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Get Carded: The Best Apps for Sending Paper Greetings

E-cards are fine, of course, but nothing compares to the delight and surprise of receiving good-old-fashioned paper cards in the mail. There’s something about printed postcards and letters that just feel more personal, more thoughtful, and more real than digital greetings. Luckily, there’s a growing crop of smart, well-designed pixels-to-paper apps to help create and send personalized snail mail cards that show how much you really care. Flip through our picks of the best printed card apps that are anything but fuddy-duddy.

Red Stamp

This stylish, award-winning app does double duty by letting users send personalized e-cards or printed paper cards, notes or invitations directly from their iPhones or iPads. Featuring beautiful, modern template designs, cards can be mailed to a list of one or 1,000 in mere minutes for less than $3 per card, postage included. Printed on luxe paper stock with coordinating colored envelopes, each card can be customized with text, photos and patterned card backs. Best of all, the app seamlessly integrates with your device’s contacts, allowing for easy ordering and mailing to your friends and family.

Free app for iOS and Android

What’s your favorite pixel-to-print photo app? Tell us in the comments below!

—Kipp Jarecke-Cheng