After bemoaning on Facebook the fact that my second child is NOT a good napper, my cousin made a really good point. She said, “Good thing she wasn’t born first!” Amen to that! This might have convinced me to just have one child! Layah is such an amazing baby and I’m absolutely bursting with love for her, but she has fully embraced the name we gave her, and insists on LAYING on someone in order to lose consciousness.
Thanks to some helpful tips and tricks from friends, though, we have managed to have some success by using the swing during the afternoon (for some reason, she’s not ok with the swing in the morning).
Two days ago, during her afternoon nap (which lasted about 40 minutes) I created her birth announcements from start to finish. Seriously! How did I do it? I went to Photo Card Creations and used their easy to navigate website to walk me through the process.
One of the things I like about Photo Card Creations is that they have a really good selection of birth announcement options, but they don’t have HUNDREDS. There really is such a thing as too much of a good thing, and I just didn’t have time to wade through so many choices and then get all confused about which one I liked the best. I needed to be able to make a decision quickly. They had 39 different options, which still gave me plenty of choices, but I was able to make my pick in about 7 minutes.
Once I made my selection, I was able to tweak the font choice and even the size for the front, inside and back of the card, as well as customize exactly what was said. I think that the company might offer slightly too many font options, but this is coming from someone who needed to make a super quick decision.
I’m really pleased with the look of my cards, which are going to be shipping out lightning fast (they have a 1-3 day turnaround!). I’m glad for that, because my little one is already a month old, so it’s time to get these announcements out! While I won’t be sharing the exact birth announcement with you, as it has my daughter’s full name on it and I don’t share that on the blog. But here’s the basic layout I chose:
Cute, right?!
Photo Card Creations is a fantastic option for you if you are looking to make custom thank you cards, announcements, holiday cards or invitations. I need to get some birthday party invitations made for Darah’s 3rd celebration (and her first ever actual party), and I’m going to email the company to see if they’d consider making a card template that has an “Under the Sea” vibe. They are working really hard to add new designs, and are open to hearing suggested themes from their customers. I love that! Right now they are offering 10% off your order when you use the promo code 10NEW by June 14th!
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I would choose the Colorful Mums design because it looks very nice!
I love the Peace – Vertical card because the colors match perfectly and it would be a cute card to send out this year!
I would pick the firetrucks for my son’s 6th birthday party
I like the Pretty Butterflies girls birth announcement
I like the Blue Shooting Stars
i like the Postcard
Full Bleed Photo i think it would be a nice thank you card different but nice
I like the molly2
I really like Postcard, Full Bleed Photo style because it would be perfect for sending to relatives
I’d choose the Our Miracle Flat Designer Card birth announcement for our new baby due in October
I would pick the Flower Celebration because my little girl has a birthday coming up and it is too cute, it would be perfect for her invitations.
I would choose Blue and Tan Quad Folded Designer Card, I think these would be the perfect way to say thank you to the guests at our upcoming wedding.
I like the So Many Thanks Folded Designer Card in the Other thanks you section becuase it is pretty and I always need those! Thanks for the giveaway!
I like the Watercolor Card w/ Handtorn Edge. So pretty!! kristiedonelson(at)gmail(dot)com Thank you.
I like the our miracle birth announcements. My daughter is due on August 1 and this would be perfect!
I like the Joy – Horizontal cards to use for the upcoming holiday season
I really like the Come Celebrate engagement announcements! My high school sweetheart just proposed and have been looking around and those announcements are perfect!
I like Square Quad Jigsaw baby announcement!
monkey see blue birthday invitation for our son’s birthday coming up
I like Holiday Ribbon Ornate so everyone we send it to can hang it on their tree
Square Quad Jigsaw Card because it would allow me to be creative for my sons birthday invitations
Square Triple Card for xmas so I can send the kids pics all at once
I have yet to make my baby girl’s birth announcements yet so this would be perfect. I love the She’s Here card! Thanks for the chance to finally get them done
fave: Wheres The Party wedding thank yous
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Awww I would like to see some Halloween card designs, will have to check back for them! The have some cute graduation cards like the Kelsea card… and my daughter graduates next year.
The Fun in Four would be fun.
Did your hospital have a photographer? Ours did! We bought 3 photos. They are good (of her) but we look like zombies.
I like the overjoyed thank you
like the graduation cards, i.e. the its my party card
I would love to try the wedding one’s because I’m getting married soon
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I like the “Triple the Fun Flat or Folded Designer Thank You Card” because you have 3 pictures on the front.
I like the Postcard Thank You Cards!
i like the firetruck card for my grandsons next birthday
I love the Wheres The Party thank yous. They look fun and are so pretty!
I hope to use the birth announcements soon… we are trying for a baby!!!
I like this – it just looks great.
Watercolor Card w/ Handtorn Edge
Folded Card
Horizontal or Vertical Layout
I like the Two Lions card because I have a little boy coming in the fall
My baby girl is due mid-July! So I would probably pick the Pretty Butterflies birth announcement.
I like the here at last baby boy announcement
I like these birthday cards:
Pink Daisies
Scalloped Edge Flat Card
the “you and me” card cuz we are planning awedding
i would love to get the Lovely Flowers thank you cards, they are absolutely beautiful!
I’d select the Full Bleed Custom because it would make such nice thank you cards.
I like the Snapshots Galore Christmas Card!