Discover how to create and print one-of-a-kind cards for any occasion at home and find the HP products that will help you get the best results.
Why do it yourself
Instead of settling for store-bought sentiment, create and print your own personalized greeting cards to:
Add meaning
When you customize your greeting card, it’s more meaningful to the recipient and more fun to create. Make your greeting truly personal by adding photos, news, shared memories, or inside jokes, and choose a style that expresses your individuality.
Enjoy convenience
Instead of spending your time and money shopping for conventional cards, save a trip to the store and create your own salutations. You get creative control and immediate results without leaving home or sacrificing print quality.
Gain flexibility
Print last-minute messages before you walk out the door, or create multiple cards at once for groups of recipients (co-workers, teachers, fellow book club members, etc.). Utilize the HP Creative Studio, and you’ll always have access to the perfect greeting for any occasion.
Explore the HP Creative Studio and find a treasure-trove of beautiful, customizable greeting cards to choose from.
Create a personal, more meaningful Valentine.
The HP Creative Studio is HP’s site for premier home printing projects. Find greeting card templates for just about any occasion in a variety of high-quality, artistic styles. Then personalize your card with your own photos and message.
Send your love with a personalized Valentine for your sweetheart. A love note, story, or original poem will turn a commonplace Valentine’s Day card into a treasured gift.
Welcome the new addition with a customized Baby card for the proud parents. Include an anecdote or picture as a narrative time capsule for the baby book.
Commemorate any occasion—a team victory, a weekend with friends—with an All Occasion card. Add a photo of a shared memory to make it especially significant.
How to create greeting cards with the HP Creative Studio
To create your own greeting card using templates from HP:
Step 1: Head to the HP Creative Studio and select Cards and Stationery from the activities menu. Then select Greeting Cards.
Step 3: Click on the arrows to browse the cards, and click the thumbnail of the card you wish to create. (For this example, select the Daily Post Half Fold Birthday Card, under Life Events.)
Step 6: Once you have uploaded your photo, simply drag it to the designated area on the card. From here you can flip, rotate, and scale your photo to achieve the look you want.
Step 8: When you are ready to print, select Ready To Print? and follow the onscreen printing instructions. Since this is a double-sided card, you will be printing the outside of the card, then reinserting your paper and printing the inside of your card.
Step 2: Use the drop down menu to filter cards by Holidays/Seasons, Life Events, or Other Themes.
Step 4: Click on the portion of the card where editable text appears. Then click on the highlighted text box to type your personalized message.
Step 5: If you have chosen a photo upload card, import your photos by selecting Import Photos. Select a photo from your computer or from your Snapfish online photo sharing service.
Step 7: Click Preview and Print to preview your design. You can also click Zoom In to review your card in detail.
Step 9: Once you are finished printing your card, be sure to let it dry completely. Then, fold your card in half, aligning the corners and creasing with firm pressure. Your card is complete!
Print double-sided cards with ease
Learn how to correctly load your paper for printing on both sides. This article on Manual double-sided printing made easy will guide you through.
For quality customized greeting cards, consider these products from HP:
The HP Photosmart Premium All-in-One Printer features a large, intuitive TouchSmart screen for easy viewing, editing, and printing. And with five individual color ink cartridges, you can save money by only replacing the color you need.
The HP Photosmart Premium TouchSmart Web All-in-One Printer features scanning, copying, and faxing capabilities, plus lab-quality color printing, making it perfect for creating vibrant greeting cards. Use the extra-large TouchSmart screen to access Snapfish directly from the printer to upload, edit, and print photos1.
Specially coated for printing on both sides, HP brochure and flyer paper is the perfect paper for creating your own greeting cards. Heavier in weight, professional looking, and easy to score and fold, this media prevents ink from showing through, and comes in both matte and glossy—the ideal choice for photo cards.
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