Save the Dates

So, I am trying to be all ambitious, and make both my save the dates and invitations totally from scratch (more on invitations later!). For the save the dates, I've seen some SUPER cute and creative save the date ideas, but the one that I think is most practical/cost efficient is the photograph/refrigerator magnet one. Kind of a classic, so maybe not necessarily creative, BUT I argue that anything you make yourself from scratch counts as creative. ;-)   (For ideas of some of the more creative and possibly costlier save-the-dates I've seen, post a question and I'll toss up some suggestions! Or maybe I'll post about it later, lol.)

So, first I simply did a Google Image search for "save the date magnets." I chose one whose format I liked, and decided to try to reproduce it. I don't have any fancy software like Photoshop, so I just used Microsoft Power Point. I just played with the shape-creating tools, and drew a box, added some text, and chose a picture of my fiance and I that I liked (actually taken the day we got engaged, so even more appropriate!).

That's where I am right now, but my plan is to buy some of those printable magnetic sheets (you can buy them at Staples for $12.99 for a pack of 5 sheets) and just print them out on my home printer. If I can put 8 save-the-dates on one page (and they're business-card-sized, so I should be able to), then the save-the-dates should come out to cost 32.5 cents apiece! Voila!

I'll keep everyone posted as to whether the actual printing works the way I expect it to... keep your fingers crossed!! And again, if you have a little more money to play with in your budget and want to do something more creative, I'm happy to offer an opinion! :-)  Here's a picture of how it turned out.

Also, here is another one that I did in an earlier draft. I love the dancing starfish, but decided one with a picture of the two of us would be more personal. Plus, with the one above I was able to use my wedding colors, to achieve a more consistent theme across save-the-dates, invitations, event, everything. Not that that necessarily matters, lol. ;-)

 
Happy crafting!! :-)