Happy Thanksgiving!
Guys, we actually did something ahead of time for once! Where is our medal? Considering it is now officially Christmas season (queue the N*SYNC holiday playlist), we ordered our holiday cards AND other holiday paper needs… because we found a one stop shop. In scrolling through the 500+ inexpensive holiday cards over at Basic Invite, I came across a variety of creative stationery solutions such as specialty paper, foil stamp, wood veneer, and acrylic stock. So being the paper nerd I am, I ordered a bunch of custom samples.
Thought I’d share the love: sample examples, HACKS, and a coupon code below!
So, full disclosure, this first one is a “would be” invitation to our Christmas party. Considering our house is an empty drywalled box without a kitchen sink, it’s not quite party ready. I will be saving this idea for next year, however. When I stumbled upon this template I knew I had to order a sample and shocker! I looooove the white on wood veneer! Really wish this soirée was actually happening because I bet it’s lavish, darling.
HACK: so this design is for a wedding save the date. Get a little creative with the font style and text placement and you can have a save the date for whatever event you feel like!
Here are a few more holiday stationery hacks that’ll take your Christmas party up a notch!
HACK: this sample is now a new piece of framed Christmas art! I became immediately inspired when I saw this clear wedding invite. I removed the additional information, added all the reindeer names to one text block, changed the font, and kept the token antler art. This piece might be my favorite.
HACK: that lil’ gift tag is an acrylic business card- hah! Place festive scrapbook paper or gift wrap behind it and I think they make the cutest topper!
HACK: another gift tag! This was originally a wedding coaster. I eliminated some text and increased the font size and viola! A fancy coaster for your Christmas party or a double thick gift tag.
I’m honestly very excited about these creative executions… hacks, whatever you want to call them. Oh and our aforementioned holiday cards? It’s a split between one of these two. Joy-ful-ous indeed.
Basic Invite is one of the few websites that allows customers almost unlimited color options with instant previews online. Once you select a design you can change the color of each element on the card to over 180 unique color options so you can make sure the card is exactly how you want- down to the smallest detail. You can even change their logo color or remove it completely… which I’ve never found on another template site before. Basic?- I think not.
These berries were originally gold, but I changed them to red because I’m clearly going with a traditional green and red thing here.
I ordered samples of the four different paper options to compare. Smooth Coated, Premium Shimmer, Luxe Velvet, and Double Thick Matte. I tried to show the difference in sheen with my boomerang skills. (Shown here are the backsides, which you can also customize, of the above cards.)
The custom samples were very helpful. Having the four paper options in hand allowed me to gauge how the stock changes the look and FEEL, obviously. I ended up loving the Luxe Velvet best.
Forgot to mention- with over 40 various envelope colors (including shimmer!), custom envelope liner options, and an address capturing service, it’s sure to make your mail extra special this year.
Anyway, hope my nerding out on paper for the holidays was helpful for you too!
Right now Basic Invite is offering 30% off with coupon code: holi30
So turn on the Christmas music, and go get your holiday cards ordered here, today.
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