4 Customizable Templates to Send Dad a Personal Ecard for Father's Day
Especially under quarantine, it might be hard to spend Father's Day with your Dad. But there's no reason not to stay as connected as possible. Use these customizable templates to make your own message and include your own personal photos.
The COVID-19 lockdown has made people all over the world change nearly every aspect of their lives. Millions are working from home, wearing masks in public, finishing their schoolwork via Zoom classes, and keeping in touch via FaceTime. And some things just can't be replaced – Father's Day, for example, is simply not the same when you have to spend it isolated from your mom.
But that doesn't mean Father's Day can't be special under quarantine! Even from hundreds of miles apart, you can be there for your dad by sending gifts, catching up over video calls, or sending a personalized video message that she can save forever. With a custom video ecard, you can add special music, messages, favorite photos, and video clips that let you relive moments together. Here's what you need to know to do it all for free & online:
Start with a template
If you're going to spend some time making a special message for your Dad, you should waste it on formatting and layering your ecard. Let Kapwing do the groundwork, and get right to the creative part by using a pre-made, customizable template. I created 5 templates for you to start with – just click "Make It," then replace your photo, video, and GIF layers, add some music, and customize your text until your ecard looks perfect.
Add some music
The easiest way to set a celebratory mood for your Father's Day video is to add the right kind of music. Plus, if you're recording a video on your phone, adding music can make the audio sound much more polished – and for slideshow videos, music is a must.
If you're making your video in the Kapwing Studio, start by selecting “Audio.” Then paste a link to a favorite song – it could be a song that you and your dad have a personal connection to, or just a track that you know means a lot to her. If you have a file saved on your device, you can upload it, as well. Your Father's Day videos are easiest to send in messages & emails, and better to upload to social media, if they run under 30 seconds long, so consider trimming the audio track to the best portion rather than using the whole thing.
Showcase personal photos
Father's Day is about personal relationships – the best way to showcase this is to use personal photos! If you have a bunch of photos with your dad, use them to say what words can't! And even if you don't have many, just putting one in the background while a message plays can be a touching tribute.
The Kapwing Studio makes it easy to position, realign, ornament, and filter your personal photos or GIFs. You can put your picture wherever you want on the canvas, add any effects, borders, images, or animations on top and around it, and change its colors, light, and opacity.
Animate your message
Here's something you simply can't do with physical cards: make your text move! Once you've finished adding your text, click "Animate" from the right side of the Studio window and choose the animation you want to add to your text. Any of Kapwing's animations can add some extra flair to your video card.
Don't just settle with a simple animation – get creative! You can stack several text layers, add different animations to each one, or change the movements of your text over time.
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