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Friday, August 24, 2007

More Invitations

I know every time I make a new invitation I like it better than the old one. But these are actually going to be in the hands of real people by some time next week. My uncle decided to up and go to Taiwan, so my mom told me to hurry up and make 20 invitations for him to take with him. Yes, my mother called my ass up and placed a rush order on wedding invitations. She also specifically ordered me NOT to use those dark and depressing ones I made before.
Luckily, Kelly Paper just got this beautiful pearlescent pink cardstock in. Only thirty cents a sheet! She also requested I use gold somewhere, so I hightailed it to Paper Source.
While there, I was inspired by their gorgeous Japanese paper DIY kits. The kits are pre-cut and $$$, so I did my own. These pink ones are going to Taiwan, and then I'm going to make the rest in whatever's left of the pink and in this blue.
And a shoutout to n, who gave me the cutting mat and rotary cutter last Christmas. It would never have occured to me to buy these on my own, but without them there's no way I could make a professional looking invitation on my own! THANK YOU!

7 Comments:

  • Yay! Haha...I'm glad to see that it's coming in handy for more than just sewing projects.

    By Anonymous N, At 8/24/2007 08:21:00 PM  

  • Those invitations are beautiful. If you know someone who can do Chinese calligraphy or brush letters, these brush pens are great for adding gold touches:

    http://www.artsuppliesonline.com/catalog.cfm?cata_id=7669

    Oops, that sounds like spam but I just love the pens (and your blog).

    By Anonymous Anonymous, At 8/25/2007 08:01:00 AM  

  • Haha, doesn't sound like spam when it's just one plug for Pentel. Thanks for the info.

    As for calligraphy, for the first time in my life I half wished I'd paid attention when my mom forced me to take Chinese calligraphy. My sister and I thought the blank spot would be great with a big gold double happiness sign.

    But, not having the time or talent to fix it, we just made the band wider and moved it to the center!

    By Blogger Pei, At 8/25/2007 08:40:00 AM  

  • Very nice. I like these a lot.

    By Blogger She-Hulk, At 8/26/2007 10:46:00 AM  

  • Hmph. I would have slapped some red and gold wrapping paper on red construction paper and called it a day. Since when are you a freelance stationer???

    By Blogger claire, At 8/26/2007 11:49:00 AM  

  • Looks great! :D

    --Dommy!

    By Anonymous Dommy, At 8/27/2007 11:31:00 AM  

  • gee, i kinda liked the last ones.

    By Blogger Edward, At 8/29/2007 02:51:00 PM  

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