I have no idea why I am so addicted to these videos. I'm 16 and not getting married until I'm like 30 or so lol. But the process of planning a wedding seems really fun
Anya Zamolo You may be a future wedding/event planner in the making! If you have a family member who is planning a wedding or other event offer to help them. You never know.....you may end up with your own business before you get to college. :-)
This worked out perfectly for me, I used 12x12 loose purple scrapbook paper from Joann's . I was able to get 1 fold, the insert pocket, and the background for my accommodation card out of 1 sheet. Now each sheet was 99 cent from Joann's but waited for a sale and got it for 29 cent per sheet, the I bought gartner studio diy invitation set from Walmart, 50 for 19.00, in silver they also had gold. But this brand fit the measurements of the pocket fold perfectly. I thought I would need to trim, but no need. The Gartner set came with response cards and envelopes, invitation that I customized right on their website , and big envelopes, so that's 14.50 for 50 sheets of paper and 19.99 for the Gartner set plus I did run out of color ink so another 20 dollar ink cartridge. I would say this cost me 55.00 for 50 invitations that I love.
great tutorial! thanks. by the way the tool that helps you score on the scoring table is called a "bone". just incase you didn't know or forgot. thanks for the easy step-by-step! i made my own modifications but this helped a lot to get me started.
This was the best tutorial I found! I found the Recollections Adhesive Tape (Red) 1/4" was the best adhesive to use. And it all came together easier if you really creased your folds. I could not get the hang of cutting the trim with a X-Acto knife, I used my paper cutter.
So thankful for this video! We crafted our invitations this week. Got 12x12 cardstock paper from JoAnn's for the pocket fold and found a free template online and printed on cream colored cardstock (also from JoAnn's) for the pieces on the inside. Printed at home and saved a ton of money. We even decided to wax-seal our invitations (though be warned, it will cost more to mail your invites if you do this - but we saved so much money making the invites, we felt it was worth it).
Thank you so much!!! You are a lifesaver! I was fiddling around with a 12"x12" sheet and created invitations very similar to yours, however I had no idea how to get the slip in rsvp cards to sit on the side! I love your pocket fold and will absolutely be using it for my wedding invitations. Thank you so much for sharing!
This is great, because 12x12 paper is easy to come by, because other templates have been using 11x17 pieces of paper. Thank you for making it easy to follow.
You did this very good! I love how you were clear about what you were doing. You explained great! And the invitation looks beautiful ❤. Keep up the great work !
hey there, thanks for posting this video.. I got a large order.. your video is the best.. my only adjustment was I cut the folded pocket tabs to make them more skinny.. (I needed more inside pocket space)..this was perfect thanks..-deb.
Thanks for the tips of using the double sided tape instead of glue. I'm going to do mine facing the horizontal way so I'll be playing around with measurements this wknd
Best vid i've come across, finally have all of the bits i need that you have. Am soo excited to do my invites later :) will put pics up soon. Thanx soo much
I've enjoyed my invitation business so much more since I have switch from being a full service designer to helping brides like you to make invitations yourself. Let the creativity begin!!!!!
I really need try make it myself. Online wow so expensive and can’t find anywhere in craft store and thought about get a paper, get a ruler board, and tape. I do have ribbon and cute stamp. Thank you for advise and so simple. I make 150 invitations. I did order invitations stationary online. Really looking for 5x7 that I am look for. Thank you so much.
Hi Alina - Best wishes & Congratulations!! You're tutorial was excellent and very helpful!! I will be making my sister's invitations for her July 2016 wedding. Thank you very much :))
Hi everyone! I has been a LONG time since I have been active on my channel. A lot has changed over the last two years and I finally feel like I can get back to doing UA-cam!! I am so sorry for abandoning you guys! Please comment on this and give me some video ideas. Quick update, I had a baby 13 months ago! If you want to see some mom/baby related videos, please let me know!
Hey, thanks sooo much!! Watched your video aain today and did a sample while I followed you. Very Cool!!! I'm lookin for samples, because I am makin invites for my niece's wedding. Again, thank you sooo much for sharing and the inspiration. Taylor:)
I am working on these now! Such a great video, thank you! The only thing I noticed is that you said half way is 4.5 but half would be 3.5. I think you may have said 4.5 because the mat is flipped upside down so half away from 4 upside would be 3.5 but look like 4.5? I'm not sure.
What paper did you use for the actual printed invite? It sounded thick when you tapped it with your nail. Maybe you can provide written instructions as well as links to products?
great video! question: can you tell me what fonts you used for your invitation? it looks beautiful and I'm having SO much trouble finding fonts that I like. would you be able to link to a better picture of it, or maybe tell me the spacing and sizes you used? Thank you so much!
Is it possible to make these invitations without the score board and other things you used ? I love the method you used it seems very easy but I don't have the equipment or money to buy all of those things. Thank you
Hi there! I just started watching your videos tonight and I just wanted to let you know that they are so helpful! I am constantly looking around on youtube for wedding planning videos, and yours are the best by far!! Haha :) I had a question though, would you say that making your own invitations saved you a lot of money?
Hello! To be completely honest I didn't even look to see how much pre-made invitations cost. I knew from the beginning that I wanted to make my own. Each 12x12 paper cost about $0.50 and I can make one full invite from it, the tools I used I already had. I probably spend a little over a dollar per invite, and of course the time! But I had four bridesmaid help me get these done and it wasn't a problem :)
Hello! Can I ask what is the exact measurements of the your violet envelope and the main printed invitations and ur inserts? I will create an invitation for my 18th birthday too. Thankyou.
I'm not crafty at all and this was so helpful, thanks for sharing. I think I'm going to give this a try. Were you able to mail with one stamp or did you have to pay extra?
Hi Alina. Thanks for sharing this tutorial. I'm beginning to make my own pocket wedding invitations as well. I'm also thinking of using the 12x12 cardstock from Michael's. I've bought these before and noticed that only one side of the paper is shiny, and the other side is kind of dull. Were your invitations like this when you opened them up - the inside is more dull compared to the outside? Also, what brand of double sided tape did you use? Thanks!
serendipity4x23 Hello! Yes, some of them have different finishes on each side. I went for texture rather than shiny vs. not. The brand of double sided take I used was scotch. Also, scrapbooking permanent tape is also good!
Awesome tutorial! I'm making invitations for my friends wedding and this was really helpful. Did you print your own invitation or did you have them printed? What was your original invitation?
Hey I was searching invitations for my 15th birthday and I stumbled upon your video. I knew I wanted to do an envelope invitation from the start. I loved your video and I will be using it. A quick question what were the measurements of the silver envelope you used to put the whole invitation in.
+Kami Foray I bought them individually at Michael's! I would take advantage of Black Friday coming up. Michael's and Joann's ALWAYS have awesome deals! Try to get everything you need then! Go online for additional coupons!
Hi Alina. Thanks for sharing. What were the measurements of the rsvp card and the other two cards? Also, what size envelope did you use for the RSVP card? Thanks =)
***** Hello! Both of the inserts measure 3.5 inches wide (this is WITH the purple background I had on them). The hight you can make different lengths so that they stack nicely, mine were about half an inch difference from each other. The RSVP card measures 3 ¼ by 5 inches. The envelope for the RSVP card is 3 ⅝ by 5 ⅛ also known as an A1 envelope. I used the site www.envelopes.com to buy my envelopes. You can order a sample before you order all off them which is very helpful :)
Hey there! Loved the video it was really helpful and got me thinking of DIYing my own wedding invitations! Roughly if you don't mind how much did you spend for all the materials needed to make the invitations? I just wanted an idea to see if it would be worth it to make my own or just order. Thanks so much :)
+lovespell63xoxo Hi! I probably spent around $200 - $250 for all the materials and tools... The cool thing is that you get to keep the tools and use them for any other DIY stuff (I make birthday cards, wedding cards, baby shower whenever I'm going somewhere)
I have no idea why I am so addicted to these videos. I'm 16 and not getting married until I'm like 30 or so lol. But the process of planning a wedding seems really fun
Anya Zamolo You may be a future wedding/event planner in the making! If you have a family member who is planning a wedding or other event offer to help them. You never know.....you may end up with your own business before you get to college. :-)
Anna Zamolo you are preparing for your future
Anna Zamolo so....... you’re 18 now 🤔
19 now....dont know why I feel like I need an update on this lol. Whatever it is you are doing I hope you are happy
This worked out perfectly for me, I used 12x12 loose purple scrapbook paper from Joann's . I was able to get 1 fold, the insert pocket, and the background for my accommodation card out of 1 sheet. Now each sheet was 99 cent from Joann's but waited for a sale and got it for 29 cent per sheet, the I bought gartner studio diy invitation set from Walmart, 50 for 19.00, in silver they also had gold. But this brand fit the measurements of the pocket fold perfectly. I thought I would need to trim, but no need. The Gartner set came with response cards and envelopes, invitation that I customized right on their website , and big envelopes, so that's 14.50 for 50 sheets of paper and 19.99 for the Gartner set plus I did run out of color ink so another 20 dollar ink cartridge. I would say this cost me 55.00 for 50 invitations that I love.
great tutorial! thanks. by the way the tool that helps you score on the scoring table is called a "bone". just incase you didn't know or forgot. thanks for the easy step-by-step! i made my own modifications but this helped a lot to get me started.
This was the best tutorial I found! I found the Recollections Adhesive Tape (Red) 1/4" was the best adhesive to use. And it all came together easier if you really creased your folds. I could not get the hang of cutting the trim with a X-Acto knife, I used my paper cutter.
So thankful for this video! We crafted our invitations this week. Got 12x12 cardstock paper from JoAnn's for the pocket fold and found a free template online and printed on cream colored cardstock (also from JoAnn's) for the pieces on the inside. Printed at home and saved a ton of money. We even decided to wax-seal our invitations (though be warned, it will cost more to mail your invites if you do this - but we saved so much money making the invites, we felt it was worth it).
Thank you so much!!! You are a lifesaver! I was fiddling around with a 12"x12" sheet and created invitations very similar to yours, however I had no idea how to get the slip in rsvp cards to sit on the side! I love your pocket fold and will absolutely be using it for my wedding invitations. Thank you so much for sharing!
What did you do for envelopes?
This is great, because 12x12 paper is easy to come by, because other templates have been using 11x17 pieces of paper. Thank you for making it easy to follow.
The colors for you invitation where so cute. I loved your video and the invitation. Gave me a few ideas for my friends wedding invitations.
You did this very good! I love how you were clear about what you were doing. You explained great! And the invitation looks beautiful ❤. Keep up the great work !
Girl. Your creativity is amazing!!! My wedding is literally in one month and the invitations were the hardest part for me. I am using this!!!
I love this video!!! These are too expensive to purchase but making it yourself saves you a lot of $$$.
hey there, thanks for posting this video.. I got a large order.. your video is the best.. my only adjustment was I cut the folded pocket tabs to make them more skinny.. (I needed more inside pocket space)..this was perfect thanks..-deb.
Only video I found that actually explains it and not linking me to a Etsy account ty
thank you so much for this video! so helpful for my daughter's quinceañera invitations saved me a bunch of money !!great instructions
Thanks for the tips of using the double sided tape instead of glue. I'm going to do mine facing the horizontal way so I'll be playing around with measurements this wknd
Great job! Thank you for mentioning how early you started making these. Have a great day 😀
Easy Peasy. I will be able to do invitations that I thought would be difficult to do. TFS.
Beautiful and easy to follow. This was the best tutorial I've watched.
Thank you for the great tutorial! We'll be sharing this with our couples.
Sanctuary Wedding Room Thank you!
what are the measurements of the cards in the pocket?
amazing job on these invitations, inspiring
Best vid i've come across, finally have all of the bits i need that you have. Am soo excited to do my invites later :) will put pics up soon. Thanx soo much
I’m doing this with my cricut and instead of making a peak to make it look like a envelope I’m doing a really fancy cut!
Amanda Shields how you do that? I do have a Cricut
Great tutorial! Helped give me a lot of ideas!
Thank you so much for this! We are making ours just like this and it has been so easy!
I've enjoyed my invitation business so much more since I have switch from being a full service designer to helping brides like you to make invitations yourself. Let the creativity begin!!!!!
Great tutorial! Do you happen to remember what you spent total for making your 80 invites?
I really need try make it myself. Online wow so expensive and can’t find anywhere in craft store and thought about get a paper, get a ruler board, and tape. I do have ribbon and cute stamp. Thank you for advise and so simple. I make 150 invitations. I did order invitations stationary online. Really looking for 5x7 that I am look for. Thank you so much.
Love this video ! Enjoyed watching it !
Hi Alina - Best wishes & Congratulations!! You're tutorial was excellent and very helpful!! I will be making my sister's invitations for her July 2016 wedding. Thank you very much :))
Awesome tutorial Allina,It really helped me....really gorgeous...
Hi everyone! I has been a LONG time since I have been active on my channel. A lot has changed over the last two years and I finally feel like I can get back to doing UA-cam!! I am so sorry for abandoning you guys! Please comment on this and give me some video ideas. Quick update, I had a baby 13 months ago! If you want to see some mom/baby related videos, please let me know!
Thank you for sharing! I am currently in the process of making my own invitations and I found this video to be very helpful :)
our diy queen
Hey, thanks sooo much!! Watched your video aain today and did a sample while I followed you. Very Cool!!! I'm lookin for samples, because I am makin invites for my niece's wedding. Again, thank you sooo much for sharing and the inspiration. Taylor:)
Thank you so much for watching! I'm glad I was able to help!
Thank you so much for sharing this!!! It has given me great ideas for my wedding invites!!!
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Thanks for your video's, all of them they have helped me in all my planning...
You did a wonderful and very clear job! Thank you!
I love your videos! they will come in handy one day!
great video and beautiful invitations.
I am working on these now! Such a great video, thank you! The only thing I noticed is that you said half way is 4.5 but half would be 3.5. I think you may have said 4.5 because the mat is flipped upside down so half away from 4 upside would be 3.5 but look like 4.5? I'm not sure.
awesome tutorial!!! thank you for all details!!!
You're very welcome! Thank you for watching!
You are so creative !
Thank You! for your instructions it helped me alot. Loved your tutorial.
+Rachel Urrutia Thanks for watching!
I loved your tutorial it was very easy to understand. Thank you.
cherryann savich Thank you!
Very helpful! I'm gonna do this for my birthday soon. Thank you so much for sharing this video. God Bless! :)
Thanks - I followed your template for my invites! X
This is awesome!!
I've got a question... My main invitation card is an A5 format, what size of scrapbooking paper would I need?
Thank you :) :)
Great video thanks. I was really worried about your safety when the lion showed up at 7:05 but thank goodness it never attacked.
Thanks for sharing this video.
I got an idea on how I will make my invitations on my wedding.
Godbless
This was a really good tutorial! Thanks!
hey darling this video is pretty cool thank you
Thank you so much for sharing this! My brother is getting married so I need to make 80 invitations for them. Thank you again!
Thank you so much! How much would you say you spent on materials?
Hi. Loved your video. What if I want to use a thicker ribbon? Would it still work?
What paper did you use for the actual printed invite? It sounded thick when you tapped it with your nail. Maybe you can provide written instructions as well as links to products?
great video! question: can you tell me what fonts you used for your invitation? it looks beautiful and I'm having SO much trouble finding fonts that I like. would you be able to link to a better picture of it, or maybe tell me the spacing and sizes you used? Thank you so much!
I'm gunna do this but I'll use an ink stamp seal instead of the ribbon.
Me encantó tu invitación 🌸🌸🌸
Hi love the video made my life easier! What did you do for the measurements for the rsvp card?
Is it possible to make these invitations without the score board and other things you used ? I love the method you used it seems very easy but I don't have the equipment or money to buy all of those things. Thank you
What size are you inserts and RSVP?
Thank you for this video! What size are your rsvp inserts?
So cool! Greetings from Germany
these are beautiful 😍🙌
Thank you, gonna do this for my invitations as well! :D
so cool :D totally using this some day
Thanks for your ideas
The first time I watched that video I even had a boyfriend yet and now I am engaged and really doing my wedding invitation
Hi ma'am may I know what kind of paper did you use as an envelop/card ? If you don't mind 😊 and where can I buy this stuff? Thanks ahead
What do you call the knife/tool used to marked the folding lines? The one at the scoreboard.
bone folder.
your invitation is beautiful. the a7 envelopes you used, did you make them?
Can you provide me with an approximation for the amount of craft paper needed to do 200 invitations? Wonderful video. I love it. I have learnt alot
Probably 200 sheets. It looks like she's using one sheet per invitation
Hi there! I just started watching your videos tonight and I just wanted to let you know that they are so helpful! I am constantly looking around on youtube for wedding planning videos, and yours are the best by far!! Haha :) I had a question though, would you say that making your own invitations saved you a lot of money?
Hello! To be completely honest I didn't even look to see how much pre-made invitations cost. I knew from the beginning that I wanted to make my own. Each 12x12 paper cost about $0.50 and I can make one full invite from it, the tools I used I already had. I probably spend a little over a dollar per invite, and of course the time! But I had four bridesmaid help me get these done and it wasn't a problem :)
Hello! Can I ask what is the exact measurements of the your violet envelope and the main printed invitations and ur inserts? I will create an invitation for my 18th birthday too. Thankyou.
I'm not crafty at all and this was so helpful, thanks for sharing. I think I'm going to give this a try. Were you able to mail with one stamp or did you have to pay extra?
+Lourdes Becker one stamp was enough!
Hi Alina. Thanks for sharing this tutorial. I'm beginning to make my own pocket wedding invitations as well. I'm also thinking of using the 12x12 cardstock from Michael's. I've bought these before and noticed that only one side of the paper is shiny, and the other side is kind of dull. Were your invitations like this when you opened them up - the inside is more dull compared to the outside? Also, what brand of double sided tape did you use? Thanks!
serendipity4x23 Hello! Yes, some of them have different finishes on each side. I went for texture rather than shiny vs. not. The brand of double sided take I used was scotch. Also, scrapbooking permanent tape is also good!
Awesome tutorial! I'm making invitations for my friends wedding and this was really helpful. Did you print your own invitation or did you have them printed? What was your original invitation?
joslyn huey Hello! I designed my on my computer and had them printed. I then cut them to size and did the rest :)
This is perfect!
What is the paper weight?
+FrakU2
Usually 250 Gram We have a a lot perfect invites
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Hey I was searching invitations for my 15th birthday and I stumbled upon your video. I knew I wanted to do an envelope invitation from the start. I loved your video and I will be using it. A quick question what were the measurements of the silver envelope you used to put the whole invitation in.
Yesenia Lopez Hello! I'm happy to hear this was helpful, the envelope size is 5 1/4 x 7 1/4
What is the thickness of the 12x12 cardstock?
Hi what is the sizes of your insert and rsvp? Thank you. I love your video 😀
Awesome tutorial! I was wondering what is the name of the board you use to make the folding lines. Haven't been able to find it on ebay
Genesis Colon It's a scoring board by Martha Stewart!
Hi, can you please tell me the width and height of the finished closed invite? Many thanks
Just heard the size of the invitation. Thanks!
Thanks you so much for sharing!
Great tutorial, thanks for sharing
I love this
Where did you find the envelopes?
Did you purchase the card stock for the pocket fold in bulk in just buy 80 individual sheets? I am FOR SURE doing this for my wedding in June!
+Kami Foray I bought them individually at Michael's! I would take advantage of Black Friday coming up. Michael's and Joann's ALWAYS have awesome deals! Try to get everything you need then! Go online for additional coupons!
very nice!!!
what kind of paper did you use for your invitations ?
Hi Alina. Thanks for sharing. What were the measurements of the rsvp card and the other two cards? Also, what size envelope did you use for the RSVP card? Thanks =)
***** Hello! Both of the inserts measure 3.5 inches wide (this is WITH the purple background I had on them). The hight you can make different lengths so that they stack nicely, mine were about half an inch difference from each other. The RSVP card measures 3 ¼ by 5 inches. The envelope for the RSVP card is 3 ⅝ by 5 ⅛ also known as an A1 envelope. I used the site www.envelopes.com to buy my envelopes. You can order a sample before you order all off them which is very helpful :)
Hey there! Loved the video it was really helpful and got me thinking of DIYing my own wedding invitations! Roughly if you don't mind how much did you spend for all the materials needed to make the invitations? I just wanted an idea to see if it would be worth it to make my own or just order. Thanks so much :)
+lovespell63xoxo Hi! I probably spent around $200 - $250 for all the materials and tools... The cool thing is that you get to keep the tools and use them for any other DIY stuff (I make birthday cards, wedding cards, baby shower whenever I'm going somewhere)
+Alina Narr thank you so much! :)
Can you link where you got your supplies ?
do you remember the color of the paper
What printer do you use ?
Can you guide us how to print through fedex please and thank you.
where'd you get the little stamp?
Thank you... Very helpful