Printable Birthday Invitations

Why settle for boring, run-of-the-mill invitations when you can create your own customized printable birthday invitations? With a few basic supplies and a little creativity, it's a cinch to fashion a unique invitation worthy of your celebration.

• Design: With Microsoft Word or PowerPoint and access to the Internet, even computer novices can create printable birthday invitations with a professional touch. Flex your creative muscles and experiment with font sizes, colors, spacing, and symbols to develop your own appealing design, and then add clip art or photos of the guest of honor.
  
  
• Phrasing: In addition to the pertinent party information (date, location, time, occasion, and RSVP contact information), customize your invitation with a poem, verse, or funny birthday saying. If writing's not your thing, use search engines to find suggested verses.
  
  
• Printing: For a professional touch, print your invitations on pre-printed themed birthday paper or cardstock. Before loading the "good stuff" into your printer, do a few test runs on plain paper to double check your layout and phrasing. If you don't have a color printer, just save the file and take it to a local print shop or office supply store for printing, or check to see if you can upload your file online.
  
  
• Additional Tips: To keep your party details from getting lost in a jumble of information, limit your invitation to just a few pictures and stick with easy-to-read fonts and colors. The invitee should be able to clearly read the occasion, theme, date, location, and time at a glance.