A Christmas card with your own photo on the front usually means a print shop or an online editor with an account. This maker prints it at home instead. The folded card fits on one side of one sheet of A4 or US Letter: your photo and greeting on the front, a quiet line on the back, and your message inside, placed upside down on the sheet so it reads the right way up once the card is folded twice. Or print flat 6 × 4 photo cards, two to a sheet, to slip into an envelope or a frame.
Two cards to choose from
| Card | Size | On one sheet |
|---|---|---|
| Folded card, printed on one side | 4.25 × 5.5 in from US Letter (A2 envelope), 105 × 148.5 mm from A4 (A6) | one card, folded twice |
| Photo card | 6 × 4 in | two, cut apart on the gray lines |
The front comes two ways: the photo above the greeting on a cream band, or the photo to the edges with the greeting over a dark strip at its foot. Pick the greeting (Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Season’s Greetings or Peace and Joy), the colour for the type, and your family’s name and the year.
How to fold it
- Print at 100 percent, on one side of the sheet. Card stock stands best.
- Fold the top half back, so the photo stays on the outside. Run a fingernail along the fold.
- Fold the left half back. The front with the photo now faces you, the back is behind it, and the inside opens like a book with your message on the right.
A home printer leaves a thin white margin at the sheet’s edges, which shows as a narrow white border on the outer edges of the folded card; with the photo-to-the-edges front, it frames the picture.
Photos that make a good card
A photo with one clear subject in the middle works best: the front crops from the centre to fill the card. Bright photos stay bright on paper; dark ones get darker in ink. Old family photos work too, scanned and, if faded, restored with the faded photo restorer first.
What it costs
Nothing. No account, no watermark, no limit on sheets. Your photo never leaves your device.
For a card with a child’s drawing on the front instead of a photo, the kids’ drawing maker folds the same way. For the envelopes, the address label maker prints the whole Christmas card list at once. More photo presents from the same bench: gift tags with a photo inside, a 2027 photo calendar and the photo ornament ball.
Questions
Can I print Christmas cards at home?
Yes, and the folded card here is made for a home printer: it prints on one side of one sheet, so there is no flipping the paper for the inside. Fold the sheet in half from the top (the top half goes behind), then fold the left half behind: the photo is on the front and the message reads the right way up inside.
Why is the message upside down on the printed sheet?
Because of the folds. The inside of a card folded twice from one printed side sits above the front on the sheet, turned half a turn, so it comes the right way up once the top half folds back. The sheet preview shows exactly what prints.
What size is the folded card?
A quarter of the sheet: 4.25 × 5.5 inches from US Letter, which fits a standard A2 greeting card envelope, or 105 × 148.5 mm from A4, the size of an A6 card. The flat photo cards are 6 × 4 inches, two to a sheet with gray lines to cut along.
What paper should I use?
For the folded card, card stock your printer takes: it stands up and folds crisply. Score each fold with a ruler and the back of a knife before folding. For the flat cards, photo paper gives the best colour; card stock works too.
Is my photo uploaded?
No. The photo is cropped and placed in your browser, and the PDF goes straight to your printer. Closing the tab erases it.