xmas cards advise: Hi bought some digital backgrounds from USA to make some xmas cards for no 1 granddaughter . Could one of you friendly hogs out there advice me the best way to print...

big d Loc: Rossendale Lancashire

Hi bought some digital backgrounds from USA to make some xmas cards for no 1 granddaughter . Could one of you friendly hogs out there advice me the best way to print card off. ie matt, gloss paper? Fold A4 paper in half ?Stick photo on to old xmas card ?tried before to print on normal card , not very good . Cheers in advance Dave

MtnMan Loc: ID

big d wrote:

Hi bought some digital backgrounds from USA to make some xmas cards for no 1 granddaughter . Could one of you friendly hogs out there advice me the best way to print card off. ie matt, gloss paper? Fold A4 paper in half ?Stick photo on to old xmas card ?tried before to print on normal card , not very good . Cheers in advance Dave

VistaPrint?

You have to steel yourself against all the follow on offers, though.

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

Look for "greeting card" paper, pre-creased for the fold and usually has a surface more suited for the Photo Card look.

Otherwise, VistaPrint or other online retailer that offers greeting card options.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

big d wrote:

Hi bought some digital backgrounds from USA to make some xmas cards for no 1 granddaughter . Could one of you friendly hogs out there advice me the best way to print card off. ie matt, gloss paper? Fold A4 paper in half ?Stick photo on to old xmas card ?tried before to print on normal card , not very good . Cheers in advance Dave

I print most of my own cards. I use Red River matte card stock with very good results. Their website tells you which cards work with your printer. Have tried Avery products, not so good. But you can order online from Vista or Shutterfly if you prefer not to hassle with the printing. I ordered Christmas cards from shutterfly last year because I was too busy to print and they were fine, arrived in 3-4 days.

SpeedyWilson Loc: Upstate South Carolina

If you only need a few cards, why invest in a whole box of paper?

Go to your local UPS store and see if they have any card stock that you like. They can even print it for you, whether one copy or more. You might also try Staples or Office Max, or a local print shop.

SpeedyWilson Loc: Upstate South Carolina

Oooops! Just noticed you're in the UK. But, I'm sure you have similar places there that you can try.

Wanda Krack Loc: Tennessee, USA

I print my own cards, and use Red River pre-scored cards and envelopes. They have a big variety of paper types, and even have a sample box you can purchase. I find that different images print better on different finishes of paper. Red River has great cards for printing on.

EstherP

big d wrote:

Hi bought some digital backgrounds from USA to make some xmas cards for no 1 granddaughter . Could one of you friendly hogs out there advice me the best way to print card off. ie matt, gloss paper? Fold A4 paper in half ?Stick photo on to old xmas card ?tried before to print on normal card , not very good . Cheers in advance Dave

I just pick one photo I like, have it printed as 4 x 6 as many times as I need, then glue them to the front of prefolded, blank cards. These cards are sold in packages of 10, 25 and 50, and come with properly sized envelopes.
Cards + photos are less expensive than buying "store-bought" Christmas cards.
EstherP

G Brown Loc: Sunny Bognor Regis West Sussex UK

Craft shops sell pre folded blank cards with cut 'corners' so that you can slip in a home printed photo. usually come in small numbers (1-3-6 etc) with envelopes and sellaphane wrappers for resale. as a one off probably the best option. They do a variety of card sizes. Print picture on gloss paper and cut to size so that you do not have a white border. Use a metal rule and stanley knife not scissors. carefully put a piece of double sided tape on the centre of the back face of the picture so that when you slip the corners into the card you can stick it down.

big d Loc: Rossendale Lancashire

G Brown wrote:

Craft shops sell pre folded blank cards with cut '... (show quote)

Cheers!

big d Loc: Rossendale Lancashire

EstherP wrote:

I just pick one photo I like, have it printed as 4 x 6 as many times as I need, then glue them to the front of prefolded, blank cards. These cards are sold in packages of 10, 25 and 50, and come with properly sized envelopes.
Cards + photos are less expensive than buying "store-bought" Christmas cards.
EstherP

Thanxs Esther P

big d Loc: Rossendale Lancashire

Wanda Krack wrote:

I print my own cards, and use Red River pre-scored cards and envelopes. They have a big variety of paper types, and even have a sample box you can purchase. I find that different images print better on different finishes of paper. Red River has great cards for printing on.

Thanxs Wanda found some on Amazon .

big d Loc: Rossendale Lancashire

MisterWilson wrote:

If you only need a few cards, why invest in a whole box of paper?

Go to your local UPS store and see if they have any card stock that you like. They can even print it for you, whether one copy or more. You might also try Staples or Office Max, or a local print shop.

Cheers Mister Wilson

big d Loc: Rossendale Lancashire

minniev wrote:

I print most of my own cards. I use Red River matte card stock with very good results. Their website tells you which cards work with your printer. Have tried Avery products, not so good. But you can order online from Vista or Shutterfly if you prefer not to hassle with the printing. I ordered Christmas cards from shutterfly last year because I was too busy to print and they were fine, arrived in 3-4 days.

Cheers !

big d Loc: Rossendale Lancashire

Wahawk wrote:

Look for "greeting card" paper, pre-creased for the fold and usually has a surface more suited for the Photo Card look.

Otherwise, VistaPrint or other online retailer that offers greeting card options.

Cheers Wahawk Googled what you suggested and bought some of Amazon UK !