Home & Family Facts and Notes

Have you ever received a digital photo card for a special event such as a holiday and thought that you yourself would like to send the same greeting out to family and friends? Adding that personalized touch is as simple as choosing that favorite photo or photos to get started. With only a few simple steps, you can send a customized and fun digital photo card to everyone you know for any occasion.

Printable greeting cards are not only a great way to keep in contact with family and friends, but also to show off your digital photos. The best way to capture a moment is with a photo and transforming a snapshot into a customized greeting card for occasions such as birthdays, birth announcements, invitations and more are simple with the help of most online digital photo services.

Creating Printable Photo Greeting Cards:

Photo cards are not only fun, but easy to do. Shutterfly and Ofoto are just a few of the online photo services that provide high-quality photo cards created from your own digital photo and personalized message inside. Normally printed on 5×7 card stock, photo greeting cards can come in your choice of a glossy or matte finish. Simply upload your digital photo or photos to the photo service, choose from a variety of layouts and messages or create your own message. Photo cards typically come in sets of 20, complete with mailing envelopes.

For the ultimate in convenience, Shutterfly will even let you import your addresses from Outlook or your Palm device and mail your photo greeting cards for you. All you have to do is choose a design and the rest is left to themno trip to the mailbox!

Software for Photo Greeting Cards:

Another option for creating printable greeting cards is with the use of digital photo software. Many easy to use programs are available with tons of template options for any holiday. These programs can assist you in designing your own personal Christmas card or birth announcement with that special message. Two of the most popular programs are Fotofinish and Adobe Photoshop Album. Both of these programs have a diverse selection of templates including Valentine’s, Easter, Mother’s and Father’s Day, 4th of July, Halloween, Christmas photo cards and every occasion in between.

Digital cameras have so many fun uses beyond the quick snapshot. Be creative and have fun!

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