You too can send out those fun and personalized photo greeting cards to friends and loved ones for any event or just to say hello. These custom greetings are as close as your favorite photo away. With only a few simple steps, you can add a creative touch to an already unique message that comes only from you.



Printable greeting cards are a great way to keep in touch with family and friends and show off your digital photos. Most online digital photos services offer customized photo cards, allowing you to create your own photo greeting cards for holidays, birth or wedding announcements, birthdays, invitations, thank-you notes, and more.

Creating Printable Photo Greeting Cards:

Photo cards are simple and fun to create. Online photo services such as Shutterfly and Ofoto make it easy to design high-quality customized photo cards using your own digital photos and personal message inside. Typically, photo greeting cards are printed on 5x7 card stock and you can choose from a matte or glossy finish. You just need to upload your digital photo (or photos) to the photo service, choose from a selection of layouts and greetings, and add your personal message. Photo cards usually come in sets of 20 with envelopes for mailing.

Another greeting card option for maximum convenience is offered. Shutterfly features the ability to import your addresses from your Palm device or Outlook and they will even mail the cards for you!

Software for Photo Greeting Cards:

Digital photo software is widely available for you to make your own printable photo greeting cards. There are many great programs complete with photo card templates for any occasion. It is easy to create your own birthday and thank-you cards or cards for any other event. Two of the most popular programs are Adobe Photoshop Album and FotoFinish. Both have templates for a variety of photo greeting cards including Valentine, Easter, 4th of July, Halloween, Christmas photo cards and other holiday photo cards.

There are many fun ways to use your digital camera. Get creative and enjoy!