CARD CRAFT : Gender Reveal Announcements+ Free Template Download to Make Your Own!

Since this little girl growing inside of me is going to be our first child, we wanted to milk the excitement for all its worth! Initially, I had planned on throwing an intimate party for close family and a few friends to announce our baby's gender, since everyone else seemed as excited as we were to find out. After being sick for almost a month, and still having lots of work to catch up on in our lawn maintenance, Phil and I decided it would still be special and fun to just send out cards, in lieu of a party.

I got a few phone calls last week from family and friends letting us know how excited they were to get the card, and how fun it was discovering our baby's gender from an interactive card. Since I took the time to hand illustrate and create these cards for just one baby, I thought I would share the digital template and instructions with you, in case you have special baby news to share with your family too! (P.S. If you didn't catch our "gender reveal" video, you can see it here!)

First, I chose cardstock for the front of the card, and a coordinating cardstock for the inside. Since the cardstock was not already 8.5 by 11 inches, I had to trim the sheets down to print out the digital image for the cover and inside. After they were all printed, I trimmed the front and inside down with a paper cutter, I cut out the arrows with scissors, and then using a utility blade (my Xacto wasn't handy), I cut out skinny little slits for the arrows to slide into.

Next, I slipped the arrows into the inside portion of the card, flipped it over, and used a glue stick everywhere except where the arrow sat. Then, I stuck down the inside to the inside of the folded cover, making sure the arrow stayed straight and out of the glued area.

That's all there is to it! I sized my cards to fit inside small envelopes that I had left over from our wedding Thank You cards. (The cards are around 3.5 x 5 inches in size.) If you want to print your own, I thought I would offer the digital download to you for both girl and boy announcement options!

click to download: girl card outside and arrow inserts
click to download: boy card outside and arrow inserts
click to download: card inside

Comments

[Freya]

Such a sweet idea!!! And congrats :) !

[Courteney]

That's the cutest announcement card I've ever seen. Seriously. :)

[C Marcia (Sequins)]

This is a super cool way to share! I love it! Did you design the cover text yourself? It's pretty great looking!

[Mandi]

Thanks Marcia! Yes, I hand drew all of the elements you see.

[Anski]

These are amazing!!

[Megan Anderson]

Cutest card ever! The typography is just beautiful.

[Lady Danburry]

brilliant.

[Danielle]

Simply lovely... it would have been so exciting to receive one of those cards! I wonder if some people delayed in pulling the tab while others immediately took a peek. So fun!
Danielle
http://awonderfullifeinfullframe.blogspot.ca/

[Sam]

These are awesome, Mandi! You're so clever. :) I don't have a baby gender to announce but I sort of just want to print some out anyway. :p

[mandiesegura]

These are darling Mandi!!

[Kit]

Such a fun idea- think I need to file this away for when I'll need it!

[Anna Z]

What a darling idea! I love this!

[Michelle Clement]

These are crazy cool, Mandi! :)

[Mashall Smith]

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[Mandi]

Hi Mashall, I so have a Pinterest account! You can follow me here: http://pinterest.com/hereslooking/

[Chrystina]

These are awesome. What a great way to reveal it. I'm sure you can find a lot of other awesome ways to use this idea as well.

[heidi]

This is so cute! I love d.i.y. cards and this has got to be one of the best I've ever seen.

[Shaina Longstreet]

This is such a clever idea my friend!! :D