So you want to print some custom thank you cards for e very personal project? Before you go ahead and mass produce your thank you cards though, let me give you a few important pointers about thank you card design and printing. In truth, thank you cards should be designed in a specific way so that you can convey the right feeling of gratitude and affection.

Make the wrong move with these kinds of cards and it might actually backfire, making you look worse in the eyes of the reader rather than looking thankful. So let me give you a few central pointers that should let you make personal thank you cards in the best possible way. Just follow the items below and learn.

1. Get different and more original thank you card templates – To be a bit more original and “personal” with your thank you cards, you might actually want to avoid using standard thank you card templates. It is best to be a bit different so that people will actually take notice and remember your distinct kind of full color thank you card.

So the best move is to actually go against the flow a bit and use something more original. Either improve upon an existing template by editing it, or develop something new altogether for your special personal thank you cards.

2. Do not be afraid to add a full color image – Thank you cards can be more than just text. Do not actually be afraid to add a full color image that communicates your feelings all the more better. Try to get either an originally made photograph or image that you yourself have created or you can try buying some amazing and touching images online. Images will add that extra impact to thank you cards that should delivery your gratitude quote impressively.

3. Don’t be cheesy with the message, be cool – Now, everybody has received hallmark cards or similar type of “canned” greeting cards one time or another. Most of these types of cards can be cheesy, corny or just plain bland. That is why for your own personal thank you cards you must avoid those kinds of messages.

It is best to be “cool” with your message. Try to be straightforward, stylish and even funny. Thank you cards that actually entertain are a lot more appreciated since they actually give some extra joy to those readers. So take stock and compose your thank you message very carefully.

4. Customize the names in the content – One of the best ways to do for your thank you cards is to customize the names in the content area. Instead of delivering those thank you cards with some generic message for all, you can actually call them by name specifically for each color thank you card. All you have to do is to add that name variable in printing.

This is possible if you print your thank you cards digitally and have variable elements wherein the name and details of the message is changed specifically for each person that will receive your thank you cards. This will add some work, but it will be effectively memorably to your readers of course.

5. Get some good paper – Finally, as the finishing touch, try to get some good paper for your thank you cards. Better paper materials translate to better looking thank you cards that look expensive and of course worth keeping. Your thank you cards will not easily be thrown away. They will linger and your message will be a lot more powerful and personal in this way.

Great! Now, keep all these notes in mind so that you can create really great thank you cards yourself. Good Luck!


Gary Maxwell is an artist focused on catalog printing. Born and raised in Colorado, He is currently a freelance for online designing promoting custom thank you cards.