As Tết approaches, busy preparations for home decorations and hosting friends are underway, and one essential item that cannot be missed is the greeting cards carrying wishes for our loved ones. Halkmark Card Studio 2004 will help you create cards, calendars, posters, and business cards that meet your expectations. 
The program is compatible with all Windows versions; you can purchase it at CD software stores (2 discs) or visit the website www.hallmark.com for more information.
Design Your Own Greeting Card
– Choose the card size: Go to the menu File > New, in the window that appears, select the paper size for your card. The program offers a variety of templates, so choose one that you like.
Depending on the type of card or calendar, the design interface for each side will differ. Here, I select the theme Cards/Invitations. At this point, in the main interface, you will see the card has 4 sides: front (Front), back (Back), left (Left), and right (Right). You will design each of the 4 sides to create a complete card. In this article, I will only design the front side of the card; the other sides can be done similarly.
– Write Your Wishes: Click the Text button, and in the Add text dialog box, type your message on the card. If you have trouble finding the most meaningful wishes, you can refer to some pre-written templates by clicking the Greetting button. In the window that appears, the program provides various templates categorized by themes such as Holidays, Friends, Love, Kids, Female Relatives… Select a theme that fits your message, then choose that wish template.
– Edit Text: Change the font by clicking the Font button, modify the text color in the Color section, and adjust the size in the Size section. Particularly, if you want to create visually appealing curved text, check the Curve Effect box and select the rotation direction from the provided options below.
– Insert Clipart: Click the Clip Art button, and in the window that appears, use the mouse to slide the scrollbar to browse the Clip Art list, then select the most beautiful Clip Art to insert into your card. Similarly, you can insert images into the card by clicking the Photo button and then navigating to the folder containing the desired image.
– Select a Frame: Choose Hallmark Papers (the tool located above the card), and a list of frames will appear. Select the frame that you find most appealing.
Create Cards Based on Available Templates 
From the main interface of the program, select the card creation theme by going to the menu Cards > choose a theme (e.g., Holidays, Birthdays, Special Days, Day by Day, Ecards). Each theme corresponds to hundreds of different card templates; choose one that you like!
Next, click on the text in the image and replace it with your own greetings. After editing the text, use the arrows to move it into the appropriate position relative to the image.
Save Your Work
Once you have completed your cards, go to the menu File > Save to save your created card. You can also apply similar steps to create unique Christmas or birthday cards. Wishing you success!
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