Making a Vista Print Postcard

This is one way to make a postcard using powerpoint and photoshop. You could make it in just photoshop. I just prefer to work with powerpoint.

*Don't forget- don't pay full price at vista print. Go through a link like www.vistaprint.com/minicatalog for good prices. Slow shipping usually just takes 2 weeks not 11 like they estimate.

Insert->picture->from file

Insert->textbox

Draw->group

Right click->save as (save it as a jpg not enhanced media file)

Open in photoshop (this is photoshop elements v2)

Image -> Resize-> Image size

Unclick “constrain proportions”

Set to 300 pixels

Width=1677 Height= 1300

Remember about ¼ inch from the edges will get cropped.

Same steps without pictures

Insert->picture->from file

Insert->textbox

Draw->group

Right click->save as (save it as a jpg not enhanced media file)

Open in photoshop

Image -> Resize-> Image size

Unclick “constrain proportions”

Set to 300 pixels

Width=1677 Height= 1300

Remember about ¼ inch from the edges will get cropped.

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I can't believe no one posted about this, these are great directions, Morg! Thanks!

I needed to know this for when we use them to make our reply postcards, altho I've done the postcards there, it is nice to know a cooler way to get a neat pic with text that I actually like! Thanks!

Thank You for bumping this! Morgan you are great...awesome directions! I wanted to start making one this week to get my guests booking but I didnt know where to start!

I posted this in October when I was still getting comfortable with photoshop. I was much more familiar with powerpoint. Using a program like photoshop or lumapix to make the whole thing is better. That way you don't lose resolution with powerpoint & have to add it back with photoshop. It works, but it's better to avoid doing that.

My postcards turned out great following these steps, I just know it's not the best way to go about doing this. It's funny for me to see these old threads. It feels like it was so long ago I started learning how to do this stuff, but it was only 6 months ago.

Thanks for posting these directions, Morgan! I don't have Photoshop so I'll end up using PP for my vistaprint stuff. Thanks again...

Thanks for posting these directions. I'm making VistaPrint post cards to send out with the room rates and Travel Agents info....Unfortunatly, when I save it as a gif or jpeg or any way, the text gets fuzzy.....any suggestions on what font works best?

I don't have photoshop

morg, do you have instructions for just photoshop? i'm redoing carly's postcards and would like to get it done quickly rather than mess around with it for a few hours. i have all the image files i need, im just not used to doing this is photoshop.