Garden Escort Cards

Hello there, Readers!

So today's project is quick, easy, and quite inexpensive. You can obviously also use this design for place cards instead of escort cards, just changing a few details. I'm going to show you how to make these escort cards with my little blue flowers, but you can easily make these cards with whatever small decoration you'd like- a seashell for a beach wedding, a pretty leaf or leaf stamp for a fall wedding, etc. Be creative and the personal touch will make a big difference :-)

You will need (Makes 96 cards):
- 2 packages of 48-count printable place cards (I got these platinum border cards by Gartner studios at Michael's for $4.99 per package)
- 1 oz. container blue flower table confetti, or other decoration (Mine was $4.99 at Michaels- the same confetti I bought also comes in green, pink, purple, yellow, silver, and ivory)
- 1 small package clear/silver glass beads
- Glue Gun
- Printer

1) Place your decoration on the unprinted cards, and measure how much space it takes up on the card. Mine needs 1 1/2" from the left edge.

2) Format the text for your cards on your computer. The place cards you buy these days come with a template that you can usually download online. My "Gartner Studios" cards came with a template I got off their website. Next, you need to adjust the margins on each column to make room for your decorations. For mine, I moved the left margin of each column 1 1/2" to the right. Then, you can type in the names and table information- remember, the fanciness of the font determines the formality of the event. Make sure you print a test page and lay it on top of the cards, to ensure everything is lined up properly. Then print away! The best thing about the printer cards is you can keep changing the tables, names, etc. til about a week before, since they take so little time to put together.

3) After you've printed your cards, pop them out of the perforation, and use your glue gun to glue a flower on each one. Then, glue a silver bead in the center of each flower. Voila! You're done! And I bet they look great :-)

See you next time!

Alicia