DIY: Custom Glittered Gold Party Invitations

Celebrating the Everyday, Liz's DIY  //  

We have such and AMAZING Tuesday packed full of fun DIY projects for ya’ll today!  Be sure to check back often so you don’t miss any of the fun.  First up is our Custom Glittered Gold Party Invitations for our Thankful For Leftovers and Game Night party.

When we started thinking about the invitations we wanted to create for our Leftover party we wanted it to be something simple yet fun that would be easy for anyone to create.  We LOVE stamps and Liz especially LOVES all things glittery so we decided to combine the two loves in this glittered gold party invitation.  Initially we thought we would have to use a dish sponge and Elmer’s glue for our stamp pad but of course Martha Stewart didn’t let us down! It was almost like she was reading our minds! For this project you will need:

 

Start by designing your custom invitation in your favorite design program (we used Adobe InDesign).  Or hire your favorite local stationery designer to create a custom design for you.  Once you have your design created, save a portion of the invitation you would like covered in glitter as a separate jpeg. (We decided we wanted to make the word “Thankful” and the small corner design feature gold.) Upload the jpegs to RubberStamps.net and order a custom stamp.  We ordered our stamp by 10 am and it was shipped out the same day! Print your invitations on card stock and follow the instructions below to create the perfect glittery effect.

Step 1: Add a small amount of glue to the glue pad and spread out evenly with a brush or paper towel.

Step 2: Stamp your custom stamp in the glue.  Carefully line up the stamp to the printed invitation and press down.

Step 3: Remove stamp and sprinkle on glitter before glue dries.

Step 4: Pour off excess glitter, let dry, and mail off to friends and family!