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This wedding invitation uses a single colour (in this case white) to create a card which is simple and elegant without being dull. The secret is in the use of differing textures - card, textured paper, satin and pearls.

You will need:

• A6 linen white card blank foil printed with Wedding Invitation
• Linen white card
• White mulberry paper
• 15mm double sided satin ribbon
• Pearl mini open heart
• Insert & envelope
• PVA glue
• Adhesive tape pen (optional)
• 3D sticky foam craft pads

Cut 4cm x 4cm squares of white linen card and white mulberry paper and attach the paper to the card using PVA glue or the adhesive tape pen.

Cut a 7cm pice of ribbon and wrap around the square, glueing the ends at the back. NB: the mulberry paper should be at the front.

Using PVA glue (not too much) attach the pearl heart to the ribbon

Once everything has dried, stick the little square onto the card blank using the 3D sticky pads so it stands out slightly from the card.

Print your inserts using your PC and printer, attach inside the card and it's ready to send.

You can adapt this principle to other colour themes. The keys to success when working with a single colour are :

• use different textures to add interest
• use light and darker variations of your colour
• with stronger colours your items need to be either exactly the same shade or clearly different. Shades which are very close but not identical will look odd together.