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Friday E-Store Pick | Laser cut Envelopes

Carla — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 13:19:19 +0000

Today we are showcasing our stunning square lasercut lace envelopes. The envelopes can be cut in any colour your heart desires. We are sure to have a colour to suit your unique style & personality.

You can shop them here on our online store.

Box Invitations: All You Need To Know

Carla — Wed, 02 Nov 2016 11:47:01 +0000

If you adore box invitations and have always dreamed about having them as wedding or birthday invitations then this post is especially for you. Box invitations are always associated with words such as glamour, sophistication, elegance and style – in other words just all out GORGEOUS!! This post is set out to provide you with an abundance of information to do with all the pretty options and styles of box invitations, along with all the printing techniques that we offer so you can combine them to make a perfect boxed invitation uniquely you.

Firstly we offer 2 types of boxes:

1. Luxury Hardboard box invitations. These can come with the lid and base connected to each other with a ribbon hinge or a separate base and lid. For such a luxury box we usually recommend having your monogram foiled on the box lid in a foil colour of your choice from gold, silver, rose gold, copper, gunmetal and array of other foils. The box shape can be completely customised to suit you and the cards inside. To top it off we can finish off this box with a beautiful satin ribbon bow. A wide range of paper options are available for these boxes from shimmer and textured to plain colours or patterned.

2. If you love the showstopping statement of a box invite but time or budget constraints you then our Standard boxes would be best for you. We custom make these boxes inhouse and are made from thick 300gsm paper. These boxes are available in 3 different sizes: 160mm square, A5 and DL long slim. With this box selection we are able to digitally print, letterpress, emboss or foil on the box lid in any preferred colour or design. There are also 2 options to finish off your box, you can opt to have a ribbon bow around the entire box or only opt to have a bow around the lid of the box. The latter option allows guest to open and close your invitation without having to struggle to replace the bow back around the box. Garnish your ribbon or bow with a diamante buckle or perspex engraved tag to finish off the effect.

When you have selected the option that best suits your theme we can move on to your box inserts. Here the options are endless!! We are able to do anything that you could possibly think of…but to make things a little easier we will mention the inserts that are the most popular. So here they are:

1. Firstly we are able to digitally print paper cards in any style or theme of your choice. Have a lot of info? No problem, we can add in as many cards as you require.

2. Our second option is to do letterpressed inserts. The norm with this is generally to only have your main card letterpresses and then digitally print the additional card should you have a lot of information. The again nothing is holding you back to have all cards letter pressed.

3. The third option that we have available is to opt for foiling. The colours that we have available and often use are gold, silver, rose gold, copper and gunmetal. A lovely and popular option is to combine letterpressing with the foiling.

4. The last and most glamorous option is our perspex engraved invite cards. We are able to design these in any shape and size that you can think off. Perspex is available in a variety of colours: gold, silver, clear, black and white.

Now that you have selected your box and insert that suits your wedding theme, you can now add any number of additions… these include a beautiful intricate lasercut pockets or gate folders, tissue paper or band with your guests names on. The options are endless and we are always eager to design new and exciting invitations!! Please challenge us, we will be sure to turn your box invite dreams into reality. Should you need some inspiration, we have a wide range of box invitations available on our online store. Have a peak at some of your stunning box invitations below.

Luxury Box Invitation 1: Two compartments in box that held a main foiled invitation card, a digitally printed additional card and a silver mirror perspex engraved fan.

Luxury Box Invitation 2: An A5 invitation with gold foiled insert inside an intricate gold laser cut pocket enclosed with a semi-transparent band with guest name. The box is finished off with a gold edwardian bow.

Standard Box Invitation: DL Shape – A boarding pass inspired Invitation Insert

Standard Box Invitation: Square – Monogram in gun metal foil.

Moodboard 3: Blushing Bride

Carla — Mon, 19 Sep 2016 07:36:29 +0000

This Monday’s mood board is based off the Anneke & Kelvin invite; we introduce an invite that is composed of all the finer things in life. The invite has a soft rustic feel about it, conveyed by the fine detailed gold foiled leaves, that branch over the invite, as well as the wooden laser cut tag with the couple’s wreath monogram engraved on it.

The invite suite is made using a nude shimmer paper which has a romantic and feminine feel to it. The text is digitally printed in a charcoal grey sans serif to enhance the modern look and feel of the invite. The colour palette of the invite, mainly comprised of nude, pink and gold tones not only works well for the invite suite, but offered plenty of opportunity and variety for the creation of the wedding stationery.

Moodboard 16: Cosmo Inspired

Carla — Fri, 15 Jul 2016 14:33:52 +0000

Mood board 16 has brought us to a stylish, theme-inspired wedding. Most of the time when we hear “themed wedding” we immediately think ‘kitsch’. However, we have made it one of our goals to create a themed wedding invitation that changes the perception of a themed wedding completely! We want “stylish, elegant, glamorous and sophisticated with a hint of fun”, to be the words that come to mind when themes are mentioned.

To showcase a little of what we are talking about, have a look at the beautiful cosmo-inspired wedding invitation that we designed for a recent photo shoot. This invitation suite consists of a laser cut and engraved navy pocket (yes, we are able to engrave on paper as well); a silver, foiled and letter pressed invitation card digitally printed with a stunning cosmo background that includes an RSVP card. This stunning invitation is placed inside a silver envelope consisting of the same laser cut and engraved envelope liner as the pocket. A masterpiece in its own right…

Cover photo source: Pinterest

Moodboard 15: Winter Wonder

Carla — Fri, 01 Jul 2016 14:41:39 +0000

We are currently in the heart of winter and desperately trying to keep warm in this cold and wet weather and we have decided that with this mood board we want to heat things up a bit… with beautiful, warm colour tones! You might not need a reminder of how cold it is outside, but we hope the beauty of this winter-inspired wedding mood board will warm you right up.

If you fancy yourself and your fiancé a bit of a daring couple, why not consider a beautiful winter wedding? We have just the invitations to set a warm tone for your elegant celebration. We would suggest the use of warm colour tones such as gold and blush pink combined with brilliant white. This colour scheme was used in this little artwork consisting of a stunning intricate laser cut gate folder pocket, a white insert card that has all text stamp foiled in gold and then placed into a white envelope with a stunning gold glitter paper liner to round things off!

We absolutely adore this invitation! We hope you enjoy looking at this invitation as much as we did creating it. Click on any of the photos to view this item on our online store!

Feature image cover photo source: Pinterest

Moodboard 13: Blush pink & Rose Gold

Carla — Wed, 08 Jun 2016 11:41:31 +0000

Mood board 13 has brought us to the breathtaking combination of blush pink and rose gold! A stunning colour combination if we do say so ourselves… We just adore the contrast between the soft pink and the solid metallic foiling. When we are contacted by a client requesting these colours, we JUMP at the opportunity to assist them with creating a one-of-a-kind invitation, unique to them in every way possible. We feel that a wedding invitation is so much more than just a piece of paper! In our exquisite team’s hands, a simple piece of paper is turned into a masterpiece…

We are extremely honoured to showcase one of our latest invitations consisting of this colour combination. We created this STUNNING blush pink laser cut, pocket invitation for Kaela & Mwewa. This invitation consisted of an intricate blush pink laser cut pocket with a cream shimmer paper invitation card, that was letterpressed in grey with the couple’s names foiled in rose gold. To round the card off, we embossed a beautiful pattern of a tree and birds on the side of their card.

Love it? This invite is available to order on our online store here.

*Feature photo source: Pinterest

Tales Of A Land Far Away

Carla — Thu, 19 May 2016 13:23:15 +0000

I know the title of the blog sounds slightly mystical, or even like this post might incorporate a fairytale, but it won’t. Typically, some wedding invitations convey a corny fairytale-feel. As designers, we understand that it becomes easy to fall into this trap – creating the expected, pretty or mystical invite. Invites like that are “comfortable” because clients aways know what they’re going to get and are familiar with the style. But for us, that kind of invite tends to convey the literal meaning and symbolism behind weddings, not the lateral thinking.

The below invite that we developed is original in its design – it has an ornate laser cut pocket, with a strong french design influence. One could argue that it has some intricate moroccan design elements too, incorporated into the overall item. Perhaps the thing that makes this invite so appealing, is the unique design influences from all over the world, and the ideal that French is almost always synonymous with love and romance.

The intricate invite contains an insert card that is digitally printed, but allows the freedom of all kinds of finishes such as foiling or letter pressing. The invite also comes in a range of colours and metallic tones that can convey your wedding colour scheme seamlessly.

Love these? Click on your favourite to shop!

Moodboard 11: Grey & White

Carla — Wed, 04 May 2016 13:22:32 +0000

Moodboard 11 has brought us to the classic combination of Grey & White! And we say classic because we certainly feel that WE will never get tired of this stunning combination. As a matter of fact, we jump at the opportunity when our clients tell us that these colours are their wedding colours! When we hear “grey & white”, we automatically think elegance, sophistication, stylish, effortless glamour… the list could go on forever.

We have decided to take things up a notch with this mood board inspired by grey & white. Therefor we combined this beautiful, intricate charcoal grey laser cut pocket with a simplistic A5 insert card, digitally printed in charcoal text.

We will let the photos of this exquisite invite do the rest of the talking…

Love it? Shop this invite on our online store here.

*Featured images from Pinterest and 100 Layer Cake Blog

Moodboard 7: Stylish in Blue

Carla — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 06:54:50 +0000

With mood board 7 in our series we are going blue…a very stylish blue! We have decided to combine this beautiful blue inspired invitation with a wedding that emphasises the finer details in design and decor. We created this beautiful blue wedding invitation for Lizel & David.

This invitation consists of a very intricate blue laser cut pocket with the couples initials laser cut out of the centre of the pocket. A single insert card is placed inside of the pocket that is digitally printed with the monogram embossed at the top of the card. The embossing further emphasises attention to detail. A stunning layering effect is created with the cut out details of the pocket and the card placed inside. This provides the guest receiving the invitation with a hint of what is hidden inside… The invitation is then placed inside an A5 size envelope with a beautiful bird and floral pattern to finish off this detailed invite.

We hope that you enjoy this unique invitation as much as we did designing it for our clients.

*On the day wedding photo’s from Pinterest.

Dupi and Hale’s Invitations

Carla — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 07:16:18 +0000

I want to share this STUNNING beaut of an invitation with you all on this blustery monday morning. We designed it for Splendid Affairs clients, Dupi and Hale last year and we love the final result. The invitation consists of 2 digitally printed cards which are wrapped in a delicate cream lace lasercut folder.

This is then enclosed in semi-translucent paper and placed in an A5 box. The box has their wreath monogram letterpressed into the lid and finished off with a cream and white printed ribbon and a lasercut clear perspex name tag.

You can buy this invitation, ready to order, on our online shop here.