A step by step tutorial on how to design a greeting card template in Photoshop, so that once it's set up, you can reuse for different designs of greeting cards and will significantly speed up your production process.
Although I'm 100% transparent with my process here, I know some of you may not be familiar with Photoshop enough to follow this tutorial, or just don't want to spend the time.
To save you time and as a way to support my content, I have offered this template ready to use in Photoshop on my online shop for only $5 USD.
Now available in multiple sizes: [ Ссылка ].
This template is meant to print 2 A2 sized greeting cards on a letter size paper. I've mentioned in my other video on How to Make a Greeting Card ([ Ссылка ]) that A2 is my go-to size for cards because a letter size card stock makes 2 of these cards perfectly without any waste.
Toward the end of the video, I also recommended cheaper alternatives to Photoshop that do not require you to pay a monthly subscription fee and tips related to each program. These 2 programs are:
Affinity Photo (most similar to Photoshop): [ Ссылка ]
Canva: [ Ссылка ]
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Greeting card materials:
- Card Stock in larger quantity/less $: Classic White Linen - [ Ссылка ]
- Card stock in smaller quantity, as little as 25 sheets (cost per page is higher):
100lb white matte card stock: [ Ссылка ]
80lb linen card stock (we prefer the heavier 100lb cardstock):
[ Ссылка ]
*Make sure your printer can handle the paper weight.
- Clear Cello Sleeves A2 Sized: [ Ссылка ]
- Inexpensive A2 Envelopes: [ Ссылка ]
Equipment:
- Epson V600 Scanner: [ Ссылка ]
- Manual Scoring Board (what we were using before): [ Ссылка ]
- Euro Flap A2 Envelopes: (This site allows you the enter the exact number of envelopes you need so you don't have to commit to a large pack. The price is slightly higher but the envelopes are premium/wedding invitation quality) [ Ссылка ]
- Electric Creasing Machine: [ Ссылка ]
- High precision Rotatrim paper trimmer: [ Ссылка ]
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Cathy is a self taught watercolor artist based in Los Angeles, CA. Easy Sunday Club was started by Cathy and her husband Nam and is a collection of Cathy's modern paintings, art prints, and baby/children's soft goods that showcase playful interpretations of subjects in her expressive painting style. Prior to art, Cathy got an MBA and worked in corporate for 10 years and Nam is an attorney. This channel is our way of giving back to the art community and covers Watercolor Tutorials, How To Videos, Product Reviews and the Business of Art.
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