How to Make Your Own Christmas Cards Online at Home for Free
Christmas cards are an important holiday ritual that can also become expensive if you have a long list of family and friends to send greetings to. To avoid some of the cost of Christmas cards while keeping the tradition going, consider creating your own cards using free designs available online. Online offerings provide as many options as stationery stores and all you'll need to pay for are the basic printing supplies.
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Instructions
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Select a Christmas card design. There are several websites providing a variety of holiday designs including cartoons, photos, religious themes and humorous choices. Get started by browsing the options at websites such as 123PrintCards.com and MintPrintables.com.
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Choose the wording for the inside of your card. Some cards will be blank inside when you print them. Others have their own wording and only need a signature. The cards from some sites such as 123PrintCards.com allow you to type your own greeting and message in each card. If you prefer a long, personal handwritten note, a blank card may be the best choice. If you want to type your own message, but have it included in multiple cards, a site that lets you create a custom message in the card will save you the time and effort of hand writing the same message over and over.
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Fill out the required information, such as your greeting, for the card that you have chosen.
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Perform a print preview to make sure that your card fits on a single sheet of paper. Select the print option in your browser and view your printer settings. If the card did not fit in the print preview, you may need to remove the header and footer or use the "shrink to fit" option. Make sure that your printer is set to print in color. If you are using special paper, select the correct setting for the size and type of paper you are using. Cardstock will give the most professional-looking results. Most printable cards from online sites are made to fit standard 8 1/2 inch x 11 inch paper.
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Set your print options to the desired number of cards and begin printing. If you are printing to both the inside and outside of the card, you will need to insert the printed cards into your printer a second time to print the second side.
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Fold each card in half or fourths as needed to assemble your completed Christmas card.
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Tips & Warnings
Check all of your printer settings before printing. Make sure that your printer is set to print at the highest quality and that it is prepared for the type of paper that you will be using.
Print a sample card on regular paper before printing all of your cards to make sure that the color, style and orientation look correct.
If your finished cards look a little small for the paper you have used, you may need to trim up the edges. Use a paper cutter or paper trimmer for the cleanest cut.
