photo greeting cards
Jun 29, 2023 07:42:01 #
Does anyone know where to get photo greeting cards printed? I've searched many photo printers and they all seem to have templates. Where is it best to sell them?
Jun 29, 2023 08:23:14 #
dparker708 wrote:
Does anyone know where to get photo greeting cards printed? I've searched many photo printers and they all seem to have templates. Where is it best to sell them?
This is often a bread-and-butter product for labs. I ran the key departments of a lab that made greeting cards for 300+ in-mall portrait studios, back in the early 2000s. Greeting cards were the single highest per-print profit margin products we made! So take care to shop both designs and price.
Better labs will let you pick a "sentiment" (design template with theme or message), order in multiples of 25 cards or so, and personalize the cards with a bit of text. They should include envelopes, and at least one extra card and envelope per order.
Choose a lab that is known for professional quality. Google 'professional color labs' and you will find all the usual providers.
Jun 29, 2023 09:08:38 #
dparker708 wrote:
Does anyone know where to get photo greeting cards printed? I've searched many photo printers and they all seem to have templates. Where is it best to sell them?
I sell cards at our local farmers' market/art/crafts walk. I have also sold some at a local art gallery. I print my own on Red River Polar Matte paper on an Epson ET 8550 Eco Tank printer. I don't sell many, but the booth is primarily for my wife's jewelry which sells very well.
Jun 30, 2023 12:30:07 #
JFCoupe
Loc: Kent, Washington
An alternative, depending on your targeted volumes, would be Red River Paper card stock.
I have used three paper types from Red River Paper and am generally happy with the results printing on a Canon Pixma Pro 10 printer. Envelopes are also available.
I have used three paper types from Red River Paper and am generally happy with the results printing on a Canon Pixma Pro 10 printer. Envelopes are also available.
Jun 30, 2023 13:26:42 #
SteveFranz
Loc: Durham, NC
I too use Red River Paper, and print on a Canon Pixma Pro 100. The cards I make are strictly personal, for friends & family. All the recipients seem to be very pleased with the cards.
Jun 30, 2023 16:44:11 #
Try Photographers Edge. I have used them for many years. I went with the 5x7 cards in which you can place a 4x6 photographs. I sold them at outdoor arts and crafts shows, mostly juried. I sold as few a 40 at a show and as many as 250, with a good ROI.
Jun 30, 2023 16:46:54 #
DanielJDLM wrote:
Try Photographers Edge. I have used them for many years. I went with the 5x7 cards in which you can place a 4x6 photographs. I sold them at outdoor arts and crafts shows, mostly juried. I sold as few a 40 at a show and as many as 250, with a good ROI.
I wish we had that kind of market for cards around here...
Jun 30, 2023 23:42:03 #
I paint or photograph and then print my own cards. Since most of my cards have horses on them, naturally I target horse lovers for my sales. Been doing this since 1998 and I sell a LOT of cards for all occasions. I very often paint the customers own horses on their cards (for an additional fee of course). Mine are 5x7 prints with a verse inside and my logo on the back. I print other things on some to but most of my customers are horse lovers....so....
PS: I paint mine on 8x10 paper or 11x 14 and shrink them to fit 5x7.
PS: I paint mine on 8x10 paper or 11x 14 and shrink them to fit 5x7.
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