Making the Carnival Wedding Tickets was a little bit fiddly, but it's definitely do-able, even if you're not a professional graphic designer. The secret is to be adaptable, and use the computer programmes you understand. For me, that's Picasa, Word and iPhoto. Picasa is a free programme, which you can download from the internet, and it's seriously easy to use. This tutorial will help you adapt any free printable, so it's worth saving!
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First of all I downloaded a free printable of a carnival ticket invitation that best resembled the look I wanted. I found this amazing template from The Burk Family Blog via Pinterest {right click, Save As onto your Desktop}. To find your own template, the best search to use is 'free printables' and then any other key word. If you can't find one on Pinterest, then Google Images is a great place to look as well.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCoQ5ClRTRmoocwK2dQVcLeoOWtHe7ZcurK5c3fJAFD_LSVhD3weeq65rsyPHjHeqw4ANSbemM1Zv_N3_k4BiPwSmP3WH3IuFUJ9BUa6brxoeZVMGDdIrinvbEnMnwoOZbAhI6xaOD-EsL/s640/DIY_Carnival_Wedding_Invitations_Circus_Wedding_Ideas_DIY_Bride_BeforetheBigDay_Wedding_Blog_0003.jpg)
The next challenge was to delete all the bits I didn't want. Both Picasa and iPhoto have 'Retouch' functions. I find the iPhoto Retouch the most effective, so I imported the file into iPhoto and smudged away.
Now I needed to add in my own text. I couldn't find exactly the same font that Becky-Lee Burk from The Burk Family Blog had used, so instead I did a search for 'free circus fonts'. Luckily Magic Jelly blog had pulled this fantastic selection together, and I chose Big Top. Free fonts are really easy to download to your computer, particularly if you have a mac. Just drag them into the Fonts folder (find it via the search in the top right hand corner of your screen), and they'll appear in your software programmes.
Now I needed to type in my own details. Picasa is great for this, because it enables you to create text boxes on pictures, which you can position wherever you want. I typed in the vertical lines first, and then saved the file. Then I turned the picture 90 degrees, and type in the RSVP details. A quick turn back, and my invitation was ready!
I needed to print nearly 50 invitations, and I wanted them to be about 2" by 4" - so it made sense to print about 12 per A4 page. First of all I tried the Picasa collage function, but they didn't fit properly, so instead I opened Word and fiddled with the Insert a Picture function for a good long while. Eventually I managed to get them to fit, although I had to thin the borders, and make sure the Print function didn't add them back in. It took a few practice prints on plain paper, but eventually I won, and printed them out on 220gsm red card {not too thick for my printer, but not too thin either}. A quick slice of the guillotine, and I was done.
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i'm doing this on my i pad but cant seem to find a way to retouch to change the info HELP !
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