Free Printable Party Invitations
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Free printable party invitations offer designs for any celebration at a price that will make even the most frugal party planner happy.
Sites with Free Printable Party Invitations
American Greetings
American Greetings provides the variety and quality you would expect from a big name in cards. However, printing these cards is only free during trial membership offers. If you've never used the company's paid service before, you may have up to a month, depending on the current offer, to take advantage of free and convenient invitation printing.
Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain is another paid service that may provide a free trial period for printing out invitations from their selection. The invitation menu includes designs for anniversary parties, baby showers, picnics and sleepovers, just to name a few. The site even offers a line of "add-a-photo" cards, for an even more personalized look.
Hoover Web Design
Hoover Web Design offers a large selection of completely free printable party invitations for birthdays, holidays and specific themes. There are also a number of generic invites that could be used for any occasion. All invitations are quarter-fold designs in downloadable PDF files. Look for the "New" tag to take advantage of their latest invites. Hoover Web Design does include a bit of advertising on each card; "www.hooverwebdesign.com" appears on the back.
Internet Family Fun
Internet Family Fun is another site hosting free invites. You can find free birthday party invitations, holiday designs, graduation party invitations, and much more. This site also posts all invitations as downloadable PDF files. Internet Family Fun includes the website address on the back of each printed card, along with a copyright notice.
Before You Print
Is a printable invitation always the right choice? Before you print, keep the following points in mind:
- Think about supply costs. Although many people turn to free printable party invitations in order to save money, it is important to factor in the cost of printer ink and paper. Depending on your printer and the design you select, you could use a significant portion of your ink cartridges. Decorative papers can add interest to an invite, and cardstock will make your printable invitation sturdier. However, these materials are pricier than run-of-the-mill white paper.
- Consider the quality of your printer. Some printers are capable of creating pristine photographic images, while others display pixilation and blurriness when producing detailed images. If you are printing an invitation with large areas of color, will your printer create a solid block, or will it leave uncolored spaces that ruin the effect?
- Choose the right paper. If you will be printing on an ink jet printer rather than a laser printer, you want to be careful that the ink will not bleed and feather, ruining crisp lines of text and blurring images. Try a test run before printing the entire batch of invites.
Quality is largely a matter of personal preference and the occasion. For instance, if you are passing out a party flyer to let everyone know about an upcoming block party, it wouldn't be inappropriate to print it on plain white paper, and no one is likely to notice minor printing imperfections. However, if you are mailing a formal wedding announcement, the occasion calls for a finer paper and more care in finding the best-quality printer.
The largest advantage of printable invitations is variety. While a local card shop can only devote a certain amount of shelf space to invitations, there are no such limitations online. In addition, you can find many more thematic options. A card company might not sell enough bowling party invitations to make creating such a specific design worthwhile. However, you can tailor your invite to any theme or occasion with the help of your computer.
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