Printing Greeting Card

Finding Free Cards Online

The Internet has made it easier than ever for crafters to find free printable projects.

General Greeting Cards

If you’re looking for a collection of general greeting card projects, check out the following helpful links:

• HP has a number of free printable craft projects for you to enjoy, including greeting cards, stationary, and calendars. Detailed instructions are included for each project.
• Magic Kingdom has a variety of free greeting cards. The selection includes both religious and humorous card designs.
• Print Free has a selection of free printable greeting cards for birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, baby showers, and other special occasions.
• Avery offers free templates for crafters interested in printing greeting cards using Microsoft Word.
• Scrapbook Scrapbook is expanding its selection of printable craft projects to include free greeting card templates for easy to make pop-up cards.
• The Crafty PC, a resource for computer crafters, has templates for coloring book greeting cards, photo cards, accordion cards, pop-up cards, and other unique projects.
• Blue Mountain has a small number of free printable card projects interspersed with the company’s collection of designs for paying members.

Projects for Children

If you’re looking for children’s printable greeting cards, check out these websites:

• Fisher-Price offers a number of greeting cards for children to print and color. The selection includes birthday, thank you, and get well cards, as well as general note cards.
• Billy Bear 4 Kids has an assortment of free greeting cards for children to print and send to friends and family. There are cards for Halloween, Easter, and Christmas, as well as Mother’s Day and Father’s Day cards.
• DLTK has children’s printable greeting cards in a variety of themes. You’ll find cards featuring Blue’s Clues, Arthur, Batman, Scooby Doo, Pokemon, and other popular cartoon characters. There are also a number of designs suitable for use as party invitations.
• The Pastiche Family Portal is an extensive collection of printable craft projects for kids, including greeting cards, posters, calendars, masks, stickers, bookmarks, and scrapbook pages.

Tips for Printing Greeting Cards Online

Although the process for printing cards online can vary, many websites offering free greeting card projects will require you to download an Adobe PDF file. You’ll need the Adobe Reader software in order to view and print your project. If you don’t already have this program on your computer, visit the Adobe website to install it for free.

For best results, consider printing your cards on heavy cardstock. Textured cardstock designed for scrapbooking adds a unique look to any card. White or ivory paper will produce the most vibrant colors, but you can try experimenting with other shades of cardstock to create a number of interesting looks.

If you’re using a card design that requires printing on both sides of the paper, make sure you understand how your printer’s paper feeder works before printing your final project. Some inkjet printers will require you to insert the sheet upside down to print on the back side of the paper, while others offer automatic duplex printing.

To turn your card into a one-of-a-kind creation, add traditional card making embellishments to the preprinted design. Add buttons to the center of flowers, tie a ribbon bow around a teddy bear’s neck, or dangle colorful charms from a package. For the perfect finishing touch, use paper punches and decorative scissors to create a unique border.

Envelopes for your homemade greeting cards are readily available at most stationary and office supply stores. However, making your own envelopes is an easy and inexpensive alternative.