This evening I went through my bag of old greeting cards, mostly birthday cards which I have received over the years, I kept all the older ones and special ones, but cut up all the others. I am going to start making my own greeting cards from these cutouts. Here are some of the cutouts below

I also came across some birthday cards my mother sent to my dad before they were married, here is one of the prettier ones which I like, they are married almost 40 years now.

I also discovered this really old card which my great grandmother gave to my grandmother for her birthday. After a chat with my dad, he informed me that my great grandmother passed away in 1969 which means that this card has to be over 40 years old, it is so pretty with the blue ribbon on the side.

I'm really glad I rooted through all my old cards this evening, I came across alot of them which brought back many happy memories. I love receiving greeting cards :)

Hi all,

I was just wondering if some of you could give me abit of advice, or some ideas, examples or blogs/websites which may help. And your wondering ok ok, what does she want to know- well I wanted to gather together some examples of easy to make wedding invitations in the form of cards, I have come across some other really nice ideas like those used for Grace's Wedding from Design*Sponge which consisted of different vintage handkerchiefs that had the invite wording printed on the front, they were beautiful and designed by Bird and Banner Check them out they have some wonderful invitations! I also spotted some nice ideas over at Craft u Crazy. Although all these ideas are really innovative and quirky, I'm looking for inspiration/ ideas/ advice/ links/ info on something cheaper which can be handmade/homemade.

Many thanks, all comments on this subject are very welcome,

All things nice...

P.S: I'm not getting married, its my brother and his future wife!! :)

Calligraphy-  The word Calligraphy literally means beautiful writing. Before the invention of the printing press some 500 years ago, it was the way books were made. Today, there are three main types or styles of calligraphy: (1) Western or Roman, (2) Arabic, and (3) Chinese or Oriental. It is mostly in the form of elegant hand writing. It is an art form in itself. It allows you to juxtapose creativity with attention to detail in order to create something beautiful and exact.