My wife is thinking about having me do our Christmas cards and I have a few questions.

I will be using Red River paper 7*10, (folded to make a 5*7 card), and printing with a Canon IP 6700d. Images will be exported from LR into CS4 using the Red River templates. We will be putting some type of text for holiday wishes on the front and on the inside of the card.

I am reviewing the instructions on the Red River site, but I wanted to get some feedback from others that have used Qimage to do this type of thing.

My first question is, is this going to be difficult feeding the paper back through the printer after I print images or text in the proper sections of the card? Will there be ink issues with bleeding from the previous run through the printer?

In looking at the instructions, how will I need to setup Qimage in order to have the images and the text print in the proper places? I will be reading the instructions on the RR site extensively to make sure I get it right the first time.

Can I simply save the pdf file and create a custom paper size in Q, and print it, saving multiple copies with text in one area? This is where it gets confusing, how do print this baby out?

Any feedback and or help is greatly appreciated. I have included a link to the RR site and their cards for reference.

template link: http://www.redrivercatalog.com/cardshop/help/templates.htm

http://www.redrivercatalog.com/cardshop/tuts1/index.htm

Thanks

Scott

Terry, earlier today I was thinking about looking up that earlier thread you mention above just so I could say thanks.  I'm making folded notecards, not Christmas cards, but the information you supplied--not to mention the templates--was invaluable.  I'm printing on  "Inkjet Photomatte" pre-scored cardstock from Desktop Publishing Supplies and the results are outstanding.  And once a set is formatted (thanks again for your templates) and saved as a job in Qimage, calling up the job and printing a few more sets is child's play.

I've used Qimage for years, but simply hadn't realized that its capabilities could make jobs like this so simple & easy.

We print our cards on plain card - Mellotex card is the smoothest and takes the printing very well. We score them using a wooden guide, but there are cheaper ones available - see

http://www.diamondcardcraft.co.uk/Shop/EaziScore/tabid/585/Default.aspx

Brian

Brian,

What weight Mellotex do you use?

I'd never realised that there were devices to aid scoring. That bit of kit you suggest looks good. Presumably the fact that it has its own template system must help. Do you have any suggestions about better versions (before I blow my tenner and regret not having bought something a little better)?

I also never realised that pre-scored card would run through a printer like the Epson 2400.

Tony

Tony

I use 200gsm or 250gsm - Epson or Canon printers will handle them easily, although Canon printers seem to do better quality at the plain paper setting. It's difficult to get hold of Mellotex in small quantities, but if you are friendly with a local printer they should have off-cuts you can use. If you contact paper sellers they will always say they have an equivalent, but its never as good. I did come across this which looks interesting, I haven't tried it, but you can buy small quantities:
http://www.papercard.co.uk/a4_advocate_xtreme_smooth_white_card_250gsm?category_id=222
The scoring templates are so simple that I can't see a problem with cheap ones. If you want to see one before you buy it they are stocked in most crafting shops.

Brian

Dierk,

How would you fix the tracing paper to the outer card?

Tony