Pocketfold invites

Sorry I went with the pocketfold with the full cover, once the front detail and inside sheet were added it was heavy enough to keep itself closed.

You could try the little velcro dots?

I printed all my inserts onto A4 card and cut it out with a guillotine, then used double sided tape to stick it all down.

Can I ask if you made these or purchased these? They are lovely and exactly the kind of invite I have been looking for!!

@ Germaki - I made them!

@ Tinnut - They are the 140 x 140 ones on the bottom row, 2nd in from the right.

Double sided tape down each of the wings of the pocket, and a strip down each side of the front design and the invitation piece, it is quite strong stuff.

Wow they are fantastic!!

Thanks Germaki, they were a lot simpler than they look, just time consuming!

Wow mrs c yours look fab!

as we were on quite a tight budget, i scaled down the actual pocketfold and make them out of a4 card.

argh sorry for the huge pics!

while we couldnt actually fasten them shut, they cost about £10 to make which worked better for me! we were going to put the ribbon round to tie it shut but im not patient enough for that!

xxx

Mrs C- Why did you use double sided taped opposed to glue or pritstick? Less messy?

I think I want to make my own but don't know if I can be bothered with the faff. Plus I'm not that creative x

Very nice .Well done

Less messy and adheres better!

Double sided tape doesn't stick to all the paper types though so you need to either find an extra strong tape or apply a bit of tacky glue (especially when sticking the wallet part!) just for a bit of reinforcement!

Nat

Sorry for butting in part way through the thread but Nat, is there any tape or glue that you would recommend?

Mine was really sticky and my card had a slight shimmer to it. It was the one that PDA sold.

Hi Mrs C - Yours were Cryogen White weren't they? It's fine with that. I found that the double sided tape works ok on that card but it doesnt for the stardream and metals range. I don't use PDA all that often, only when I want a colour that my suppliers don't stock but of all the metals and stardream that I have stuk with their tape, I've gone to work on them in the morning and the pockets have all opened back up.

I use the Tacky glue or Pinflair photo glue for mine. Stick fast without the slightest worry of them reopening! I do use double sided for the inserts though as there isnt as much pressure on those.

Nat

Yes they were - that might explain it!!

I used the Cryogen Irridescent which is completely different to all of the others in the iridescent range - it has more of a light sparkle to it rather than an all over pearlescence.

The design and the text were printed from my basic Kodak inkjet and were absolutely fine. I laid everything out in powerpoint and printed onto A4, then cut it all out, that way I also got edge to edge printing. My printer didn't like printing on smaller bits of card.

SuperLauren - your invites look exactly how I want mine!

Could I ask how you scaled down to A4 and also how you managed to cut them so precisely? and how do the backs of the invites look?

thanks :-)

Hiya chuck

the backs are plain to be honest. i've got a not to scale template that might help, i cant attach it though for some reason but if you let me know your email address then ill send it over. to cut them i borrowed a friends craft mat and used a stanley knife to cut and a pair of scissors to score...much easier than i thought!

xxx

Thanks SuperLauren that would be great!

my email address is ********.**@*******.**.**

much appreciated