Quote: Originally Posted by carlymcmullen Amy - if you don't mind, can you tell me how much yours ended up costing? And how much time did it all take? I am beginning to wonder if DIY is more expensive then having Aylee's Designs do them for me. I am asking you, cuz I think yours are the ones closest to what I want to do, having the RSVP be a postcard and all.... How many did you make? I have about 144 I need to make. I wish I knew how much it ended up costing, lol.. I used 2 types of plain white cardstock, the lighter weight was free (my mother brought it home from work) the heavier was about $20 for a pack of about 500 sheets (I plan to use the remainder on menues, favor tags, etc.)
I printed 3 passes per sheet / 1 envelope per sheet.
I used plain white #10 envelopes to mail the competed pass (again free thanks to mom). The stamps were pricey, $100!
I purchased a rotary cutter at Costco for about $30 (I like to say it was an investment)
I must have mailed about 150 passes but I really can't remember.
I won't lie, they were a PITA!! I ended up remaking the pass template so that I could used publisher. Printing sucked too, the cardstock for the passes was really heavy and my printer would not grab the paper.
In all honesty, I had so much time to make them, that even though they were a PITA to make, I'm glad I made them myself.
I think if you are in a time crunch, or your not really crafty, def have Aylee make them. I'm sure you'll be happy either way.