Diaper Baby Shower Invitations

These diaper baby shower invitations are great for a diaper themed baby shower or you can use these invites for a diaper shower. Diaper showers are baby showers that are thrown for a Mom who is onto having her second baby or more. Since a traditional baby shower is only for a new mom a diaper shower is an adaption of that. At a diaper shower the guests only buy gifts that are useful. Like diapers! And wipes, burp cloths, shampoo and lotion, etc., etc., etc...

Tools used to make diaper baby shower invitations
8 1/2 by 11" cardstock (two colors)
decorative or scrapbooking paper
diaper stickers or embellishments
ribbon
adhesive foam
glue stick

Step One: creating the words for the front of the diaper shower invitations. The best way to go about this would be to use desktop publishing software to place the text to print onto the correct place on the page. I recommend using a 2-up layout. 2-up is, in other words, printing two invitations onto one page. This way you get two invitations out of a standard size of paper once they are cut in half.
For this particular card the words should be placed into the upper right corner slightly askew (see the picture above.) If you would rather skip this step and just plain print this out without having to actually "create" the text click here.
Print the text onto plain white cardstock or a pastel color that will not drown out the text.

Step Two: Cutting the papers. You can either cut all of the paper by hand (go here for more info on hand cutters and where to get them ) or take all of your paper to a local copy shop or print shop to have them cut for you on a cutting machine.
Begin with the cardstock with the invitations text printed onto it. This cardstock should be cut in half to create two sheets measuring 8 1/2" by 5 1/2". Next you will cut some small cardstock squares for decoration for the front of the diaper baby shower invitations. These should measure 2" by 2"
The last paper to cut is the decorative or scrapbooking paper. These should be cut into rectangles measuring 4 1/4" by 3 3/4".

Step Three: Folding the invitations. Again, you can choose to do this by hand to save money or if you only need a small amount of invitations made. If you are dealing with a large quantity or money is no issue than you can certainly have them folded for you on a folding machine. Many copy or print shops provide this service. Call around to find out where to go and get prices.
All that need be done is to fold the printed cardstock in half. If they are printed and folded correctly they will measure 4 1/4" by 5 1/2". If you are folding by hand you may want to run a flat edge like the side of a ruler along the folded edge to help iron out any wrinkling.

Step Four: Assembling the diaper baby shower invitations. Start with the decorative paper rectangles which were cut in step two. Use a gluestick to apply a thin layer of glue to the back of the paper. Apply the decorative paper to the bottom half of the front of the invitations.
Next cut a length of ribbon about 4 1/2 to 5" long. Use a good craft glue like elmer's to attach this to the front of the card. Apply the glue to the back of the ribbon using a small paintbrush or Q-tip. Apply the ribbon to the invitation so that it covers the seam where the decorative paper meets the cardstock on the card. Snip off any loose ends of ribbon using small scissors or an exacto knife.
Now you will apply the best part of the invitation. The diaper decoration! Apply foam adhesive squares to the back of the small cardstock squares. Stick them to the front of the diaper shower invitations near the top of the card covering halfway between the top of the card and the decorative paper. Also place it slightly askew to create effect. Top the whole thing off by adding a decorative diaper themed sticker or scrapbooking embellishment.

More ideas and tips to make your own diaper baby shower invitations...

* Switch up the decorative paper themes and embellishments to change this invitation to match any baby shower theme or color scheme. Change the words too and make it a card for any occasion!

* To make this a more quick and easy invitation to make omit the last step of adding the small cardstock squares and diaper embellishments. Change the decorative paper to one with diapers on it or a similiar theme.

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