Many thanks to GraphicStock for sponsoring today’s story and encouraging me to create my own DIY birthday invitations for Wubba's upcoming birthday. I made these train theme birthday invitations and I'm sharing them for free with you!
I admit, sometimes I just don't feel like I'm crafty enough to DIY birthday parties. I love browsing Pinterest for ideas, but I just don't have the time, especially with a newborn and a toddler! I was pleasantly surprised when I started browsing GraphicStock - a subscription-based website that provides members with unlimited downloads of stock graphics, stock images, icons, buttons, backgrounds, and even more! I signed up for a free 7-day trial just in time to try my hand at creating a DIY birthday invitation for Wubba's upcoming train-inspired 3rd birthday.
How to Make Train Theme Birthday Invitations
At first glance, I was overwhelmed with the amount of graphics and images available at my fingertips. But not overwhelmed in a bad way, in a wonderful way - I couldn't believe there were thousands of images ready for me to download at no additional cost. The site is super simple to use - I could choose to browse by category or type into the search bar. I could also easily see which images are the newest, most downloaded, and highest rated by GraphicStock.com's users.
Since my little guy is loving trains right now, I knew that's exactly what I wanted. A quick search of trains gave me this beautiful collection of vintage trains.
Downloading images couldn't be more simple either - once you've signed up for your 7-day free trial, you can go right into GraphicStock.com and download ALL the images you want. Once you've found the images you want to download, you can choose to download them in the format you'd like: JPG, PNG, PDF, and EPS. This makes it even easier to create different types of projects.
In the event you just need a quick graphic for a simple project, GraphicStock has plenty of those too. A quick search of "Happy Birthday" revealed a ton of beautiful images that I could have used for birthday invitations or even a birthday card for a friend.
For Wubba's train birthday invitation, I wanted to DIY a little more than just using a stock image, so I took images from the vintage trains and put them together with some matching text that I made in PicMonkey. The result was an adorable vintage, train-inspired DIY birthday invitation! I think these train theme birthday invitations came out perfect and they're exactly what I wanted.
If your little one loves trains too, feel free to click here to download a non-personalized version of the invitation and insert your own information in a program like PicMonkey or Photoshop.
If you like to DIY, create web images, design posters or business cards, or do any type of projects that require images or clip art, you're definitely going to want to have a look at GraphicStock.com's expansive library of over 250,000 royalty-free images. Right now, GraphicStock is running a limited time annual membership at the amazing price of $99 [a $588 value!!!]. Plus you can always get that 7-day free trial to look around and download all the graphics you want, just be sure to cancel if you choose not to continue your membership.
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Brianne Geiger says
Thanks for this giveaway! Couldn't come at a better time!
Brianne Geiger says
This is confirming I tweeted!!
Rachel C says
I would love to use my membership in order to make some digital scrapbook pages!
Ashley says
What a cool service! I need some stock images for my little guy's "row, row, row your boat" first birthday party.
Ashley says
I retweeted - thanks!
Jeanine says
I retweeted your notice 🙂
Jeanine says
I'd make a cute birthday card!
Elizabeth Johnson says
Wow sharing this giveaway. Three things we love so much are crafts trains and birthdays. My kids would be blessed and therefore so would i.
Kathryn Flynn says
I'm a homeschooling, crafty Mama! I would LOVE to have a membership!!
Nancy says
This is neat! Thanks!
Amber Ludwig says
Oh these are super cute!! Ive never heard of Graphic Stock before but Id love to check them out!! Thanks for the great giveaway and the easy entry 🙂
sandra says
I like all the different fonts
Linda Mannst says
I love this giveaway. It is so different than alot of the others. Thank you so much for sharing
Stacey Romard says
Thanks for the giveaway 🙂
Stacey Romard says
I retweeted: @busybeingmoms
Fee Roberts says
These are so cute, but I'm like you, I just don't have time for the DIY birthday party accessories. I usually just buy what I need from a party shop nearby.
abedabun dawn says
This would be fantastic for my daughter in law. She is always doing things for her students and I believe this would a great help for her.
shay washington says
I have been dipping my toes into graphic design lately, so this couldn't be more perfect. I want to design an invite to a friend's bridal party.
shay washington says
I retweeed/ @1stcomesfamily
Ron Ablang says
Thanks for sharing the Birthday Express invitation card.
Amanda Stovall says
Oh, wow, what an awesome giveaway & perfect timing too!!! Thank you!!! 🙂
Penni says
This is exactly what I need to create a really special birthday-party invitation for my daughter!
Alison says
Even as a graphic designer, having a resource like Graphic Stock is great to have!
Rebecca R says
I'm always making signs for stuff at the local health food store I work for. This would be so awesome. Plus I make design my own holiday cards and birthday invites every year, and they could be faster, easier, and cuter with these images!
Pam Sohan says
Cool !! this would be handy when it comes to scrapbooking too. Sometimes I need a certain sticker to go with a page and I can't find one in the stores. This would be very handy. I could print a picture and then cut it and trim and run thru a Xyron to make a sticker.
Crystal Rogers Walker says
I love the vintage train signs how cool are those and very unique
Ruth V. says
You're the lucky winner! You'll be getting an email from GraphicStock next week Crystal! Thanks 🙂
Christa Lopez says
This looks great! We would love it!
barb l says
Great giveaway.
Robin Creager says
This would be awesome to win with all the family I have. It gives a personal touch when you can send a greeting via snail mail oppose to email or a link. Such wonderful unique card stock!
Lesley m says
I would love to use the graphics to make educational games and activities for my kids!!
Lesley m says
I retweeted! @lesmax08
Patti Hess says
This looks like it could be awesome! Thanks!!
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Teresa says
thanks for the chance
Sarh S says
This would be awesome for my kiddos and I! Thanks for the chance!
Darcy Hoskins says
This is so cool, how have I not heard of this before?! I need some owl & elephant images to make decorations for my girls' rooms!
Deborah W. says
I would probably use it to make cards but am not sure. I retweeted @gottchacha
Dandi D says
I've been gearing up for our son's birthday party and thinking how nice it would be to have something like this!
Dandi D says
I retweeted as @dandidaffyhill.
Amanda Stovall says
I RETWEETED for a BONUS ENTRY!!! https://twitter.com/vivaveltoro/status/611158008823959552 And, my username is @amandastovall !!! Thank you!!! 🙂
Christy Maurer says
I would use the holiday ones first!
Christy Maurer says
https://twitter.com/vivaveltoro/status/611158008823959552 RT as @christy41970
Katrina P says
This looks like a ton of fun for the kids. We love being creative and making cards. They would enjoy getting to print pictures, would be great for school projects as well.
Danielle G says
I re-tweeted!! Thank you 🙂
Danielle G says
I would use their textured retro geometric background for a birthday invite!
Rhonda Best says
These look like a lot of fun.
LIZ says
Good luck
Alejandra Carreno says
Graphic stock has an amazing amount of designs & graphics to pick from. I love the variety!
Anita k says
This would be for my handsome grandsons first birthday.thanks so much for sharing.
Mindy says
This would be an amazingly fun win
fancygrlnancy (Nancy Partin) says
Soulds like a great site.
Carla Aldana says
This looks amazing! I would love to win.
Jerry Marquardt says
I would like to thank you for your involvement in this fine giveaway. Thank you for giving us all the chance.
Amanda Lea says
This look like a really neat service!
Amanda Lea says
Shared on twitter: https://twitter.com/ChickenLady15/status/616297602049400832
Amanda Lea says
whoops, here is the re-tweet: https://twitter.com/vivaveltoro/status/611158008823959552 @ChickenLady15
Chrystal S says
I would love to win this for my Mom. If nothing else, I know what to get her for her birthday now!
Sarah B. says
I think my first project would be some homeschool pages for my kindergartener! I'd use some of the animal images for math pages, and stuff like that. My next project would be homemade thank you cards!
Sarah B. says
Retweeted! https://twitter.com/vivaveltoro/status/614883503281455104
Jerry Marquardt says
I would try to make the best card.
Jerry Marquardt says
I Re-tweeted the message as you would like us to do.
Danielle Papsis says
RT as @PapsisBeavers Would love to win!
Lily Kwan says
My first project would be making business cards with the Narwhal Whale Stringing Bacon Stock Image.
Lily Kwan says
I retweeted the requested message on Twitter under the username likwan.
Liz Ticona says
My first project would be to write a blog post about how my familie's life has been since 2013 when I stopped blogging until now that I'm 9 months pregnant with my 2nd baby boy 🙂 I'd use a picture of a baby's feet for the main blog picture 🙂
Liz Ticona says
Retweeted your tweet today: 7/10/15 11am @lizticona
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