee

These are so unique! I really like the wood grain, that is something I’ve never seen before.

3/15/11 @ 11:03 am (reply)

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Miss Elephant (message) 6,182 posts, Bee Keeper

These are great CC, I love the magnet!

We were early on sending ours out because I just couldn’t hold onto them any longer.

3/15/11 @ 11:30 am (reply)

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Kcoleybear (message) 683 posts, Busy bee

OMG! I love these. They are so adorable. I love that you “embroidered” the magnet. These are awesome.

3/15/11 @ 11:55 am (reply)

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wine_bride_2011 (message) 30 posts, Newbee

How did you affix the magnet to the STDate card?

3/15/11 @ 12:30 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Seashell (message) 1,713 posts, Bumble bee

LOVE THESE!

3/15/11 @ 1:25 pm (reply)

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

Words cannot express how much I love these. They make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!

3/15/11 @ 2:30 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Earrings (message) 2,481 posts, Buzzing bee

They’re awesome! Very creative

3/15/11 @ 3:50 pm (reply)

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SweetSara (message) 292 posts, Helper bee

Beautiful. I love the wood. Can’t wait to get mine done. Ours are behind because the photographer keeps rescheduling. Good thing she will not be the one doing our wedding.

3/15/11 @ 5:26 pm (reply)

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Mrs. Pin Cushion (message) 1,012 posts, Bumble bee

I seriously love these so much. Like so so much!! The lined envelope, the wood, the stitching!

How did you embroider it? Just free hand? Print and then stitch? I would love to copy this idea for other crafties but would love to know how! (I’ll just PM you actually . . .)

3/15/11 @ 7:09 pm (reply)

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Miss Tartlet (message) 3,207 posts, Sugar bee

These are amazing! The embroidery and the wood veneer are just fantastic!

3/15/11 @ 7:24 pm (reply)

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Miss Ostrich (message) 1,948 posts, Buzzing bee

I am beyond obsessed with your embroidered magnet, Miss CC. So original!

3/15/11 @ 8:45 pm (reply)

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Miss Cotton Candy (message) 436 posts, Helper bee

@SqueakySquirrel: oh no! That was my biggest fear!
@wine_bride_2011: i used temporary glue dots they worked perfect and were pretty cheep.
@Mrs. Pin Cushion: LOL Im running to my inbox now

3/16/11 @ 12:01 am (reply)

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