Create Photo Greeting Cards for Free
Buying greeting cards for friends and family around the holidays (or at any time of the year, for that matter) can be expensive. And sometimes, the cards you see in the store just don't seem personal enough or say what you really feel. That's why it's better to simply make your own photo greeting cards to send to your loved ones, to truly express what you have to say.
Instructions
1. Use a digital camera to take a picture of yourself, your family or whatever subject you wish to present on the cover of your personalized greeting card. Make sure the camera takes decent-quality pictures, so the image on your greeting card will not look distorted.
2. Open your photo in Photoshop and clean it up. Use the various tools in the program to make sure your picture is crystal-clear and looks the way you want. Once the photo has the appropriate color, appearance and size, you are ready to place text in your design.
3. Click the text-box tool in Photoshop and write the greeting you would like to place on your card. You will be able to choose the exact placement, color and font of your text as it will appear on your photo design.
4. Save your finished photo design as a .JPEG or .PNG file in your "My Pictures" folder. This will enable you to easily find your design later when you are ready to make your card.
5. Visit Smilebox to create your free photo greeting card. Download the free software and editing program.
6. Open the program and choose a template for your greeting card. The Smilebox software has numerous templates for all types of occasions and holidays. Choose the one that best suits your reason for sending the card.
7. Open your "My Pictures" folder and click on your picture. Drag the picture onto the design in the Smilebox program. You can also add music to your greeting card or attach a caption.
8. Email your card or print it out and send it to your loved ones.
