How to Create Your Own "Line" of Greeting Cards

How to Create Your Own "Line" of Greeting Cards
By: Eileen Bergen
http://www.theartfulcrafter.com

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Do you like to design and print your own greeting cards using
any of the popular graphics programs available? Do you want
some recognition for your work? Maybe even a backdoor way to
supplement your income?

Why give the company that made the program all the credit? Make
your greeting cards uniquely yours by creating your own logo.
Then every card you send or sell will have your personal
advertisement attached.

You can easily do so using your greeting cards program’s "Back
Page Art" or create your own logo from scratch.

First, create and save your logo. In your graphics program, open
a blank page. Go to the "Art Gallery" and look through the "Back
Page Art" or any other category, such as "Backgrounds" or "Flowers",
that you would like to use in your logo.

Select your design(s)and paste them onto the blank page. Add a
text box and type in your data. Be sure you include your name,
phone number and your e-mail so customers can get in touch with you to place an order. Vary

the fonts and text colors
until you are satisfied.

Click on the artwork you selected from the "Art Gallery". Move
your mouse over the artwork until the "Move" symbol (looks like
a fancy plus sign) appears. Click and hold down to move the artwork where you want it in

relation to your text. Release
click.

Size your artwork by finding the corner and/or side arrows with
the mouse and, in similar fashion (Click, hold, release), adjust
the size to fit in with your text and make a pleasing logo
design.

Lasso all the parts of your logo and Group. This will allow you
to copy and paste your logo as one object to be pasted into other
projects with one Copy command. Save your logo design, but leave
the file open.

Then create your card, leaving both files open. If you’ve made
your card by customizing one of the cards that came with your
graphics program, go to the back page.

Use your computer mouse to lasso all the pre-supplied back page
art; then Delete. You now have a clean “canvas” for your logo.

Switch to your logo file. Click on the logo to Select it.

Click Copy.

Switch back to the back of your card.

Click Paste.

Move the logo to bottom center or wherever you wish. Size it to
fit the card by pulling/pushing one of the corner arrows.

You’re done!

Instead of using the prepackaged cards that come with the programs,
make up your own. The more originality you put into your cards,
the greater the potential of getting some orders for each card you
send or sell.

If you'd like to learn more ways to use your computer for crafting,
please visit http://www.theartfulcrafter.com/computer_crafting.html.

By: Eileen Bergen
The Artful Crafter
http://www.theartfulcrafter.com