★ How to Make Business Cards | DIY Craft & Printing Tutorials ★

It's easy enough to find a printing company and order business cards using a pre-made template, but I'm going to focus on making cards which have a design completely unique to you - whether you make them entirely from scratch without a computer, or you add a DIY element to a printed card (from painted brushstrokes to buttons and machine sewn lines). Adding extra design elements and textures to make your business cards stand out is very important in encouraging people to keep your card rather than binning it, and to make your business come across as innovative and be memorable to your target market.

It's probably not a good idea to make your own business cards yourself if you're the owner of a large business, but for small businesses (especially creative or craft/art based ones) it is a nice touch for customers and potential customers.

Because the number of business cards that would need to be made is usually quite high, they need to be as cheap as possible without looking bad quality, AND they must be reasonably quick to make. To save money, recycling materials is a great idea.

Business cards can be made in all kinds of sizes and shapes, however I would stick to the regular 2" x 3.5" size (or at least use dimensions no bigger than this) - as this size is designed to be useful for keeping in wallets/pockets etc. But the most important thing about business cards in my opinion is making them suit the style of your business; so for instance, cartoons would be fine for children-orientated businesses, but probably not for professional advertising agencies.

I hope you find the ideas on this page useful!

Photo and cards by Melissa.