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Mr. Gazelle and I perused a bunch of invitations online, but we didn’t find anything that we really loved. That meant that I would definitely try to DIY them; I just needed to get inspired.

My first source of inspiration was courtesy of the awesome Ms. Stripes. I fell in love with her bicycle-motif envelope liners:

Image via Ms. Stripes

Envelopes would most definitely have to be lined! I found some awesome bicycle scrapbooking paper at Michaels that would be perfect.

Next up, my MOH passed along a ton of crafting supplies in case they would come in handy with our invitations. Included were these little guys.

What on earth could I do with them? While shopping for paper supplies, I found this inspiration photo on Paper Circle:

Image via Paper Circle’s Inspiration Gallery

As for the meat of the invitation itself, I found my inspiration at a local bridal expo in the fall.

I loved the simplicity of it. The whimsy in the fun font. The fact that you let your guests know right away that the day you are getting married is a happy day. I also loved that it was square.

With all of these elements in mind, I purchased some supplies from Paper Circle so I could create a mock-up to see how it would all come together. Stay tuned because we’ll be revealing the Gazelle invitations soon!

Where did you find your invitation inspiration from? Did you decide to create a mock-up to see if the ideas in your head would translate to paper?