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Save the Date Challenge

Lesley Yarbrough Last updated: March 22, 2024 · 2 min read

As we approach the end of April, this means that Wedding Season is officially upon us. Love is in the air and future brides all around the world are completely stressing out everyone around them. But the good news is, not everything involving your wedding has to be a stressful endeavor. In fact, certain DIY projects like fun “Save the Date” cards might even help take some of the stress off by allowing you to take a break and get a little creative.

Since the idea of DIY cards sounded like so much fun, this gave us an idea for a new challenge. Creatives, here is your mission, should you choose to accept it:

Challenge

Design a 5×5″ “Save the Date” card that features at least one asset from Creative Market. It can be as small as a texture or as big as a font and it can even be something you sell in your own shop.

How to Enter

Comment on this post with a link to your design and a link to the Creative Market good(s) you used to help create it. You can submit as many cards as you like and entries will be accepted until midnight EST on Friday, May 3rd.

Winners & Prizes

After all the designs are in, our staff will select our top three favorites. Each of the talented winners will receive $50 in marketplace credit, a Creative Market t-shirt, and a copy of The DIY Bride.

If that sounds like fun, here are a few goods from the marketplace that can help get you started.

  

  

  

  

Cheers and happy creating!

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25 Comments
  • I think we've announced it too soon... My Entry: http://tomanders.com/portfolio-item/save-date/ Items used: https://creativemarket.com/TomAnders/2819-Vintage-Bundle Good luck to all other entrants! 12 years ago
  • My Entry: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/8367517/std.png I used my flower decoration set: http://crtv.mk/s9JG and the amazing brushes of Liam McKay: http://crtv.mk/p3ft Hope you like it! 12 years ago
  • Haha, well played @Tom Watkins and @Alexandru Doda . :) @Pier Francesco Martini love the Wagner reference and the design! Thanks so much for entering guys. I'm looking forward to working on mine this weekend. 12 years ago
  • Thanks ;) 12 years ago
  • Hello! It´s nice to spend a rainy day designing wedding cards :) Here´s my proposal http://goo.gl/HX3zX And I have used my vector flowers http://goo.gl/jyDhL Good luck!! 12 years ago
  • Hello Dears! Pardon me for self-advertisement, but maybe it could be helpful also in your work? And by Hand Brushes (https://creativemarket.com/friskweb/4834-100-And-by-Hand-Photoshop-Brushes) The Brushes (https://creativemarket.com/friskweb/4877-60-Hand-drawn-The-PS-Brushes) I wish you good luck in this great Challenge! 12 years ago
  • Hi tomodachis! I couldn't resist to this challenge :D heres my card: http://goo.gl/YFrmZ using this beautiful products: @Morgana Lamson 's Illustrations https://creativemarket.com/MorganaLamson/992-6-Illustrated-Laurels @Jack Fahnestock Textures https://creativemarket.com/JackFahnestock/4420-Unchained-Texture-Pack-2 and humbly my Labels & Decoratives vectors https://creativemarket.com/tomodachi/3340-Labels-Decorative-Vectors this is all about fun and share, hope u like it and good luck! 12 years ago
  • Nice challenge! :) Here's my contribution: http://oi44.tinypic.com/34j9kcw.jpg Aaand I used the Pretty Gritty textures https://creativemarket.com/sonyadehart/1108-10-Pretty-Gritty-Textures Good luck everyone! 12 years ago
  • Hello! It´s a rainy weekend here in Bilbao so... I keep on creating cards :) Another Save the date card http://goo.gl/dBytW For this one I used: Vectorian Ornamenst http://goo.gl/L2gGM Papers Pack http://goo.gl/zOKuk And my Folk Doodles https://creativemarket.com/MiaCharro/4978-Folk-Doodle Hope you like it! 12 years ago
  • Hello :). It's my turn - here is my Save the Date card: http://i.imgur.com/iwUBwXb.jpg Used: https://creativemarket.com/friskweb/2509-Hello-Hand-drawn-Ribbons-Alphabet Good luck to everyone! 12 years ago
  • Hello! Good ones! :) Maybe something in vintage retro? Here's my proposal: http://friskweb.pl/temp/friskweb_std_card.jpg Used '60 Hand drawn 'The' PS Brushes': https://creativemarket.com/friskweb/4877-60-Hand-drawn-The-PS-Brushes and '30 Sweet Deco Frames PS Brushes': https://creativemarket.com/friskweb/4437-30-Sweet-Deco-Frames-PS-Brushes All the best for you, Creatives! 12 years ago
  • Seeing some great entries so far! Very excited for this challenge :) Here's my entry http://littlepxlvectors.tumblr.com/image/49166409091 I used a very pretty texture from this set http://crtv.mk/h0N and I also used a graphic from my own set http://crtv.mk/q1r5 12 years ago
  • @Alexandru Doda: thanks a million! :) 12 years ago
  • Haha, great one :). Very original. GL for all! 12 years ago
  • Hey there! This is kinda a girly/bold submission: https://creativemarket.com/nataliedivine/5106-Girly-Bold-Save-the-Date This is what I used: https://creativemarket.com/ryanvsclark/28-Liberator-Heavy 12 years ago
  • Hi everyone, here is my Save the Date card: http://mindfulpixels.com/save-the-date-card/ I was inspired by the spirit (and the pretty eggs) of the Scarlet Tanager and the wonders of a long awaited Spring (It's here! It's here! :) Here is what I used to make it: 113 Hi-Res Watercolor Brushes by @linchervenkova (that's me ;) : http://crtv.mk/fAVT Jokal by @seanwess: http://crtv.mk/o01 and Distress Texture Pack Vol. 1 by @mattborchert: http://crtv.mk/i4wy I hope you like it :) ♥ Lin 12 years ago
  • Hello all! This is my first post on Creative Market! Great work so far. :) Here's my entry for the Save the Date contest http://jessicadunegan.me/save-the-date-contest/ And here's a link to Jokal, the beautiful font I used on the invite https://creativemarket.com/seanwes/323-Jokal Hope you enjoy! Best of luck to everyone! Jess 12 years ago
  • Great idea for a design challenge! My entry to the Save the Date contest: https://www.dropbox.com/s/x2j0vu9jp04shh8/savethedate1.jpg Link to the Lamson Marker I used on the flyer: https://creativemarket.com/gerrenlamson/48-Lamson-Marker Hope you enjoy! 12 years ago
  • Wow, really nice entries... Here is mine: http://tinyurl.com/bvopdf8 I used this for the font: https://creativemarket.com/Fenotype/1937-Taiga 12 years ago
  • So I went a little calendar crazy and made 2 more entries... This one http://littlepxlvectors.tumblr.com/image/49491988787 uses the awesomely funky font "Stacked" http://crtv.mk/c6Fw This one http://littlepxlvectors.tumblr.com/image/49492367075 uses the beautifully crafted font "Jokal" http://crtv.mk/o01 Crossing my fingers... good luck everyone! 12 years ago
  • Dang, such great designs from everyone! I finally got around to mine: http://flic.kr/p/eg1NvM Created using: Light Actions Set - http://crtv.mk/a5SB Tide's In! - http://crtv.mk/c22v Canoe - http://crtv.mk/d0FP Vintage Paper Textures - http://crtv.mk/e4v 12 years ago
  • Whew, everything so far has been added to our Facebook page. http://crtv.mk/dCuX Again, really nice job on this challenge everyone! 12 years ago
  • @Lesley Yarbrough Almost everything, haha ;) Really great collection, indeed. 12 years ago
  • Hello all! Just wondering if I might have missed the results from the contest? I loved looking at all of the great entries, very inspiring! 12 years ago
  • Thank you! 12 years ago