I've been trying to get a small customized greeting card business going but have been up against a bit of an obstacle: Does any decent cardstock exist out there for printing (inkjet) one's own art, to make greeting cards? i have invested a small fortune at this point, trying notecard size (too small, generally), half-folds (too thin and amateurish, generally), and A5 sized. The A5 size (5x7ish) is the perfect size for me, but i have yet to find any that is inkjet friendly. I recently tried Strathmore cardstock for Inkjets, but let's just say it was a total bust. The printing (i'm using a Canon i9100) was muted, bland, sparse, disasterous. I've taken to printing my artwork on matte photo paper, cutting it to size, and then adhering it to the outside of the card, but this is *way* too labor intensive to be at all profitable given the fees i charge. (Also, if i want text on the inside of the non-inkjet cardstock, i can't cut and paste text...and so i end up having to print it and it comes out pretty crappy looking.
Does anyone have any suggestions on inkjet-friendly cardstock for printing artwork on greeting cards? Any info you have would be most appreciated, as i am up against a wall at this point (and have an order for 60 wedding invitations to fill...)
THANKS!!
Does anyone have any suggestions on inkjet-friendly cardstock for printing artwork on greeting cards? Any info you have would be most appreciated, as i am up against a wall at this point (and have an order for 60 wedding invitations to fill...)
THANKS!!
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