Alternative uses for printable business cards

Get creative with these 8 alternative uses for Avery business cards. They’re a versatile staple to keep on hand, both during the holiday season and beyond! DIY printable and custom printed business cards are useful for everything from event messaging and small business promotions, to merchandising, gifting and more. Here’s how you can put printable business cards to work for you!

Jewelry Cards

Printable business cards are just the right size to serve as earring backer cards, ring cards, and merchandising cards for pins and broaches. At 2” x 3 ½” (or 3 ½” x 2”, depending on whether you like them tall or wide), these printable business cards provide ample room to display pieces of jewelry, while also leaving space for a business name, logo and a bit of product info.

NOTE: For larger jewelry backer cards, opt for Custom Printed Postcards, or our printable Index Cards!

Place Cards

Whether setting a festive spot for the kids this holiday season or preparing for a more formal event, printable business cards make it easy to create beautifully personalized place cards to use with place card stands, frames or on their own.

Loyalty Program Cards

Keep customers coming back for more, with printable loyalty cards!! You can make stacks of cards in only minutes with printable business cards, one of our pre-designed templates, or your own art!

Game Cards

Add fun to your next event or give an unexpected, custom-made gift, by using printable business cards to create cards for a game! Make anything, from icebreaker questions or trivia cards for a bridal shower, or board game chance cards, memory match cards, and more. Avery Business Cards are printable on both sides, so don’t forget to create something for the back as well, such as branding, question answers, decorative accents, and more!

Yarn Sample Cards

Knitters, crocheters, and other yarn-based artisans can create beautiful yarn sample cards to send out to clients! Since Avery business cards are printable on both sides, you can use one side as a business card and the other to list your samples! To add yarn strands, punch strand-size holes and add the name of each strand colour above the strand.

Buffet Cards

Make it easy for holiday event guests to graze by putting buffet cards at each station. You can also use them to note if certain item contain common allergens like shellfish, nuts, and eggs.

Flash Cards

Create learning flashcards to help with core reading fundamentals, basic math concepts, language vocabulary, and more. For an easy way to keep flashcards organized, you can create a learning binder using Avery Mini Binders, Avery Business Card Pages, and UltraTabs!

Gift Tags

Of course, creating custom gift tags and labels is incredibly easy with Avery! In addition to our huge selection of high quality labels and tags, Avery printable business cards are also a good choice when personalizing gifts.