In both cases the finished size of the cards is 5″ x 7″. You can see a close up view of the artwork below, first how it comes on the 8 1/2″ x 11″ sheets with 2 Christmas cards to a sheet, and below that, how it comes if you’re printing directly on 5″ x 7″ cards.Or simply sign it by hand, as the colors are pale enough to write on.Īdd a basic envelope meant for 5″ x 7″ cards and you’re good to go! Test it on inexpensive plain copy paper until you’re sure you know what you’re doing. If you’re good with a printer and figuring out the settings, you can even type out your names to print your signatures on the bottom of the cards. Some have blank bands at the bottom for a short greeting or signature, one has space in the center for writing a longer note, or you can simply write as much as you’d like on the reverse side of the cards. There are 4 designs in this set, with different options for writing a personal note and signing your cards. I choose ‘photo quality’ and select the ‘matte photo paper’ setting on my printer. I also suggest setting your printer on the highest quality print setting. For greeting cards I love to use watercolor paper with a lovely soft texture, which is linked in the resource section below. There will be (2) 5×7 cards on each sheet which you can cut out with scissors or a paper cutter.įor either option, I recommend using heavyweight card stock.
If you want the full set and prefer to print on a paper size you’re already familiar with, I’ve also provided an option to print on 8 1/2″ x 11″ paper. (Be sure to set both the print size and paper size to 5″ x 7″.) For those who want the look of a perfectly cut finished card, I recommend buying 5″ x 7″ blank cards and printing directly on them.
The artwork was designed for a 5″ x 7″ card, although if you’re good with printer settings, you can adjust for other sizes. If you’ve got a printer, all you need is nice quality paper, something to cut them out with and you’ve got yourself as many Christmas cards as you’d like.
It just so happens that the printables I’ve designed for this blog hop are FREE printable Christmas cards. Please be sure to visit the other posts linked at the bottom of this one.
This time our theme is holiday printables and each post offers a free printable that you can download yourself with instructions on how to use it. This is a fun hop I participate in a few times a year that features DIY printables.
Today I’m joining with a wonderful group of bloggers for a blog hop hosted by my friend Kristen from Ella Claire & Co. You barely can get to CVS to buy packaged cards. And you’re not running to the stationer’s to have custom cards made. You haven’t traveled so there are no vacation shots. Like, you fully expected to have the nicest cards made with a fabulous family photo on the best quality paper and an engraved personalized signature.Īnd then life took over and in addition to the normal daily tasks, you now added holiday decorating, gift buying, cookie baking and perhaps travel and entertaining.Īnd before you knew it, it was too late to have the cards made, you’d already received cards from half the people on your list and the whole endeavor seemed like old news.Īnd so you let it go and promised yourself next year it would be different.Įxcept if ‘next year’ happens to be THIS year, maybe you’ve already decided to forego the family photoshoot. In this post: Looking for a convenient way to create holiday cards? Try these free printable Christmas cards, save money and print as many as you like.⇒ĭid you ever just completely miss the holiday card sending season?