the hybrid chick

A little over thirteen years ago wedding favors were not something people thought about much, you knew it had to contain those very addictive candy covered almonds and you needed to put them in a cute container… well that WAS thirteen years ago. Today, everything is about the presentation of these sweet little presents from the bride and groom to their family and friends.

It’s all about making it personal and making a connection between the newly married couple and the receiving party. And I thought what a special thing it would be to share the music used through out the wedding and ceremony (like the wedding march, first dance, father’s dance, etc.) and add some of the special love songs for the couple.

For this very simple wedding favor I used the following items from the Digi Chick store:

• Printable CD Card with Additional Pockets and Wraps by Mari Koegelenberg
• Lovely Little Birds by Boutique Cute Dolls Designs
• wedding party labels {silver} by Michelle Batton
• Fuss Free: Photo Mats by Fiddle-Dee-Dee Designs (Feb Guest DT, check out this month’s Guest DT items @ the store)
• KD Everyday font by Karla Dudley Designs

From my Traditional Stash

• Martha Stewart Light green twill
• K & Co Green Pearls

Tips and Tricks when making these CD Cards:

1. I like to print out the actual CD Card on a heavy cardstock, it makes it sturdy enough to protect the CD/DVD inside. I then like to print the CD pocket and band in paper weight paper, this helps to avoid unnecessary thickness and make the card lay flat.
2. For the inside CD pocket you have two options – you can make it all digital or you could make the pocket one piece and the band another piece.  I chose the later because I wanted to cover a bit of the circle cut-out on the pocket and because I wanted the layering look I achieve when doing it as two different pieces.
3. Even though the CD card closes perfectly with the little latch and slit, I wanted a more sophisticated look.. remember it’s all in the details.  I cut a slit on the fold on the top and bottom of the CD Card, slid the ribbon through and then glued the CD pocket and band.
4. Add 3D items to the front of the CD for a special look, but remember to keep it sophisticated as every wedding should be…

I hope you had fun with this and all the other Wedding projects coming this week.  If you have any questions regarding this project, please do not hesitate to leave a comment.

Other Articles by Dalis:

• Bow Tutorial - May 31st, 2011
• Gone to the dogs! - March 30th, 2011
• Reward yourself during your diet - February 11th, 2011
• Happy Three Kings Day Goodies - January 8th, 2011
• Last Minute Stocking Stuffers - December 24th, 2010