Nothing says “Congratulations!” and “Welcome to the world!” like an adorable card you created yourself. Learn how to make your own baby shower card design with these essential tips and tricks:
- Four key design elements of a memorable baby shower card
- 12 cute and creative examples of baby shower cards
- Quick tips for making your own greeting card online
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4 Essentials for the Cutest Baby Shower Card Design
Whether you’re a graphic designer or an everyday creator looking to try something new, designing your own greeting card is a meaningful way to celebrate a loved one’s upcoming birth. And it’s surprisingly easy to do!
As you begin to plan your baby shower card design, just keep the following elements in mind.
1. Materials
Are you planning to make a handmade card with paper, scissors, and glue? Or, are you looking for something you can create online and have printed out?
Both options can be equally adorable, it just depends on how arts-and-craftsy you want to get.
Even if you design your baby shower card online, you can still add some delightful handmade touches! For example, you could print your card on colored cardstock and then paste on some precious decor:
- Ribbons
- Lace
- Buttons
- Twine
- Mini clothespins
- Glitter
- Little baby socks
- Fabric
2. Color
Two main colors have dominated the baby scene for decades in much of the Western world (we’re looking at you, baby blue and pastel pink), but they certainly aren’t the only options out there.
You can stick with these shades if it’s important to be traditional, or you could consider a color that’s gender neutral—and packed with more creative possibilities!
For eye-catching colors that aren’t your typical baby hues, give these a try:
- Yellow for a pop of optimism, joy, and cheer
- Cochineal red for that touch of historic royalty, richness, and luxury
- Lucky green to symbolize life and vitality
The bottom line? Any color can work—even (and especially) rainbows!
3. Graphics
Similar to colors, there are a few set graphics that tend to be featured again and again on baby shower cards. You know the ones: baby animals, onesies, rattles, suns and moons, and umbrellas or rain clouds (for the “shower” in “baby shower”).
And, just like the standard colors of blue and pink, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with using these popular graphics. They’re adorable and definitely capture that sweet new baby feel.
At the same time, though, feel free to experiment! Because you’re making your own card, you can try out any kind of graphic or imagery.
You might incorporate graphics that are:
- Drawn from a favorite book or movie of the parents-to-be
- Reflective of the unique theme of the baby nursery
- Somehow related to the baby’s first name
- Totally atypical of baby shower cards, but fitting with the family vibe
You could even rely on photos rather than illustrations! A smiling portrait of the parents-to-be is a wonderful way to celebrate the family’s anticipated arrival and to make your card truly one-of-a-kind.
4. Fonts
Another important component of your baby shower card design is the font (or fonts!) that you use to express your message. You’ll want to choose a font that reflects and reinforces the overall feeling of your card.
Good choices would include:
While you’re thinking about text, consider this, too: The most delightful cards often tie the text together with the other design elements.
For example, a baby shower card’s headline might read “Congratulations to the parents to BEE!” with yellow as the main color and adorable little bees as the main graphic.
Building a cohesive theme like this is the perfect way to add charm without a lot of extra work.
12 Examples of Sweet and Silly Baby Shower Cards
1. Best Parents Ever
This square greeting card incorporates the traditional blues and pinks without feeling gendered either way. The simple headline is a nice and encouraging touch for new parents, too.
2. Happy Cloud in Pink
This baby shower card design draws on the rain cloud theme. The dusty rose pink certainly fits in with conventional greeting cards for girls, while the quirky font keeps it feeling cute and playful.
3. Gender-Neutral Space Theme
If you prefer a card that’s gender-neutral or gender-unknown, this galactic design is perfect! While it could certainly fit any family, it would be especially on point for Star Wars lovers or those with a space-themed baby nursery.
4. Baby Shower Cards of All Kinds
This set of six adorable baby shower card designs has one for every situation: to congratulate the parents-to-be, to announce a pregnancy, or to invite guests to a baby shower.
Along with the conventional pastel pink and blue, a pop of yellow provides a gender-neutral alternative.
5. Friendly Stork
No list of baby shower cards would be complete without a stork! Vibrant periwinkle clouds are the ideal background for little glimmering stars and a sleeping bundle of joy.
6. For Cat Parents
If the parents-to-be are cat people, this card is a delightful way to introduce new baby to fur baby. A more vibrant blue and textured illustrative details feel especially heartwarming and handmade.
7. Simple Congratulations
This card contains just a single word but still manages to make a big impression! With pastel colors and watercolor-inspired graphics, the design is friendly and cheerful without being gendered.
8. Building a Home
This design pulls from one of our tips above by choosing a theme and then applying it to both the text and the graphic elements.
Taking on language from home-building, the new baby becomes a “new addition,” and the parents become a roof and a foundation—combining to create a little baby home.
9. Precious Wooden Toys
With its tan and mauve color palette, this design is unique, yet still fits well within the baby shower card genre.
The richly textured rocking horse, teddy bar, and wooden tethers feel rustic and charming.
10. Realistic Parent Life
These modern baby shower cards don’t sugarcoat it. They’re a hilarious way to welcome your loved ones to a world of stinky diapers and puke—and, of course, plenty of joy.
The vibrant blocks of color and outlined shapes feel fun and active.
11. Boho Baby
With muted neutral colors, a thin script font, and precious illustrations, this set of four baby shower cards feels elegant and refined.
They’d be equally at home in a greeting card envelope or framed on a wall.
12. Precious Little Dumpling
For some reason, many of us love to compare our babies to food—they’re so cute we could just eat ‘em up!
This card takes that idea to the maximal cuteness, perfect for any little dumpling-to-be.
How to Make Your Own Baby Shower Greeting Card
Whether you’re wanting a card that’s snarky and sarcastic or sincere and precious, it’s easy to create your own baby shower card design.
Here’s how:
- Start with a professionally designed greeting card template or go to the Create home page and open a blank greeting card canvas.
- Type in your card’s headline and play around with hundreds of creative fonts. Throw in a pun or some clever wordplay to make your baby shower card even cuter.
- Add in your card’s graphic elements by choosing from millions of stock assets—like adorable watercolor paintings, gorgeous portrait photos, or graphic elements like decorative frames. (You can also upload your own photos to create a unique photo card.)
- Play around with Create’s additional graphic effects to add textures, change colors, insert background shapes, and more.
- When you’re finished, download the ideal file for your needs. Turn on bleed marks and download a PDF if you want a professional print, or go with a JPEG or PNG to print at home or share online.
Watercolor tigers, cartoon storks, starry nights—the creative possibilities are endless when you make a baby shower card in Create.
To give the excited parents-to-be a personal keepsake they’ll treasure forever, design your own one-of-a-kind card today.
License this cover image via woocat and Molesko Studio.