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You might not think it’s possible to ruin birthday invitations, but unfortunately many would-be celebrants do just that when they hastily design invitations weeks before the big day. A seemingly simple snafu during the design phase can have disastrous consequences down the road. Here are four ways to ruin birthday invitations. 1. Typos By far [...]

Designing birthday invitations seems simple enough on the surface, but when you dig deeper you quickly realize that there aren’t a lot of variations of the traditional “come to my birthday party” invitations on the market. As a graphic designer you undoubtedly want your work to come across as unique and original, but how do [...]

Looking for a fun way to get your child involved in planning her own birthday party? Have her make her own kids’ birthday invitations! Kids’ birthday invitations are an easy project that any child old enough to color or use a camera can help put together herself. Here’s how to set up a fun family [...]

Custom birthday party invitations can be a lot of fun to design, especially when you use the sparkling shimmer of foil stamps in your creations. Foil stamping is often overlooked by designers, but it remains one of the easiest and most elegant ways to dress up any design on nearly any type of printed material. [...]

Ever wanted to print custom birthday party invitations but were afraid that the cost would be too much? You’re in luck, because professional-quality birthday party invitations can be printed on the cheap – all you have to know is where to go, what options to choose, and how to prepare your files. Let’s explore all [...]

Birthdays come, birthdays go … and they go even better when you throw a big birthday bash. Planning a birthday party – especially a 40th birthday party or other significant age milestone – can seem daunting (especially if it’s a surprise birthday party), but it can actually be quite easy when you use your time [...]