How to Make… Beautiful DIY Rita Laser Cut Wedding Stationery

Beautiful DIY Rita Laser Cut Wedding Stationery with Grey Lace

Our range of beautiful DIY Rita Laser Cut Wedding Stationery has been a firm favourite since it’s launch.  It’s design that’s full of fun.  We took the challenge to see if we could create something that captured this sense of fun but in a very elegant way.  We loved the results.  Combining the bold pattern with the subtle grey lace gives the perfect finish.

Although we love the use of the understated grey, you can easily change the colour or print of the backing paper to suit your theme.

Here’s how we made them:

LASER CUT INVITATIONS

 

For each invitation you will need:

1 Rita White Laser Cut Invitation, envelope and bow	BUY
1 sheet of Pearlised Silver Card	BUY
1/2 sheet Chantilly Lace Grey Paper	BUY
1/2 sheet pearlised White Paper	BUY

Other things you might need:

Paper Trimmer	BUY
Tape Runner	BUY
Hot melt glue gun	BUY

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Use a hot melt glue gun to stick your bow on to the centre of your laser cut invitation (make sure none of the glue spills on to the back of the card)

Print your wording on to the pearlised white paper and cut to size.  The finished size should be 10.5cm x 10.5cm.  You should be able to fit 2 invitation panels on to each sheet of A4 paper.

Cut a piece of pearlised silver card 14.75cm x 14.75cm.
Cut a piece of Chantilly Lace Grey Paper 14.5cm x 14.5cm and stick on top of the pearlised silver card using the tape runner.

Cut a piece of pearlised silver card 11cm x 11cm.  Stick this on top (in the centre of the patterned paper).
Stick your invitation wording on top and slide in to the Rita White Laser Cut Pocket.

 

WRAP INVITATION

 

For each invitation you will need:

1 Rita White Laser Cut Invitation wrap	BUY
1/2 sheet of Pearlised White Card	BUY
1/4 sheet Chantilly Lace Grey Paper	BUY
appx. 8 self adhesive pearls in Silver and Pewter	BUY

Other things you might need:

Paper Trimmer	BUY
Tape Runner	BUY

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Print your invitation wording on to Pearlised White Card and Cut down to size.  The finished size should be appx. 18cm high (with the wording set in the top half) and 12.8cm wide.  You should be able to fit 2 invitations on each sheet if you print in a landscape format.

Cut a piece of Chantilly Lace Grey Paper 12.8cm wide x 8cm high.  Stick on to the bottom of your invitation using your tape runner or double sided tape.

Slide your invitation wrap over the invitation so that it sits in between the wording and the printed lace paper.

Peel off some Self Adhesive Pearls and stick in to place in the middle of some of the flowers on the invitation wrap.  Use various sizes to create a nice effect.

 

SAVE THE DATE CARDS

 

For each save the date card you will need:

1 Rita White Small Laser Cut Invitation and envelope	BUY
1/4 sheet of Pearlised White Card	BUY
1/2 sheet Chantilly Lace Grey Paper	BUY
1/4 sheet Pearlised Silver Card	BUY
3 self adhesive pearls in Silver and Pewter	BUY

Other things you might need:

Paper Trimmer	BUY
Tape Runner	BUY

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Print your invitation wording on to Pearlised White Paper and Cut down to size.  The finished size should be appx. 8.5cm x 8.5cm.  Remember to leave a gap of about 1cm for your pearls.  You should be able to fit 4 invitation panels on to a sheet of A4 paper.

Cut a piece of Chantilly Lace Grey Paper 11.9cm x 11.9cm.  Stick this on to the inside of the laser cut invitation using your tape runner or double sided tape.

Cut a piece of Pearlised Grey Card 9cm x 9cm and stick this in the centre of your patterned paper.

Stick your invitation wording on top.

Peel off a large self adhesive pearl and stick in to place  in the centre of the invitation (we’ve stuck it in the centre below the “Save The Date”).  Stick a smaller pearl each side of the larger one, leaving a small gap.

 

RSVP CARD

 

For each RSVP card you will need:

1 Rita White RSVP Card and envelope	BUY
1/4 sheet of Pearlised White Card	BUY
1/4 sheet Chantilly Lace Grey Paper	BUY
3 self adhesive pearls in Silver and Pewter	BUY

 

Other things you might need:

Paper Trimmer	BUY
Tape Runner	BUY

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Print your RSVP Wording on to Pearlised White paper and cut down to size.  The finished size should be appx. 11cm wide x 8cm high.  You should be able to fit 4 RSVP panels on to each A4 sheet.

Stick your RSVP wording to the inside of the RSVP card using your tape runner or double sided tape.

Cut a piece of Chantilly Lace Grey Paper 8.75cm high x 12cm wide.  Open up the RSVP Card and stick the paper to the inside so that the pattern is facing out.  You should only need to use double sided tape on the top edge.

Peel off a large pearl and stick in to the middle of the central flower.  Peel off 2 smaller pearls and stick one to the centre of the flowers on either side.

 

 

ORDER OF SERVICE

 

For each Order of Service you will need:

1 Rita White Order of Service Cover	BUY
1/12th sheet of pearlised white paper (for the front panel)	BUY
1/2 sheet Chantilly Lace Grey Paper	BUY
1/12 sheet Pearlised Silver Card	BUY
appx. 14 self adhesive pearls in Silver and Pewter	BUY

You will also need to order A4 sheets of paper for the Order of service wording.

 

Other things you might need:

Paper Trimmer	BUY
Tape Runner	BUY

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cut a piece of Chantilly Lace Grey Paper 14cm x 21cm.  Open up your order of service cover and use double sided tape to stick the paper behind the pattern on the front of the booklet.

Print your Order of Service Panel on to Pearlised White A4 Paper and cut down to size.  The finished size should be appx. 6.5cm wide x 4cm high.  You should be able to fit at least 12 on to an A4 sheet.

Cut a piece of Pearlised Silver A4 card 7cm wide a 4.5cm high and stick on to the front of your Order of Service Cover using double sided tape or a tape runner.  Stick your Printed Order of Service Panel on top.

Peel off different size adhesive pearls and stick them randomly to the centre of different flowers on the front of the cover.

Now all you need to do is print your wording in booklet format and secure the wording to the inside of the booklet.  We recommend a long arm stapler for this purpose.

 

THANK YOU CARD

 

For each Thank You Card you will need:

1 Rita White Thank You Card and Envelope	BUY
1/2 sheet Chantilly Lace Grey Paper	BUY
appx. 8 self adhesive pearls in Silver and Pewter	BUY

Other things you might need:

Paper Trimmer	BUY
Tape Runner	BUY

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cut a piece of Chantilly Lace Grey Paper 11.8cm x 11.8cm.  Open up your thank you card and use double sided tape to stick the paper behind the pattern on the front.

Peel off different size adhesive pearls and stick them randomly to the centre of different flowers on the front of the card.

 

PLACE CARD

For each Place Card you will need:

1 Rita White Place Card	BUY
3 self adhesive pearls in Silver and Pewter	BUY

INSTRUCTIONS:

Peel off 3 various size pearls and stick them to the centre of the laser cut flowers.
It’s as easy as that!  You are now ready to write your guest names on the place cards.  We’ve used the silver calligraphy pen by Kuretake.

 

FAVOUR BOX

For each Place Card you will need:

1 Rita White Favour Box	BUY
1/2 sheet Chantilly Lace Grey Paper	BUY
appx 28 self adhesive pearls in Silver and Pewter	BUY

Other things you might need:

Paper Trimmer	BUY
Tape Runner	BUY

Scissors

 

INSTRUCTIONS:

Cut 4 pieces of Chantilly Lace Grey Paper 5.5cm x 5.5cm.  With the favour box flat and facing down, use your tape runner to stick the lace paper behind each square panel of the favour box (so that the patten will face out when you fold it in to place).

Choose one of the panels and fold the top into a triangle along the lines.  Draw an outline of this on to a stiff piece of card.  Take the card and use a scissors to follow the outline, cutting it about 3mm inside the line so that the finished triangle is slightly smaller than the top of the box.  This is now your template.  You should only need to do this once!
Use your template to cut 4 triangles for each box.  With the favour box flat and facing down, use your tape runner to stick the lace paper behind each triangle panel at the top of the favour box (so that the pattern will face out when you fold it in to place).

Turn your favour box the right way around so that the pattern is facing you.  Peel off a number of various size pearls and stick them in to the centre of random laser cut flowers.  You should be using about 6 various sizes pearls on each side.

Fold your box in to place with the pattern facing out.  You are now ready to fill it.

Once the box is filled, you can secure it closed.  For this design, I have  used the tape runner to seal it closed and then finished it with a large self adhesive pearl at the top of each point.  However, you could also use some ribbon or string to secure it closed with a pretty bow……it’s totally up to you!!

 

Hope you find this useful and we have been able to demonstrate how simple and easy it is to use and personalise our laser cut ranges. Make sure you look through our DIY Top Tips section of our Wedding Hub for more advice on planning your stationery.