30 Before April 30 Project 2: Completed!

In my efforts to do everything myself from scratch with love and care, there comes a point where you do the math, you think about your time and come to realize ... I'm going to make an online order. That was the case for the bridal shower my mom is hosting for me and the invitation. Originally, I wanted to use graphics from the free downloads at Wedding Chicks, but after printing everything, buying envelopes and a whole lot of cutting, the cost didn't compare to the amazingly inexpensive deals at Wedding Paper Divas. I had two coupons on hand that included additional discounts. Here is the design choice (I'm obviously not Serena):


To add my personal touch, I focused on the address labels. Martha Stewart shares a folded address label  that I downloaded for free.


I saved on the cost by just picking paper with different brown tones and using my own printer, then cutting along the lines.

Using the Martha Stewart lace edge punch, I made a little upgrade on the front of the address label.


The labels were glued on the envelopes and folded over. Done one month ahead of schedule.