Thursday 4 September 2008

Just got an Email back from http://www.pocketfoldinvites.co.uk/ as I emailed explaining what I was hoping to do and this is the info they sent back -


Hi, It depends how you want your invitations to look in the end, if for
example you want the inserts to look like those pictured on our Indulgence
design in our design gallery for each invitation you would need: One pocketfold
(obviously!) 89p eachOne 125mm x 125mm silver insert ( boarder) 20p eachTwo
120mm x 120mm white inserts ( one with invite details, one with map) 20p eachOne
120mm x 100mm white insert (taxi info)15p eachOne 120mm x 80mm white insert
(R.S.V.P)10p eachOne monogram card approximately 50mm x 50mm 8p eachWe cut all
of the card ourselves so you can pick and choose the sizes to suit you. Please
do not hesitate to contact us again if you have any further questions. Kind
regards Kelly Edgecombe http://www.pocketfoldinvites.co.uk/

This comes to £1.82 per invite, I don't think thats to bad is it? Got to now find out how many I will need to make.

Been browsing the internet to see if I can find some ideas and this is kind a close to the style I was thinking about. I like the style of the last two the best. As these will be for the evening guests only I havent got to add as much so this style would work.

If I did it it this way I would use my Monogram to close the invite.

I like the Style below, I'd use silver Organza ribbon and add my Monogram. I like this style because the cut point reveals the names which I think is a nice touch.

for the style below, again I'd use my Monogram and have like an envelope point instead of the hearts

The main Card would be Sapphire then the invite printed on white and matted on silver. Same style to the Pocket Invites that I want to do for Wedding and Reception guests.

I also would like to do them DIY and feel confident that I could draw up a template for these invites.

Or I could just do ordinary card style, heres a couple ideas I had been talking to madhattermillie over on Ukscrappers here is her idea as I put up a post asking for suggestions -


Originally Posted by madhattermillie

hi there

i have a suggestion to keep it simple! Stampin up do roller stamps, where the
ink is applied as you roll, there is a lovely butterfly one called 'flitting by'
on page 43 they also do 'you're invited' stamps in the following setssincere
salutations £20.95 p61 cheers and wishes £16.95 p63 Ink wise, i would recommend
using a blank roller (£5.50 p83) filled with versamark refill (£3.25 p82) and
silver embossing powder (£3.75 p82) Card wise, i would say make/buy your own
card blanks and the purpose made ones tend be a bit stronger. There is a
brilliant blue ink available £4.50, Matching cardstock, A4 pack of 24 £4.50 and
the jumbo ink cartridge for the roller stamp is also available in this colour
for £6.25. i currently have a 10% discount until the order is sent on 24th
august, p&p £3.50 hope that helps! jox

And here are some of the ideas I came up from her suggestion -



Using a roller on white card but rolling once to create a blue design let it dry then roll again but so I get the silver and emboss silver over lapping but so the blue still shows. Adding blue butterflys 3d effect and adding little silver rhinestones and the word your invited at the bottom.

Another idea, same principle using a roller on Blue card but rolling once to create a white design let it dry then roll again but so i get the silver and emboss silver over lapping but so the white still shows. again adding white butterflys 3d effect and adding little silver rhinestones and the word your invited at the bottom.

Blue as main card colour, a flourish swirl type roller going across vertical or horizontle depending on card shape so then use silver embossing powder so the design shows and then with a small butterfly punch cut some white card and use the little butterflys glue them to the vine giveing a kinda 3d effect and then the your invited in silver to so it shows up.

Madhattermillie has offered to make up some samples so I can have a look before buying the bits. Also Paula on Wedding Announcers Forum is putting together an idea for me too. Can't wait to see the results as I have a theory as you can see of what I want but it may be to expensive to do it my way.

Here are some pictures so you can get an idea of style. For Mine I want the main Pocket Fold to be Sapphire Blue and then three inserts (1) Map and Directions (2) Taxi numbers and where to stay (3) R.S.V.P.
I want the main invite to be printed on to white card/paper and mounted on to silver card/paper. then the inserts white and maybe have the info boxed so theres and outline round the information if that makes sence. To close the invite i want to use velcro and have my monogramme attached. And if we use ribbon it will be silver.
These invites will be made up for the Guests we want to come to the wedding and reception and I'm going to do different styled invites for guests invited to just the evening bit which I will share my ideas when I have looked into it abit more.