I am generally a pretty crafty person. I enjoy making things. My Xyron machine and Cuttlebug have seen some pretty hot action as of late. So when I got the great idea to make my own invitations (inspired by the ladies of WeddingBee), I honesty thought to myself "How hard could this be?". Yes, I actually thought that. Out loud. On numerous occasions. How wrong I was.
It started innocently enough. I figured I could save a bunch of money by crafting my own wedding invitations on my home computer. I ordered some very pretty paper from LCIpaper.com - enough card stock and envelopes to make 100 invitations and 100 response cards. Easy enough. Everything was pre-cut (as my paper cutting skills always seem to be just slightly off) and the paper had a delicious linen texture to it. In my head, the invitations were a 5x7 navy blue card with a white card layered over top, with the most perfect little 3x4 inch white response cards.
In reality, I had about $100 worth of card stock and envelopes that sat in the box they were shipped in for about a month before I got up the nerve to finally test out my project. And then, on a rainy Saturday afternoon, I found out that 4x5 in card stock is nearly impossible to put through an ink jet printer for two reasons: the small size and the linen texture. If it wasn't one thing, it was the other, and I went through probably a dozen test sheets before I realized that this was the perfect reason to purchase a Gocco!!!! I had wanted one since the day I saw ... well, I guess it wasn't really a "day" per say, I suppose it was more cumulative - Mrs. Penguins coasters, Mrs. Peppermint's bridal luncheon invites, Miss. Tiramisu's wedding invitation suite!! At any rate, I had all of this paper and no way to print on it. Then one day, as I was working up the courage to slap down $125 on my plastic for a Gocco, plus an unnamed amount in supplies, I saw a listing in the Classified section for a Gocco for rent in the DC area. Hey, that's me! Long story short, I met up with a fellow 'Bee reader, gave her a check and took charge of her Gocco for a full 2 weeks!
That's where everything starts to get a little spotty... stay tuned for the next installment of "I'm a Gocco Failure". Trust me, it's going to be good.
Do I make the invitations? Do I break down and order them? Who knows... only time will tell!! (Oh, and I have pictures.)
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