Save the Dates are DONE!!!

Yes!!!They are finally complete. One of the major things we wanted to take care of before the end of the summer was to send out our Save the Date cards. With the help of our very creative MOH, combined with some A6 flat cards and envelopes from Paper Source, rubber stamp, embossing powder and some wrapping paper - a Save the Date is born.
These are the materials that we used to finally get to the final product.

Materials:
Paper Source A6 Flat Cards
Paper Source A6 Envelopes
Paper Source stamp
Stamp pad in Jade Green
Embossing Powder in Gold
Container Store Wrapping Paper
Clear labels for return address
Double sided tape
bone folder
Save the Date cards:

1. Printed the text on the A6 flat cards using Microsoft Word. Tip: Print on a regular 8'' x 11'' paper and use that to line it with the A6 flat card to see if everything is aligned correctly. This will save you from wasting any of the A6 flat cards.
2. Choose where you would like to use the stamp. This step will vary since some might like it in every corner while others prefer to have it scattered. We chose to stamp in 3 out of 4 corners. use the 8'' x 11'' sample paper you printed earlier for your stamping.
3. Once the card is stamped, put some of the embossing powder over the wet ink and remove the rest of the powder by tapping the sides of the cards. For this step, we used 2 paper plates to catch all of the embossing powder & reuse them.
4. Heat the stamped & embossed section with a embossing dryer/tool, similar to this one in the picture.
5. Repeat steps 2-4 until all of the cards have been stamped and embossed.
   
6. Use a small paint brush to brush off all the excess powder on the cards.

Envelopes:

1. Print each of the guest's name and address on the A6 envelopes using MS Word.
2. Print return address on clear labels to place on the back flap of the envelopes. Place 1 return address label in each envelope.
   
3. With an A6 envelope template, measure/trace the same number of envelopes on the wrapping paper to serve as the envelope liners. Tip: Prior to doing any cutting, measure the wrapping paper to make sure you have maximize the paper. Save scraps of the paper for smaller wrapping jobs or other DIY projects. We will be using our scraps for other tags that we'll be making.
4. Cut the traced envelopes from the wrapping paper.
   
5. Use double sided tape to attach liner to the envelope.
   
6. Use a bone folder (straight-edge or a ruler also works) to make the creases on the envelopes.

Here is our finished product...






Now that they are all complete, it's time to take them to the post office. Now it's starting to finally feel real.