subject: How To Make Print Greeting Cards [print this page] The holiday season is always just right around the corner. Before we knew it, we are right smack in the middle of holiday festivities. We are hurrying from one party to another, sending gifts to our loved ones, and greeting friends on the phone, among others. We may even forget to greet our acquaintances! So, before you fail to remember calling everyone and greeting them a Merry Christmas or a Happy New Year, you may want to send them greeting cards in advance. Greeting cards are easy to make. In a few hours or so, you can finish making the design template and be able to print the material on your own. In fact, you may have even experienced making home-made greeting cards on your own while you were a kid. So, as an adult, it may not come difficult to print greeting cards. While on a break or during the weekends, print greeting cards for distribution to friends, family members, and loved ones. Everyone would surely appreciate getting a greeting card during holiday seasons. What more if you make it personalized, incorporating your own personal stamp on the greeting cards for everyone, right?
So, gather your materials paper and ink and work on your design idea. You can use your personal computer and the design software of your choice to create unique design covers. Making greeting cards require creativity and imagination, so keep your creative juices flowing. Consider the process of making greeting cards as an art project where you can use your abilities to the fullest. Start the creative process by working on your design template. You have full creative control as to what design style you are going to use. If you already have a specific theme in mind, you can already plot it out on your computer. Make use of design elements, such as colors, fonts, lines, images, and others. Take a look at the best designs for print greeting cards and identify the elements or components that make them unique. In that way, you can have an idea as to how you can make your design template visually interesting. You can also experiment on color combinations, font styles, and inclusion of images. Always use high resolution ones when using images for your print greeting cards though. Otherwise, the images may look pixilated that it will affect the quality of your print greeting cards. Always prioritize the quality of your materials!
Aside from the design, you need to work on the message, too. The message should be clear and direct. You can also make your message funny or comical. You can even make the message poetic. It all depends on your preferences as well as the receiver of your print greeting cards. Once you are done with the design template and have completed the greeting card message, run a test print. In that way, you can check the quality of your prints before you have it produced en masse. Check whether there are flaws in indentation, bleeds, and bordering. Train your eyes in spotting misspellings, grammatical errors, and other mistakes. Once you have reviewed the test prints, you can already send the greeting cards to the printer. Create custom-made mailing envelopes, too, for your print greeting cards. In that way, the designs for both greeting cards and mailing envelopes are consistent.
