Why Photo Birthday Invitations Rock
The old way to invite someone to a birthday party: Go to the drug store and buy a shrink-wrapped pack of 20 invitations.
The new way: Take advantage of cheap, easy digital photography and make the birthday star's image the center of the invitation.
Think about it.
Creating special memories is one thing. Capturing mementos of them is another. What better way to preserve the then with a photograph.
Add some text to that image and imbed it into a birthday announcement and, presto: you've just created a photo birthday card.
How to Pick Good Photos
Photographs touch our emotions. They can make us smile, laugh and remember. By deciding to include snapshots with your birthday card, you're adding your individual touch.
Unlike the old invitations, this one might actually be kept after the party's over. So select your image carefully. A couple of things you should about picking photos for birthday cards are:
When you choose your images, you need to know that you're not searching for perfect studio moments - just something simple that will convey emotion and memory. A photo with a smiling child will be much better than the usual stiff studio portrait.
Choose an image that's sharp, in focus, and that has nice lighting around the subject.
Spontaneous-looking snapshots are great. The subject's individual personality will come through without it looking false or posed.
Choose a photo which enables you to convey your theme and set a tone and climate for your guests.
Alternative methods to Customize Your Photo birthday Invitations
It would seem weird to send an invitation with a great photo but no words to choose it, right? Your invite needs to have the basic information about your party: date, time, address and of course, some nice tribute to the birthday star.
One other way that will distinguish your photo invitations from others is your choice of a theme. Even if it's not a totally original theme, your special spin on it will personalize it. For example, if your invitation is for a child's birthday, you might have your own special take on Sesame Street characters or Dora the Explorer.
Another good way to be original is to have the invites made by hand. You may think this a laborious process that will require much effort and time. In truth it's a fun activity, especially if you have access to some help from the kids.
Spend an afternoon with a few youngsters and their favorite arts and crafts supplies: paste, glue, glitter, ribbon, some cute stencils and rubber stamps (and ink). Throw in some old periodicals (color magazines are nice) - and of course the photo of the birthday boy or girl - and you've got what you need.
If you really need some arts and craft support, you can buy paper photo frames in craft shops, stationery shops. These can make great invitations. Printing companies have a very wider assortment of choices and an adequate amount of them have website templates that can be used to customize your photo cards.
The new way: Take advantage of cheap, easy digital photography and make the birthday star's image the center of the invitation.
Think about it.
Creating special memories is one thing. Capturing mementos of them is another. What better way to preserve the then with a photograph.
Add some text to that image and imbed it into a birthday announcement and, presto: you've just created a photo birthday card.
How to Pick Good Photos
Photographs touch our emotions. They can make us smile, laugh and remember. By deciding to include snapshots with your birthday card, you're adding your individual touch.
Unlike the old invitations, this one might actually be kept after the party's over. So select your image carefully. A couple of things you should about picking photos for birthday cards are:
When you choose your images, you need to know that you're not searching for perfect studio moments - just something simple that will convey emotion and memory. A photo with a smiling child will be much better than the usual stiff studio portrait.
Choose an image that's sharp, in focus, and that has nice lighting around the subject.
Spontaneous-looking snapshots are great. The subject's individual personality will come through without it looking false or posed.
Choose a photo which enables you to convey your theme and set a tone and climate for your guests.
Alternative methods to Customize Your Photo birthday Invitations
It would seem weird to send an invitation with a great photo but no words to choose it, right? Your invite needs to have the basic information about your party: date, time, address and of course, some nice tribute to the birthday star.
One other way that will distinguish your photo invitations from others is your choice of a theme. Even if it's not a totally original theme, your special spin on it will personalize it. For example, if your invitation is for a child's birthday, you might have your own special take on Sesame Street characters or Dora the Explorer.
Another good way to be original is to have the invites made by hand. You may think this a laborious process that will require much effort and time. In truth it's a fun activity, especially if you have access to some help from the kids.
Spend an afternoon with a few youngsters and their favorite arts and crafts supplies: paste, glue, glitter, ribbon, some cute stencils and rubber stamps (and ink). Throw in some old periodicals (color magazines are nice) - and of course the photo of the birthday boy or girl - and you've got what you need.
If you really need some arts and craft support, you can buy paper photo frames in craft shops, stationery shops. These can make great invitations. Printing companies have a very wider assortment of choices and an adequate amount of them have website templates that can be used to customize your photo cards.
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