birth announcement card dillema

[muscari]

So it's custom here to send out cards to announce the birth of your baby - no clue whether tis the same in the States or not? Just one more thing to stress and have anxiety about surrounding giving birth ;-)

Anyway, so I browsed through a TON of cards and made a small selection of the ones I liked best so I could show MH. He's briefly glanced over the selection and right away picked out this one as his favorite (and since hasn't wanted to look at others *sighs*).


I really like this one but there's one bit BUT for me. The mint bubbled background feels way to much like a boys card to me.. even though according to the printer tis a 'neutral mint' suitable for both boys and girls. I can adjust the text and change font color (and the font in itself.. I'm not a fan of the cursive so that'll have to be changed into a different font when I personalize the card) to a cute soft pink or a harder darker pink but the background is fixed. And I just don't know whether I can get over the whole "feels like a boys card" thing.

What do you all think??

[muscari]

It also comes in this colorsetting, but once again, turquoise feels like a boys color when used the way tis on this card IMHO??

[muscari]

Other contenders.. I really like 1 (and I think I even like it better then MHs favorite, though that may mostly be because I just can't get over the mint lol - momma bear holding baby bear really is cute too) though 2 is cute as well. 3 I'd have to see for myself before deciding LOL. I am thinking I'll just have to order some of these cards as a model card to see the actual card with my own eyes.

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muscari, are you saying you can change the font color, but not the bubbles? I'd ask to see a mock up of the font color change and go from there. Also, if I found one I liked more, I would just make it happen with or without MHs opinion. But he wouldn't really care too much since it's being sent out.

I do like the mint and think it's neutral, but I'd probably use it for a boy more than a girl.

[yoshijo]

I like #2 muscari. I agree the one your H likes is more for a boy

[muscari]

Aug 22, 2017 6:29:21 GMT -6 @easilyunamused said:

muscari, are you saying you can change the font color, but not the bubbles? I'd ask to see a mock up of the font color change and go from there. Also, if I found one I liked more, I would just make it happen with or without MHs opinion. But he wouldn't really care too much since it's being sent out.

I do like the mint and think it's neutral, but I'd probably use it for a boy more than a girl.

Aye it is possible to change the font color but not the bubbled background. I edited the card and added daughters name and text in a nice pink color but feel it clashes somehow with the mint bubbles in the background. Plus having two colors makes it so busy somehow.

I know I can convince MH to choose another card (read: be okay with one of my other favorites lol) - already been kneeding him haha - I just am also just disappointed that this card simply won't work cause of the fixed background 😐

[muscari]

Aug 22, 2017 6:37:13 GMT -6 yoshijo said:

I like #2 muscari. I agree the one your H likes is more for a boy

Do you mean the Zoe or the elephant card as #2? 😊

[king26]

I love the #1 Zoe card...so pretty. I also like #3. When I look at the one your H picked I agree it's more boy looking.

[thinkchocolate05]

I also think the one your husband picked looks more for a boy. I love the one with stars.

[jt2378]

Yeah the bears are adorable but colors do look more boyish.

I like #1 or #3 best

[jexxa]

I like #2 (the elephants) the best.

[yoshijo]

Aug 22, 2017 7:01:02 GMT -6 muscari said:

Aug 22, 2017 6:37:13 GMT -6 yoshijo said:

I like #2 muscari. I agree the one your H likes is more for a boy

Do you mean the Zoe or the elephant card as #2? 😊

elephants. The zoe is nice too!

[bsouls]

I like them all. I'm ok with the mint color, but I tend to like gender neutral colors - if your husband really has a preference, then I'd let him win this choice.

In the US, it's become more common to send out birth announcements using a picture of the baby on the card stock with the stats.

[cali]

I love the elephant card!! The Zoe on is pretty too and so is the tree. I agree the polsr bear one looks more like for a boy.

[pennylane]

I like the first one and think pink font would help it read more girly, but like the second one with stars a lot more. I'm impressed that you've even thought ahead to look at announcements!

[mrshall1027]

I also think the mint bear ones look more boyish. I like the elephant one the best, but you honestly can't go wrong with any of them.

[addymac]

So I love the card with the Bears but I do think it's more boyish. Can you post a pic of it with the new color scheme?

Otherwise, I LOVE the Zoe and LOOOOVE the three elephants one. I'd pick the elephants one unless I can see your color changes for the first one.

DH has zero interest in sending announcements so I will live vicariously through you!!

[muscari]

For those curious, we went with the elephant card 🤗

It took forever to get the stupid designer who was setting up the text to get it right... they kept changing things that were fine into errors?? Took 6 friggin days of back'n'forth to get it all right!!! But I was able to ok them Wednesday and the cards arrived yesterday. I spent all my free minutes yesterday getting them ready to be mailed out, luckily with a bit of help from a friend.

So D and I went out for our first walk in the stroller today! It has been raining for the past 1.5 weeks but today was dry and sunny even if it was a bit chilly. It was so nice to be outside! I walked for 45minutes before going home 😀