I have been advised to purchase Canon media in order to accurately calibrate
my printer (makes sense, as it's a Canon!) but it's incredibly expensive
(twice what I was paying for media for my old Epson SP895). Would High
Definition be OK for calibration - as it's the cheapest.

The problem is I wish to turn my images into greeting cards, which means I
need a heavy(ish) card stock (around 210g/m²), and it really needs to be
matte, as art doesn't look good on glossy. As I'm in the UK Red River isn't
an option (shame as every American I know raves about it), and Canon doesn't
appear to produce card stock.

So what does anyone recommend? I'm hoping to make some money out of this so
any advice would be most welcome.

Thanks.

"Bastet" <bastet@luxor.et> wrote in message
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quote:

> I have been advised to purchase Canon media in order to accurately

calibrate
quote:

> my printer (makes sense, as it's a Canon!) but it's incredibly expensive
> (twice what I was paying for media for my old Epson SP895). Would High
> Definition be OK for calibration - as it's the cheapest.
>
> The problem is I wish to turn my images into greeting cards, which means I
> need a heavy(ish) card stock (around 210g/m²), and it really needs to be
> matte, as art doesn't look good on glossy. As I'm in the UK Red River

isn't
quote:

> an option (shame as every American I know raves about it), and Canon

doesn't
quote:

> appear to produce card stock.
>
> So what does anyone recommend? I'm hoping to make some money out of this

so
quote:

> any advice would be most welcome.
>
> Thanks.
>
>


Try
http://www.createandcraft.com/csp/isd/craft/index.csp for the card for
greetings cards

HTH
Martin

PS - Its a UK Company

Kodak and Avery both make greeting card stock

Digital Art Supplies will ship to the UK.
They aren't the cheapest, but they have incredible papers. They have some
heavy, watercolor weight greeting card papers that are wonderful.
http://www.digitalartsupplies.com/holgreetcar.html
Excellent company.

laurak@madmousergraphics.com
http://www.madmousergraphics.com
web design, print design, photography

I don't think you can possibly make money off anything inkjet.  The ink and
paper supplies you purchase at your local store are consumer-grade products
which are heavily marked up compared to what commercial printers pay when
they buy bulk.  Card stock needs to be properly scored and folded before
becoming greeting cards, and that requires equipment you don't have.

"Bastet" <bastet@luxor.et> wrote in message
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quote:

> I have been advised to purchase Canon media in order to accurately

calibrate
quote:

> my printer (makes sense, as it's a Canon!) but it's incredibly expensive
> (twice what I was paying for media for my old Epson SP895). Would High
> Definition be OK for calibration - as it's the cheapest.
>
> The problem is I wish to turn my images into greeting cards, which means I
> need a heavy(ish) card stock (around 210g/m²), and it really needs to be
> matte, as art doesn't look good on glossy. As I'm in the UK Red River

isn't
quote:

> an option (shame as every American I know raves about it), and Canon

doesn't
quote:

> appear to produce card stock.
>
> So what does anyone recommend? I'm hoping to make some money out of this

so
quote:

> any advice would be most welcome.
>
> Thanks.
>
>

Joe Hayes wrote:
quote:

> I don't think you can possibly make money off anything inkjet.  The
> ink and paper supplies you purchase at your local store are
> consumer-grade products which are heavily marked up compared to what
> commercial printers pay when they buy bulk.  Card stock needs to be
> properly scored and folded before becoming greeting cards, and that
> requires equipment you don't have.


Excuse me?! How do you know what equipment I have?! Who are you to make such
a statement?! I've been scoring cards for years using a craft knife and a
metal craft ruler - with excellent results, thanks very much!

May I suggest you keep your comments to yourself in future?! I never said I
wanted to compete with W.H. Smith's - that's not my market. My market is the
Royal National Rose Society and the Royal Horticultural Society. Of course
people who want to pay £1.99 for 10 aren't going to be interested! You can
pay a lot for a hand crafted card these days - there are some in my local
gift shop for £6 each. I'm not going to charge that much, but I'm not
catering to the masses.

"Bastet" <bastet@luxor.et> wrote in message
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quote:

>
> Excuse me?! How do you know what equipment I have?! Who are you to make

such
quote:

> a statement?! I've been scoring cards for years using a craft knife and a
> metal craft ruler - with excellent results, thanks very much!
>
> May I suggest you keep your comments to yourself in future?! I never said

I
quote:

> wanted to compete with W.H. Smith's - that's not my market. My market is

the
quote:

> Royal National Rose Society and the Royal Horticultural Society. Of course
> people who want to pay £1.99 for 10 aren't going to be interested! You can
> pay a lot for a hand crafted card these days - there are some in my local
> gift shop for £6 each. I'm not going to charge that much, but I'm not
> catering to the masses.


Calm the heck down before you give yourself a coronary.  Sheesh.  If you
can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.

>I don't think you can possibly make money off anything inkjet.  The ink and
quote:

>paper supplies you purchase at your local store are consumer-grade products
>which are heavily marked up compared to what commercial printers pay when
>they buy bulk.  Card stock needs to be properly scored and folded before
>becoming greeting cards, and that requires equipment you don't have.


You can make money off inkjet cards if you know what you're doing and you
realize there is a lot more to paper than what Staples stocks.
There are lots of extremely high quality papers available, already scored.
http://www.digitalartsupplies.com
http://www.redriverpaper.com


laurak@madmousergraphics.com
http://www.madmousergraphics.com
web design, print design, photography

I know it is an added process but I have always liked "applied" cards, where
the front is hi-qual inkjet paper trimmed and glued onto the standard card
substrate. Cheapest alternative, but highest labour content I guess....and
at volume -- ouch on the pinkies.

.02c

Steve


"LauraK" <lkrz@aol.comnospam> wrote in message
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and[QUOTE] 
products[QUOTE] 
>
> You can make money off inkjet cards if you know what you're doing and you
> realize there is a lot more to paper than what Staples stocks.
> There are lots of extremely high quality papers available, already scored.
> http://www.digitalartsupplies.com
> http://www.redriverpaper.com
>
>
> laurak@madmousergraphics.com
> http://www.madmousergraphics.com
> web design, print design, photography
>
>

I wish I could buy coloured Hi-Res paper stock

not gaudy, just buff/send type colours

Steve



"LauraK" <lkrz@aol.comnospam> wrote in message
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quote:
 
and[QUOTE] 
products[QUOTE] 
>
> You can make money off inkjet cards if you know what you're doing and you
> realize there is a lot more to paper than what Staples stocks.
> There are lots of extremely high quality papers available, already scored.
> http://www.digitalartsupplies.com
> http://www.redriverpaper.com
>
>
> laurak@madmousergraphics.com
> http://www.madmousergraphics.com
> web design, print design, photography
>
>