BraveCLHow to make a photo birth announcement on Mac
Turn your newborn photos into a personal birth announcement with a baby's name, date, greeting and coordinated two-photo design.
- What you'll achieve
- You'll have a personalized portrait birth announcement with two photos, your baby's name, birth date, greeting and sign-off.
- What you need
- Baby Cards installed on a Mac.
- One to four newborn or family photos you want to include.
- The baby's name, date and any greeting or sign-off you want to write.
Start with your favorite newborn or family photos. Baby Cards lets you add up to four, write your announcement and compare designs before deciding which card to keep. This guide creates a paired-photo announcement on Mac.
1.Open the photo importer
Start in Baby Cards and click Add Photos. The Photos panel opens with Choose Files…, Photo Library, and Paste Image options for adding pictures.
Baby Cards Photos panel with the Choose Files import area and empty memory strip. 2.Choose your newborn and family photos
Add up to four photos. Check the thumbnails in the Memory Strip and confirm they're the pictures you want. Click Done to add them to the card.
Four newborn and family pictures staged in the Photos panel, with Done enabled. 3.Check the first card preview
The editor shows the imported photos across the Memory Strip and puts the first photo into the starting card design. Extra photos remain available for other layouts.
Newborn portrait shown in the initial birth announcement card beside four photo thumbnails. 4.Enter the baby's name and date
Open Message and fill Full Name and Date. Check the card preview as you type to make sure the details read correctly.
Baby Cards Message inspector showing Full Name Noah Ellis and Date October 12, 2026 beside the card preview. 5.Add a greeting and sign-off
In Message, write a short Greeting and Sign-off in your own words. You can leave either field blank. The preview updates with the text you enter.
Message inspector with Greeting and Sign-off filled in, and the personalized birth announcement preview. 6.Compare a two-photo layout
Close the message inspector and open designs. Select Paired Portraits to compare it with your current card. The comparison shows the same photos and message before you apply the new arrangement.
Design comparison dialog with Paired Portraits selected, previewing two photos and Apply Design. 7.Apply the finished announcement design
Click Apply Design. Your announcement now shows two photos together with the baby's name, date, greeting and sign-off. Review the finished card before opening the proof to save or share it.
Finished portrait birth announcement with two baby and family photos, name, date, greeting and sign-off.
After the last step
You can then preview the exact output before sharing or saving it.
Tips
Pick photos where faces remain clear when the card preview is small.
Try another design in designs without replacing your photos and message.
Review the finished portrait card in the proof before saving or sharing its PNG.
Watch outA finished card is a digital PNG; Baby Cards does not order or deliver physical prints.
Watch outPrint sharpness depends on the resolution of the original photos.
