DIY Beach Layered Invitation

Time: 5-10 minutes per invitation 

Cost: $0.69 each

Supplies:

• White cardstock, 8 ½ '' by 11 ''
• Moss green cardstock 8 ½ by 11
• Kraft cardstock 8 ½ by 11
• Paper Cutter
• Scalloped circle paper punch, 1 in. diameter
• Hot glue gun and glue
• Small dried starfish, available through online retailers
• Double-sided tape

Directions:

1. Precut the card stock to its finish dimension before you start. For this invitation, the white cardstock should be cut to 4 ¼ by 4 ¼. The green cardstock should be cut 4 ½ by 4 ½ and the kraft cardstock to 5 by 5.
2. The next step is to create the star-in-circle embellishments. From a sheet of kraft card stock, punch several scalloped circles with your paper punch. Using the hot glue gun, applying a tiny bit of hot glue to the back of a starfish. Quickly press it, glue side down, in the centre of one of the punched circles. Set them aside for the final assembly.
3. Now it's time to create the printed portion of the template. Open WORD and create a new document.
4. From the Page Setup menu, select “Custom Page Size” from the “Settings “ options. Set the custom page size for 4.25 wide and 4.25 high.
5. Set the margin spacing to 0.25 for the left and right margins. For the top and bottom, set the margin spacing to 0.25 as a starting point for your margins. Depending on the size of your shells and the length of your wording, you will need to adjust the top margin to fit all of the embellishments and information.
6. This step is where you get to showcase your creativity. Using your favourite fonts and best wording skills, enter the invitation wording. Save and Print the wedding invitations invitation on the white 4 ¼ card stock.
7. On the back of one of the printed invitation pieces, apply double-sided tape. Turn it over and adhere this piece of cardstock to one of the green 4 ½ pieced of card stock, centering it from the bottom and from side to side. On the back of this stack, apply double-sided tape and adhere it to the front of the kraft cardstock piece.
8. To finish of the invitation, apply double-sided tape to the back of the starfish circle embellishment and adhere it to the front of the invitation part of the stack, centering it from side to side.
   
   
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