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It’s the ladies of Anti­quaria, back with another fab­u­lous and cre­ative DIY project for you all!  This week they’re here with instructions on creating a perforated enclosure for your invitations or save the dates!

For this Save the Date DIY, we were inspired to create a suite that appealed to a more modern aesthetic.  The clean lines of  the black & white design create a classic look while the handmade touches add texture and personality to these otherwise simplistic pieces.  The most exciting part??  It’s so easy to do perforation yourself!!

For this suite, we combined a printed accommodations/website card with our “Sophisticate” save the date stamp to provide layers of texture.  We recommend sending out the accommodations and website information with your save the date so that guests have plenty of time to make arrangements.  The perforated website card is small and useful.  Guests can take this small piece to the computer or travel agent to book their trip.

Step One: Using a pencil & ruler, faintly mark where you want the perforated line to be.

Step Two: Remove the thread from your sewing machine (top spool & bobbin).  Set your stitch length to be relatively small (we set it on 2 on a scale of 1-4).  Sew along the pencil line.  Since there is no thread in the machine, all that will be left are tiny needle holes that create the perforation.

Step Three: On a hard, flat surface, lay out your paper that you want to stamp.  Ink your stamp (we used the “Sophisticate” save the date) in desired color, lay down gently on paper and give the stamp even pressure. Remove the stamp to reveal your inked image.

Step Four: Tie the pieces together with a string.  Now all that’s left is address and mail them!!

** Please make sure to “hand cancel” the postage if you use the string and button envelopes.  This will help to make sure the Save the Date arrives in pristine condition.

Materials:

Custom Rubber Stamp – we used our “Sophisticate” Save the Date stamp

Accommodations/website card – Use a word processing program or design software to create an #10 card.  We have also just recently added an accommodations rubber stamp to our webstore, see the whole collection here.

Paper – We used the Paper Source Luxe, white cover stock (8.5″x11″) for this tutorial. Have the paper cut to size to fit the #10 envelope (3.75″x9″) for the accommodations/website card. Have the paper cut to (3″x4″) for the Save the Date card.

Envelope – We love the string and button tie of this #10 envelope

Ink – We used black for this suite.

Black embroidery thread – you can find this at your local craft or fabric store.

Photo Credits: Antiquaria

1. Michelle @ Hey Love Designs
   Twitter: heylovedesigns
   says:

   08/08/2011 at 10:26 AM

   So beautiful!
2. Gudrun says:

   08/05/2011 at 3:12 PM

   In the first photo is that a stamp with a Robert Motherwell image on it?!? If so, how cool! And how do you come by these????
3. Danelle
   Twitter: danelle_b
   says:

   08/05/2011 at 4:00 AM

   Was just about to repeat what Ashley said! I don’t have a sewing machine and don’t know anyone with one so the x-acto perforator is absolutely perfect. So cheap and you can get different types of blades for it. I used it to create the tear off RSVP card on the passport wedding invitation I designed! http://www.danellebourgeois.com/blog/2011/02/wedding-invitation-obsessed
4. Ashley says:

   08/04/2011 at 2:04 PM

   Instead of using a sewing machine, Fiskars and x-acto knife brands sell blades for perforated lines. They sell them at Michaels starting at $2. I bought one and it’s so easy to use–much easier than dealing with a sewing machine.
5. Punctuation Mark
   Twitter: eliefournier
   says:

   08/04/2011 at 1:21 PM

   i love that these look very elegant… somehow very jane austen like!
6. Danielle B
   Twitter: BDRstudio
   says:

   08/04/2011 at 12:53 PM

   What a great idea! I never thought to use a sewing machine to perforate, thanks of the hot tip!

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