Baby Announcements

The heat has increased, the fans are on and poor old you are heavily pregnant. It’s hard to think about designing your child’s birth announcement at a time like this but it would make for a great distraction. Sit in front of the largest fan in the house and begin browsing the online templates. A summer themed birth announcement is fresh, colorful and makes people think of having fun.

There are a number of summer themes out there. They may be listed under “beach” “vacation” as well as “seasonal.” A little time searching will help you narrow your choices. Determine which aspect of summer you want to include in your birth announcement design and whittle possible images and designs down even more. Think “sandals,” “beach ball,” “sunshine” or “Fourth of July” and place these phrases in the search box to see what you get.

I’m a fan of orange suns and ocean blue backgrounds for summer themed birth announcements. They convey an image of freshness and renewal. Orange and blue are great complimentary colors and look good on design work. A photo of the baby in a bright white or lime green outfit or blanket can really set off the color palette. Think about which photograph you want before finalizing your color scheme and design.

A summer themed birth announcement affords new parents the opportunity to create some cute phrasing for their birth announcement. Here are a few ideas:

“Just in time for the pool!  Baby Lynn arrived…”

“Christmas in July. The gift of life: James Andrew Smith”

“Too cool for shades. Here’s baby James!”

“It’s going to be the best summer ever. Amy Lynn has Arrived!”

Seasonal birth announcements let you expand on the usual baby themes and designs. Use as much as or as little of the summer theme in your hot weather announcements as you like.

Filed under: baby shower, birth announcements, invitations, new parent life on June 21st, 2010