My Wedding Invitations

Hello there,

The time has finally arrived, it's May and my wedding is 21 days away!! I can't believe it is almost here!!!! Today I want to share with you my Pocket Fold Wedding Invitations, which were designed and created by me and all 270 invites went through my hands as I cut, glued, and blinged each one. That's a lot, I know!!! So here they are.  

Enjoy!!!!

I hope you have enjoyed, I'm not sure when the next time that I post will be but 20 days is going to go by very quickly so I better get to work on my last minute wedding preparations. Next time I come around I will no longer be Miss Borges, I will be Mrs. Sousa!!! I am so excited!!!

Bridal Shower Invitations

Hi,

Sorry about my absence, just 2 months until my wedding so we are trying to get things wrapped up around here. The other day was my bridal shower so I wanted to share some bridal shower cards that I put together as samples. Enjoy!!

The card I used for my shower is the one above on the left. I hope you have enjoyed. If you see something that you just have to have for your next event please let me know and I can put something together for you. Just let me know. Thanks!!!

Ready to mail!!

Happy Sunday to you all!!
Here in Cali it is definitely a sun filled day. It's gorgeous here. Anyways I wanted to share with you all the invitations that I created. My friend chose these for her friends shower and she asked me to make 28. So here they are ready just to be labeled and mailed out.

Enjoy!!!

Recipe:

Invitation Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Paper: Stardream Metallic Azalea, Fairway, & Citrine
Stamp: Corner Floral by B Line Designs
Ink: ColorBox Fluid Chalk Rouge Inkpad
Accessories: Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by today!!! Have a great day!!!

Bridal Shower Invitations

Hello there,

So here is the last invitation sample that I put together for my friend. This time I, again, used the damask stamp but I stamped it on the sides instead of the corners. I thought I would try something different but it wasn't one of my favorites out of the the three invitations that I made.

What do you think? If you had to chose which one out of the three would you choose??

To make each invitation, which includes the Invitation and the RSVP, pictured above, and an envelope it again costs approximately $2.50. I think going with home made invitations is such a great deal? Some of those creators out there just rip you off, so do them at home, it really isn't that bad!!

Recipe:
Invitation Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Paper: Stardream Metallic Azalea, Fairway, & Citrine
Stamp: Damask by Impress Rubber Stamps
Ink: ColorBox Fluid Chalk Rouge Inkpad
Accessories: Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by!! Enjoy your day!!!

Bridal Shower Invitations

Hi there,

I told you all I would be back with more sample invitations so here it is. This was the second invitation that I put together. This time I used a damask and I stamped them on the corners.

Enjoy!!!

To make each invitation, which includes the Invitation and the RSVP, pictured above, and an envelope it costs approximately $2.50. Again, not bad, huh?!!!

Recipe:
Invitation Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Paper: Stardream Metallic Azalea, Fairway, & Citrine
Stamp: Damask by Impress Rubber Stamps
Ink: ColorBox Fluid Chalk Rouge Inkpad
Accessories: Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by!! Have a great day!!!

Bridal Shower Invitations

Hi there,

I hope you are all doing well!! Today  I want to share with you all a few sample bridal shower invitations that I have been putting together for a good friend. She asked me to create some for her friends shower in May. She left it all to me, she did give me an invitation sample that she liked and I kind of went from there. She also wanted the colors pink and green which I believe are also the wedding colors.

Here is the first sample that I put together and in the next two days I will post the next two that I created as samples for her.

Enjoy!!!

 To make each invitation, which includes the Invitation and the RSVP, pictured above, and an envelope it costs approximately $2.50. Not bad, huh?!!!

Recipe:
Invitation Size: 5 1/4 x 5 1/4
Paper: Stardream Metallic Azalea, Fairway, & Citrine
Stamp: Corner Floral by B Line Designs
Ink: ColorBox Fluid Chalk Rouge Inkpad
Accessories: Rhinestones

Thanks for stopping by today!! Have a great day!!!

ISS Steak BBQ Invitation

Top of the Morning to you all!!

Hehe thought I would switch up my usually boring greeting lol! Anyways...It's a beautiful sunny day here in California and I am surrounded by my family here in Tracy so what would be a better idea that a little Fall BBQ!!! Well...not really but it does sound good especially with my ISS BBQ Steak Invitations that I made. Mmmmm steak, mmmm some fresh BBQ corn, oh so delicious!!!  Really does sound good, and I definitely wouldn't mind throwing in some oysters in the BBQ too!!! MMmmm sure does sound good, but the only really thing happening today is this invitation, maybe I'll make some more and actually send them out and maybe, just maybe there will be a Fall BBQ going on soon. I better get on it before it rains!!!

As for now enjoy my lil BBQ steak invitations! Enjoy!!!

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day and enjoy the Cali sunshine, if your here!!!

RECIPE:

Card Size: 4 1/4 x 5 1/4

Stamps: Steak by InStyle Stamps

Ink: Copic Markers

Paper: Red & White Cardstock

Accessories: Ribbon

Wedding Invitation Pocket Fold

Hey everyone,

Here it is, the last wedding invitation and the invitation that the bride chose. This one is my absolute favorite invitation. It's so elegant and simple, it's just perfect!!

Take a look. I won't say much for you have all seen enough Wedding invitations, and I have no more to say, lol I have had enough myself, now it's time to play with making some fun cards, for myself. I'll worry about these invites when it's time to make them for the bride to send out. Enjoy!!!




Recipe:
Card Size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
Paper: The Paper Company Metallic Cardstock Blue Bell & Pearl
Accessories: Sheer Ribbon

Thanks for sticking around through my invites, now it's back to the fun stuff. See ya around!!!

Gatefold Wedding Invitation

A quick little sample before my final Wedding Invitation. This is a gatefold invitation, just a sample of the outside, I didn't decorate the inside, it was just to get an idea. The bride liked this design but I could never get the embossing to work perfectly so that it all connected evenly on the folds. Never the less she chose another invite so no worries. But take a look it is rather pretty!!



Recipe:
Card Size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
Paper: The Paper Company Metallic Cardstock Blue Bell, Paper Pizazz Purple Hydrangea DP

Wedding Invitation Pocket Fold

Hi Everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying the beginning of your week. I know I am. So on with my Wedding Invitations, but time for a little change these next two post will be some sort of pocket fold invitations, each a little different.

For this Pocket Fold invitation, I needed a cardstock that was larger than 12x12 so I went to the Martha Stewart section to get one of her 16x16 sheets to be able to design this pocket fold. I couldn't get my hands on the good metallic paper because I had to buy in bulk, I couldn't just buy one sheet to practice with.

So this is what I came up with. The center of the pocket fold for the invitation, and the side with a pocket for all the information for the wedding, and a little flap to close the pocket fold. Then on the outside, a little band of some sort to keep the pocket fold closed. I hope you have enjoyed, tomorrows post will be the final wedding invitation and the one that the bride chose. I hope you are all still here with me... If not come back, I won't show anymore invitations!!!



Recipe:
Card Size: 5 x 7
Paper: Martha Stewart 16 x 16 Cardstock

Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoyed!!!

Wedding Invitation #9

Hey there,

Happy Sunday!!! Here is another one of my Wedding Invitations. Again going along the traditional, elegant, and simple style. I just love the ribbon slide, this one happens to be a heart ribbon slide, and I gave the invitation another look by just putting the ribbon on the edges. This one is another one of my faves if I wanted to go for the traditional look, the only thing is you don't get the whole effect because the white paper is not the good metallic thick paper but we get the idea. Enjoy!!!




Recipe:
Card Size: 5 x 7
Paper: The Paper Company Metallic Cardstock Blue Bell & Pearl
Accessories: Wrights Casa Collection 1 1/2 DS Sparkle satin Cornflower Blue Ribbon, Bling Heart Ribbon Slide

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day, and come back soon!!!

Wedding Invitation #8

Hey everyone,

I hope you are all enjoying your Saturday as well as the first day of August. So here it is again, another invitation, I promise I'm almost done showing you guys. Lol I had to make these all, I know I was sick of them by the time I was done so I'm sure you are all sick of seeing them all on my blog as well. Lol I changed it up yesterday so that you could all see a card, I promise I'll change it up soon, again!!

So here it is. This is one of my favorite cards of the somewhat plain, simple and traditional invitations. I love the ribbon slide, it's such a great touch. Enjoy!!!




Recipe:
Card Size: 5 x 7
Paper: The Paper Company Metallic Cardstock Blue Bell & Pearl
Accessories: Wrights Casa Collection 1 1/2 DS Sparkle Satin Cornflower Blue Ribbon, Square Bling Ribbon Slide

Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

Wedding Invitation #7

Here is another invitation in the long skinny style. This one I like better than the previous one, for some reason I like the knotted look on this invitation, it gives it character and dresses it up. Again this was one that didn't get the pretty paper. I got to a point were I couldn't see invitations anymore, I had made a few really pretty one's and I figured that I needed to throw in some traditional and plain ones in case that was the brides idea for her invitation, but I'm so glad that it wasn't her choice. Her choice will be the last invitation I show, it's also my favorite from all the ones I made.

So here it is. Stay tuned for more!




Recipe:
Card Size: 9 x 3 3/4
Paper: The Paper Company Metallic Cardstock Blue Bell & Pearl
Accessories: Wrights Casa Collection 1 1/2 DS Sparkle Satin Cornflower Blue Ribbon

Thanks for taking a look, come back soon and have a great day!!!

Wedding Invitation #6

Finally some more Wedding Invitations to share with you all. I finally got a chance to take the rest of the picture to be able to share with you all. So like I have said I made a wide variety of invitations, different sizes and styles, so this invitation is a longer skinnier invitation. Real simple and traditional. Not one of my favorites but I had to make a variety in case the Bride liked it. A few of these I did as a last resort to having more of a variety and therefore the white paper is just plain white paper because the printer that I was using was not an Inkjet and it just wouldn't print on my paper, but if it were to be 'the invitation' then it would get the pretty paper.

So here it is. Enjoy!!!




Recipe:
Card Size: 9 x 3 3/4
Paper: The Paper Company Metallic Cardstock Blue Bell & Pearl
Accessories: Wrights Casa Collection 5/8 Sheer Satin Edge White Ribbon

Thanks for stopping by have a great day!!!

Wedding Invitation #5

Hey there,

Happy Sunday!!! I hope you are all enjoying the start to your day. I know I have a lot planned for today. Tomorrow is my 22nd Birthday so my boyfriend and I are going to go to church with my parents today at 8:30 and then we are going to drive down to Petaluma for the day and hang out and then grab a few bags of fresh oyster and bring them home for a bbq dinner, DELICIOUS!!!! Can't wait!!!

So here is Invitation #5. I really like this layout for some reason, I love the extra layer on top of the invitation. The only problem with this invitation set is that it is a bit bulky and heavy so when it comes to having to mail a few invitations it's going to get a bit pricey, but its still a gorgeous invitation, very sweet and simple.

Enjoy!!!!






Thanks for stopping by, enjoy your Sunday before the work week starts again!!!

Recipe:
Card Size: 5 x 7
Paper: The Paper Company Metallic Cardstock Blue Bell & Pearl
Accessories: Sheer Ribbon

Wedding Invitation #4

Hey there,

Here is Invitation #4, not quite my favorite but I needed a variety to show the bride. This layout also came from an invitation website, probably the same website as invitation #3, but I have no idea what website. I think if I were to do this invitation again I would put a layer of white between the velum and the bluebell cardstock, I think it would help make it look a little better. Just an idea.

So here it is. Enjoy!!!



Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!!!

Recipe:
Card Size: 5 1/2 x 5 1/2
Stamps: Impression Obsession Hydrangea Sprig,
Ink: VersaMark Water mark stamp pad, Pitch Black (Adirondack)
Paper: The Paper Company Metallic Cardstock Blue Bell, Velum
Accessories: Judi Kins Pastel Embossing Powder, Sheer Ribbon

Wedding Invitations #3

Hi there,

I hope you are all enjoying the start to your Friday. Here is Wedding invitation #3. I decided to change up the layout a bit and go with a 5 1/4 x 5 1/4 invitation size and I also decided to do something with Velum to give the bride some more options to choose from. For a lot of these invitations I went to invitation websites and got the ideas for the templates from them and this card happens to be one that the original idea came off a website but I can't remember which website, you'll have to forgive me for that, there were soooo many websites that I looked at for ideas!! A lot!!!

So here it is Wedding Invitation #3. Enjoy!!!




Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!!!

Recipe:
Card Size:5 1/2 x 5 1/2
Paper: The Paper Company Metallic Cardstock Blue Bell & Pearl, Vellum
Accessories: Sheer Ribbon

Wedding Invitation #2

Hey everyone,

I hope you are all having a wonderful day. Today I am going to share #2 of the 11 wedding invitations I made.

For this card I went along with the same layout as the first card. Super Simple and traditional. But for this card I decided to use colors on the hydrangea. I pulled out my Cat Eyes and inked the stamp in blue and then inked up just the centers of the hydrangeas with purple and added some green to the stem to get the pretty colors of a real hydrangea.

So here it is, take a look. Enjoy!!!



Thanks for stopping by, have a great day!!!

Recipe:
Card Size: 5 x 7
Stamps: Impression Obsession Hydrangea Sprig
Ink: Color Box Cat Eyes
Paper: The Paper Company Metallic Cardstock Blue Bell & Pearl

Wedding Invitation #1

Hey everyone,

So I promised you all I would share the many wedding invitations that I made. I made some 11 different wedding invitations and a little milk carton favor, which could use a little bit of help. So here is the deal, since I'm on summer vacation and this coming week is my birthday and I'll be heading out to Pismo mid next week with my boyfriend, his brother and sister-in-law and some 8 other friends to hit the dunes and ride quads, which I am super excited about because I've never ridden on the dunes. I can't wait!!! So while I'm enjoying my vacation, I will slowly try to share my wedding invitations and a few other random things.



So here are some random details about these invitations and the wedding. The bride's color for the wedding is indigo which is a very dark purplish blue color like this dress to the left, which isn't easy to find in paper or ribbon.




She also wants the flowers at the wedding to be hydrangeas and she wants them to be as close in color to this hydrangea here.
So when it came to choosing paper colors I had a choice between three colors that were no where close to the color she wanted. There was a purple that had a burgundy tent and then there was a very dark navy blue color and then there was this Bluebell color that I thought was a good choice because it is kind of a hydrangea color, and the bride agreed. So my next step was to look around for matching ribbon which was another complicated task and I managed to find some matching ribbon at a Joanns Super Store in their wedding ribbon section. I also used a Hydrangea stamp by Impression Obsession since the flowers at the wedding are going to be hydrangea and I figured it would be a nice decoration on the invitations.

I first started with the super simple invitations and moved my way up to the more time consuming invitations and the ones that in my opinion are the prettier ones. I had no idea what the bride had in mind so I made a little bit of everything and when I presented them to here I told her that if there was something she liked on one card but she didn't like it we could put it on the card that she liked and vice versa. There are so many options and things that can be changed up and added.

From the 11 she choose one, one of the prettier ones, which I'm very glad about, I'm not a big fan of the super simple and the usual, I like the unique and pretty ones. Although it's going to take a lot of time for me to put them together I wont mind, they will be absolutely gorgeous when they are all done!! I will share the one that she choose last so you may have to wait for it because I still have to take 4 more pictures and a picture of the favor, so with everything that I have planned for next week Im not sure when I will be able to take those last pics and post them. I'll try my best to get them up in a timely fashion.

So enough with the blabing, here is the first invitation. I've blurred information out for privacy reasons, but the idea behind the invitation is still visible. Enjoy!!




Recipe:Card Size: 5 x 7
Stamps: Impression Obsession Hydrangea Sprig
Ink: VersaMark Water mark stamp pad
Paper: The Paper Company Metallic Cardstock Blue Bell & Pearl
Accessories: Judi Kins Pastel Embossing Powder, Sheer Ribbon