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Elegant paper wedding invitation
Request a demoUse the laser for an elegant wedding invitation with the finest details. You can also use the design for menu cards, place cards, or other wedding decorations.
Preparation
Required material:
- cardboard Artoz 220gm², color: bamboo No. 287
- cardboard Artoz 220gm², color: chamois no. 241
- transparent paper 90gm²
- 5 adhesive dots/card
- ready printed folding inlays made of e.g. 120gm² paper with information for the celebration
Machine used:
- Speedy 400
- 120 watts
- 2" lens
- Nozzle with small hole diameter
- honeycomb cutting tabletop
This card can of course also be made with all other machines of the Speedy laser engraver series.
Info:
The card has a format of 145x145mm.
Step by Step
Step 1: Cardboard Artoz 220gm²: Design
Create your own design or use our free template. Now send the job for the green and then also for the cream cardboard to the laser with the settings below.
Print Settings
| Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
|---|---|---|
| Relief | 500 dpi | - |
| Halftone | Others |
|---|---|
| - | optimized geometries, inner geometries first |
Step 2: Laser process Artoz 220gm²
Make the parameter settings. Our suggested parameters may vary depending on the laser machine used and the available laser power.
These settings apply to both the green and cream cardboard.
Laser Parameters:
| Process | Color | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) | ppi/Hz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engraving | Black | Engrave CO2 | 60 | 100 | 500 ppi |
| Cutting | Red | Cut CO2 | 75 | 9 | 1000 Hz |
| Cutting | Blue | Cut CO2 | 20 | 8 | 1000 Hz |
| Cutting | Green | Cut CO2 | 10 | 10 | 1000 Hz |
| Passes | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Direction | Path planning | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | on | - | Top down | - | - |
| 1 | on | - | - | Throughput | - |
| 1 | on | - | - | Throughput | - |
| 1 | on | - | - | Throughput | - |
Step 3: Transparent paper 90gm²: Import/create laser template
Create your own design or use our free template. Now send the transparent paper job to the laser with the settings below.
Print settings:
| Process mode | Resolution | Cut line |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 500dpi | none |
| Halftone | Others |
|---|---|
| Color | optimized geometries |
Step 4: Laser process transparent paper 90gm²
Make the parameter settings. Our suggested parameters may vary depending on the laser machine used and the available laser power.
Laser Parameters:
| Process | Color | Process | Power (%) | Speed (%) | ppi/Hz |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engraving | Black | Engrave CO2 | 30 | 100 | 500dpi |
| Cutting | Red | Cut CO2 | 8 | 3 | 1000 Hz |
| Cutting | Blue | Cut CO2 | 4 | 5 | 1000 Hz |
| Passes | Air Assist | Z-Offset | Direction | Path planning | Advanced |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | on | - | Top down | - | - |
| 1 | on | - | - | Throughput | - |
| 1 | on | - | - | Throughput | - |
Step 5: Assembly
- Stick 4 adhesive dots inside the marking line on the front of the green card.
- Fold the green card along the centerline. Remove the masking paper from the adhesive dots and fix the cream card to the front of the green card. Orient yourself by the marking line.
Now insert the prepared, ready-printed folded insert with the information on the celebration into the folding card. - Fold the transparent paper tab along the two vertical lines.
- Now place the transparent tab on the invitation card so that the motifs lie on top of each other.
- Finally, turn the card over and glue the transparent paper tab to the overlap with a glue dot.
Inspiration
The invitation card can be very well extended to a wedding set. As inspiration you will find in the file the templates for a menu card as well as for a card "save the date".
Here are a few more ideas for a complete wedding assortment:
