Digital Photo Greeting Cards

About once a year at this time, we snap a few photos of our kids and put them into a walmart.com greeting card generator. It shows a scene, a few photos, and some text saying "Merry Christmas!".

The choices for these cards are usually poor, and I'd really like to design my own (the easy way, using existing images, etc.)

What software is out there that will allow me to do this. Preferably I'd like something freely available like The Gimp

Thanks!

I make mine in Photoshop. Any image program which allows you to make a blank template should work. You simply size the template to the size of your cart and start designing. The carts you can find in any home office supply store.

2007-12-05 13:01:23 by It's the hair

Learn what types of photos to choose, how to convey emotion and other tips for creating greeting cards that people will want to keep. This is ...

i want a software which i can use to turn digital photos into greeting/holiday cards....

your help is appreciated..

ps.. i dont want foto editing software of such like.. Photoshop, Paint.Net, Corel, or Gimp etc... these dont have wat i want... these are just photo editing softwares ...
oh n yeah something that works with windows vista......


not ms publisher i already have tat.........

if its a pc and not a mac, use microsoft publisher

2008-01-24 14:15:35 by Alice

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i want to make my own greeting cards but i am really confused as to what to do. my thoughts are below, but what is the correct procedure? feel free to give all your ideas, experience, referrals, links, etc.

I want to learn how to take pictures of flowers, nature, etc. but i don't know what camera is the best. i assume some sort of digital camera should be used. i wonder if i should buy card stock/or paper used to make greeting cards to print on or should i take them/digital photos to the local print shop/Kinko's/staples to print. what is the best type of printer/ink...laser? or should i just skip it and use the print shop. should I copy right my pictures? should i get some sort of bar code for the back of each card? i suppose i should make a business name.

I don't want a big time organization to compete with the big guys. I just want a cost effective way to make extra money from home.

I suggest you have the shopping cart before the lens. . . .

Learn to take fabulous photos first. Exhibit them in shows, fairs, exhibitions and competitions. Get a name for yourself as a photographer. Sell a few photos now and then and find a gallery that will hang your photos.

Then you might . . . MIGHT. . . . make some money off of greeting cards. And at that time you hire a good printer to make them on the correct card stock, supplying the correct envelopes and then you distribute them to gift stores, restaurants and other places that sell custom cards.

But learn to do outstanding photography first. No one is buying mediocre art or photography, even at $4.50 a pop, these days.

2008-12-29 21:00:47 by readthisbook

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i want to make my own greeting cards but i am really confused as to what to do. my thoughts are below, but what is the correct procedure? feel free to give all your ideas, experience, referrals, links, etc.

I want to learn how to take pictures of flowers, nature, etc. but i don't know what camera is the best. i assume some sort of digital camera should be used. i wonder if i should buy card stock/or paper used to make greeting cards to print on or should i take them/digital photos to the local print shop/Kinko's/staples to print. what is the best type of printer/ink...laser? or should i just skip it and use the print shop. should I copy right my pictures? should i get some sort of bar code for the back of each card? i suppose i should make a business name.

I don't want a big time organization to compete with the big guys. I just want a cost effective way to make extra money from home.

If at this point you do not understand photography, lighting and the macro photography required, you are light years away from needing a business name. Get a camera and begin practicing first.

2008-12-29 21:00:01 by readthisbook

See .. i want to print a Digital photo on a greeting card but i dont know what is the best kind of paper to do that and to keep the quality of the photo plz help

Several companies make greeting card paper. They come in sets with the envelopes. i have some here made by Avery, and the quality is fine for making your own card to send to friends or family. You can probably find such kits at your local big box office store or department store. There are professional paper companies as well, more pricey. Google printer paper and see what you find.

2009-05-27 05:28:48 by HOPE