Printable Greeting Card Guide
Printable greeting cards are the ultimate in convenience, especially in a sudden "aargh it's Little Johny's birthday!" scenario. So, you can either make a mad dash to the shops for the first "that will do" card without much thought, or get on the PC and make your own card: with a personal touch, making it all the more special.
You can make your card using online or offline software, free or paid for, make a card that is "Ready to Print" and has a 'shop bought' look to it, or "Ready to Play" craft cards, if you have time to give your card that special 'handmade' look.
Printable cards need paper - again, you have choices of Inkjet Papers.
"Computer Craft" also covers Printers and Printing, Image Editing and how to Organise Images effectively.
1a. Instant Online Resources (i) Make "Ready to Print" Cards (Shop Bought Look) Free Printable Greeting Cards - Blue Mountain (30 Day Free Trial) "Create and Print"
- Scrapbook Max (Trial) - closest you get to free card making software
- HP Projects
- Fiskars eCard Creator
- Free Paint Shop Pro Download (Trial)
Paid Printable Greeting Cards - Blue Mountain "Create and Print"
- Scrapbook Max Paid
- Paint Shop Pro Download
- eBay Sellers: clipartbytrina
Free Printable Greeting Cards - ComputerScrapbook
- Blue Mountain Trial : Create and Print: Craft Cards
Paid Printable Greeting Cards - Blue Mountain: Create and Print: Craft Cards
- eBay Sellers: CraftyComputer
1b. Wait for the Mail: Software to Buy - Greeting Card Factory
- American Greetings CreataCard
- Hallmark Greeting Card Software: Card Studio
- Paint Shop Pro
2. Envelopes - Google's "Picasa" Download - Free; easy; entry level
- Free Paint Shop Pro Download - Free trial; advanced
- Inkjet photo paper
- Inkjet vellum paper
- Inkjet sticker paper
- Inkjet art paper
- Magnetic inkjet paper
- Inkjet greeting card paper
Discount Branded Inkjet Cartridges and Refill Kits
- I have always used their printers, papers and inks, so I will be reviewing their products and crafting website because that's what I know about :) This free software from Google lets you organise (and edit) your images and photos like never before - with tags and keywords: no longer wonder which file to put a picture under, give it 3 or 4 'names' if you like and find it again just by typing in one of those words. Picasa also acts as a photo editor, and I have to say it's one of the easiest I've used - in fact I often prefer to edit images in Picasa than Paint Shop Pro! If you have opted in to get my 'Juicy Stuff' printable freebies, and you like the patterns on the papers but not the colours, just change them to a colour you DO like using Picasa's point and click interface. It is an incredible piece of software, to say its free
So you see how easy it is to make printable greeting cards using your computer?
Trouble is ... now you have NO excuse!
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