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Let Canva help make your advertising pop! Get the word out and generate buzz by designing an enticing direct mail postcard.

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Market your company with a direct mail postcard

There is still no better, more personal way to make your message heard than sending it through the mail. Tell your neighbors about your local business, event, or cause by sending an eye-catching direct mail postcard(opens in a new tab or window) designed with Canva! Team up with our stylish layouts and extensive library of over 1 million stock photos and images and you’ll be sure to create a striking design that stands out from all that ho-hum junk mail. In only a few minutes, you’ll have a direct mail piece that will bring customers streaming through your door.

Craft an inviting direct mail postcard in just a few clicks

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Start of list: Craft an inviting direct mail postcard in just a few clicks

Step 1

Open Canva and select the “Postcard” design type.

Step 2

Choose from our library of professional graphic design elements such as banners, icons, frames and more.

Step 3

Upload your own photos or choose from over 1 million stock images.

Step 4

Fix your images, add stunning filters and edit text.

Step 5

Save and share.

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Start Designing a Direct Mail Postcard

Open Canva and select the “Postcard” design type.

Choose from our library of professional graphic design elements such as banners, icons, frames and more.

Upload your own photos or choose from over 1 million stock images.

Fix your images, add stunning filters and edit text.

Save and share.

Start Designing a Direct Mail Postcard

Customize your direct mail postcard to showcase your brand

  1. Change the images. Upload your own images or choose from our stock library of over 1 million photographs, graphics and illustrations.
  2. Change the fonts. Choose from over 130 fresh fonts.
  3. Change the background. Choose a background from our library or use an image.
  4. Change the colors. Change the color of your text boxes and text to add extra flair.

Fill out your direct mail postcard with our library of high quality images

Once you’ve chosen a postcard layout to get started with, you can quickly add your own brand or product images, and paste in your well-worded, snappy sentences. But don’t stop there! Add some flair from our collection of high quality images, ready to drag and drop into your design. Search our extensive library of over 1 million stock photos, images and design elements to find that stately blue ribbon or awesome double rainbow that will bring your ad copy to the forefront. With plenty of images available for free and premium images offered at a very competitive price, you won’t have to break the bank to spread the word.

Promote your product or event through social media

Do you want to promote your town’s thirteenth annual pancake breakfast, and save some cash on printing and stamps? Your direct mail postcard will look great on a screen too! With just a few clicks, you can share your direct mail postcard to X (Twitter), Facebook, or send it to anyone’s email inbox. Are you promoting your pancake breakfast in seven different languages? Delegate and collaborate! You can duplicate your direct mail postcard and send your design to others to customize to fit their community and needs. Simply click the “Share” button and check the box to allow others to edit your design, then email your postcard to your translators. With our easy-to-use interface, you’ll have your postcard ready in Tagalog and Swahili before you know it!

Produce beautiful printed postcards that will stand out in the mail stack

Canva is cutting edge — you can access our app online anywhere with an internet connection, or download it for free on your iOS and Android devices — but don’t forget we’re also a print powerhouse! When you’re happy with your design, send it straight to Canva Print and we’ll produce your direct mail postcards in brilliant colors and high-quality paper and finish options. We’ll even deliver them right to your doorstep!

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