Photo Collage Cards

A card with a collage of the year's photos says more than a single picture: holiday cards, birthday and anniversary cards, Valentines, Mother's and Father's Day, and birth announcements. Make the collage in a shape that fits the occasion.

A holiday wreathA Christmas treeChristmas past: old family photosWelcoming a new babyA ValentineAn anniversaryMother's DayA wedding thank-you

Shapes for every occasion

• Holidays: a wreath, a Christmas tree, a snowflake, a star, a menorah or dreidel, an Easter egg, a pumpkin. Many are in the free shapes.
• Birthdays: the new age as a number (see number collages), a cake, or the name.
• Anniversaries and Valentine's Day: a heart, or the number of years.
• New babies: the baby's name, a heart, or a footprint, from the first weeks of photos.
• Mother's Day and Father's Day: "Mom" or "Dad" spelled with family photos.

How to make a collage card

1. Download Shape Collage (free for Windows, Mac and Linux), add your photos and choose the shape.
2. Size it for printing at about 300 pixels per inch: a 5 × 7 inch card is 1500 × 2100 pixels.
3. Use a white or transparent background so the card's design shows around the shape.
4. Click Create, save it as a PNG, and place it on a card template in Word, Pages, Canva or any photo printing service, then add your greeting.

More collage ideas

Heart-shaped collagesNames and wordsNumbers for birthdays and anniversariesLogosAds and billboardsPosters for big occasionsMemorials200+ free shapesHow to make a photo collage

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