Most people who send greeting cards have a home computer and printer. You can buy software packages that allow you to make these cards at home.

Having the software is only part of the process however. If you want your cards to be really special you need to use the best materials and a good printer.

It is best to use card that is at least 200gsm (grams per square metre). This is heavier card stock than commercial cards are made from, but it gives your cards that quality you are looking for. You can buy this online for less than 5c a sheet, provided you buy 250 sheets at a time. You can find card with a linen effect for a little more and this is more attractive again.

Using the heavier card causes a problem with most home printers. They will only take card up to 160gsm. This lightweight, crafting card is not rigid enough to make cards from. You will need a printer with a straight through paper path. Most home printers curl the paper around inside. You can buy a Tadalis SX four or five ink tank Canon printer for around $100. Most Canon printers have a rear paper feed tray, which gives you the straight paper path that you need. The printer specification may say up to 190gsm, but it will usually print up to 250gsm or even 300gsm without any problems.

It is best to buy a good inkjet rather than a color laser printer because most laser printers leave lines on your printed page, where the rollers have carried the paper. Few will handle card heavier than 160gsm, either.

It is a good idea to use an inner sheet for the message inside the card. This gives a high quality feel to the card. Use 120gsm paper, not the basic 80 or 100gsm office paper. The feel of the 120gsm is much smoother and more appropriate for greetings cards.

Buy your paper and card in small quantities until you find suitable supplies. The cost per sheet is higher buying in small quantities, but it avoids expensive cialis vs generic cialis mistakes. Keep track of where you buy what from, label the paper boxes with the suppliers name and website when they arrive. This makes reordering a much more simple process.

Envelopes are the other component of greetings cards that most people never think about. You will need to buy envelopes that match your cards, at least in quality, if not in exact card or paper weave. Envelopes come in a wide range of different sizes. Your choice of envelope size will determine the size of the cards you make, because it does not make any sense to buy 500 of four different sizes, when you can just buy 500 and make all your cards the same size.

You now have the 250gsm card, the 120gsm inner sheets, the printer and the envelopes, but there is more yet, if you want your cards to look professional.

You need to buy a plastic board to help you crease your cards prior to folding them because, otherwise your creases will not be straight, clean and sharp. This board is moulded with indented lines to help you crease the card. You do not need a scoring tool, they wear very quickly, just use the back of a table knife.

You need a good guillotine. These give a cleaner cut than the rotary cutters. The inner sheet will need to be trimmed to be slightly smaller than the outer card if it is not to stick out when the two are folded together.

You need to glue the inner Cialis sheet to the outer card. An ordinary good quality glue stick does this job perfectly well.

It sound like a lot of expense, but making the cards will give you immense pleasure and satisfaction. The people you send the cards to will be bowled over with the quality of your cards compared to commercial cards that are shipped from India by the container load.

Author Bio: The author makes his own cards in exactly this way for friends and
relatives. His website, http://www.Blue Orchard.ie gives you some idea
of the kind of personalised cards
you can make yoursel

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