Joy Studio is where a photo of someone you love becomes a card worth keeping. Upload a picture, watch it come to life across a collection of beautifully illustrated designs, pick the one that fits, personalize the text, and you're done. The whole thing takes a few minutes and the result looks like nothing else out there.
Cards are available for just about every occasion: birthdays, weddings, anniversaries, graduations, baby arrivals, dinner parties, cocktail parties, beach picnics, "just thinking of you" moments, and more. Some designs feature illustrated characters; others place your photo front and center inside the artwork. Either way, your photo is part of the design and not just dropped on top of it.
To get started, go to withjoy.com/studio.
Browse Occasions and Pick a Design
Swipe through the card carousel to explore occasions. Each occasion has its own set of designs. Some bold and graphic, some soft and illustrated, some with a lot of text fields and some with just a name.
On designs that support it, you'll see color swatches appear below the card after your photo loads. Tap a swatch to switch the card's color palette and see the change live.
Upload Your Photo
When you find a design, tap anywhere on a card to upload a photo from your device. Joy Studio accepts photos of people, couples, families, groups, and yes, pets.
Once your photo uploads, it populates across every card in the collection at once so you can see exactly how it looks in each design before you commit to one.
Customize Your Card
Once you've selected a design, tap in any of the text fields to edit.
Type your personalized text: a name, date, location, message, or whatever the design calls for
Tap outside the field when you're done to see the full card with your changes applied
Not all designs have the same text fields. Some have just a name; others have space for a date, location, and a personal message. Take a look at the full design before customizing so you know what you're working with.
If you want to try a different design before buying, click that card to edit.
Purchase Your Card and Choose How to Send
When your card looks right, tap Choose this Card to check out.
Once your card is ready, you'll be asked how you want to send it. There are three options:
Digital Card - Your card is delivered as a link you can share however you like: text, email, social, whatever works best. Joy doesn't send it for you; you get the link and share it yourself.
Paper Card - A keepsake-quality 4x6" card, printed and mailed directly to your recipient. Includes a digital card to share now or later. Includes a digital card to share now or later. Paper cards ship within 3 business days via USPS Ground Advantage, with delivery in 3-5 additional business days so plan on 10-14 days total from the time you order.
Note: Paper cards ship to US addresses only.
Send a Test Card for Free - Not sure how it'll look? Send yourself a watermarked draft before you commit to a purchase.
Save and Share Your Card
After purchase, your card lives at the URL in your browser. Copy it and save it — that's the link you'll share with your recipient whenever you're ready.
Tip: Copy the link before closing the tab. If you ever need help tracking it down, our support team is happy to help.
Still have some questions?
Ask us directly! Click on the black and white chat bubble in the bottom-right corner of this page to ask us your questions, or you can email us at support@withjoy.com. You’ll get a friendly response from someone on our team! 🙂