A while ago, my sister came to my paper studio to play around with some ideas for engagement invitation cards. Her step-brother-in-law proposed to his girlfriend over the holidays. They have been in the family for some years now and everyone gets along and sees each other regularly. The bride-to-be knows that my sister loves stamping, so had asked some advice about handmade engagement party invitations. My sister leapt right in an volunteered to help.
Then she reached out for my input (and tools and space!). Today, I'm showing you the fruits of our creative afternoon.
The original paper the bride-to-be picked up at the Michaels Craft Store was white with a raised and sparkled black damask. I have a Stampin' Up! embossing folder with a very similar pattern. I have metallic dark brown paper with a black core. By embossing and sanding, we could get a similar effect with a more masculine appeal (for the couple instead of sparkles which are often seen as more feminine). Here is a comparison of the designs:
I had suggested my sister keep it to a flat note. That will help make the paper go farther. (The paper at Michaels is twice the cost of my paper.) The bride-to-be really wants to keep it simple, so her favourite was this design:
The base piece is completely clear, where a message can be designed on the computer and printed on the cardstock. This is the easiest way to place the words.
This is one of the original designs my sister did. She loves her Stampin' Up! medallion stamp! The middle part of the medallion is cut out and raised up and the heart is raised up again from there.
Personally, I felt it was a large amount of work. One of my favourites are these corner stamped versions. It would be slightly more tricky to align the text, but still plenty of room for wording without extreme difficulty.
On the brown one here we used a different embossing pattern. I have a
pattern that looks like an impression of pebbles. To me, it looks like
hammered metal, which adds even more masculinity to the invitation.
Then she reached out for my input (and tools and space!). Today, I'm showing you the fruits of our creative afternoon.
The original paper the bride-to-be picked up at the Michaels Craft Store was white with a raised and sparkled black damask. I have a Stampin' Up! embossing folder with a very similar pattern. I have metallic dark brown paper with a black core. By embossing and sanding, we could get a similar effect with a more masculine appeal (for the couple instead of sparkles which are often seen as more feminine). Here is a comparison of the designs:
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| Click for larger view. |
This is one of the original designs my sister did. She loves her Stampin' Up! medallion stamp! The middle part of the medallion is cut out and raised up and the heart is raised up again from there.
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| Click for larger view. |
Personally, I felt it was a large amount of work. One of my favourites are these corner stamped versions. It would be slightly more tricky to align the text, but still plenty of room for wording without extreme difficulty.
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| Click to better see the embossing. |
We also had to work out a version that would include the coveted medallion. We put it across the top and did not cut out the centre.
I like the brown one better because we could mimic the outer layer design on the bar across the top by using more brown paper. The white damask paper is such that only four invitations can be cut from one piece with nothing leftover to make the bar across the top. More sheets could be purchased but, as I mentioned, it was quite expensive per sheet already.
Which one is your favourite?
Hard to choose, as I like them all,but would go for the more practical that will cost less, thats just me though. what ever you choose will be awesome !!!
ReplyDeletePaula