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Functional Invitation (semi-DIY)

posted 3 years ago in Stationery

pic1:the invite box is matte laminated but the brown areas are glossy; pic2:shrinked wrapped, packed and ready for mailing; pic3: our names on the side of the box; pic4: maps folded (printed from google maps); pic5: the coaster main invites contain a short story of how we met.

posted by ms. dragondee 3 years ago

Wow! Great job!!

posted by gloss 3 years ago

Do you have a blog? I would love to read more about how you did this.

posted by sheila8777 3 years ago

Hi there, Thanks! This is actually my first time to post here, I'm so happy you guys appreciate it.

Hi sheila8777 sorry I don't have a blog :(. But just to give you some details, I created all the designs and layouts first using Adobe Illustrator and then i printed everything in matte coated paper, had it laminated (matte and gloss) by a professional printing company near our place (burned a little hole in my pocket, but it was worth it!). I used chipboard to create the coasters and boxes. basically created the chipboard box first then wrapped the printouts on it. It just really takes a lot of patience and a few helpful friends :).

posted by ms. dragondee 3 years ago

So did you make those boxes, or did you buy them? If you bought them, where? Great joB!

posted by Bean 3 years ago

Those look so great !! ms. dragondee what adobe illustrator version did you use? I'm thinking of buying it.

posted by verdes 3 years ago

Wow do you have more pics we could see? perhaps in a board post or something? They look amazing!

posted by Lovespearls 3 years ago

I love your invites! That's very close to what I want for my reception only invites only I didn't know how to explain what I wanted. Great Job!

I too, would love to see more pictures :)

posted by Nita 3 years ago

I am in love with your maps!! You did a stellar job, Ms. D!

posted by LLauRRa 3 years ago

Those are sooo professional! Great job!

I love Illustrator. I'm afraid of it, but it does such neat things!

posted by KateMW 3 years ago

Hi everyone, Thanks for the nice feedback! I'm ecstatic!

@verdes: I used adobe CS2 but if you're purchasing them now, i suggest get the latest version if you could. Adobe releases newer versions faster than they should. so getting the newest version right now would be best. which is CS4! gudluck! :)

@KateMW: haha, why are you afraid of Illustrator? You are right, with great imagination you can do amazing things in Illustrator! and photoshop too. :)

@LLauRRa: I actually got lazy with the map and didn't want to draw my own so i just printed the actual google map! lolz. Then i just added a belt on it to keep it neatly folded.

@Everyone: I don't have a blog but I do have a few more pics in the gallery you can just search functional invitation. or look for it in stationery. :)

posted by ms. dragondee 3 years ago