# Making earring display cards with the Earring Card Generator > printed or engraved earring cards with hanging holes, cut from cardstock, wood or acrylic Earring cards are the difference between a baggie of earrings and a product. Start from a template such as Classic studs, Boutique arch or Modern tag, then type your brand name, a tagline and a note like Sterling silver under **Printed Design**. Pick a card **Shape** (Rectangle, Arch, Tag, Gothic, Heart, Oval, Octagon, Cloud, Balloon, Flower, Scalloped or Scalloped Oval), set the **Earring Holes** as plain holes, holes with a slit for stud posts, or slits for hoops, and choose a **Hanging Hole**: Circle, Wide Slot, Euro Slot or Keyhole. The **Layout** section tiles Cards per Row x Rows so one job fills a whole sheet. Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niGz8hiFGi0 ## What you need - **Print and cut:** an inkjet or laser printer, 250-350 gsm card stock, and a laser that can line up with a printed sheet, such as LightBurn Print and Cut or a camera - **Laser cutting:** 2-3 mm [laser-grade plywood](https://yxecreations.com/collections/laser-grade-plywood) for premium wooden cards, or [acrylic](https://yxecreations.com/pages/acrylic-sheets) for reusable display stock - **Craft cutter:** heavy cardstock (270 gsm+) and a Cricut, Silhouette, or similar machine - **3D printing:** any FDM printer for thin, rigid, waterproof cards ## 1. Start from a template Click a card under **Start from a template**. A template sets the shape, size, fonts, border and hole layout, and keeps the text and colours you already chose, so you can try several looks without retyping your brand name. ## 2. Shape and size the card Choose a shape that matches your brand and set **Width** and **Height**: 50 x 70 mm is the standard earring card footprint. **Corner Radius** rounds rectangles, tags and the bottom of arches, and **Scallops** controls the frill count on scalloped shapes. ## 3. Printed design - Type a **Brand name**, a **Tagline** and a **Bottom note**. Leave a line empty to hide it. Each line has its own font, size and distance from the edge, and text that is too wide shrinks to fit the card. - Pick the **Card** and **Text and border** colours for printing. They only affect the print files. - Turn on **Border** for a thin frame inside the edge, and set its distance from the edge and line width. - Turn Printed Design off for plain cut cards with no text. ## 4. Holes and layout - Choose a **Hole Style**: Hole for posts and hooks, Hole + slit so a stud post slides in and stays put, or Slit for hoops. Set the Diameter (1-1.5 mm for posts), the slit length, the Spacing between the pair and the Top Margin. - Set **Pairs** to put up to four pairs on one card, and **Space Between Pairs** to spread them out. - Pick the **Hanging Hole** Type: Circle for hooks, Wide Slot or Euro Slot for retail pegboard arms, Keyhole for nails and screws. - Use **Layout** to gang up cards (Cards per Row and Rows) so one job produces a full batch. ## 5. Export **Print & cut files** downloads a ZIP with a true-size PDF to print, the cut SVG and a combined file. Turn on **Registration targets** first if your laser software lines up the cut with printed marks. **Download SVG** gives the cut lines in red with the text and border as a blue engrave layer, and **STL/3MF** prints rigid cards around 1-1.5 mm thick. ## Print & Cut ### Print and cut on card stock 1. Print earring-cards-print.pdf at 100%, never fit to page, on 250-350 gsm card stock. 2. Open earring-cards-cut.svg in your laser software and line it up with the printed sheet, by its edges, with the camera, or with LightBurn Print and Cut on the registration targets if you turned them on. 3. Cut on low power with air assist off or low so the card does not scorch. The card colour runs 1.5 mm past each cut line, so a small shift leaves no white edge. 4. Pop the cards out and mount the earrings. ## Laser Cutting ### Laser cutting 1. Open the SVG in your laser software. The blue layer is the brand name and border, the red layer is the cut. 2. Engrave first, then cut the outlines and holes; thin plywood cards cut fast so batch a whole sheet. 3. Tiny post holes can also be skipped at cut time and pierced with an awl if your posts vary. 4. Light sand, mount the earrings, done. ## Craft Cutter & Cardstock ### Cricut and cardstock 1. Import the SVG into Design Studio or Cricut Design Space and set everything to Cut. 2. Use 270-350 gsm cardstock on a strong-grip mat with a fresh blade for crisp scallops. 3. Stamp or print branding on the sheet before cutting for perfectly registered cards. 4. Pierce post holes with the cutter or leave them as drawn dots and use a pin. ## 3D Printing ### 3D printing 1. Print at 1-1.5 mm thickness, flat on a smooth plate for a glossy face. 2. Printed cards survive outdoor markets and rain where cardstock dies. 3. Swap filament color at half height for a two-tone edge that looks intentional. 4. A full bed of cards prints unattended overnight. ## Make it yours - Match card shape to earring style: clouds for pastel studs, gothic arches for dark academia dangles. - Engrave a QR code to your shop on the back of wooden cards. - Use the keyhole hanger and screw a row of cards to your booth wall as permanent displays. - Cut seasonal shapes: hearts for February, balloons for birthday collections. - Pair with the Earrings Generator: design the pair and its card in the same sitting. - Scalloped oval in kraft cardstock plus a white ink logo is an instant vintage brand. - Print bright cards for kids' clip-on earrings that survive being chewed. --- Open the Earring Card Generator: https://www.mylasertools.com/earring-card Read online: https://www.mylasertools.com/learn/guides/earring-card