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DIY invites help please!!!

Hi looking for some help ordering blank cards for our daytime invites!
Im looking for approx 40 chocolate brown pocketfold invites, with the invitation mat, 2 inserts and an RSVP card and envelope, all in cream/ivory.
I have been trawling the net and ebay and my heads ready to explode. Ebay only seem to have pre-made ones, or white and ivory coloured. And the websites Im looking at sell it all seperately, or they do the cards but not the rsvp cards. It must cost no more than £2 per card maximum, as we are on a budget.
Im getting so frustrated that I cant find exactly what I want for my day invites :-( I really had my heart set on doing this myself, and wondering if I should maybe just give up!
Ideas,help and advice always welcome, judgements and assumptions are not!!
:happyhearMarrying my Mr Perfect 2013 :grin:

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  • TheSeventh
    TheSeventh Posts: 166 Forumite
    edited 31 July 2011 at 8:40AM
    Try http://www.cardsandpockets.com/index.aspx

    I just priced up what you want using the basic (Signature) pocketfold that they do, and pre-cut mats and inserts.
    (The inserts are 1-size, you have to cut them to your desired height, but that's better than cutting all of it by hand!)

    $0.69 - pocketfold
    $0.20 - invitation mat
    $0.20 - insert 1
    $0.20 - insert 2 (trim to height yourself)
    $0.16 - RSVP card
    $0.21 - mailing envelope (for whole invite)
    $0.11 - RSVP envelope (for just RSVP)

    TOTAL = $1.77 DOLLARS

    = £1.08 for the whole lot
    (but of course, shipping from US.)


    The whole site is super-useful, with detailed sizes listed and even DIY printable plans for you to make your own ones, if you decide that's a better option for you!

    I'm pretty sure I'm gonna go with these guys, when I finally get round to deciding what I want for invites!
    Life on a shoestring!
  • clrat25
    clrat25 Posts: 97 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    i bought mine from www.pocketfoldinvites.co.uk - got the 6x6 pocketfold invite with envelope at 99p each, the inserts and invitation mats are 24p each and the rsvp envelopes at 12p each - lovely thick card and reasonable postage - but then we're getting married abroad very quietly and i only had 4 invites to make!
  • Queen_B_3
    Queen_B_3 Posts: 503 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    clrat25 wrote: »
    i bought mine from www.pocketfoldinvites.co.uk - got the 6x6 pocketfold invite with envelope at 99p each, the inserts and invitation mats are 24p each and the rsvp envelopes at 12p each - lovely thick card and reasonable postage - but then we're getting married abroad very quietly and i only had 4 invites to make!

    I got all my invite materials from pure invitation too, highly recommend them, good quality and reasonably priced. You'll definitely find the colours you are looking for there.
    I :heart2: saving money
  • MsShopper
    MsShopper Posts: 530 Forumite
    The cheapest pocketfolds I've found so far are from pdacardandcraft.co.uk. They offer lots of different colours and insert sizes...
  • Sammy85_2
    Sammy85_2 Posts: 1,741 Forumite
    I made my own pocketfold invites. All materials came from pda card and craft. Service was good and someone on the end of the phone if you get stuck trying to find the right colours or sizes.

    x
    :jProud mummy to a beautiful baby girl born 22/12/11 :j
  • MrsDrink
    MrsDrink Posts: 4,538 Forumite
    I haven't used pocketfold invites but I can also recommend the service from PDA they really are great.
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