Looking for some ideas for the design of your birth announcements?  Well, look no further!  I’ve compiled a short list of birth announcement ideas to aid you in choosing the perfect new baby card for your little one.

If you are anything like me, your fridge is crowded with all kinds of social stationery – wedding invitations, party invitations, birth announcements, and the like.  While I tend to take most stationery off of my fridge after the event has passed, I leave the birth announcements up there for a long time.  Why?  Well, first, because they really don’t “expire” as an invitation does – I mean it would look pretty messy to have an invitation on your fridge for a party that happened 6 months ago, but for a baby that was born 6 months ago?  That birth announcement has many months ahead of still being up there, front and center!

So how are you going to choose a birth announcement that you will still see on your friend’s bulletin boards and refrigerators for months to come?

Birth Announcements Idea #1:  Choose a non-traditional color scheme.

This design is sure to stand out in a sea of blue and pink birth announcements.  While the colors still suggest “girl” by using red and a splash of pink, it actually has more of an earthy, autumn feel.  Its design is interesting enough to really draw the eye to this birth announcement.

Birth Announcements Idea #2: Include an offbeat or humorous saying or quote

If people think it’s funny, clever, or if they just plain get a kick out of it, this birth announcement idea is a winner.  Coming up with a cheeky saying for your birth announcement is totally unexpected, like in this example “My new baby sister is CUTE but LOUD”!  People will like to show this new baby announcement off to others – who knows – if you are witty enough, it may just become a conversation piece in someone’s home!

Birth Announcement Ideas #3:  Include a Sibling

Whether it’s siblings who are twins, like in the birth announcement shown here, or siblings of different ages (or even pet ‘siblings’!) this birth announcement idea works because people really do like seeing the whole family.  While it’s true that maybe the second sib should have a birth announcement all to him/herself (I mean, they have to share everything else, right!?) I really do think friends and family love to see a sibling birth announcement in a pretty envelope arrive in their mailbox.

As always, all of the birth announcements you see here (and more!) are available at Sweetcricket.com’s  Birth Announcements section.