There are several ways you can design or create your own custom designed Greeting Cards:

• Use our Greeting Card Creator – with a wide range of designs and templates available

• Create your own design in design software (such as Adobe Illustrator)

• Submit Design Services Request for one of our designers to create a custom Greeting Card for you

We call this service "Dynamic Printing". Dynamic Printing is available for Digital Output Greeting Cards at an additional cost. Please submit a Print Quote request for pricing and ordering.

Premium Offset Greeting cards cannot be printed dynamically due to the printing method.

Yes! We love creative and exciting Greeting Cards — if the product you want to order is not available on our website, please place a custom print quote request. We can't wait to see what you come up with.

There are a few several considerations to include when preparing files for printing a Greeting Card. The same set-up can be used for tent-cards (business card size) and other half-fold products.

We offer several layout templates for Greeting Cards and Tent Cards to help you set up your files. Please download the appropriate layout template for the product you are ordering.

Below are some points additional to our File Setup and Preparation guidelines specifically for Greeting Cards, Tent Cards and other hald-fold cards.

Flat Size vs. Folded Size

Ensure you prepare your press files using the flat size with two pages (one for the inside and one for the outsize)

two pages of a PDF (one for inside and one for the outside) at the "flat size". This will appear

The "flat size" is the size of the card when unfolded and flattened. The folded size is when the card is folded in half (as if to fit in an envelope) – one of the dimensions (either the width or height) will be half when compared with the flat size.

Score Line

We recommend a safety margin of 0.125 inches from the score line (this is where the card gets folded). Any important text or graphics should be kept away from this area.

For Digital Output products dark colours should not be used across the score line as the ink may crack along the fold line.

Orientation

When preparing your file for print, please note the orientation of the panels so that when folded the card is correct.

Coating

If you are going to be writing on your greeting card, please see: Which coatings be written on?

Once the files are prepared, export a press-ready PDF file as per our print specifications.