Save the Dates!

Wow, I haven't posted in a bit.  When I started this I was thinking I would be on it! So, I will try to do better... Well, since I liked the swirls, I wanted it to be a constant theme like I said in my post below.  I don't know that I have a particular "theme" to our wedding, but I am into details that probably no one will notice but me. lol.  Isn't that usually how it goes though? So, I think I went through a few designs when it came to my Save the Dates.  Each level I knew something didn't look right or feel right.  I think with all the things I have decided on some reason it just clicked that it was final.  My invites... that was it i didn't want to make any changes and was content.  My dress, the save the dates, the colors were the same.  People were convinced that I would change it, but I'm good.  I guess maybe because I have a tad bit of indecisiveness in me. ; ) . But it's kind of weird that with these things it just is what it is when I am happy with a final decision.  When its not right, I know that something is a little off.  I think that I may even be surprising myself... 
     So, with most of the things that I design I usually have to make it even, and not so much an even number... more like symmetrical... and I'm not even sure if thats the word I am looking for... like I wouldn't just put two circles on a page, because even though the number is even I would like three instead.  haha. Who knows if that makes any sense to anyone but me! Here is the front of my design before I go on explaining...

     So, naturally I put three circles.  My first one had the swirls and a border, then "Save the Date" went on top of the border.  I wasn't happy with it because I fell like it chopped up the flow of the design.  It got me a few tries to get it this way, but I am very content with it.  Once I get more memory for my computer and load my creative suite, I will definitely put a how-to up for the swirls in illustrator.  Once I got familiar with it, it really wasn't that hard.  I can't wait to design many more things in life! I did contemplate whether I wanted to put the 09.10.11 on the swirls, I was thinking about making three smaller circles under the "Save the Date", but I decided to just bold the date.  I feel like it works, I don't want it to be too cluttered... Here is the back...

(I of course edited it... I did it the lazy way.. so some of my design is missing where is name should be..you get the point!)

     When making a Save the Date, where is one to begin? I had no idea! I made all of this from scratch.  I did not have a template and I am pretty proud of how it came out... Even the heart was made by hand! lol.  Getting every single square perfectly was hard, then I was like well make a row and copy and paste! That made it a lot easier!  I see alot of these with the calendar, so I thought it was a cute idea.  I made them postcard size for easy mailing.  The lines on it with the decoration on the end is a paint brush that I thought was neat.  You can see it also on the invitations swirl if you look closely... I will put our engagement picture in the picture spot of course... and you better believe I will do my best to match the colors! One thing about me I guess is that I am very matchy matchy. I want everything to flow and coordinate.  

     I think I will just print them on cardstock.  I was going to have more extravagant STD's, but since I picked up more DIY then originally planned, I think it is safe to say this is fine! and there you have it! Save the Date design...DONE!