Cards & Invitations & Cards

That time of year when there are many celebrations to plan that become that little more special with an invitation announcement.

If is the social group annual gala, graduation parties or a corporate event, All About Paper is sure to have just the right paper and trims to make stylish invitations at a very reasonable cost.

All About Paper is the home to one of the largest displays of Christina Re paper in Brisbane and backed up with 1,000s of other pretty papers to choose from.
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Invitation Etiquette

Etiquette is a lovely word but it does not have to be complicated.

If you are having an event and it is special, written invitations are a way of setting the scene and communicating your story. All About Paper have years of experience in coordinating special events and creating invitations. You are in safe hands with the All About Paper design team.

A quick summary of some things you might want to consider, for big events as well as special birthdays, anniversaries, graduation parties, showers, well just any occasion that you want to invite people and make it special.

Save the date cards A great way to let your guests from out of town know about your wedding date is to send Save-the-Date cards. They may be essential for planning flights and booking time off to be with you. Save-the-dates should be sent out at least 3 to 6 months in advance of your wedding date.

Dress code
Dress code should be included in formal invitations. The style of your invitation and message projected can also reinforce formal vs casual events.

Money and gifts
Today it is very common to ask for money instead of gifts, how you ask for it is where etiquette is important. You may use a wishing well or a gift registry but please don’t include anything about gifts in the invitation itself, a separate insert is more appropriate.


RSVP
Response deadlines should be no later than 1 month before the special day, or the date your caterer needs a final count. RSVP cards included with your wedding invitation are a great way to make sure your guests reply quickly.

And with that I am leaving an rsvp to you and all the lovely people we have met at recent expos and events. All About Paper is always ready to help make your special event as stress free as possible with our large range of pretty papers and well qualified design team. Invitations can be a special touch for any occasion, anniversary, birthday, graduation, any time you want to say, the event is special and so are your guests.

Gala Events

It is that time of year when offices and social groups are planning their annual gala events.

All About Paper design team understands the needs of corporate event planning, looking for something classic and tasteful, but fun is not easy.

We are showing a range of the Christina Re papers in a classic B&W but have many other wonderful patterns and colour schemes to choose from in our huge range of papers, something to suit every occasion, corporate or team colours. Phone ahead if you would like to meet a member of the design team to assist in designing unique and elegant (but budget conscious) invitations for your special event.

Creative Guest books for Celebrations

A guest book is a great way to remember a celebration.
As a new twist on the standard write your name here style of guest book why not create something that will be cherished by everyone and fun for your guests to make.

Place some pretty pens, instamatic camera, scissors, a selection of pretty paper, a glue stick on the table along with your guest book. You could either have blank pages for them to doodle as they like or maybe get them started with posing a question to answer, their tips for a happy marriage on suggestions for a good life together.

As guests arrive, start taking Polaroids or digital pictures that you can instantly print. Continuously place the photos on the table as they are available.

Tell your guests to write a little something in the guest book and to be creative! You will be amazed at how interesting the book will turn out. Best of all it will be a statement that is uniquely you and your guests on the day of your special celebration.

All About Paper is your one stop for all your stationary needs when it comes to planning a special celebration. Our large range of specialty papers including Christina Re is suitable for invitations, gift giving and more. We have a large range of ready made and raw books that can be finished to match your celebration theme, perfect for a unique guest book.

Corporate Celebrations

All About Paper’s specialty Invitations for Celebrations caters for all needs.

When we say All About we really do mean everything including corporate invitations.
Members of our Design Team have been busy PAs themselves and know how it feels when you suddenly get nominated for project planning on a large corporate event and they asked if you can bring it in under budget. This is some of our top tips to add to your check list.

Dates: School holidays, long weekends, public holidays, EFY, other major events, they all fill up the calendar quickly and the best venues are already booked out

Theme: This might be the time when uncomplicated is best. Awards night = gold, Christmas = touch of green, annual gala ball = black tie

Or do your corporate colours or logo need to be considered ?

Guests: How many ?

Invitations: Need to be out no later than 6 weeks in advance. Your guests have busy schedules too.

All About Paper and your personal design team are on call to help you design specialty invitations made to order or if you are watching the budget help you set up in the DIY workshop. Our Design Team members are busy PAs themselves, they know what you mean by corporate casual or corporate lounge or creatively corporate and will have lots of ideas on what will work for your celebration.

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Red Hot Ideas for themes

Red is hot and the warmest of colours in all its many pretty tones. All About Paper has been commissioned to create invitations for many special events, anniversaries, birthdays, graduations and weddings using a red theme.

Red is a popular choice by extroverts and one of the top picks of males but also it is a classic and timeless theme that works so well together. Red can be formal and traditional or red can be fun and funky, your choice.

Red roses symbolize passionate love. In some cultures, red denotes purity, joy, and celebration. Red is the colour of happiness and prosperity in China and may be used to attract good luck.

Red Rubies are the traditional Fortieth Wedding Anniversary gift.

scarlet, crimson, carmine, maroon, burgundy, ruby,

rose, rouge, blush, cherry,

cinnabar, russet, venetian, flame,

Oh so many pretty shades of red in different patterns and themes. As one of the largest Christina Re suppliers in the Brisbane area we have her full range of beautiful papers, embossed, flocked and glittered along with a large range of other speciality papers with something to fit every celebration you can imagine.

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Dreaming of Green

Green is a beautiful colour choice for a special event. Obviously it brings to mind the theme of nature, life and harmony. All About Paper has been commissioned for a few tartan themed weddings which often incorporates a lot of dark green tones but there are so many other pretty shades of green to consider.

emerald, sea green, seafoam, grass, apple, mint, forest, lime,
spring, aquamarine, chartreuse, jade, sage and my favourite viridian

Being associated with all things natural green represents everything from fertility, growth, energy and fresh starts. From that green is also considered a relaxing colour and even more so when matched with blue, prefect for our semi-tropical climate.

Green gemstones are used to attract money, prosperity and wealth.

With both a warming and cooling effect, the colour green denotes balance, harmony, and stability. Green is said to be favoured by well balanced people who have a lot of respect for themselves and others.

All About Paper is one of the Brisbane’s largest stockists for Christina Re papers and back with our huge range of specialty papers, we are sure to have just the right shade of green for your theme.

Phone ahead to ensure that one of our design team will be on site to assist your selection. Our design team includes professional artists, event planners, printers and designers with extensive experience in organising events both large and small. With that level of experience, we can comfortably say nothing is too much to ask especially if you are looking for that uniquely you designer original, All About Paper is here and ready to help.

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Golden Moments

Do you ever think about why we use gold at many celebrations?

Gold has always been associated with royalty, religion, tradition and wealth.

In using gold at celebrations people are wishing good fortune, wisdom, and a bright future. Pretty much any occasion you might want to celebrate could do with those wishes so don’t go past gold as an accent colour in your themes. Gold can come in shades from bright shiny bling tones to muted and vintage and many variations in between.

It is said that people who favour the colour gold have an optimistic out look on life. That sounds like our attitude here at All About Paper. We love paper and helping people to find the right match for their ideas from our large range of printed papers. Phone us at the shop to book a meeting with members of our creative team to design elegant invitations that can be very affordably made.

Choosing the right invitation

Have you seen our new advertisements in Style and the wedding magazines?
A fun and sassy attitude but really shouldn’t picking invitations for your special celebrations be fun?

At All About Paper, we have the largest range of the well known names like Christina Re as well as hundreds of speciality papers to choose from.

Best of all that is backed up with a design team of professional artists who like nothing more than taking your ideas and creating unique and elegant invitations promoting your theme. As you can see from some of the recent posts below, we do have a talented team who do beautiful work.

By utilising our DIY workshop area with all of the latest tools and equipment it is possible to create quality elegant invitations at an affordable cost. Family and friends love to participate in the planning and preparations for special celebrations, this is a perfect project for them to help you create lots of fun memories leading up to your special event.