Creating Greeting Cards
May 20, 2019 15:27:51 #
You should print directly on the card. Before I could do that I pasted photos on the card using a box, spray adhesive and a jig to center the pictures on the cards. Printing directly on the card works great.
May 20, 2019 15:40:23 #
Stardust wrote:
Has various style templates for you to use.
Has various style templates for you to use.Or specialized note and card apps. I NEVER got it right in WORD.
Just got 25 cards for a reasonable price at NATIONS Photo.
May 20, 2019 15:42:48 #
May 20, 2019 17:07:48 #
Your dilemma is one of many, ever-changing reasons I get all my photo cards printed at Walmart or Costco - delivered to my door. My main reason is that they don't run if they get splattered with a bit of moisture. In the end, it is truly cost efficient when you count in the time and labor needed to keep up with technology as you age.
May 20, 2019 17:18:18 #
May 20, 2019 18:13:27 #
The thing to do is to use an app that is designed to perform this task. InDesign is the best of the batch. Microsoft Publisher makes me ill. I once worked in pre-press at a good-sized print shop. Files rec'd in Publisher format were nearly impossible to integrate into our system.
Red River paper makes excellent card stock, pre-creased, and you can get it in double-sided if you want pix on the inside. No pix inside? The single sided stock handles print on the inside easily.
Cost (stock+ink+envelope) is less than$1.00.
Red River paper makes excellent card stock, pre-creased, and you can get it in double-sided if you want pix on the inside. No pix inside? The single sided stock handles print on the inside easily.
Cost (stock+ink+envelope) is less than$1.00.
May 20, 2019 19:12:20 #
retap wrote:
I think we can all agree that the cost of commercial greeting cards is out of sight.
Have you priced them lately? Depending on how many you want, they can be quite reasonable. Way less than $1 per card.
May 20, 2019 19:34:54 #
I've used PrintMaster (now on Version 7) for many years for cards, posters, and other things for years. Not too expensive (less than $100, think closer to $70). Easy to use and provides many graphics as well. Started with that on my Commodore 64.
May 20, 2019 20:28:09 #
In my experience the “browser” makes a difference. I use “Google Chrome” and it seems to work better than other browsers.
May 25, 2019 15:40:14 #
Try Photographer's Edge, they have many types of blank cards that you just attach your photo to.
I have seen several photographers that use their card stock and sell the cards.
http://www.photographersedge.com/default.asp
I have seen several photographers that use their card stock and sell the cards.
http://www.photographersedge.com/default.asp
May 27, 2019 13:08:32 #
I use photoshop, and, in portrait orientation, put two photos on the right side, one above the other.
Then for the inside greeting, the same thing on the other side; text above & below.
Keep the photo and text within the printable area, and it works just fine. Just run it through the printer twice, or if your printer does duplex, use that.
Then for the inside greeting, the same thing on the other side; text above & below.
Keep the photo and text within the printable area, and it works just fine. Just run it through the printer twice, or if your printer does duplex, use that.
Jul 5, 2019 21:39:54 #
PrintShop and Print Master are 2 programs I used a lot in the past and I believe that PrintMaster is still available and there also was a PrintArtist program that made it all very easy to do.
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