Consider whether you will use pictures depicting real-life giraffes or the plush toy variety. Both types can be found online in clipart and templates, or in craft and scrapbook stores represented in rubber stamps and stickers.
What sort of a giraffe would you like your invitations to feature? Searching online or browsing a card shop for pictures, clipart, and imagery may help you decide on the look of the giraffe and the type of picture you want to use. Here are some great ideas for ways in which you might incorporate a giraffe into your beautiful invitations:
- On the front of the card, using clipart or crafting tools such as rubber stamps, a stencil, or colored pens, create a close-up picture of a giraffe's face with that sweet expression, inviting guests to the shower.
- Combining clipart or manually produced pictures, create a scene with a mother and baby giraffe on the front of the card.
- Baby giraffes are always cute. You could place a bib on the baby giraffe and a tree branch with yummy leaves overhead.
- If the giraffe is on the front of the card, you can embellish it with ribbons and bows or make it sparkle with a glitter pen.
- Put the giraffe's body on the front of the card with the neck reaching towards the edge of the page where you open the card, and then have the rest of the neck and the face appearing inside the card.
Once you have a basic idea of how you want your card to look, select your paper. If you are printing from your home computer printer, you will generally need a lightweight paper, such as one made out of cotton or recycled wood products. Templates can be used to cut the cards from printed designs or before manually crafting your invitations.
For more information on cardstock and envelopes, please read Make Your Own Baby Shower Invitation.