Baby Footprint Shower Invitation

A Baby Footprint Makes A Great Baby Shower Invitation

By: Sam Smith

If you are like many people, you can easily get stuck when it comes to the baby shower invitation. Finding the location, creating the guest list and buying a cake can seem easy compared

The baby shower invitation will be the first impression that the guests will have of the event. It is therefore important to convey a message through the baby shower invitation.

One really fun way to do this is use a baby footprint in the invitation.

It is hard to resist the charm of a tiny little baby footprint. A baby shower invitation with a footprint is so irresistible that the invitee will just have to come to the shower.

Here are some creative ideas that you can use in creating your own baby shower footprint invitation.

1. Printed

A simple printed baby footprint can be a ton of fun. You can use a silhouette of a baby footprint to make the design. This will show the heel, toes and side of the foot.

It will look as if a baby stepped in ink and then stamped the card with its feet. You can find clip art online by searching, use a stamp, use a real baby or even just draw your own freehand.

To put a little action into the baby shower footprint invitation you can make a series of footprints and make them increase in size from small to large.

This will give the illusion that the baby leaving the prints has walked into the card. This is a great way to draw the attention of the viewer into the card.

2. Stamps

You can purchase baby footprint stamps of varying sizes from your local craft store or on the Internet.

These can add a fun decoration to the invitation. Get different effects by varying the colors or size of the stamp.

For example pick a cute pink (for girls) or blue (for boys) ink pad and stamp a tiny border made up of footprints all around the invitation.

Don’t worry too much about making the line of footprints straight. Just have fun and stamp at random. This will give the invitation a light fun feeling.

As an alternative, use a single large foorprint stamp and stamp smack dab in the middle of the invitation. Then use colored pens to follow the outline to write the invitation all around the footprint.

3. Embossing

This is where the baby footprint is raised from the page. There are two types of embossing.

The first is by using a professional printer and paying to have the cards done. A printer can actually emboss the paper and have a raised footprint right in the paper.

A baby footprint embossed onto a beautifully textured pure white piece of paper can look very elegant!

If you are the do it yourself type it is very easy to purchase an embossing powder in stamping or craft store. These come in all kinds of fun colors but often gold or silver embossing powder can look very elegant!

With embossing powder you will need a stamp and some ink. You start by stamping the invitation with the baby footprint stamp first. Then before the ink dries you pour some of the embossing powder on the stamped area.

The embossing powder will stick to the wet ink. You can then hold the piece of paper over a light bulb or use an embossing gun to heat the powder.

Once it gets hot it will melt and adhere to the paper. This makes a fun and easy way to have a very elegant gold embossed baby footprint shower invitation.

4. Cut Out

With this technique you will want to find some stiff paper. Then you will pencil in an outline of a baby footprint and cut it out.

You can also make a simple stencil using a file folder and then quickly trace around the stencil and cut out to speed up the process and make the results more uniform.

Then on the body of the cutout footprint you can write all of your important baby shower details. Where it will take place, RSVP information and so forth.

Whatever way you choose, have fun creating your unique footprint baby shower invitations.

Get some friends to help you if you are planning a large shower. It might be tedious hand-crafting 25 invitations by yourself; but imagine the fun with a group of girlfriends around a table talking and having a good time while getting the job done.

In addition to the fun footprint baby shower invitation, consider continuing the footprint theme in the party decorations.

Sam Smith is the owner of Baby Shower Guides. He likes to help others find great information on planning a baby shower.