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Find free baby shower printable invitations below. There
are also ideas for making your own free baby shower
invitations and other baby shower invitation ideas.
You can also find printable baby shower invitations on
the forums. Digiscrapping Invitations
 
Inexpensive Invitation Ideas
Cute Invitations to Purchase
Some people who receive baby
shower invitations groan at the thought of going to another uneventful shower.
To plan a baby shower that will stand out from all the rest, you want an
invitation that will surprise and bring a smile to your guest’s face even before
she gets to the party. Here are some creative ways to send off those
invitations which will make it hard for your guests to decline.
Baby Bottle
Invitations
Purchase some baby bottles and place some confetti inside.
Print out your party information on a piece of paper and roll it
up, then tie a little ribbon around it. Place the rolled
invitation in the bottle and it’s ready to go. You could also
put some ribbon around the neck of the bottle.
Balloon
Invitation
Purchase some balloons and print out party information on
paper. Roll the invitation and place inside deflated balloon.
Tie a tag with ribbon to the end of the balloon with
instructions to blow up the balloon and pop for a special
surprise.
Onesie
Invitation
Buy
some plain white onesies and write the invite right on the
onesie with a permanent marker. You can also decorate it
however you would like, let your imagination go with this one.
Rattle or
Pacifier Invitation
Purchase some rattles or pacifiers and tie the invitation with
ribbon to the rattle or pacifier. The guests can either bring
the rattle or pacifier to the party and give it to the
mother-to-be or keep it for themselves.
Rubber Ducky
Invitation
Buy
little yellow rubber ducks and tie a ribbon to their necks with
the invitation attached. You can use a hole puncher to punch a
hole on the invitation to attach the ribbon.
Picture
Invitation
Try
and get a baby picture of the mother and use that in your
invitation. You can get a 4x6 cardstock and place the picture
on the front, decorate it how ever you would like and place the
shower information on the back. You can make the picture
antique by either taking it to a photo center or on your
computer. You can also use a current picture of the
mother-to-be as the picture for the invitation. Or you can use
the baby’s ultrasound picture if available (just make sure to
make a copy and that no personal information is shown).Make a CD
Invitation
Create a CD of baby themed music for your guests and design the
cover of the CD with your party information. You can buy a kit
that will include software, paper and the tool to make CD covers
at any electronics/computer software store.
Boxed
Invitation
Print out your invitation on 3x5 or smaller decorated cards.
Purchase small card boxes and place invitation inside. You can
even fill the box with candy or confetti. You can also use
ribbons to decorate on either the cards or the box. When your
guests receive the invite they will already be excited because
it will feel like someone sent them a gift.
Candy bar
Invitation
There are many companies on the internet that will personalize
candy bars. Many times they are able to make the
personalization in the format of an invitation.
Fortune Cookie
Invitation
There are also companies that will custom make fortune cookies.
They will place your party information on the fortune paper
inside of the cookie.
Baby
Sock/Bootie/Mitten Invitation
Print shower information on paper, fold or roll the paper and
place inside of the baby sock, bootie or mitten. You can then
place it inside of the envelope.
Baby Booties
Attach baby booties, socks etc. to your invitation. It will
give it that extra special touch.
Animals
You can usually find little stuffed animals at craft stores or party
stores. You can buy some that match your theme and attach one
to each invitation.
Trial Size
Accents
You
can buy little trial sized diaper creams, baby soaps etc. and
attach those as well to your invitation. The diaper cream would
go especially cute with a diaper invitation.Baby Diaper Invitation
Follow the directions
here to make your own adorable baby diaper shaped baby
shower invitations.
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Digiscrapping
Baby Shower Invitations
 You can create professional looking baby shower invitations just by using your computer and printer. Digital scrapbooking has become widely popular over the last few years. Many have dropped their papers, scissors and glue to create all of their scrapbook pages digitally. Not only are people making pages of memories but they are also creating beautiful cards.
Many websites devoted to digital scrapbooking have kits, papers, embellishments and other useful tools for free to promote their designers and website. So if you are on a budget, it is easy to find some kits that will help you get started. For this tutorial, Photoshop Elements 5.0 will be used. You can find this program in any software store or online. If you have a different graphics program, you may be able to take some of the steps here and transform them to work with your program.
You can visit FreeDigitalScrapbooking.com and download some of the free files they have on their site. Save all of these files on your desktop for now, it will make it easier to find. This tutorial will use the Baby Bugs Collection from
FreeDigitalScrapbooking.com.
1. Open Photoshop Elements 5.0.
2. Go to File and click New and then click Blank file.
3. Change size to 4 width and 6 height or whatever size you want the invitation. You may have to change the units to inches since it may be on pixels. Make sure the resolution is set to 300 (this will make the image clear when printed). Then press ok and a new window should appear with your blank image.
4. Go to File and Open.
5. Navigate to the desktop and double click on your background you downloaded off the freescrapbooking.com website. A new window should come up with the background.
6. Once opened, press ctrl+a to select the background and the ctrl+c to copy it.
7. Go back to the original window with the blank image and click on the window, and then press ctrl+v to paste your background and you should see that it’s covered your blank image.
8. Now follow this same step to open up your block embellishments. Go to File and click on Open. Find your block embellishment, open it and a new window should come up. Press ctrl+a and ctrl+a to copy it.
9. Go back to your working image and then press ctrl+v to paste the embellishment onto your image.
10. To resize the image, click on the image and then go to the left upper corner of the selected image. You will see that the arrow changes to a double arrow click and resize the image down.
11. Repeat steps 10-12 two more times until you have the B and C embellishment on your working image. You can move blocks simply by clicking on them and dragging them to where you want them.
12. For the ribbon embellishment, go to File, click Open, and find ribbon file. Go to selection tool which is a dotted square image on the left hand side toolbar. Select the ribbon you want to use by placing the selection around the ribbon, then clicking back on the move arrow (top tool on left side toolbar) then press ctrl+c to copy. Go back to your working image and press ctrl+v to paste. You may want to resize the ribbon and move it around.
13. Now you can type in your information. Click on the text tool and choose your font, size and color.
14. Another thing you can do to make some of your embellishments pop is use some of the special effects that come with your program. For the blocks in the example invitation, a layer style was used called Simple Sharp bevel along with a Low drop shadow. For the ribbons, the layer style used is a Simple outer glow.
These steps may be intimidating at first, but once you get the hang of it, it is really a great way to make some creative and beautiful invitations. There are many scrapbooking sites with designers of all types and styles. So play around with some different kits, embellishments, and fonts until you find the perfect one for your baby shower theme.
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Inexpensive
Invitation Ideas
The invitation
is the first glimpse your guests will have into the baby shower
you are hosting. Depending on your style and theme, your
invitation will show what kind of party you will be throwing for
your loved one. Finding nice, creative and unique invitations
can sometimes be a budget buster. Here are some ways you can
make your own invitations at a fraction of the cost but just as
lovely and special.
Diaper
Invitations
Cut
out triangles from construction paper. Write invitation
information on one side of the triangle and fold it like a
diaper. Place a diaper pin on the outside as a decoration.
Building Blocks
Invitation
Cut
out three squares from construction paper (whatever color you
like). Either write or cut out three letters from construction
paper (A,B,C), place each letter on each block and then glue or
tape blocks together. Write your shower information on the
back.
Bubble Gum
Cigar
Buy
some gum cigars from either a party store or craft store and
place tag on each one with the party information.
Baby Bib
Invitation
Cut
out baby bib shapes from paper and decorate with shower
information on the front.
Baby Bottle
Invitation
Cut
out baby bottles out of cardstock or other type of paper and
write information on the front.
Stork
Invitation
You
can find cut outs of storks in your local craft store. Use the
cut outs to make your own storks and decorate any way you
choose. You can write your information on the stork itself or
on the “bundle of joy” it is carrying.
Baby Feet
Invitation Borrow a baby OR make faux baby feet. Make a loose fist and
stamp the pinky finger side of your fist on paper. Then place
some small dabs above your footprint to make the “toes”. You
can sprinkle some glitter on them to give them an extra touch.
Simple Yet
Sophisticated
Browse your local craft store for cardstock stationary or any
type will work just fine. Choose a font on your computer’s word
processor or find a new one on the internet and type up your
invitation information. Print it out on the stationary and
you’re done. You can really make these look professional by
trying different fonts and paper. You can also add accents such
as ribbon and bows.
Scrapbook Type
Invitation
Visit the craft store and look over their scrapbooking section.
They will have many stickers, papers, and embellishments devoted
to baby showers and babies in general. You can create your own
work of art by picking out exactly what you would like to see on
the invitation.
Shower
during the Holidays
If
you are having the shower near the holidays and would like to
include the holiday in the theme of the shower you can shop
around for holiday cards with pictures of babies on them.
Sometimes you can find Halloween, Christmas or Easter cards with
pictures of real babies on them and you just have to edit the
inside information.
If
you are having the shower in the spring you can use plastic eggs
usually used for Easter egg hunts. Just print out your
information on a small piece of paper and place inside of the
egg. You will have to purchase padded envelopes to mail them or
they will be crushed. The egg can symbolize two things,
springtime and how the baby is about to be “hatched”.
Internet
Printable Invitations
There are some internet sites where you can print out free
invitations on your own printer. They are already designed for
you and all you do is put in your information. Two sites that
have this are:
Invitation Land and
A Baby Shower Idea.
Send E-Cards
It
is appropriate to send baby shower invites through e-mail. Just
make sure you have the correct e-mail addresses for your guests
and that they check their e-mail regularly. There are sites on
the internet where you can choose the E-Card and then guests can
check off if they would like to attend.
Professional
Vellum Invitation
You
can find this invitation for sale on the internet and it really
is simple to make on your own. First buy some cardstock in the
color you want for your invitation. Then buy some white paper
and some vellum paper. Type out the invitation wording on your
computer and print it on the white paper. Next layer the
papers, take the paper you printed the invite on and place on
top of colored cardstock, then place vellum paper on top of the
invitation paper. Staple all three papers at the top and then
glue a bow on top of the staple to hide it. It’s as simple as
that and a lot less expensive.
Graphically
Design it Yourself
Most computers come with a graphics program which you can use
clipart, fonts, and borders to make a very attractive
invitation. Then all you have to do is buy the paper and print
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