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Home » Reviews & Giveaways » Creating the Perfect Bespoke Invitations

Creating the Perfect Bespoke Invitations

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I would love to have enough time in my hands to make all of my children’s invitations myself. Right now, life is as busy as it has ever been and I barely manage to get four or five hours’ sleep every night. I had to cut corners. Handmade cards went out of the window when I gave birth to my fourth baby.

I loved our Christmas cards, put together by The Card Gallery, so I was really pleased when they offered to sort out Wriggly’s baptism invitations.

The Card Gallery is just over ten years old and is based in Shropshire. Last year, the company was awarded the ‘Made in Britain’ marque. They have a wide range of invitations, cards and stationery.

“Invitations can be personalised to suit your special occasion, using our online card designer, enabling you to change colours, fonts, wording and sizes. All artwork is done in-house so designs and colours can be further tweaked to suit your exact needs if you would like your cards to be a little different to the examples shown online.”

I really pushed the bespoke option by giving The Card Gallery lots of details to create the exact card I had in mind for Wriggly’s baptism. We did not have a theme as such for the baptism, but I had just taken pretty pictures of Wriggly holding balloons and I wanted to include one of those photos in the invite.

I also wanted the cards to be grey and yellow, the colours I had used for her birth announcement cards. I loved this design by The Card Gallery, and here is the one I started with:

The Card Gallery Template - Grey-&-Yellow-Cloud-Use-Your-Own-Photo-Naming-Ceremony

I loved the clouds but asked them to remove the hearts and bows. I liked the balloons on these cards, and asked for a few grey ones on the back:

The Card Gallery Template - Colourful-Balloons-Birthday
We also needed a church on our cards, and I loved the look of this one:

The Card Gallery Template - Baby-33-A6-Boys-Church-Baptism-Personalised

The fact all artwork is made on site means you can really have a bespoke service at no extra cost, as long as you opt for artwork The Card Gallery use on some of their cards already. Since half of our invitations were going to the French side of our family, I asked for two versions, one in French and one in English.

I anticipated quite a few emails asking for more details or explanations of what I wanted exactly, but what I received the day after I emailed my requirements was a proof, and it was perfect! I had made a silly mistake in the text so I asked for a small change and by the end of the week, we had our invitations. I was really impressed and I will definitely use The Card Gallery again.

The Card Gallery - Packaging

“All materials used by The Card Gallery are British produced, high quality, 350 gram card for stationery and crisp white or coloured envelopes. A free proofing service via email is also included in the price, so you can check and change your order as many times as you wish before printing commences. […] UK delivery is also available for free with every order.”

I designed and made Crevette, Beanie and Wriggly’s baptism invitations. I gave a lot of thought to their overall look and they are really special. I also spent hours and hours putting them together. I remember the rush of excitement; mixed with a dash of apprehension (Would they like them? Did I make a spelling mistake anywhere?) as I put the envelopes through the red postbox by the children’s school. I would then wait excitedly to find out what they thought about the lovingly made cards. With hindsight, I think they meant more to me than they did to anyone else.

This time round, I did not manage to make Wriggly’s baptism invitations myself, but you know what? It does not matter. The time I would have spent cutting and sticking paper was quality time with my children. I did not change the ink cartridge on the printer three times, nor did I rush to the craft shop to buy one piece of card because I had forgotten to make a card for my mum’s great-aunt I had last seen in 1993.

The Card Gallery - Baptism Invites

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– I was sent Wriggly’s baptism invitations for the purpose of this review. No payment was received for this post. All opinions and photographs are my own, unless stated.

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  1. traceypeach says

    05/05/2015 at 10:19 am

    The last card I received was from a friend at Christmas xxx

    Reply
  2. Viv'Maman_Bas says

    05/05/2015 at 10:25 am

    The last card I received was from my Finnish grandmother, congratulating us on our baby news!

    Reply
  3. Alice Megan says

    05/05/2015 at 11:10 am

    Probably a birthday card!

    Reply
  4. kim neville (@kimneville2) says

    05/05/2015 at 4:28 pm

    A thank you card from my nephew for his birthday presi

    Reply
  5. Gerri Anne Tennant says

    05/05/2015 at 6:12 pm

    The last card that I received was a lovely citrus coloured one with three owls from my daughter for Mothers Day.

    Reply
  6. nagimaehashi says

    05/05/2015 at 9:22 pm

    You’ve totally inspired me to DIY invites for my next proper party!! I adore these 🙂

    Reply
    • Mel says

      06/05/2015 at 9:21 pm

      Thanks Nagi. They are exactly what I wanted!

      Reply
  7. Victoria Mylittlel says

    05/05/2015 at 9:55 pm

    it was a thank you card for a present we bought for my husbands work colleague new baby

    Reply
  8. Louise says

    05/05/2015 at 11:09 pm

    What gorgeous cards Mel – so glad that you were able to have the design you wanted. The last card I received was an Easter card from hubby’s dad’s cousin 🙂

    Reply
    • Mel says

      06/05/2015 at 9:11 pm

      The cards were exactly what I wanted. I usually make cards myself because I want them to be just the way I imagined them, but it can be incredibly time-consuming (and expensive). These were perfect and took no time to design!

      Reply
  9. The Free From Fairy says

    06/05/2015 at 9:56 am

    I loved the cards they did for the baptism! They were so beautiful.

    Reply
    • Mel says

      06/05/2015 at 8:13 pm

      Thanks sweetie!

      Reply
  10. esther james says

    06/05/2015 at 5:39 pm

    The last card we received was a personalised invitation card to a golden wedding anniversary

    Reply
  11. helenbttl says

    07/05/2015 at 6:57 am

    Anniversary card

    Reply
  12. ashleigh allan says

    07/05/2015 at 7:27 am

    A mothers day card from my kids!

    Reply
  13. Eva says

    07/05/2015 at 7:32 am

    Vous avez fait un choix excellent ! Elles sont magnifiques et j’adore le packaging jaune !

    Reply
    • Mel says

      07/05/2015 at 10:30 pm

      Merci Eva. Je dois dire que j’adore vraiment ces cartes!

      Reply
  14. winnie says

    07/05/2015 at 7:48 am

    a birthday card from my best friend in university

    Reply
  15. maxine207 says

    07/05/2015 at 8:51 am

    A thank you card 🙂

    Reply
  16. ELAINE DALE says

    07/05/2015 at 10:54 am

    an Easter card that our 4 year old grand-daughter made for us

    Reply
  17. Hazel Rea says

    07/05/2015 at 11:02 am

    It was a Christmas card.

    Reply
  18. Marie B says

    07/05/2015 at 2:39 pm

    The last card I received were for our 10 year wedding anniversary

    Reply
  19. Keri Jones says

    07/05/2015 at 2:47 pm

    The last card we received was a wedding invitation. It was made by the bride to be and was lovely 🙂 x

    Reply
  20. Jess Powell says

    07/05/2015 at 3:58 pm

    A mother’s day card 🙂

    Reply
  21. Isabel O'Brien says

    07/05/2015 at 6:14 pm

    I actually got one from my nanny today, bless her. She sends lovely cards.

    Reply
  22. Heather Macklin says

    07/05/2015 at 6:26 pm

    The last card I received was an invitation to a 21st birthday party.

    Reply
  23. Michelle Banks says

    07/05/2015 at 6:55 pm

    i got a wedding ivitation, does that count? if not it would of been a mothers day card x

    Reply
  24. Michelle Ferguson says

    07/05/2015 at 8:40 pm

    A valentines card from hubby

    Reply
  25. lynn heath says

    07/05/2015 at 8:56 pm

    The last card I received was from my niece saying thanks you for her Birthday presents

    Reply
  26. Sophie Lester says

    07/05/2015 at 9:29 pm

    It was a congratulations on your new baby card

    Reply
  27. clairew137 says

    07/05/2015 at 9:54 pm

    my birthday cards, which was on 30 April.

    Reply
  28. James McKenna says

    07/05/2015 at 9:54 pm

    Birthday card 🙂

    Reply
  29. Sinead ORourke says

    07/05/2015 at 10:44 pm

    My Birthday card

    Reply
  30. Mari Spencer says

    08/05/2015 at 5:22 am

    Last card I recieved was a Mothers day one from my daughter

    Reply
  31. Michelle Hollingsbee says

    08/05/2015 at 10:10 am

    A birth announcement card from my best friend, inside was a picture of her beautiful baby.

    Reply
  32. laura stewart says

    08/05/2015 at 1:28 pm

    birthday card last year xx

    Reply
  33. grumpyandfluffy says

    08/05/2015 at 2:27 pm

    a birthday card back in February

    Reply
  34. Louise says

    08/05/2015 at 4:22 pm

    I think it was a Christmas card!

    Reply
  35. Christina says

    08/05/2015 at 6:11 pm

    Lovely thank you card from friend.

    Reply
  36. isis1981uk says

    08/05/2015 at 7:18 pm

    My son made me one this morning with a picture he drew of a green flower <3

    Reply
    • Mel says

      08/05/2015 at 8:41 pm

      Kids’ cards are the best!

      Reply
  37. Ruth Harwood says

    09/05/2015 at 7:42 am

    That would’ve been Mother’s day from my son, I bought it myself as he almost forgot!!

    Reply
  38. aaron broad says

    09/05/2015 at 4:13 pm

    Mine was probably a christmas card

    Reply
  39. MichelleD says

    11/05/2015 at 2:46 pm

    A Mothers Day card!

    Reply
  40. Liam Bishop says

    11/05/2015 at 3:39 pm

    A congratulations card after my first marathon!

    Reply
    • Mel says

      11/05/2015 at 9:26 pm

      That’s a huge achievement! Congratulations.

      Reply
  41. Chris Andrews says

    11/05/2015 at 6:39 pm

    Leave a blog post comment telling me about the last card you received…………….a beautiful Mother’s Day card

    Reply
  42. Darren Rogers says

    12/05/2015 at 8:36 pm

    A valentines day card x

    Reply
  43. Hekna says

    12/05/2015 at 8:52 pm

    My first Mother’s Day card 🙂

    Reply
    • Mel says

      12/05/2015 at 11:41 pm

      You will treasure that one forever… wait until you get the first handmade card (get the tissues ready for that one!).

      Reply
  44. claire little says

    12/05/2015 at 10:31 pm

    a thank you card for a gift i sent

    Reply
  45. Lucy Bishop says

    13/05/2015 at 12:06 am

    I received a gorgeous ‘random act of kindness’ card from my best friend Liz x

    Reply
    • Mel says

      13/05/2015 at 12:24 am

      There’s nothing like a thoughtful card from a friend when you least expect it! x

      Reply
  46. amyangelmouse says

    14/05/2015 at 12:53 pm

    A homemade birthday card from my 4 year old boy with a little poem saying how much he loves me <3

    Reply
    • Mel says

      14/05/2015 at 3:51 pm

      Oh this is too cute! I bet your heart melted!

      Reply
  47. Jayne T says

    14/05/2015 at 4:26 pm

    The last card I was given, was a lovely mothers day card from my children.

    Reply
  48. Caroline Walliss (@whereswalliss) says

    16/05/2015 at 6:25 am

    A lovely birthday card from my husband!x

    Reply
  49. Kelly glen says

    16/05/2015 at 6:25 am

    It was a handmade birthday card from my niece and nephew.

    Reply
  50. Siobhan Davis says

    16/05/2015 at 8:11 am

    The last card or cards I received was to congratulate me on the birth of my gorgeous son 🙂 I have kept every single one 🙂

    Reply
  51. Zoe G says

    16/05/2015 at 8:41 am

    A handmade mothers day card from my daughter

    Reply
  52. Nichole says

    16/05/2015 at 11:06 am

    A Christmas card from family

    Reply
  53. danielle says

    16/05/2015 at 12:02 pm

    Christmas card

    Reply
  54. sarah birkett says

    16/05/2015 at 1:28 pm

    an easter card from my daughter! She is 17 and made it whilst helping out at Rainbows. It brought back memories of glitter and glue

    Reply
    • Mel says

      16/05/2015 at 1:35 pm

      Brilliant! Love that. Secretly hoping my little ones make cards for me when they’re 17, he he!

      Reply
  55. Holly Gibson says

    16/05/2015 at 1:34 pm

    A good luck card for exams

    Reply
  56. Caroline H says

    16/05/2015 at 1:41 pm

    A lovely hand written thank you card from a friend for a birthday present that I’d sent.

    Reply
  57. laura groom says

    16/05/2015 at 2:38 pm

    the last card i got in the post was a thank you card

    Reply
  58. Kelly (@Jakeysmummy2006) says

    16/05/2015 at 3:12 pm

    It was a card for my 30th birthday! 🙂

    Reply
  59. Stephanie Whitehouse says

    16/05/2015 at 3:27 pm

    A quirky cow in a meadow – a thankyou card for looking after some furniture

    Reply
  60. Helen Grayson says

    16/05/2015 at 4:57 pm

    I received a card form a lady whom I met on holiday a few years ago, we were catching up and we always write to each other as it’s much more personal. It had an owl on the front.

    Reply
  61. kathy says

    16/05/2015 at 8:30 pm

    a thank you card after my friends wedding

    Reply
  62. Tracey Quinn says

    16/05/2015 at 8:45 pm

    The last card i received was for mothers day xx

    Reply
  63. caroline cordery says

    16/05/2015 at 9:03 pm

    i got £500 cheque as a surprise gift from my uncle and aunt!

    Reply
  64. Julie Ward says

    17/05/2015 at 12:25 pm

    Birthday card

    Reply
  65. morag p says

    17/05/2015 at 1:20 pm

    It was my birthday last week so I was lucky enough to receive several lovely cards including handmade ones by the kids.

    Reply
  66. Emily Hutchinson says

    17/05/2015 at 2:20 pm

    A birthday card, from a catalogue company, a month too early. I put it up anyway though 🙂

    Reply
  67. Sarah Heath says

    17/05/2015 at 5:08 pm

    A handmade Mother’s day card from my 8 year old son.

    Reply
  68. jen morgan says

    17/05/2015 at 9:39 pm

    A lovely thank you card from a great friend

    Reply
  69. aj says

    17/05/2015 at 9:46 pm

    A thank you card thanking me for a birthday present from the girl next door.

    Reply
  70. Bob Clark says

    18/05/2015 at 4:23 pm

    A Christmas Card – quite a few to be precise

    Reply
  71. victoria says

    19/05/2015 at 9:57 pm

    an easter card from my mum

    Reply
  72. Rebecca Phillips says

    20/05/2015 at 12:06 am

    a birthday card from my children. their daddy helped them make it!

    Reply
  73. Rebecca Barnes says

    20/05/2015 at 2:15 am

    The last cards I received were congratulations ones, for finishing my finals after 6 years of university!

    Reply
    • Mel says

      20/05/2015 at 7:21 pm

      Congratulations!

      Reply
  74. leanne weir says

    21/05/2015 at 8:49 am

    congrats

    Reply
  75. Minnie15 says

    21/05/2015 at 12:43 pm

    I received a lovely thank-you card last week from a school that I’d been working in 🙂 x

    Reply
  76. Susan Trubey says

    21/05/2015 at 1:27 pm

    Mother’s day

    Reply
  77. Layla Thomas says

    21/05/2015 at 9:57 pm

    The last cards I received were 4 from my best friends when we moved to my husband’s new job. Six months later and I still have them on the window ledge to put a smile on my face.

    Reply
  78. ohhec says

    21/05/2015 at 9:58 pm

    I received a thank you card

    Reply
  79. Monica Gilbert says

    21/05/2015 at 10:33 pm

    I recently got a couple of Mother’s Day cards. I celebrate it in May because I’m American.

    Reply
  80. Sarah Lee says

    22/05/2015 at 3:55 am

    A wedding anniversary card (5 years :))

    Reply
  81. Leila Benhamida says

    22/05/2015 at 6:35 pm

    My birthday card.

    Reply
  82. kate lancaster says

    23/05/2015 at 10:01 am

    I received a beautiful card from my boyfriend showing the two of us walking along the cliffs 🙂

    Reply
  83. Katie Kingsbury says

    23/05/2015 at 6:37 pm

    A sympathy card, unfortunately.

    Reply
  84. Kelly Ellen Hirst says

    23/05/2015 at 7:55 pm

    It was a handmade Mother’s Day card from my girls 🙂 Kelly Ellen Hirst

    Reply
  85. sheridarby says

    23/05/2015 at 10:29 pm

    My birthday – back in October – I have given each of my kids cards since

    Reply
  86. Susan Hoggett says

    23/05/2015 at 10:40 pm

    mothers day card

    Reply
  87. cat culmer says

    24/05/2015 at 2:15 am

    Wedding Anniversary cards – yesterday. It was our 2nd anniversary

    Reply
    • Mel says

      26/05/2015 at 12:22 am

      Happy anniversary!

      Reply
  88. Karen R says

    24/05/2015 at 9:22 am

    I got a lovely handmade Mother’s Day card from my daughter 🙂

    Reply
  89. Allan Fullarton says

    24/05/2015 at 9:43 am

    A birthday card

    Reply
  90. MANDY DOHERTY says

    24/05/2015 at 12:39 pm

    Mothers Day card

    Reply
  91. damian thomas says

    24/05/2015 at 2:26 pm

    birthday card from my brother (funny one mocking my age of course)

    Reply
  92. lizzieannd says

    24/05/2015 at 3:40 pm

    I received my last card from my wonderful husband for my birthday and it said so much more than he ever tells me in words!

    Reply
    • Mel says

      26/05/2015 at 12:06 am

      That is the best present a husband could give, isn’t it

      Reply
  93. MICHELLE KEMP says

    24/05/2015 at 3:40 pm

    my birthday card

    Reply
  94. liz ferguson says

    24/05/2015 at 4:10 pm

    postcard from florida .. we still send them,as we collect them xx

    Reply
  95. Eleanor Wigmore says

    24/05/2015 at 4:13 pm

    My husband bought me a Mother to Be card for Mothers Day as I am 31 weeks pregnant 🙂

    Reply
    • Mel says

      26/05/2015 at 12:05 am

      That is so sweet! Congratulations. Life doesn’t get more exciting!

      Reply
  96. Kristy Leanne Brown says

    24/05/2015 at 5:47 pm

    My last one was a birthday card – as they all forgot mothers day

    Reply
    • Mel says

      25/05/2015 at 10:39 pm

      Oh no, shame on them!

      Reply
  97. Elizabeth Smith says

    24/05/2015 at 6:38 pm

    birthday card

    Reply
  98. karen Howden says

    24/05/2015 at 9:32 pm

    The last card I received was on last Thursday, it was a thank you card from a very dear friend thanking me for going to see her while she was in hospital. Bless her

    Reply
  99. Lisa Wilkinson says

    24/05/2015 at 9:49 pm

    It was my birthday a couple of weeks ago so got some lovely ones from family and friends

    Reply
    • Mel says

      25/05/2015 at 10:38 pm

      Happy birthday!

      Reply
  100. tracy sinclair says

    24/05/2015 at 11:36 pm

    The last cards i received were for Mothers Day x

    Reply
  101. Victoria Prince says

    25/05/2015 at 8:32 am

    The last card I received was a thank you card from a friend for collecting a large purchase from eBay for them!

    Reply
  102. Pamela Cook says

    25/05/2015 at 9:25 am

    An invitation to a 70th birthday party! Yes, we still have them at our age!

    Reply
  103. James Holyland says

    25/05/2015 at 10:45 am

    I had an Easter card from my mum and dad

    Reply
  104. Pam Francis Gregory says

    25/05/2015 at 11:10 am

    Lots of cards on my birthday!

    Reply
  105. michelle pierce says

    25/05/2015 at 11:24 am

    40th birthday card

    Reply
    • Mel says

      25/05/2015 at 10:29 pm

      Happy birthday!

      Reply
  106. Jill fairbank says

    25/05/2015 at 12:51 pm

    Mother’s Day card you can’t beat those type of cards

    Reply
  107. Rhian Cox says

    25/05/2015 at 1:19 pm

    A mothers Day card

    Reply
  108. Nancy Bradford says

    25/05/2015 at 1:33 pm

    I received a hand made Mother’s Day card from my little girl this year that was glorious.

    Reply
  109. Julie Venner-Beard says

    25/05/2015 at 2:42 pm

    I received a Mothers Day card from George our cat!

    Reply
    • Mel says

      25/05/2015 at 11:58 pm

      Brilliant!

      Reply
  110. Victoria B says

    25/05/2015 at 2:52 pm

    The last card I received was a belated birthday card – for some reason I had a lot of them this year 🙁

    Reply
  111. Amy Rowlands says

    25/05/2015 at 3:04 pm

    A handmade card by my little girl for mothers day

    Reply
  112. Alisa Moore says

    25/05/2015 at 4:13 pm

    A thank you card

    Reply
  113. PAUL STANLEY says

    25/05/2015 at 4:22 pm

    a birthday card from my niece

    Reply
  114. Kerry lethbridge says

    25/05/2015 at 4:49 pm

    I received a lovely card from my very elderly grandpa wishing me luck with my wedding

    Reply
  115. Andrea Smith says

    25/05/2015 at 5:16 pm

    Last card I received was an anniversary card from my husband. It had two people dressed as peanuts and said “I’m still nuts about you”. Very corny but lovely!!

    Reply
  116. Emma says

    25/05/2015 at 5:16 pm

    Would have been a Christmas card.

    Reply
  117. Darlene says

    25/05/2015 at 6:43 pm

    The last card was the most beautiful I have ever received. An old friend of mine sent a homemade card which was so beautifully crafted that I framed it.

    Reply
  118. Lyndsey Beckford says

    25/05/2015 at 6:51 pm

    I got a home made easter card from my niece and nephew 🙂

    Reply
  119. amebeecomps says

    25/05/2015 at 6:59 pm

    An anniversary card from my partner a couple of days ago. We’ve been together 17 years.

    Reply
  120. deaddogsmoking says

    25/05/2015 at 7:03 pm

    A Valentine’s from someone particularly special. Love you Grub.

    Reply
  121. Erica Price says

    25/05/2015 at 7:25 pm

    Wedding anniversary card

    Reply
  122. melanie stirling says

    25/05/2015 at 7:32 pm

    A valentines day card from my husband.

    Reply
  123. Clare S says

    25/05/2015 at 7:39 pm

    My daughter has just given me a birthday card that she made for me

    Reply
  124. Natalie Crossan says

    25/05/2015 at 8:18 pm

    mothers day card 🙂 xx

    Reply
  125. Anneka Hulse says

    25/05/2015 at 8:20 pm

    a post card from my mum on holiday in turkey

    Reply
  126. Katie Hodges says

    25/05/2015 at 9:53 pm

    Last card I received was a Mothers Day card 🙂

    Reply
  127. Nicola Lynch says

    25/05/2015 at 10:01 pm

    I received an home made get well card from my 2 year old nephew. It was so cute!

    Reply
  128. catriona nation says

    25/05/2015 at 11:32 pm

    The last card i got was a mothers day card

    Reply
  129. Laura Vitty says

    25/05/2015 at 11:50 pm

    Some thank you cards from my students on Friday before they left for study leave and their GCSEs or A-levels… tears were shed!

    Reply
    • Mel says

      26/05/2015 at 12:27 am

      Same for me! My 6th formers’ cards were so nice! What do you teach?

      Reply
      • Laura Vitty says

        26/05/2015 at 12:29 am

        Biology, what about you? After having Ofsted last week, I’m very glad it’s half term!

        Reply
        • Mel says

          26/05/2015 at 12:48 am

          I bet you are! How did it go? I teach French but I resigned this week after 12 years at my school (I wrote a post about it last week – I’m sure you’ll relate to some of it).

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          • Laura Vitty says

            26/05/2015 at 9:43 am

            It went well! It was my first time through it and it really wasn’t as bad as everyone made out it would be. I will definitely check it out, I didn’t even know you were a teacher as I tend to visit for recipes 🙂

  130. Somerset Wedding Gal says

    27/05/2015 at 10:56 am

    When I was younger my mum would just buy our invitations in bulk from cheap shops, it was pretty easy! But then again I can totally see the appeal of creating something more special!

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