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by Marina Pics

How to start a Cardmaking Business?

Some are hesitant to try a cardmaking business because they thought that it would not sell knowing the seemingly nearing demise of the print industry? With the fast prolification of the advancements in the digital industry and the sudden rise of social networking sites and telecommunications technology through cellular phones, who would need a card to get his or her message across or feelings known?

Well, I do, said Ted, a 35 year old bank manager. He has always been a fan of greeting cards ever since he was in elementary. He is very fond of giving his friends and family greeting cards. “When I was little, I used to make tons of greeting cards for my family and friends on any given occasion,” relates Ted. “But now that I am already 35 and I am now very busy with my career, I would still give away greeting cards on special occasion only I would just buy them on a nearby book store.” But, Ted assures us that he make sure that she writes every card with a very personalized message. “My message need not to be long as long as it comes from the heart,” he adds.

But sadly, some of his cards remained to be unsent mainly because he is often busy and he don’t have the time to drop by the post office and have these cards sent. “I just wish a card company could do that for us,” Ted notes. “In that way no card would be left unsent.”

This very problem is the main paradigm behind home-based card making companies. They are bringing convenience to their large network of clients. Without even the need to go to the book store, they could personalize their card and include their heartfelt message and they could also request the same company who would be processing their card to have it sent at the post office. With these home-based cardmaking companies, sending cards is now very easy.

So, how do you start home-based cardmaking companies? First you will be needing the following: a reliable computer, printer and internet connection. You should have a software that can make cards, this software should be uploaded to your website so that your patrons could make their cards from there. You will also be needing a quality A4 card. A4 because it is the standard of all paper sizes and it is known to be durable also. And of course, you will be needing a box-filled with art and crafts supplies!

In your home-made cardmaking company, you should be as close as possible to your consumers. You should find time to talk to your clients about the kind of card that they wanted and you should have lots of suggestions for them. You should be friendly and very accomodating so that your clients would be interested to go back to your website and avail of your services.

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Rubber Stamps in Cardmaking

It is easy enough to figure out that cards can do a lot to lift people’s spirits up. They can be used to cheer them up, let them know that you care, and can even mend broken relationships if the situation permits. That is why if you really are into cardmaking, then you can turn a simple hobby into something big. You can become the go-to person when others need something to either supplement their gift ideas or just giving one to who they have in mind for whatever reason.

There are a lot of tools that you can make use of in cardmaking. Aside from your usual materials like paper, pens, printers, and so on, there may be some small ones you may miss that can definitely improve your cardmaking designs. It may seem unlikely to some, but rubber stamps can do a lot of wonders for your finished product. Once you learn how to proportion your stamping and how to use colors, then you can add it to your cardmaking repertoire.

Consider your ink pads as the basis of your rubber stamps. You should have a good selection of colors without being too extreme about it. All you need perhaps is a blue and red one to get things rolling. With a solid understanding of how different colors work, you can then worry more about the stamp designs. You can either buy them or have them custom made.

Most of the time, rubber stamps are used to indicate certain things on documents, such as date, time, and other types of status. However, it has transcended its industrial and commercial purposes in that they’ve been used for artistic purposes once people figured out how to make them on their own. If you can actually do this, then the limit is merely within your imagination. Of course, please remember that the design has to be made in inverse so that the stamped design would look right on the paper.

If you can’t make them on your own, then you need a trusted stamp maker. There should be one around the neighborhood or around town. They usually take orders from offices and other commercial establishments who request stamps for their own use. They shouldn’t really have a problem with making designs out of your own fancy. As long as you can find one that will do it for a reasonable price, then you’re covered.

Once you’re ready to stamp, it is good to know that the ink can vary in darkness, which is helpful since you can just have it in a lighter or darker shade of the same color as the card used in order to have some color enhancing effect. You can also experiment with other colors, if you wish. The artistic boundaries of this is nearly limitless.

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