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Birthday Card Maker

Choose a template, write inside it, add a photo if you want one, and download a print-ready file. The cards are set up to fold properly on A4 or US Letter, so what comes out of a home printer actually looks like a card rather than a sheet of paper with writing on it.

How to Make One

  1. Pick a template — modern, floral, kids', minimal, photo-led or milestone.
  2. Write the front line. Keep it to a few words; "Happy Birthday, Dad" is usually right.
  3. Write inside. Use one of the messages below, or bring one from any collection on the site.
  4. Add a photo if the template has a frame for it.
  5. Download — print-ready PDF for paper, PNG if you're sending it digitally.

10 Messages Written for the Inside of a Card

Drops into every wish below

  1. Happy birthday. I hope this year is gentler than the last one and better than you're expecting.

  2. Every year I try to find words big enough for what you mean to me, and every year the card is too small. Happy birthday.

  3. Wishing you a birthday full of the people you love and none of the obligations you don't. Enjoy it.

  4. Happy birthday. Thank you for the hundred small kindnesses you probably think nobody noticed.

  5. Another year, and I'm still glad it's you. Have a wonderful birthday.

  6. Happy birthday — may this year bring good health, good news and at least one very good surprise.

  7. You make things easier for everyone around you. Today, let someone do that for you. Happy birthday.

  8. Happy birthday. Here's to the year ahead, and to being lucky enough to see it with you.

  9. Whatever this year asks of you, I hope it gives back twice as much. Happy birthday.

  10. Happy birthday. Same wish as always: everything good, all of it for you.

Printing Tips

Use 250–300gsm card if you have it; standard printer paper won't hold a fold. Set the printer to borderless and "actual size" rather than "fit to page", or the design will shrink and sit off-centre. If you're adding a photo, upload the largest version you have — anything under 1000 pixels wide will look soft in print.

Want the name on a cake image for the front instead? Use the cake generator.

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Questions

Is it really free?

Yes, with no watermark and no account. Print as many as you like.

Can I save a design and come back to it?

Downloads are instant, but designs aren't stored on our servers, so finish in one sitting or download a draft.