Creative Puppy Birth Announcements
Quick References That Help You Send Perfect Dog Announcements
© Qing Gu
May 18, 2009
If your dog is like family, you might want to welcome your four-legged bundle of joy with one of these puppy birth announcements! Here are some ideas that will have you wagging your tail in no time.
The Puppy Birth Certificate
Here's an idea to create a keepsake and a clever birth announcement all in one! Take a cue from the hospital nursery and make a birth certificate for your furry friend. Start with a piece of parchment or similarly colored card stock. For a formal touch, use an Old English font; for something more playful, choose a lighthearted text. Print your puppy birth announcements directly onto the card stock, leaving room in the design for a set of paw prints. Leave room for all four feet to do this puppy style!
The Pitter Patter of Puppy Paws
For a more basic design, you can work plenty of canine magic with the use of paw prints! Use a stamp pad to add a trail of puppy footprints across your card stock after you've printed the birth information. Whether used alone or with another style, paw prints are great accents for new puppy announcements!
Give a Dog a Bone
Another fun way to announce your pup is with a shaped announcement, and one of the best shapes for puppies has to be a bone. Easy to draw yourself or abundant among clipart files if you prefer to go that route, a bone is a classic that will look dog-gone good with your puppy's birth stats. Draw or print the bone shapes before cutting them out of card stock, or print the text first and draw the bone around it. This step allows you to run the shapes through your printer for a neater finished product.
Puppy Photos
What could be more darling that a picture of your new puppy? Any adoring puppy parent is sure to have plenty of photos from which to choose, so pick your favorite and print out one for each announcement. Add a puppy print or plain card stock back with your text included, and your new pup will easily be the star of his or her own puppy birth announcements!
The Finishing Touch
No matter which design you choose, you can enhance it with a pink or blue ribbon to announce your puppy's gender. Whether you opt for a plain ribbon or one printed with a doggie design, it's sure to add the perfect finishing touch to your puppy birth announcements!
For more information on dog birth announcements, go to Creative Birth Announcements.
