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Good Greeting Card software options? Paper options?
I'm seeking a good greeting card maker tool.. something that would
allow for quarter fold or half fold.. also photo type half folds (front = photo, inside = mostly text or banners etc)... Currently i have Print Shop21.. and MS publisher 2007.. PS21 works out ok, but the graphics are kinda cheesy and cartoonish.. MS Publisher gets a little better.. Any other good options out there? Then there is the cost per page, not counting ink.. I believe for a semi-glossy/glossy type print for photo half cards.. the cheapest option is: Avery 3269 Glossy, 15 cards with envelopes: http://www.google.com/products?q=ave...z=1I7GGLJ&um=1 This amounts to about 0.88 cents per card. I like having the semi-gloss or glossy look to photo style cards (i'm not sure if satin may be cheaper, or have the same look, i cant recall what satin feels like, sounds silly but true)... Has anyone found a cheaper per card cost material for semi-gloss or glossy style photo half fold style cards? Any thoughts on the good program to do it all? (I also use EzCalendar maker for calendars, but there are some features lacking here as well). Thanks for any thoughts |
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Good Greeting Card software options? Paper options?
markm75 wrote:
Avery 3269 Glossy, 15 cards with envelopes: http://www.google.com/products?q=ave...z=1I7GGLJ&um=1 This amounts to about 0.88 cents per card. Just another case of ripping off the rubes for consumables. Perhaps what we should do is to make our own paper or form a printer consumables cooperative. Richard |
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markm75 wrote:
I'm seeking a good greeting card maker tool.. something that would allow for quarter fold or half fold.. also photo type half folds (front = photo, inside = mostly text or banners etc)... Currently i have Print Shop21.. and MS publisher 2007.. PS21 works out ok, but the graphics are kinda cheesy and cartoonish.. MS Publisher gets a little better.. Any other good options out there? Then there is the cost per page, not counting ink.. I believe for a semi-glossy/glossy type print for photo half cards.. the cheapest option is: Avery 3269 Glossy, 15 cards with envelopes: http://www.google.com/products?q=ave...z=1I7GGLJ&um=1 This amounts to about 0.88 cents per card. I like having the semi-gloss or glossy look to photo style cards (i'm not sure if satin may be cheaper, or have the same look, i cant recall what satin feels like, sounds silly but true)... Has anyone found a cheaper per card cost material for semi-gloss or glossy style photo half fold style cards? This year I used glossy dollar store paper (8.5" x 11"). I get 10 sheets for $1.00 + tax = 14 cents a sheet (card). Card size when printed, folded and trimmed was about 5.5" x 5.5", for which I made my own custom envelopes. I also refill my own cartridges for about a dollar a cartridge. So a wild guess as to my cost per card was about 20 cents (including the ink). Postage not included! :-) The paper I normally used for cards was Epson Glossy Photo. It's primarily designed for photos. But I find photos don't look like traditional photos with this paper so instead I use it for booklet covers, greeting cards and CD/DVD liners. Absolutely perfect for this kind of use. Any thoughts on the good program to do it all? I have used Serif PagePlus exclusively for the last 15 years. PagePlus is on a par with any top-of-the-line desktop publishing software. There's nothing it can't do. But it all comes down to how talented you are and your knowledge of what the software can do. I have never used their greeting card, CD/DVD printing templates templates, preferring instead to design all my own templates. -Taliesyn (I also use EzCalendar maker for calendars, but there are some features lacking here as well). Thanks for any thoughts |
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Taliesyn wrote: markm75 wrote: I'm seeking a good greeting card maker tool.. something that would allow for quarter fold or half fold.. also photo type half folds (front = photo, inside = mostly text or banners etc)... Currently i have Print Shop21.. and MS publisher 2007.. PS21 works out ok, but the graphics are kinda cheesy and cartoonish.. MS Publisher gets a little better.. Any other good options out there? Then there is the cost per page, not counting ink.. I believe for a semi-glossy/glossy type print for photo half cards.. the cheapest option is: Avery 3269 Glossy, 15 cards with envelopes: http://www.google.com/products?q=ave...z=1I7GGLJ&um=1 This amounts to about 0.88 cents per card. I like having the semi-gloss or glossy look to photo style cards (i'm not sure if satin may be cheaper, or have the same look, i cant recall what satin feels like, sounds silly but true)... Has anyone found a cheaper per card cost material for semi-gloss or glossy style photo half fold style cards? This year I used glossy dollar store paper (8.5" x 11"). I get 10 sheets for $1.00 + tax = 14 cents a sheet (card). Card size when printed, folded and trimmed was about 5.5" x 5.5", for which I made my own custom envelopes. I also refill my own cartridges I went for quality and use Canon and HP ink. for about a dollar a cartridge. So a wild guess as to my cost per card was about 20 cents (including the ink). Postage not included! :-) The paper I normally used for cards was Epson Glossy Photo. It's primarily designed for photos. But I find photos don't look like traditional photos with this paper so instead I use it for booklet covers, greeting cards and CD/DVD liners. Absolutely perfect for this kind of use. Any thoughts on the good program to do it all? I have used Serif PagePlus exclusively for the last 15 years. PagePlus is on a par with any top-of-the-line desktop publishing software. There's nothing it can't do. But it all comes down to how talented you are and your knowledge of what the software can do. I have never used their greeting card, CD/DVD printing templates templates, preferring instead to design all my own templates. -Taliesyn (I also use EzCalendar maker for calendars, but there are some features lacking here as well). Thanks for any thoughts |
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Taliesyn wrote:
This year I used glossy dollar store paper (8.5" x 11"). I get 10 sheets for $1.00 + tax = 14 cents a sheet (card). Card size when printed, folded and trimmed was about 5.5" x 5.5", for which I made my own custom envelopes. I also refill my own cartridges for about a dollar a cartridge. So a wild guess as to my cost per card was about 20 cents (including the ink). Postage not included! :-) You think that's good paper. It's not. Only use expensive paper made for your printer. This cheap paper will damage your printer. Your print heads will stick to the paper and shred. God has ordained that all printer users must suffer while they pay the multi-million dollar salary and buy the stock options for the printer makers' CEOs. Your nose will dissolve in water. |
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"measekite" wrote in message ... Taliesyn wrote: This year I used glossy dollar store paper (8.5" x 11"). I get 10 sheets for $1.00 + tax = 14 cents a sheet (card). Card size when printed, folded and trimmed was about 5.5" x 5.5", for which I made my own custom envelopes. I also refill my own cartridges for about a dollar a cartridge. So a wild guess as to my cost per card was about 20 cents (including the ink). Postage not included! :-) You think that's good paper. It's not. Only use expensive paper made for your printer. This cheap paper will damage your printer. Your print heads will stick to the paper and shred. God has ordained that all printer users must suffer while they pay the multi-million dollar salary and buy the stock options for the printer makers' CEOs. Your nose will dissolve in water. The first post from Measekite that has made any sense. Is he back on his meds????? |
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"Taliesyn" wrote in message ... markm75 wrote: I'm seeking a good greeting card maker tool.. something that would allow for quarter fold or half fold.. also photo type half folds (front = photo, inside = mostly text or banners etc)... Currently i have Print Shop21.. and MS publisher 2007.. PS21 works out ok, but the graphics are kinda cheesy and cartoonish.. MS Publisher gets a little better.. Any other good options out there? Then there is the cost per page, not counting ink.. I believe for a semi-glossy/glossy type print for photo half cards.. the cheapest option is: Avery 3269 Glossy, 15 cards with envelopes: http://www.google.com/products?q=ave...z=1I7GGLJ&um=1 This amounts to about 0.88 cents per card. I like having the semi-gloss or glossy look to photo style cards (i'm not sure if satin may be cheaper, or have the same look, i cant recall what satin feels like, sounds silly but true)... Has anyone found a cheaper per card cost material for semi-gloss or glossy style photo half fold style cards? This year I used glossy dollar store paper (8.5" x 11"). I get 10 sheets for $1.00 + tax = 14 cents a sheet (card). Card size when printed, folded and trimmed was about 5.5" x 5.5", for which I made my own custom envelopes. I also refill my own cartridges for about a dollar a cartridge. So a wild guess as to my cost per card was about 20 cents (including the ink). Postage not included! :-) The paper I normally used for cards was Epson Glossy Photo. It's primarily designed for photos. But I find photos don't look like traditional photos with this paper so instead I use it for booklet covers, greeting cards and CD/DVD liners. Absolutely perfect for this kind of use. Any thoughts on the good program to do it all? I have used Serif PagePlus exclusively for the last 15 years. PagePlus is on a par with any top-of-the-line desktop publishing software. There's nothing it can't do. But it all comes down to how talented you are and your knowledge of what the software can do. I have never used their greeting card, CD/DVD printing templates templates, preferring instead to design all my own templates. -Taliesyn (I also use EzCalendar maker for calendars, but there are some features lacking here as well). Thanks for any thoughts Photoshop Elements and Staples photo supreme double side matte paper. Coated especially for inkjet printing, a good weight and feel, and prints decent photo images. It is frequently on sale as a two for one purchase. In addition, it sometimes goes on sale for $2 US per package. That is when I stock up. If you want glossy or semigloss papers the only one I've used that can be printed on both sides is the paper that Taliesyn mentioned - Epson glossy photo paper. The back side is not glossy but it accepts inkjet ink printing. The back does have a faint repeating Epson logo, but it is hardly noticeable. Other glossy papers I have used have a coated back that doen't accept inkjet printing. |
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Good Greeting Card software options? Paper options?
Burt wrote:
"measekite" wrote in message ... Taliesyn wrote: This year I used glossy dollar store paper (8.5" x 11"). I get 10 sheets for $1.00 + tax = 14 cents a sheet (card). Card size when printed, folded and trimmed was about 5.5" x 5.5", for which I made my own custom envelopes. I also refill my own cartridges for about a dollar a cartridge. So a wild guess as to my cost per card was about 20 cents (including the ink). Postage not included! :-) You think that's good paper. It's not. Only use expensive paper made for your printer. This cheap paper will damage your printer. Your print heads will stick to the paper and shred. God has ordained that all printer users must suffer while they pay the multi-million dollar salary and buy the stock options for the printer makers' CEOs. Your nose will dissolve in water. The first post from Measekite that has made any sense. Is he back on his meds????? It may not be him. This post wasn't kill filed for me so either he changed his posting name or someone is imitating him. |
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Michael Johnson wrote: Burt wrote: "measekite" wrote in message ... Taliesyn wrote: This year I used glossy dollar store paper (8.5" x 11"). I get 10 sheets for $1.00 + tax = 14 cents a sheet (card). Card size when printed, folded and trimmed was about 5.5" x 5.5", for which I made my own custom envelopes. I also refill my own cartridges for about a dollar a cartridge. So a wild guess as to my cost per card was about 20 cents (including the ink). Postage not included! :-) YThis year I used glossy dollar store paper (8.5" x 11"). I get 10 sheets for $1.00 + tax = 14 cents a sheet (card). Card size when printed, folded and trimmed was about 5.5" x 5.5", for which I made my own custom envelopes. I also refill my own cartridges I went for quality and use Canon and HP ink. for about a dollar a cartridge. So a wild guess as to my cost per card was about 20 cents (including the ink). Postage not included! :-) The first post from Measekite that has made any sense. Is he back on his meds????? It may not be him. This post wasn't kill filed for me so either he changed his posting name or someone is imitating him. |
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Good Greeting Card software options? Paper options?
Has anyone used Hallmark 2008 Studio.. i was considering something
like this.. at least so the wife can more easily do this instead of putting me to work I had a new issue with my printer last night (Canon MP380).. it seems to be "smudging" on photo prints..actually, when printing postage and envelopes.. it leaves a black streak of a mess at the start of the envelope... I'm guessing i have dirty roller or something similar? |
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