Simple Ways to Create Heartwarming Greeting Cards

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For Every Occasion: Simple Ways to Create Heartwarming Greeting Cards

It warms your heart, doesn’t it? The thought of getting something special in the mail on the holidays is enough to make you believe in the goodness of humanity.

When it comes from a friend of loved one, it reminds you of just how special they are to you. Well, guess what? When you send someone else a card, it evokes the same emotions in them as it does in you. When it’s homemade, it’s even more special.

Use Your Child’s Drawings As The Inspiration for greeting cards

Your child has probably given you a million different drawings, right? What do you do with them? Maybe they go on the fridge for a while before being put in a box. Maybe they get thrown away after a while.

It’s OK, because they will be replaced with more drawings.

But, what if you kept those little pieces of artwork and used them for card designs?

That’s what a lot of savvy parents do. Go get what you think is one of your child’s cutest drawings. Or ask him or her to draw you something special for Valentine’s Day, Christmas, or any other special occasion.

Fire up your scanner and scan the drawing. Check the ink levels in your printer. Canon ink cartridges can be sourced here if you’re running low. If you can confirm that you’re good on ink, all you need is cardstock. If you’re low, get both ink and cardstock.

If you’re buying from an office supply store (highly recommended), the sizes will already be set up for you and prepackaged as generic greeting cards.

Once you’ve got everything set up properly in your print program of choice, print out your cards and fold them. Not only will you make your child’s day, other people get to share in the joy of your family.

Scan Family Photos

Scan in old photos of your mom, grandparents, or whomever else you admire in your family. If you’ve got something like Photoshop Elements, you can do pretty extensive editing before you print. Otherwise, it’s as simple as printing out the photos on cardstock and folding your cards.

Check The Alignment

A lot of the quality of the card will be determined by how well the paper is aligned in the printer, and how consistent the ink transfer is.

For alignment, format your photos or artwork so that it takes up just half of the surface area. When you fold the card in half, the space where the image is will be the front.

Make Your Cards Match Popular Envelope Sizes

Don’t mess around with weird card sizes. They might be cute or original, but you’ll have a hard time finding envelopes for them. And, if you can’t mail them, you’re talking about a lot of wasted energy.

A typical greeting card is either 4.25” by 5.5”, 4” by 6”, or 5” by 7”. Stick with these sizes and you should be fine. Buy your envelopes when you buy the card stock so that you don’t have to make a second trip. Many people discover that the best size is the 4.25” by 5.5” because it’s easy to print at home and you can print two cards per sheet of paper.

Any way you go, it’s hard to be homemade cards. They’re special, and they always will be.

John Sollars launched his printer cartridge supply company back 2002. The company has grown to be one the biggest suppliers in the UK. He enjoys sharing his business ideas online.