https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 12 May 2026 01:02:16 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1968006 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:05:58 +0000 mrs. tictactoe 1968006@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For my shower with Liam, we used Tiny Prints. For my sprinkle for baby 2, we are using Paperless Post. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1968004 Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:04:21 +0000 BSB 1968004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bumping this. Need to get invitations for a baby shower I'm planning. I might be wanting to do the money saving print at home invitation kits. Or paying $$ to have someone on Esty design it and then I can print it myself. They can also make party signs and favor to match. </p> <p>Just wondering will these invitations and party favor kit be worth it? Would I rather save the money to put towards other baby shower costs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1435417 Thu, 20 Feb 2014 05:16:27 +0000 Adira 1435417@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@stratosphere: My mom had them printed at a local shop. But I did Xander's birthday invitations through Etsy and had them printed at mpix.com (5x7) and they came out BEAUTIFUL. Nice thick cardstock with bright vibrant colors! I was really happy with the result! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1435297 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 23:26:31 +0000 stratosphere 1435297@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For our brother and sister-in-law's shower a few years ago my husband designed their invite in Illustrator using some cool free fonts and then sent the file to a local letterpress shop to have a plate made from it. Then he rented some time on the antique presses at our local book-making collective and hand letterpressed all the shower invites with a custom blended orange ink (boy-girl twins). They looked amazing and were pretty cheap (the cost of ink, press time, $30 for the plate, and heavy rag paper). Bro and sis-in-law did not appreciate them nearly so much as they merited though. :( Some folks just aren't that into paper arts!</p> <p>Now I'm pregnant many years later and trying to talk DH into doing our baby shower invite on the letterpress! He is much busier these days (used to work for himself, now for a big company) and sadly I don't think it's going to happen. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1435285 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 23:19:16 +0000 stratosphere 1435285@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: good idea! Where did you have them printed? Our printer at home would look cheap...even on nice cardstock! Did you go to Kinko's or someplace with a laser printer or a professional offset printer? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1435283 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 23:15:53 +0000 stratosphere 1435283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I am co-hosting a shower coming up and we just got the invites from Paper by Paperless Post. The mom-to-be fell in love with a design on there. I found it very easy to use and customize the design and the invites arrived quickly and the quality is wonderful. Very fancy with lined envelopes and everything. Glad we're all splitting the cost though as it was pricey!</p> <p>I used Tinyprints for holiday cards for the past two years in a row and I must say their quality and service really declined on this last order, while their prices have gone up! My order was shipped so late it arrived after Christmas and I ordered on Dec 6th!!! The printing inks weren't as vibrant/professional looking as the previous year either and the card stock seemed flimsier even though the price was higher (though that was all moot as we didn't send half the cards in any case as it was New Years by the time we got them and it was too embarrassing sending a custom Christmas themed card so late). So be careful with Tinyprints if you use them and give yourself an extra few weeks to account for their flakiness. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1435234 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:15:57 +0000 dolphin 1435234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tiny prints! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1435229 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 22:09:26 +0000 mfa_lady 1435229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>+1 to @Adira's comment. My mom loves to do it this way, too! Linen card stock makes everything look amazing! :) And Etsy has some great and affordable designs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1434546 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 17:02:09 +0000 artsyfartsy 1434546@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I got mine off Etsy and had them printed at Office Depot. </p> [attach=3847/14/n19jvm.600x450.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1434526 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 16:55:40 +0000 mrs.shinerbock 1434526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My shower invites were stamped with the details written in. They were super cute. </p> <p>I made little four-page book invites for my sisters fairy tale themed shower. We came up with a little rhyme for the first few pages and the last page was the details. Everything was just done with a nice font and I backed each page with a fun printed cardstock. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1434125 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 15:00:26 +0000 antryon 1434125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p><a href="http://www.ontobaby.com/free-printables/" rel="nofollow">http://www.ontobaby.com/free-printables/</a></p> <p>I got a free download from this site. Then I printed them on white cardstock and put them on top of blue cardstock. I found that at Walmart I could buy envelopes that would fit 4x6 or 5x7 invites. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1434088 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:52:31 +0000 Adira 1434088@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My mom got my invites off Etsy and then just had them printed on a linen cardstock! They were soooooo nice!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1434078 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:51:07 +0000 snowjewelz 1434078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlebug: I did that for my wedding too; got the design from an etsy seller and then printed @ catprint.com </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1434061 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:47:41 +0000 MrsH 1434061@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I used tiny prints when I had a promo code. Super easy and got lots of compliments. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1434013 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:34:21 +0000 littlebug 1434013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I worked with an Etsy seller who made up a jpeg/pdf that I then printed myself. I think the file from the seller was $10. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/baby-shower-invitations#post-1434004 Wed, 19 Feb 2014 14:32:58 +0000 NorCalWayfarer 1434004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm planning a shower for a friend and need to get invitations. I made my own wedding invitations (they were pretty simple) so I'm not adverse to DIY. </p> <p>Where did you get shower invitations from? Etsy? Tiny Prints/Minted/Etc? Did you DIY them? Feel free to post links/pics!</p> <p>Thanks! </p>