Making Invitations

Just a quick blog in between making a wedding invitation for my lil sis. We have been going back and forth via email, phone, and text trying different layouts, colors, fonts, wording and even paper type.  It has been fun to use different programs on my computer to try different things. That being said sometimes you run into some compatibility issues. After wanting to pull my hair out night before last I finally got it resolved today.  Always a learning experience!  A few things I learned during this process: one, my printer stinks (and that is as nice as I can put it), two, with out the internet it would take me forever to learn anything, and three, patience and stepping away from the project for a minute or two makes a world of difference.
I admit I had fun making the invitation and I am glad for all the mistakes too.  Next time I can take what I learned and expand on what I did this time. I would love to post a pic so you could see the progress but then it would spoil the big reveal when folks get them in the mail.

FYI: In the end I used a template for the monogram and then uploaded into Pixelmator, did some tweaking in Pixelmator (made a BORDER!!, margins, layers, etc.) and saved it as a PDF. PDF was a must to get it uploaded and printed. Especially since my printer is busted.

Ironic I can describe a three day process in two sentences.

Links for invitations: You can get ideas and DIY help for many types of invitations at the following links:

Zazzle
Etsy
Paper Source
Invitation Consultants
invys
paper and more
Wedding Paper Divas
Pinterest
weddinghchicks
Ann's Bridal Bargains
Basic Invite

Expand your creative mind and try making your own invitations next time. You might even surprise YOURSELF!!