Birth Announcement Sets: Save Time and Brain Power

Avoid the stress and indecision of choosing birth announcements at the last minute by planning in advance for your custom printing. By purchasing a set of stationary that includes baby shower invites, pregnancy announcements, birth announcement, thank you cards, custom stationery, envelopes, holiday cards and gift calendars you’ll save yourself time, money and stress.

When deciding which design best suits your little one for their shower invites, announcements and thank yous consider a template ..read more

Baby is Coming! Save the Date

Well I just found out my friend is having a baby boy and his anticipated arrival is this November. Its so exciting when a friend is pregnant but there’ a big gap between getting pregnant and giving birth. If you’ve already sent out pregnancy announcements and plan on sending birth announcements what about something in between? Save the date cards to share expected due dates is a cute custom filler for that nine month waiting game.

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Baby Shower Etiquette: Tips for the New Parent

While we’re on the subject of baby showers it is important for the new or soon-to-be parent to be aware of traditions associated with this type of party. The baby shower is not as simple as buying a cute cake, putting up a few balloons and asking friends and family to bring gifts for the baby. Baby showers are the preamble of your birth announcements and thank you cards. So here are just a few reminders of the right way ..read more

So Many Things to Think About, Moms to Be Must Be Prepared

Everywhere I look lately there are young people having babies. In our local playgroup we have a number of young mothers who are having their second or third child. This is wonderful but pregnancy is the time to prepare. If there are children already in the family it is important to remember each child is special and deserves the same attention and preparation is the first child. This goes for birth announcements, thank you cards, baby showers, photographs, photo albums ..read more

Sonogram Birth Announcements: Getting Ready to Mail at a Moment’s Notice

I’m always talking about designing your birth announcement before the birth of your child to save time. In most cases all you have to do is upload your new baby’s image to your online printer to complete your order. There is always a lapse between the birth of your child and the arrival and mailing of your birth announcement. So what about sonogram based birth announcements to make up for lost time?

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Birth Announcements and Insertion Cards: The Christening

The birth announcement is a great way to officially introduce your new baby to the world. It can also be a great way to announce the upcoming religious celebration of your child’s birth. The christening or baptism printed insert allows you to save money on postage and announce two important things in one go.

A christening or baptism or blessing ceremony (whatever specific religious ritual you do) is an occasion for respect, reverence and communion and the christening reminder should reflect ..read more

Custom Toy Box as Birth Announcement

For my darling nieces first Christmas on this planet I painted them both their own custom toy boxes with their names dominantly displayed. I filled the boxes with copies of my favorite books from early childhood and a couple of soft teddy bears for reading buddies. As I scanned my memory banks for birth announcement ideas I started thinking: what about birth announcement toy boxes?

Begin with a plain unfinished wooden box. I like the crate style available at the craft ..read more

Save the Date Cards before the Birth Announcement

I love save the date cards. They are an old school etiquette thing that is in desperate need of revitalization. The more uses we can find for the save the date card the more expansive our range of communication and the more times we communicate with friends and family. So what about save the due date cards?

If you know the exact date you will give birth as in the case of a scheduled c-section, the save the date card could ..read more

Mother’s Day Cards for the New Mother: Dad Gets to Work

As mom is spending her Mother’s Day sorting through images and determining the layout of her baby’s birth announcement what about Dad creating some cards of his own? The gift of greeting cards, note cards, personalized thank you cards or poster images of the new baby make great gifts for the new mom. It shouldn’t always be mom’s job to create and order the printed cards; Dad can do it too.

The baby birth announcement is a good place for Dad ..read more

Address Labels: the Perfect Touch to Baby Birth Announcements

A set of address labels for the new baby? With many a toy and new outfit coming their way the new baby will be sending plenty of thank you cards to friends and relatives. Whether you choose to send them in your name or the baby’s name, address labels with the baby’s first and last name is one way of making their birth and family membership official. They are a cute addition to birth announcements and other greeting cards.

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