Custom Baby Shower Invitation Cards
Custom baby shower invitation cards on soft uncoated or cotton card with matching envelopes, printed and personalized from 100 — foil, deckle edges and a registry line if you need one. Proof and price the same working day.
A card that is kept in a memory box, not a bin
- Board
- Uncoated 350–400gsm; cotton 600gsm+ for deckle and deep deboss
- Formats
- A6 and 5 x 7 in flat; A6 folded; enclosure and RSVP cards
- Edges
- Clean cut, rounded or deckle
Get a price for Baby Shower Invitation Cards
Send the size and quantity — we reply the same working day with a price, a dieline and a date. Artwork optional at this stage.
- Free dielineThe flat drawing comes with the quote, before you commit.
- Proof before pressNothing is printed until you have seen it laid on the dieline.
- Die kept for reordersTooling is paid once. Every reorder skips straight to press.
- Quoted in four marketsUS, UK, Canada and Australia, in the delivery currency.
Stock people keep
A thin coated card reads as disposable. A 400gsm uncoated or a cotton stock feels like stationery, takes a deep blind deboss and holds a soft palette without the glare that makes pastels look cheap. It costs a few cents more per card on a run of a hundred, which is the least significant number in the whole event.
What belongs on the card and what does not
Registry details on a separate enclosure card is the convention because it lets the host hand over the information without the invitation asking for a present.
- The parents-to-be, the date, the time and the venue.
- The RSVP name and a date to reply by.
- A registry line, or a separate small enclosure card for it — never in large type on the front.
- Anything about gifts phrased once and quietly.
Edges and finishes that suit the category
| Deckle edge | A torn, feathered edge on cotton stock; soft and hand-made |
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| Blind deboss | A pressed shape with no ink — a leaf, a name, a border |
| Rose gold or pearl foil | Warmer than yellow gold and the usual choice here |
| Vellum wrap | A translucent sheet over the card, held with a sticker or twine |
Enclosures, and keeping the set together
A shower invitation is often three pieces: the invitation, a registry or details card, and sometimes an RSVP card with its own small envelope. Printed together on the same stock they read as a set; ordered separately they rarely match. A belly band or a wax seal holds the pieces in the envelope. Our greeting card and invitation range covers the boxes for a set sent as a gift.
An RSVP card needs its own envelope, addressed and ideally stamped. It roughly doubles the reply rate.
Personalizing and proofing
Guest names print digitally from your list at no extra cost. Everything else — the date, the time, the address, the spelling of a name that will be read for years — is proofed and read back before press, because this is a card people keep and a typo is kept with it.
Baby Shower Invitation Cards — specification
The rows that are specific to this build first, then what applies to every job we run. Anything not listed is a question, not a limit — send the brief.
This build
- Board
- Uncoated 350–400gsm; cotton 600gsm+ for deckle and deep deboss
- Formats
- A6 and 5 x 7 in flat; A6 folded; enclosure and RSVP cards
- Edges
- Clean cut, rounded or deckle
- Finishes
- Rose gold, pearl or metallic foil; blind deboss; vellum wrap; wax seal
- Envelopes
- Matched stock; RSVP envelopes supplied with the set
- Personalizing
- A name per card from your list at no extra cost
- Minimum
- 100 cards
On every job
- Print process
- Digital below about a thousand, offset above it. Both sides as standard on cards, tags and leaflets.
- Color
- CMYK with spot colors for a brand match. Uncoated and cotton stocks print noticeably lighter than coated ones.
- Tolerance
- Trim plus or minus 1 mm guillotined, plus or minus 0.5 mm die-cut. Anything over about 170gsm is creased before folding.
- Tooling
- A die only where the piece is shaped, perforated or drilled, made once and kept. A plain rectangle needs none.
- Food contact
- Food-safe inks on menus and counter print that will be handled where food is served.
- Sustainability
- Uncoated and unlaminated stocks recycle without separation, and FSC papers are available across the range.
- Artwork
- Vector PDF or AI, 3 mm bleed, 4 mm safe area, fonts outlined. We check every file and send a proof before press.
- Dieline
- Supplied free with the quote, before you commit. Yours whether or not you order.
- Sample
- A plain unprinted sample at the finished size on request, for fit and construction.
- Reorders
- Skip the tooling and go straight to press at a lower unit price.
- Lead time
- Quoted with the price against your fill date rather than promised before we have seen the spec.
- Markets
- United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia — priced in the delivery currency, freight included.
Boards and films we build baby shower invitation cards on
Sheet print is judged in the hand more than a box is: the weight, the surface and whether a pen works on it. These are the stocks we run for cards, folders, leaflets and stationery.
Coated card 300–400gsm
The workhorse. Sharp full-color print, matte or gloss, laminated where it is handled. Does not take a pen unless the finish is matte.
300–400gsmUncoated card
No clay coat. Colors read softer and warmer, a deboss goes deeper, and it writes on with anything. Photographs lose punch.
300–400gsmCotton and textured card
Soft, thick and fibrous. Takes a deep blind deboss and reads as an invitation. Foil sits beautifully; four-color does not.
400–700gsmDuplexed card
Two sheets bonded, often with a colored core, for a very thick card with a visible colored edge. The heaviest thing we print.
600–900gsmText paper 100–170gsm
Leaflets, folder inners and booklet pages. Folds without cracking and takes a full-color print on both faces.
100–170gsmManila and kraft paper
Unbleached, tan, and cheap. One or two colors read well; white ink gives a light mark. Envelopes, folders and tags.
90–300gsmSynthetic stock
Polypropylene sheet for tags and cards that get wet, torn or handled outdoors. Prints like paper and does not soften.
200–400 micronBoard-backed
A printed face laminated to grayboard, for a rigid card, a folder back or a display that has to stand up on its own.
1–2 mm boardNot sure which? Say what goes in it and where it is sold — the material follows from that. Our notes on recycled, recyclable and compostable cover which claims each stock can honestly carry.
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Send what you have
A dimension, a photograph beside a ruler, or the product itself. No technical drawing needed — that part is ours.
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We quote and draw
A price, a dieline and a date come back together. If a different build would suit the product better, that is in the reply too.
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Approve the dieline
The flat drawing is yours to check: which panel is the front, where the folds fall, how deep the cavity really is.
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Artwork on the dieline
You place your design on the flat we sent, or we place it for you, and you see a proof before anything goes to press.
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A sample if you want one
A plain unprinted sample at the finished size shows fit and construction — the things a drawing cannot.
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Cut, printed, shipped
The die is cut once and kept, so every reorder skips the tooling and goes straight to press at a lower unit price.
Format
Vector PDF or AI where possible. Raster artwork at 300dpi at final size, in CMYK.
Bleed
3 mm past every trim line, so a fraction of drift on the cutter never leaves a white edge.
Safe area
Keep type and anything important 4 mm inside the cut and away from every fold.
Color
Convert to CMYK before sending. Uncoated stock prints lighter; a spot color is the only exact match.
Fonts
Outline them or supply the files. A missing font substitutes silently and the proof will not match.
Barcodes
On a light, matte, unvarnished patch with the quiet zone clear — a code on gloss fails the scanner.
Not set up that way? Send it anyway — fixing a file is a short conversation, and we check every one before press. Our guide to preparing print files covers each point.
Sheet print takes the widest range of finishes of anything we make.
Matte lamination
Soft, fingerprint-resistant, and it still takes a pen. The default on anything handled.
Gloss lamination
Maximum color depth. Shows every fingerprint and refuses a ballpoint.
Hot foil
Gold, rose gold, silver, holographic or a color. The block is small so the die is cheap.
Emboss and deboss
Deepest on uncoated and cotton stocks; shallow and prone to cracking on gloss coated.
Spot UV
A gloss shape on a matte laminate. Best on a dark ground where the contrast reads.
Edge paint and colored core
Color on the cut edge of a thick or duplexed card. Only seen when the card is picked up, which is the point.
Soft-touch
A velvet laminate on a cover or a folder. Marks on white; excellent on dark.
Uncoated and textured
No film at all. Writes on, debosses deeply, and reads as considered rather than cheap.
Not sure which suits the shelf it sells from? Say where the product is sold and we suggest one — our notes on specialty finishes show them on real boxes.
Sizing printed sheets, folds and the grain: baby shower invitation cards
A printed piece is specified flat and finished folded, and the difference between the two is where mistakes live. Send the finished size you want and we work back to the flat.
- Finished size
- The size after folding and trimming. A6, A5, A4, DL, US letter and legal are standard; anything else is cut on its own die.
- Bleed and safe area
- 3 mm of artwork past every trim edge, and nothing important within 4 mm inside it. The guillotine drifts by a fraction on every stack.
- Grain direction
- Paper folds cleanly along the grain and cracks across it. We set the grain to the fold, which is why a sheet is not simply cut from the biggest sheet available.
- Fold allowance
- On a roll fold or a gate fold, the inner panels are cut a millimeter or two shorter so the piece closes flat.
- Creasing
- Anything over about 170gsm is creased before folding. Without it the fold cracks and the coating flakes along the line.
- Trim tolerance
- Plus or minus 1 mm guillotined, plus or minus 0.5 mm die-cut.
Not sure your numbers are right? Send the product dimensions rather than the box dimensions and we work the box out — the full method is in our guide to measuring for a box.
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Spec your Baby Shower Invitation Cards
Pick a shape, type a size, choose a stock and a finish. The preview on the left redraws as you go, and the spec lands with us exactly as you set it.
Frequently asked questions
Got a question about baby shower invitation cards? The answers below cover what we get asked most. If yours is not here, send it with a brief, message us on WhatsApp, or call +1 503-461-4788 — we reply the same working day.
What stock do you recommend?
Uncoated 400gsm, or cotton if the budget allows. Both hold a soft palette without glare and feel like something to keep.
Can I have a deckle edge?
Yes, on cotton stock — a torn, feathered edge that reads as hand-made.
Where should registry details go?
On a separate small enclosure card, not on the invitation. It lets you pass on the information without the invitation asking for a gift.
Do you supply RSVP cards and envelopes?
Yes, as part of the set, printed on the same stock with their own small envelopes.
Can each card have a guest name?
Yes, printed digitally from your list at no extra cost.
What is the minimum order?
100 cards.
Which foil colors suit a shower?
Rose gold and pearl are the usual choices — warmer and softer than yellow gold.
Can I have a vellum wrap?
Yes, a translucent sheet over the card held with a sticker, twine or a wax seal.
Will you check the wording?
Yes, every card is proofed and the date, time and names are read back before press.
How many should I order?
The guest count plus ten percent. A small reprint costs more than the spares.
Can the set be boxed?
Yes, for an invitation sent as a keepsake or a gift.
How fast can they be printed?
The date comes with the quote. There is no tooling, so an invitation is one of the quickest jobs we run.
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