Finally!

Look! It's a finished invite! Yes, they have been sent and I'm happily receiving RSVPs.

This invitation was surprisingly easy to make once the dimensions were figured out. First, it had to be a standard size for the envelopes. It also had to hold the 4x6 postcard RSVP I planned to use. A pocketfold seemed like a nice formal solution to hold everything together, but they can get expensive when you order online (which is the only place I could find them). This one was made using a single sheet of 12x12 cardstock that I got on sale when it was 16 cents. 

I was originally planning on wrapping the invitation closed with a ribbon tied in a beautiful knot, but had to find an alternative. To be sure there was going to be no extra postage, I went to the post office when I had a complete sample invitation to be measured and weighed. The worker there asked if I had everything inside I had planned on - that's when I told her about my plans for the ribbon. The first thing she said was, "Don't" and explained to me that if I did that it would add extra thickness and make a need for extra postage. That's when I wrapped the ribbon and sealed it with this black and white sticker. It turned out even better than I had originally planned.

Each invitation cost less than a dollar to make including the envelope. Most of the investment really was in the time to design the inside of the invitation and the RSVP and then putting everything together. I had a lot of fun doing it and absolutely love the outcome.