New Birth Announcement Designs!

To kick of 2008 we just added new photo birth announcement designs to both our boy and girl birth announcements galleries.

Our newest birth announcement designs reflect the fun and unique style of the current trends. We incorporated fresh color palates and subtle backgrounds in many of our new designs. We also added elegant monograms on several designs to add a classic look.

We are looking forward to welcoming 2008 by adding many new products and designs on a regular basis. Check back soon for even more new birth announcement and photo invitation designs.

As always if you don’t find what you are looking for please contact us about a custom design.

Merry Christmas from the Addie Kate family!

As our Christmas festivities wind down we would like to take this time to extend our well wishes to all of our valued customers and readers. We are happy to be a part of your families season and look forward to many new things in 2008!

This next year we hope to expand our invitation and birth announcement galleries as well as offer a brand new line of holiday cards for next years season. We are also working on adding new products. Be sure to check back often!

Holiday card solutions for last minute shoppers.

It is not too late to order traditional photo cards from Addie Kate Creations. We do not have an official "deadline" but cannot guarantee that orders will arrive before Christmas if ordered after December 15Th.

We do have a variety of options though that can help you out if you are still waiting to take holiday card pictures.

Our print at home option is a great last minute choice. You provide your pictures and we customize your holiday photo card, birth announcement or invitation. After we have designed a proof that is exactly what you are looking for we will e-mail you a high resolution file of the photo card. You can print this file at a one hour photo lab and have your card in your hands the same day!

Another way to beat the clock is our full service mailing option. You send us your excel address list and once your proof is approved we will mail your holiday photo cards for you within two business days. Talk about hassle free!

Our traditional photo cards still feature a fast turnaround time. After we receive your pictures we provide a proof within 24 hours. After the proof is approved we will ship your photo card order within 2 business days.

Happy Thanksgiving to our friends, family and customers!

Happy Thanksgiving to our friends , family and valued customers! We hope you have a wonderful day and lots to be thankful for.

Here at Addie Kate Creations we have a had a wonderful year making people smile with our photo birth announcements, Holiday cards and invitations. We have had the pleasure to build relationships with many wonderful vendors and interact with lots of fabulous customers.

Most of all we are thankful for our wonderful family and adorable daughter Adeline.

Enjoy your Thanksgiving and don't forget that this is a great time for a family photo!

New Birth Announcement and Holiday Card Designs!

We just added several new designs to our birth announcement and holiday card galleries.

Our new girl designs are Alexandra, Ariana, and Alyssa. our new boy designs are Abbot, Bennett and Blake. Our new holiday photo cards are Fun Dots, Well Wishes and Winter Wonderland.

For our most recent designs we were inspired by elegant textured backgrounds and fun retro touches.

As with all of our holiday designs the message can be customized as well as the color scheme.

Impress your friends and family with one of our "of the moment" new photo card designs!

Why choose Addie Kate Creations?

Addie Kate Creations offers artistic and modern photo cards that aren’t offered by any other company. Larger photo card companies operate by allowing a customer to upload a single photo to a template design. At Addie Kate creations we work with each individual customers photo to crop and edit the photo to ensure it looks it's best. We also offer free customization of fonts colors and text. Your photo card from Addie Kate Creations will stand apart from the many cards your family and friends will receive this year.

Our unique designs aren’t the only thing that makes us different. Addie Kate Creations offers a full service mailing option designed to make sending holiday cards easy and hassle free. The Holidays are hectic enough without having to worry about addressing and stamping a card and sending them off to friends and family! How does it work? You e-mail us with an address list and we will stamp and send your cards for you within two business days of approval of your proof. The mailing option is also available for our girl birth announcements, boy birth announcements, holiday birth announcements and photo invitations.

This holiday season all orders also include free return address labels. Your labels are designed to match your holiday card or birth announcement. They provide your photo card with a pulled together complete “look”. Similar labels sell at other companies at up to 30 dollars per set.

Holiday Birth Announcement Wording Options

Many parents that are blessed with fall or winter babies choose to combine their holiday card with their birth announcement. This is a practical, cost effective and festive option for new parents. We have often been asked what about the appropriate wording for holiday birth announcements. I have listed some options below that range from short and simple to more elaborate.

Our Christmas gift arrived early this year, introducing….

This holiday season we joyfully announce the birth of our daughter…

This Christmas season we welcome with love..

Our most precious gift has arrived….

We introduce this Holiday Season….

We celebrate this holiday season with the birth of …

Our greatest gift is here…

Happy Holidays from our newest family member…

With great joy this Christmas season we introduce…

God has blessed us this Christmas season with the birth of…

The above phrases are just a few examples of wording that both wishes your family and friends a joyous season and announces the birth of your child. Addie Kate Creations can customize your photo holiday birth announcement with any of the above phrases or with an original phrase of your own choosing. As with all of our design colors and fonts can be adjusted as well. Happy Holidays from the Addie Kate family to yours!

Our holiday birth announcements have arrived!

At Addie Kate Creations we recently added our 2007 line of holiday birth announcements. Holiday Birth Announcements are the perfect way to combine a holiday card with a baby announcemnt.It is appropriate to send a holiday birth announcements for any baby that is born during the fall.

Our line of holiday announcements use a traditional photo card layout with subtle holiday graphics and holiday text to announce you bundle of joy. Our designs also showcase the traditional color schemes of holiday cards but with a modern flair. Instead of bright red and green we used more subtle muted tones. These touches ad an elegant and modern flair to you holiday announcement.

Addie Kate Creations also offers a large selection of photo birth announcements that can be customized as a holiday birth announcement. Holiday cards can be adapted as a holiday birth announcement as well.

Check out our galleries of holiday announcements, photo birth announcements and holiday photo cards to find the design that showcases your personal style this holiday season!

Recent Design-Photo Birth Announcement

Makaylin's proud parents choose our Glory design to announce their beautiful girl's arrival. To customize their photo card design we adjusted the color scheme to a softer shade of pink. Makaylin's nickname, Kaylie was spotlighted behind her full name. Addie Kate Creations offers many birth announcements that can be customized to include the child's nickname.

Recent Twin Birth Announcement

It always warms my heart to do birth announcements for multiples. Twins are such a blessing! This design is personalized with custom text to announce the twins arrival home. The announcement features a black and white photo with a classic black background. Green and white provide a lovely accent. What a adorable babies!

Pre-ordering envelopes for announcements and holiday cards

Imagine for a minute that you are a new mom with a 4 week old baby. You haven't had a good nights sleep in over a month. Your mother-in-law keeps asking you why she hasen't received a birth announcement yet. The thought of addressing envelopes is enough to make you want to pull your hair out!

Thankfully this common scenario can be easily prevented. Addie Kate Creations allows customers to pre-order envelopes for any occasion. All that is required is that you pay for your order in full and your envelopes can be sent early for no additional shipping cost. Whether you are looking to get organized before the baby arrives or get a jump on your holiday cards before the busy season starts, this option is for you!

Include the whole family in your new child's birth announcement

Today's popular collage photo cards are the perfect way to include your older children in your new child's birth announcement. Many families choose to include a large photo of the new baby accented with a smaller photo of the baby with it's older siblings. Recipients love being able to see the resemblance that the new baby bears to its older siblings.

Another way to include siblings is to sign the announcement from the proud parents and from the older sibling. Taking these steps to include your entire family in the baby announcement is a great way to make your children feel included!

Birth Announcement Ettiquete

Birth Announcement Etiquette

Customers ask us frequently what the proper etiquette is when it comes to sending birth announcements. Here are some answers to frequently asked questions.

Who to Send a Birth Announcement Too?

Birth Announcements are a wonderful way to announce the arrival of your bundle of joy to family and friends. Although you may have already informed family and friends through a phone call or e-mail a birth announcement is the formal recognition of the birth. A birth announcement should be sent to all family, friends and associates that will want to share in the excitement of your new arrival. Many families use their holiday card or wedding invitation list as their guideline.When should a Birth Announcement be Sent?
Birth announcements can be sent anywhere from a few days after birth until the baby is six months old. Many expecting parents make the process less overwhelming by pre-ordering and addressing envelopes before the baby’s arrival. Another popular option is to choose the full service mailing g option offered by Addie Kate Creations. With this option customers send Addie Kate Creations their address list and we then print the announcement and mail them for the parents.

What should be included on the Announcement?

A birth announcement should include the child’s first and middle name, date of birth, time of birth, weight and length. The announcement should also include the name of the parents and any siblings.