Baby Shower Invitation Ideas

Here’s some quick ideas with more to follow:

First I think it’s helpful to go to a stationary or baby store and look at their invitations for ideas of wording, themes etc. If you already have a theme picked out for your nursery then you can carry that to your invitations.

Design 1: A beautiful elegant invitation can be made by printing on transparent vellum paper and then attaching that to cardstock.

Supplies

Colored Cardstock 8 1/2 x 11. Each sheet will make four cards
Transparent “Vellum” paper. Each sheet will make four cards
Ribbon. Eight” for each card
Envelopes “A2″ or 4 3/8″ x 5 3/4″ size (or paper to make envelopes is you are ambitious)
Scissors or paper cutter
Rubber Stamp
Ink pad in color that compliments cardstock
Ruler

Instructions: Make sure to do a test of the whole invitation to make sure the colors of cardstock, ink and you printing all compliment each other and don’t obscure important information.

If you are making the invitation by computer set the template to divide an 8 1/2″ x 11″ page into quarters with a margin of 1/2″. Add your wording and clipart, and print out on “vellum” paper. If you are making the invitation by hand design the invitation on a plain sheet of paper about 3 3/4″ x 5″. Once you are satisfies with the invitation take it to a copy store and have them copy the original 3 times so you can paste it up so there are 4 on one sheet of paper. Have them copy that sheet with the 4 invitations onto the vellum.
Cut the printed vellum invitations. They should be about 3 3/4″ x 5″.
Quarter cardstock so you have 4 pieces 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″.
Use rubber stamp and ink pad to put random designs on cardstock background.
Cut ribbon into 8″ pieces.
Layer the vellum on top of the cardstock. The vellum should be slightly smaller than the cardstock.
Punch two holes in both layers, and tie together with ribbon
You can also stamp the envelope to carry on the theme.

Design 2: Make the envelope fancier by lining it with pretty tissue paper.

Supplies

Envelopes
Patterned or metallic tissue paper to match your invitation theme
Scissors
Glue stick

Instructions

On a plain piece of paper trace around the envelope with the flap extended to make a cutting template. Trim off the top of the template enough so that when you cut your tissue paper it will not cover the glue on the envelope.
Using the template cut tissue paper.
Run glue stick around the outside edges of wrong side of tissue paper. Slide into envelope and press into place.

Design 3: Use a photograph for the front of the invitation on this fold over card.

Supplies

Colored Cardstock 8 1/2 x 11. Each sheet will make two cards
Envelopes “A2″ or 4 3/8″ x 5 3/4″ size (or paper to make envelopes is you are ambitious)
Scissors or paper cutter
Ruler

Instructions:

If you are making the invitation by computer set the template to divide an 8 1/2″ x 11″ page into half with a margin of 1/4″. Add your wording and clipart, and print out on the cardstock. If you are making the invitation by hand design the invitation on a plain sheet of paper about 4 1/4″ x 5 1/2″. Once you are satisfies with the invitation take it to a copy store and have them copy the original so you can paste it up so there are 2 on one sheet of paper. Have them copy that sheet with the 2 master invitations onto the cardstock.
Cut the cardstock in half and fold so the wording is on the inside. To make a neat fold, lay the ruler on the fold line and score with the back of a kitchen knife or stylus.
Glue photograph to the front of the card.

April 17, 2011 · admin · No Comments
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