Types Of Thank You Cards
Poka Dot Thank You Card
This design is perfect if the receiver happens to be a child or teen. its vibrant colors make it appealing to a child.
Flowered Card
The flowery pattern on this card makes it especially perfect for girls/ladies.
Fill In The Blank Card
This type of card fits perfectly in situations where you would like to write a short message to the receiver.
Hand-Made Card
Hand-crafted cards have a unique way of screaming gratitude as a person’s time and effort is invested into making them.
Now, there are a couple of ways in which you can design and print thank you cards even in the comfort of your home, with no stress involved. Here are a few ways;
Through Canva
Canva is a free online graphic tool. It is a great medium to help you express your creativity and bring your ideas to life. The steps to create a printable thank you card with canva are;
Go to your play store or Ios store, and download the canva app( that is you do not have it already)After downloading the app, open it (note that; your mobile data must be switched on before you can use the app) and click on the search bar at the top of your screen. Search the word “thank you card”, and different templates would appear at the top of your screen, scroll through and select a template that best suits you. You can choose to edit or change the properties in the template as you desire. After having completed your design, save it and close the app. To print your newly designed card, connect your phone or PC to a printer using a USB cord. Go to your phone’s files, you should see your card there. Long-press it, and you will be given several options of which you will select “print” and your card will thereafter be printed out from the printer. Please, before printing, ensure there are clean sheets of paper inside the printer.
Through Microsoft Word
Open your Microsoft word app on your mobile or PC. Adjust your page layout to landscape by going to orientation which is at the top left of your screen and selecting landscape. Draw a line at the center of your landscape page to divide it into two halves, so one can serve as the front of the card and the order the back. Now to design the front page of your card, click on “insert” which is on the top left of your screen. A menu should pop up vertically at the far right of your screen with various designs for you to choose from. You can also decide to search for a design you want like “flowers” using the search bar at the top. After selecting a design, it’s time to inscribe “thank you” on the front page of the card. To do this, go to the top left of the screen again and select “text”. Go back to your card and type the message you would like to be on the front page. After typing it, you can highlight the entire text and change the calligraphy/font to make the writing even more beautiful.
Materials Needed For Hand-Crafted Cards
Card stock paper( could be white or colored)ScissorsA colored pen or markerRuler
Steps On How To Make Hand-Crafted Cards
Neatly fold your card stock paper into two halves. Put the folded card stock paper on a table and use a heavy object to hold it in place, so it doesn’t move when marking out your points. Now that your card stock paper is properly laid out, you will make use of your writing material and your ruler to score out 10cm vertically and 5cm horizontally from the edges of your folded card stock paper. After scoring out your centimeters, use your scissors to cut them out. Be sure to carefully follow the lines you marked out when cutting. Viola! your card is ready. The card you just cut out has two sides, on the front page you can use your marker to write a colorful thank you. The inside of the card also contains a blank space in which you can decide to write a short heart-felt message to the receiver.
Conclusion:
As aforementioned, hand-crafted thank you cards is also a top pick to show gratitude. What makes it even better is that it doesn’t require so much to make and is also rid of stress, how great is that!
