Make Your Own Photo Wedding Thank You Cards

Photo wedding thank you cards are a perfectly unique and personalized way to send a big "Thanks" to your wedding guests.

Show them you really care by lending your own personal touch. Make the thank you cards yourself!

Create thank you cards that are crafty and handmade by putting together scrapbook style cards, or use a photo editor or digital scrapbooking to design your own printed glossy photo thank you worthy of a frame.

You can make your own wedding thank you cards that are simple to make as well as affordable. I want to share a couple of my DIY ideas for photo wedding thank you cards.

Make Handmade Scrapbook Photo Wedding Thank You Cards

Photo Wedding Thank You Cards Supplies:

• 8 1/2" by 11" card stock
  
• decorative paper
  
• ribbon
  
• photo corners (optional)
  
• adhesive (glue stick, craft glue, or glue runner)
  
• large paper punch
  

Create Your Own Homemade Cards.
Start by creating your own homemade cards using a sheet of 8.5 by 11 inch, or 12 by 12 inch cardstock.

To create small folded cards all you have to do is cut a sheet of the cardstock in half, score it across the middle, and fold it in half. Viola! A handmade folded card!

Would you like a printed card? Say, with the "thank you" printed within the inside of the card? No problem! We have free printable templates to help you do just that! Simply type in the wording and then follow the instructions above. :-)

Add Some Decorative Paper.
measure the front of the card and cut some deocrative scrapbook or handmade paper to the exact same measurements.

Use some glue (my favorite is glue runner adhesive) to affix the paper to the front of the card.

Use a heavy duty large paper punch to punch a hole into the upper right hand side of the card (or wherever else on the card floats your boat).

I used an oval paper punch, but you could use any shape you want. From circles and squares, to decorative shapes like leaves and scallop circles! Get as creative as you please!

Add A Photo!
Well they sure aren't photo wedding thank you cards without the photo!

Choose a photo form the wedding, or you could even choose a different photo for each card featuring the guests you are sending the card to. A lot of work I know, but a very thoughtful gesture!

Use some glue or photo corners to attach the photo to the inside of the card. Make sure the photo is arranged so that when you shut the card the photo shows through!

Finishing Touches.
To add a last sweet detail to the card simply glue on a ribbon running down the left side of the card. I like to lay my ribbon onto some scrap paper and run an adhesive runner over the back of the ribbon.

After attaching the ribbon snip the edges that over hang the edges of the card. Tie a little bow using the same ribbon and glue that right over the ribbon attached to the card.

Tips To Make Photo Wedding Thank You Cards:

Make the cards a gift of their own by using wallet sized wedding or honeymoon prints. Attach them to the inside of the cards using scrapbooking photo corners. This way your guests can take the picture out if they want and transfer it to a small frame, photo album or wallet. A great place to get affordable wallet prints online is Snapfish.com by HP. You just upload your digital photos and they will either send the prints to your house or you can even get them same day by having them sent to a photo kiosk or development center. I love using their service!