Custom Greeting Cards

Greeting cards are a great way for artists and photographers to make addtitional income from their creative efforts.

At an art fair, offering greeting cards for sale can sometimes make an average event into something much better. That is because greeting cards are relatively inexpensive to produce and to purchase and are an "impulse" buy.

If you are offering your work via a framing gallery, most likely they would be more than happy to accept greeting cards for sale for the same reason - "impulse" purchases.

We would recommend seriously considering adding greeting cards to your portfolio of work for sale along with your original work and giclees.

 

Picture Salon prints custom greeting cards on three different paper stocks.

(Prices include printing on the front and back of the card).

1. Smooth White 5" x 7" - $.76 per card/envelope*

    Standard weight (65 lb cover) • 98 brightness • 10% post-consumer recycled content • Acid-free for archival quality

2. Smooth White 4" x 6" - $.66 per card/envelope*

    Standard weight (65 lb cover) • 98 brightness • 10% post-consumer recycled content • Acid-free for archival quality

3. Fine Art Vellum 5" x 7" - $1.40 per card/envelope*

   Heavy weight (80 lb cover) • Sourced from sustainable forests • Acid and lignin-free • Warm white

4. Deckled Edge Watercolor 5" x 7" - $1.06 per card/envelope*

    Heavy weight (80 lb cover) • Acid free • Textured surface • Warm white

5. Mohawk "Options" Smooth White 5" x 7" - $1.25 per card/envelope*

  Standard weight (65 lb cover) • 100% PCW (post consumer waste) recycled paper

*PLEASE NOTE: The greeting cards that we produce are not printed using giclee printers. Therefore, we cannot guarantee that the printed card will be an exact match to a giclee of the same image nor will the cards match the same archival qualities as a giclee pigment print.

Cards printed on the Smooth White stock use an OKI C6150 laser printer and the image has a slightly glossy finish.

Cards printed on the Fine Art Vellum and Deckled Edge Watercolor stock use a Canon 9000 ink jet printer with dye inks.

*A non-refundable layout fee will apply for cards/images.

*Cards cannot be printed as full bleed or "borderless".

Illustrated: Smooth White, Fine Art Vellum and Deckled Edge Watercolor

If you want text on your card, we recommend one of two possible layouts:

Option One: Title and artist name centered on back with other credits at the bottom.

Option Two: All credits at the bottom.

        

Text is enlarged for illustration purposes. Font sizes used are typically 10 - 14 pt.

Card Fees - all cards must meet a certain minimum quantity when ordering for the first time. Subsequent orders or re-orders will not require a minimum order size.

• Smooth White 5" x 7" - a minimum of 30 or more cards per image.
• Smooth White 4" x 6" - a minimum of 40 or more cards per image.
• Fine Art Vellum 5" x 7" - a minimum of 15 or more cards per image.
• Deckled Edge Watercolor 5" x 7" - a minimum of 20 or more cards per image.
• Mohawk "Options" 5" x 7" - a minimum of 20 or more cards per image.

Other Costs:

Layout Fee: $5.00 per card/image*

The layout fee is a one time charge which includes the layout of text and emailing for approval before printing. If there are also images on the inside of the card, there will be an additional $5 fee.

Any changes, edits or corrections to the original layout submitted to you for approval can be subject to an additional layout fee.

Mailed Proofs: $2.50 per card/image.

(Picture Salon would be pleased to send you free card samples before selecting a card stock).

Extra options:

Text on inside of card: $.04 per card

Text and images printed on the inside of card: $.15 per card

Individual plastic sleeves: $.10 per (quantity discounts available)

Clear plastic boxes (holds five to six card/envelopes): $.45 per ($.35 per if ordering 50 or more at a time)

 

Picture Salon reserves the right to charge a "rush" fee for orders that fall outside of our normal turnaround time. We will notify you in advance of any such fees.

 

Ready to place your custom greeting card order?