Note Cards

One thing I saw when walking the booths at Charlotte's Festival in the Park was that almost all of the artists, whether painters or photographers, had a bin or basket full of note cards. Good idea! I found it super easy to print my own note cards using my computer. Of course, the first step was to photograph my paintings, which i had already done. Then using a photo software program, I had to crop them so that they had nice clean edges. I did this with Microsoft's Picture It, which I've had for years.

Then I used Microsoft Publisher to do the rest. I found the correct card size and fold settings and imported the image, wrote the title of the piece on the back and printed it on note card stock. I set my printer on the best printing setting and used Avery Note Cards.

They look great but how much do they cost me to make? It's easy to figure that out. The note cards at Staples cost $22.41 including tax and there are 60 cards with envelopes in the pack, so that's $0.37 each. The ink costs $40.55 and I can print about 287 cards before it starts looking poor, so that's $0.14 each for a total of $0.51 per card so far. I also needed clear, sealable bags to put the cards in and I found some at ClearBags.com. 100 for $13.00, that's $0.13 each.

If I put 4 cards in a clear envelope, that's $0.51 x 4 plus $0.13, for a total of $2.17 per 4 pack.

I have a bunch printed, bagged and ready to go. I'll let you know if they sell.