I am finally finding the time to sit down and make this post. I designed my pocket fold invitations already, even though they are not going out until May. This way all we will have to worry about is printing them out, cutting them, and putting the invitations and inserts in the pocket folds. I will post separate posts on how I made the pocket folds and invitations and inserts, as well as any add ons and finishing touches I make to the final products.
This project was very fun and saved me a lot of money. I will list the items needed to do this, what I paid for them at Michaels, Amazon, etc, and what they would have cost had I bought them from a pocket fold website.
- 12" by 12" Card stock in Patch and Kraft for both the Invitation Mats and the Pocket folds. Approximately 120 sheets. On sale $0.35 per piece. Cost $45.48, and I still have more paper left. The cost at Cards and Pockets website $57.60 for 72 Pocket folds and $14.40 for 72 Invitation Mats. That's $72 + tax for a total of $76.32. My savings was $30.84. Now remember, I still have lots of paper left in Kraft for other things.
- Two packs of Card stock in White. Pack of 100 sheets 110 lb. for the actual invitation and the inserts. $14.00 after coupons. Now this comes in the regular 8.5" by 11" size. So these will all have to be cut to size. Price at Cards and Pockets for Pre-cut invitations and inserts. $15.00 for 75 invitations, and $56.82 for 4 packs of 75 inserts since I have 4 inserts. 2 of the inserts would have to be cut down to size to do the types of inserts I have. So not only is the amount so much more expensive, you would still have to cut them down to size. This brings this to a total of $76.16 including tax for the inserts and invitation paper. Savings $61.16
- Scott ATG gun. I purchased this off of Amazon because it was actually cheaper this way. This thing saved me time. Double sided tape would work just as good but would take much more time. Cost $17.73 This gun is pretty expensive at Michael's but it might actually be cheaper there if you use a 50 percent off coupon.
- Extra double sided adhesive for the Scot ATG. I used two and a half full rolls just putting the pocket folds together and putting the mats in. I will probably use at least that or more to put the invitations in. Buy this at Michaels with a coupon for really cheap!
- Scissors
- Rotary Cutter or Paper trimmer I bought the Reflections Rotary Cutter and Scorer. This thing cuts and scores your invitations. It is $17.99 with out a coupon regular price but often goes on sale for $7.00.
- Replacement blades for trimmer if using a rotary type cutter.
- If you are using a regular paper trimmer you will need a scoring board or something similar to score your pocket folds.
- Ruler to check measurements
Some of these items you may already have if you like to DIY. I am using them for other things so I am not including the gun, rotary trimmer, or ink in my final costs. Final cost is for paper only.
Pocket fold paper cost to DIY: $60.48 not including envelopes or postage
Pocket folds, invitations, mats, inserts, etc. from Cards and Pockets.: $152.48 + shipping not including envelopes and postage
Total Savings: $92.00 not including shipping for Cards and Pockets
Onto the fun part!
