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Help me with this bday invite...

Yes, I know it's early. :  )  But I want it to be perfect, so I am starting now.   A few things- we want it to be Christmas-y, hence the colors.  And we also wanted to incorporate dots & stripes and wanted a pic from every month of his life.  Where the white boxes are, the remaining pics will go.  The big white box will have the most recent pic I take before sending them out. 

Any feedback on the wording, font etc?  Should I add anything?  Reverse colors?  Pictures smaller or bigger or just right?  Just looking for some opinions...I feel like it's missing "something", although it could just be the remainder of the photos...

Also, the baby block letters of his name- would they look better spaced out a bit?  TIA!

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Re: Help me with this bday invite...

  • Very cute and very cute idea ot use one picture from each month of life leading up to 1...hmm...might have to steal that when the time comes!
  • Thanks! ?Do you think I need to number the pics, like "1 month", "2 month" etc, or is it pretty self-explanatory?
  • Super cute invite Jeanette! Here's my input as a graphic designer....invert the colors red and green to make it a bit more vibrant and eye catching with having more of the red. Also is the red a little more deep red in person? It's looks kinda bricky red which doesn't make it stand out as well. That kind of red and green together make it look muted. I might try to turn that hue up a notch or 2. Space out the block letters a tad and do green blocks with white letters ...make them pop a bit. Also maybe at diagonal (opposite) corners of the 12 month pic you could put a little holly leaf with berries or maybe do a small pic of a teddy "bear" somewhere with a red & green & white polka dot scarf? Or maybe with a red and green polka dot birthday hat?

    Anyways just my 2 cents...I do love the idea of putting a pic from every month...I did Drake's 1st with a pic of birth, 4 mos, 8 mos and then what was almost a year. Good work lady!  Heck I'm already thinkin of what theme I'm doing for Jackson's 1st birthday party! NOT that I really want it to come as I wish I could freeze him in time right now =o(

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    Super cute invite Jeanette! Here's my input as a graphic designer....invert the colors?red and green to make it a bit more vibrant and eye?catching with having more of the?red. Also is the red a little more deep red in person? It's looks kinda bricky red which doesn't make it stand out as well.?That kind of red and green together make it look muted.?I might try to turn that hue up a notch or 2. Space out the block letters a tad and do?green blocks with?white letters ...make them pop a bit.?Also maybe at diagonal (opposite) corners of the 12 month pic you could put a little holly leaf with berries or maybe do a small pic of a teddy "bear" somewhere with a red & green & white?polka dot scarf??Or maybe with a red and green polka dot birthday hat?

    Anyways just my 2 cents...I do?love the idea of putting a pic from every month...I did Drake's 1st with a pic of birth, 4 mos, 8 mos and then what was almost a?year. Good work lady!? Heck I'm already thinkin of what theme I'm doing for Jackson's 1st birthday party! NOT that I really want it to come as I wish I could freeze him in time?right now =o(

    That's why I love you!!! ?I should have mentioned I will be adding a bear- just don't know where! ?I think it's going to be a pic of a little baby polar bear... ?That is a GREAT idea about the 12 month pic, to give it some kind of border. ?The colors def. do look different on the screen than when I print them. ?I will do a few test prints before I send them, as I def. want the colors to look vibrant. ?I also did have the red & green inverted, but DH said to change it this way. ?I may have to switch it back and see how I like it!!! I love your 2 cents. ?And I will let you know when I have some formula for you! ?Thanks so much!?

  • SUPER cute, ohmagosh! I agree, maybe make the colors slightly less muted & brighter - but NO explanation of the photos are needed, and yes - a bit of space between the letters in his name I believe would look great. I think giving him a "birthday" christmas hat on his large picture would be VERY appropriate.
  • Glad my 2 cents can help...and you were already adding a bear....HELLO.....great minds think alike girl! =o) But yes vibrant will be good and a little somethin somethin with his 12 month pic will make it I think, cause your right it felt like it was missing something. Also thankyou for any formula you may have in the future, I appreciate it! Oh and yea no explanation is needed at all on the pics...you get the jist right away! Ben Bear has such a creative mama! =o)
  • I think it is absolutely adorable Smile
  • I think it is great!  I did a collage of Andrew's first year pics to display at the party, but I like it on the invite b/c then family has it for themselves.  Great job!
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  • Jeanette, it looks great!  You are so creative!!Yes
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