Hey everyone!
I haven’t been posting as often lately since I’ve been so busy with Piper but it feels good to be blogging again! This is a post I have been so excited to write because I am just so happy with how Piper’s birth announcements turned out. It’s crazy that the photos we used were taken when she was only a week old and she’s now 2 months! She has changed so much over the last few weeks it’s been incredible to see the small milestones she has been reaching along the way. She is smiling at us now and it’s pretty magical! Anyone who follows me on Snapchat (ladymeganjoy) knows I am basically obsessed with this tiny little human. Gah! She’s just so cute!
We decided to send out birth announcements after Piper was born and any time I need to send cards my go-to is always Minted.com. I’ve ordered my holiday cards from this San Francisco startup for the last two years and they are always beautifully designed and printed. So it was a no brainer that Minted was my first choice when it came to birth announcements for my little baby P.
One of the things I love most about Minted is that you’re able to customize pretty much everything about the design you choose. Here is how I personalized our birth announcements!
Selecting and cropping images
We chose three images and cropped them to fit the template. This particular layout required square images so we lost a bit of the photo in the cropping process but the photos still turned out ok. If you select a different style you may not need to crop your photo at all, it really just depends on the design of the card.
Personalizing text and selecting foil colour
We chose this foiled-pressed postcard style card and I really love the metallic details. There were four different shades of foiled metallic to choose from (gold, silver, rose and rose gold) so we went with the rose gold. We also added in Piper’s birth details including her date of birth, weight and length. *Sigh* It still warms my heart every time I see that photo of Piper and Buffy 🙂 My two babies!
Selecting envelopes and adding addresses
For no additional cost you can have the recipients address printed on the front of the envelopes along with a cute little design. We chose the one you see above with the baby onesie and bottle because obviously it’s suuuuper adorable! For an additional $35 you can add your return address on the back of the envelopes as well.
Didn’t the foil-pressed detail turn out beautifully? And the text looks hand written! James and I had so much fun making all the little changes to make this design really feel personal to us.
Now for a fun little surprise 🙂 I’m running a giveaway sponsored by Minted.com for a $250 (US) gift card for their website! You don’t want to miss this contest so be sure to enter below!
GIVEAWAY Rules and guidelines:
- One winner will be selected
- Must live in the United States or Canada
- Must be over the age of 18
- Winner must respond to my email within 2 business days, otherwise another winner will be selected
a Rafflecopter giveaway
* This post contains some products that were sent to me for consideration. As always, my reviews and opinions are my own.
joy says
i did not know this but am not surprised! a perfect idea!! if i won, i might order some Minted Art – they are so gorgeous! i cannot tell you which one, because it would require hours of perusing before i could possibly make a decision! thank you!
Miranda says
I love minted! So I knew about the baby stuff, I always order holiday cards from them and I love their artwork
Jeannie says
I didn’t know Minted has branched out so much. I think I would pick some artwork for my kids’ rooms. I love the baby animals prints, like the giraffe.
Liz says
I didn’t know they had nursery decor but I knew about the birth announcements, etc! I love all the foil art, so I would probably get something with that! Love minted!
Victoria says
THE FOIL IS AMAZING – and so affordable! I’m in love. These cards are almost as cute as Piper! I would have so much fun with $250 to Minted! Thanks for the giveaway lovely 🙂
Chanel van Reenen says
I love Minted! I use them all the time for invites and announcements. Their art is awesome and you can never have too much 🙂
Hannah Jongeward says
Not just commenting for the giveaway, but thank you for posting this! I’ve heard great things about Minted and you’re post kinda sold me on it. Really cute stuff and it looks pretty simple!
Courtney says
I think Minted has such a beautiful style! I would love to win for my own baby’s birth announcement cards!
Michelle says
I’m getting married in September, I would use Minted for our thank you cards!
Jonnie says
I didn’t know they sold any home decor. I love their notebooks and own several. I think I would order the 4 of the 24″ x 24″ Sketchy Diamonds Pillows in Charcoal Grey
Rebecca G says
Your card is so beautiful. I love all the details you put into it. I would want to use them for my own birth announcement 🙂
Casey H says
I’d buy moving announcements!
Felicia M says
I love minted! I’d get a piece of foil-pressed art. So beautiful.
Krista M says
I would hands down choose the stunningly gorgeous ‘Love You To The Moon & Back’ foil stamped wall art, to give my daughter for her 13th birthday gift this summer, filled with all her memories!
Lauren says
I would order a print for my living room. The baby items are so cute!
Laura says
I love minted. I would use it to order birth announcement cards.
Jessica Beard says
Anemone Monogram wall art would be great for my daughter’s nursery.
Michele says
I’d love to get some art from minted for my apartment to spruce up the walls!
Sachie says
I love the foiled effects! I’d love to get some photos printed and framed for my new place 😀
Amy says
Yes i did know. Love minted. I would get some personalized cards.
Betsy says
id love to get something for the nursery!
Bailey says
I didn’t know that Minted.com has nursery decor , but checking it out now for Evely. I would love to pick up the Twinkle Twinkle & Frolic for her!
diana says
one of the children wall art maybe the farm party
Ashley says
Love these! Was so happy to get one in the mail!
Stefanie says
These are so beautiful. Love reading all your posts.
Karla says
I would give this to my daughter! She loves Minted!!!!
Stephanie LaRose says
My daughter, Edie, was born a few weeks after Piper. I love your blog & can totally relate. I enjoy learning about the products you recommend. Thank you! I have used other companies to make personalized thank you cards before & would like the opportunity to check out Minted.com!
Maxene says
I’ve been eyeballing minted.com for our upcoming pregnancy announcements! Love how yours turned out, absolutely adorable!
Lushka Smith says
I would order some artwork, didn’t ever realize the had any.
Lisa says
I didn’t know about the nursery decor. If I won I would either do birthday invites or Christmas cards this year… Or a silhouette print. Or anything really. As long as it comes with an envelope, Minted has the most luxurious envelopes ever! Once you try them you’ll never change printing companies.
Ross says
I did not. I would buy stationary.