DIY exSTRAW Valentine’s Day Cards

I posted about my kids’ exSTRAW Valentine’s Day cards over on Instagram and I got a few questions about how I made them so I thought I’d type-up a quick tutorial (especially for myself, because I’ll probably forget how I made them if I want to DIY it again next year). I did use the pro features that are required in both PicMonkey and Canva, but you can just sign-up for a free trial period if you want to make these. I’m sure there’s an easier way to do this (maybe on Photoshop), but I was too lazy to try and figure it out…maybe next year. Ok, so let’s get to it.

1. The first step is to obviously start with the photo you want to use and upload it into PicMonkey. Resize it to 534px wide x 700px high (if it’s in portrait mode, reverse if in landscape mode).
2. Add your text and any graphics you want.
3. Download as a PNG.
4. Open Canva and Create a Design for a 11 x 8.5 document.
5. Under Elements, select a grid (the one with the big square).
6. Resize the grid so that it’s 3.2 wide and 4.3 high.
7. Copy and paste that grid multiple times so that five fit on a page.
8. Upload your photo and drop it into each of the five boxes.
9. Download your file as a PNG.
10. Print on cardstock and cut out.