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Design a Set of Place Cards or Mini Gift Tags
It's easy to make your own small cards using any word processor like MS Word with free clip art. Simply create a 2-column table with row heights the size of your finished card. I usually make a table that covers most of a single page, then divide it into 2 rows. This gives me 4 place cards or mini gift cards that will fold in the middle to make a tent card or small folder.

Next, add clip art pictures to the lower half of each cell. (This is the front of the folded card.) You can create borders for each card using basic table properties, or import a pre-designed graphic frame and size it to fit inside the table cell. Be sure to leave a bit of space around the edge of each cell to cut the cards apart after printing.

If you want to add blocks of color, create those to size of just less than half the height of the cell and place them as a background to the area you want to color, then add text or graphics on top of the color block. Or, simply choose a background color for the table or cell to use. (In my sample, I used different color blocks to define the front and back of each card and two different colors for the cards on the sheet.)

You can copy the same design into all 4 cells, or design 4 different cards on a single sheet.In the lower half section of each card, add a guest name, or leave a space blank to write the name in later by hand.

Print, cut apart and enjoy your custom table cards!

Click here to view and print a template page of mini cards featuring this cute Easter egg / jelly bean design. Use as is, or as a guide to making your own designs!