Paper Advice

[Bastet]

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.

 

[Marty1a]

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.

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

HTH
Martin

PS - Its a UK Company

 

[No Where Man]

Kodak and Avery both make greeting card stock

 

[Joe Hayes]

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]

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.

 

[Joe Hayes]

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.

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

 

[Eddie]

Sorry for off-topic, but, am curious re your false addy name and id, was in
Egypt last year great. Contact me at
(e-mail address removed) but remove the CAT, maybe we can exchange experiences.

Eddie

 

[Larry]

I've been using Red River paper exlusively, and I think the stuff is great.

Their prices are much better, shipping is reasonable, and their packaging is
absolutely first-rate.

You can buy inexpensive sample kits that are very extensive and contain
practically every paper they sell so you can try it out.

-Larry

 

[John Houghton]

http://www.on-linepaper.co.uk/ have some nice fine art card stock.

John

 

[Uni]

May I suggest you keep your comments to yourself in future?!

any advice would be most welcome.

Thanks.

Seems that's not really the case.

Regards,
Uni