Birthday Greeting Cards

These folded cards do a lot for a little. A set of 50 costs about the same as a handful of drugstore cards, they fold to a classic 5 by 7 shape people recognize, and printing your own means every card matches. Want to see how birthday cards sit next to the rest of the range? Browse every style on greeting cards printing, or stay here and build yours from the choices below.

The price rewards a bigger run. A set of 50 starts at $56.02, and the per-card cost keeps sliding as the count climbs toward 100,000, so a full box for a mailer or an event costs far less per card than a small test batch. Tap any tier below to see the live set total and exactly how much each step up saves before you commit.

What Are Birthday Greeting Cards?

Birthday greeting cards are folded cards printed full color in 2 sizes, a compact 4.25" x 5.5" and a classic 5" x 7", on any of 17 stocks. People print them in a run instead of buying singles: studios sending client birthdays, brands dropping a card into a customer's month, schools and teams marking a whole roster of dates, and families printing one design for a big party. Because you control the stock, the fold and the printed inside, the card reads as made for the moment. For premium finishes, the Raised Foil Greeting Cards and the Velvet Greeting Cards take the same folded card up to foil and soft velvet touches.

What Size Should a Birthday Card Be?

The right size comes down to how much you want to say and what envelope you need. The 4.25" x 5.5" folded card is compact and fits a small A2 envelope, ideal for a short greeting and a photo. The 5" x 7" folded card is the classic greeting card shape, with room for a longer message inside and a bigger image on the front. Need something in between? Set a custom size up to 10" x 7". All the sizes, both finishes and the full stock list are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it. For other celebration cards in the same format, the Anniversary Greeting Cards and the Graduation Greeting Cards share the same sizes and stocks.

Here are a few easy ways to make a birthday card feel personal.

Pick a stock that feels like a gift

A metallic pearl stock in gold or champagne catches light and reads celebratory, a soft touch cover feels velvety in the hand, and a heavier uncoated stock takes a handwritten note beautifully. The default 14pt Gloss Cover keeps a photo crisp and the cost low, and a High-Gloss UV Coating makes a bright birthday image snap.

Print the greeting inside

With 4/4 ink you print full color on both sides, so the message inside is part of the card instead of a handwritten afterthought. Add a name, a photo or an inside joke and every card in the run carries it.

Design it without a designer

You do not need a design background to make a birthday card look sharp. Start from a professionally built layout in our free design templates, then change the colors, photo and message in the online editor in minutes. The folded format gives you four panels to fill, so there is room for a front image, an inside note and a back mark.

How Much Do Birthday Greeting Cards Cost?

Birthday greeting cards start at $56.02 per set of 50, and the per-card price keeps dropping as the quantity climbs toward 100,000, so a cheap birthday card really comes down to how big a run you order. A set of 800 runs $241.65 and 7,000 runs $608.50, which pulls the per-card cost well under a dime. So how many do you actually need? Drag the slider below to set your count and watch both the set total and the true per-card cost update live, and find the point where one more step up barely moves the budget.

Can You Print Inside and Add Envelopes?

Yes. Choose 4/4 ink and your birthday card prints full color inside and out, so the greeting is part of the print instead of something you write in by hand. Add matching White Wove A2 blank envelopes and the set arrives ready to address and mail. You also decide the fold: have 4OVER4 score and fold each card to the finished size, or ship them scored and flat so you fold them yourself. Splitting a big run across people or events? Bundle the finished cards so they arrive sorted. Pair full color inside with a metallic or soft touch stock and a plain drugstore single starts to look small.

How Do Birthday Cards Compare to the Rest of the Range?

Birthday cards are the everyday value pick in a much larger card family, but they are not your only move. If you are weighing a premium foil, a velvet finish or a different occasion card, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up birthday cards against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.

See How a Finished Birthday Card Lands

Words only go so far. Want to see how stock, color and finish come together on a real folded card? The gallery below collects greeting card work printed in-house, across different sizes, stocks and finishes, so you can borrow ideas and see how a choice actually reads. Tap any print to see it larger.

How Fast Can You Get Birthday Cards?

Birthday cards print on a 5 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to 4-day, 3-day, 2-day, Next-Day or even Same-Day production. Each step buys back time for a set amount on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Same-Day orders need to be approved by noon EST to ship that day, and across all orders 99.8 percent arrive on time with 82 percent shipping early.

See the Rest of Our Cards

Birthday cards are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan the full print product range any time. If a different occasion, a premium finish or a heavier stock would serve you better, the rest of the family is one tap away. Each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page, so finding the right fit takes seconds. Marking another occasion? The Christmas Greeting Cards and the rest of the occasion range print on the same stocks and sizes.

Print Your Birthday Cards Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Whatever size, stock or finish you pick, these birthday cards are built to feel good in a hand and earn a spot on a fridge or a mantel. Need them before the big day? Our Same-Day production keeps you covered. Print your birthday cards today.