invitations de photoshop

so, i've always dreamt of creating and printing my own invitations and photocards...a girl i used to work with created absolutely fabulous ones...and i was always so envious of her talent...so of course she's the one i went to when i needed wedding shower invitations, wedding invitations, and programs...she did an amazing job and was able to recreate those i had found online...and of course it's way cheaper to create and print your own...well now that i've got photoshop, my dreams are being realized...i know that's pitiful...that such unimportant things are realized dreams...but i'm okay with that...so when ashley asked me if i could put together brooklyn's birth announcement with a matching shower invitation, i was all over it...here is the one that they found online...

http://www.etsy.com/listing/76890858/photo-birth-announcement-baby-girl-hot

and being the uncreative person i am (i'm a doer not a creator), i set out in attempt to mimic that exact design...after about 3 hours (and looking up every single how-to step...i love you google!), this is what i had...