Sep 12 2009

Library Card Save-The-Dates

Published by DIYBride at 11:57 am under DIY Projects & Tutorials

I love, love, love incorporating everyday places into a wedding theme. Museums? Great. A favorite diner? Neat. A school cafeteria? Utterly adorable.

If you’re a book nerd like me, then you’ll get a kick out of using library cards as save-the-dates (or even invitations).

To get you started pop on over to the Catalog Card Generator, where I made this:

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How cute is this? Very cute, I say! Keep playing with the generator and you’ll find different card styles and colors come up each time. Nifty!  Unfortunately, the generator only outputs files into low-res graphics. They’re 72 dpi which is great for online viewing but doesn’t work so well for printing (you need at least 150 dpi for a decent print; 300 dpi is preferred.)

Now, if you’re wanting something printable head over to Chia’s Rubber Stamp Art and snag these bare bones templates:

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As an alternate, Ez at Creature Comforts, has this lovely set available to you.

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You need fonts now, right?

I like MAILART font to mimic rubber stamps (great for the date).

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One of my favorite typewriter fonts is Traveling Typewriter and it goes quite well with MAILART above.

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ALL of these things are FREE, by the way. If you decide to download any of them, please give a big thanks to the creator(s) for their generosity and talent!

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8 responses so far

8 Responses to “Library Card Save-The-Dates”

  1. # Michelleon 12 Sep 2009 at 12:13 pm

    Yay, that’s so cute! And that’s our date — 10/10/10 :D

  2. # wedding photographer pretoria kznon 12 Sep 2009 at 2:05 pm

    great idea. thanks. jenna

  3. # bridal girlon 13 Sep 2009 at 4:19 pm

    Great idea about save the date cards. Simple but yet adorable.

  4. # MoralesVilanovaon 15 Sep 2009 at 6:09 pm

    Great ideas!

  5. # Angieon 16 Sep 2009 at 10:06 am

    I’ve always been a fan of the Dewey Decimal System. These Save the Dates are great!

  6. # cedar cheston 17 Sep 2009 at 3:04 am

    Thanks for sharing this great idea! Very unique! Get tired of the usual stuff!

  7. # Sandyon 17 Sep 2009 at 1:55 pm

    How creative. I am always so impressed with unique wedding ideas!

  8. # Danielaon 21 Sep 2009 at 2:26 pm

    So original! I love these. I’m always so impressed what people come up with!

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