Peacock feathers have been in style the last year or two, and it's no surprise why - the colors are gorgeous, and their design is so exotic and their nature so fragile that they give off an aura of luxury that's perfect for formal events like weddings.
This stationery set was designed to fit inside a "Cascade" pocketfold envelope. The invitation takes up the flat part of the envelope in the middle, while the information insert (which features text about accommodations and rehearsal dinner info) and reply card and envelope slide into the pocket on the right. The "Cascade" envelope and reply envelopes are the perfect soft metallic blue to tone down the bright greens and cyan found in the feather illustrations printed on the stationery.
I designed the peacock feather image using Adobe Illustrator's pen tool. The multi-colored feathers are made of dark green, lime green, cyan, and hints of peach, with the characteristic "eye" of the feather done in the same cyan and peach, with a dark navy blue center. I chose a simple calligraphic font to add to the elegance of the design, and printed the text in cyan and green.
I added a sheet of thin semi-sheer pastel blue vellum over the main invitation and information insert to tie the stationery back to the light blue of the envelopes and give it an even more formal appearance. To attach the vellum overlay, I punched four holes at the top of the invitation and threaded a ribbed salmon-colored ribbon through the holes, to reflect the peach tones in the feather illustration.
The ribbon is not tied, glued, or secured in any way, and can easily be pulled out to allow the guests to view the design without the vellum attachment. This also helps the ribbon stay flat inside the envelope, and keep it from looking too messy or getting bunched up. In this example, I threaded the ribbon so that most of the ribbon was on the back of the invitation, leaving only two hints of color at the top (as seen from the front). I did this because I only wanted a hint of salmon pink, leaving the majority colors to be the stereotypical blues and greens associated with peacock feathers, but it could just as easily be threaded the other way to expose more of the elegant ribbon.
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| "Peacock Alley" Invitation Trio (invite, info insert & reply card) |
This stationery set was designed to fit inside a "Cascade" pocketfold envelope. The invitation takes up the flat part of the envelope in the middle, while the information insert (which features text about accommodations and rehearsal dinner info) and reply card and envelope slide into the pocket on the right. The "Cascade" envelope and reply envelopes are the perfect soft metallic blue to tone down the bright greens and cyan found in the feather illustrations printed on the stationery.
I designed the peacock feather image using Adobe Illustrator's pen tool. The multi-colored feathers are made of dark green, lime green, cyan, and hints of peach, with the characteristic "eye" of the feather done in the same cyan and peach, with a dark navy blue center. I chose a simple calligraphic font to add to the elegance of the design, and printed the text in cyan and green.
I added a sheet of thin semi-sheer pastel blue vellum over the main invitation and information insert to tie the stationery back to the light blue of the envelopes and give it an even more formal appearance. To attach the vellum overlay, I punched four holes at the top of the invitation and threaded a ribbed salmon-colored ribbon through the holes, to reflect the peach tones in the feather illustration.
The ribbon is not tied, glued, or secured in any way, and can easily be pulled out to allow the guests to view the design without the vellum attachment. This also helps the ribbon stay flat inside the envelope, and keep it from looking too messy or getting bunched up. In this example, I threaded the ribbon so that most of the ribbon was on the back of the invitation, leaving only two hints of color at the top (as seen from the front). I did this because I only wanted a hint of salmon pink, leaving the majority colors to be the stereotypical blues and greens associated with peacock feathers, but it could just as easily be threaded the other way to expose more of the elegant ribbon.
Next week's Sunday Sample Spotlight: "Elaborate Lives"
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Shameless Plug Time: Love this invitation (or others featured on this blog)? Want something similar (or something completely custom) designed for your event? Visit Invites by Andrea to view more samples, download a catalogue pdf, or fill out a design request form. Or shoot me an email to ask me your questions or learn more information.
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