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Steps to create flat cards, notecards, stationery cards and greeting cards are very similar and the following instructions apply to each one, except where noted. 

  1. Click CARDS at the top of the screen to see all card categories, or hover your mouse over the CARDS link and click one of the categories.
  2. At the top of the screen you will see the category you've chosen with all the designs available. If there are too many choices, or you are looking for a card with a specific number of photos, orientation or color, click one of the filters to narrow your choices. The number of designs available after filtering will show below the filters. See Finding cards, for links to specific types of cards.
  3. Thumb through the card designs, and when you find one you like, click it to see a product summary.
  4. From the summary you can:
    • View Mail order prices (prices for available quantities and paper types)
    • View Pick up in store information (this option won't show if the particular card is not available for in store pick up)
    • View the Full product descriptions (shows more details about the card with creation options mentioned below)
    • Flag the card as a Favorite (in case you want to find it easily again while you view other designs). 
    • Or select from the type of PAPER (for some card types), QUANTITY, COLOR or TRIM (some cards offer rounded or elegant corners or scalloped edges).
    • Click CREATE NOW to begin customizing your card. If you've chosen to view the full product description, these same options will appear.  
  5. On the next page, click GET PHOTOS if prompted, and pick the photo (or photos) you want to include. Then click ADD TO PROJECT. Your workspace will open, showing your photos on the left with the workspace on the right. 
  6. Even if you choose a design with no photos on the front (e.g. some stationery designs), you will have the option of placing photos on back of all card types, as well as the inside of folded cards.
  7. Drag and drop your photos into any open photo spots on the front of the card. Any photo spots on the front of a card are part of the design and cannot be resized or moved. Note: Some card designs have no photos on the front and photos cannot be added to them.
  8. Enter text if your design includes an editable text box. Text boxes are surrounded by white dashed lines, whereas text that is part of the design cannot be edited. You can change the font, size and color of text, and background color. If your card does not contain a text box, click the text icon on the left (see right) and click the +ADD TEXT button that appears.
  9. When done with the front of your card click BACK to customize the back surface on all types of cards. For folded greeting cards, you can start with either the INSIDE or the BACK of the card, just use the icons to return to the surfaces you want to customizeCard surface navigation (see icons on right). Note: the INSIDE icon does not show for flat cards, and the ENVELOPE icon does not show for notecards, since notecard envelopes are blank, and do not have the option for entering a return address.
  10. Options for the back of all cards and inside of folded cards:
    • Pick a different layout by clicking Colors & Layouts in the menu on the left. The number of layout choices can vary, but often include multiple photo layouts, photos with text and text only layouts. You can choose different layouts for the 2 inside surfaces of folded cards by clicking the surface and then choosing a layout. Note: if no layouts show for your card, or you want to add more photos than available in the menu, you can still drag photos to the surface, and/or add a text box, and then use the Shuffle icon The photo Shuffling button(shown right) to arrange your photos into various layouts.
    • EDIT your photos if you wish. To do this click on the photo you wish to edit, and the editing menu will appear. You can ROTATE, CROP, MOVE, or DELETE a photo from a photo spot, or position photos to the FRONT or BACK (for overlapping photos). In MOVE mode, you can change the size and shape of the photos by dragging the corner (or midpoint) of the photo to the size or shape you want. You can also reposition the photos in the layout by dragging the photos from one place to another, or use the Shuffle icon as mentioned above.
    • Finally, you can insert text into any text boxes by click the text area and adding your own. You can change Text Color, Font, Size, Alignment and Background color in the Text menu. Click the +ADD TEXT button Add Text button(right) in the menu to add another text area to the layout, and drag it to where you want it to appear. You can also stretch the text box to allow more words or larger fonts by dragging a corner. Important: Make sure to check your spelling. We have a built-in spell checker that will underline any words that appear to be misspelled, but it may not catch some misspellings. 
  11. Optional:  The Options menu has various options depending on the type of card you are creating. For example, all cards other than notecards allow you to select whether you want a return address printed on your envelopes, and "trim" options for corners if you want (2 options for regular flat card sets and greeting cards, and 4 for premium card sets).
  12. If you've selected to have your return address printed on your envelopes, click ENVELOPE and enter your address. As with other text fields, you can change the font, size, alignment, color and background color to whatever you like. 
  13. Now SAVE your project and title it so you can find it later in your Projects if needed.
  14. Then click REVIEW & BUY in the upper right corner, and look over each side of your card and the options you've chosen on the right.
  15. If you like what you see, select ADD TO CART and you're ready to either check out or continue shopping.

For more details on card options, see these articles.