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After some thought about attempting to assemble my own pocketfolds, I gave up and ordered them. With so many DIY brides these days, I knew there had to be resources that could assist in paper dimensions and layouts of pocketfold invitations. Little did I know that there are websites that literally do the entire thing for you. When I stumbled across some of these resources, I almost felt guilty- like I was cheating the DIY process.
Envelopper Inc has a wonderful feature that allows you to virtually create your invitation. You simply choose the size pocketfold you would like to use, and it literally gives you the size of all the different pieces needed. Talk about DIY for dummies!
Similarly, My gatsby has a design studio that allows you to mix and match products.
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This tutorial is wonderful if you're looking to make your own pocketfolds. It tells you how much paper you'll need, and gives dimensions and templates for all different size pocketfolds. Here's an example of the 4 x 7 pocketfold.
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With all of these resources, I feel like I should've gone ahead and made our pocketfolds myself. I guess I'll just have to use the time on another DIY project.
I'm sure I'll use some of the templates and inspiration from bees and brides before me, but my struggle is this: do you think that templates and tutorials encourage the DIY projects or are we just cheating our own creative process?
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i was JUST wondering the other day how i'll come up with an envelope liner template. this is definitely NOT cheating :) thank you so much for posting this!
Not cheating at all! In fact, I think is fosters creativity. I mean, I see these templates and think, "Well if they can do that, maybe I can do *this*."
And even if we're using the same templates and style, the sheer act of making these things is creative. of finding your own workflow, and figuring colours, of sourcing materials etc. Creativity isn't all about originality, it's about putting the time and effort into crafting something.
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