greeting cards

[davies2209]

Ok - i didn't know which section to post this under!! I am hoping to set up a cottage industry, designing greeting cards. I need to find a company that sells plain white normal fold cards. Has anyone any ideas? Please help me! L xx

[LeMarchand]

Probably the cheapest source would be to find your local printer (not Prontoprint etc - the big place that prints up the work for the local design shops). They will be able to provide folded card at whatever size/finish/thickness you need. Unfortunately, you will need to buy lots of it! Don't places like Hoobycraft do "blank" cards? (Not very economical though).

[omblod]

You could always just buy plain flat cards and fold them yourself. If you ask a diemaker who makes cutting dies for the packaging industry they can make you a board with a creasing rule set vertically in it. You then set the card on it and run a creasing tool over it. A creasing tool is just a small piece of wood with a notch in it. I've no idea how much they'd charge you for it (probably not much and they might even make it for free) but it might be cheaper in the long run than buying pre-folded cards and besides, flat cards would be easier to print on. I don't know your location but you could try Laserform at http://www.lasercomb-dies.co.uk/ as they have offices in Redditch and Leeds.

[saffstar]

try cardcraftheaven.co.uk, www.sallysdreams.co.uk or www.kookykards.co.uk. My friend's doing the same thing as you and she's found these sites really useful for getting supplies. Good luck!

[rinkytink]

All of the big computer shops do them. Places like P.C. World, Dixons etc.

[heartache]

createandcraft.tv sell good value card making products and paper card etc...