| Do you want to know how to make your own | | | | for a vibrant effect or you can use just one |
| customized and creative baby boy birth | | | | color, like, blue or gold, for a more elegant effect. |
| announcements? Here's some info on a quick and | | | | 4. Write a sincere and creative message on the |
| easy way to do it. | | | | inside of the baby boy announcement, like: |
| Supplies needed: | | | | "Please join us in welcoming [baby's name] to the |
| * Heavy-duty parchment or other quality paper in | | | | world…" or "We're pleased and proud to |
| the 8 1/2 x 11-inch size in the color blue. This will | | | | announce the arrival of our beautiful baby boy |
| be the outside of the baby boy birth | | | | [baby's name]…" |
| announcements. Also, buy some less heavy, but | | | | Information to include: |
| high-quality paper in white. This will be the inside of | | | | * Date of birth |
| the announcement. Choose some coordinating | | | | * Weight |
| envelopes in the 8 1/2 x 5 1/2-inch size. You can | | | | * Length |
| find a good selection of reasonably priced paper | | | | * Parents' names |
| and envelopes in a big-box office supply store like | | | | * Baby's name(s) |
| Office Max. | | | | * Baby's gender (some names like "Taylor" are |
| * Gummed multicolor foil stars -- like the ones | | | | unisex) |
| your elementary school teacher used put on your | | | | 5. Glue the baby's picture under the message and |
| papers - in colors like red, blue, green, gold and | | | | surround it with a border of stars. |
| silver. If you can't find these at the office supply | | | | 6. Glue just a few random stars on the inside of |
| store, try a store that caters to educators, or | | | | the card - just a tiny sprinkle. You don't want to |
| look on the Internet at sites like * Pictures of the | | | | distract the reader from the announcement's |
| baby to go with the baby boy birth | | | | important message. |
| announcements. | | | | 7. It's probably not a good idea to use stars on |
| Here is how to make the baby boy | | | | the envelope, since they might interfere with the |
| announcements: | | | | post office's automated machinery. If you will be |
| 1. Cut 1" off all sides of the white paper. Cut | | | | hand delivering some of the announcements, feel |
| about 1/4" off all sides of the blue paper. Be sure | | | | free to embellish the envelopes. |
| to adequately trim the blue paper or the cards | | | | Now, doesn't that sound easy? In just a few |
| won't fit in the envelopes. Center the trimmed | | | | minutes, you'll have created custom-designed |
| white paper on the trimmed blue paper and glue | | | | baby boy birth announcements to share with |
| both together. | | | | family and friends. |
| 2. Fold in half the wide way to make a card that's | | | | Looking for more ideas for announcing new baby? |
| about 8 x 5 inches in size. Press securely on the | | | | Qing Gu and Cindy Yang share with you their |
| fold to be sure the card stays closed. You can | | | | personal experiences of these creative adorable |
| run the barrel of a pen or ruler gently over the | | | | birth announcements. Once you start designing |
| crease further flatten it. | | | | the baby announcements with them, the |
| 3. Glue the stars in a random pattern all over the | | | | experience will be spectacular. |
| front of the card. You can use all the star colors | | | | |