Personalized homemade baby shower invitations are fun to make. Throwing a baby shower involves a lot of prior planning. Inexpensive ways of making your own baby shower invitations are available online with accompanying themes and ideas. Friends and co-workers join family members to throw a baby shower for the pregnant mother about 4 to 6 weeks before the baby is born. The hosts of the party may or may not involve the parents if they want to give them a surprise. Baby shower invitations are printed and sent out at least three to 6 weeks prior to the event to ensure smooth planning and preparations.
Making homemade baby shower invitations
While the internet is brimming with websites, which deliver, baby shower invitations to your doorstep, or free printable versions and electronic cards, it is exciting to make them at home and save a lot of money in the bargain. Use your creativity by making a novel and unique invitation to announce the arrival of the newborn.
Materials required for making your own invitations
What you need is paper, scissors, glue and a good template with pretty prints of flowers or animals to choose from. There are different types of paper available in the supply stores. If one is using the free printable versions from the net, it is advisable to use regular photo paper or regular postcard paper. The standard size of the paper is 8.5” by 11” and folded to make a single card, cut in half to accommodate two cards per page. To make four cards per page, cut the paper into quarters. Handmade paper is available in beautiful textures and these make beautiful invitation cards. Cut out pretty prints from regular baby shower wrapping paper 1” smaller than card stock or blank cards and stick them with glue to make unique inexpensive baby cards. Use scallop edges with your decorative scissor to form borders for the regular paper before sticking them onto blank cards. Handwrite the content if you have good handwriting
or use any of the different fonts available and print them onto the card. Local supply stores cut the cards to the size required and help in printing out the content for you. This simplifies the task. Personalize baby shower invitations with punch-outs, sticking tape, colored paper, ribbon and or glitter.
Use Guidelines And Tips Provided Online
A theme party is a lot of fun as you can use your imagination and creativity freely even if you are on a budget. Choose the theme, emphasize the object on the baby shower invitations, thank you cards, and cake, and hang placards all over to create a festive atmosphere. With the use of the computer and internet, make 3D cards, pop-up cards, formal or informal cards. Highlight and accentuate these with color, stickers, footprints, and handprints or even diaper pins. Let your imagination flow and give your guests something to talk about long after the baby shower is over.