Hello there Offbeat Mamas! It's Megan from Offbeat Bride popping in to our sister site while Ariel is getting to know her son outside of her body. And what better way to celebrate a glorious thing like that than with some rad baby announcements!? Ah'like this ones perhaps?…

I have to thank my preggo friend Alex from Mom(me?) for bringing this business to my attention. The announcements, styled after gig posters for rock concerts, are created by the husband and wife team that make up Rattle-n-Roll (great name right?). You send them a photo of your newest family addition, they create a custom drawing from said photo and then insert it into one of their many rockin' templates. Or they can do completely custom work as well for stuff like birthday parties, Christmas cards, and general awesomeness.

They kinda' (okay, totally) made me wanna make an addition to my family just to have one designed for me! But for those of you that are expecting or have already given birth, you can live the dream man! Live the dream!

How cute are these birth announcements for HunnyDu's little girl Lyra? You remember Lyra, we featured her birth story here not too long ago.

HunnyDu asked Illuminated Invitations to come up with something custom in a gender neutral color and they came up with these beauties. The design features stars prominently, since Lyra is also the name of a constellation.

This isn't the first time Illuminated Invitations has come up with some Offbeat paper goods. They designed completely custom, completely gorgeous "green" invitations for the infamous porange wedding as well!

Get 15% off all Illuminated Invitations offbeat birth announcements until Nov. 1st! Just mention Offbeat mama when you place your order.

One great thing about these custom birth announcements is that they're not the standard pink or blue. You can customize the materials and designs in order to get the look and style you want. Total creative liberty to use whatever color scheme you want and whatever design you can imagine.

If you're in the mood to drool over more Illuminated Invitations designs, you check them out on Facebook, Etsy, and their blog.

Start scheming your custom birth announcements here!