Materials needed:
- 3” x 7¾” luxe cream text or cover weight paper—Yours Truly (three per 8½” x 11” sheet)
- 3½” x 8¼” black text or cover weight paper—Yours Truly (three per 8½” x 11” sheet)
- 3¾” x 8½” gold text or cover weight paper—Yours Truly (two per 8½” x 11” sheet)
- 8½” x 11” black leaf patterned paper—The Paper Company (one per 12” x 12” sheet)
- Black sheer ribbon (5/8” width)
- Dry adhesive, such as a tape runner
Suggested tools:
- Scoring tool
- Bone folder
- Paper trimmer
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Ruler
Instructions:
- Begin with a horizontal (landscape) letter-sized document in a word-processing program. Create three columns and adjust the margins to match the dimensions above. Type and format text, centered in each column.
- Print text on luxe cream paper and trim on all sides to create three 3” x 7¾” pieces.
- Adhere luxe cream paper to 3½” x 8¼” black paper, then adhere to gold paper.
- Use a scoring tool to score patterned paper twice, creating three equally sized sections.
- Adhere invitation piece to middle section. Fold flaps over to close, using a bone folder to create a crisp edge.
- Wrap ribbon around closed invitation and tie in knot. Trim ends at an angle to desired length.
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