Raised Printing

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I am helping a friend plan an October wedding, and we were out shopping for invitations today (I got to hit the Disney Store sale, too! BONUS!). We found some cute kits at Michaels (Seal and Send) that she really likes and would save her a ton of money (After 10 years, I'd forgotten how expensive weddings are!). However, she wants to have raised printing. I am going to call around to some print shops tomorrow to see if this is possible. Does anyone else have any experience with this? Do you know what questions I would need to ask? Do you know what the approximate cost should be, etc? Thanks in advance for any advice and help you might have.
 
You should type into your favorite search engine 'wedding invitations' or 'wedding announcements' and you'll be amazed at what is out there. You can get samples too and most of them offer thermographic (raised) lettering.


Best Wishes!
 
We did that today. We did see a few that she liked, but she fell in love with this kit at Michaels. I would be taking that kit to a printer for them to add raised lettering. I was just wondering if anyone else had any experience doing this. Thanks for the suggestion! :)
 
Try your local print shop, one that does actual printing, not just copying. They might be able to do it. However, make sure you get estimate/costs. It may not be so cheap.
 

Some printers may be able to help but in my experience most of them are not thrilled printing on paper they do not provide. Also, in today's print world, most smaller jobs done at local printers are printed with flat printing rather than the raised printing.

I totally understand the preferance of raised lettering but she might really want to consider flat printing. If done in a nice font it can look elegant.
 
And maybe a slight compromise but why not print them on a regular printer and then just add a raised stamp accent? That's what I did on some recent baby shower invitations I made. I printed the actual invitation on the vellum paper and then at the bottom I put a square of complimentary colored paper with a stamped image that I used embossing powder on so it was raised. Just a thought :)
 
I agree with the above poster...see if she will go for regular print and add a nice wax seal on the envelope etc....
 
I agree with the above poster...see if she will go for regular print and add a nice wax seal on the envelope etc....

Great idea! They have embossing tools, too.


One note....a cousin bought invitations from there recently and they couldn't get them to work in any printer. Don't know what the deal with that was.

Those kind of invitations are really made for people who don't care so much about there being raised printing...where cost really is the deciding factor.

I had mine done from one of the online places and were not all that expensive. I had a light ecru colored single square card...maybe an 8"x8" and it had a pearlized bevel to it, and that's it. Black lettering. Very simple and classy. I don't think mine ran over $100 or so.
 
Do you know how to use a heat tool and embossing powder? You can find it in the scrapbooking aisle at craft stores. It takes some practice, and it is a time-consuming process:

Print your items on your printer and IMMEDIATELY -- meaning, while the printer is still spitting out the paper, while the ink is still wet -- sprinkle on embossing powder. This powder is available in all colors, some with glitter embedded. I love the stuff.

Dump the extra powder onto a paper plate, tapping to remove all the excess. This excess powder is still perfectly good, and you can use it on the next invitation. When you're done, return all the un-used powder back to the container; it's too expensive to waste, and until you "melt it", it's still re-usable.

Do not stack the invitations at this point. You don't have to do the melting immediately, but if you brush the letters with your finger, you will lose the embossing powder.

Use a heat tool -- buy this at the craft store too -- to "melt" the powder. Do not over-do it, and do not get the heat tool too close, or you'll cause the paper to "warp". Allow to cool. You now have raised print. The embossing is also permanant; you can put your invitations into the envelopes or stack them without fear of damaging them.

This works best when printing on vellum paper (because the ink dries more slowly).

Again, this is time-consuming. Do not assume you could pop out all your invitations in one evening.
 
My niece got a kit at Walmart and could not get them to work in any computer program or printer. She ordered hers from a discounter (You know when you go to a bridal show and you get all the catalogs in the mail? One of the catalogs). It was an embossed invitation with flat lettering, but were beautiful and very, very inexpensive. The raised border really made an impact.
 
Ast he above posters have said just add some extras. My DD best friend had to make shower invites for her sisters wedding shower. Since she is 18 and on a tight budget she bought paper and printed the invites herself. She added a scrapbooking type flower with a colored brad and sealed the envelope with a wax seal. They were beautiful. If you go to a craft store you can find books on making invites. Good luck
 


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