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How to make a greeting card online

The history of greeting cards began with the Chinese, the Egyptians and in the 1400s, the Germans sent wishes of good will at the start of the new year. Around that time, the Europeans exchanged hand-made greetings, especially around Valentine's Day. The postage stamp in the 1840s made sending greeting cards possible for most, if not all. This article explains how to make a greeting card online.

Free templates

Microsoft Office Free templates are available online for those who wish to use templates to make their own greeting cards. These templates are available on websites such as the Microsoft Office website. It offers many templates for many different styles of greeting cards. Avery Avery also has free templates for greeting cards for many occasions. Click on "Templates", then "Greeting Cards" to bring you to the templates' location on the website. Paper Crafts Inspiration Paper Crafts Inspiration also has templates, some of which are quite innovative such as the crab greeting card.

Online card sites

If you prefer to have your cards made for you instead of printing them yourself, then there are companies that can do that for you. These card companies will have a number of designs to choose from. Pick out your design, personalise the message inside and you are done. You may receive breaks on shipping if you reach a certain benchmark with your order. Companies that will be able to help are Cool Cards, Clinton's Cards, The Greeting Cards Company and Funky Pigeon.

Online ecards

It is also possible to send personalised ecards from the templates available online. With these companies, you design your own cards, put in a greeting and then, send it online. In this way, you will not have to pay for the printing costs or mailing costs. Some of the ecards are free to use or download while others require payment. The cards can be static or they can play like short animated movies. The cards may also have music included. Once the person you are sending the card to clicks on 'play', the music will start to play as the card gradually appears. The wide selection will allow you to create your very own perfect card. Companies that can help you to make and send ecards are Ecards.com, Jim Pix, Kisseo, etc.

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