I’m all for the traditional birth announcement card and recommend printing up at least a few for close friends and family. But why not get more creative with your other friends and acquaintances? Thank-you cards can be boring but what about making your thank you card a gift and the gift tag your birth announcement?
Luggage tags are a great way to provide friends and family with a practical thank you note and combination birth announcement. Some online printers will actually ..read more
Filed under: birth announcements, invitations, new parent life on June 21st, 2010 | 4 Comments »
It that’s time of year again when we celebrate the fathers in the family. New parents are especially aware of the importance of this special time to say thank you to good dads and granddads, uncles and brothers who play a role in their child’s everyday life. Male figures are role models, disciplinarians, caregivers, helpers and moral advisors. Why not show you really care by creating birth announcement stationary just for them.
Whether your new child has already entered the world ..read more
Filed under: birth announcements, invitations, new parent life, thank you cards on June 21st, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’m all for finding multiple uses for items and the business card is no exception. The latest trend in business card design is the fold over card. It’s the size of two standard business cards joined together and is the ideal way to create birth announcements for friends and family. If you have a large social network, the fold over business card birth announcement will save you a lot of money.
The biggest online printers are offering fold over business cards ..read more
Filed under: birth announcements, new parent life on June 13th, 2010 | 1 Comment »
And when I say alternative children I don’t mean babies that listen to Nirvana or have blue hair. I mean pets. For many couples there are no human babies on the horizon. For a myriad of reasons some parents only have furry children but those furry children whether cat or dog have babies too and what harm is there in new kitten or new puppy birth announcements?
There is no reason not to use a regular baby birth announcement for your ..read more
Filed under: birth announcements, new parent life on June 9th, 2010 | No Comments »
One way to give your custom printed cards a personal touch is to make your own envelopes. It may actually cost a few more pennies than buying matching envelopes from the printers but it can make for an added detail.
The paper you choose can make all the difference to the final look of your birth announcement envelope. A stiffer paper makes the folding process easier and the final look sharper. Normal paper or copy paper weighs twenty pounds. Look for ..read more
Filed under: birth announcements on June 4th, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I spend a lot of time online browsing the wonderful world of babies. I came across a blog where a mother mentioned telling the grandparents she was pregnant by sending them a letter from the unborn child. This sounded adorable to me. I think if you have had the all clear in regards to your pregnancy and baby’s health that sending a birth to be announcement from the child is a nice way to let people know your happy happy ..read more
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Children are the ultimate expression of happiness, life, and accomplishment so it makes sense to include them in the whole birth announcement thing. Consider creating and printing a separate set of birth announcements for the smaller members of your friends and family circle.
Choose a child friendly design for your child focused birth announcement. Rather than appealing to the nursery colors a birth announcement designed specifically for a child to enjoy can include a lot of bright colors, images of toys ..read more
Filed under: birth announcements on June 4th, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Being pregnant is a magical time for some and an absolutely exhausting time for others. When I was pregnant it was a twofold sort of thing. One part of me was excited to design birth announcements and baby photo albums and the other part of me had a thousand questions about mommyhood running through my mind.
I spent a lot of time those last few months, looking online at baby clothes and toys as well as designing my birth announcements. One ..read more
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