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My Wedding: Invitations, Part 4 – Envelope Liner Tutorial

by ilene on August 11, 2011 · 3 comments

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Envelope liners are a small detail but I really wanted to add them into our wedding invitations. I like the look of them! They add a fun pop of color and help protect the contents of envelope a little.  I’m pretty sure the male half of our guests did not notice this detail and probably [...]

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My Wedding: Invitations, Part 3 – Wax Seal Tutorial

by ilene on August 10, 2011 · 8 comments

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Ever since I was a little girl, I loved the look of wax seals. It looks old fashioned yet sophisticated at the same time! I was never allowed to play with wax seals though because it involves matches and lots of hot-sticky-messy-runny wax. Then I discovered hot glue gun sealing wax!  Awesome! It’s a mess-free [...]

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My Wedding: Invitations, Part 1- My Obession with Letterpress…and My First Bridal Meltdown

by ilene on August 8, 2011 · 12 comments

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As a graphic designer, I was very very particular about our printed material.  When it came time to design our invitations, I felt pressure to come up with something awesome!  I felt that I needed to design a fantastic invitation suite that both fit our personalities and wedding style and wowed our guests. I think [...]

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