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New home card ideas

Create a personalised new home card around the real house, a first-home milestone, familiar exterior details, pets, the neighbourhood, or something meaningful about the move.

Example Front

Personalised new home card showing Sophie and Dan’s red-brick house, green front door, garden and dog
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You will be able to open the card to see the inside message in the finished example.

Who this card idea is for

Emma and Jack created a new home card for Sophie and Dan using a photo of their actual house. The red brick, dark green front door and garden made the artwork feel unmistakably theirs, while the finished design also included moving boxes, bunting and their dog already looking at home in the garden.

Why this idea works

The house becomes the main subject of the card. Its real brickwork, front door colour and garden give the artwork a recognisable starting point without making it look like property marketing.

Moving boxes and bunting tell the story of the move, while their dog adds a familiar household detail that makes the finished scene feel closer to Sophie and Dan’s real life.

Occasion suggestion

Your occasion can be simple, or you can add more context. It helps set the overall purpose of the card, and is especially useful if you choose to use the inside message helper. The description box is where you give the clearest direction for the artwork.

Sophie and Dan have just bought their first home together. It’s a red-brick house with a dark green front door, and they’ve been talking for ages about finally having their own garden.

Description example

This is an example of what you could write in the description box when creating your own card. Tailor it to the person, occasion, and details you want the artwork to include.

Show Sophie and Dan’s new red-brick house with a dark green front door, a small front garden and a warm welcoming feel. Add a few moving boxes near the door, their Cockapoo sitting happily in the garden, and subtle celebratory details like flowers or bunting. Make it feel cosy, happy and like the start of a new chapter, rather than like an estate agent photo.

Style words example

These are example style words you could enter to guide the look and feeling of the card artwork.

cosy, warm, cheerful, welcoming, homely, illustrated, celebratory

Tips for making your own version

Use a photo of the home

Upload a clear photo of the house if you want the artwork to be guided by its real appearance. In this example, the red brick, dark green front door and garden came from the reference photo.

Include recognisable details

Mention the door colour, windows, path, garden, exterior style, street, or other features that make the home easy to recognise.

Add signs of real life

Add pets, moving boxes, plants, neighbourhood details, or something meaningful about the move to make the scene feel lived-in and personal.

Ready to make a new home card?

Describe the home and the details that make the move special, then create a personalised card they can open from a private link.