Ready-made flow · 6×4 recipe cards with a photo of the dish
AI Recipe Card Maker
Idyllic's AI recipe card maker turns a dish name, or your own recipe pasted as you have it, into printable 4×6 recipe cards: a mouth-watering photo of the dish beside the name, servings and time, ingredients with amounts and short numbered steps. Add a From the kitchen of name for family recipes, and edit every word in Canvas.
- Size
- 1800×1200 px, 6×4 in at 300 ppi
- You get
- 3 cards (up to 4) + the dish photos on their own
- Image model
- FLUX 3
- Cost
- 36 credits for 3 cards, on Plus
- Photo styles
- Rustic, Bright and fresh, Dark and moody, Illustrated, Vintage
Real output · no retouching
One brief.
3 results.
- Dish
- Lemon ricotta pancakes
- Your recipe (optional)
- Paste the ingredients and steps as you have them
- From the kitchen of (optional)
- Grandma Rosa
- Photo style
- Rustic
How to make it
Four steps, about a minute of your time. These are real screens from the run above.
- 01
Name the dish
Type the dish, paste your recipe as you have it if you want your version (ingredients and steps, any format), add who it is from the kitchen of, pick a photo style and choose up to four designs.
Open the flow
- 02
Watch the cards get made
The AI writer tidies your recipe without changing the amounts, or writes a sensible standard one, and works out servings and time. FLUX 3 shoots a different photo of the dish for each card, then Idyllic sets the name, ingredients and steps beside it. Preview the plan free.
- 03
Pick your favorite
The finished cards sit side by side with the dish photos on their own, so you can choose the angle and styling you like best.
- 04
Edit and print
Open a card in Canvas to fix a quantity, add a note or change the fonts. Download a PNG at 1800×1200 px, or the Large export at 3600×2400 px, and print it on 4×6 card stock.
Why it beats
a template
Your recipe, kept exact
Paste it however it is written. The writer tidies the wording but keeps your amounts exactly, and lays it out as ingredients first, then numbered steps.
A photo that makes you hungry
Overhead or three-quarter shots styled on a table with fresh ingredients and window light, in Rustic, Bright and fresh, Dark and moody, Illustrated or Vintage.
Family recipes, credited
Add a name under From the kitchen of and it appears in a handwritten script at the bottom of the card.
4×6 at print resolution
Cards are 1800×1200 px, exactly 6×4 in at 300 ppi, the size modern recipe boxes and photo paper are made for.
Every word editable
Change a measurement, add a tip, swap a font or replace the photo with one of your own cooking.
Gifts and keepsakes
Make a set for a bridal shower, a family cookbook or a holiday cookie swap, all in one matching style.
What makes a recipe card easy to cook from
- List the ingredients in the order you use them.
- Start each step with a verb and keep it to one action.
- Put the oven temperature and pan size in the first step.
- Stick to one set of units: cups or grams, not both.
- Print on heavy matte card stock so it survives the kitchen.
- Keep family notes short and save them for the bottom of the card.
Recipe card sizes
| Idyllic card | 1800×1200 px | 6×4 in landscape at 300 ppi, PNG |
|---|---|---|
| Large export | 3600×2400 px | 600 ppi at 4×6 in |
| 4×6 in | The standard recipe card | Fits modern recipe boxes and 4×6 photo paper |
| 5×7 in | Oversized, slightly squarer | Fit to the width with a thin margin at the top and bottom |
| 3×5 in | The vintage classic | A little wider; the type gets small, so keep the recipe short |
Print at 100% on 4×6 card stock or photo paper. Many home printers cannot print to the very edge, so choose borderless printing or leave a thin white margin.
Steal a brief
Each one opens the flow with the brief filled in. Change anything before you run it.
Weeknight chicken tikka masala for four, bright and fresh photo style
My dad's smoked brisket from the kitchen of Big Lou, dark and moody
Classic chocolate chip cookies for a holiday cookie swap, vintage style
Summer peach and burrata salad with basil, bright and fresh
Aunt June's sweet potato pie for Thanksgiving, illustrated style
Overnight oats with berries, serves 2, for a set of meal-prep cards
Mushroom risotto with thyme from the kitchen of Chef Ana, dark and moody
Nonna's Sunday meatballs in tomato sauce, rustic, for our family cookbook
Questions
Is the recipe card maker free?
You can preview the whole flow free: real AI writing with sample images, so you can check the plan. Running it for real is on Plus ($10.50 a month, billed yearly) and uses 36 credits for three cards. The free plan also includes 3 free images a day in the image studio.
Can I use my own recipe?
Yes. Paste it under Your recipe exactly as you have it, typed or copied from a note. The writer tidies the wording and keeps every amount as written.
How much fits on one card?
Up to 8 ingredients and 6 short steps, so the type stays readable at 4×6. For a longer recipe, add the extra lines in Canvas with a slightly smaller font, or put the rest on a second card.
What size is a recipe card?
The most common sizes are 4×6 in and 3×5 in, with 5×7 in as an oversized option. Idyllic designs at 6×4 in landscape, 1800×1200 px at 300 ppi, with a Large export at 3600×2400 px.
Is the photo of my actual dish?
It is a new food photo of the dish as you described it, styled to look its best. To use a photo of your own cooking, open the card in Canvas and replace the image.
Can I make a matching set for a family cookbook?
Yes. Run the flow for each recipe with the same photo style and the same From the kitchen of name, then reuse your favorite card's fonts in Canvas.
How do I print recipe cards at home?
Download the PNG, choose 4×6 paper in your printer settings and print at 100% on matte card stock or photo paper. Pick borderless if your printer supports it.
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