Utterly Printable Glossary

Any new parent will be aware that a new baby tends to invite a wave of presents from loved ones. We’re talking about onesies, cuddly toys and all-things-baby. Baby thank you cards are there so that parents of a new-born can post out their appreciation and gratitude from all the inbound love.

We have a particularly great range of cute baby thank you cards on our website. As you might expect, the majority of our baby thank you card designs have spaces for photos of you with your new bundle of joy.

A baptism ceremony is Christian service that marks the admission of an individual into the Christian Church. More often than not, a baptism involves a baby or young child having holy water sprinkled on their forehead, symbolizing purification upon entering the Christian faith.

The baptism service is often a cause for celebration, bringing family, friends and the nominated godparents together for the occasion. Baptisms are also often a formal occasion. For these reasons, printed baptism invitations are often sent out to loved ones as a way of formally requesting their presence at the service.

Birth announcements are a printed card that new parents send out to loved ones. Often with a photo of their new baby on it, printed birth announcement cards hold information about the new baby’s weight, date, time of arrival and, of course, name.

We here at Utterly Printable have a couple of options when it comes to birth announcements. We have our traditional birth announcement cards which are professionally printed on premium card stocks, then posted out by yourselves (they look great pinned up on a fridge!). Or we have our more modern option: birth announcements cards via WhatsApp or text message. This is part of our digital stationery range, priced at £12.50.

A bleed is an old printing term which is still very important today, and it is important for professional printers to work with in order to deliver a consistently high-quality final product. A bleed is the outer section of a design which extends beyond the intended trim lines of the final page. It is there so that should the paper be under-trimmed during production, the final page does not have a strip of unprinted paper on the edge. In other words, it means that printer does not have to worry about hitting the exact edge of the page during trimming. In modern printing, a bleed is usually 2 or 3mm around the outside of the design.

Fortunately, when it comes to bleeds and printing with Utterly Printable, our clever design software means that you don’t have to worry about adding a bleed to your design as we take care of all of this in the background. So that’s nice!