Online sources for making your own invites

[Larissa]

Invites are on my mind right now :)

Please list any online sources for invitation supplies that you have heard of. If you have any experience with a company please rate them.

TIA!

[Reenie]

www.lcipaper.com (I didn't use this one because I decided not to make my own, but it was very intriguing when I was toying with the idea)

www.mygatsby.com This site has more "print your own" style. I ordered some (my in-laws asked if I'd mind making the RD invite, which I LOVED doing! :) ).
This is how they came out
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5d627b3127cce93143e59328c00000015108EZOGzZu5bU
They also have invites that are more formal, like wedding invites. I had a great experience with them- fast shipping, good product.

[sublime311]

I love the stuff at http://www.envelopments.com/

[Kristy]

I bought all my cardstock through yellowroseartstamps.com. Wonderful company, excellent customer service. Prices (at the time) were the cheapest for the stock I needed.

Pocketfolds were bought through My Gatsby. I'd heard wonderful things about them from other people, and they met my expectations. They also were the only place that had the pocketfold color I needed lol.

[Larissa]

Some of the places that have been listed so far have 8.5 x 11 cardstock. How do I cut it down? Will they cut it for me for an extra charge? Is there a brick and mortar store that does this?

[Reenie]

Larissa Your local library should have a paper cutter that you can do it with, or Kinkos. If not at either of those places, Michaels craft store. They have little measurments on the boards, so you know everything will be the same size. :)

[tlew12778]

I'm planning on using www.paperpresentation.com for the pocketfolds and www.marcopaper.com for the cardstock and vellum.

Paper presentation is actually a store in manhattan (where my MOH lives) so I can see the stuff before buying it (without having to order samples and whatnot). She can pick up stuff for me and go back as needed. They had the best prices for pocketfolds that I found.

Marco paper is just easy and I have heard great things about them. I did find a few sources that were cheaper but nowhere had the same selection as marco paper. I honestly cannot be bothered to write all these companies and ask for something that is not listed on the website. For $35 for 250 sheets, I am not going to count my pennies, IYKWIM.

I already have an embosser and I will probably get more powder off Ebay.

I plan on cutting the paper myself. I love the paper cutter at work. Either that or I will take it to a place like kinkos that has a gigantic machine that can cut a ream of paper all at once.

[Larissa]

I ordered the paper for my invites on 8/7/05. I ordered from two different companies in order to try to make a cheaper combo.

Paper-source - Brillant service!! I ordered sage 5 x 7, sage 3.5 x 5, and soft white 4.25 x 5.5 card stock. The order shipped on 8/9/05 and I got it on 8/10/05. Everything was there and in perfect condition.

Yellow Rose Art Stamps - Horrible, seriously. I need to call them on Monday. I ordered ivory envelopes 5.25 x 7.25. They were packaged horribly. The corners on every single envelope were bent and they were mangled around funny in a weird curved shape. The color matches my soft white from papersource perfectly, which is great. They sent the right amount of envelopes, which is also great. BUT they sent the freaking wrong size. My order clearly states 5.25 x 7.25 envelopes and they sent me 4.75 x 6.5 envelopes.

I'm sure this can be fixed. I'm just not impressed with the way the envelopes were packaged so that they were able to get bent. The aren't cut very well so the envelopes have a little hang nail (for lack of a better description) rather than smooth edges. And they are the wrong size!!

[Maggie8202]

BUMP!
I am making my holiday cards and am looking for envelope and folded cards.

[rubyslippers]

We had a great experience with Anchor Paper. They cut everything to size at no extra cost.

[Elphaba]

I am going with www.VistaPrint.com I have used them in the past (many times) for personalized stationary, business cards, etc... and have always been delighted with their work.

However, just FYI... I am planning a very informal wedding... thus while my invitations are very, very pretty... they might not be what you are looking for if you want all the bells, whistles, ribbons, flowers and puppies attached to your invitations. If you are looking for simple and beautiful, go here.

Conversely... if you are just loking for "Save The Date" cards or engagement announcments or any kinds of things like that (new house announcements, baby announcements, etc) this is a great place to go for them.

Another tip? Just use the standard shipping. It says something crazy like 21 days... but I have never gotten mine in anything longer than 10, and that was during the holiday rush in December.

HTH (Hope This Helps)... Steph.

[KeliAnn]

I went with www.mypersonalartist.com, and they were perfect! We got the DIY printable invitations and RSVP cards, so all I had to do was print the wording. I also printed the envelopes b/c my handwriting is terrible.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/41/104303358_bca7e59579.jpg?v=0

[permanentvacay]

has anyone used myjeanm.com??

[taraw]

Anyone have a good source for inner and outer envelopes?

[cosmic]

www.mygatsby.com used to let you put together your own invites online. I think they still do, but I haven't been there in a while! :)