Save The Dates -- The Reveal

I think it's safe to finally share the finished project. So here it is:




And a close up...


These were definitely a labor of love. I spent most of Easter Sunday & Tuesday night cutting, taping, assembling, spray gluing, sealing and stamping them.


I wanted to do something a little different from postcards, magnets, etc. We still havent done our e-pics yet ( working on setting that up right now ) and after looking through all of the pictures we have of us, I just wasnt happy with what we had to work with. So the wheels started turning and I went straight to the web to get alternative ideas. And I came across this post by Miss Rainbow over at the 'Bee. It was something different, so I started playing around with the concept and at first I thought I liked it, but I continued to search for ideas.

And I found this post by Miss Cheeseburger -- another Bee. Definitely cute, similar to the other one I was using as my inspiration and easy to do. The only thing I didnt have was a graphic designer. No problem -- I can work around that. Time to get creative.

Then it happened... I was flipping through a wedding invitation/stationery magazine I had received in the mail and I saw it. My save the date. It was in magnet form, but it was something I could make myself.

So I opened up Powerpoint ( my tool of choice ) and created a mock up to show Justin. At first he didnt like it, but after I put one together, he was feeling ok about them.


I printed up the save the dates and started working. Next, I'll share the steps to creating them.