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How to Create Thank You Cards with Photos
Make your thank yous an excuse to personalize, connect, and send a laugh or smile to your loved ones. Turn your personal photos into forever mementos with this awww-worthy tutorial. Check it out.
27 Birthday Card Ideas to Create for Your Family
No need to settle for basic birthday cards. Your loved ones only turn this age once, so give 'em a design to remember! But first, gather inspo from these birthday card ideas to get those creative muscles moving.
Popular Wedding Card Formats and Sizes
Stay up to date with the most popular wedding card formats and sizes to make sure your love message hits home with loved ones. This comprehensive tutorial covers all you need to know about prepping folks for your special day. See the deets!
Your Own Card Designed as Easy as One, Two, Three
Learn what elements are a part of every great card, then see just how easy it can be to design your own card with an online editor.
How to make a card
1. Click a template or blank canvas you like, from the gallery above, and it willll appear in the Create editor.
2. Time to customize: change out the photos and graphics, if you like — add your own or choose a free image from our massive library.
3. Change the text and add text effects like drop shadows, outlines, or colors. You won't find text tools this good anywhere else.
4. Download your design. It's yours, free, forever. Whatcha gonna make next, design pro?
Turn custom cards into forever keepsakes
Begone, countless hours spent at card shops looking for that close-but-no-cigar message! Make your own card and bring your creative visions to life with Shutterstock Create's stunning card design templates. Start with a thought — end with a print or digital card for the books. Don't settle for the almost or good enough. We equip you with hundreds of fonts, thousands of templates and graphics, and millions of stock photos to choose from! Whatever your secret ingredients are to making the perfect card, get the job done quick and easy with Create.
Beautiful visual assets and creative intelligence
Make the most of your designs and feel confident in your creative direction, with Shutterstock Predict. AI discovers which images work best for your goals. Creative insights explain why they work. Win-win. Design with purpose and poise, every single time.
Frequently asked questions about cards
Photo cards can look fancy-schmancy, but we assure you they're easy to make. Simply choose from Create's professional card design templates and customize to your heart's content. Swap out images for a personal pic, or choose among our stock photo library (we've got millions!). Add graphics, text, color accents, and huzzah! You've made your first (and best) photo card. You're only going up from here!
Oh, the writing world, where you can be anything you choose at any given moment. No biggie. To channel the perfect words for your card's message, first identify what type of card it is. Birthday, anniversary, wedding, graduation? Or, maybe it's a more sympathetic moment like Get well soon, or I'm sorry for your loss. Once you've established the card's purpose, simply write from the heart. If you were in their shoes, what would you want to hear? Customize your message so the recipient can hear your heart — as if you were in the same room. No need for novels or confessions, but if you get stuck, feel free to grab a quote, lyric, or passage that might inspire you to reflect. Carry on, Shakespeare!
Easy! You can print the greeting card yourself or bring it to a professional print shop. If printing yourself, make sure to buy some quality paper beforehand (with a matte or gloss)...a bit more elegant than your average printing paper. Of course, a professional print shop will also get the job done right and can assist you with questions. This can be costly, though, if printing hundreds for the holiday season. If you do send to a print shop, make sure to also account for bleed space. Since printers can't print to the exact edge of a document, keeping your design elements away from the edges will ensure that nothing gets cut off when printing. 1/8" on each side of your brochure design should do the trick.