Tribesmaid Allison (whom some Offbeat Home & Life readers might remember from this amazing rat house) and her partner Chris made these rat-themed Save the Dates. Here’s how with bonus templates…
We went with rats for our Save the Date cards because 1) we have pet rats, 2) we love street art and it’s a bit of a nod to Banksy, and 3) they will surely survive the apocalypse (and are way cuter than cockroaches!).
I sketched out two rats with tails that make a heart shape together.
Chris traced out my sketches on the computer and worked out how to make them into a stand up 3D card. We were inspired by a corporate Christmas card that he got a few years ago (it looked like this) and really liked the idea that people could keep our Save the Dates out on display.
We sized the card to fit flat into envelopes we already own.
Using Photoshop, I made the background image of a concrete wall with a circus poster and fallout shelter sign (there’s an arrow that you can’t really see in the photo). The poster features me and Chris, as well as the wedding date. The spray-painted fallout shelter sign is referencing our venue, a Cold War-era underground bunker.
We used a paper cutting machine and assembled all the little pieces for their outfits — gluing on the top hats and tutus!
Here are the templates my fiance and I made, just in case other Offbeat Brides want to make their own post-apocalyptic rat cards!
