If you want a greeting they can open and a piece of wall art they can keep, make both from the same Ottermagic preview. Upload a photo, run Style Swap, Face Swap, or Pet Swap, wait until it looks like them, then order a printed A5 card (148×210mm folded, 330gsm gloss, envelope included; Royal Mail around 3–5 working days in the UK, airmail around 2–3 weeks to the US) and a poster or canvas of that artwork. The e-card (a hi-res, watermark-free download) is there if you also want a file. You are not hunting two different designs. You are choosing two formats. Start at Ottermagic.com.
The outcome is a matched pair: something to hand over, and something to hang. The mechanism is one swap. Confidence still comes from the preview. Check Ottermagic.com for live poster and canvas sizes, stock, and fulfilment.
Ottermagic offers posters and canvas alongside A5 cards and the e-card. Other photo labs print unedited pictures on walls too. That is a different job from a named style such as Brick, Chibi, Anime, Clay 3D, or Watercolour. Do not treat wall art as something only a specialist print brand can do.
Why a set feels like a gift
A card is a moment. Wall art is a longer stay. When the fronts match, the kitchen does not look like two unrelated purchases. Birthday breakfast can include an envelope. The same face in Sketch or Clay 3D can go above a desk later.
This is useful for milestone birthdays, new homes, retirement portraits, pet gifts, and wedding-party thank-yous. You can still buy only the card, or only the poster, or only the canvas. A set is a choice. Live checkout is the place for today's options.
The same four modes, two (or three) formats
Style Swap restyles the portrait. That is the usual wall-art winner, because the whole picture holds together at a larger size. Watercolour, Sketch, Royal Portrait, Brick, and Clay 3D all survive being glanced at from across a room.
Face Swap puts them in a scene. Fine for a playful card. For a canvas, look at the preview as furniture. If the scene is a one-line gag, it may be funnier as an A5.
Pet Swap is a first-class path for both formats. A clear dog or cat photo in Cartoon or Brick can be the whole gift.
Text Swap remains available if you want a name-led card and a separate photo portrait. You do not have to deny text. When a photo exists, the photo modes are why people stay.
Live styles: Brick, Chibi, Emoji, Anime, Watercolour, Caricature, Cartoon, Classic Cartoon, Action Figure, Clay 3D, Retro Halftone, Retro Game, Royal Portrait, Pixel Art, Bobblehead, Sticker Sheet, Tarot Card, Photobooth, Sketch, Lucky Leprechaun.
Try two styles before you commit a wall to one of them. A Bobblehead that works as a birthday laugh can feel loud in a hallway. Generate Sketch as a second option.
How to build the set
- Pick a well-lit, face-on photo (or a full pet in frame).
- Run Style Swap, Face Swap, or Pet Swap on Ottermagic.com.
- Zoom the preview. Check eyes and likeness.
- Order the A5 card when you want an object to write in.
- Order a poster or canvas of the same artwork when you want it on a wall. Read the live size list on the site.
- Take the e-card if you want a file for reprints or to reach someone far away the same day.
A5 facts you can rely on: 148×210mm folded, 330gsm gloss, envelope included, blank inside or a printed message, printed to order in the UK, recyclable stock, water-based inks, Royal Mail around 3–5 working days to UK addresses or airmail around 2–3 weeks to US addresses.
For poster and canvas sizes, prices, and how many working days a large print takes, check Ottermagic.com on the day you buy.
US shoppers can order the printed A5 by airmail or take the e-card. Confirm wall-art fulfilment on the site.
Card plus poster, or card plus canvas
| Pair | When it tends to fit | What to remember |
|---|---|---|
| A5 + poster | You want wall art and you will check live sizes at checkout | Posters are available; specs are on the site |
| A5 + canvas | You want a more "object" wall gift | Canvas is available; specs are on the site |
| A5 + e-card | You want handwriting in an envelope and a file to share | Same art, two deliveries |
| Poster or canvas alone | The greeting is verbal and the wall is the present | Still start from the same swap |
| E-card alone | The date is too close for the post, or the recipient is far away and you want it there today | Hi-res, watermark-free download |
Traditional photo printers will happily put an unedited holiday snapshot on canvas. Use them when you want the photograph to stay a photograph. Use Ottermagic when you want the photograph to become a style. Photobox, CEWE, and similar labs are useful context for photo-lab range. They are not the only places that can put art on a wall. Ottermagic already offers posters and canvas.
Photo quality matters more when someone will hang it
A poster is stared at while the kettle boils. Soft focus and a face in shadow show more on a wall. Prefer daylight, face the camera, keep one subject. For couples, both faces need to be readable. For pets, include ears and eyes. If the preview is "almost them," change the photo before you pay for two formats.
Occasions and quieter walls
Birthdays can take Cartoon or Photobooth on the card, and a calmer Style Swap on the wall if you generate both. Anniversaries and new homes often want Watercolour or Sketch for the canvas, with the A5 left blank. Retirement can take Royal Portrait or Brick if they would display it. Get-well and sympathy sets are optional; a quiet Sketch card may be enough. Match the person, not a stereotype of the date.
Price and delivery
Build the preview, open checkout, and read today's totals and timing.
A5 cards: printed in the UK, then Royal Mail around 3–5 working days to UK addresses or airmail around 2–3 weeks to US addresses. The card and the wall piece may not arrive on the same day. If the party is close, take the e-card for the greeting and let the poster follow, or skip wall art until after.
Support: support@ottermagic.com (reply within one working day). Prices are in pounds in the UK shop and dollars in the US shop.
Ready when you are
Make one likeness, then choose the formats. Upload a photo, try Style Swap, Face Swap, or Pet Swap, and keep the preview you would hang. Order a printed A5 card (148×210mm, 330gsm gloss, envelope), add a poster or canvas from the live list, or take the e-card when you need a file. Start at Ottermagic.com. Support: support@ottermagic.com (reply within one working day).
FAQ
Does Ottermagic sell card and poster sets as one SKU?
Treat the set as the same artwork in more than one format. Check Ottermagic.com for how checkout offers cards, posters, canvas, and the e-card on the day you buy.
What sizes are the posters and canvases?
Check the live site. A5 cards are 148×210mm folded.
Can I give the card now and the canvas later?
Yes. The preview is the thing to save. Formats can be ordered together or separately.
Is wall art only available from photo labs like Photobox or CEWE?
No. Ottermagic offers posters and canvas as well as A5 cards and the e-card. Photo labs remain useful if you want an unedited photograph printed large.
Will a Face Swap look all right as a canvas?
Sometimes. Look at the preview as if it will live in a room. If it is a short joke, keep it as an A5 and use Style Swap for the wall.
How long does the card take in the UK?
Printed A5 is typically around 3–5 working days with Royal Mail. Poster and canvas timing is on the live site. The e-card is immediate after payment.
