How to Design Your Own Note Cards
When you are sending a personal note, consider making your own note cards to give your notes an even deeper personal touch. Making homemade note cards is easy enough to do when you have a personal computer and a color printer. Purchase card stock and start thinking about styles and themes for your note cards. You may choose a whimsical, bold, classic or comical style. Use your own personal photographs to give your note cards extra interest.
Things You'll Need
- Graphics software
- Digital photographs
- Card stock
- Color printer
- Scissors
- Bone folder
- A2 envelopes
Instructions
-
-
1
Open the graphics software and open a new background layer with dimensions of 4.25 inches by 10 inches.
-
2
Add a background color of your choice to the layer. Make the background white or a different color of your choosing.
-
-
3
Select a photograph to add to the front of the note card. Use a photograph of your own (family, pets or vacation photos) or use a stock photo that you have purchased the rights to use. Open this photo and add it as a new layer to the background layer. Position the photo on the right half of the background layer in a position that you find visually pleasing.
-
4
Add text to the front of the note card. Select a font, a font size and a font color. Add a cute phrase or a greeting that you like. Position the text on the right half of the background layer in a place that complements the photograph.
-
5
Check the card to make sure you like it and then merge all of the layers together. Save the card onto your hard drive by naming it.
-
6
Print the card out onto card stock. You should be able to fit two note cards on each sheet of card stock.
-
7
Cut the cards apart after printing. Fold the cards in half and use the bone folder to crease the center fold well.
-
8
Write a short note on the inside of a card and insert it into one of the envelopes. Mail the note card.
-
1
