How Do You Make Inexpensive Postcards From Digital Prints?
Making your own postcards from digital prints is a fun way to use your digital pictures in a practical way. Getting your pictures ready doesn’t take much work, and before you know it, you will be ready to mail them. Simply printing a digital picture and mailing it will not be acceptable to the post office unless it falls under their specific guidelines, so follow the steps here to make your own postcards from digital prints. Check the size of your photos. According to U.S. Postal Service regulations, the minimum length is 5 inches and the maximum is 6 inches. The minimum height is 3.5 inches and the maximum is 4.5 inches. The Postal Service will charge more for any postcard larger than this. Use the right paper. The USPS definition of a postcard is, “a…rectangular cardstock mailpiece not contained in an envelope.” Cardstock is usually the thickness of an index card; you can purchase it at office supply stores. Try to get 100-lb. c1s (“coated on one side”) stock. Set up your postcard
