Personalize your birthday party invitations with a photo of the birthday girl or boy.
Birthdays are the most personal of all celebrations. Too often, however, birthday party invitations have little connection to the individual whose birthday is being honored. One way to make your birthday party invitation personal is by customizing it with a photo of the birthday boy or girl. You can add a picture to a birthday invitation that you create on your home computer or create a photo card using one of the many photo sites on the Internet.
Instructions
Add Photo to an Invitation Created Using Microsoft Word
1. Open a new blank document on Microsoft Word.
2. Type the text of your birthday party invitation, adjusting font, type size and color until you create the look you want.
3. Click "Insert" on the Microsoft Word toolbar. Scroll down and select "Picture," then choose "From File." This will take you to the photos stored on your computer.
4. Choose a photo and click "Insert."
5. Move and adjust the size of your photo to create your invitation.
6. Print invitation on card stock using your home printer.
Use Print With My Pic
7. Go to the Print With My Pic website to customize a birthday party invitation with a picture from your digital photo library.
8. Select one of the site's printable party invitation templates.
9. Type over existing text to add the words you want on your birthday party invitation.
10. Click "Find Photo" to select a photo from your computer files, then click "Upload Photo" to add your photo to the party invitation.
11. Resize and rotate your photo to fit the invitation. Once you are satisfied with how the invitation looks, click "Print" to print your 5x7 or 4x6 invitations on your home printer.
Use Internet Photo Store
12. Create custom birthday invitations using an Internet photo store such as Snapfish, Walgreens or PhotoWorks.
13. Upload your photo to the store's site using the "Upload Photos" feature. Many sites will enable you to create and store photo albums on their sites.
14. Select the photo you want and add it to the invitation, along with your own text.
15. Place your order online. Cards are usually sold in sets of 20 to 25 and are mailed to you with matching envelopes.
Create an Electronic Photo Invitation
16. Go to the Smilebox website to create and send a free electronic birthday party invitation.
17.Select one of the site's customizable birthday party invitations.
18. Click "Personalize with Smilebox." This will require you to download the Smilebox Installer and create an account using your email address.
19. Click "Get Photos" to select a photo from your computer files. The photo you select will appear on the screen. Drag and drop your photo into the invitation template.
20. Add text and music to your invitation. Click "Preview" to review your invitation before sending it to guests.
21. Email your invitation, post it on Facebook, a blog or a website, or save it to your computer and print it at home.
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