If you are throwing a birthday party for a loved one, be it an adult or a child, there are three ways you can invite people to your party. You can go for the mundane invitations delivered over the phone, get cards printed at professional establishments; which can be quite expensive, or make your own unique and interesting cards with inexpensive supplies and a little help from websites that offer printable invitations for a variety of occasions. So if you’re ready to flex your creative muscles, let’s talk about how you can make your own eye-catching party invitations.

To start, think about the birthday boy or girl and their age; after all, it would be foolish to design a pop-up card for anyone over the age of 10. You should also consider her likes and dislikes and the theme of the party because the invitation can be based on any of these factors.

For example, if it is a children’s party and the highlight of the night will be a magic show; think about how you can creatively convey this information on your card. Similarly, if the beach is the theme of an adult party, you need to decide how you can represent the sand and sea on your cards.

The next thing to consider would be the number of guests; if you are only inviting a dozen people or children; Get out your scissors, colored pens, and sparkles along with some magazines and craft paper to make your own invitations. However, if the number is over twelve, it can be cumbersome to make so many invitation cards and in this case it would be more appropriate to simply download printable card templates in a theme of your choice.

Handmade cards:

You will need to decide what message you want to include in your birthday card so that the size can be chosen appropriately. The information should include what, when, where, why, how and why. Start with a catchy line that reflects the mood or theme of the party; remove any extra words so the space can be used for decoration

Now, choose the supplies you will need; There are a wide variety of paper types and colors available in the market that can be used to design amazing cards, after choosing the size and paper, cut out the invitation cards and think about the embellishments. You can use images to decorate the cards or use your computer to download templates of a specific object, which can then be cut and glued to the cards. Also choose glitter, beads, etc., which will give your cards a touch of personality.

Cards made with birthday invitation templates

If you are using an invitation template available online, print multiple mock invitations in various themes, such as single page or folded invitations with the inclusion of any additional images or clip art that you want to insert into the template. You should get what you’re looking for in a few tries; With the design ready, you can add words to the invitations.