These Printable Postcards
Will Spoil All The Fun

Creating a postcard can quickly become costly, from the fees to set up a template to actually ordering the postcards.

And using your own photos can often hurt your back pocket even more.

That's why printable postcards tend to spoil all the fun (of emptying your wallet!)

They're attractive yet effective - and relatively inexpensive too.

If creating your own card wasn't easy enough, these postcards only involve a small effort on your part - writing an address, and if you really need, a short greeting as well!

Printable postcards have many advantages, one which we really liked - an incredibly short waiting period! (In comparison to waiting patiently for 19 days for those postcards you ordered online to arrive!)

Yes, getting your postcards from an online printer is roughly a week long process, at least. (So bear that in mind).

With printable postcards, once you've found a design you like, you need only to print it before it's pretty much ready for mailing.

You also know exactly what you're going to get - everything you see is right on your screen and then appearing out of your printer looking all glossy and enthusiastic! (Plus any mistakes can be corrected and reprinted without hassling returns and extra charges).

Printing Your Postcards

Though many postcards of this type have a front side that is not meant to be changed (no use of a template - what you see is what you get), if you're Photoshop savvy you can modify the front side of the postcard to better reflect your needs.

One of the funny printable
templates from BrainyBetty

Your skill could enable you to create a postcard even better than so-called professionally made ones.

If nothing else, you are in complete control of the shape, size, and texture of the postcard, as well as any text that goes on the back.

And the best part? Many of these postcards are absolutely free.

What seems to be a happening trend is folks using these kinds of postcards for casual occasions where cards would be too costly, and word of mouth or e-invitations would be too impersonal.

Being inexpensive yet crafty, it's fun to send these just to tell someone you're thinking of them, or for holidays that don't usually call for a card (Halloween being a popular example).

To get started, check out the sites below to get your craft underway. All offer free postcards ready for printing.

Keep in mind that many options out there depend on your specifications (free printable birthday postcards, Christmas postcards, etc).

For those willing to splash out a little coin, head to American Greetings or PrintPlace.com for a guaranteed good-looking result. It's not free, but their prices are practically chump change for the amount of cards you get!

A BrainyBetty printable card template