Choose your occasion and picture
Type your guest list
Leave the list empty to print a sheet of blank cards with a line for writing names by hand.
Choose the look
Use white or cream cardstock (65 lb works well). In the print window, choose Actual size or Scale 100%, not "Fit to page," and turn off headers and footers. Four cards print on each sheet.
Your place card, folded
Your sheet
How to Make Your Place Cards
- Pick an occasion and a picture. Choose Thanksgiving, Christmas, Birthday, Tea Party, or Garden Party, then click a picture. Choose "Mix all" to give each guest a different picture.
- Type your guest list. Put one name on each line. The maker fills one card per name, four cards to a sheet, and adds more sheets as needed.
- Choose the look. Pick script, elegant, or classic lettering, a layout, a border, and a small line such as "Happy Thanksgiving."
- Print on cardstock. Set Scale to 100% or Actual size, and turn off headers and footers. White or cream 65 lb cardstock stands up well.
- Cut and fold. Cut on the dashed lines, then fold each card in half on the dotted line so the picture faces out.
Tip for a crisp fold: lay a ruler along the dotted line and run the back of a butter knife along it before you fold.
Free Printable Place Cards for Every Gathering
A little card with each guest's name makes a table feel special, and it saves the "where do I sit?" shuffle. These free printable place cards fold into small tents, 3½ by 2 inches, with watercolor pictures in five sets.
Thanksgiving: pumpkins and gourds, a turkey, an autumn wreath, a harvest basket, two little Pilgrim children, and a puppy with a pumpkin.
Christmas: a kitten in a flower pot, a puppy in a red scarf, a gardener snowman, a cardinal on a snowy birdhouse, a red barn in the snow, and a basket of homemade jam.
Birthdays: a chocolate cake with a straw hat, work gloves, and an old trowel for the gardener in the family, a red farm truck loaded with vegetables and balloons, a flower-covered cake, a present tied with a pink bow, and a strawberry cupcake. There's a "Happy Retirement" line too.
Tea parties: a teacup, a teapot, a rose bouquet, petits fours, and a kitten in a teacup. They're lovely for birthday teas, Mother's Day, and bridal or baby showers.
Garden parties: sweet peas, a sunflower, a watering can of flowers, a kitten with pansies, and roses, for summer lunches, anniversaries, and showers on the patio.
Set a card on each plate, lean it against a water glass, or tuck it into a small pumpkin or a pot of herbs. After dinner, the cards make a sweet keepsake for the grandchildren.
- What paper should I use?
- Plain white or cream cardstock, 65 lb, is sturdy enough to stand up. Regular printer paper works for a practice sheet.
- Can I write the names by hand?
- Yes. Leave the guest list empty and print blank cards with a line for each name.
- Why is the name printed upside down on the top half?
- That half becomes the back of the card when you fold it, so guests across the table see the name right side up. Untick "Print the name on both sides" if you only want the front.
- Can I use it on my phone?
- It works best on a computer connected to your printer, where you can choose the paper size and scale.
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