# Greeting Card Illustrations

Handmade greeting cards feel personal; a generated illustration can be the starting point. Here is my process with [Raphael AI](https://raphael.app).

## Know the format
Folded A6 cards are portrait. Ask for "portrait composition, subject in the centre, soft border".

## Occasion vocabulary
- birthday: "confetti, balloons, cheerful watercolour"
- sympathy: "quiet lilies, soft grey-blue, lots of space"
- new home: "small cottage with a lit window, cosy"

## Leave writing space
"Plain area at the bottom" lets you add a short message by hand or in type.

## Print well
Use matte card stock for watercolour styles and check colours on a test print; screens are brighter than paper.

## Make it yours
Add a handwritten note. The image sets the mood; your words make the card.

Make one at https://raphael.app.